Bachelorette Parties - Idea #22: Bachelorette Party Playlist

No bachelorette party is complete without a rocking playlist to set the mood. Play these tunes when you're getting dressed or shuttle around between bars. 

Hot in Here—Nelly
Single Ladies—Beyonce
Let’s Get It Started—Black Eyed Peas
Tik Tok-Ke$ha
Wannabe—Spice Girls
Only Girl (in the World)—Rihanna
Oops…I did it Again…Britney Spears
Waking Up in Vegas—Katy Perry
Like a Virgin—Madonna
For Once in My Life—Stevie Wonder
Telephone—Lady Gaga and Beyonce
I Do—Colbie Caillat
We Are Family—Sister Sledge

Gilt's Coachella VIP Pacakage

Forgot to order your tix to this year's Coachella? Buy a Cochaella VIP package at Gilt and you'll get entrance to the three day concert, plus access to House of Hype and Night Vision’s Coachella Beach Club, which include two daytime and two nighttime parties, featuring live performances by DJ’s and artists.

This year's headliners include Kings of Leon, Black Keys, Kayne West, Cee Lo Green, Arcade Fire and more.

The package is available at Gilt.com until April 4 at 10 a.m. EST.

Alternatively, if you're feeling luck, enter to win the A|X Armani Exchange contest. They're giving away a trip for two to the concert, plus daily prizes. Enter via A|X Armani Exchange Facebook page. 

On Our Radar: Coachella

It may be 77 days away, but the new A|X Armani Exchange ads put Coachella on our minds. The legendary music festival that takes place near Palm Springs, California was the inspiration for the spring ad campaign. “The aesthetic of the A|X Spring 2011 Collection was conceived around casual but sophisticated style and the modern influence of season-less, festival-chic dressing. The emphasis was not on major seasonal shifts but instead on creating looks that possess an overall truthfulness,” said Kate Lanphear, Elle's style director who styled the ads. The photos were shot at the Empire Polo Fields, where the festival takes place.

This year's Coachella festival kicks off on April 15 with Kings of Leon, the Black Keys and ends on April 17 with headliners Duran Duran and Kayne West. Check out Coachella.com for more details.

Mark Salling at TAO Beach

Mark Salling, who plays Puck, the cougar-loving teen on Glee, was at Tao Beach in Vegas over the weekend to celebrate his new solo album, ”Pipe Dreams”, which also raises awareness for the American Red Cross. We're downloading the album now!

Tory Burch's Playlist

Many shows inspire us to update our playlists, but none more than Tory Burch presentation yesterday. The clothes had a 70s' feel along with bright pops of tangerine and tomato red. The vintage tunes from Kool and the Gang, New Order, Earth, Wind and Fire and The Cure along with newer ones from the Scissor Sisters and The Kills delighted as much as the clothes.

Check out the complete Tory Burch playlist.

Bachelorette Party Ideas #18: Bachelortte Party Playlist

Phoenix - New Music - More Music Videos

Every great bachelorette party needs a rockin' playlist--listen to it while getting dressed or in the limo while bar hopping.

Lasso by Phoenix: It's been a long time since we've wanted to meet a French guy and picking a favorite member from this band is impossible- they're all super cute hipster dudes with accents! Check them out performing "1901" above.

Clap Your Hands by Sia (this gets inside your head and stays there for days)

Dominos by The Big Pink

All the Right Moves by One Republic: All the right friends in all the right places? Check--got that one covered. 

Kandi by One Eskimo

I'm Awesome by Spose: because we have to throw in one zinger

Tighten Up by the Black Keys

Just for Tonight by One Night Only: "Then we'll stay for the weekend/And leave without a trace" is the new "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."

Paparazzi (Stuart Price Remix) by Lady Gaga: One of the best dance tunes out there

Put a Ring on It by Beynocé: Ya, it's a year old, but this song is now the eternal anthem of bachelorette parties everywhere!

Check out our 2009 Bachelorette Party playlist.

Tory Burch's Charity CD

If, like us, you've been too busy to create your own summer playlist and might die if you hear "Break Your Heart" or "California Gurls" on the radio one more time, let Tory Burch do the work for you. Her second Limited Edition Compiliation CD is now available and features artists from The Smiths to Lykkie Li to Matt White.  Proceeds benefit the Tory Burch Foundation’s microfinance partner Accion USA.

Listen to Tory Burch's Charity CD.

W Hotels Symmetry CD

Here's a CD to tide us over until the next great movie soundtrack is released or we're motivated to make our summer playlist: W Hotel's Symmetry CD, the 7th in the series. Symmetry was curated by W’s Global Music Director, Michaelangelo L’Acqua. To sneak a listen or to purchase it, go over to W Hotels Store.

