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Chiller Theatre 25th Anniversary
February 29th, 2016 by chocko
Looking at my Gucci, it’s about that time. Chiller Theatre Expo will be coming at you live from April 22 – 24 at Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. The guests appearances this time around include Alice Cooper, Weird Al Yankovic, Meat Loaf, Tara Reid plus loads more including a CHiPS reunion, a What’s Happening!! […]
Tags: adam west, celebrities, chiller theatre, expo, horror movies, interview, Madman, new jersey, sci-fi, The Muthers, trina parks
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The Blaze of Hackensack – Jersey Burners – Aerosol Art
February 7th, 2016 by Mr. C
(Per One and Hef) It’s been a Jersey minute (about 1 year) since I checked the open air graffiti walls nearby the Planet Chocko experimental labs in Hackensack, New Jersey and today, while running errands around town I noticed some seriously clean burners looking for attention! Actually, Planet Chocko member JoeNJDev always gives the latest […]
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All Aboard – a blast from the past NYC subway ride – Holiday edition
December 20th, 2015 by Mr. C
(Ride the “Special” Queens Plaza to Houston Street/2nd Ave local!) ———————————————————————————– Thanks to the folks at the New York City Mass Transit Authority (MTA) and the NY Transit Museum, we get a special treat every Sunday during the month of December with the annual holiday tradition of the blast from the past rides via NYCs […]
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NY International Motorcycle Show
December 13th, 2015 by Mr. C
(High Line park path by 30th street) (2016 NY International Motorcycle Show at Jacob Javitz Convention Center) The end of the year always marks the beginning of a fresh calendar for sales & marketing of new model year motorcycles. It’s that time again in December when the New York International Motorcycle Show rolls around to […]
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IP MAN 3 in theaters January 22!
December 8th, 2015 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————————— Director: Wilson Yip Action Choreographer: Yuen Woo Ping Producer: Raymond Wong ———————————————————————————————————————— Posters introducing the cast of IP MAN 3! ————————————————————————————————————————
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byrd over staten – a shaolin jazz tribute to Donald Byrd
December 5th, 2015 by Mr. C
Some pretty fly & progressive works going on over at the SHAOLIN JAZZ labs. Who knew the rugged & raw lyrics of the Wu-Tang Clan would pair so well with the funky jazz instrumentals of Donald Byrd! After some repeated listening to their latest project – BYRD OVER STATEN – My head was steady boppin’ […]
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Shepard Fairey Invades New Jersey
October 8th, 2015 by chocko
The Planet Chocko crew followed the progress of the 147 foot wide Shepard Fairey mural, “Natural Springs” located at Monmouth and 13th Streets in Jersey City, New Jersey. Just a quick note on Shepard if you don’t know who he is…his roots are in the skateboarding and punk scene and in the late 1980’s, he […]
Tags: art, graffiti, Jacob Lewis Gallery, jersey city, Natural Springs, new jersey, On Our Hands, shepard fairey, street art
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Back To The True School at Crotona Park: Bronx NYC
October 1st, 2015 by chocko
GrandMaster Caz Kool DJ Red Alert and DJ Jazzy Jay at Crotona Park Tools Of War closed out their jams this year at Crotona Park in The Bronx last week with a classic Back To The True School lineup: Grandmaster Caz, Kool DJ Red Alert and DJ Jazzy Jay. The show was dedicated to hip […]
Tags: Coke La Rock, crotona park, DJ Jazzy Jay, Eddie Cheeba, grandmaster caz, hip hop, Kool DJ Red Alert, rap, the bronx, Tools Of War
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DMC Signed Comics at Forbidden Planet NYC
September 15th, 2015 by chocko
DMC arriving at Forbidden Planet The legendary King Of Rock, DMC signed recent issues of his comic book DMC at Forbidden Planet in early September. DMC brought along a posse which included writer Amy Chu and DMC Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ comic book company Darryl Makes Comics recently published issue #1.5 of […]
Tags: Amy Chu, art, comic books, Darryl Makes Comics, Darryl McDaniels, DMC, Edgardo Miranda Rodriguez, forbidden planet, hip hop, signing
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From Chinatown with Love: Chinese American Arts Council at Lincoln Center Out of Doors
July 26th, 2015 by Mr. C
(Chinese Martial arts on display) (Playing with the Lions) The Lincoln Center Out of Doors free summer events boasts one of the most diverse menu of cultural offerings of Arts that NYC has to offer! Sunday was no different as the Chinese American Arts Council and their extraordinary players provided us with a dynamic performance […]
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School 15 in Paterson,NJ – Graffiti Wall of Fame
July 13th, 2015 by Mr. C
Thanks to legendary local graff writer ZAR from Paterson, NJ for turning us onto these great old school Wildstyle pieces at School 15. We met ZAR a few years ago at the Hoboken Arts Festival at his table selling his aerosol art on canvas,T-shirts, & on spray paint cans! Only until recently did we finally […]
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A Look Back At Cosplay at Comic-Con International 2014
July 9th, 2015 by chocko
The San Diego Comic Con International is now in full swing. I’m not going there this year. I’ll be missing the Con for the first time since 1998. It’s been a good run, but it really has been a pain in the neck trying to get tickets and it’s very expensive and nearly impossible to […]
Tags: 2014, california, comic books, comic convention, comic-con international, cosplay, costumes, geeks, nerds, photos, san diego, sdcc
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