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March 9, 2015 Aymann Ismail

“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. Guitar virtuoso Ryley Walker is celebrating the release of his second album, Primrose […]

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Bucky Turco

Dennis, Jamaica Station. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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March 6, 2015 Michael Rougeau

ANIMAL’s feature 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, we spoke with Jesse Ringrose and Jason Ennis of Vancouver studio RAC7 about Dark Echo, a game that’s as minimalistic as possible. Kids growing up together talk a […]

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Bucky Turco

Mateo, B9 Bus in Brooklyn. (Photo: Robert S) […]

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March 5, 2015 Bucky Turco

Miko, LES. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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March 4, 2015 Backdoor Pharmacist

Diclazepam, clonazolam, flubromazelam are three new designer benzodiazepines drugs that have the five classic benzo properties — they are sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant. To translate into normal speak: Benzos will make you chill, take a nap, stop worrying, loosen up, and — if you happen to be seizing — end your seizure. […]

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Bucky Turco

Charles, Bowery. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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March 3, 2015 Prachi Gupta

“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. Brooklyn-based rock band Highly Suspect is gearing up to release its debut album […]

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Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Jay Shells. Name/Alias: Jason Shelowitz / Jay Shells Decade you were born in: Tail end of the ’70s City you currently live: New York, New York Drugs or natural highs? Natural. How did you get your name? My […]

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Bucky Turco

Aubrey, Soho. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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