Alternate Tarantino Movie Posters

Designed by Ibraheem Youssef

Super Mario Interrupted...

NEW DJ Mix: Speakeasy Wednesdays

“Speakeasy Wednesdays” was a series of “test sessions” that were setup to expand into a weekly and monthly event. This mix is an excerpt of one of those nights.

Tracks include songs from Anti-Pop Consortium, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Osunlade, Hot Chip, Bomb The Bass, Derrick May and more…

Get it HERE.
For track listing contact me at rontronik@rontronik.com

Now You're A New Dork... (The Anthem)

Video Throwback: Mantronix "Bassline"

The Realness

...nuff said

Autechre - Gantz Graf Video

One of my favorites...

Dead Kennedys Vs. The Record Industry

Make sure to read the text on the cassette tape sold to consumers at release... Priceless.

Album Cover of The Month: Metamatic

Song Of The Moment

Tiger Woods Y'all (All Good Y'all?)

Stone Island Video Lookbook

Stone Island Shadow Project Fall Winter '009 '010 from Ken-Tonio Yamamoto on Vimeo.

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 7 (An Affair Of The Heart)

CGN presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 7 (An Affair Of The Heart). A Special Valentine Mix.

1. One Life Stand (Carl Craig Remix) - Hot Chip
2. Seven (Seth Troxler Remix) - Fever Ray
3. Gobbledigook (Gluteous Maximus Mix) - Sigür Ros
4. The Whistler (Jessie Rose Mix) - Claude Von Stroke
5. Afreaka - Solo
6. Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix) - Massive Attack
7. Walking Away - She Wants Revenge
8. Debby Downer - Argy + TMB
9. Black & Blue - Bim Marx
10. Don't Stay For Breakfast - Stroer
11. Filter Kings / No Highs / Finale - 69
12. Porcelain Sky (O-Ren Ishii Mix) - Rontronik
13. In For The Kill (Heartbreak Remix) - La Roux

Total Running Time = 58minutes 5seconds


Get it here.

Favorite TV Show Promotion Of The Year (So Far)

Psych (Promo Video)


Hall & Oates (Original Video)


Big shout to C. Booker for putting me on to the show.

Mirrors Are Scary

Typeface Film Trailer

Album Cover of The Month: Public Enemy "Fear Of A Black Planet"

The Knife "Tomorrow, In A Year" A Darwin Electro-Opera (Excerpt)

The world seen through the eyes of Charles Darwin forms the basis for the performance 'Tomorrow, in a year'. Theatre production company Hotel Pro Formas striking visuals blend with pop-duo The Knifes ground-breaking music to create a new species of electro-opera.
Hotel Pro Forma is supported by the Danish Arts Council - Committee for the Performing Arts.

Possibly The Best Contest Ever

I'm not the biggest fan of American Apparel but this contest is pretty sweet. Get involved here.

"BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY ROCKIN EVERYWHERE"
—Bubba Sparxxx (Ms. New Booty)

Steven Colbert Thanks Geoff Sanoff In Grammy Award Acceptance Speach

Big Ups to Geoff! (1min 37second mark of video)

Hello David / Dear Simon (Client Vs. Designer)

Shout to Ameer R. for the image

Obama Goes To GOP Lions' Den And Mauls The Lions (Full Video)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

HBO's 'Funny Or Die Presents' Trailer

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Fever Ray’s Speechless Acceptance Speech

Big up to Duane Harriott for the link

ODDSAC (Trailer)

A Visual Album by Danny Perez and Animal Collective

Massive Attack "United Snakes" Video

United Snakes from United Visual Artists on Vimeo.

Massive Attack: “United Snakes”
Animation by UVA, directed by Dave Ferner

Originally designed for Massive Attack’s live show at Beck’s Fusions 2008, this animation is now available online. The video was designed using custom 3D software developed by UVA, which allowed the creation of spontaneous, organic forms, simply by “sketching” the outlines.

Obama Says F*ck It

shout to BlacRen for the link

President Blasts Supreme Court Over Citizens United Decision

Observe...

Copyright Criminals Trailer

Copyright Criminals - Trailer from IndiePix on Vimeo.

Shout to DJ Prolific and NKH for the "heads-up."

