The first time I heard this track…I knew it’s going to be a club banger for the girlies this summer! Check out the video. The song is “KNOCK YOU DOWN” by Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo. I must say Ne-Yo looks pretty fly in that outfit. Actually, if you party much in the urban scene in Hollywood…you will notice a lot of the promoters in the house party video.
Keri Hilson broke into the scene with the hit “Turning Me On” featuring Lil Wayne. She just recently visited Hollywood earlier in April performing at various club spots launching her album. I have to admit…the girl’s got style and she’s pretty fly just something about the overall package that she presents…her voice, style, her eyes etc. This girl’s got cross-market audience written all over her. Rhianna better watch it!
Like any concept or idea there will always be copy cats. The question is who can execute it and brand it better than their respective competition. The recent debut of BoHo from Adolfo Suaya (now defunct – Goa), which is located in the ArcLight complex directly across the street from Amoeba Music on Sunset Boulevard, is flushed with mismatched furniture, elaborate table lightening, chandeliers, indoor ficus trees, a massively wide and worn wooden bar, a dead animal head on the wall….sounds like another possible MyHouse or H.wood or at least more of a Cheers interpretation of it. The bar and restaurant, in the old Charcoal space diagonally across from Cabana Club and Green Door, debuted in March of 2009. Boho is operated as a lounge open to the general public…think bar + lounge + food. The venue is too remind you the comforts of your home or at least if your home had 8+ beers on tap. The parking is convenient since it shares the lot as the Arclight Theater. The place is great for a bite before or after the movies too bad it closes at midnight.
The obvious question isn’t who started the original idea but rather whose going to remember after everything is said and done. It doesn’t matter if it reminds you of your house but more importantly if it’s hip and worth making you leave your house in the damn first place. If this place fails like its predecessor, at least the items in there will make for a GREAT garage sale. Hey, there you go, another concept…a garage sale where you pay for the bottle of Grey Goose and you get the table to take home with you at end of the night!
BoHo
6372 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-465-8500
The Ruby in Hollywood is as generic as you can get for a dance club. Think 18 and over with gallons and gallons of RED BULL with really generic music (think KIIS FM and POWER 106 on repeat). The space features 4 relatively empty rooms with different genre of music in each one. The drinks are watered down and served in plastic cups. This is literally one of those venues where you start your clubbing experience and part with your hard earned hourly wage pay by ponying up the $10 cover. So if you fancy partying with pimple-faced teens and girls with braces wearing abercrombie attire this is definitely the spot for you. You can even seem real cool buying a round of RED BULLS since RED BULL doesn’t come in bottle service format. Just becareful because you might be on that show “To Catch a Predator.”
Ruby
7070 Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-467-7070
Given that the whole country is at the epicenter of a major recession, it’s not surprising that trend-sensitive night clubs have much shorter life-span than ever before. Prior to the economic downturn venues had a minimum livelihood of 2 to 3 years before any re-branding was necessary. Now venues go through remodels and face-lifts more often than Beverly Hills housewives. Perfect example would be the recent re-launch of H.wood which was previously named Stork. The space is located in the Hollywood Highland’s complex and under the management of Loyal Pennings (who also owns LAX which is famous for Banana Split Sundays where DJ AM spins). The original concept of the space was to be ultra exclusive hide-out for the celebrities in L.A. It turns out it was too exclusive because no one knew about the club. Anyhow, less than a year the venue Stork has been transformed to H.wood, a place where despite the name is suppose to be less Hollywood and more simply a chill and relax lounge/bar for artists and “really cool” people that don’t do velvet ropes. I guess if one extreme don’t work why not go completely the other direction. The area is designed with assorted leather-worn furniture, rustic lights, assorted board games, etc. Although the venue claims to be a bar/lounge it seems that they’re already going the promotion route by bringing on select promoters on throughout the week nights. It remains to be seen if this concept will have a longer shelf life than its predecessor Stork. I wouldn’t hold my breath.
H.wood
1738 N. Orange
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-462-3663
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A video surfaced on the internet today showing 2 Dominos pizza employees doing disgusting things to the food they were making. The guy stuck cheese up his nose while making a sandwich and then threw the cheese on the bread and also farted on it. Ew!
This is one of the reasons that I TRY not to eat too much fast food. You have a bunch of minimum wage workers who don’t really give a crap who are preparing the food you eat. I’m sure MUCH worse things happen in these fast food joints. This is why I am EXTRA nice to waiters and such. I don’t want a spit burger deluxe.
These employees are such morons and they have (surprise surprise), a SOUTHERN accent!
Hey guys. I just wanted to let you know about a fundraiser concert event going down this week for West Coast’s hardest working DJ, DJ Hideo.
If you’ve lived in LA for any length of time, you’ve bumped him in your ride on a Friday night. He’s worked at your favorite radio stations – Power 106, 100.3 The Beat, and any hot club from here to Japan. They’ve called him the “Hardest Working DJ on the West Coast,” but we just call him DJ Hideo – our friend. “Best In The West” takes place on April 9, 2009 at CLUB MAYAN.
This concert is created for DJ Hideo, who is diagnosed with Level 4 colon cancer. He is one of the Hip-hop pioneers of the West Coast DJ movement. Hideo has touched so many lives in the Industry, that when a cause like this happened, he let those who love him dearly, hold hands again to reunite. This effort was to raise awareness on cancer, and to let those show their respect to the one and only, “DJ HIDEO.”
Each performance is a dedication to Hideo who has always given a helping hand. Now the community gives back, as we pray for Hideo to fight as one! He quotes, “Music was always an influence in my life. Music was something I was always able to turn to without it turning its back on me. Music always helped guide me through life.. Good times and bad times, music was always there for me.. “Let the music guide you.. Feel the music…” “LIVE LIFE!”
Let’s LIVE LIFE and GIVE LIFE by attending as well as letting others know about this LIFE CHANGING event. I’m definitely going to be there and support this great cause.
You know you’ve seen it. A girl passed out, flopped over the shoulder of a security guard- panties showing. A guy stumbling out of the club, just enough to make it over to the planters and puke his brains out. Better yet, two guys barking at each other like angry puppies, threatening to beat each other up before the security guards rush them and knock them over like little girls.
It’s the Galvatron.
What’s a Galvatron? Where have you been? Under a rock? In a cave hiding with Osama Bin Laden? At home when you could be out at the GO Productions LA parties?
You may not have heard of it, or even had a shot of it, but you’ve sure seen the after effects of it. What’s in a Galvatron? Maker’s Mark, Patrone (Patrón, whatever) and 151. Sounds harmless enough doesn’t it? Watch this video and see what happens when you drink a Galvatron.
This past January, The Galvatron Crew (Stanley Wong, Watkins Lam, Jenny Park, Lumpee Lee and our very own Go Productions LA promoter, Q Nguyen) performed a tribute at Cabana Club to the infamous Galvatron drink. If you weren’t there, you missed out. But you can see these local celebs at the next Go Pro Party. Leave a comment and make a request for another performance. Maybe they’ll grace the next party with their presence.
If you really just can’t get enough, check out the Official Galvatron Website. Make sure you’ve got a camera, a baby sitter and a designated driver the next time you take a shot of the Galvatron but leave your dignity at the door.
Stumble it!