Gossip/Four Letter Word (Album Version)
Daniel Merriweather/Impossible (Venice Sunset Remix) – Exclusive Remix by Michaelangelo L’Acqua
The XX/Crystalised
Sebastien Tellier/Roche
Bibel Gilberto/Sun Is Shining
Miike Snow/Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)
Desire/Mirroir Mirroir
Friendly Fires (Featuring Au Revoir Simone)/Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
Little Dragon/After The Rain
Wave Machines/Keep The Lights On
Kleerup (Featuring Lykke Li)/Until We Bleed
Phoenix/Lisztomania (Classixx Version)
Empire of The Sun/We Are The People (The Golden Filter Remix)

Catch Macy Gray in Concert Tonight for Origins Rocks Earth Month

Origins is one of our favorite cosmetics brands--not only for their amaze products, but because they really care about the environment. Origin counters and stores are one of the few places where you can recycle any compact, lipstick or other cosmetic container. Further proof: Origins calls is Earth Month, not just Earth Day.

Tune in tonight at 10 pm EST to catch Macy Gray in Origins Rocks Earth Month, as Macy and friends celebrate Mama Nature.

Lady Gaga and Beyonce: Road Tripping

Have you watched the Lady Gaga - Beyoncé Telephone Video yet? Granted, the nine-minute playing time did throw our laptop for a loop. No worries--it's totally worth it to see Lady Gaga and "Honey B" making their getaway in the P*ssy Wagon, complete with over-sized fuzzy dice and bad-for-you snack food a la Thelma and Louise. This song is definitely making the playlist on our next road trip!

Josh Charles at the City Winery

If you're in NYC for fashion week and want to take a break from the fashionista madness, head down to the City Winery on Monday to chill out with a live performance by Josh Charles to celebrate the release of his album, Love, Work & Money. We don't know too much about him, save for the fact that The Huffington Post compared him to Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys and that he first hit the scene with a “Healing Time,” a song that benefited the rebuilding of New Orleans. Put that together with the $15 ticket price and we are SO there!

Get more info on Josh Charles' show at City Winery.

Tarina Tarantino's Jet Set Playlist

We were so intrigued when Tarina Tarantino told us she had a "Jet Set Playlist" (Love the name!), we had to find out what's on the mix. Looks like we have a lot of new tunes to download!

Come On Lets Go--Broadcast
Green Light--Cicada
Jet Society--Cordera Orchestra
Miracle (Bogdan Irkuk Remix)--Sally Shapiro
Pollution of the mind--Miss Kitten
Universal Traveler--Air
Run--Air
Silently--Blonde Redhead

The Operation--Charlotte Gainsbourg
Zap Zap--Cut Copy
Veridis Quo--Daft Punk
Walking Away--The Egg
AF607105--Charlotte Gainsbourg

The Sicilian Clan--Ennio Morricone
Pilots--Goldfrapp
Peppermint Dream--J.D King
Le Mepris "Camille"-- Georges Delerue
Sleep--The Dandy Warhols
After all this Time- -John Foxx & Harold Budd

VV Brown

We're always on the lookout for a new sultry songstress and some of our favorite singers and bands came to us through fashion (like One Night Only and Beth Ditto). When we finally caught up with our October 15 issue of WWD and saw VV Brown on the cover with an write up that compared her to Amy Winehouse, we immediately googled her to hear her tunes. We were instantly hooked and know you'll thank us for the reco. VV told WWD she's a fan of Grace Jones, David Bowie and gospel.

Moreover, VV Brown loves fashion as much as it loves her. She's the founder of VV Vintage, an online store that features 80s'-esque fashion that is so in vogue these days. We would personally like to see more of her own self proclaimed "Fifties glam couture" on the site, but we'll take what we can get!

W Hotel's New Music Director

Here's how you know the W Hotels are uber-cool: They have a global music director. Michaelangelo L’Acqua was previously the music director for Gucci and YSL and has produced fashion shows for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, John Varvatos, Jil Sander, Chanel, and Diane von Furstenberg among others. One of his first tasks is producing the seventh edition W Hotels CD.

We had the chance to chat with Michaelangelo at fashion week at the W Backstage VIP Lounge. We asked Michaelangelo for his secret to creating killer playlists. His tip: Think about your event as a movie and visualize the score to go along with it. He also suggests logging on to iTunes and checking out the "Listeners Also Bought" link on your favorite songs to find new bands and keep your playlists fresh.

Bachelorette Party Ideas: 6. Bachelorette Party Playlist

Single Ladies-Beyoncé: Because, hey, he liked and he did. Shouldn't you get to brag a little?

City of Blinding Lights-U2: It reminds us of one of our fave chick flicks and who is to say Bono wasn't singing about Vegas?

Cherish-Madonna: We abide by the rule that every great playlist requires at least one cheesy 80s song and this one is Madonna at her gooiest, poppiest, pre-Madge best.



Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes: You know all the words and it's a funny reminder to appreciate the one you're with

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf: Let's hope the bride feels this way, both at the end of the weekend and about her impending nuptials

Believe - Cher: Dedicate this ultimate dance song to all the boys who done you wrong. They would eat their hearts out if they saw you now!

We Are Family - Sister Sledge: Gather together all your besties and dance like you mean it!

American Boy - Estelle: So what if this song was popular last summer? The hometown boys still deserve a shout out!


That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings: Who says you have to tell the random guy at the bar your real name?

Black Eyed Peas - I've got a feeling: Cause "tonight's gonna be a good night" for sure!

