Kanye West Debuts Songs From Good Ass Job At Facebook Headquarters [Video]

This week a couple of YouTube videos surfaced of Kanye West; performing songs from his highly anticipated album Good Ass Job at the Facebook headquarters.  I’m sure it was a great treat to all the staff members from their regular work day.  Kanye showed up there in a fresh suit (Right out of the pages of GQ) and did his thing.  “Lost In This World”, “Mama’s Boyfriend”, and “Chain Heavy” are the songs he performed while in the conference room of Facebook.

All in all, West didn’t just perform for the staff members at the Facebook headquarters, but to millions of Facebook fans on the web.  Viral!

INTERVIEW: Nina Diallo (Diallo The Store).

Hey, tell us a little information about yourself.  Who are you and where are you from.

The owner Ibrahima Diallo (30) is originally from Guinea West Africa living in Zurich since 1998.  Married since 2001 to Nina Diallo (26), having a little son of 3.

 

 

What is life like up in Switzerland, as far as music, fashion, and popular culture.

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, people traveling to Zurich to visit clubs, fashion shows, art exhibitions, etc.  Hip-Hop, Electro, House and at the time all mixed, that’s what people looking for….of course fashion is very important  It’s a way to express the way of life and clubbing means comparing outfits with the others…even you are not up to that, it does happen automatically…Once a style or trend is discovered, everybody is following it…As store owners we would describe the Swiss people reserved and not very open to break the style with a new trend.  It takes very long to make trends be understood over here.  Of course people do watch MTV but the most clips are very late in…so compared with our fam in Brooklyn, etc we can say if it is something hot in the states it takes almost a year to call it hot over here….they are not ready to understand it before….

The American market has still a big influence in music and fashion….

Zurich isn’t the biggest place, so we have a few customers like DJ’s, artists, and open-minded people, they appreciate to have something unique, something new, something special, so that’s where we are trying to be focused….

 

 

Tell us a little about Diallo The Store and the people involved.

Diallo The Store is a family-run business since 2005, located in the centre of the city…10 minutes from the Zurich main station -15 minutes from the Zurich airport.  We are open Monday – Saturday.  My husband and I do job sharing; everything is in our own strategy, management, etc.  We work with the city and train 4 young boys to get diplomas as assistants.  They work and go to school, which is really fun and gives them a lot of experience.  They are between the ages of 15 and 20 years old…so we are total 6 people….

 

 

What kind of brands does Diallo The Store carry?

As a family business we are not able to have the mass but something for the mass.  So we do care about having brands, trends, and styles which you won’t find in Zurich or Switzerland.  For example, we are the official RMC Account: www.rmcjeans.co.uk.  We do just have 1-3 pieces and the next stuff is coming in…so we are not a fix…this is the hole style what should be always a step forward to the Swiss market……we love to work with national or international upcoming brands is easy to make them understand the Swiss market and our philosophy….all we guarantee is originality and quality….so Diallo The Store is about a unique selection of style and at the end of brands.

 

 

What are some of your favourite brands out right now?

It’s all about the mix; people love the Kanye West, Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D. style…colourful, crazy, and not to baggy.

 

 

What new upcoming events or releases are you currently working on?

We will stay loyal to our strategy, even it takes longer to sell something but if you have sold something the customer will be coming back!

Sharing minds, and being open to projects…we once had a fashion show in a club.  We would love to do that again in the future.  The rest is word-of-mouth propaganda talking with people wearing the stuff on the streets….and keep going on!

 

 

What would you say are the most difficult aspects or being in your line of work?

To make people moving for something new and unique!  To make people wear something which is not the norm to the masses!  To make people understand the stuff you got!

 

 

The fashion and music worlds are often tied together…What music artists out right now are grabbing your attention?

The most showed love comes from the States and France, because they understand what we got!  The rest are national DJ’s, national artists…like Stress, Afura, etc…club owners, producers – people who are not shy to watch over the boundary!  Check our Facebook friends!

 

 

Diallo The Store

Schoffelgasse 6,

8001 Zurich,

Switzerland

Tel: +41-43-268-9374

http://www.diallothestore.com

http://www.myspace.com/diallothestore

Deadstock Ric Interview

The Goodie Bag caught up with world-renown sneaker collector and entrepreneur, Deadstock Ric.

Hey, tell us a little information about yourself.   Who are you and where are you from.

 Hey wass up, names’ Ric’ A.K.A. Deadstock Ric and I am from New York reppin’ Brooklyn.  I run an online sneaker company thru the social networking site MySpace, specializing in vintage sneakers and items, also do consignment with kids in the New York area.  I have done 3 sneaker events, 2 club events and one on a boat. 
What is life like up in NYC? As far as music, fashion, and popular culture.

