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After Dark Films releasing 5 action movies – May 11th – remember the date!
April 28th, 2012 by Mr. C
After Dark Action/Films is releasing a whole host of high voltage martial arts-action movies on May 11th that is getting me all jazzed up! On top of this heavyweight list of destruction is DRAGON EYES starring Cung Le (I call him the kung fu kid), a mixed martial arts champion and chinese grappling stylist of […]
Tags: after dark action, after dark films, dragon eyes, el gringo, stash house
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Hole Lotta Love! Hole reunited at Public Assembly
April 23rd, 2012 by chocko
The after-party for the movie Hit So Hard took place at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NYC last week on the night of the 13th. We had no idea what to expect but the $5 admission with ticket stub sure was enough to get us to cross the river to Williamsburg, BK on a Friday night […]
Tags: brooklyn, courtney love, eric erlandson, hit so hard, hole, melissa auf der maur, patty schemel, public assembly, reunite
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Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel
April 22nd, 2012 by chocko
Last week, we saw the documentary titled, Hit So Hard which tells the story of Patty Schemel, the drummer of the infamous band, HOLE. It is a brutally honest and cautionary tale of Patty’s meteoric rise to “rockstar” fame while struggling with the demons of alcoholism and addiction. Most of the movie features behind-the-scenes video […]
Tags: cinema village, courtney love, hit so hard, melissa auf der maur, movie, new york city, nyc, patty schemel, review, screening
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Adventures of an Autograph Hound
April 7th, 2012 by chocko
Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Melissa Auf der Maur made an appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square to promote Eric’s new book titled “Letters To Kurt” on the death anniversary of his friend, Kurt Cobain. Eric read some of his emotional letters, which actually read like ‘stream of consciousness’ poetry. His former Hole […]
Tags: eric erlandson, jennifer hudson, melissa auf der maur, nicki minaj, overkill, patty schemel, ramones, signings, stephin meritt, tommy ramone
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DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles played Highline Ballroom
April 2nd, 2012 by chocko
Last Monday DJ Premier and Freddie Foxxx (aka Bumpy Knuckles) tore the roof off Highline Ballroom in celebration Bumpy’s birthday and also the release of Kolexxxion, a new album featuring Foxxx on the microphone and Premier on the beats. The night started with DJ Technician from The Bronx spinning new and classic tracks. He announced […]
Tags: bumpy knuckles, concert, dj premier, freddie foxxx, highline ballroom, new york city, nyc, review, show
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Grimes played The Church
March 26th, 2012 by chocko
Montreal’s Claire Boucher aka Grimes played a show in the basement of the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia last Thursday in support of her 3rd album titled Visions which is a totally fun record if you like catchy, haunting cyborg electro-pop. I don’t normally make the roughly 2 hour trek to Philly but I just […]
Tags: concert, grimes, live, philadelphia, philly, review, show, the church
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Zigtebra, Joey Molinaro, Dead//Beat and Cauldron played ABC No Rio
March 20th, 2012 by chocko
(from top to bottom: Zigtebra, Joey Molinaro, Dead//Beat and Cauldron) Last Saturday, Chocko bum rushed the lower east side to see what was going on at ABC No Rio, the “collectively run center for art and activism.” Most Saturday afternoons, they hold a hardcore matinee where you can check out a bunch of punk bands […]
Tags: abc no rio, cauldron, dead//beat, joey molinaro, punk, zigtebra
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Razika played The Glasslands Gallery
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
I got to the show last night at Glasslands in Williamsburg, Brooklyn a little late and a tad shook up, thanks to the wacko walking in the middle lane of the FDR in a black hoodie and backpack. I know the sidewalks can get a little crowded at times, but c’mon now. I caught the […]
Tags: brooklyn, glasslands, new york city, nyc norwegian band, razika, show, the glasslands gallery
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Bowery Graffiti and Street Art
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
Chocko was hovering around the Bowery last week and noticed some changes in the scenery. It was a surprise to see the completed RETNA mural on the corner of Bowery and Houston Street. At first look, it appears to be ancient script or Hieroglyphics-meets-gang-graffiti in dripping red and blue paint. What does it all mean? […]
Tags: billy's antiques, bowery, graffiti, houston street, mural, new york city, nyc, retna, street art
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Red Horse played William Paterson University (Shea Center for Performing Arts)
March 13th, 2012 by Mr. C
(John Gorka,Eliza Gilkyson,Lucy Kaplansky – photo by chocko) The folk trio of Lucy Kaplansky, John Gorka, and Eliza Gilkyson better known as Red Horse folked the freak out of NJ with their wonderful harmonies when they played at William Paterson University (Shea Center for Performing Arts) last Saturday. As Red Horse, each band member performed […]
Tags: eliza gilkyson, folk, john gorka, lucy kaplansky, red horse
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Ghostface Killah – DJ Premier: Duel of the Iron Fists mixtape
March 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
Throw your WU’s in the air–Buck-buck-Buck! Gho..Gho..Gho..stface Killah is back in the lab again with his latest martial arts Shaolin-Wutang-Killer Bee mixtape collaboration with DJ Premier!! GhostFace shows that he still got the funky, funky killah kung fu cuts and verses with the help of the Grandmaster of beat making on the 1’s and 2’s […]
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Screaming Females played at Long In The Tooth (Philadelphia)
February 18th, 2012 by chocko
Last Wednesday, Screaming Females made a stop in Philadelphia on their recent mini-tour of record stores. This time around they played at a record store by the name of Long In The Tooth. The place was packed by the time the show began. Local pop punk trio Dry Feet opened up and kicked a few […]
Tags: long in the tooth records, philadelphia, philly, screaming females, show in-store
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