Posts made in May 2018

CAYE x PINK TREE

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Boston-raised, LA-based rapper, producer and singer-songwriter Caye reveals track Pink Tree via DuJour. The track was written by Caye with co-writer DAWGUS, who also produced the track, and is off of his debut album Pink Tree Paradise due out June 1st via Big Picnic Records and available for pre-save on Spotify HERE today. Click HERE to listen!

Pink Tree comes on the heels of the release of Caye’s current single Easy featuring Wiz Khalifa which recently premiered on Complex and is quickly gaining traction at radio.

Born and raised in Boston, Caye is a talented multi-instrumentalist, rapper, singer-songwriter and producer. He has combined a multitude of genres, from jazz to hip-hop and everything in between, with his skills on the drums, steel pan and piano, which has set the stage for the essence of his music: smooth verses and seductive production.

Celebrating Mandela’s 100th

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South African Airways Vacations® (SAA Vacations®), the leisure
division of South African Airways, introduces a new package to celebrate the centennial year of Nelson
Mandela’s birth.

The 8-night air-inclusive “Celebrating Mandela’s 100th” package priced at $2,499* (restrictions apply), will take travelers in the footsteps of the new South Africa’s founding father, visiting places where key moments of the struggle for freedom took place.

The package highlights include a Robben Island tour, where
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, an urban cultural tour of the township of Langa in Cape Town
with a hands-on, fun-filled cooking session that takes place in a local family home.

Other features include a visit
to the World Heritage Site of the Cradle of Humankind and a visit to the legendary Apartheid Museum in
Johannesburg.

This poignant and meaningful package includes deluxe accommodations at the Sun Square Cape Town City Bowl, and Southern Sun Katherine Street in Johannesburg’s Sandton area.
“Nelson Mandela was an influential part of my childhood whilst growing up in South Africa” said Terry
von Guilleaume, president of SAA Vacations. “This package takes you to some of the places which were
instrumental in his journey from apartheid South Africa to becoming President. We hope to give the visitor a glimpse of what South Africa was like during those years and its transformation to becoming a democracy. We invite guests to experience this powerful and fascinating part of the country’s history.”

To book the “Celebrate Mandela’s 100th” package call SAA Vacations’ Africa Specialists at 1-855-359-
7228 or a professional travel consultant.

South African Airways Vacations offers air-inclusive vacation options
for all budgets, with experts on hand to ensure its clients experience the vacation of their dreams.

For more vacation packages to Southern, Eastern, and Western Africa, please visit www.flysaavacations.com.

About South African Airways Vacations®

A division of South African Airways(SAA), South African Airways Vacations® (SAA Vacations®) is highly regarded for its wide array of
affordable luxury packages to Africa and uses SAA’s extensive route network to create packages for travel throughout South Africa,
Botswana, Victoria Falls, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal, Ghana and the Indian Ocean Islands.

Offering more than 80 air-inclusive packages, which range from value to superb luxury. Our specialty-themed programs offer unique
experiences, whether you are interested in safaris, culture, cuisine, romance and adventure. The program is managed and fulfilled by
Destination Southern Africa (DSA), which was founded in 2001 and offers an extensive portfolio of tour programs with a variety of hotels,
game lodges and safari companies throughout Southern Africa.

About South African Airways

South African Airways (SAA), South Africa’s national flag carrier and the continent’s most awarded airline, serves over 75 destinations
worldwide in partnership with SA Express, Airlink and its low cost carrier Mango.

In North America, SAA operates daily nonstop flights from
New York-JFK and direct flights from Washington D.C.-IAD (via Accra, Ghana and Dakar, Senegal) to Johannesburg. SAA has partnerships
with United Airlines, Air Canada JetBlue Airways, American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, which offer convenient connections from more
than 100 cities in the U.S. and Canada to SAA’s flights. SAA is a Star Alliance member and the recipient of the Skytrax 4-star rating for 16
consecutive years.

