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It was cat paradise inside Convention Hall, with vendors selling cat toys, treats, catnip, litter systems, and plenty of stuff for music fans to appreciate, like cat gear referencing AC/DC, Jawbreaker, Bruce Springsteen, and more.

For the first time since 2015, feline internet celebrity Lil BUB will bring a LIVE edition of her talk show to the second annual Catsbury Park Cat Convention in Asbury Park. There's also live music, celebrity cats to meet, future celebrity cats to adopt, and more...

Run the Jewels have shared the video for the Nick Hook remix of "All Meow Life," from their awesome all-cat-sounds Meow the Jewels remix project...

This happened Monday:Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed a bill to increase protections for pets across New York State. The bill prohibits the unnecessary piercing and tattooing of cats, dogs, and all other pets for purely cosmetic purposes for the pleasure of the owner, except under limited circumstances...

"Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe" is a new exhibition opening at the Brooklyn Museum on 9/10...As fashion statement, fetish object, instrument of power, and outlet of artistic expression for both the designer and the wearer, throughout the ages the high-heeled shoe has gone through many shifts in style and symbolism...

By this point, perhaps you've heard of the Metal Cats book, which is full of photos of metal musicians with their cats (Hai Doug!). With Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and more getting in on the Metal Cats rage, you know furry furor is reaching a fever pitch...

Mick Barr w/ Krallice at Saint Vitus, 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) -- Editor's note: For the past 7 months, since losing long-time BrooklynVegan metal editor Fred Pessaro, we were lucky to have Doug Moore aboard to help fill in our metal coverage, to edit and write for Invisible Oranges and to handle these weekly Heavy Lowdowns...

The Jesus Lizard at Irving Plaza, 2009 (more by Lori Bally) Storied American noise rock unit The Jesus Lizard originally broke up in 1999, but reunited for a bit between 2008 and 2010, during which they played some memorable shows in NYC and elsewhere...

"In an effort to help prove that the metal community is not filled with mindless, hate-filled, angry men, author/photographer Alexandra Crockett is putting together a photography book entitled that showcases some of the most brutal and visionary members of the West coast metal community with their darling, adorable little balls of fur: their cats...