Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
1988 Bob Dylan & Metallica "...And Justice for All" album...
Item #718539
October 11, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1988
* Bob Dylan performances at Radio City Music Hall advertisement
* Metallica heavy metal band advertisement
* "...And Justice for All" album release
* James Hetfield - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett - Lars Ulrich
Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming concerts by "BOB DYLAN... See More
1988 "Gorillas in the Mist" opening day ad & review...
Item #718329
October 04, 1988
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.
And page 81 has... See More
1988 heavy metal band Metallica editorial...
Item #718097
September 27, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 27, 1988
* Metallica editorial on growing popularity w/ group photo
* Heavy Metal band - "...And Justice for All" (latest album)
* James Hetfield - Lars Ulrich - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett
* Bob Dylan performances at Radio City Music Hall advertisement
Page 85 has an editorial by Chuck Eddy on the he... See More
1988 VAN HALEN concert advertisement...
Item #718256
September 20, 1988
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
1988 Grateful Dead, Van Halen & Pat Benatar concert ads...
Item #718416
September 13, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 13, 1988
* Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden
* Van Halen at MSG and Nassau Coliseum
* Pat Benatar at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan
* Nice upcoming concert performances advertisements
Page 51 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "GRATEFUL DEAD" concert at Madison Square Garden.
Page 53 ... See More
1987 Rod Stewart & Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert Ads...
Item #718258
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.
Page 77 has another nice full page ad for upcoming performances ... See More
1988 NYPD & the Tompkins Square riots...
Item #718330
August 23, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 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: "Under Fire" and more with related photo. (see images) And beginning on page 10 is an editorial on the sit... See More
1988 NYPD & the Tompkins Square riots...
Item #718610
August 16, 1988
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...
Item #712252
August 12, 1988
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
Tucker 1st Day Movie Advertisement & Review... Black Mormons...
Item #712160
August 12, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 12, 1988
* Tucker - premiere advertisement & review
* Mormon door is now open to Blacks
* Last Temptation of Christ controversy
A nice full page ad for the premiere of the movie "TUCKER", accompanied by a review on the first page of the Calendar section. Nice to have in a Los Angeles newspaper. The
Also present is an advertis... See More
1988 "Die Hard" opening day film ad & review...
Item #718156
July 26, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 26, 1988
* "Die Hard" film NYC 1st showing advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Actor Bruce Willis - Los Angeles skyscraper
Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "DIE HARD" in Manhattan.
And page 57 has the opening review for the film with heading: ... See More
Premiere week of "Die Hard", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #708844
July 20, 1988
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 AEROSMITH w/ Guns N' Roses concert advertisement...
Item #718681
July 12, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988
* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement
* Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry
* "Permanent Vacation" album tour concert
* Giants Stadium w/ Guns N' Roses & Deep Purple
Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "AEROSMITH" concert with Guns N'... See More
1988 "Judas Priest" & "AC/DC concert advertisements...
Item #718667
July 05, 1988
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
"Robert Plant" concert advertisement...
Item #718880
June 28, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 28, 1988
* "Robert Plant" solo concert advertisement
* Led Zeppelin front man - singer - songwriter
* Madison Square Garden MSG advertisement
* "Non Stop Go" tour - "Now and Zen" album
Page 103 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "ROBERT PLANT" w/ Cheap Trick con... See More
1st weekend of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", in a L.A. newspaper...
Item #687110
June 24, 1988
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
Premiere of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", in a L.A. newspaper...
Item #685278
June 22, 1988
CALENDAR SECTION ONLY of The Los Angeles Times, June 22, 1988
* "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" - Robert Zemeckis
* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement
* Live-action/animated comedy w/ review
A terrific issue on the premiere 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 ... See More
1988 "MONSTERS OF ROCK" tour concerts advertisement...
Item #718660
June 21, 1988
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
Review & premiere of "Red Heat", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #672407
June 17, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1988
* Best "Red Heat" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Buddy cop action - Arnold Schwarzenegger
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Red Heat" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's ... See More
1988 "IRON MAIDEN" w/ Ace Frehley concert advertisement...
Item #718666
June 14, 1988
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
1988 "BIG" & "FUNNY FARM" opening day advertisements...