Movie Properties As Retro Video Games

Original link is here

Cl!ck: A Lego Short Film

A Hierarchy of Action and Inaction

Thought Of The Day

Album Cover of The Month: Sweet Exorcist

2010 = On To The Next One

Odds Of Airborn Terror Attacks

Saw this on Gizmodo. Data collected by Nate Silver.

Also of note is this link:
"Leaked: Homeland Security's Post Underwear Bomb Airplane Rules"

Movies With Ron 2009 - A Recap

i didnt really do the full "Movies With Ron" this year and missed quite a few movies i still want to see. Because of that, i am only giving my favorite movie of the year (seen in theatre) plus a couple of honorable mentions and a couple of notable movie-going experiences.

Favorite Movie of The Year:
-- DISTICT 9

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):
-- Star Trek
-- Avatar
-- I Love You Man
-- Watchmen
-- Sherlock Holmes
-- The Hangover
-- The Road
-- (500) Days Of Summer

2 Movies I Wish I Had Seen On The Big Screen:
-- The Hurt Locker
-- Inglorious Basterds

Great Moments in Movie-going History:
-- Avatar: about 45 minutes left and the viewing is disturbed by an audience disruption
Guy1: "...No! I am not leaving. I bought my ticket just like everyone else!..."
Guy2: "I Bought your ticket, so take a hike!"

both guys get up and move into the aisle shoving each other. Guy2 hits Guy1. Guy1. falls to the floor.

Guy1: "Why would you hit me?! I'm over 60 years old!"
Guy2: ".."I'm 64! ... Get outta here!"


-- Sherlock Holmes: During pre-trailer viewing, a woman says to another "please don't chew your popcorn because we will not be able to hear the dialogue..." Most of the crowd chuckles. Halfway thru the movie, the same woman tells the "popcorn-chewer" to be quiet and that she is chewing too loud, basically causing more of a disturbance to everyone than anyone else...

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 6 (Life In 3-D)

CGN presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 6 (Life In 3-D), the sixth of the series and last of the year. Hope you enjoy and see you next year!

Get it here.

Track listing is as follows:
1. Destination Unknown by Missing Persons
2. A Piece Of False Morality by In Flagranti
3. I Will Come Back by Holy Ghost
4. King Off by Isolee
5. Leave It by The Field
6. Synkro by Luomo
7. Hurt by Seth Troxler Featuring Matthew Dear
8. Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Remix) by Depeche Mode
9. Detroit (Carl Craig Remix) by Morgan Geist
10. My Turn by Basement Jaxx Featuring Lightspeed Champion
11. Dancing Machine (Steve Aoki Remix) by The Jackson 5
12. Images Of Sigrid (Chloe Remix) by Poni Hoax
13. Don't Fear The Reaper by Van She

Running Time = 52min 34sec

2009 Top 10 Albums

10.


Land Of Truth
by Krikor And The Dead Hillbillies






9.

Dark Night Of The Soul
by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse







8.

Primary Colours
by The Horrors

The Horrors - Who Can Say from IM // UR on Vimeo.

7.

Fever Ray
by Fever Ray

If I Had A Heart from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

6.

Born Like This
by DOOM







5.

Tarot Sport
by Fuck Buttons







4.

Toeachizown
by Dam Funk







3.

Merriweather Post Pavillion
by Animal Collective

Animal Collective "My Girls" from Chad von Nau on Vimeo.

2.

Fluorescent Black
by Anti-Pop Consortium

Anti-Pop Consortium "Volcano" from Okayplayer on Vimeo.

1.

Crack The Skye
by Mastodon

Mastodon - Divinations from Blackbender on Vimeo.

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):
-- "Black Gives Way To Blue" by Alice In Chains
-- "For The Whole World To See" by Death (re-issue)
-- "Yesterday and Today" by The Field
-- "Music For Men" by The Gossip
-- "The Blueprint 3" by Jay-Z
-- "BLACKsummers'night" by Maxwell
-- "Vertical Ascent - EP" by Moritz Von Oswald Trio
-- "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt.2" by Raekwon
-- "Immolate Yourself" by Telefon Tel Aviv
-- "XX" by The XX
-- "Horehound" by The Dead Weather
-- "The Renaissance" by Q-Tip

Raekwon "Pyrex Vision" Video (NSFW)

One of the shortest tracks on the OB4CL2 album but the video will last a lifetime!

