Archive of Tony Shea ( Editor-in-Chief, New York)

Tony Shea is based in New York, having recently moved from Los Angeles after more than a decade on the sunny coast. His short films have won numerous awards and screened at major festivals around the world including Comic-Con. As a musician, he is the lead singer for Los Angeles rock n’ roll band Candygram For Mongo (C4M) candygramformongo.com who has been a featured artist on Clear Channel Radio’s Discover New Music Program and whose songs have been heard on Battlestar Gallactica (Syfy Channel) and Unhitched (Fox) among other shows and films.

Tony has contributed 236 brilliant piece(s).


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The Leftovers is Stale

by Tony Shea July 1, 2014

Last Sunday night marked the debut of Damon Lindelof’s eagerly anticipated new show,“The Leftovers,” on HBO. Lindelof is of course most famous for having created and written many episodes of the game changing ABC series Lost, which was a show essentially concerned with ideas – and not a procedural cop show or courtroom law show or […]

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Zutons – Glastonbury 2008 – Song of the Day

by Tony Shea June 29, 2014

This year’s Glastonbury Festival comes to an end today. One of the biggest music festivals in the world, Glastonbury features dozens and dozens of bands over a five day period, not to mention hundreds of thousands of fans. BBC has been re-running some of the highlights from the fest’s past this week, including this gem […]

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Painted Guardians – Gus Harper Melds Minds (and Bodies) NSFW

by Tony Shea June 25, 2014

This marks the third occasion that we’ve featured the work of Los Angeles artist Gus Harper, and with good reason. Harper has had a run of successful gallery exhibitions and his work has been featured in numerous films and television shows including: Modern Family, The New Girl, Up All Night, and Dallas among them. But […]

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Kings Take Stanley Twice!

by Tony Shea June 14, 2014

For the second time in three years, the Los Angeles Kings are the rulers of the of the NHL, having defeated the New York Rangers in 5 games to win the greatest prize in all of sport, the Stanley Cup. Demonstrating why the west is best, the Kings ground opponents away with a brand of […]

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Best Hockey Fights

by Tony Shea June 6, 2014

The road to the Cup! Go Kings go! **You should follow Shea Magazine on Twitter HERE!**

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Kings Win!! Kings Win!!

by Tony Shea June 2, 2014

The Kings beat the Blackhawks in game 7. Elation ensues. To see more of our coverage on Game 7, go HERE. **You should follow Shea Magazine on Twitter HERE!**

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State of Elation – LA Kings Club Chicago – Head to Finals

by Tony Shea June 2, 2014

The Los Angeles Kings defeated their west coast rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, last night in a 5-4 overtime victory, taking their second trip in the last three years to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they will face off against the New York Rangers Wednesday night. The crowd inside The Hollywood( my pick for the best […]

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Die Antwoord Doesn’t Give a F*%K

by Tony Shea May 23, 2014

Image Via For the last 6 years, Capetown South Africa’s rap-ravers Die Antwoord have doing their best to shake things up. Blending startling imagery with blazing beats, the band’s new album, Donker Mag, is set to drop on June 3rd. To tease the new album the band has also released their latest in a series […]

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The View from 37,000 Feet Part 2 [PHOTOS]

by Tony Shea May 21, 2014

I flew from LA to DC. Then I flew back. This flight occurred on May 9. I left Ronald Reagan National Airport at 4:30 pm and returned to Los Angeles at approximately 7:15 pm This is what I saw.

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Let My Love Open the Door – Pete Townsend – Song of the Day

by Tony Shea May 20, 2014

This week we’re celebrating the greatness of three folks who share the same birthday: Joey Ramone, Pete Townsend and Andre the Giant. What stars aligned to bring these three utterly unique individuals into the world on May 19, we may never know, but their collective awesomeness remains undiminished. Pete Townsend is one of the greatest […]

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State of Bliss – LA Kings Hunt Down the Ducks

by Tony Shea May 18, 2014

It was only a few short weeks ago that the LA Kings made hockey history coming back from a 3 games to 0 deficit to win their first round playoff series against their hated west coast rivals, the San Jose Sharks. It was the kind of victory that comes perhaps once in lifetime and the […]

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The View from 37,000 Feet – Part 1 [PHOTOS]

by Tony Shea May 15, 2014

I love traveling and I love flying on planes (provided that there are sudden jolting flashes of turbulent death.) I love airports – I like the mayhem of them, with all their refugee camp meets duty free perfume/chain restaurant/bar/gift shop/high end jewelry store/commemorative t-shirt and shot glass stand glory. When I fly I like to […]

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Black Keys [Song of the Day] Fever

by Tony Shea May 13, 2014

If new albums are being released then it must be Tuesday. The Black Keys dropped their new album Turn Blue today. The duo from Akron Ohio have now released 8 albums featuring their original blend of blues garage rock, including the lead track from the new album, “Fever” which the band performed on Saturday Night […]

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