Golden age of new school hip-hop music... Slick Rick...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 30, 1989



* Slick Rick - Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters

* Golden-age of new-school hip hop - rap music

* One of greatest storytelling song rappers 

* Just after the release of "Children's Story"



Page 71 has a editorial by Cathy Campbell with heading: "Rappin' His Balls Off", with a correspo... See More  

1972 review of the Rolling Stones days after their Madison Square Garden performances...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 27 1972



* The Rolling Stones North American Tour 1972

* Madison Square Garden concerts review

* "Exile on Main St." album

* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts,



Two photos on the front page (which includes a photo of Mick Jagger), but starting on page 33, is a multi-page review of Mick Jagger and The Roll... See More  

1976 Rock band "Queen" sold out ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 10, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "A Day At The Races" album - "Queen Lizzy Tour"

* Very 1st appearance at Madison Square Garden



Page 67 has a nice advertisement for a QUEEN concert at Madison Square Garden with opening act Thin Lizzy. (see images)

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Early 1988 "White Zombie" nightclub ad...

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)

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1976 KISS rock band Concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 19, 1976



* Early KISS rock band editorial w/ photo

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album tour beginning



The top of page 89 has a heading under "RIFFS" that reads: "Kiss Explain Themselves: Masks That Reveal" with subhead and photo of the group in full makeup. This was the time near the... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Alive!" tour performance advertisement

* Ace Frehley - Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* Capitol Theatre - Passaic, New Jersey



Page 87 has a advertisement for a few upcoming concerts at the Capitol Theatre with one of the performers being the rock band KISS. See image fo... See More  

1979 KISS rock band concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1979



* KISS - American heavy metal rock band ad

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Dynasty Tour - Madison Square Garden MSG



Page 78 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for upcoming "The Return of KISS" concert performances at Madison Square Garden. (see images) 

AI notes: On July 24 and 25, 1979... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 3, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Dressed to Kill" tour advertisement

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan - New York City



Page 114 has a 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch advertisement for the upcoming "KISS" concert at the Beacon Theatre (March 21st) This was jus... See More  

Madonna "SEX" book... Slick Willie as a Casanova in 1992...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 27, 1992



* Coffee table book "SEX" release advertisement

* Erotic softcore pornography - sadomasochism 

* President Bill Clinton - "Slick Willie"

* Womanizer - rapist - cheating husband

* About to win the 1992 election



Page 13 has a full page advertisement for the newly released Madonna book titled: &q... See More  

1974 Steve Miller Band & Ten Years After...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1974



* Steve Miller Band - American classic rock group

* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum concert ad

* Ten Years After - British blues rock band

* Madison Square Garden advertisement



Page 53 has a advertisement for a upcoming "STEVE MILLER BAND" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see i... See More  

1983 Run-DMC... beginning of new-school hip hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 21, 1983



* Very early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. mention

* "It's Like That" song release - brief review

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 73 has a very early take on the recent release of "It's Like That" by Run DMC with heading: "John Who?". (see images)

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1974 Eric Clapton concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 30, 1974



* Eric Clapton - English rock & blues guitarist

* The Yardbirds & Cream singer & songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement



Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for a "ERIC CLAPTON" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images)

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1983 Grateful Dead & The Band at the Carrier Dome ad...

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



* The Grateful Dead & The Band - rock bands

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* Syracuse University Carrier Dome concert ad



Page 98 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD & THE BAND" concert at the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse Uni... See More  

1970 "Free Huey!" campaign... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 19, 1970



* Huey P. Newton & the Black Panthers Party

* "Free Huey!" campaign - protest demonstration

* re. the shooting death of a Chicago police officer



The front page has a heading: "Rage of the Panthers: The Ghetto on Trial" with 3 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside. Lengthy text.

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Pre-release screening ad for the 1987 movie "The Lost Boys"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 21, 1987



* Pre release "The Lost Boys" film advertisement

* Pre opening Day movie screening premiere

* Horror comedy - Vampires - cult classic

* Earliest showing for this cult classic 

* "RoboCop" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review

* Cyperpunk science fiction - Cyborg 

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1977 English rock band ""Genesis" concert ad

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 31, 1977



* "GENESIS" English rock band advertisement

* "Spot the Pigeon" album - "Wind & Wuthering Tour"

* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Steve Hackett

* Very 1st appearance at Madison Square Garden



Page 46 has a advertisement for a "GENESIS" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)

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1979 Dith Pran and the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19, 1979



* Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran editorial

* His ordeal escaping the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia



Starting on the front page is a editorial on Dith Pran and his escape from the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia with heading:  "Dith Pran's Ordeal in Cambodia; Report from the Killing ... See More  

1963 occultist Kennth Anger advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1963



* Underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger

* Occultist - believer in Aleister Crowley's "Thelema"

* "Scorpio Rising" short film movie advertisement



Page 15 has a 3 3/4 x 3 inch advertisement for a showing of the experimental films "Scorpio Rising" and "Fireworks" by Kenneth Anger. (... See More  

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, March 14, 1894 



* Color political prints



Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politi... See More  

1972 Jackson Browne nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1972



* Early Jackson Browne night club performance ad

* American rock musician, singer & songwriter



Page 43 under "cafes, clubs & coffee houses" is a ad for a performance by "Jackson Browne" at The Bitter End night club. (see image) This was the same year of the release of his debut album.

I sus... See More  

Early Bob Dylan 1965 interview / photo...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 25, 1965



* Early and rare Bob Dylan interview

* American folk singer - songwriter



Page 24 has a rare interview with a young Bob Dylan under the heading: "Dylan Meets the Press" with a related photo. Dylan was known not to give many interviews throughout his career. This was one of his very first public press conference... See More  

1994 "SPEED" opening day movie review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 14, 1994



* Blockbuster "SPEED" review & ad

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American action suspense thriller film

* Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock 



Page 47 has the opening day review for the film "SPEED" with heading: "Bodies in Motion" and related photo. And page 53 h... See More  

1994 "ZZ TOP" & "Nine Inch Nails" Concert Ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 3, 1994



* ZZ Top - American rock band - Billy Gibbons

* "Antenna" album World tour - "Sharped Dress Man"

* MSG & Nassau Coliseum concerts advertisement

* "Nine Inch Nails" NIN industrial rock band 

* "The Downward Spiral" album tour 

* Trent Reznor with musician Marilyn M... See More  

1986 Metallica concert NYC ad....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 5, 1986



* Metallica concert performance advertisement

* Heavy Metal band - Felt Forum (cancelled) 

* James Hetfield - Cliff Burton - Kirk Hammett

* Scheduled weeks prior to Bassist Cliff Burton's death



Page 71 has a 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "METALLICA" at the Felt Fo... See More  

1994 "Rolling Stones" & "Soundgarden" concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 17, 1994



* "The Rolling Stone" concerts advertisement

* "Voodoo Lounge" album tour - Mick Jagger

* "Soundgarden" performances - "Superunknown" 



Page 65 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "The Rolling Stones" at Giants Stadium.

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