The Palms Las Vegas:

Just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, the Palms is home to the world’s only Playboy Club and the glittering Ghostbar, made famous on MTV’s The Real World: Las Vegas. An array of dining options such as

the Michelin star-rated Alizé, celebrity hot spot N9NE Steakhouse, and Little Buddha Sushi Bar & Lounge offer a varied culinary experience.

The Palms has played host to MTV’s 2007 Video Music Awards, Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, E!’s Party at the Palms, and A&E’s Inked, but it’s the resort’s unique amenities and exceptional customer service that set this boutique property apart.

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Scissor Sisters:

Scissor Sisters are a five-piece American glam pop/disco band from New York. The band was formed in 2000 by lead vocalist Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards) and keyboardist/bass guitarist Babydaddy (born Scott Hoffman). The other members are Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch), lead vocals, Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen), guitar, and Randy Real, drums - who replaced Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor) after he parted from the band in 2008. The group was named after a sex position between two women. The lyrics of their songs, largely written by Shears and Babydaddy, are known for their mixture of wit and tragedy.

Scissor Sisters return with their third album, Night Work, Released June 28 2010. It’s an album with a big heart, some killer dance moves and some simply gigantic tunes.  Lead single “Fire With Fire”

The French band Phoenix draws elements from an eclectic ’80s upbringing to arrive at their rock-synth sound. Vocalist Thomas Mars, bassist Deck d’Arcy, and guitarist Christian Mazzalai were a garage band based out of Mars’ house in the suburbs of Paris. Mazzalai’s older brother Branco joined the band on guitar when his band Darlin’ disbanded in 1995. The group got their touring start on the French bar circuit doing Hank Williams and Prince covers to drunk audiences. Two years later the band took on the name Phoenix and pressed 500 copies of a single on their own label, Ghettoblaster.

The result of the electronic exposure was a single called “Heatwave,” which was very similar to a ’70s disco tune. United, the group’s debut album, appeared in 2000 on Astralwerks and was recorded over two months. The album featured guest appearances from friends and family, including Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), Philippe Zdar (Cassius), and d’Arcy’s mother’s choral society on the track “Funky Squaredance.” From that point, they issued Alphabetical (2004), It’s Never Been Like That (2006), and Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009). Part of the extended break between the third and fourth albums had to do with Mars becoming a father (with his partner, director Sofia Coppola).

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Vampire Weeken

Describing their sound as “Upper West Side Soweto,” New York City’s Vampire Weekend mixes preppy, well-read indie rock with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band early in 2006, when they were finishing up their studies at Columbia University. Taking their name from a movie Koenig made during his freshman year, the band started out by playing gigs at the university’s literary societies and at parties. Word spread about Vampire Weekend’s unique sound and lyrics (”Oxford Comma,” one of the band’s earliest songs, referred to comma use in a list of three items), buoyed by the band’s self-released EPs, which they recorded in locations spanning their Columbia dorm rooms to a family barn. The buzz around Vampire Weekend reached a peak in 2007

Vampire Weekend celebrated its success by hitting the road for the better part of two years, and keyboardist Rostam Batmangli gathered additional accolades by releasing an album with Discovery, his electro side project with Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles. Amidst this flurry of activity, Vampire Weekend found time to return to the studio for the creation of Contra, which was readied for release in early 2010.