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  

1979 premiere of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1979



* "Buck Rogers in the 25th century"

* Science fiction adventure film - movie

* Opening day premiere advertisement

* Actor Gil Gerard & actress Erin Grey



Page 42 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for the opening day of the science fiction film "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (see images)

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1982 Judas Priest w/ Iron Maiden MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 14, 1982



* Judas Priest with Iron Maiden performances

* English heavy metal - hard rock bands

* Madison Square Garden music concert advertisement

* Lead singers Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson 



Page 61 has a half page advertisement for a upcoming "Judas Priest with special guest Iron Maiden" concert at Ma... See More  

1978 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) at MSG advertisement...

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



* Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) concerts

* Madison Square Garden advertisement

* "Out of the Blue" tour w/ Trickster 



Page 49 has a nice full page advertisement for "ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

AI notes: The Electric Light Orchestra ... See More  

1981 PRINCE concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 1981



* PRINCE Rogers Nelson performance ad

* Singer - songwriter - actress - author 

* Palladium nightclub NYC concert hall 

* About 2 1/2 years prior to "Purple Rain" 



Page 75 has a 5 x 3 1/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "PRINCE" performance at the Palladium nightclub in ... See More  

1982 "QUEEN" concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3, 1982



* Queen - British rock band

* Meadowland - East Rutherford 

* "Hot Space" tour concert advertisement

* Freddie Mercury - Brian May



Page 50 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by "QUEEN" "With Special Guest Billy Squier" at the Meadowlands in East Rutherfor... See More  

Sylvia Likens murder editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 13, 1978



* Sylvia Likens child abuse and murder editorial w/ photos



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the 1965 torture and murder of 16 year old Sylvia Likens with heading: "The Sexual Aesthetic of Murder" with photo. (see images) This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related p... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1985....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 26, 1985



* Grateful Dead concert at Nassau Coliseum

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

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



Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

AI notes: In March 19... See More  

THE DOORS Jim Morrison 1st MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 9, 1969



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* First & only Madison Square Garden concert show

* Considered there 1st big venue performance advertisement

* Year of the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York



Page 34 has a 5 x 3/12 inch advertisement for "The DOORS" concert at Madison Square Gar... See More  

1967 Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1967



* Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors

* Famous American guitarist makes New York debut

* American rock band - Jim Morrison

* Steve Paul's Scene nightclub advertisement



Page 29 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances at The Scene nightclub. Among the performers are very early app... See More  

The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967



* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins

* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos

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

* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band



A terrific issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has an article headed: "Frontier on Tompkins Square - p. 14"... See More  

1981 Tina Turner Manhattan concerts ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 23-29, 1981



* Tina Turner "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"

* Singer - songwriter - actress - author 

* The Ritz - New York City rock club concerts



Page 123 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by Tina Turner at The Ritz rock club in Manhattan.

AI notes: In 1981, Tina Turner per... See More  

1978 "Animal House" pre opening day movie advertisement...

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



* "Animal House" pre-opening day movie advertisement

* John Landis comedy film - Harold Ramis

* Actors John Belushi & Tim Matheson



Page 46 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day of "Animal House" in New York City. (see images) This is the more uncommon advertisement featuring a pho... See More  

1985 WWF World Wrestling w/ Hulk Hogan...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1985



* WWF - World Wrestling Federation 

* Pre WrestleMania - gaining popularity 

* Hulk Hogan, The Iron Shiek - Cyndi Lauper



This issue has a great lengthy editorial on the surge in mainstream popularity for WWF Wrestling with a front pahe headline : "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD N ME" with a phot... See More  

1982 Kurtis Blow & the golden age of hip-hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 30, 1982



* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow advertisement

* Mudd Club in Lower Manhattan NYC performance

* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 124 has various advertisements for upcoming local entertainment events which includes a 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 inch ad for a upcoming performance by "Godfather of Ra... See More  

1982 OZZY Osbourne concerts advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1982



* Ozzy Osbourne NYC area concerts advertisement

* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame 

* "Diary of a Madman" album tour in NYC area 



Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concerts at local venues. (see images)

AI notes: April 5, 1982: Ozzy perfo... See More  

1978 "The Last Waltz" opening day & Elvis Costello...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 1, 1978



* "The Last Waltz" a Martin Scorsese film - movie

* "The Band" farewell & others concert documentary

* Opening Day - World Premiere advertisement in NYC

* Elvis Costello - Palladium nightclub NYC concert hall ad



The back page has a full page advertisement for the World Premiere of "The Last W... See More  

1979 RUSH & Village People concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 26, 1979



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Hemispheres" album American tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

* Village People at Madison Square Garden



Page 60 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at Nassau Coliseum.

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Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath & more in 1971.......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 29, 1971



* Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more

* Upcoming Gaelic Park concerts advertisement - Bronx



Page 35 has a full page advertisement for upcoming concerts at Gaelic Park with a focus on the Grateful Dead. Other performers include Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath amongst others. (see images)

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1962 Malcolm X vs. Bayard Rustin debate ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 18, 1962



* Malcolm X - civil right movement leader

* African American Muslim Minister activist

* Bayard Rustin - socialism activist - debate ad



The bottom of the back page has a 3 3/4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "'Separation Or Integration' a debate between Malcolm X and Bayard Rustin" at the Community Church i... See More  

1965 Yoko Ono 's "Cut Piece" art performance...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 18, 1965



* Yoko Ono - pre John Lennon - Beatles

* "Cut Piece" art performance - Carnegie Hall

* Fluxus movement - art performances (experimental)



Page 13 has a small advertisement: "YOKO ONO Carnegie Recital Hall" (see image) Not mentioned in the ad, this was for her famous "Cut Piece" performance.... 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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1982 premiere of "Porky's" comedy film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 23, 1982



* "Porky's" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* High School teenagers sex comedy



Page 44 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "PORKY'S" (see images)

AI notes: Porky's was released in the United States on March 19, 1982, by 20th Century Fox. ... See More  

Opening day premiere of "Rocky II" (1979) advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 18, 1979



* "Rocky II" Opening day movie premiere

* American sports drama film advertisement

* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

* Carl Weathers - Apollo Creed



Page 56 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of: "ROCKY II" in New York City. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really... See More  

1979 Opening day review of the film "10"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15, 1979



* "10" romantic comedy film - movie

* Opening day premiere review w/ photo

* Actor Dudley Moore & Actress Bo Derek



Page 49 has a opening day review for the film "10" with heading: "The Final Score: Dudley&Bo&Julie" and photo. Page 49 has a current advertisement for the film... See More