November 2014 - Hollywood PC

American Music Awards

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date November 24, 2014

The American Music Awards were last night with performances from a multitude of today’s top artists, including Lorde, Taylor Swift, and J. Lo. The award show was hosted by Pitbull this year which he also performed his latest single alongside Ne-Yo. Taylor Swift opened the show with her single, “Blank Space,” and brought the music video to life in her performance. Taylor Swift won the honor of the night with the Dick Clark Award for Excellence, which was presented to her by Diana Ross.

During her acceptance speech, Swift reiterated her stance towards pulling her music from Spotify.

“To the fans who went out and bought over a million copies of my last three albums, what you did by going out and investing in music and albums is you’re saying that you believe in the same thing that I believe in,” she said during her speech. “[You believe] that music is valuable and that music should be consumed in albums and albums should be consumed as art and appreciated.”

The show ended with the award for Artist of the Year, which was awarded to One Direction! Also, closing off the performances was the highly anticipated world tv premiere performance of J.Lo’s “Booty” remix featuring Iggy Azalea.

Dog Haus Opening in Burbank

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date November 19, 2014

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The popular hot dog chain Dog Haus which is originally from Pasadena expands into nearby Burbank.

Dog Haus is quickly making plans to have multiple franchises across the Valley and soon across the nation. They have set their sets on having their next location in Burbank.

Dog Haus Burbank is opening on Saturday, November 22 on Olive Avenue across from the Warner lot, stuffed with communal tables, bar stools and a few booths around the perimeter. The space will also offer some outdoor seating, for those who prefer to sit outside, especially on the warm days California has to offer.

You can expect the usual blend of all-beef skinless franks, housemade sausages and burgers served up on grilled King’s Hawaiian rolls. There will also be seasonal-themed dogs such as, Thanksgiving-themed turducken sausage, running through the end of the month. People can also enjoy pints of local beer from Golden Road, Eagle Rock Brewery, Stone and more.

To celebrate the impending opening this Saturday, Dog Haus Burbank will be giving away their simple Haus dogs to anyone who stops by. Check it out for yourself!

Dog Haus Burbank
3817 W. Olive Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505
Open daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
doghaus.com

Taylor Swift Pulls All Songs From Spotify

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date November 5, 2014

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Taylor Swift shocked everyone this week on Spotify when her label, Big Machine Records, pulled all her music from the streaming service. Spotify did not have “1989” available to stream when it came out, which was not a surprise since Swift has made clear her distaste for free streaming sites.

The 40 million subscribers to Spotify won’t be able to listen to her new album, “1989,” or any of Swift’s past albums.

Swift told The Wall Street Journal last summer that “piracy, file sharing and streaming have shrunk the numbers of paid album sales drastically and every artist has handled this blow differently.”

She also has been quoted saying, “Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for.”

Swift isn’t the first artist to withhold her music from Spotify. For instance, Beyonce’s lastest album only offers 4 songs available to stream.

As Big Machine Records pulled Swift’s songs Monday, Spotify responded by saying how much the company loves Swift.

“We hope she’ll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone. We believe fans should be able to listen to music wherever and whenever they want, and that artists have an absolute right to be paid for their work and protected from piracy,” Spotify posted on its blog.

Spotify also posted playlists, “A Little Playlist Poetry for Taylor Swift,” and, “What to Play While Taylor’s Away.”

Swift’s music, including “1989” — which sold 1.3 million copies in just the first week of release — is still available on iTunes.