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Vocal pop princess Avril Lavigne is coming performing in Macau for the first time on September 26 at The Venetian’s Cotai Strip CotaiArena.
“The Best Damn Tour” kicked off on March 5 in hometown Canada, she’ll be heading to Shenzhen, Chengdu, Lijiang and Shanghai and finally final stop Beijing on August 6.
Currently sporting pink locks, she’ll be performing on a pink piano with a pink drum kit.
Yes, the girl loves pink
Back in 2002, when I first met her, she was a surly tomboy on the brink of stardom with the release of Lets Go, which spawned massive hits like Sk8tr Boy and I’m With You.
Answering most questions with a monosyllabic yes or no, or even a silent glare, she had the whole Don’t Give a Damn attitude down pat.
Did she wear make-up? Never – only a smidgen of eyeliner, she insisted. As for dresses – she complained that she preferred sneakers and baggy pants any day.
“And why did every other teenage girl have to copy her and wear a tie?”, she complained.
How to tell the Old Avril from the new version:
Tie - check
Baggy pants - check
T-shirt of singlet - check
Scowl - check
Asked for a beauty tip, she answered – “peanut butter – I put it on every night before going to bed”.
When asked if she was serious - she deadpanned: “Of course not.”
Back then, favorite product, “I use toothpaste on zits. I’m not kidding about that one.” As for hair care, “I hardly wash my hair. I do it, like, about once a week.” And makeup? “I just go with black eyeliner,” she said. “I’ve been using it since I was in high school.”
Back then, Avril didn’t wash her hair much
One opinion she was vocal about was that she’d rather be dead than be caught in the skimpy clothes that Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera favored.
“I won’t wear skanky clothes that show off my booty, my belly or boobs”
How things have changed since then. The punk teen has morphed into a sophisticated bride, serious actor and fashion role model with her own line of clothing.
Her husband, by the way is Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley.
She’s also learned how to vamp it up
Tickets are in three price categories: A Reserve (MOP$880), B Reserve (MOP$680) and C Reserve (MOP$380) will be on sale on Monday, 28th July 2008, and can be booked online at www.venetianmacaotickets.com and www.ticketmaster.cn, by phone on (853) 2882 8818, or in person at Sands Macao Lobby and Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™ Box Office.
Yesterday was the dress rehearsal for Cirque du Soleil’s first Macau show.
Selected media and friends were treated to a sneak preview of the 1 1/2 hour performance at the Venetian Macao, in a custom built stage.
Now, we don’t want to give too much away, but you can expect thrilling feats of strength, agility and grace.
During some of the high wire performances, my heart was in my mouth. Another friend remarked that she was too terrified that the performer would fall to applause.
Kudos to the set designers who did a fantastic job with the setting, which transformed from a cityscape with high rise buildings in one scene, to a north pole setting complete with icebergs and even the most realistic adorable polar bear I’ve ever seen!
The unofficial after-party was at Bellini Lounge at the Venetian, where the cast and crew packed the dance floor.
The show will be launched to the public from this Saturday (July 26).
Here’s to many more sucessful shows and full houses.
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Every Friday, starting July 11 until the end of August, ladies get FREE champagne from 8pm until late.
Guys don’t miss out, cos they’ll get 50% discount on selected bottles of spirits at the Bellini Lounge, on the casino floor of the Venetian Macau. 
Sign up for a free membership of the Macau.com Insider Club and you can download a coupon from this Friday on Macau.com to present at the Bellini Lounge for your Free Champagne (ladies) and half price bottles (men).
Other than flutes of bubbly, champagne cocktails will also be free. Chose from delicious choices including Mimosa (champagne + orange juice), Kir Royal (champagne + Creme de Casis), Champagne Cocktail (champagne + cognac + sugar cubes).
There will be live entertainment and retro music until late!
There’s a new DJ at the the Venetian Macao’s Bellini Lounge, DJ Kamikaze
Catch DJ Kamikaze at the Bellini Lounge at The Venetian Macao, from 10pm most nights until late.
Read on to find out how he got his name, and why you should check him out behind the turntables, but steer clear if you ever see him behind a scooter.
Stefan Hensel, 28 aka DJ Kamikaze
How did you get your DJ Name?
DJ Kamikaze: In Germany the word for cat is “Katze,” I was 16 and had a scooter and accidentally
hit a cat, which caused a bad accident. So my friends started to call me “Kami-Katze,”
because I was driving like a kamikaze.
How and when did you start DJ-ing?
DJ Kamikaze: I started buying records when I was maybe 14 or even a bit earlier.
One Saturday a few years later when I was around 17, I think, a friend dragged me to replace a DJ who called in sick for the night. The club owner straight away booked me for the whole summer….
What made you leave Germany and where else have you worked?
DJ Kamikaze: I left Germany because of a nice girl, but travel back at least 3-5 times a year.
I have played all over the world, actually. Apart from Germany, of course, and the rest of Europe, I hold a regular DJ residency in Moscow. I also created my own DJ party events called “Just Bananas” in Shanghai and I get booked all over Asia and parts of the United States and Australia as well. Expect for Africa and South-America, I guess I played all over the world.
What’s your first impression of Macau?
DJ Kamikaze: I like it. Compared to Shanghai it’s small but much friendlier and more relaxed. The Food is very good and I love to wake up and have a dive in the pool.
Have you played in a casino before?
DJ Kamikaze: Actually yes, I’m from Germany’s most famous Casino-Town, Baden-Baden and was once invited to play there for a corporate event.
Describe your DJ-ing style?
DJ Kamikaze: I grew up listening to all kinds of music; Rock, Pop, Techno, Grunge, also Reggae and Classical Music. Now I try to mix and blend all the music-knowledge in the HipHop-DJ mxing style and drop in unexpected songs or songs you haven’t heard for a long time. Just playing the hits is too easy.
What are your musical influences?
DJ Kamikaze: My sister, she bought a lot of CD’s when I was younger. But of course nowadays other DJs, my girlfriend, just people around me showing me stuff on their iPod.
What are your proudest musical achievements?
DJ Kamikaze: Hmm, back in I won Germany the JUICE Magazine Mixtape award 3 times in a row
(http://www.juicemagazine.com).
I was also the first one to do a Mash-Up* CD back in 2000 when no one did that kind of style.
For me it’s more the small things. Like when I play at an empty club and after I finish the place is pumping. As I said, it’s more the small things….
* (“Mash-up” defintition from Wikepedia: A mash-up is a song created out of pieces of two or more songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the music track of another…Mash-ups are incredible fun and a fascinating way to reexperience some of your favorite tunes.)
| Famous Hong Kong singer songwriter Eason Chan recently made a move on Macau, making the Venetian Arena his 10th stop on his "Moving on Stage World Tour", performing before sell-out crowds over two nights.
As Hong Kong's most popular male singer and highest selling male artist, Eason has been praised as one of the top singers of his generation. He's also planning some new moves for his China concerts later in the year, including the release a new album in Mandarin. Provided by Destination Macau. All rights reserved. |
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