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Gabriel Kennedy, also known as Propaganda Anonymous or Prop Anon, is an American writer, musician, street artist, and actor. He is the author of Chapel Perilous: The Life & Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, a biography of writer and counterculture figure Robert Anton Wilson.

Career

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Kennedy has worked in writing, music, street art, and acting. His work has addressed subjects including counterculture, music, comics, philosophy, and popular culture. He has contributed writing to publications including The Comics Journal, Reality Sandwich, Mondo 2000, Boing Boing, and The Tonearm.[1][2]

Writing

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Kennedy is the author of Chapel Perilous: The Life & Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, a biography of writer and counterculture figure Robert Anton Wilson that examines his life, writings, philosophical ideas, and influence on counterculture.[3]

Kennedy has contributed writing to The Comics Journal, Reality Sandwich, Mondo 2000, Boing Boing, and The Tonearm.[4][5] His work includes interviews and essays on comics, music, counterculture, philosophy, and popular culture.

For Boing Boing, Kennedy has written under the names Propaganda Anonymous and Prop Anon, including interviews with countercultural writers and artists such as Grant Morrison, Douglas Rushkoff, RU Sirius, David Jay Brown, Phil Farber, and Antero Alli.[7][8]

In 2017, Kennedy, under the name Prop Anon, co-interviewed comic-book writer and musician Grant Morrison for Mondo 2000, alongside Laura Kang. The interview discussed Morrison's work, magic, counterculture, music, and the influence of Robert Anton Wilson.[9] Kennedy conducted another interview with Morrison for Mondo 2000 in 2020, titled “Grant Morrison Surveys the Situation in ‘The Age of Horus’”.[10]

Chapel Perilous has been reviewed by Boing Boing, Kirkus Reviews, and Midwest Book Review.[11][12][13]

Music

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Kennedy began making music in New York City before moving to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he became a member of the hip-hop crew Lowest Common Denominator (LCD). The group was active in Honolulu's underground music scene in the early 2000s and performed at Club Pauahi in 2004.[3][4]

After returning to New York City, Kennedy became associated with the Brooklyn-based underground hip-hop collective MINDSpray, performing under the name Propaganda Anonymous, later releasing the EP Todo Corazon (2008) and the album Squat the Condos(2010).[5] He is featured in two music documentaries, Bring the Noise (2014) and Bastards of Young (2017).[6] [7]

Kennedy later formed Hail Eris!, a New York-based musical project with Gabe Saladino. The project released its self-titled debut in 2016.[8]

Street art

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As Prop Anon, Kennedy used street-art and wild-posting techniques in connection with the promotion of Squat the Condos. The campaign addressed luxury housing development and gentrification in New York City. [9]

Acting

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Kennedy appeared as Tim in the season nine episode “Hewa ka lima” of the television series Hawaii Five-0 in 2019.[10][11]

Kennedy appeared as Boris Morris in the 2024 short film Piece of Cake. The film was released on YouTube and credits Kennedy in the cast.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2018 Vincent van Gogh F**k Yourself Todd Jacob
2019 Hawaii Five-0 — “Hewa ka lima” Tim
2024 Piece of Cake Boris Morris

Selected writing

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  • Chapel Perilous: The Life & Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson
  • “RAW Week: Interviews with Douglas Rushkoff, RU Sirius, David Jay Brown, Phil Farber, and Antero Alli”, Boing Boing, 2012, published under
 the name Propaganda Anonymous.[13]
  • “Grant Morrison interview: ‘Laughter can banish any and all demons’”,
 Boing Boing, 2017, published under the name Propaganda Anonymous.[14]
  • “Deeper Into The Magick: Grant Morrison Interview Part 2”, interview with
 Grant Morrison conducted with Laura Kang, Mondo 2000, 2017.[15]
  • “Grant Morrison Surveys the Situation In ‘The Age of Horus’”, interview with
 Grant Morrison, Mondo 2000, 2020.[16]
  • “Grant Morrison's Unbounded Summoning Possibilities: The Filth, The
 Invisibles, and moving towards a Non-Dual consciousness”, The Comics
 Journal, 2026.[17]
  • Articles published in The Tonearm.[18]

Discography

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As Prop Anon

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  • Squat the Condos — 2010

With Hail Eris!

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  • Hail Eris! — release details require an independent source

Bibliography

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  • Chapel Perilous: The Life & Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson
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References

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  1. "Gabriel Kennedy". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  2. Gabriel Kennedy. "Gabriel Kennedy". The Tonearm. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  3. Kennedy, Gabriel. "Farmer, Activist, Emcee — LXOR's Alchemy of Personal Reckoning". The Tonearm. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  4. Genegabus, Jason (2004-04-22). "Club Pauahi is underground music paradise". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  5. "Propaganda Anonymous – Squat the Condos". Free Music Archive. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  6. Lee, Clifton (2014). "Bring the Noise". IMDb. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
  7. "Bastards of Young". Mondo 2000. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  8. "HAIL ERIS!". Bandcamp. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  9. "Squat the Condos". EV Grieve. November 2009. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  10. "Hawaii Five-0: Season 9, Episode 24 — Cast and Crew". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  11. "Five-0 Redux: Finding forgiveness is a hard road for Hawaii Five-0". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  12. Piece of Cake (Short film). 2024. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  13. Propaganda Anonymous (2012-01-16). "RAW Week: Interviews with Douglas Rushkoff, RU Sirius, David Jay Brown, Phil Farber, and Antero Alli". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  14. Propaganda Anonymous (2017-04-17). "Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons"". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  15. Goffman, Ken (2017-08-15). "Deeper Into The Magick: Grant Morrison Interview Part 2". Mondo 2000. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  16. "Grant Morrison Surveys the Situation In "The Age of Horus"". Mondo 2000. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  17. Kennedy, Gabriel (2026-01-12). "Grant Morrison's Unbounded Summoning Possibilities: The Filth, The Invisibles, and moving towards a Non-Dual consciousness". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  18. Gabriel Kennedy. "Gabriel Kennedy". The Tonearm. Retrieved 2026-09-09.



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