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MARC E BASSY’S “MAIN CHICK”

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Multiplatinum-certified Bay Area singer and songwriter Marc E. Bassy debuts his new single, “Main Chick,” today—listen and share here.

“Main Chick” follows Bassy’s acclaimed full-length debut, Gossip Columns [Republic Records], released last fall. He recently finished performing his headlining “Gossip Columns Tour” across the United States, as well as supporting Ty Dolla $ign on his “Don’t Judge Me” Tour.” Further music is set for release this year.

LISTEN TO “MAIN CHICK” HERE

LISTEN TO GOSSIP COLUMNS HERE

MARC E. BASSY: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER

JIM CHAPMAN x CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Ahead of the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival, Jim Chapman, Writer and Content Creator, celebrates the upcoming A-list event with exclusive insight into the most memorable moments from previous years, and what to expect from this year’s festival.

Jim gives us the lowdown on Cannes, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. He recalls back in 2011, when Kanye West performed an exclusive after party set and invited Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx onstage for an impromptu performance of his hit single, ‘Gold Digger’.

Jim also recounts his untold insight from the 2015 festival when Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and director Denis Villeneuve all wore high heels to the premiere of Sicario, as a demonstration against an antiquated dress code requiring women to wear heels to all evening gala premieres. Famously, Julia Roberts appeared barefoot on the red carpet as an act of fashion rebellion against the same rule too.

As Cannes is one of the most anticipated red carpet events of the awards calendar, Jim is expecting to see Hollywood star, Cate Blanchett pull out all the stops, as this year, as she has been named President of the Jury, alongside other actresses including Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux to name but a few.

Jim also discusses the stir caused by organizers who have banned Netflix productions being considered for the Palme D’Or and Netflix’s decision to withdraw their title from the festival.

DEVON GILFILLIAN x SUMMER TOUR

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Devon Gilfillian will play a mixture of headline shows, festivals and dates with ZZ Ward on his upcoming North American tour. The run kicks off this Saturday, May 5, with a performance at Nashville’s Sevier Park Festival. He will also perform at Forecastle, Floydfest, Xponential and the Tremblant International Blues Festival. Tickets are on sale now. See below for itinerary.

Troublemaker, his first single for Capitol Records, is now available for download/streaming on all digital platforms HERE. The bluesy track, which kicks off with Gilfillian on slide guitar, was heard during 2018 NFL Draft programming and advertising. The young artist was in Texas last week to kick off Round 1 of the draft. Watch him performing the national anthem HERE.

“There’s a lot to like about Gilfillian’s songs, his musical muscle is tempered by his swagger and confidence,” NPR Music said. Growing up outside Philadelphia, he took up the electric guitar at age 14. After moving to Nashville to pursue music full-time, Gilfillian self-released his debut, Travelin’ Blues, a five-song collection of originals that showcased his powerful blend of soul, blues, rock and gospel.

Gilfillian sold out his first-ever headline shows in Philadelphia and Nashville and has supported such artists as Keith Urban, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Vaughn, The Lone Bellow, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors and The Fray. Listen to his performance on NPR; World Cafe Nashville HERE

Devon Gilfillian North American Tour

5/5 Nashville, TN @ Sevier Park Fest

5/17 Wilmington, NC @ Bourgie Nights w/Leah Blevins opening

5/18 Elizabeth City, NC @ North Carolina Potato Festival

5/19 Beaufort, NC @Beaufort Music Festival

5/25 Brevard, NC @ White Squirrel Festival

6/21 Panama City, FL @ Panama City Beach Summer Concert Series

6/23 Fayetteville, AR @ Homegrown Festival

6/29 Arnoldsville, GA @ Wildwood Revival

6/30 Abingdon, VA @ Abingdon Music Experience

7/1 Bethlehem, PA @ Levitt Pavilion Summer Series

7/4 Portland, ME @ L.L. Bean: Summer in the Park

7/6 Bethlehem, NH @ The Colonial Theatre

7/7 Mont Tremblant, QC @ Tremblant International Blues Festival

7/8 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel ߝ Underground

7/11 Rochester, NY @ Abilene Bar & Lounge

7/13 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Fest

7/14 Mt. Solon, VA @ Red Wing Roots Music Festival

7/16 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman ߝ supporting ZZ Ward

