Fun fact! My first after-college gig was a 2 year stint with now defunct, LA based label Electric Monkey Records (R.I.P.). It was more than a good time. We had yacht parties, flew around the world, and even put out a record from time to time.. It was a bit like record label fantasy camp, actually. Anyways! The label's flagship artist was a worldly musical character by the name of
Joel Virgel. I can't say I've thought a lot about Virgel over the last few years...until this morning, when I saw him whipping
Devendra Banhart in that artist's new, NSFW-ish video for "Foolin'". Sort of reminds me of the good old days...sort of reminds me how Virgel got his deal with the label (zing!) -
David Pitz
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