Hollywood Hospitality in the Heart of Historical Hollywood, The Commodore of Hollywood.

 

https://www.commodorehollywood.com/

Located in the heart of historical Hollywood, yet discreet on a residential side street off bustling Hollywood Boulevard, what used to be an home to the band, KISS, is welcoming visiting industry movers and shakers and curious travelers, The Commodore of Hollywood, https://www.commodorehollywood.com/

This extended stay hotel, of 30 to 90 days stays, comprised of 73 pet-friendly residences and hotel style accommodations, The Commodore of Hollywood by Wilshire Skyline offers modern luxuries, hospitality benefits and amenities designed for the needs of today’s renters and travelers.

An emphasis on design bolsters the historic charm and ambience of the fully renovated building and The Commodore of Hollywood lifestyle. An impeccably restored grand lobby welcomes and beckons guests to gather, setting the perfect stage for its collaborative work and social areas, showcasing its sense of community.

You'll feel like home in this Fully Renovated, 1920’s Landmarked Historic Building , in an exceptionally chic way, making hard for you to return to your real home through:

Rent Stabilized (this is how you respect historical buildings) • Secured Parking • Collaborative Work + Social Spaces • Wi-Fi Throughout • High-Tech Fitness Center (opening summer) • Pet Run and Pet Perks • On-site Laundry • Smart Package Delivery System • Bike Storage • Courtesy Patrol • On-Site Management and more!

Some one-bedroom units but mostly very roomy, very spacious studios with generous walk-in closets and an additional sliding closets that can double as an office, The Commodore units offer:

RESIDENCE HIGHTLIGHTS:

Furnished and Unfurnished • Smartly Configured Layouts • Central Air and Heat • 9-Foot+ Ceilings • Restored Original Hardwood Floors • Oversized, Walk-In Closets • Separate, Eat-in Kitchens • New Grade-A Stainless Appliances • Keyless Entry • Controlled FOB Access • Pet Friendly

During the grand opening hotel opening at The Commodore, here are some simple and safe entertaining ideas.  Can't and don't know how to light a fireplace? Light some candles in tall glasses to "fire up" a fire place, real flames without burning down the place or burning you.  Tired of cupcakes and can't bake, stack a tiered cake stand with the softest brittle or candy, mixed in with ripe ruby red strawberries, well-balanced desserts.

BENEFITS OF RESIDENCY:

You can hold mornings in the welcoming lobby or start your day reading up in the welcoming lobby, complete with a dining set...

Flexible Leases • Morning Coffee, Tea and bites in the Grand Lobby • Concierge • Business Services • Artist in Residency • Social and Networking Events • Housekeeping Services • Guest Suites Available

The Commodore of Hollywood has Nordstorm's styling service, The Trunk Club, for newly, curious neophytes, wanna-be players, lucky freshly-landed reality celebrities, industry players, movers, and shakers, and indulgent veterans who need a contemporary wardrobe revamp, staying at the hotel.

Nordstorm's Trunk Club is a Commodore studio fully furnished and styled, and stocked with realistic Hollywood wardrobe that does carry the visitor from business meeting brunch to late-night networking.  This contemporary, real Hollywood clothes makes anyone look fresh back home.  The Trunk Club is here to help you navigate the waters of Hollywood, without you drowning in it.

Nordstorm's Trunk Club stylist is a living, breathing example of real L.A. style, tan, dark stretch denim, and comfy loafers.

The stylist gets the dudes gear up in comfortable, breatheable henleys and dark denim jeans and crisp, causal dress shirts in comfortable upscale sneakers or ruggedly handsome dessert boots.

For the ladies or power women lucky enough to be invited to afternoon networking tea in nearby historical Hancock Park, the stylist will dress you in easy chic white jumpsuit, accessorized with matching nude pink tote bag and wide-brim straw hat to shield you from the sun.

At the end of the day, you can settle for a "The Commodore" nightcap of:

Disaronno, Irish Whiskey, and Ginger Beer.

Now, that's real Hollywood style.

Hollywood Dream Machines, for Father's Day, at The Petersen Automotive Museum.

By Laura Medina

https://www.petersen.org/hollywood-dream-machines

Just in time for Father's Day and the first heat wave of Summer, you and dad can just chill at Hollywood Dream Machines exhibit inside the air-conditioned Petersen Automotive Museum.

The Hollywood Dream Machines are all about the iconic cars and motorcycles that made the movie, such as...

for dad.

For you, personally, there's ...

the Lexus from "Black Panther," with claw marks...

There's the wrecking crew from "Mad Max" and police patrol cars from both the original "Blade Runner" and "Blade Runner 2049."  The Lexus cars from "Minority Report" are still stylistically revelant today.  Now, that's true style.

There's Bumblebee fully functional and folded up as a VW Bug.

For all the motorcycle enthusiasts, there's TRON's cycle and the suits.

Just chill at The Petersen Automotive Museum's Hollywood Dream Machines exhibit.  Way more fun than a stale neck tie.

