Ahoy, I'm Peter Tatara. In brief, I'm left-handed, a vegetarian, and my blood type is A. I work for the New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival and have a cute girlfriend and a Space: Above & Beyond boxset. I'm generally a happy guy.
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Hikaru Utada Concert in NYC!
Saints be praised, Hikaru Utada is singing in NYC! Utada -- the Queen of Japanese Pop -- is launching a US and UK tour in 2010, with one of her stops in New York City! Utada will be performing on February 8, 2010 at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza. The show starts at 8 PM, is for ages 16 and up, and tickets go on sale November 13 at 12 PM EST right here…
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/414781
Here are the full tour dates of Utada's "In The Flesh" Tour…
Honolulu, HI @ Pipeline Cafe / 01.15
Seattle, WA @ The Showbox / 01.21
San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore / 01.24
Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues / 01.30
Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues / 02.02
Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club / 02.05
New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza / 02.08
London, England @ O2 Academy Islington / 02.12
So, skip lunch tomorrow and camp out for tickets. Please note, though, Programming Director Peter Tatara is kinda a big Hikki fan, and if you get tickets and he doesn't, he will hurt you.
Boom Boom Satellites Play NYC
Boom Boom Satellites need no introduction, do they? Their music is on the Appleseed and Vexille soundtracks, they've played with Moby, their fans include Oliver Stone and Luc Besson, and on November 24, they're coming to NYC! Our friends at Superglorious are hosting an incredible -- and free -- night of music featuring Boom Boom Satellites, and all you need to do to go is sign up.
RSVP for the Boom Boom Satellites by clicking right here…
http://www.superglorious.com/boom-boom-satellites-at-santos
Boom Boom Satellites will headline a night of music at Santos Party House (96 Lafayette Street), also including Me You Us Them and DJs Hipstarr and Hotline. Doors open at 7 PM, and the music starts at 8. You must be 18 or older to attend.
The Boom Boom Satellites Santos Party House show is going to be an awesome experience and one of the reasons why NYC is the place to be -- and all credit has to go to our friends at Superglorious. We've worked with them for NYAF 08 and 09, and we're already planning some secret stuff for 2010. We're big supporters of all that they do, and after you sign up for your Boom Boom Satellites tickets, be sure to follow @superglorious on Twitter, too!
Dir En Grey at Kinokuniya!
Some exciting news for you all. In celebration of their scheduled three-night performance at New York City's Blender Theater at Gramercy and upcoming DVD release -- Average Blasphemy -- Dir En Grey will be making a special public appearance at Kinokuniya Bookstore on Tuesday, November 10th.
Hosted by The Lady Miz Diva Velez of TheDivaReview.com, Dir En Grey will take part in a live interview discussing the band's history and their All Visible Things Tour as well as play clips from their Average Blasphemy DVD. An autograph signing will follow. The Kinokuniya Dir En Grey interview and autograph signing begins at 8 PM on Tuesday, November 10th in Kinokuniya Bookstore at 1073 Avenue of the Americas.
The event is free; however, it is limited to 200 fans. If you'd like to go, visit TheDivaReview.com. All tickets to the interview and signing will be distributed online.
The Heiz Play NYC on Saturday!
Have you made your weekend plans? If not, our friends at SuperGlorious are taking over Santos Party House on Saturday for a night of music featuring...
The Heiz, Dinowalrus, and Exit Clov.
The show is Saturday, November 7. Doors open at 7 PM, the show starts at 7:30, and tickets run $8. Santos Party House is at 96 Lafayette Street in NYC. For more, visit superglorious.com.
The Heiz come all the way from Japan, and this is their first US tour, so let's give them a big welcome!
Vampires Take Over The Paley Center!
Think Halloween is over? Think again. From Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15, our friends at the Paley Center in NYC are hosting a selection of fangtastic screenings and events. Paley’s vampire weekend events are free to Paley Center members and $10 for non-members. Here’s the menu…
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Friday Screenings, 2:00 to 4:30 pm
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reunion (2008) - The cast and creative team of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunite to discuss the groundbreaking series. With Sarah Michelle Gellar and Joss Whedon.
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors (1922) - The German Expressionist silent vampire classic -- on the big screen!
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Saturday Screenings, 12:00 to 2:30 pm
Angel (2001) - Angel’s actors, writers, and producers on everybody’s favorite brooding Irish bloodsucker. With David Boreanaz and Joss Whedon.
True Blood (2009) - The cast and creators of television’s hottest vampire series take you behind the scenes of steamy Bon Temps. With Alan Ball, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Moyer.
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Saturday Event, 2:30 to 4:00 pm
TV Vampire(s)Takedown - Our panel of expert fans will debate the relative merits of different vampires across media in an appropriately spirited and irreverent fashion. Special attention will be paid to the rankings of TV vamps determined by the Paley Center's TV Vampire Poll (Spike won!). Come argue for your vamp of choice. Trivia, special gifts, and a bloody good time for all!
Panels: Angel Cohn, Senior Editor, Television Without Pity, Sammy Buck, Blogger, tvland.com, Chelsea Doyle, Freelance Writer, Starpulse.com , and Jim Pierson, Author/Producer, Dark Shadows DVD releases. Moderator: Ken Tucker, Editor-at-Large, Entertainment Weekly
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Special Saturday Screening, 4:30 pm
Robsessed - We are thrilled to present an exclusive screening of Robsessed, Revolver Entertainment’s inside look at the rabid fan following of Twilight star Robert Pattinson. Thrust into the limelight after being cast as Twilight’s haunted vampire Edward Cullen, Rob Pattinson’s celebrity trajectory illustrates just how loyal a following vampires can inspire.
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Sunday Screenings, 2:00 to 4:30 pm
Dark Shadows (2001) - Dark Shadows alumni reunited to discuss the classic series. With Alexandra Moltke and creator Dan Curtis.
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) - Guy Maddin’s visionary ballet based on the Dracula myth.
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Want more details? Want tickets? Click here…
http://www.paleycenter.org/dark-shadows-at-twilight-a-paley-center-vampire-weekend
Note, though, that apart from the TV Vampire(s)Takedown, all of the Paley Center events are screenings. While there’ll be a live panel at TV Vampire(s)Takedown, all the panelists and all the celebrities in the other panels are pre-recorded. They’re screenings of vampire-centric talks that have preciously taken place at the Paley Center. They’re awesome, but don’t go expecting Joss to be in the room.
