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Amy Winehouse

Amy Linden, XXL Hip Hop Soul, June 2007

UNDER LOS ANGELES' sparkly surface there lies a noir beauty, and nowhere is that gritty glamour more present than at the legendary Chateau Marmont. Nestled in the hills overlooking West Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, the quintessential Hotel California is a Spanish styled mecca for fast lane excess (it's where comedian John Belushi OD'd), old Hollywood elegance, and the hipster elite in both film and music.

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