Here’s a cool music gadget for you…do you have a ton of cassette tapes with all your cherished 80’s tunes.

My recent Duran Duran concert has me craving to rekindle old memories and all the songs that were so important to me, but who the heck has a cassette player anymore?

Solution: Instant Music Vinyl and Cassette Ripper. This little device converts both cassette tapes and records into MP3’s.

I spent last nite resurrecting my high school crush on Nick Rhodes. Duran Duran kicked off their North American tour in Vancouver.

A mass of 30ish women (and their loyal boyfriends in tow) holding up cell phones, screaming to ‘Rio’, echoing bad dance moves and living in the 80’s.

I forgot how genuinely fun this band was - I really had a great time. Oh, and I must admit that Simon Le Bon did the least painful introduction of the band - that I’ve ever experienced at a concert. He actually made it fun.

This time I wasn’t working, so my seats weren’t as fantastic as when I was working the Kanye West gig. But I still managed some good shots.Um, and that’s me groovin away to ‘Save A Prayer’.

What a friggin’ cool night. I was doing the PR for Kanye West and Ludacris with Lana and Jesselyne at my side. This time we got to reap our rewards - not like the Tiesto show.

The harps as back up as Kanye strutted to Gold Digger...Luda chillin’ side stage hidden under by his hoodie and his posse…and Stronger marking the highlight at GM Place. 

Because I was working I couldn’t really grab shots but here’s a few my husband managed. Kanye gives good entertainment and is an “it”. These pictures are not for republication.
 

This last trip to Bali was one of my best trips yet!! But there was one teeny little, half second pang of regret on something I was missing back in Vancouver.

When I’m not blogging I’m involved in Vancouver’s fashion or music scene. One of my many gigs is PR for concerts - such as Tiesto: Elements of Life at GM Place.

Now you don’t have to be a jaded raver to appreciate this man’s talent. Come on he opened the Athen’s Olympics…and now set Canada’s record for playing to the largest electronica music audience. But my dear friend Kevin Shui opened for Tiesto so that technically makes him the “first” dj to do so, but semantics right.

Anyway, I did all the pre-concert PR work but didn’t get to be there for show day and missed the actual concert. Here’s what I missed…

Ami’s promo Tiesto car & Tiesto.