I had friends over for a house warming movie party recently. We decided to watch 80s flicks and quickly compiled a list. Of course, quintessential 80’s cinema “The Breakfast Club” was in the stack of titles, and ended up being the only one that everyone could agree on. So I cued it…
On October 1st, 1970, Janis Joplin, widely considered the world’s first female superstar of rock, stepped into Studio 1 at Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood to record the song “Mercedes Benz”. Stripped of instruments and using only her vocals, the song would become a hallmark of her career and personal rock star legend. Legendary Sunset Sound…
It was a typical August day in LA. An extreme heat hung in the air, blanketed with a quilted smog, insulating the entire city in muggy warmth. Even the breeze was hot. Breath leaves your body warm, but comes back into your lungs feeling even hotter on the inhale. Walking down…
It’s hard to believe that 20 plus years ago, the highest selling rap artist of all time, Tupac Shakur, was gunned down in Las Vegas just off the main strip at the intersection of Koval Lane and Flamingo Blvd about a block behind the famous Flamingo Hotel. The Intersection of Flamingo Blvd and Koval in…