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rancho de la luna
from queens of the stone age, foo fighters, earthlings? posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Rancho de la Luna is a recording studio in Joshua Tree about two hours from LA out in the California desert. Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Arctic Monkeys, earthlings? and Foo Fighters are just a few of the bands that have recorded here over the years.
Fred Drake and David Catching founded the studio in 1993, and David has continued to operate the studio after Fred's death in 2002.
It's been featured in Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, in the Los Angeles episode of Foo Fighter's HBO series Sonic Highways and in a short Vice documentary by Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes.
view full location details...ribera steakhouse
from the ribera steakhouse jacket posted in pro wrestling by nevereatshreddedwheat
According to Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody discovered the Ribera Steakhouse while on the lookout for an American-style dinner during a tour of Japan sometime in the late 70s / early 80s. The hole-in-the-wall restaurant gained a legendary status shortly after that, and it became a rite of passage for pro wrestlers to pick up the satin jacket with the distinctive bull logo whenever they visited.
You can credit the Road Warriors for being the first to realize how amazing the jacket looked with a pair of Zubaz.
view full location details...pachyderm studios
from nirvana, steve albini, pj harvey posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Here's a photo of Pachyderm Studios from the first episode of Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways on HBO.
According to Steve Albini, they recorded Nirvana's followup to Nevermind in the woods of Minnesota in an attempt to prevent a relapse by Kurt Cobain.
view full location details...20 grand palace
from ready player one posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
Then I knew where I was. And who I was.
I was David Lightman, Matthew Broderick's character in the movie WarGames. And this was his first scene in the film.
I was in the movie.
I took a quick glance around and saw a detailed replica of 20 Grand Palace, the combination arcade/pizza joint featured in the film.
– Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
view full location details...the “juicy” house
from the notorious b.i.g. posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Japanese architect Setsuo Ito designed the seven-bedroom, six-bathroom house featured in The Notorious B.I.G.'s video for "Juicy," the first single from Biggie's debut album Ready to Die. The house, known as the "Island In The Sky," was built on the highest point in the Hamptons and sports a rooftop pool and glass pyramid poolhouse perfect for parties with a hundred of your closest friends.
In 2012 it was on the market for $11 million.
...and if you don't know, now you know.
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