Category: Culture
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. This weeks playlist is brought to you by John Schmersal of psych-rock band Vertical Scratchers. […]
Here are some art, film, music and other things happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 36°F LOW 28°F In theaters: Part one of the two-part blockbuster sequel The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Indie docPulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets, and […]
The world has fallen in love with Paula, Dorothea, and Deirdre, the three adorable grandmas who overcame their generational fears of weed and got high in a viral video that’s amassed more than 7 million views since it landed on the internet on Wednesday. The delightful footage shows them getting high for the first time […]
Now only a few weeks away from the official release of its first album in seven years, the Wu Tang Clan has increased the hype by dropping yet another track from A Better Tomorrow. On Wednesday, the legendary rap group released “Necklace,” following tracks “Ruckus in B Minor,” “Ron O’Neal,” and “Keep Watch.” The track […]
While the FCC continues to debate net-neutrality regulations, scientists in China and America are quietly creating a new kind of internet, encyrpted by bursts of light instead of the standard long string of numbers. Revelations gleaned from the NSA leaks by Edward Snowden showed that even the largest tech companies with the best security were vulnerable to […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. This week we have a playlist from Brooklyn-based band The Church Committee. The band has brought […]
Mashup maestro 2 Mello noticed that Final Fantasy 6 and Wu-Tang’s 36 Chambers were released around the same time, so he mixed the soundtrack of the classic RPG with Wu-rhymes and the results are awesome. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) came flying out of Shaolin on November 9th, 1993 and Final Fantasy 6 was released in November of 1994. Music moved […]
New York-based rapper F. Virtue and Juan Deuce have teamed up to create New York Strangers, an album five years in the making that collaborates with ANIMAL beat master Falside, J57, and Dick Van Dick, among others. The album ponders everything from partying and rap, to love and relationships, to grandparents. It’s the latter track, […]
Once in a while, a subway performance is so good that you’ll wish you didn’t have some place important to be. As I rushed home Wednesday night, the sound of thumping bass caught my attention on the subway platform. Someone was playing nearly EDM-rave-like music, transforming the Delancey Street F stop into a club. The […]
Game Plan asks game developers to share a bit about their process and some working images from the creation of a recent game. This week, ANIMAL spoke with Anna Anthropy about Star Court, a sci-fi text adventure with countless branching paths. There was a time when text adventures were the most popular kind of video […]
