Month: December 2014
Earlier on Monday, ANIMAL received a tip promising that pop icon Lady Gaga would appear in Times Square holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign and grant a “brief interview” to “an indie media crew” covering the protests at 3 PM. Though skeptical, ANIMAL showed up, hoping to ask Gaga to participate in Samuel L. Jackson’s […]
Since the release of The Secret Life Of Plants more than 40 years ago, various new age-rs, crack pots, empathetic people and occasional scientists have made a case for plants having their own form of consciousness. One of the best things about being a conscious living being is having sex, so some intrepid designers have a […]
On Saturday, the nearly 30,000-strong Millions March in NYC coincided with the BroFest known as SantaCon, with the former walking purposefully from Washington Square throughout Manhattan while the latter group staggered its way south from Midtown. While there was obvious tension between the two groups of people, there was also noticeable compassion and support. The […]
It’s been 14 years since D’Angelo’s Voodoo became an R&B classic and the singer went MIA. Yet earlier this month Dave Chappelle told GQ that he was “sure [D’Angelo’s] still making music. It’s just a matter of whether or not he wants to share that with us or not.” That comment turned out to be quite prescient, […]
While many classic Nintendo songs will be instantly recognizable to Americans of a certain age, they weren’t quite the living room staple for those growing up in Soviet Russia. As part of an Indiegogo campaign, Russian-born Sonya Belousova has put together a video where she listens to classic 8-bit themes for the first time and […]
It’s been years in the making, but Modest Mouse has finally confirmed its new album, Strangers to Ourselves, it’s first since 2007. Fans have likely heard some of the indie rock band’s new music at concerts, but the group just dropped the lead single, “Lampshades on Fire,” on The Current. Give it a listen below: […]
A professor at Baruch College has been accused of assault against NYPD officers, alleged to have occurred on the Brooklyn Bridge during the Millions March protest on Saturday. Eric Linsker, 29, teaches composition at Baruch. Police claim that during Saturday’s protests he attempted to throw a garbage can on a police car and resisted arrest, kicking one officer […]
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. […]
Though most of New York City’s protests for Eric Garner have been peaceful, a few clashes during Saturday’s Millions March has left the NYPD facing an “operational dilemma,” compelling officers to rethink their approach, reports Pix 11. At least two officers were assaulted on the Brooklyn Bridge, and in Murray Hill, a group of protesters […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week, multi-disciplinary artist Rachel Mason discusses the making of her film work “The Lives Of Hamilton Fish.” Mason’s practice over the years has included sculpture, video and music. This particular piece brings all of her practice together […]
