MAN-CAT

#1 fan.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:59:00 -0400

#1 fan.

Our latest family portrait in animated GIF form, brought to you...

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:22:19 -0400

Our latest family portrait in animated GIF form, brought to you by the photographic talents of Mr. Troy Farah.

Here it is, our latest steaming heap. Write your breakup letter...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:19:00 -0400

Here it is, our latest steaming heap. Write your breakup letter to Taylor Swift, and she’ll generate her latest hit villainizing you. Give it a shot.

http://breakupwithtaylorswift.com

Looks like someone accidentally spilled a whole can of handsome...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:46:57 -0400

Looks like someone accidentally spilled a whole can of handsome all over this week’s New Times cover.

Taylor Swift rudely interrupted our set on Saturday to break up...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:06:44 -0400

Taylor Swift rudely interrupted our set on Saturday to break up with us. We never even dated her. Way out of line. With the help of the crowd, we gave her a taste of her own medicine and battled to the tune of ‘We Are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together.’ Thanks for your help, champs.

Photos from the Real Coachella at the Trunk Space on April 20, taken by the wonderful Dave Driscoll.

A gentleman named Kyle ordered a hoodie from us. He also...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:43:45 -0400

A gentleman named Kyle ordered a hoodie from us. He also received this tasty treat inside. Yum.

Peelander-Z + MAN-CAT = forever bros

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:57:00 -0400

Peelander-Z + MAN-CAT = forever bros

crissvelez: maxcapacity

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:47:56 -0500

crissvelez:

maxcapacity

Ta-da. Meet the Coppertone Bieber hoodie. Of course our first...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:26:12 -0500

Ta-da. Meet the Coppertone Bieber hoodie. Of course our first piece of merch features Bieber’s butt crack. We only made 40, and we are super proud of them. Click here to grab one.

A bit ago, some gents came and filmed us for their documentary....

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:41:04 -0500

A bit ago, some gents came and filmed us for their documentary. Here’s a clip from the documentary of us performing and being interviewed.

Photo

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:01:02 -0500

lionversusbear: My super wonderful and awesome friend is making...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:01:02 -0500

lionversusbear:

My super wonderful and awesome friend is making a series of portraits, taken from pictures of actual Bieber fans during actual Bieber concerts.

And it’s the most glorious things ever.

Phoenix New Times – Culture Jammers MAN-CAT Introduce Lana Del Rey's, Ahem, Pussy Cola (NSFW)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:25:17 -0500

Phoenix New Times – Culture Jammers MAN-CAT Introduce Lana Del Rey's, Ahem, Pussy Cola (NSFW):

A nice summary of our latest shenanigans that includes the term “coochie juice”

Happy Thursday. We made this GIF for you.

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:05:40 -0500

Happy Thursday. We made this GIF for you.

Our next show is a celebration of the end of the world with some...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:29:10 -0500

Our next show is a celebration of the end of the world with some of our favorite bands. Saturday, December 15th. 2 stages, 10 bands, games, food and prizes. Some items we’ve made will be given away in a raffle.

It’s gonna be an eye-melting, genital-burning spectacular.

Check the Facebook Event for the details.

Read this if you create or consume anything. This is why we do...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:10:00 -0500

Read this if you create or consume anything. This is why we do what we do.

fred-frederator-studios:

“The era of copyright is over. And thank goodness.”

Or so I’ve been saying pretty constantly over the past six or seven years. And not making many of my friends too happy, I should hasten to add. (Take a drink, this is going to be a long rant.)

If you’re a creative person —artist, writer, musician, technologist, whatever— and you’re under the mistaken impression that copyright is ultimately your friend, you ought to read this report from Friday by Congressional Republicans (yes, Republicans) that debunks the many myths around copyright law. Or, at least this explanation from TechDirt about it. (And, just ignore the fact that a few hours after it was released, big business Republicans had the report pulled back.)

Look, I’m 61 years old, and a lot of the success I’ve had —my friends too— has been in the era of the most radical expansion of copyright in history. And much of our prosperity has been with work under copyright protection. We should love this protection, yes?

Well, no. Completely aside from the fact that in this era of expansion of ease of sharing and distribution that more stringent copyright defense is the equivalent of putting up higher and higher anti-immigration fences along our borders, it just isn’t helpful to creative enterprise. Seriously.

And, we’re gathering the forces to realize that all the technological changes in our lives are *demanding* legal change.

If you’re so inclined, you might want to read “Why Copyright is Evil” by musician Ben Sommer. But, the Techdirt piece (“House Republicans: Copyright Law Destroys Markets; It’s Time For Real Reform”). I think if you give it some time to sink in you’ll see that the way that copyright has been folded, spindled, and mutilated over the last 50 years will not help you in many of your endeavors.

Here are the three biggest copyright myths. Read the piece for their debunking:

1. The purpose of copyright is to compensate the creator. (No, it correctly notes, it’s about benefiting the public.)

2. Copyright is a representation of free market capitalization. (The paper properly notes that the reality is the exact opposite.)

3. The current copyright regime leads to the greatest level of innovation and productivity. That makes no sense at all, the paper says.)

What should you do? One, be smarter about the what’s what in the business you work in. And two, write your congressional representatives. Let them know what you think.

PS: Don’t think I’m not aware that Frederator companies have copyright symbols all over the place. Until things get fixed, I don’t really know how to do it better. I use Creative Commons when I can, but usually I just default to the traditional systems. I know they’re trying hard to help, but honestly, at the moment CC honestly just confuses me.

Look who we found! Our cousin, BUSINESSMAN-CAT. He’s just...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:28:26 -0500

Look who we found! Our cousin, BUSINESSMAN-CAT. He’s just always SO BUSY with BUSINESS

This is what happens when we get to an outdoor show that has no...

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 01:38:11 -0400

This is what happens when we get to an outdoor show that has no microphone.

Photo by the always stupendous Claire Slattery.

xyzboysandbombs: Man-Cat and the Crew at the Justin Bieber...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:55:35 -0400

xyzboysandbombs:

Man-Cat and the Crew at the Justin Bieber concert #mancat #justinbieber #pop (Taken with Instagram)

thetrunkspace: Man-Cat Photo: Dave Driscoll, 9/8/12

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:00:51 -0400

thetrunkspace:

Man-Cat

Photo: Dave Driscoll, 9/8/12