Posts Tagged ‘review’
Record Store Day 2012: RSD Recap
May 4th, 2012 by chocko
As a record collector and a fan of music, Record Store Day is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s a chance for all record collecting nerds to get together and dig in the dusty crates for those vinyl exclusives. April 21 was circled on the calendar and after work, Joey Teacups and […]
Tags: 2012, academy annex, generation records, mates of state, other music, record store day, records, review, rsd, sound fix, vinyl
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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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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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Modus Operandi
February 29th, 2012 by chocko
Director: Frankie Latina Starring: Randy Russell, Mark Borchardt and Danny Trejo Genre: 70’s B-Movie, Exploitation Throwback This film is by the young director Frankie Latina who clearly loves cinema especially grindhouse movies, blaxploitation films and Italian giallo. The movie has a lo-fi look, was shot on Super 8 mm and switches frequently from color to […]
Tags: danny trejo, frankie latina, modus operandi, movie, review, sasha grey
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Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1974)
February 10th, 2012 by chocko
Director: Bo A. Vibenus Starring: Christina Lindberg and Heinz Hopf Genre: 70’s B-Movie, Exploitation This Swedish movie features a young woman’s twisted tale of ultimate revenge chock full of graphic violence, nudity and some hardcore sex scenes thrown in for good measure. Thriller was originally banned in Sweden. The U.S. release under the name, They […]
Tags: christina lindberg, hooker's revenge, review, the call her one eye
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The Incredible Hulk #1
November 7th, 2011 by chocko
It looks like Marvel Comics are starting some of their books at square one, but don’t be mistaken-it’s not a reboot! The Incredible Hulk #1 features writing by Jason Aaron and art by the legend Marc Silvestri! We find the Hulk as a bearded and introspective outsider living in the subterranean world beneath the Earth’s […]
Tags: comics, marvel, review
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Pictoplasma NYC
November 4th, 2011 by chocko
Pictoplasma NYC-The Festival of Contemporary Character Design and Art rolls through New York City November 3-6, 2011 with a variety of exhibitions and installations to check out all around town. Most of the art happenings are in downtown NYC and Chelsea but be sure to hop on a subway and check out what’s going on […]
Tags: art, exhibitions, festival, festival of contemporary character design and art, new york, new york city, review
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Zine and Mini-Comic Reviews
October 27th, 2011 by chocko
Xerography Debt #29 This is a zine chock full of zine reviews and is an excellent resource for checking out what’s out there in the zine world. It starts out with some informative editorials concerning the zine community and then there’s reviews galore with a plethora of info and contacts in case you see something […]
Tags: feedback, gabrielle bell, james kochalka, review, san diego diary, xerotraphy debt
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Rolling Thunder (1977)
October 26th, 2011 by chocko
Director: John Flynn Starring: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes Genre: 70’s B-Movie This violent tale of revenge is hard to find. I found myself a bootleg copy at a local horror convention. Rolling Thunder has only been released on VHS in the United States and hasn’t seen the light of day until it […]
Tags: chocko, grindhouse, movie, quentin tarantino, review, tommy lee jones, william devane
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CMJ in NYC
October 25th, 2011 by chocko
The CMJ Music Marathon came through NYC leaving music fans thirsting for more. It was a physically draining last couple of days and most of us are still suffering from the post-CMJ blues. Here’s a meager slice of what went down… Wild Flag, an all female band consisting of members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium and The […]
Tags: bowery ballroom, casiokids, cmj, eleanor friedberger, marathon, music, porcelain raft, public assembly, review, still corners, the stepkids, wild flag
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The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror
October 10th, 2011 by chocko
Bongo Comics annual Treehouse of Horror issue recently hit the stands and it features special guest artists and writers who tell a spooky tale involving everybody’s favorite animated family. The first story of this triple threat of terror is titled “Rosferatu” and was done by Zander Cannon and Gene Ha. Comic book fans might recognize […]
Tags: bart simpson, comic book, halloween, homer, review, star wars, the simpsons
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