7/17 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ߝ supporting ZZ Ward

7/18 Cleveland, OH @ Music Box Supper Club ߝsupporting ZZ Ward

7/19 Middlesboro, KY @ Levitt Amp Music Series

7/20 ߝ Durham, NC @ Durham Central Park Summer Series

7/27-28 ߝ Floyd, VA @ Floydfest

7/29 ߝ Camden, NJ @ Xponential Festival

ALISON WONDERLAND x NEW VIDEO

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Following her powerful performance at sunny Coachella, Alison Wonderland unveils her new video, Easy, which finds her dancing her way through a storm, stalked by an unrelenting rain cloud that even follows her indoors. Wonderland came up with the concept for the video after connecting with a scene from the 1998 film, The Truman Show.

“When I’m not happy, it feels like there is constant dark rain cloud over my head and it seems like everyone else is in the sunshine. It’s easy to feel isolated and alone, “explains Wonderland. “I wrote Easy on a day I felt like this. The description in the chorus is very literal. I woke up in bed too embarrassed to tell the guy next to me that I was sad for no reason, so I went to the bathroom to cry secretly because I was too scared to be honest at the time.”

6/8 Chicago, IL @ Spring Awakening Music Festival

6/10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

7/14 Bronx, NY @ Greatest Day Ever Festival

8/3 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre Tickets HERE

8/10 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre Tickets HERE

8/11 Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom Tickets HERE

8/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall Tickets HERE

8/25 San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ߝ Tickets HERE

8/31 Washington, DC @ Echostage Tickets HERE

A JOVIAL JASHN FOR A JAUNTY COLLEGE

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Superheroes walking the corridors, live art performances, a car show, and a DJ night. What sounds like a unforgettable music festival was the star attraction of the Dubai International Academic City where its annual event titled Jashn was celebrated.

Literally translating to ‘celebration’, JASHN 2018 stepped up to the occasion by centering on a theme that seemed to be at the tip of everyone’s tongue-comic books and movies. The Dubai Campus of BITS Pilani raised the bar once again by setting up one of the most elaborate stages in the region inviting the best to showcase their skills. And with the atmosphere of Marvel and DC to drive the festivities, the event proved to be a great crowd-puller for students and teens.

The inaugural ceremony occurred on the 16th of April and was marked by a musical evening by the musicians of the campus followed by a stage play round and a fashion show by the group called Drape. To conclude the evening in a round of laughter and splits, popular Indian comic Biswa Kalyan took to the stage and left the audience wanting for more.

The second day for was an energetic extension with further competitions defined by quizzes, musicals, musical battles and a lot more.

The next day attracted a great crowd for the detective themed scavenge hunt titled ‘CSI’ followed by instrumental competitions, dancing doubles, a fashion show round and a guest performance by the artist Rooh. All the while, the crowd outside were being entertained by a high octane road show featuring the best cars.

But the level had to be raised further as the campus closed the event with a awe-inspiring round of competitions attracting students with an artistic touch with a solo stage play round, a poetry slam competition, a group dance show off and finally a DJ performance by the duo Sunburn-Siana Caherine and Zephyrtone.

JASHN 2018 La Comic Fiesta had achieved the same mass appeal of the very comic brands it endorsed and plans on scaling new heights with the coming years. You can find out more here.

CAMELOT D110 × LR DEFENDER

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CAMELOT D110: An English Classic Land Rover Defender

This legendary D110 has been respectfully restored in classic Eastnor Green and Chawton White. It was photographed at North Cadbury Court in deepest Somerset – a unique stately home dating back to the 16th-century with ties to Arthurian legend.

