Hotel Ziggy on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip asks “Who really owns music?”
nme.comNME about their mission to revive the counterculture of West Hollywood and “free the music”.Last April, Hotel Ziggy opened on Los Angeles’ storied Sunset Strip, on the same 2-square-mile as legendary California venues like The Viper Rooms and Whiskey A Go Go.The 108-room concept which takes its name from David Bowie and pays homage to West Hollywood’s eccentric musical history – with guest rooms, restaurants, and memorabilia that reflect the hotel’s catchphrase “free the music”.The lobby walls are covered in vintage vinyl, gig flyers, record plaques and portraits of bands.
But unlike many concept spaces that show highlights of music history through memorabilia, legal documents are also on display.
It was an intentional choice from Chief Hotel Imagineer Jon Bortz in order to prompt guests to ask, “Who really owns the music?”On one wall, there’s a printout outlining the lawsuit between Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams v.
Marvin Gaye’s estate for their track ‘Blurred Lines’, not far from an ‘AM’ era black and white portrait of Arctic Monkeys. On another wall, there’s a small flyer promoting one of The Doors ‘70s gigs on the strip next to a copy of the John Fogerty v.
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