 Its amazing out here, we set all the trends for what goes on around the country in my opinion.  Music, fashion and popular culture is a lifestyle for many.  How you wear ya clothes, what you wear, what you listen to.  Everyone has their own style out here and are not afraid to step out the box, which is dope about the NY scene.  The best part about fashion and music in NY is that in each borough there is a different sense of style and way of life.. NY is really unique for that.
Tell us a little about Dead Stock Kicks and the people involved.

 We are an online sneaker company; we work off MySpace and sneaker forums.  We sell vintage sneakers and clothing, throw events and really for the people.  We do a lot of stuff with up and coming brands and just live our life thru the sneaker culture.  We got a small team where everyone plays a role within the company.  Some sell sneakers, some work with the events.  It’s a good mix and balanced in a way that everyone does what they feel comfortable doing within the company.
What are some of your favorite brands out right now?

I love the UpScene clothing movement, their designs are sick and a lot of growth is to come of them. I will always wear my Stussy, 10.DEEP, and RockSmith.  I always look out for those guys.  I am also very close with the GoodWood brand, the whole concept of jewellery made out of wood is so dope and the people behind it are amazing.  I gotta show love to Flud watches, Don’t Question Kings, Dirty Jax, Pugzee and SoleFood NYC. There are many more and if I missed you guys, MY BAD!!!
What new upcoming events or releases are you currently working on?

I work with an unsigned artist so we have come together and started a company called “City Of Dreams”, so we are going to be throwing concerts and networking parties in the city.  Our first event was the CAUSE 3^rd Annual NYC Celebration Concert in the city on Saturday, September 5th.  You can check him out over on MySpace, myspace.com/causenewyorksfinest.

We are going to take it one step at a time and have fun with it.  Look out for a lot to come in the fall and the new year.
 
What would you say are the most difficult aspects or being in your line of work?

Straight up, it’s a risk.  To put everything on the line for an outcome.  But, then again that’s life. 

 

Check Out Our Facebook Group.

Our Facebook Group Page is now getting bigger than ever, and is being updated daily.  Our Blog will be getting re-vamped as I’ve said before, and we’ll be giving you info and updates for events that we’re planning and throwing.

Feel free to join our Facebook group to find out more information or to view products:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=13607670925&ref=ts

Feel free to e-mail me at peter@thegoodiebag.ca with any questions, comments, or orders.

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Facebook Group Description Change…

We thought we’d give everyone a sneek peak at how the Facebook group will be changed in terms of description.

CURRENT GROUP DESCRIPTION:

 

We offer brand name clothing such as 101 Apparel, 8103 Clothing, Akademiks, Alador & Smith, Billionaire Mafia, Blood Is The New Black, BNX, Buddhist Punk, Cheap Monday, Clae, Dirty Jax, Division E, Elvis Jesus And Co. Couture, Enyce, Freshnes, Fully Laced, Gold Coin, Good Wood, Heist & Co., Hidden Apparel, IM King, Loud& Obnoxious, Milkshake NYC, Peter Says Denim, Religion, Rokk Clothing, Single Second, Something Sacred, Subconscious Threads, The RockStar Society, and many more.

 

NEW GROUP DESCRIPTION:

THE BRANDS:

101 Apparel | 8103 Clothing | Akademiks | Alador & Smith | Apliiq | Billionaire Mafia | Blood Is The New Black | BNX | Buddhist Punk | Cheap Monday | Clae | Dirty Jax | Division E | Elvis Jesus & Co. Couture | Enyce | Freshnes | Fully Laced | Gold Coin | GoodWood | Heist & Co. | Hidden Apparel | IM King | Loud& Obnoxious | Milkshake NYC | Peter Says Denim | Religion | Rokk Clothing | Single Second | Something Sacred | Subconscious Threads | The RockStar Society.

 

I’m not too sure yet whether I should do it like that or for the brands we act as an authorized dealer for and for the brands we distribute.  I’ll think about it a bit more and post up the finished product before I change it on the Facebook group.  Any feedback or ideas on this is greatly appreciated.

Dirty Jax 2009 Drop…

Joshua Kimerling’s brand Dirty Jax that can be found all over Facebook, on their website (http://www.dirtyjax.blogspot.com), and on streetwear online power-house Karmaloop is now available at The Goodie Bag.  More pictures will be updated soon.  Check out our website, http://www.thegoodiebag.ca and our Facebook group for pictures.  All t-shirts are priced to sell at $30.00.