Since people have been asking, here’s a quick glance at the new Rich and Shameless EP from N-RON and $mall ¢hange that is vinyl only (thanks Brooklyn Phono!).

The cover art is silkscreened, and reflects the excess of the record.

There are only a few copies left, I am afraid…I think that applecore might have a few, so get them while they are still hot:

“It you’re gonna steal something, go to the bank”–richard prince

Here’s track 1 from Side II from the record:
Boa Tarde Povo (afternoon mix)

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thanks to all who showed themselves and sent the ideas and thoughts yesterday at pure fire! always great to see and hear everyone…the guests dave stelfox and dirty south joe really opened ears…
to music things

1. if you want a limited edition rich and shameless EP, they can be purchased via this contact form

small change has US distro, I have latin america. amazing hand silkscreened record cover. Less than 400 left.
2. I am relinking to the N-RON collaborator mix, as it seems there has been some hype to it from this Month’s xlr8r write up…

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for those of you in the nyc vicinity or interested in the radio, music and live shows and records, N-RON is being bold
today, wednesday, may 14, from 4-6 pm N-RON will be playing songs on Small Change’s

radio show The Big Cover Up on east village radio .

Really excited to do this show, which you can live stream here

We will be playing songs off our new record, N-RON and $mall ¢hange Rich and Shameless EP. This is a 4 song EP on a hand silkscreened gold record sleeve on limited edition vinyl!

Rich and Shameless is is having it’s release party on

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at APT as part of Pure Fire!
419 w. 13th st, NYC
There, we’ll be spinning records along side great guests Dave Stelfox (wire magazine) and Dirty South Joe.

Apparently, N-RON will be playing from 1115-12, but will be there until late or early…

95% of 18-24 year olds steal music, if you are the RIAA.

what is the strategy? over and over, a struggle to respond.

one the one hand, trent reznor (of the Reznor industrial heating family, also of nine inch nails) says just give it away as mp3.

orthodox folks (like Reznor) dis Radiohead´s efforts as too low res (160 mbps not 320 mbps) and too difficult to use- nonetheless, seems like a new strategy. Their cd sales were still atop the charts–the fetish object can´t be denied.It is certainly a step away from the main industry´s commercial strategy, which seems to be catch theives and lose shitloads of money.

I think that it will be all about the live experience. The spectacle. The show. And the rarified fetish object sold as art.

Hence, all my upcoming audio releases will be all downloadable digital for free or donation, and I will create a few vinyl copies.

That´ll show em.

here´s a mix that will be played differently live at fashion week in Mexico City, the 17th of April. (tracklist)

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dj n-ron hubbard the collaborator mixtape is here
All tracks are original beats and collaborations.

The mixtape is available as a cd with track markers and cover art on the Giant Corporate label as an import. 500 copies only. If you would like a copy, please contact info(at)undividedproductions.org

track list:
1. suso’s refix
2. cities into worlds (featuring Vito Acconci)
3. cantakerous remix
4. wrong from right (Featuring m.sayyid)
5. rival riddim
6. aboio 2.0
7. pull it up (with mike o)
8. rich and shameless (with dj $mall ¢hange)
9. analys d’amour du magabo (capitalized remix)
10. Possible darker spaces (n-ron mix of Possible)
11. try harder again
12. Farida Maqam Al Hijaz (occupied signal mix)
13. burhan oçal all stars remix (with dj/rupture)
14. lower ends (with matt shadetek)
15. bug mash
16. i need a dime (double-up mix)
17. random rmx (with Mike O)
18. grim jonze dubs (avec Leftenant)
19. sleeping cities 3

Much to n-ron’s pleasure, Kid Kameleon has nominated the collaborator as his #1 mixtape for 2007, even before release.

n-ron must says big thanks to everyone who collaborated on these tracks, wittingly or unwittingly. The future is yours. The future is now.

Keep your body thetan free for forthcoming releases on the Giant Corporate label, including n-ron hubbard and $mall ¢hange Rich and Shameless EP out on vinyl in March 08.

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Among some friends, and out in the world, there has been some chatter about the death of the music industry (or at least of major labels).

Let’s settle this one right now, no? we all know about:
radiohead
NIN

N-RON’s attitude is a common one at this point:

digital download for free, shows and special CDs for money

don’t confuse this with hatred of labels, it is simply time for the model to shift gears.

best description of the future of music I know is from the master of noise himself, Jacques Attali, in an interview from 2003

“But live, not as a replay. People will ask, more than anything, to see and to share live, rather than dead, events crystallised in records or virtually crystallised in a digital MP3 file.”

As the holiday explodes all numbers of downloads, we might ask, “what is next?”

“what is the new attention economy going to offer us?”

Will the archive we have each made, the gigabytes and terabytes of digital detritus that we accumulate, will it ever satiate our desire to own and control, to be owned and controlled? Or will the most cherished gift of all be the live experience, the opportunity to experience others, noise and sound, together.

Maybe it is these markers, these posts, music and noisy performances acting like temporary autonomous zones in a blur of consumption, that live on as our memories of hope for radical change.

Make music to make shows to make noisy things happen in real and memory-time. The end of the monoliths is a long way off. However, the spaces for noises are expanding.

Gil Scott Herron knew that the revolution will not be televised (as the comments say, it will be youtubed). And Rakim knew that you have to follow the leader.

There will be noisy leaders in 2008…

1. Tomorrow night, Tuesday Dec. 4: MV bill, my favorite brazilian and brasilian hip hop (yes hip hop, not baile funk) star is playing at 205 in NYC as part brought to you by world up. 9-3 am, 205 chrystie st.

MV bill is from Cidade de Deus, and was very involved in both the film as well as the schools and programs that came from and centered around the production.

2. Friday, Dec.7, 7 pm, is the second screening of O Morro (the hill). We are screening the below AT STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE, not Anthology Film Archives, due to a scheduling conflict.

We are screening News from a Personal War and City of Men episodes, all to provoke a discussion that will follow. Free, open to the public, but seating is limited. All attending will be able to pick up the new pamphlet with essays by dp and Melanie Gilligan, and some great graphics such as those below. Not to be missed, for sure!

STOREFRONT FILMS Storefront for Art and Architecture 97 Kenmare st., NY, NY 10012 7 pm O MORRO/THE HILL STOREFRONT FILMSERIES 2007 ISSUES OF REPRESENTATION IN THE MODERN DAY FAVELAO Morro (The Hill) is a monthly film series that raises questions regarding representation of the favela in Brazilian film and architecture. Cinema’s fascination with the favela is often driven by genuine social concern for its inhabitants, but does it ultimately reinforce existing forms of exploitation and prejudice? SCREENING 2 November 2007, November 27th 7.30pm @ Storefront for art and architecture NOTICIAS DE UMA GUERRA PARTICULAR (News from a Personal War, 1999) (Directors: Joao Salles and Katia Lund (USA) - 57 mins, video)Hailed widely as the inspiration for City of Gods, this critical investigation into the violence and corruption that drives and is driven by the combined and uneven development in Rio’s favelas is both shocking and revelatory. CIDADE DOS HOMENS (City of Men) Video, 3 episodes: # 1 - A Coroa do Imperador (The Emperor’s Crown) (15/10/02) (Screenplay: Cesar Charlone, Fernando Meirelles e Jorge Furtado. Director: Cesar Charlone) # 2 - O Cunhado do Cara (The guy’s brother-in-law) (16/10/02) (Script: Katia Lund and Paulo Lins. Director: Katia Lund and Paulo Lins)