Tag Archives: Coney Island
Funky Spidey
So I saw the new Spider-Man film at a preview in Nashville tonight. I’m not sure when the review embargo gets lifted, but I’m not going to offer any judgments or spoilers here. If you saw Tom Holland’s turn as the web-slinger in his extended cameo in Captain America: Civil War you’ve got a good [...]
Posted in Cinema
Tagged 15, 17, 1967, animation, Coney Island, Cyclone, Marvel, New York City, Peter Parker, Ramones, roller coaster, Spider-Man, Staten Island Ferry, Tom Holland
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John Cage VS Sun Ra
Louis VS Schmeling, Ali VS Frazier, Tyson VS Holyfield — it’s rare to see two great heavyweights meet head-to-head. But that’s what happened in 1986 on Coney Island when two champions of avant garde music met for a less-than-bloody collaboration that found a pair of the world’s most out-there tunesmiths having a musical meet-up that [...]
Posted in Music
Tagged 1986, avant garde, Coney Island, improvisation, jam, John Cage, John Cage Meets Sun Ra, Sideshows by the Seashore, Sun Ra
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