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).


Zack’s Back (Superman Reigns Supreme)

by Tony Shea June 20, 2013

Zack Snyder is again the Superman of the box office, after Man of Steel grossed approximately $125 million last weekend, breaking records for June openings. The director of 300 and Watchmen, Snyder has had a few misfires in recent years with Sucker Punch and the animated Legend of the Guardians – the Owls of Ga’Hoole, […]

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Game of Thrones Rules

by Tony Shea June 10, 2013

I have not read any of the books in George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series. I have not read any of them because they are like cropped phone books, a thousand pages long, set in four point type. I figure it will take about a semester to read one of them, which is to […]

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ART VS ART – Heroes and Villains – Celine’ vs. Johnny Rotten

by Tony Shea June 3, 2013

Memorial Day this year coincided with two milestone dates of interest, the birth of famed French novelist Celine, and the 36th year anniversary of the Sex Pistols release of their magnum album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols were, of course, fronted by Johnny Rotten setting up this edition of […]

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Sex Crazy – The Marquis de Sade

by Tony Shea May 31, 2013

“To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding Hell.” Marquis de Sade Sunday marks the 173rd birthday of the Marquis de Sade, so we here at Shea Magazine are throwing him a party. But the Marquis won’t be blowing out the […]

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DANCE CRAZE: The Kamikaze Death

by Tony Shea May 23, 2013

In honor of the release of Candygram For Mongo’s new album, Bang,  we’re starting a new dance craze. Simply follow along at home and before you know it you’ll be going down in flames! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92425718″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

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Combat Rock Turns 30

by Tony Shea May 18, 2013

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the Clash’s fifth album, Combat Rock. Ranked #28 in Rolling Stone’s 2004 issue of Greatest Artist of all Time, the Clash was a stunningly original band that begin with a pure punk style and elevated the form into something that was a unique genre unto […]

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Superfly Love Assassin – LA Rock n’ Rollers Candygram For Mongo Release Their Third Album

by Tony Shea May 17, 2013

LA rock n’ pop n’ punk n’ country rollers, Candygram For Mongo return with their third album, BANG!, after a four year hiatus. C4M has been a featured artist on Clear Channel Radio’s Discover New Music Program and their songs have been heard on Battlestar Gallactica (Syfy Channel) and Unhitched (Fox) among other shows and […]

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Me and F. Scott Fitz

by Tony Shea May 16, 2013

Director, Baz Lurhman’s new filmed version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, is in theaters and it’s been generating some heated reviews which have criticized the film for taking liberties with the original source material and having a style over substance approach. I wondered what ole’ F. Scott Fitz had to say […]

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What Mother Warned You About – Ian Dury

by Tony Shea May 13, 2013

Fittingly perhaps, Ian Dury’s birthday coincided with Mother’s Day this year, since Dury was the kind of bloke that my mother always warned me about – a free spirit. The purveyor of “Sex and Drugs and Rock n’ Roll,” Ian Dury was the kind of person who gave my mother nightmares. As the frontman of […]

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In Priase of Wes Anderson (Redux)

by Tony Shea May 1, 2013

In honor of the birthday of Wes Anderson, I thought it fitting to re-post a piece from October 16, 2012, celebrating the work of this truly original and life affirming filmmaker. Anderson’s next project, The Grand Budapest Hotel, will be released by Fox Searchlight. Though no official release date has been announced, you can bet […]

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The King of Kings

by Tony Shea April 26, 2013

This week marked the birthday of blues great Albert King. One of the great badass guitar players in history, as well as one of the “Three Kings” of the blues, along with BB and Freddie, all no relation, Albert King was known as the “velvet bulldozer.” Standing 6’4” and weighing 250 pounds, Albert King sweated […]

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The Possum Sleeps – George Jones – RIP

by Tony Shea April 26, 2013

The legendary George Jones died today at the age of 81. Sometimes known as the Possum to his fans, Jones was a true American original. A former Marine, he was an alcoholic cocaine addict who once, after his wife hid his car keys, rode a riding lawn mower eight miles to the liquor store. Jones […]

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Highwire Act

by Tony Shea April 20, 2013

While Andy Serkis has portrayed a variety of characters in the flesh during his career, including Albert Einstein and new wave icon, Ian Dury of “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” fame, undoubtedly he will be most remembered for the remarkable characters he has “created” through performance capture, and more specifically his collaborations with […]

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