Archive for the ‘music’ Category
EL-P + Killer Mike = Run The Jewels
June 26th, 2013 by chocko
Killer Mike + EL-P at Santos Party House 2012 The brand new album by Run The Jewels just dropped today on Fool’s Gold Records. After Brooklyn’s EL-P collaborated with Atlanta’s Killer Mike on R.A.P. Music in 2012, the dynamic duo took it a step further with their current project trading verses with guests Big Boi […]
Tags: despot, el-p, fool's gold records, killer mike, kool ad, run the jewels
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Austra played Other Music
June 21st, 2013 by chocko
Austra was in NYC to celebrate the release of their brand new, second album, Olympia, out now on Domino. They recently played a sold out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. They also performed an in-store at Other Music where fans of the Canadian electro-pop band were treated to a set which showcased songs from […]
Tags: austra, band, canadian, indie, instore, katie stelmanis, other music
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Spectacle: The Music Video exhibit
June 19th, 2013 by Mr. C
(I want my MTV! + YO MTV RAPS!) I was lucky enough to catch the 2nd to last day of Spectacle: The Music Video exhibit on display at the Museum of The Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. We were up and about the Spectacle exhibit a few times during its installation run but of course […]
Tags: mtv, museum of moving image, music videos, spectacle
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Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival
June 13th, 2013 by Mr. C
Last weekend was another fun-filled celebration on Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where gleeful culture clashes of immigrant Chinese rubbed elbows with the Jewish Community. The Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival has been an annual event for 13 years – created to celebrate these two cultures living side by side […]
Tags: egg rolls egg creams festival, lower east side
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Photos From Outer Space 4
June 11th, 2013 by chocko
Once again, Chocko has been combing the streets with camera in hand and ready for action. Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest) was taking part in a Music + Film panel at SVA Theater during the Tribeca Film Festival. Lead singer of THE NATIONAL, Matt Berninger also took part in the panel. He spoke proudly of […]
Tags: damien echols, ethan hawke, julie delpy, new york city, nyc, photos, rachael yamagata, snoop lion
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New York Chinese Cultural Center performance at David Rubinstein Atrium/Lincoln Center
June 4th, 2013 by Mr. C
Last weekend, Meet the Artist Saturdays at Lincoln Center hosted a fun program for adults and kids as performers from the New York City Chinese Cultural Center demonstrated a diverse set of asian dance, arts, & culture including a traditional peking opera set: In search of the Real Monkey King! Traditional dances from Tibet, Mongolia, […]
Tags: asian dance, chinese culture, monkey king
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The Shirelles played BB King’s
May 28th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Beverly Lee) The Shirelles featuring one of the original members – Beverly Lee were on hand at BB King’s Blues Club on 42nd Street to rattle off a fun set of timeless Shirelle songs as well as other familiar hits from the Temptations, The Four Tops, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Anita Baker, […]
Tags: 1960's girl groups, doo wop, girl group, music, the shirelles
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Fab 5 Freddy at The Museum of the Moving Image PART II
May 26th, 2013 by chocko
Legendary Hip Hop Pioneer, FAB 5 FREDDY was at the Museum of the Moving Image last week for a discussion about many things including hip hop music, videos and graffiti art. Check out Mr. C’s review of the event in the previous post which includes the music videos Fab presented during the evening. I had […]
Tags: fab 5 freddy, graffiti, hip hop, momi, museum of the moving image, pioneer, wildstyle
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Fab 5 Freddy at The Museum of the Moving Image
May 20th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Fab 5 Freddy at the Museum of the Moving Image) To celebrate SPECTACLE: The Music Video exhibit, Chocko & I attended the event “An Evening with Fab 5 Freddy” hosted at the Museum of The Moving Image in Queens which was moderated by Warrington Hudlin last friday night! We almost didn’t make it because of […]
Tags: hip hop, lecture, museum of the moving image, music videos, spoken word
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Little Boots played Diesel (NYC)
May 15th, 2013 by chocko
Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) celebrated the release of her new self-released album, Nocturnes, last week at a Diesel store (135 Spring St.) in New York City a day before the album’s U.S. release. People began queuing up an hour before the free ticketed live set. GBH/Webster Hall DJ, Alex English spun some party rocking […]
Tags: alex english, diesel, little boots, live, new york city, nocturnes, nyc, set, show, victoria hesketh
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Chiller Theatre April 2013
May 1st, 2013 by chocko
Chocko and Mr. C busted through the doors of Chiller Theatre once again to celebrate pop culture, horror and b-movies, sci-fi and everything else in between. This spring was another huge event with a lot of guests from the world of movies, television, music and professional wrestling. A lot of temptations await at Chiller if […]
Tags: 2013, akira takarada, chiller theatre, horror convention, spring, the dead elvi, zacherley, zombies
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Record Store Day 2013
April 27th, 2013 by chocko
The big day for vinyl happened last weekend and I started the search for records at Tunes in Hoboken, New Jersey. The place was packed and Record Store Day Exclusives were displayed throughout the store. I found the Rob Zombie “Dead City Radio” 10″ which was made with a reverse groove. It’s really cool-you have […]
Tags: 2013, busking, generation records, kaki king, other music, record store day, records, vinyl
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