Item #718664
June 07, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 7, 1988
* "Big" & "FUNNY FARM" film advertisements
* Grand Opening Day premiere showings
* Fantasy comedy movie - actor Tom Hanks
* Chevy Chase - Madolyn Smith Osbourne
Page 54 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of "BIG"
And page 58 has another opening ad for "FU... See More
Review & premiere of "Big", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #716358
June 03, 1988
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
Review & Premiere of "Willow", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #675790
May 20, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 20, 1988
* Best "Willow" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* High Fantasy cult film - Ron Howard
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Willow" 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 publicatio... See More
1988 Monsters of Rock music festival advertisement...
Item #707324
May 17, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 17, 1988
* Monsters of Rock music festival
* Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands
* Metallica, Van Halen, Scorpions & more
* Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ
Page 83 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "MONSTER OF ROCK" music festival at Giants Stadium. Performers include: "Vasn Halen",... See More
Very early DANZIG heavy metal band gig 1988 ad...
Item #706934
May 10, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 10, 1988
* DANZIG - American heavy metal band
* One of the very first gig performances
* Ritz nightclub w/ GWAR advertisement
Page 120 has a 7 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "DANZIG w/ GWAR" performance at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. (see images) Danzig performed their very 1st ever show just a mo... See More
1988 Depeche Mode concert at Meadowlands Arena ad...
Item #706677
May 03, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 3, 1988
* Depeche Mode - English band advertisement
* Electronic rock - new wave - pop music
* Meadowlands Arena concert performance
* "Music For The Masses" album tour
Page 78 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "DEPECHE MODE" concert at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (s... See More
1988 "Guns N' Roses" NYC concert advertisement...
Item #706768
April 19, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 19, 1988
* "Colors" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere
* Sean Penn and Robert Duvall
* Early Guns N' Roses concert ad
* Rock band - Axl Rose and Slash
* "Appetite for Destruction" album tour
* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden
* MEGADETH thrash heavy metal group
Page 67 has a ni... See More
1988 Megadeth w/ Dave Mustaine & Pink Floyd...
Item #707196
April 12, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1988
* Megadeth - thrash heavy metal band
* Frontman & guitarist Dave Mustaine
* So Far, So Good... So What! concert tour
* Beacon Theatre performance advertisement
* Pink Floyd - English psychedelic rock band
* "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" album tour
* Giants Stadium performance advertisement
... See More
1988 "Beetlejuice" opening day film advertisement...
Item #706687
April 05, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1988
* "Beetlejuice" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere
* Comedy-fantasy movie - Tim Burton
* Pink Floyd - English psychedelic rock band
* "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" album tour
* Giants Stadium performance advertisement
* MEGADETH thrash heavy metal group
* Beacon Theater NYC... See More
Review & premiere of "Beetlejuice", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #707446
March 30, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 30, 1988
* Best "Beetlejuice" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Comedy-fantasy movie - Tim Burton
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Beetlejuice" 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 "Stand and Deliver" opening day film ad...
Item #715552
March 22, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 22, 1988
* "Stand and Deliver" American drama film
* Opening day movie premiere advertisement
* Edward James Olmos - Lou Diamond Phillips
Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Stand and Deliver" in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because t... See More
Andy Gibb death... Youngest brother of The Bee Gees...
Item #645865
March 11, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 11, 1988
* Andy Gibb death (1st report)
* English singer - teen idol
Near the bottom of page 3 is a two column heading: "Andy Gibb, 1970s Pop Music Sensation, Dies in England at 30" with photo. (see) The article carries over to page 30. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
The complete first section only wi... See More
1988 Motorhead w/ Lemmy concert advertisement..
Item #707003
March 08, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 8, 1988
* Motorhead - English heavy metal band
* Bassist front man Lemmy Kimister
* Ritz nightclub concert advertisement
Page 120 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming "Motorhead w/ Manowar" concert at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. A smaller ad for the same performance is on the same page. (see images)
... See More
1988 "Hairspray" opening day film advertisement...
Item #706928
March 01, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1988
* "Hairspray" American musical comedy film
* Opening day movie premiere advertisement
* Sonny Bono - Divine - Ricki Lake - Ruth Brown
* Red Hot Chili Peppers concert ad for the Ritz
Page 69 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIRSPRAY" in Manhattan. (see images)... See More
1988 INXS rock band concert advertisement...
Item #706929
March 01, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1988
* INXS Australian rock band - Michael Hutchence
* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement
Page 92 has a full page advertisement for performances by "INXS" at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.... See More
Early days of the AIDS virus in 1988...
