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the lowline labs
December 6th, 2015 by Mr. C
(Entrance into the Lowline labs) If you haven’t been living underneath a rock, you should know what the High Line is, an elevated railroad track that has been re-purposed as a public park in the Chelsea section of Manhatty. Well, the Lowline is the complete opposite of the High Line – the adversary – the […]
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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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St. Marks Is Dead Book Party Recap
December 4th, 2015 by chocko
Murray Hill, Jimmy Webb of Trash & Vaudville and Dirty Martini Ada Calhoun wrote a book titled St. Marks Is Dead which is about the history of the ever-changing three-block stretch in the East Village known as St. Marks Place. She writes about the origins of St. Marks when it was a Lenape tribe campsite […]
Tags: Ad-Rock, Ada Calhoun, book, Bridget Everett, Erin Markey, kathleen hanna, new york city, nyc, punk rock, St. Marks Is Dead, St. Marks Place, St. Marks Zeros
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The Lost Arcade (2015) / DOC NYC Film Festival
November 15th, 2015 by Mr. C
You could tell from the rowdiness and enthusiasm of the audience that this was going to be a fun film to watch! The Lost Arcade was a story of an old dive of an arcade on Mott Street known as the Chinatown Fair which dates back about 5 decades old. The Chinatown Fair was housed […]
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Tour De Bronx
October 26th, 2015 by Mr. C
(Starting line for the 40 mile – Tour de Bronx ride) You know if Halloween is nearing and the Chiller Theatre horror convention in NJ is fast approaching, you will also know that the Tour De Bronx annual bicycle ride is usually monster mashed somewhere in between these two festive occassions! This year was no […]
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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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YMCA Block party – 5 Pointz Creates – Long Island City Food & Flea Market – John Brown Smokehouse
July 25th, 2015 by Mr. C
(One of the battle art aerosol pieces by Carlos Game) (BREAK!) The spirit of the urban collective once known as 5 Pointz (more than just graffiti) came back earlier today in another form. A block party celebrating the culture of 5 Pointz held around the perimeter of The Skyline Auto Group on Vernon Blvd and […]
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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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From 9 men to 4Knots – connect the dots from Chinatown to Hell’s Kitchen
July 12th, 2015 by Mr. C
(the NY Mini 9 man volleyball tournament at Seward Park) (Marissa Paternoster/Screaming Females at the 4Knots music festival on Pier 84/Hudson River Park) (The Screaming Fuckers) Last Saturday, Joel NJ Dev and I braved the midday heat and caught a little bit of a 9 man volleyball tournament exclusive to teams/players with Chinese american heritage. […]
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A Look Back At Punk Island 2014
June 21st, 2015 by chocko
Punk Island is mere hours away….rain or shine! It’s taking place on Sunday, June 21 2015 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm at Staten Island Pier 1. 100 bands including Crack Rock Steady 7 and RVIVR. It’s gonna be insane. Check out some photos and videos from Punk Island 2014.
Tags: cop problem, punk island 2014, punk island 2015, punks
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Big Apple BBQ Block Party
June 15th, 2015 by Mr. C
(The calm before the smoke at 10:00am at the Big Apple BBQ block party on Saturday) (my accomplices at the BBQ fest – no forks – no problem!) (Shake Shack who?) The 13th annual Big Apple BBQ Block party at Madison Square Park came and went last weekend. About 17 BBQ pitmasters came as far […]
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Jersey City – vinyl records and street art!
June 14th, 2015 by Mr. C
————————————————————————————– In trying to stay with our theme of keeping the jams in Jersey more & more instead of venturing out to NYC, the Planet Chocko goonies – Chocko & Mr. C headed into Jersey City for the Jersey City Record Riot at the Grove Street Path Station. Say What? Outdoors – Free – 35 […]
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