Graffiti Research Lab - Laser Tag

This is the coolest way to tag buildings:

NYT gets into the mix, you bastids!

Original post at: www.freethedjs.com

Yesterday’s Sunday Times Magazine features an article about the on-going DJ Drama drama:

“Drama and Cannon’s studio was not a bootlegging plant; […] they were part of an alternative distribution system that the mainstream record industry uses to promote and market hip-hop artists. Drama and Cannon have in recent years been paid by the same companies that paid Kilgo to help arrest them.” — Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry Version), Samantha M. Shapiro, The New York Times Magazine, February 18, 2007.

Why hasn’t anyone at the RIAA been fired over this yet?

Website Correction

Just realized that the wrong address was set in the radio sections of the website. They have been updated and should be working correctly.

Live 6: Best DAW, Remix Technology Awards 2007

Remix magazine has honored Ableton Live 6 with the 2007 Remix
Technology Award for Best Digital Audio Workstation. The win marks the
fifth consecutive Remix Technology Award for Live, beginning with the
magazine's first annual awards in December 2002.

The Remix Technology Awards honor the top DJ and professional audio
products of the year. In addition to best Digital Audio Workstation,
notable categories include: Best Hardware Value, Best DJ Performance
Mixer and Most Innovative Product. Award winners are selected by
writers and editors of Remix and Electronic Musician magazines.

The full list of award winners is available here:
http://remixmag.com/gear/remix_th_annual_remix

Remix magazine's original review of Live 6 is available here:
http://remixmag.com/production/software/remix_ableton_live_5/index.html

Live-Ready Downloads Now Available at 3BeatDigital.com

Digital dance music website 3beatdigital.com is proud to present a
partnership with Ableton, bringing Live-Ready MP3s direct to your
desktop.

3BeatDigital Live-Ready tracks bundle all relevant warp information
into a convenient ZIP file containing a high-quality 320kbps MP3 and
an ASD analysis file. These "pre-warped" tracks are locked to Live's
tempo, so you can spend more time being creative by eliminating the
need to go through the beat-matching process.

Created in 2004 by established Liverpool record shop 3 Beat,
3BeatDigital caters to fans of all genres of dance music with a wide
variety of upfront releases and promos.

For more information, check out www.3beatdigital.com/ableton to access
3BeatDigital's dedicated Live-Ready section with thousands of tracks
pre-warped for use in Ableton's award-winning software.

http://www.3beatdigital.com
http://www.3beatdigital.com/ableton

RIAA to Music Fans: “Avoid blurry graphics” !

As posted at www.freethedjs.com

January 23rd, 2007 by kevin

It’s good to have a dude like MattSoReal on the case. He dug up some unreal text from the RIAA’s anti-piracy files:

TIPS FOR CONSUMERS: STEERING CLEAR OF ILLEGAL CDs

· Remember the Adage “You Get What You Pay For”: Even if you are hoping to get your favorite albums at a discount, new or used, extremely low prices might indicate pirated product.
· Watch for Compilations that are “Too Good to Be True”: Many pirates make illegal “dream compilation” CDs, comprised of songs by numerous artists on different record labels.
· Read the Label: If the true name and address of the manufacturer are not shown, it is most likely not legitimate product. These products often do not contain a bar code. Furthermore, if the record label listed is a company you’ve never heard of, that should be another warning sign.
· Look for Suspicious Packaging: Carefully look over the packaging and beware of products that do not look genuine. Packages with misspelled words, blurry graphics, weak or bad color should all raise red flags. Inferior quality print work on the disc surface or slip sleeve cover, as well as the lack of original artwork and/or missing label, publisher, and distributor logos on discs and packaging, are usually clear indicators that the product is pirated.
· Watch for Product Being Sold in Unusual Places: CDs sold in non-traditional venues, like flea markets or street corners, are probably not legitimate.
· Trust your ear: The sound quality of pirate CDs is often poor or inconsistent.

These guidelines describe just about all the best recordings I’ve ever known. From now on I’m ONLY going to buy CDs on street corners with “too good to be true” tracklists, blurry graphics, and misspelled words from record companies I’ve never heard of.

It’s 2007 - now can I please get some blurry graphics and “dream compilations”?