1984 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 24, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - American singer & songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* "Fun Tour" concert at The Ritz in Manhattan

* Motley Crue w/ Ratt - heavy metal hard rock bands

* "Shout At The Devil" tour concert at Beacon Theatre



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1974 Aerosmith concert & Alice Cooper album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974



* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad

* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton

* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC

* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter

* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement



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Opening review for the 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976



* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy

* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo

* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal



Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd Rather 'Lose' by Winning Than 'Win' by Losing&... See More  

THE BAND (Rock Band) Palladium Nightclub '76 Concert...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sep. 13, 1976



* THE BAND Canadian-American rock band

* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement



Page 83 has a nice advertisement for a upcoming "THE BAND" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)



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Opening day review for the 1978 movie "Pretty Baby"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 10, 1978



* "Pretty Baby" - American historical drama film

* Opening day movie review and advertisement

* Brooke Shields - Susan Sarandon - Keith Carradine



Page 45 is taken up with the opening day review of the drama film "Pretty Baby" with heading: "Little Lolita Lost" and related photo. (see image... See More  

Feature on Brian Eno... Pat Benatar's music career begins at a NYC nightclub...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1978



* Pat Benatar - American singer and songwriter

* Woman musician's career begins at a NYC nightclub

* Noticed for the first time by a record representative

* Feature article on Brian Eno - music pioneer



Page 81 has a amazing ad for "PAT BENATAR" performances at the Tramps nightclub in New York City. T... See More  

1974 Attica film American premiere advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1974



* ATTICA - American documentary film

* 1971 Attica prison riot - uprising - rebellion

* American premiere movie advertisement



Page 78 has a 14 x 6 inch advertisement for for the American premiere of "ATTICA" film in Manhattan. This film was directed by Cinda Firestone. (see images)

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1978 "Meat Loaf" NYC nightclub concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1978



* MEAT LOAF - American singer musician

"Bat Out of Hell" debut album tour concert

* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement



Page 55 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 advertisement for upcoming "MEAT LOAF LIVE" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

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1974 James Taylor concerts advertisement....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 18, 1974



* James Taylor - American singer - songwriter - guitarist

* Concert performances at 2 venues advertisement



Page 55 has a full page advertisement for upcoming "JAMES TAYLOR IN CONCERT" performances at Carnegie Hall and Nassau Coliseum. (see images)

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1974 Gregg Allman & Deep Purple concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 7, 1974



* Gregg Allman - Musician - singer - songwriter

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement - Manhattan

* Deep Purple - English hard rock band

* Heavy metal & modern hard rock music pioneers

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



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One of the most dramatic Kennedy assassination issues to be had...

CITIZEN-NEWS, Hollywood, California, Nov.  22, 1963  See the photos for one of the most dramatic front pages to be had reporting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Save for the caption to the photo the only word on the front page is in huge, bold letters: MARTYRED !

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Allen Ginsberg and Dustin Hoffman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 26, 1966  A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page features an article with photo of: "Allen Ginsberg: Hustler for Life".

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One of the most dramatic Kennedy assassination issues to be had...

CITIZEN-NEWS, Hollywood, California, November 22, 1963



* Unique JFK assassination issue



See the photos for one of the most dramatic front pages to be had reporting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Unlike most issues of the day, which would have had a photo of JFK on the front page and a headline like "Kennedy Assassinated" with a wealth of reporting, this newsppaer... See More  

1975 Bad Company Madison Square Garden concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1975



* Bad Company - Straight Shooter album tour

* English rock supergroup band - Paul Rodgers

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* Leslie West - American guitarist singer songwriter

* Beacon Theater on Broadway performance ad



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Premiere of "Hotel Rwanda"... Premiere of "Fat Albert"...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 2004 

 

* Many full-page ads leading up to the Oscars

* Christmas-season movie releases: Fat Albert, Hotel Rwanda, The Woodsman, & Meet the Fockers



Christmas Season full-page ads premiering: "Hotel Rwanda", "Fat Albert" (which includes a review), "The Woodsman", starring Kevin Bacon, and "Meet the... See More  

World premiere movie ad for 1974 "Chinatown"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, June 20, 1974



* "Chinatown" World premiere movie advertisement

* American neo-noir mystery psychological drama film

* Roman Polanski - Jack Nicholson - Faye Dunaway



Page 83 has a nice advertisement for "Chinatown" for it's World premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for the very first showing of the film. (openin... See More  

Introducing "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"...

NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1938 



* Snow White and the seven dwarfs

* Walt Disney animated cartoon movie

* Opening day movie review



Page 21 contains a very nice, detailed, and lengthy review of the new animated feature-length movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the very first by Walt Disney. The very favorable review begins: "Sheer fantasy, delightful, gay and alto... See More  

1974 Billy Joel nightclub performances ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 14, 1974



* Very early Billy Joel performances

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* "Piano Man" studio album tour

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement



Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for "BILLY JOEL" gigs at Max's Kansas City nightclub in Manhattan. (see images) He would p... See More  

1972 Bette Milder debut album & concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 23, 1972



* Bette Milder - American singer & actress

* "The Driving Miss M" debut album release

* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement



Page 57 has a nice full page advertisement for the release of Bette Milder's debut album "The Driving Miss M".

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Weekend premiere of "Monty Python's Life of Brian", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 19, 1979 (Front & Calendar Sections)



* "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (small ad)

* Apocalypse Now (full-page ad)

* Opening weekend for both



A terrific issue on the premiere weekends of the motion picture hits "Monty Python's Life of Brian" and "Apocalypse Now". Additional large ads are for "Hooper", "Ro... See More  

John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 17, 1862  



* John Wilkes Booth theater ad

* Civil War original reporting



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Arnold Schwarzenegger wins 1973 Mr. Olympia...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1973



* 1973 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition

* Actor bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger wins

* Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City



Page 51 has a photo showing Schwarzenegger at the competition with related article. (see images)

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Premiere of "The Matrix"... Pre-releases of "Out of Towners" & "Cookie's Fortune.".

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 28, 1999 (Calendar Section only)



* "Matrix" pre-release ad

* Pre-release of "The Out of Towners"



A terrific 2-page ad prior to the premiere of the cult classic movie "The Matrix", starring Keanu Reeves & Lawrence Fishburne. Additionally, a pre-premier ad of "The Out of Towners", staring Goldie Hawn & Steve Ma... See More  

1968 Andy Warhol superstar Viva w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 22, 1968



* Andy Warhol superstar actress VIVA w/ photos

* Underground cinema - The Factory editorial



The front page has a heading: "Viva of the Visions: A Scar is Borne" with lead-in: "Andy's Juliet" with photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues inside with another related photo. See images for portion ... See More  

"A Clockwork Orange" opening movie review and ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 30, 1971 



* "A Clockwork Orange"

* Premiere review and ad

* Movie director Stanley Kubrick

* Dystopian crime film



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