1983 Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" song release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 27, 1983



* Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" instrumental song

* Grand Mixer DMX - deejay - DJ scratching style

* Electro funk music - early new-school hip hop



Page 95 has a full page ad for the recent release of Herbie Hancock's single "Rockit" from his album "Future Shock". (see images)

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1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 28, 1963



* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination

* Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald



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1988 INXS rock band concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1988



* INXS Australian rock band - Michael Hutchence

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



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1988 "Guns N' Roses" NYC concert advertisement...

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



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1961 Pete Seeger performances advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 21, 1961



* Pete Seeger - American folk singer - guitarist

* Carnegie Hall concerts advertisement



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1988 "Willow" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 24, 1988



* "Willow" American film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Epic dark fantasy adventure film - Val Kilmer

* Directed by Ron Howard - George Lucas (producer)



Page 71 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Willow" (see images)

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1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 18, 1985



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



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1982 Squeeze rock band MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1982



* English rock band SQUEEZE Performance

* Part of the second British invasion

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert ad



Page 91 has a full page advertisement for a "SQUEEZE" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)

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1983 "Scarface" opening day film & AC/DC concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1983



* "Scarface" film advertisement - Al Pacino

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American crime drama by Oliver Stone

* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York

* "Flick of the Switch" album Tour



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1984 "Splash" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 13, 1984



* "Splash" Ron Howard film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American romantic fantasy comedy

* Actor Tom Hanks & actress Daryl Hannah

* 1st Touchstone Pictures film - Walt Disney



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1981 "The Kinks" English rock band MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 9-15, 1981



* The Kinks - English rock band

* Part of the British invasion in America

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "You Really Got Me" song fame - MSG



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1981 Dragonslayer, James Bond, Stripes & Tom Petty...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24-30, 1981



* "Dragonslayer" - dark fantasy film opening day ad

* "For Your Eyes Only" - James Bond spy movie

* "Stripes" - Bill Murray action comedy premiere

* Singer guitarist Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

* Byrne Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement



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1981 Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981



* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement

* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY

* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist



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1978 "The Police" very first U.S. performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-6, 1978



* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"

* Very first United States performance advertisement

* CBGB - Manhattan music club gigs



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1982 Duran Duran concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 6, 1982



* English pop rock band Duran Duran

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* The Rio tour - Peppermint Lounge concert

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame



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1982 review & premiere of "Conan the Barbarian"

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 18, 1982



* "Conan the Barbarian" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review

* Fantasy adventure - Arnold Schwarzenegger



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1976 "ROCKY" boxing movie pre-release review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1976



* "Rocky" pre-World premiere review

* American sports drama film

* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

* 12 days prior to opening day in NYC



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1984 "A Nightmare on Elm Street" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 13, 1984



* "A Nightmare on Elm Street" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Supernatural slasher horror movie

* Actor Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger

* Johnny Depp's 1st feature film debut

* The Cure - English rock cult band ad

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

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1973 Billy Joel nightclub performances ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 22, 1973



* Very early Billy Joel performances

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* "Piano Man" studio album tour

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement

* The J. Geils Band - American rock band

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert ad



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1983 Moshing, Neil Young & Aerosmith...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 18, 1983



* Moshing - slam dancing - slamming gains popularity

* Neil Young - Canadian American singer songwriter

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* Aerosmith - American hard rock band concert ad

* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton



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1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 11, 1984



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



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1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 12-18, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" advertisement

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 53 has a great full page advertisement for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan. (see images)

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1980 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement



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1981 RAINBOW rock band concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 18-24, 1981 (3/18 - 3/24)



* Ritchie Blackmore's "Rainbow" rock band

* Hard rock concert performance advertisement

* Nassau Coliseum , Uniondale, New York



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1982 "Divine" drag queen performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 4, 1982



* "DIVINE" - Harris Glenn Milstead

* Character actor, singer and drag queen

* The Fun House nightclub advertisement



Page 118 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for a performance by "DIVINE" at the Fun House in New York City. (see image)

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