1989 Club MTV performances advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 13, 1989



* Club MTV Tour at the Meadowlands



Page 73 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "CLUB MTV" performance at the Meadowlands Area in East Rutherford. (see images) 

AI notes: On July 23, 1989, the Club MTV Tour stopped at the Brendan Byrn e Arena (Meadowlands) in New Jersey. The event feature... See More  

1989 "ROAD HOUSE" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 23, 1989



* "Road House" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Action film - Patrick Swayze - Sam Elliott

* "The Who" "Ozzy Osbourne" "10,000 Maniacs"



Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "ROAD HOUSE" (see images)

AI not... See More  

Death of Christine Jorgensen... trans woman...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 4, 1989



* Christine Jorgensen death (1st report)

* American trans woman - actress - singer

* 1st widely known gender affirming surgery patient



The bottom of page 3 has a heading: "Christine Jorgensen, 62, Dies of Cancer" with lead-in: "1952 Sex-Change Operations Made Her a Celebrity" and photo. (see)

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Death of "comic genius" Lucille Ball...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 27, 1989 (Calendar section)



* Lucille Ball death (next-day report)

* Large photo - 1/2 page+ of coverage



The entire top-half of the Calendar section is dedicated to Lucille Ball. The headline reads: "Everybody Loved Lucy" posted above a large photo of her, followed by two articles which both continue on page 7.

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1989 EXODUS concert advertisement..

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1989



* MTV's The Headbangers Ball Tour

* Anthrax - Exodus & Helloween bands

* Heavy thrash and power metal music 

* Felt Forum concerts advertisement 



Page 73 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming MTV's "Headbangers Ball" performances at the Felt Forum in Manhattan. (see imag... See More  

1989 "The Bangles" appearances in NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1989



* The Bangles - American all-female pop rock band

* "Walk Like an Egyptian" "Manic Monday" fame

* Appearance at Tower Records & NYC concerts ads



Page 75 has a nice full page advertisement for a "The Bangles" appearance at Tower Records for photos and autographs. Also mention of th... See More  

Review & premiere of "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 10, 1989



* Best "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Adventure fantasy film - Monty Python connection



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home o... See More  

Review & premiere "The 'Burbs" & "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 17, 1989



* Best "The 'Burbs" "Bill & Ted Excellent Adventure"

* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews

* American black  & science fiction comedy films



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "The 'Burbs" & "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and perhaps no better is... See More  

Premiere of "Gleaming the Cube"... Tony Hawk...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 13, 1989



* Best "Gleaming The Cube" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film premiere

* Neo-noir skateboarding - Tony Hawk

* Mississippi Burning - Deep Star Six - Beaches - Pumpkinhead openings as well



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gleaming the Cube" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the lead... See More  

1988 "Working Girl" opening day ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 27, 1988



* "Working Girl" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in Manhattan

* American romance comedy drama

* Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford 



Page 79 has a advertisement for the opening day of the film "Working Girl" in Manhattan. 

And page 76 has the opening review for the film with... See More  

Review & premiere of "Rain Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 16, 1988



* Best "Rain Man" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rain Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More  

1988 Keith Richards concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 22, 1988



* Keith Richards w/ X-Pensive Winos

* The Rolling Stones lead guitarist 

* Concert at the Meadowlands Arena 



Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "KEITH RICHARDS" at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. New Jersey. (see images)

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1988 OZZY Osbourne concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1988



* Ozzy Osbourne at the Meadowlands concert advertisement

* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame 

* "No Rest for the Wicked" album tour in NYC area 



Page 89 has a nice 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for an upcoming "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Anthrax" concert at the Meadowlands Arena ... See More  

Premiere of "Halloween 4", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Calendar section only, October 21, 1988



* "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"

* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper ... See More  

1988 "Gorillas in the Mist" opening day ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 4, 1988



* "Gorillas in the Mist" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in Manhattan - NYC

* American biographical drama movie review

* Story of Diane Fossey - Sigourney Weaver



Page 79 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Gorillas in the Mist" in Manhattan. 

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1988 VAN HALEN concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 20, 1988



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* Performance at Madison Square Garden

* "OU812" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - Sammy Hagar



Page 70 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performances by "VAN HALEN" at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum. ... See More  

1987 Rod Stewart & Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert Ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 6, 1988



* Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts advertisement

* First major tour post-airplane crash 

* Rod Stewart at Madison Square Garden



Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "ROD STEWART" at Madison Square Garden.

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1988 NYPD & the Tompkins Square riots...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 16, 1988



* 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots 

* East Village, Manhattan, New York City

* Homeless, squatters & drug dealers 

* NYPD police brutality complaints 



The front page has a heading: "Night Clubbing" with subhead  and related photo. (see images) And beginning on page 10 is an ed... See More  

1988 "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 1988



* "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest

* Universal Studios prior to the movie premiere

* Citizens for a Universal Appeal - religious groups

* Director Martin Scorsese & Actor William Defoe



The top of the front page has two related photos with one column heading; "25,000 Gather at Universal to Protest Film" (see images) First re... See More  

Premiere week of "Die Hard", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 20, 1988



* "Die Hard" film advertisement

* Opening week movie premiere

* Bruce Willis - Los Angeles skyscraper



A nice issue on the premiere week of the motion picture hit "Die Hard" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.... See More  

1988 "Judas Priest" & "AC/DC concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 5, 1988



* Judas Priest - English heavy metal band 

* "Ram It Down" "Mercenaries of Metal" tour

* Robert Halford - Ian Hill - Glenn Tipton

* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Madison Square Garden MSG performance 



Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming performances b... See More  

1st weekend of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", in a L.A. newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1988



* "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" - Robert Zemeckis

* Best Grand Opening weekend movie advertisement

* Live-action/animated comedy



A terrific issue on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hit "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment indus... See More  

1988 "MONSTERS OF ROCK" tour concerts advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 21, 1988



* "Monster of Rock" tour concerts advertisement

* Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Van Halen - Metallica - Scorpions - Dokken

* Heavy metal - rock music bands - performances



Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "Monsters of Rock" tour concert performances at... See More  

1988 "IRON MAIDEN" w/ Ace Frehley concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 14, 1988



* "IRON MAIDEN" concerts advertisement

* English heavy metal band performances

* With Ace Frehley's Comet - Former KISS 

* "Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour" tour 



Page 80 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "IRON MAIDEN" performances in the New York City a... See More  

Review & premiere of "Big", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 1988



* Best "Big" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Fantasy comedy film - Tom Hanks

* Killer Klowns from Outer Space



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Big" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More