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hotel adlon
from michael jackson posted in music by pete_nice
In November of 2002, Michael Jackson dangled his infant son, Blanket, off of the balcony of his room at the Hotel Aldon, a few steps away from the historic Brandenburg Gate.
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from bon iver posted in music by ratsnamgod
Track 3 from the album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.
Justin Vernon: "Holocene is a bar in Portland, Ore., but it's also the name of a geologic era, an epoch if you will. It's a good example of how all the songs are all meant to come together as this idea that places are times and people are places and times are... people? [Laughs.] They can all be different and the same at the same time. Most of our lives feel like these epochs. That's kind of what that song's about. 'Once I knew I was not magnificent.' Our lives feel like these epochs, but really we are dust in the wind. But I think there's a significance in that insignificance that I was trying to look at in that song."
Alex Bertolucci: "It's a fun place to go dancing and hang out with your friends. They have good drinks but it can take a while to get one. The vibe is a good one. The atmosphere is OK but nothing spectacular. A fun club"
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from violent femmes, the pretenders posted in music by corporate_sunshine
In August of 1981, the Violent Femmes were having a tough time booking a show. Their sound didn't exactly match the musical landscape of the era. So they took to the streets, busking for change outside a drug store near the Oriental Theater.
The Pretenders guitarist, James Honeymoon-Scott, saw the group performing and stopped to listen. He got Chrissie Hynde. The opening act for The Pretenders had just canceled, so they asked the Violent Femmes if they would open. And that's how the Femmes got their commercial start.
When Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie went to thank Hynde after their set, she told him, "I didn't do it because I'm a nice guy. I did it because you were good."
source: Permanent Record: The Very Best of the Violent Femmes liner notes, Rhino Records
view full location details...k. west
from david bowie, ziggy stardust posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
The album cover photo for David Bowie's 1972 sci-fi rock opera The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was taken outside the furrier K. West formerly located here at 23 Heddon Street in London.
A commemorative plaque currently marks the exact spot. The iconic original K. West sign was stolen by a fan sometime in 1982, but it was recovered for a David Bowie art exhibition in 2012.
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from the ramones posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
It's not hard, not far to reach
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach
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