May's L.A.'s Foodie Month was a Fun House for Tacotopia & Jack in the Box's Spicy Crunch Strip Launch at the House of Crunch

By Laura Medina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=G2IEhlJk7PU

Tacotopia's Broncing Mechanical Taco

Sure, May is Los Angeles' Food Month, showcasing and highlighting only in L.A. bistros, cafes, restaurants, and Mom's & Pops', making it a foodie tourist destinations.

But, these two foodie fun events prove otherwise.  They bring the fun to the masses, where there is a Jack in the Box location or a Tacotopia pop-up.

https://atacotopia.com/

For all things and for the love of tacos, Cholula Hot Sauce and Jarrito Sodas, with Azule Taqueria doing a taco buffet of: Pork Belly, Cauliflower al Pastor, Azule Asada, Wild and Free Mushroom and a special California Cholula Taco with Jarrito Sodas' rainbow of Mexican sodas to wash down the tacos.

Tacotopia is a taco fun house, Instagam-worthy.

More than munching and posing, there's a sit-n-snip tortilla chip table and a bronco mechanical taco, instead of a mechanical bull, that people can and do ride.

There's a Jarrito Soda wrestler.

Since food is the new fun, Jack in the Box took fashion pretentiousness then spin it on its head when they debut their Spicy Crunch Chicken Strip at art gallery/perfume pop-up to fully launch their new menu items...

Jack in the Box launched their new Spicy Crunch Chicken in two new forms, at their House of Crunch with Bustle,...

Spicy Crunch Chicken Sliders...

Or, as Spicy Crunch Chicken Strip with Waffles, where the dripping honey mellowed the spiciness. 

There are Black Bean Sliders, so vegans wouldn't feel left out...

Churros dipped dark chocolate sauce, mmmm…

House of Crunch was a special launch, celebrating with once in a time cocktail menu, that you can copy at your taco house party.

The House of Crunch pay homage to the chicken nugget/strip through upscale, pop art, dipped in iconic Buttermilk Ranch Sauce.

Jack in the Box even had fun with the current trend of Autonomous sensory meridian response, subconscious whispering.  Obviously, making you hungry and crave their new Spicy Crunch Chicken Strip through their hilarious ad...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=G2IEhlJk7PU

Jack in the Box had more fun, spoofing itself, by displaying perfume based on their popular dipping sauces and flavors:...

The new Spicy Crunch Chicken, Buttery, Buttermilks Ranch, and BBQ Sauce.

Yes, these are real perfume/cologne based on Jack in the Box's most popular sauces and flavors.  If you want a man...or a chick...get them through their stomach, smell like their favorite snack food.

 There was even chicken nugget bouncy box.

Tacotopia and Jack in the Box's House of Crunch proved that food doesn't have to be exclusive or rare or unique to just one locale; or forcing diners to come to it.  Nope, Tacotopia's traveling taco fun house and Jack in the Box prove they can bring fun food to the people.

Have fun with food.

Ninties Style Bible, Ray Gun: The Bible of Music & Style Launch Party...

By Laura Medina

RAY GUN: The Bible of Music and Style

By Marvin Scott Jarrett

Contributions from:

Liz Phair, Wayne Coyne, Dean Kuipers,

and Steven Heller

RAY GUN founded in 1992 by Marvin Scott Jarrett, was the only magazine wherein a die-hard culture seeker could find information on alternative music and the street-inspired style that really mattered. With over 200 full-color photographs, RAY GUN: THE BIBLE OF MUSIC AND STYLE gathers the most outrageous pages from the magazine that helped to shape the ’90s. This epic anthology features exclusive photographs and articles on rock legends such as R.E.M., Henry Rollins, Jane’s Addiction, The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., U2, Marilyn Manson, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Bjork, Morrissey, PJ Harvey, Beastie Boys, Soundgarden, Beck and an exclusive interview with the legendary David Bowie. It also showcases groundbreaking photography from such luminaries as Doug Aitken, Dave Stewart, Spike Jonze, Rankin, and Michael Stipe. Essays by Liz Phair, Wayne Coyne, Dean Kuipers, and Steven Heller bring this volume to life highlighting the magazine’s cool-factor, cultural importance, and lasting legacy on graphic design and music journalism.

When punk rock had torn pop music to shreds and created a hunger for an original lifestyle beyond mainstream culture RAY GUN was its graphic chronicler. Across the magazine's pages blasted a visual feast made up of era-defining artists such as Sonic Youth or Iggy Pop, music-inspired art, and a complete redefinition of sartorial style. Ignited by its original art director, David Carson, the magazine’s chief attributes went counter to standard tenets of magazine publishing. The logo changed from issue to issue, and coverlines defied quick comprehension. There was no strict format or grid and everything was reinvented each issue. Page numbers were rarely included allowing readers to literally lose themselves in its beautiful, barely controlled chaos. RAY GUN was as radical as the lifestyle it reported on, deeply committed to visually representing an alternative culture as a new way of seeing and being in the world. RAY GUN didn’t just chronicle the 1990s indie music and cultural revolution, it was the revolution! This book captures the essence and energy of Jarett’s and Carson’s rule-breaking glossy and their imprint in the worlds of indie music and style. 

At the book launch, Marvin Scott thanked everyone at the party and those who helped build his magazine then book.

To celebrate Marvin's book launch, Indio rock a mini-concert, honoring him.

The coolest set among the coolest people.