Just like this eclectically stylish country retreat, CAMELOT was built for pure enjoyment and enhanced for adventure with a host of extras.

Designed to escape the humdrum of the daily routine, it will transport you to any realm you wish to venture into.

Photographed at North Cadbury Court . A country mansion set within 1500 acres and available exclusively for weddings, corporate events, holidays and special celebrations.

Dress for Success x New Leaders

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Dress for Success Worldwide announces the addition of two talented leaders to the Dress for Success Board of Directors- Chief Executive Officer of M Booth, Dale Bornstein, and Chief Operating Officer at Etsy, Linda Findley Kozlowski. These powerful women join an already impressive roster of board members, offering new perspectives and an array of skill sets derived from more than 25 years of experience in public relations and international marketing industries.

Dale Bornstein

In 2013, after a 25-year career at Ketchum, Dale Bornstein took the reins of M Booth and led the firm’s drive towards integration and expansion, deepening and building new capabilities and recruiting best-in-class talent, resulting in the agency’s most successful period of client acquisition and revenue growth. Dale believes that people who live inspiring lives do inspiring work. This philosophy is at the core of M Booth’s employee-centric culture, where staff are encouraged to pursue their passions and apply that inspiration to driving client success. The firm has doubled in size under her leadership, attracted diverse talent and won every major industry award for both the agency and its clients. Dale has been named to PRWeek’s “Power List” twice over the last two years and the agency has won over 40 industry awards since 2015. She is currently serving a three year term for the Public Relations Council (PRC) where she helps champion the SHEQUALITY

Linda Findley Kozlowski

Linda Findley Kozlowski, COO of Etsy, the global marketplace for unique and creative goods, also brings 25 years of experience in operations, strategy, marketing, business development, public relations and customer service. During her time at both public and private companies, she has proven her ability to scale organizations, expand into new markets, introduce products, manage change, improve processes, increase efficiency, and adapt within complex and rapidly changing environments. An accomplished technology, small business and consumer product executive, she has overseen growth initiatives in almost every region of the world including Europe, Asia, Latin America, Russia and India.

About Dress for Success:

Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to 160 cities in 30 countries. To date, Dress for Success has helped over 1,000,000 women work towards self-sufficiency. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.

SAARA RELEASES ‘ALMOST ACOUSTIC’ EP

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Dynamic singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and YouTube star SAARA releases her Almost Acoustic EP: LISTEN HERE. The EP is a gift to her beloved and highly engaged fans. The release includes four new tracks and one remix, all of which were co-written by SAARA.

To celebrate the release of the EP, SAARA will host her first-ever acoustic livestream on her YouTube channel May 2 at 10 am PT. The livestream will be broadcast wide to the general public and her almost 2 million combined social media followers.

SAARA has always communicated openly and candidly with her fanbase. Her recently uploaded video How I Got Fat discusses her struggles with body image, social anxiety, and depression. It has garnered over 1.4 million views since its release.

SAARA describes the new EP:

“Almost Acoustic EP is a special birthday release for the fans! It comes with 4 new songs + a remix. I co-wrote all of these songs over the past 2 years with my songwriter friends and each song is about a different phase in my current relationship. It’s truly been a rollercoaster.

I’m so very excited to be dropping new heat – especially with this cool, more organic approach. Hope you like it!”

ALMOST ACOUSTIC EP TRACKLISTING:

1.Temple

2.I Do

3.Sever

4.Blood feat. Kirko Bangz

5.Temple (with RZY)

About SAARA:

SAARA is an immensely talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Finland. Now based in LA, she initially burst into the public eye with her viral YouTube video “What Languages Sound Like to Foreigners.” Having amassed over 1 million YouTube Subscribers, she has now done everything from release music internationally to create an alien language for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, establishing herself as one of the biggest breakouts from Finland in recent years. Last year, she released a brand new single All The Love featuring Major Lazer‘s Jillionaire. Stay tuned for more to come from SAARA.