Thought Of The Day

Mag+ digital magazine concept makes e-readers cower with envy (video!)

Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.

Originally posted on Engadget

NEW Dam Funk Video "Mirrors"

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 5 (Smartbomb Your Holiday)

CGN and Smartbomb Creative Studio presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 5 (Smartbomb Your Holiday), the fifth of the series. It doesn't matter if you're naughty or nice...

Get it here.

Track listing is as follows:
1. Ought To Say by Secondo
2. Equator Jam by Ghosts On Tape
3. Machine Gun by Portishead
4. NY To Tokyo by Anti-Pop Consortium (feat. Roots Manuva)
5. Hai Samurai by Yellow Power
6. Let It Happen by Lindstrom & Christabelle
7. Ain’t Nobody (Hallucinogenic Mix) by Rufus Feat. Chaka Khan
8. Jive Talkin’ by Bee Gees
9. Lisztomania (Classixx Version) by Phoenix
10. Mama Used To Say (Extended Mix) by Junior
11. Sinclair by D’Arcangelo
12. Wide Vice by Luke Vibert
13. Spin Cycle by The Twilite Tone
14. Portable Control by G and S
15. Microscopic Contents by Kelpe
16. Burn Straight Thru U by Dam Funk

total runtime : 49min 04sec

Controllerism Hits Attack Of The Show

Video Game - E3 2010 - AOTS Exclusive

Ed Lover's "C'mon Son (Part 8)"

NEW Redman: Coc Back (Video)

FIYA

Album Cover of The Month: Stress: The Extinction Agenda by Organized Konfusion

This album is close to me. It was designed by Dooable Arts. A design and illustration team comprised of Ge-ology and Matt Doo back in the day. One of the best album covers to come out of the Hip-Hop industry.

Jam Master Jay ‘2 Turntables And A Microphone’ Official Trailer

“Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is talking…until now. 2 TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN- DMC’s groundbreaking DJ and producer, deftly revealing the history of hip-hop and mainstream rap along the way. Exclusive, candid interviews with 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Russell Simmons, RUN-DMC and more offer insight into Jam Master Jay’s life – including information that could finally help police solve the murder that shook the music world to its core.” DVD In Stores 12/1/09

Originally posted at High Snobiety

Video of The Moment: Major Lazer

Major Lazer "Keep it Going Louder" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

The Soul Train Line Remembered

Thanks to S. Hearn for the link!

Video Of The Month:

So fresh!

56 Green

“56 GREEN” - Directed by Noah Ward (CGN). A mini-doc on artist and curator, Salomon Anaya, as he opens a “squatter gallery” in downtown Newark, New Jersey.

Plans are in the works for a full length documentary as the Newark gallery turns into a series of “squatter galleries” popping up throughout New Jersey and New York.

Big up to Blacren for link.

Did You Know?

Thanks: Gary Doomsday

Thought Of The Day

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 4

CGN presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 4 (25th Century Sock Hop), the fourth of the series. It's a future-retro vibe, heavy on the Detroit techno and electronica tip. Think Blade Runner Disco...

Get it here.

For track listing contact me at rontronik@rontronik.com

Album Cover of The Month: Echo Party

Edan will be releasing "Echo Party." A Mixtape of sorts. He was given access to Traffic Ent. Group's back catalog of old school rap - labels like Magic Records, Chocolate Star, P&P among others, and asked to create something new out of it, whatever he wanted. In doing this he was given open art-direction for the cover art. The vinyl LP covers are going to be all white-tip on sleeves, like those old 60s records, with Edan creating some kind of cover art to each one personally. There will be only 1000 made. Genius.

Raekwon, Methodman, Ghostface Killah – The Wu-Massacre (Trailer Part 1)

Raekwon, Ghostface and Methodman have officially announced the release date of their latest collaborative set to drop December 22nd. Entitled, “The Wu-Massacre.” This promotional short film is part one of three promotional clips directed by Rik Cordero. Check it out.
(originally posted at Hypebeast.com)

DeFOX America: The Truth About ACORN

Eminem, Mos Def, Black Thought & DJ Premier Cypher

Ooooweeeee!

Fever Ray Covers Nick Cave

this video represents the overall aesthetic and look of her live show. Very eerie. Very hot! Happy Halloween.