Item #707307
February 23, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 23, 1988
* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen
* Doctor Robert Redfield - American virologist
* Study to determine if it spreads w/ heterosexual sex
The front page has a heading: "STRAIGHT SEX And AIDS" The top of page 21 has a related heading with subheads. S... See More
Death of child actress Heather O'Rourke, in a Los A ngeles newspaper...
Item #689500
February 02, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 2, 1988
* Heather O'Rourke death (1st report)
* American child TV & movie actress
* Steven Spielberg's "Poltergeist" fame
* Best title to be had ?
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Heather O'Rourke, 'Poltergeist' Child Star, Dies" with photo. (See) Great to have this report in a newsp... See More
1988 EXODUS concert advertisement..
Item #718402
January 26, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 26, 1988
* Exodus - heavy thrash metal band
* Lead vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza
* Ritz nightclub concert advertisement
Page 100 has a 7 1/4 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming "EXODUS" concert at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: On January 22, 1988, Exodus headlined a... See More
Early 1988 "White Zombie" nightclub ad...
Item #718274
January 12, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 12, 1988
* Early "White Zombie" performance advertisement
* CBGB - Manhattan music nightclub - heavy metal band
Page 105 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of the performers being a early "WHITE ZOMBIE" (see images)
AI notes: On January 9, 1988, White Zombi... See More
1987 " Good Morning, Vietnam" opening day review w/ ad...
Item #718325
December 29, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 29, 1987
* Grand opening day premiere movie review
* "Good Morning, Vietnam" movie advertisement
* War comedy film - Actor Robin Williams
Page 63 has the opening day review for the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" with heading: "Hi, Nam" with photo. And page 65 ha... See More
1987 Opening day ads for notable movies...
Item #718273
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 15, 1987* Advertisements for notable films
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres
* "Moonstruck" "Wall Street" "Broadcast News"
* "Overboard" "Throw Momma From The Train"
Inside this issue contains some nice full page advertisements for the opening day sh... See More
1987 Jack KIrby & Marvel comics... Captain America...
Item #718272
December 08, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 8 1987
* Jack Kirby - American comic book artist
* Marvel comics - superheroes creator
* Captain America - Fantastic Four & more
* Editorial on dispute w/ Marvel re. his artwork
Starting on page 3 is a very lengthy editorial by Janet Bode that conitues on multiple inside pages with related illustrations. The head... See More
1987 "DEPECHE MODE" at Madison Square Garden...
Item #718406
November 24, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 24, 1987
* "DEPECHE MODE" English electronic band
* "Music for the Masses" album tour concert
* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement
Page 82 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "DEPECHE MODE" at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)
... See More
1987 stand-up comedian Sam Kinison advertisement...
Item #717914
November 17, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 17, 1987
* Sam Kinison - stand-up comedian & actor advertisement
* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden performance
Page 91 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming New Year's Eve performance by "SAM KINISON" at the Felt Forum in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: On December 31, 1987... See More
Review & premiere of The Running Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #663134
November 13, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 13, 1987
* Best "The Running Man" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Fantasy action thriller - Arnold Schwarzenegger
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Running Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - ... See More
1987 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...
Item #717695
November 10, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 10, 1987
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "Hold Your Fire" album tour advertisement
* Nassau Coliseum, Meadowlands & MSG concerts
Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "RUSH" concerts at three venues in the New York ... See More
Early Red Hot Chili Peppers 1987 concert ad...
Item #718234
November 03, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 3, 1987
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band
* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
* Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea
Page 95 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by the "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS" at the "RITZ" nightclub in Manhattan. This particu... See More
1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...
Item #718102
October 20, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 20, 1987
* The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
* LGBTQ "The Great March" of 750,000 participants
* During the AIDS epidemic - "ACT UP" political group
The front page has a photo showing demonstrators at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Right... See More
1987 AEROSMITH w/ Dokken concert advertisement...
Item #717699
October 13, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 13, 1987
* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement
* Frontman Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry
* "Permanent Vacation" album tour
* Nassau Coliseum & Meadowlands Arena concerts
Page 83 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "AEROSMITH" with "Dokke... See More
1987 THE CARS & Simply Red Concert Ads...
Item #717885
October 06, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 6, 1987
* THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek
* Madison Square Garden & more concerts advertisement
* Simply Red - English pop band - "Men and Women" tour
* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan performance show
Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "The Cars"... See More
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