[Rumori] Mondo Kim's in NYC raided by RIAA (fwd)

[Steev Hise]

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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:54:03 -0700
From: Jonathan Leidecker
To: mark at negativland.com, don at negativland.com
Cc: steev at detritus.net
Subject: Mondo Kim's in NYC raided by RIAA

you've probably heard about this by now, but this is important news.

Mondo Kim's, one of the biggest chains in NY, raided by the RIAA for carrying 'mixtapes':  CDRs livemixed by hip hop dj's that often contain hit songs, but just as frequently contain alternate mixes and completely unavailable, unreleased raps.  They're collages, and offer something that record labels don't.

Five store employees were charged with counterfeiting and led from the store in handcuffs.  One of them is someone I've met several times, very good friend of Drew's, Craig Willingham, a collage / dub musician who plays under the name I-Sound.  Has recorded for Mute records, fairly well known.

Steev, could you forward to Rumori?  I'm still bouncing...

New York Times:  www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/nyregion/10kim.html
MTV:  www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503863/20050609/50_cent.jhtml?headlines=true
MTV coverage on the history of the mixtape and the way labels have actively participated in using them to break artists:
<http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape/news_feature_021003/>