Archive for December, 2009
Municipal Waste at The Gramercy Theatre NYC
December 11th, 2009 by planetchocko
Municipal Waste came to town on December 9 and brought their friends with them on tour: Cauldron, Phobia and Brutal Truth. Opening act, Caludron, a trio from Toronto are the best metal band in the business who rock out like the 80’s never ended. They have the look and sound totally down and their new […]
Tags: brutal truth, cauldron, grindcore, live show, metal, municipal waste, new york city, phobia, punk, thrash
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OC and AG at FAT BEATS
December 9th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) members OC and AG stopped by Fat Beats NYC on Dec. 8 to promote their first album together titled “Oasis.” D.I.T.C. is a group of New York based emcees and producers who gained the respect from the hip hop community for their hardcore lyrics and classic boom-bap beats since […]
Tags: 950 plus, a.g., album, CD, d.i.t.c., diggin in the crates, dj premier, fat beats, in-store, o.c., oasis, pics
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Amir Khan beats Dmitriy Salita to defend WBA-Light Welterweight Title
December 8th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Not a post that I was looking forward to writing, but Amir Khan (21-1 before the fight) defending WBA-Light Welterweight champion beats our local NYC hero of the Planet Brooklyn galaxy, Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1 before) in 76 seconds. Amir Khan came out with a thunderous right cross that stunned & knocked down Salita in the […]
Tags: amir khan, brooklyn, crown heights, dmitriy salita, freddie roach, light welterweight, orthodox stance, wba
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Hamilton Madison House toy drive in NYC
December 8th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Oops, I should have posted this update a few weeks ago, but better late than never I say! Okay, all you Planet Chocko martians! There is a toy drive hosted by the Hamilton Madison House in NYC which is a non-profit settlement house that is focused on improving the quality of life for low income […]
Tags: chinatown ice cream factory, hamilton madison house, toy drive
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Brooklyn Comics And Graphics Festival
December 7th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
It was a blustery day with constant cold rain and snow coming down, but that didn’t stop fans and artists of underground comics from showing up to the first brooklyn comics and graphics festival on Saturday, December 5. The show was presented by Desert Island and Picturebox and it would be safe to say that […]
Tags: art, comic books, fest, indie, underground
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williamsburg, brooklyn
December 7th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
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THE XX
December 7th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
UK’s The xx made a recent appearance at Newbury Comics in Boston, MA. These young musicians from South London were originally a four piece but are now down to 3 members: Romy Madley Croft (vocals and guitar), Oliver Sim (vocals and bass) and Jamie Smith (drum machines and percussion). This soft-spoken bunch play slow indie […]
Tags: boston in-store, live performance, newbury comics, rough trade, uk band, xx
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Hong Kong 4/09 pics by C
December 3rd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Hello all, just a few sprinkles of pictures that I took when I was in Hong Kong for 1 week in April of 2009. HK is a beautiful city with enormous amounts of energy that I cannot describe. Eating, shopping, drinking, malls upon malls, did I mention eating? are all activities Hong Kong does well! […]
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Cheeky's Last Show Ever
December 1st, 2009 by Planet Chocko
All good things must come to an end and unfortunately the awesome pop-punk band, Cheeky have called it a day. They played their last show ever last Saturday at Death By Audio in Brooklyn with a little help from their friends: Zombie Dogs, Stupid Party, Slingshot Dakota, and Shellshag. Ari Up of The Slits was […]
Tags: cheeky, death by audio, diy, last show, punk
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Movie Review: 'Red Cliff' directed by John Woo
December 1st, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Red Cliff, a film directed by John Woo is an epic period piece Warlord movie that displayed a war infested regime during the Han Dynasty in China. The Lord of Mainland China was convinced by one of his henchmen, General Cao Cao to battle against the Empire of Wu in Southern China to become the […]
Tags: john woo red cliff tony leung
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