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corner of sunset boulevard and gardner
from wax, spike jonze posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
The burning man in the Spike Jonze video for Wax's "California" hauls ass (in slo-mo) down Gardner Street in Los Angeles before rounding the corner onto Sunset Boulevard heading west. The video was banned from daytime airplay on MTV.
Watch the video for "California"
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from miles davis, barbra streisand, lenny bruce posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Gaslight Square was an entertainment district in St. Louis that thrived from the mid-1950s through the '60s. Over three dozen establishments in the area around Olive and Boyle Streets were home to the bohemian culture of the time. The area featured Dixieland jazz, ragtime and cabaret. Some of the legendary performers that made their way through Gaslight Square include Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, The Smothers Brothers, George Carlin, Miles Davis and Barbra Streisand among others.
Someone told me about this when I lived in St. Louis ten years ago, and I had a hard time believing anything of the sort existed where at the time there were just decrepit, abandoned buildings and vacant lots. I think very little of the original architecture still exists, but development has picked up in the area and there are now condos and residential houses.
dome village
from beastie boys, spike jonze posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Parts of Spike Jonze's video for "Sure Shot" by the Beastie Boys were filmed among the igloo-like domes of Dome Village in downtown Los Angeles.
Dome Village was founded in 1993 to provide non-traditional housing for homeless people. The fiberglass geodesic domes were designed by Craig Chamberlain, a former student of Buckminster Fuller. Each unit cost $10,000 and could house up to 34 tenants. The residents were evicted and the domes auctioned off in 2006 when the property owner raised the rent on the land where the domes were set up.
Beastie Boys - "Sure Shot"
view full location details...independence hall
from ween, spike jonze posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Gene and Dean Ween try to steal the Liberty Bell from Independence Hall in Spike Jonze's video for "Freedom of '76."
FYI Mannequin was filmed at Philadelphia's Wanamaker's department store not Woolworth's. Apparently Ween knew this when they wrote the song, but Woolworth's sounded better.
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from fatboy slim, spike jonze posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
The video for Fatboy Slim's "Praise You", directed by Spike Jonze, was filmed here in the lobby of the Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles. Spike Jonze as Richard Koufey along with The Torrance Community Dance Group dance to the song playing from a boombox as people wait in line to buy tickets.
Fatboy Slim - "Praise You"
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