ELECTRIC WEENUS
So... for all of you that didn't already hear about this from me, or somebody else, I, Jared M. Thiele, took a job at the Electric Fetus.
Now it's not exactly what I wanted to do. I was kinda hoping I could get some kind of boring, music related, desk job. the kind where I'm on the phone all the time, grabbin' mad promos, health insurance, and paid vacation. But, for the time being, I guess I'm too exciting a person for that. Yes, I belong at the Fetus.
I actually love it there, to tell you the truth.
all my co-workers are into something a little different. Jason is the 60's rock guy, Karissa is the Electronic/dance girl, Ol' boy is the Jazz man, and I, Believe it or not, have been labled the Rap/hip hop guy. right from my first day working, my co-worker amber (hottie) says to me, "It's good to have someone here that knows about hip-hop." Yeah.
I never thought of myself as a hip-hop guy, but as time moves forward, I do feel a bit more conected with the local scene. Deign Records is coming out with some new releases, I keep meeting other dudes from around town that want to play shows with some of the Deign artist. But what I need to do more is, Fucking, surf more sights like sandbox, and soulstrut to keep up with what is coming out, and read what other people think about it. maybe I'll get a subscription to Source, Get myslef a front Grill, and Floss some G-Unit gear.
Last night at the Fetus I played the whole Hustle & Flow soundtrack for the store, and not one person complaned about it. That's almost scary.
I discovered that I hate helping people find wolrd music, or reagge titles. the majority of the time it'll be some F.O.B. from africa that remembers his favorite music from back home, and he expects me to find it for him. I listen to what he is saying, but this mans voice is so deep, and his words are so jumbled, that it sounds like I'm eves dropping on a coversation from the other side of a wall. from now on I'm just going to have them write it down, because it's fast, and more respectful to them if we do it that way.
Nuts.
Now it's not exactly what I wanted to do. I was kinda hoping I could get some kind of boring, music related, desk job. the kind where I'm on the phone all the time, grabbin' mad promos, health insurance, and paid vacation. But, for the time being, I guess I'm too exciting a person for that. Yes, I belong at the Fetus.
I actually love it there, to tell you the truth.
all my co-workers are into something a little different. Jason is the 60's rock guy, Karissa is the Electronic/dance girl, Ol' boy is the Jazz man, and I, Believe it or not, have been labled the Rap/hip hop guy. right from my first day working, my co-worker amber (hottie) says to me, "It's good to have someone here that knows about hip-hop." Yeah.
I never thought of myself as a hip-hop guy, but as time moves forward, I do feel a bit more conected with the local scene. Deign Records is coming out with some new releases, I keep meeting other dudes from around town that want to play shows with some of the Deign artist. But what I need to do more is, Fucking, surf more sights like sandbox, and soulstrut to keep up with what is coming out, and read what other people think about it. maybe I'll get a subscription to Source, Get myslef a front Grill, and Floss some G-Unit gear.
Last night at the Fetus I played the whole Hustle & Flow soundtrack for the store, and not one person complaned about it. That's almost scary.
I discovered that I hate helping people find wolrd music, or reagge titles. the majority of the time it'll be some F.O.B. from africa that remembers his favorite music from back home, and he expects me to find it for him. I listen to what he is saying, but this mans voice is so deep, and his words are so jumbled, that it sounds like I'm eves dropping on a coversation from the other side of a wall. from now on I'm just going to have them write it down, because it's fast, and more respectful to them if we do it that way.
Nuts.
posted by Jared Thiele at
1:03 AM
3 Comments:
what i want to contribute to this is:
i have seen that amber, and indeed, shorty be a hottie. play on playa
Kyle, you certainly know the appropriate way to speak to the HipHop guy!
Slug used to be the Fetus' HipHop guy, and now look where he and his label are at!
What the fuckshoppe is happening in Hiphop these days? Ever since well-chopped loops of obscure jazz/funk/soul tracks became out-vogue I haven't been paying attention. Aside from Stones Throw camp. I have to admit I liked Common's BE, more or less though.
Oh, shit, I know what's happening in hiphop...Fatha Dom with Baby Mama. Heh, I think that track was like '97 or so, but it's new to me. And smoove. and fanky. and frash.
No, just read Turntablelab and then you will have plenty of ironic snobby opinions and witty rejoinders with which to weild you record-store superiority over every teenage gangsta looking for the new Paul Wall.
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