“Stars — spectacular representations of living human beings — project this general banality into images of permitted roles. As specialists of apparent life, stars serve as superficial objects that people can identify with in order to compensate for the fragmented productive specializations that they actually live. The function of these celebrities is to act out various lifestyles or sociopolitical viewpoints in a full, totally free manner. They embody the inaccessible results of social labor by dramatizing the by-products of that labor which are magically projected above it as its ultimate
goals: power and vacations — … a star of consumption may campaign for recognition as a pseudopower over life. But the activities of these stars are not really free, and they offer no real choices.” - Guy Debord from The Society of the Spectacle
"Hip-hop is the worst force in history. …part of what makes hip-hop so dangerous and interesting—it’s a celebration of these empty, selfish pretension. It creates a value system where you can satisfy potentially revolutionary urges by spending a month’s paycheck on a Gucci jacket." - Sam Schwartz from Megawords 7
"The Mistake started to feel right. Even the incomprehensible stammers were eventually musicalized; imbued with musical sense." - Brandon Joyce from On The Protomusical...
1) She Money Money
2) Got On It
3) Ain't My Money Long
4) Get Money
CARS WILL BURN - "INTO PURE FANTASY"
(Audio CDr w/ screen printed booklet and covers)
7 tracks mastered by Joe Lentini. Available from Deathbomb Arc CARS WILL BURN - "THE CONTEMPORARY APOCALYPSE..."
(Audio CDr w/ screen printed booklet and covers)
8 tracks mastered by Joe Lentini. Available from MARK PRICE is a Factory CARS WILL BURN - "THE LONGER EMERGENCY"
(dvd + booklet in dvd case with silkscreen printed cover)
Live footage from 10 shows in Philly. Editted by Morgan Tindall. Available from MARK PRICE is a Factory TECHNICOLOR HELL
(cd compilation + zine package in clear plastic sleeve)
The first release on Dave Smolen's imprint Malleable, the Technicolor Hell compilation features philly noise acts: Carz Will Burn, Charles Cohen, Dave Smolen, Drums Like Machine Guns, Joe Lentini, Mincemeat Or Tenspeed, Newton, Sharks With Winds, Sweet Nothing, Tim Albro, and Tweeter. I illustrated and designed the whole package featuring 3 color silkscreen printed covers, full color inside, and hand printed disc. Available from MARK PRICE is a Factory
9 new minutes of sonic fury with Richmond's
favorite AFROPAINTER///FREE DOWNLOAD/// (A) SIDE - SKINHEAD LOVERS
ROCK (B) SIDE - URBAN CHAOS
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Each month features a new limited run artist zine. Subscribe for a year - 12 zines delievered to yr doorstep (Individual issues available as well). So far this year zines from Brian Blomerth (Narwhalz of Sound, Pom Kiki Crew, Richmond gurl), Lance Simmons (Dickneff drumsolos forever), MP, plus 2 compilations: Everyone Is Awesome 4 and DrawJam 1. Upcoming titles from James Ulmer, Jason Ush and more! So many zines.
Come join us Friday May 15th @ 9:00 PM @ Club Risque! All Out Friday Night featuring Dive, Even The Res, and Spy The Thinker - $10 gets you into the show upstairs and the gentleman's club downstairs. For updates check www.myspace.com/risquelive.
