Mike Tyson's Stage Debut in "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth -- Live on Stage" in Las Vegas

Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson. Photo: Latimes

Mike Tyson will star in "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth -- Live on Stage" at MGM Grand in Las Vegas(NV).

The one-man show is set to premiere with a six day shakedown run April 13th through the 18th in the Hollywood Theater.  

Director and co-writer(with Tyson's wife, Kiki) Randy Johnson says, we can expect an authentic show and "mimicking boxing would be very cheesy."

Tyson appeared in "Tyson" in 2009; a feature documentary about his life. 

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Funk Saxophonist Jimmy Castor dead at 64

The Legendary saxophonist Jimmy Castor of The Jimmy Castor Bunch.

via prefixmag

The Legendary funk musician Jimmy Castor of The Jimmy Castor Bunch died on Monday at age 64 in Las Vegas.

The cause of his death is unknown at this time, according to Prefix Mag.

Castor's music has been sampled by hip hop artist Eric B. and Rakim, Kanye West, N.W.A, and many more over the years. 

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Project Wooster: Recap

A visual recap of the Nick Wooster curated Project Wooster held in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Marcus Troy interviews Nick Wooster.

Fine Art Made of... Cardboard

Las Vegas artist Justin Favaela decided to spoof the art collection on display at the city's luxurious CityCenter.

Instead of using stone and silver he used materials like cardboard and chicken wire to recreate similar works of art or folk art, if you will.

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Lion Attack @ MGM Grand in Vegas

If you watch the video closely, you'll see the Lion was being slick. He looked at both trainers and his mate, then decided he didn't like the new guy hanging around.

He stared him down and when that didn't work, he went after him.

That trainer got out of that cage and ran straight to his lawyers office... I hope!

H&M Fashion Video - Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend

One of the largest gatherings of classic cars, retro clothes and 50's Americana was held in Las Vegas earlier this month and H&M was there to capture it all.

Adult and Topless Pools Growing In Vegas

TAO Beach, Vegas.

Palms Casino and Resorts. Photo: Kitty Bean Yancey

Partiers at Rehab in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Steve Marcus

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There is a new scene popping up in Vegas, it's similar to the regular one that happens at night except - it's called "daylife" and it happens during daylight hours.

The new poolside party isn't about swimming, as much as it is about being in "the place to be" with as many beautiful people at the same time.

Guests get to take advantage of the sun, everyone has an excuse to wear as little as possible and promoters of popular nightspots can make a lot of money using the same strategies they do at night - pack in the girls to bring the guys - rent out VIP spaces(cabanas) and sell drinks to increase profits.

I saw this coming a few years ago and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

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Las Vegas' City Center - Slide Show

Exterior shot with sculpture in foreground. Photo via latimes.

MGM Mirages' $8.5 billion City Center project in Las Vegas.

Interior of hotel room in City Center.

Sunset from hotel room at City Center. Rates start at $149.

via usatoday & latimes

The Las Vegas City Center project is the largest private project in the United States with a price tag of $8.5 billion dollars.

When fully completed it will have 4 hotels, condo towers, spas, world-class restaurants, nightlife and a casino, of course... this is Vegas we're talking about.

The construction is also said to be majority Green. Energy conservation and customer convenience(ergonomics) were two areas that received attention during the design phase.

It's on the Vegas strip, how much more convenient can it be?

People... this is the future of Las Vegas.

Until construction is done the project will open in phases. The first opening was December 1st.

Click here to see more photos of the largest private project in the United States.

Additional photos of the interior of the CityCenter project...nice!!!! (You want to see these.)

www.citycenter.com

Hotel Mogul Feeling The Pinch of Sluggish Market

Sam Nazarian, pictured with Paris and Nicky Hilton.

via wsj

Sam Nazarian is the man behind popular L.A. celebrity nightspots like Area, MI-6 and Hyde Lounge. Generally he has the ability to select the right property and give it the panache it needs to draw an exclusive jet-set crowd.

While this may be true most of the time of Nazarian and his company, SBE Entertainment, it's not true right now. The WSJ reports of multiple projects that have stalled during various phases of development and a downsizing of corporate staff that sees half of his people being reduced.

These things are understandable, but, they don't help the bottom line. Speaking of which, he also has some debt tied to mortgaged -backed securities and he's trying to restructure the mortgage on one of his properties in Vegas. If you recall a post I wrote a few weeks ago, hotel rooms were going for $21-$40 a night on the Vegas strip.

Read more to see why he just may be able to recover...

Stay In Vegas For $35 -$39 A Night...Really

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Check out these great deals of hotels in Vegas that are under $45 per night.

Find out where you can get upgrades for $20. Right on the strip, next to Mandalay Bay and near the MGM Grand.

Read about it here...