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April 3, 2015 Liam Mathews

Michael Medina is a Lower East Side resident who owns the trademark of the word “Loisaidas” as it relates to music and film. Bowery Boogie and other outlets identify Medina as a singer in a band called Loisaidas, but he is not listed on the bachata duo’s Facebook page. Whether or not he’s in the […]

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February 13, 2015 Bucky Turco

Kanye West, an obnoxious but talented rapper who is also very into fashion, just released a new pair of sneakers that he “designed” for adidas called the Yeezy Boost (pictured above). The high profile footwear rollout, that coincided with the start of Fashion Week on Thursday, included a runway show that was attended by Jay […]

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Bucky Turco

Kanye West’s ultimate Valentine’s Day fantasy. KLOPS is a prolific graffiti artist in New York City who not only writes his name, but also draws characters. He makes legal art, too: Every week, be on the lookout for an original KLOPS comic with the artist’s take on current events. […]

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Bucky Turco

Hordes of people who gave zero fucks about the plummeting temperature packed Manhattan’s Flatiron Plaza on Thursday night to see rapper and artiste Kanye West perform in his fancy new sneakers. The police had it barricaded like a parade route. To get in, concertgoers had to show a ticket or a special lanyard. I had […]

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February 9, 2015 Prachi Gupta

The morning after truthsayer Kanye West pointed out that Beyonce got robbed at the Grammy’s on Sunday, he walked passed a man wearing Nike Command Forces in JFK and saw the perfect promotional opportunity for his new sneaker line. Referring to the Adidas Yeezy 750 Boosts on his own feet, West asked the man, “If […]

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December 1, 2014 Rhett Jones

Kanye West is a perpetually divisive, often annoying and incredibly bewildering public figure. But he’s still a great producer, an ever-improving MC, and he puts on a live show that’s better than almost anyone else’s. So thank John Colandra for putting together this really well done concert film of Yeezy’s most opulent tour yet. On […]

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September 22, 2014 Marina Galperina

It’s been a while since we’ve had a reason to talk about “Bound 2” — that Nick Knight-directed video opus, complete with Kanye West dry-humping a dead-faced Kardashian on a KTM bike as it speeds by a very fake desert sunset backdrop. But Seth Rogen is still talking about it, like in this Jimmy Fallon “Tales From Set” online segment. Last year, Seth Rogen and […]

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June 24, 2014 Sophie Weiner

In partnership with Brightest Young Things, Williamsburg’s Nitehawk Cinema has announced a series of surrealist movie screenings this summer. Starting this weekend with our fave Jodorowsky‘s Holy Mountain both Friday and Saturday at midnight, the screenings will feature films like David Lynch’s Inland Empire, Jarmusch’s Dead Man and a collection of surrealist shorts including classics by Dali and Maya Deren. […]

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June 21, 2014 Marina Galperina

“I saw an honest being, with a beautiful child-like soul,” legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tweeted after his “pleasant” reunion with rapper Kanye West. “He puts on a big show. I read him his Tarot.” Kanye’s Yeezus tour is indeed a big show, heavily influenced by Jodorowsky, specifically The Holy Mountain as discussed at length in the “Hood Jodorowsky” forum. […]

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June 18, 2014 Sophie Weiner

Have you ever thought “I love my computer, but I wish every image on it was a photo of Kanye West’s head?” Well today is your lucky day. Maddy Varner, F.A.T.‘s new intern, has prepared a set of detailed instructions on how to “KANYEFY” your computer, using transparent images to replace every icon on your […]

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