1988 Monsters of Rock music festival advertisement...

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  

1988 Depeche Mode concert at Meadowlands Arena ad...

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 Megadeth w/ Dave Mustaine & Pink Floyd...

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



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

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  

Andy Gibb death... Youngest brother of The Bee Gees...

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 "Hairspray" opening day film advertisement...

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  

Early days of the AIDS virus in 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  

1988 EXODUS concert advertisement..

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  

1987 " Good Morning, Vietnam" opening day review w/ ad...

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 Jack KIrby & Marvel comics... Captain America...

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 stand-up comedian Sam Kinison advertisement...

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)

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1987 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...

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  

1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...

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 THE CARS & Simply Red Concert Ads...

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  

Death of Mary Astor... Hollywood actress...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1987 



* Mary Astor death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actress

* Brigid in "The Maltese Falcon"

* Best title to be had?



The top of the front page has a one column photo with small heading: "Mary Astor dies at 81" (See)

The front page of section II has a heading: "Actress, Author Mary Astor, 81, Dies" with subhead and... See More  

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 21, 1987



* Best "Dirty Dancing" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Romantic drama dance film - Patrick Swayze



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

Opening ad for the movie "The Lost Boys"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 4, 1987



* Best "The Lost Boys" film advertisement

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Horror comedy - Vampires - cult classic



Page 57 has a nice advertisement for the World Premiere in New York City for: "The Lost Boys" Being a weekly publication, this is actually the opening day (World premiere) ad for this... See More  

1987 "The Cure" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 14, 1989



* The Cure - English rock cult band 

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

* 1st Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" album - The Kissing Tour



Page 79 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE CURE" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see i... See More  

Pink Floyd, Jean Harlow, and The Church Lady...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 30, 1987  Page 63 has a full page ad for the October 5-7 & 10-12 Pink Floyd concerts at both Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands Arena. Another noteworthy item is the lengthy article covering Dana Carvey's portrayal of The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live (with photo). Additionally, there are many large and/or full-page movie ads, to incl... See More  

1999 Paco Stanley assassination...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 25, 1987



* Paco Stanley assassination by gun ambush 

* Mexican television entertainer - comedian

* Televisa and TV Azteca



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "TV Star Is Killed in Brazen Attack That Shocks Mexico" with subhead and photo. (see) Nice to have this  report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment in... See More  

1987 "Full Metal Jacket" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 23, 1987



* "FULL METAL JACKET" movie advertisement

* Grand opening day premiere in Manhattan 

* Director Stanley Kubrick - Vietnam War film



Page 58 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Full Metal Jacket" in Manhattan. (see images) 

AI notes: Full M... See More  

Jazz musician, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winner: Ornette Coleman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 23, 1987



* Ornette Coleman - Jazz Special



This issue contains the "JAZZ SPECIAL", which is almost exclusively dedicated to Ornette Coleman. The cover of this supplement has: "[THE ART OF THE IMPROVISOR] ORNETTE COLEMAN", which has the feature article... See More  

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 12, 1987



* Best "Predator" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Science-fiction action horror

* Arnold Schwarzenegger



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

1987 "BOSTON" & "Tom Petty" concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1987



* "BOSTON" American rock band

* Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement

* "Third Stage" album tour in New Jersey

* "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" concert

* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement



Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "B... See More  

Death of famed actress/pin-up girl Rita Hayworth...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16, 1987 



* Rita Hayworth death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actress

* World War II era pin-up girl

* Best title to be had?



The top of the front page features 3 photos of classic film star/World War II pin-up girl Rita Hayworth, beneath which is a one column heading; "Rita Hayworth, 'Love Goddess' of '40's, Dies". The article ... See More