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Fanny: The Right to Rock at DOC NYC film festival

November 18th, 2021 by Mr. C

Fanny: The right to rock is an inspiring look at an unsung all female rock band from the late 60s who were not a household name but should of been. Fanny paved the path for the future of lady female rockers to come. They were the first all female rock band to release an LP […]

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Biopic film on HK Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim Fong: ANITA (2021)

November 14th, 2021 by Mr. C

Anita Mui is one of the most celebrated figures & icons in Hong Kong. Her pride & passion in music is a straight by product of her environment, her fragrant city. Her rise to stardom is almost as intriguing and sad as her final goodbye.  I was very curious about how this biopic of Anita […]

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Dionne Warwick : Don’t Make Me Over at 2021 Montclair Film Festival

October 25th, 2021 by Mr. C

————————————————————————————————————- Dionne Warwick finally got a spotlight shining down on her for her contributions to the music industry as well as recognition for her stellar humanitarian efforts in 1985 with her fight against AIDS lending her voice literally & sonically – recording her version of the song “That’s what friends are for” with a bunch […]

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An Interview With Creature

July 23rd, 2020 by chocko

Creature makes his return to Planet Chocko to talk about his latest release titled The Day Night Stood Still which features brand new tracks from an MC I first met more than a decade ago, outside of the legendary and now defunct hip hop store, Fat Beats. Over the years, I would bump into Creature […]

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New York Chinese Cultural Center – Lunar New Year celebrations at Brookfield Place

February 2nd, 2020 by Mr. C

——————————————————————————————————————– A Lunar New Year celebration to welcome in the Year of the Rat was held on Saturday February 1st at Brookfield Place in the Winter Garden in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) and Arts Brookfield. NYCCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Chinese culture, heritage, tradition, and pride for […]

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HR + MAAFA + Rebelmatic + The 1865 played The KINGSLAND

December 10th, 2019 by chocko

Last Saturday at The Kingland in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, H.R. of the legendary Bad Brains played a set that got the kids in the crowd and older hardcore heads losing their minds to songs from his reggae and rasta solo albums and a couple Bad Brains songs thrown in for good measure. HR and Human Rights […]

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Tales from Chiller Theatre: Spooky Spring Show 2019

October 25th, 2019 by chocko

Hey goons, hunchbacks and sasquatch looking mofos! It’s Chiller Theatre time in Dirty Jersey..a Spooktackular Halloween weekend event of grand proportions of all things horror, sci-fi (shout out to Forrest J. Ackerman!) and everything else in between. It’s the ultimate toy, model and film expo that if you pass up, you’ll wanna kick yourself repeatedly […]

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Kim Shattuck of The Muffs (1963-2019)

October 5th, 2019 by chocko

Kim Shattuck of The Muffs (The Pandoras, The Beards, The Coolies) passed away recently at the ago of 56 after a 2 year batttle with ALS. Shattuck was an amazing force on stage and her sweet, pop punk tunes were catchy and the live Muffs shows were so much fun. My favorite memories of Kim […]

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Beyond The Streets NYC 2019

September 13th, 2019 by chocko

A museum of all things related to graffiti and street art is a must-see exhibition in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 25 Kent Ave. BEYOND THE STREETS takes over two floors of a massive building and features the art of 150+ artists including Lady Pink, Futura 2000, TATS CRU, Swoon, Invader, Shepard Fairey and Ron English. There […]

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The 2019 Crotona Park Jams

August 30th, 2019 by chocko

Last night, capped off the last Crotona Park Jam of the season featuring a stellar lineup of DJs…DJ Lady Love, DJ Hollywood, DJ Cash Money, DJ Scratch and DJ Kid Capri. JDL and Grand Master Caz performed on stage together. Chocko was just driving up to the park but caught the last moments of the […]

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Back To The NYHC Roots at A7

June 13th, 2019 by chocko

Last Sunday The New York Hardcore Chronicles and NYHC Comics put together a Matinee show at A7 which is now Niagara (112 Avenue A) in The Lower East Side in New York City. This edition of “The Back To The NYHC Roots Music Series” featured the bands Antidote, Murderer’s Row, Ache, End Of Hope and […]

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A Blast From The Past: Puke Island at Tompkins Square Park 2013

March 29th, 2019 by chocko

It’s Flashback Friday and Chocko dug even deeper into the dark abyss and found some crustified photos and videos of a punk rock show that happened at Tompkins Square Park in the Lower East Side NYC almost 6 years ago! Puke Island (that is not a typo!) was masterminded by Chris of the metal/punk band […]

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