La Vie en Rose - Belinda Carlisle: The best song for living happily ever after

Want more tunes? Check out our Summer '09 Playlist!

Lollapalooza, Peter Yorn and More

We're still coming down from the phenomenal Coldplay performance at the All Points West Festival in New Jersey on Sunday. (That's our S.O.'s own original video. We got pretty close, huh?) Despite all the untimely rain and fields of mud at APW, we're determined to only go to outdoor concerts from here on out. Lucky for us Lollapalooza is in Chicago this weekend. It's headlined by The Killers, Depeche Mode and Kings of Leon and features a number of bands that were also at APW, like Tool, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys and Silverspun Pickups.

Our only word of advice: If it rains, wear your wellies!


If you're headed out to Chicago a day early, be sure to hit the Peter Yorn show at the W Chicago City Center as part of its Worldwide’s Wonderlust Live Music Series on August 6. It is indoors, but we'll make an exception for this ultra-exclusive performance. For more info, check out the W Hotel site.

Summer '09 Playlist

Whether you're hitting the road, getting dressed in the hotel room with the girls or simply barbecuing in the backyard, ever summer needs a good playlist. Here's ours for Summer '09!

Sex on Fire-Kings of Leon
Due to it's R-rate lyrics, it’s not quite as ubiquitous as Umbrella was in summer 2006, but it’s up there!

Just for Tonight-One Night Only
This band’s popularity shot up after playing the Burberry party for the likes of Orlando Bloom, Blake Lively and Claire Danes. Lead singer George Craig (below) is an adorable 18-year old who was featured in the spring '09 Burberry ads.


Lisztomania-Phoenix
One of those happy songs that it’s impossible not to start dancing too.

I Do Not Hook Up-Kelly Clarkson
We don't either. (Ya right.) The video is hilar if you haven't seen it.

Michael Jackson-Beat It
No summer ’09 playlist would be complete without a tribute to the gloved one. This song is our fave of his many worthy hits.

Heavy Cross-Gossip
The first single off Gossip's new album is another hard rocking jam that will have you sweating from dancing so much in no time. Lead singer, Beth Ditto (below), recently launched a plus size clothing line with British brand Evans, cementing her post as the fashion world darling of the moment.


Live Version of Clocks-Coldplay
This oldie but goodie never sounded better than on the live album, LeftRightLeftRight, that Coldplay invites you to download for free off their website. Yes, for free.

A-Punk-Vampire Weekend
In a summer as wet as this one, there’s no better lyric to sum it up than, “Look outside the raincoats coming.”

Lips Like Sugar-Echo and the Bunnymen
Because every good summer playlist needs a classic 80s tune. Plus, we're going to see them in August at the All Points West Festival, so we need to start remembering their music.

Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked-Cage the Elephant
By the end of August, let's hope that's true for all of us!

Did we miss a favorite song of yours? Let us know!

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D.J. AM at Dusk

Hurry up and get packing for Atlantic City tonight to catch D.J. AM at the last of three opening parties for Dusk at Atlantic City. D.J. AM is part owner of the club at Caesar's Palace. Fitting as he's from Philly and the last time we were in A.C. nearly everyone we met was from the City of Brotherly Love.

No word on how often D.J. AM will be spinning at Dusk, but it's the only venue you'll catch him at in A.C. The club is open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. If we do end up planning out bachelorette party in A.C. it will definitely be on a night he's there! We know from experience that it's worth the trek.

Read more about D.J. AM's Dusk in the Philly Daily News.

Gavin DeGraw at the W Hotel in Atlanta

Calling all Gavin DeGraw fans: You'll want to head to the W in Atlanta this Wednesday to hear the sexy singer perform in the W Hotel's Wonderlust Live Music Series. The intimate concert will showcase Gavin's new album, "Free" along with his classic hits, "Chariot" and "I don't Want to Be".The concert is open to anyone with a MasterCard who signs up for the W's All Access Pass. The Insider Package starts at $249 and includes two tickets to the performance, two cocktails, a 3PM late checkout and a Spectacular Room. And, of course, you'll get these yummy Bliss amenities in your room.

Beth Ditto: Coolest Girl in the World

We're a little slow on the uptake of this one--you know it's bad when the Wall Street Journal beats you to finding a band. Oh well. Better late than never. As WSJ rightly pointed out last month, Beth Ditto, lead singer of The Gossip is fashion's latest flavor. WWD reported that even notoriously blasé D.J. Leigh Lezark practically gushed over Beth's performance in her skivvies at the Nina Ricci after-party during Paris Fashion Week.

What makes Beth so cool, aside from her killer voice? She's a self-described fat, feminist, lesbian from Arkansas. Here are a few of her bad ass quotes from Wikipedia, which we find particularly endearing:

"Women aren't cats, we aren't pets, we are just people trying to cross the freaking street to get an ice-cream."

Of her hit song, "Standing in the Way of Control," written during the Bush administration, in response to its stand against gay marriage:
“I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It’s a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting.”

We're sure Beth is thrilled with what happened in Iowa last week and Vermont yesterday. (JSG is happy, too!)

Download her song now--it's perf for your next road trip!