El-P and Killer Mike of Run the Jewels have been sending their fans a lot of love lately. After releasing their new album online for free in October and later agreeing to produce its Kickstarter-funded, LOLCats-inspired remix, the duo teased fans with a photo of them working in the studio with British trip-hop group Massive […]
Following the public outcry for the death of Eric Garner, there were many efforts to raise money for the grieving family left behind. However, while Garner’s family has received some donations, they have not received any money for at least 19 crowd-funding projects, DNAinfo reports. Garner’s mother Gwen Carr and Erica Garner, his 24-year-old daughter, […]
After raising funds on Kickstarter, David Cross is embarking on the second part of his cinematic experiment and directorial debut, Hits. The actor’s new comedy is now available for download on BitTorrent and the model is pay-what-you-can. It also launched in 52 theaters following the same pay model. Cross’s film was more or less panned […]
Two years ago, French artist Greg “Léon” Guillemin landed upon a pop cultural phenomenon in which he began imagining the “Secret Life of Heroes.” In 60 bright comic art panels, he illustrated the illicit, prurient and mundane habits of some of pop culture’s most iconic figures: Darth Vader goes to the beach, Captain America picks […]
Last year, graffiti art collective Smart Crew painted a series of site specific murals in NYC. Each one spelled out the name of the neighborhood it was located in and each individual letter was filled with local references and elements that make up that area’s identity. The mural project, inspired by classic vintage “large letter” […]
For nearly two decades, the pixel-world building collective known as eBoy has been rendering cities in their unmistakable 8-bit style. After transforming New York (pictured above), Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, and London into what the graphics trio calls Pixoramas, they are hoping to tackle San Francisco next “A San Francisco Pixorama pixel poster has been on […]
Nate “Igor” Smith is a NYC-based photographer who mostly conducts photo shoots with porn stars and other Suicide Girls-type models. He posts lots of those results on website Driven By Boredom, which has been warehousing his images and adventures for over a decade, like this entry from 2002 via the WayBackMachine. “Yeah, I am on […]
Another celebrities has taken to Kickstarter, but before you rolls your eyes, know that this is a “first of its kind” experiment by comedian David Cross. In other words, this project may be well worth your money. Cross is gearing up to release dark comedy Hits, his directorial debut that stars Matt Walsh, James Adomian, […]
DJ QBert just released a double-LP called Extraterrestria and Galaxxxian that allows fans to mix records via a Bluetooth mixer built right into the vinyl packaging. Lucky owners of the limited-edition release can use a “PrintedMIDI” insert that allows users to call a variety of samples, scratch two virtual decks, and has a fader to mix songs loaded […]
Churches across America of all denominations are closing at alarmingly high rates. McDonald’s, however, is doing quite well. Could a pairing of church and fast food be the innovation that refreshes religion for the 21st century? That’s the absurd pitch that a new Indiegogo campaign, the McMass Project, is making, in an attempt to raise […]
