Tag: Music
An exhibit at L.A.’s Subliminal Projects gallery will showcase the art of dancehall reggae, from 1979 to the present. Entitled “Art in the Dancehall,” the show includes album covers from the likes of Yellowman and Josey Wales, Gregory Isaacs, and Jah Shaka, as well as dancehall-inspired art and posters from artists and designers like Tony McDermott, Sassafras, and […]
The Theremin is best known as either: a) the instrument behind the crazy wooshing sound at the end of “Good Vibrations,” b) the sound of countless vintage horror and sci-fi films, or c) it’s not known at all. But Thomas Grillo is keeping true to the instrument’s heritage, invoking OG virtuoso Clara Rockmore and producing […]
Pennsylvania sludgy punks and ANIMAL favorites Pissed Jeans’ latest video for “Bathroom Laughter” is a giddily shit-kicking send-up of late night paid programming. Watch as a hapless host shilling a confectionery oven cut herself and go on a bloody rampage as various band members pop up in cameo roles. […]
The sound filled the Clocktower Gallery hallway — a thick, thunderous gnaw. Echoing under the blinking lights, a distorted strum… and again, a bit different… and again… “My name is Indriði and I put up this perpetual machine,” young Icelandic artist Indriði Arnar Ingólfsson tells ANIMAL in our video interview above. We found Guitar Play in one of the […]
The first time my eyes had the honor of viewing the name “Lil Poopy,” my mind immediately recalled MC Pee Pants, the minor character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force played by MC Chris. But MC Pee Pants is fake, an absurd joke created purely for the sake of laughs. Lil Poopy and his name, however, […]
James Hetfield is a 49-year-old man who loves the word “yeah.” Loves it so much, according to one YouTube user, that he’s used it in nearly every song Metallica has written since 1991. So what does said YouTuber do? He makes a supercut, of course, featuring every instance of the word in the band’s catalog, […]
Ooh. This is better than the last new Nick Cave video — the shadow-strolls-through-forest-moodily that Gaspar Noé’s directed. Sorry, Noé. Heart you. From the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 15th album Push the Sky Away (yes, you can pre-order), featuring Ray Winstone, here is the “Jubilee Street” music video directed by John Hillcoat. Hillcoat directed The Proposition, which was awesome/written […]
ANIMAL recently headed to Le Poisson Rouge to take in Red Bull’s Thre3style DJ competition, and chatted with first-place DJ Zeke and emcee DStroy about hip-hop culture, the makings of a good set, and the best DJs in the city. “A lot of people get trapped in a box,” said Zeke, who’s worked with Kendrick […]
After 22 years of waiting, Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine have finally dropped another album, titled simply m b v. And on first listen: it’s good! It sounds a lot like My Bloody Valentine! Hard to tell on first listen whether it’s worth the wait, but I’m confident enough to say it beats the […]
Earlier this week, Lil B released a very #rare diss track, taking belated “shots” at NYC rapper Joey Bada$$ for an offhanded, innocuous line his late crew member Capital STEEZ tossed out months ago. B’s track kept things relatively light and impersonal–it almost seems like he was just looking for an excuse to call a […]