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 3

CGN presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 3 (Wake The Dead), the third of the series. A special Halloween inspired edition... It's dark, suspenseful and has a few surprises woven in.

Get it here.

For track listing contact me at rontronik@rontronik.com

Happy Halloween!

Album Cover of The Month: Maggot Brain

Not only is the album a seminal classic, but the cover is one that stands out in universal fashion. It's scary, funky, iconic and often immitated (but never duplicated).

Graphic Designer Vs. Client

Special shout to Denise R.

Anti-Pop Consortium Turn It Back On

from XLR8R

Today Is Anti-Pop Consortium Day

Today is Fever Ray Day

Fever Ray Tour 2009 from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

Seven from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

Triangle Walks from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

When I Grow Up from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

If I Had A Heart from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

Thought Of The Day

Thanks: Gary Doomsday

Anti-pop Consortium Album Review and Live Footage (Time Out NY)

Time Out NY Album review:
Anti-Pop Consortium
Fluorescent Black (Big Dada)

Like Jay-Z, Anti-Pop Consortium released its “farewell” album in 2003. But only now, on the heels of the superstar’s third postretirement full-length, is this esteemed alt-hip-hop collective staging a studio comeback. Fluorescent Black is so hyperinvolved, it’s hard to begrudge the delay. If the disc doesn’t match the glitchy splendor of APC’s 2002 landmark, Arrhythmia, it still attains euphoric sensory overload on tracks like “Get Lite,” in which wobbly synths command as much attention as syllable-crammed verses. During “Apparently,” “End Game” and other standouts, rhymes fuse cyborglike with high-tech beats, yielding a bracingly weird underground response to The Blueprint 3’s glitzy arena rap.—Hank Shteamer

Anti-Pop Consortium plays Santos Party House Tue 29.

M. Sayyid (Anti-Pop Consortium) Makes "Fire" on the MPC

Thanks to DJ Prolific for the link!

Energy 2 Burn: Saturday September 26 featuring Yours Truly

Something Terrible is Happening!

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

The Making Of An Album Cover

This is a cool lil vid about the making of Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3" album cover. Interesting...

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 2

CGN presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 2 (Transmission To Alternate Earths), the second of the series. This time out the its a Detroit/Chicago/Manchester (Hacienda Years) vibe...

Get it here.
For track listing contact me at rontronik@rontronik.com

This is dedicated to all my peeps and especially my fellow virgos.

To-Do List For Today

Album Cover of The Month: Spritualized (Special Edition Package)

new version

old version

This is the best special packaging release i have ever scene! A 12 track album delivered as a set of pills (ie: each track on it's own mini-cd in a blister-pack). How awesome is that? I remember seeing this at an HMV in London years ago. Should have bought it. Now Spiritualized is set to re-release the album with more special packaging and art (see below for details).

PRESS RELEASE (direct from Spiritualized official website):

The re-issue is now scheduled for the second half of November, exact release date is tbc.The artwork has changed, some of the packaging is similar to the original release.

There will be 3 formats released:

Ltd Collectors Edition - 12 disc pill pack + 2 additional cd's of previously unreleased material in new artwork.

Deluxe pack - 3 cd's in one blister pill pack. The original album plus the 2 additional cd's of unreleased material.

Standard jewel case of the original album in new artwork. The old design will no longer be manufactured.

Additional cd track listings information to follow. Pack shots of new design available nearer release date.

That's all for now...

Capitalism: A Love Story (Trailer)

Detroit: Underground Resistance

If you are into music and movements, you should watch this now.

NEW DJ MIX: Radio:Rontronik - Broadcast 1

CGN presents Radio Rontronik: Broadcast 1 (Permanent Midnight), the first of a new series. This initial mix is dark and dubstep tinged with a few surprises thrown in “Rontronik style”.

Get it here.
For track listing contact me at rontronik@rontronik.com

G-Star Campaign 2009 (Behind The Scenes)

Must See: Art & Copy (Trailer)

The Instant Dj ToolBox

special shout to DJ Tech Tools and Current_.

Thought Of The Day

Album Cover of The Month: Mike & Rich

This is one of the funniest yet classic covers i've ever seen. It's a parody of an old Milton Bradley board game box cover called "Downfall." Music is great too. Mike = Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq) and Rich = Richard D James (aka Aphex Twin).

Big ups to Choimatic for reminding me of this