It’s time for the 2008 AWE Readers’ Poll, and we need your votes to win 12 months worth of Island-wide bragging rights. AWE is the weekly arts and entertainment pullout section of the Staten Island Advance.
For the ink-and-paper, snail-mail inclined, you can fill out the printed ballot from the Thursday July 10th issue of AWE, or print and complete the Word document, and mail it to:
2008 AWE Readers’ Poll
Staten Island Advance
950 West Fingerboard Road
Staten Island, NY 10305
Now for the most important part!
With all due respect to those nominated, we oh-so-humbly suggest that you cast your ballot for the following choices, and we thank you in advance for your support:
The Bandulos for “Best Impossible-To-Label Band/Duo”
We also encourage you to write in “The Bandulos” for “Best Cover Band,” where we’ll go toe-to-toe with our friends The Blue Meanies, Man Down, and other great SI cover bands.
Our very own Nicole Pignatelli for “Best Diva”
Our good friend and collaborator, reggae legend Milton Henry for “Best Original Solo Pop/Rock Artist”
Our good friends and collaborators Dead End Kids for “Best Hip-Hop Act”
Remember, be sure to include at least your name and email address, and fill out at least half of the ballot for it to count.
Caught Kickboxer on HBO the other night and it brought on a wonderful wave of nostalgia. From the guitar- and synth-heavy score, to Van Damme’s unrivaled collection of tank tops (that’s right, A.C. Slater), to the right-leaning, all caps typeface in the opening credits, this film screams late-’80s.
The final fight scene (see below) has it all: punches, kicks, knees, elbows, flips, fire, broken glass, sexual tension, a scary Asian man, a wacky black sidekick, a paraplegic, and so much more. And it was, of course, the inspiration for this timeless scene from Hot Shots! Part Deux.
Legendary b-boy Wayne “Frosty Freeze” Frost died yesterday, April 3rd. I never had the honor of meeting the man, but the Bandulos are proud to be playing at the benefit/tribute for Frosty on Friday April 11th.
Here’s a tribute that was posted on YouTube yesterday:
Well, the site is up and fully operational. It’s been completely revamped as a Wordpress blog, so it’s a lot slicker than the old Dreamweaver-crafted version I first published back in June 2006. The Wordpress theme is Box Set, designed by Paddy Ryan. Big ups.
I’ll continue to tweak the site, adding content, editing the theme, and playing with plugins. Stay tuned for posts about new tunes I come across, Bandulos news, concert reviews, etc., etc.
My girlfriend Leigh has a blog now too. Check it out at leighlumford.com.
On June 21, 2007 Mike Levay bungee jumped from the the highest single span arch bridge in the world, the 216m high Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa. For more info go to faceadrenalin.com.
