R.I.P. El Pus
I first heard El Pus on pandora (www.pandora.com, go while you can! before the RIAA strikes, which was named worst company in America 2007 beating out Haliburton! http://consumerist.com/consumer/worst-company-in-america/riaa-wins-worst-company-in-america-2007-245235.php) and they're easily one of the best hip-hop groups I've heard in the past year.
I wish I could have found them sooner. Too bad I didn't. Thankfully my boy Peter introduced me to Soul Position and Blackalicious.
FROM EL PUS'S MYSPACE:
THE STATE OF EL PUS.
Okay, after getting 4 to 5 messages a day asking about El Pus, I've decided to kill numerous birds with one stone..er...blog. As far as I'm concerned, El Pus is toast. There have been offers of tours and gigs, but I ain't interested in that shit. Starting with Virgin Records, shit was fucked up from the jump off. Matt and Dean Serletic are easily THE worse record execs in history. Well, Matt anyway. Dean was just riding his brother's dickhairs. How else can you go from being a roadie and Matchbox 20's ass pony to the VP of A&R at a major label? They constantly lied to us, and gave their whiter artists the things that were promised to us. You had industry insiders saying that we had the album of the year, but they chose to dump 2 million dollars and 2 albums into The Exies. The Exies couldn't fill a phone booth with a fucking guestlist! They also had another band called Color, but one of the members committed suicide. They said that it was over a girl. She probably dumped him after the Serletic brothers fucked up his music career and tanked their album. Just my opinion. It wasn't ALL their fault. A band won't last if some members are living the "team" concept, while others are looking out for themselves while sitting back with a sense of entitlement. Kind of like all of your hard work is for their advancement and greed, because you're a 2nd class citizen in their eyes when it comes to the band. Kinda like your sweat and hard work is for financing their fucking rock n roll fantasy! In the end, El Pus wasn't about being part of a team, but people looking for ways to get over and them telling you why they were entitled to fuck you over. However; the 9 years I spent in El Pus turned out to be a fucking waste of life, considering what I have to show for it. I'm glad somebody got something out of the deal, because it sure as fuck wasn't me! And we can't put all of it on just one guy either, shit was even more fucked up AFTER he left! As for me, I'm working with Anthony David as his road manager/dj/backup singer/emergency bassist. Damn, that's alot of titles! I also have a production/songwriting project going, so I'm cool. I'm also going to be doing some stuff with DJ Toomp. As for our fans, you guys fucking ruled! Love you all! Hope this answer all of your emails. Take care. I won't be addressing this again. Blame it on greed, I guess. Oh wait, did I say that I had nothing to show for it? I was wrong. I have some memories! They take those at the supermarket, don't they? - Woodchuck
Once I find a good site for hosting mp3 files I'll put up a song or two.
I wish I could have found them sooner. Too bad I didn't. Thankfully my boy Peter introduced me to Soul Position and Blackalicious.
FROM EL PUS'S MYSPACE:
THE STATE OF EL PUS.
Okay, after getting 4 to 5 messages a day asking about El Pus, I've decided to kill numerous birds with one stone..er...blog. As far as I'm concerned, El Pus is toast. There have been offers of tours and gigs, but I ain't interested in that shit. Starting with Virgin Records, shit was fucked up from the jump off. Matt and Dean Serletic are easily THE worse record execs in history. Well, Matt anyway. Dean was just riding his brother's dickhairs. How else can you go from being a roadie and Matchbox 20's ass pony to the VP of A&R at a major label? They constantly lied to us, and gave their whiter artists the things that were promised to us. You had industry insiders saying that we had the album of the year, but they chose to dump 2 million dollars and 2 albums into The Exies. The Exies couldn't fill a phone booth with a fucking guestlist! They also had another band called Color, but one of the members committed suicide. They said that it was over a girl. She probably dumped him after the Serletic brothers fucked up his music career and tanked their album. Just my opinion. It wasn't ALL their fault. A band won't last if some members are living the "team" concept, while others are looking out for themselves while sitting back with a sense of entitlement. Kind of like all of your hard work is for their advancement and greed, because you're a 2nd class citizen in their eyes when it comes to the band. Kinda like your sweat and hard work is for financing their fucking rock n roll fantasy! In the end, El Pus wasn't about being part of a team, but people looking for ways to get over and them telling you why they were entitled to fuck you over. However; the 9 years I spent in El Pus turned out to be a fucking waste of life, considering what I have to show for it. I'm glad somebody got something out of the deal, because it sure as fuck wasn't me! And we can't put all of it on just one guy either, shit was even more fucked up AFTER he left! As for me, I'm working with Anthony David as his road manager/dj/backup singer/emergency bassist. Damn, that's alot of titles! I also have a production/songwriting project going, so I'm cool. I'm also going to be doing some stuff with DJ Toomp. As for our fans, you guys fucking ruled! Love you all! Hope this answer all of your emails. Take care. I won't be addressing this again. Blame it on greed, I guess. Oh wait, did I say that I had nothing to show for it? I was wrong. I have some memories! They take those at the supermarket, don't they? - Woodchuck
Once I find a good site for hosting mp3 files I'll put up a song or two.