AUGUST 2010

Wed. Aug. 25:

LEO37 —

This Sunday.

2pm.

Harbourfront Centre.

LEO37 featuring Tim Shia, Howie Shia and John Poon.

See you there!

Be well world.

Tue. Aug. 24:

Rings.

August 21st, 2010.

The entire PPF House would like to take this opportunity to salute and congratulate The Abyss and his lovely wife Desiree (a.k.a. Mrs. Abyss a.k.a. one of PPF's regular photogs) for their amazing exchange of nuptials this past weekend.   

The love was immense.  The party was bangin.  And Abyss told ZERO animal jokes.  Awesome.

To the newlyweds, nothing but love and happiness from here to there and forever more.

Put it in your chest.

Be well world.

Tue. Aug. 17:

The Worst Pop Band Ever —

And the good news keeps comin...

Guess who got FEATURED DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY at ALL ABOUT JAZZ?!

WPBE Feat. ELIZABETH SHEPHERD - CLOSE TO YOU (THEY LONG TO BE) 

Shouts to Lizzy Shepherd and all the good folks at AAJ.

WPBE baby.  We in this.

Be well world. 

Wed. Aug. 11:

LEO37 —

Look mama, we're on Chinese TV (NTDTV to be exact)!

Also check for us on Omni TV as well as Fairchild TV.  Taiwan Fest, here we come!  Stay tuned!

Be well world.

JULY 2010

Thu. Jul. 22:

The Worst Pop Band Ever —

Home.

After an incredible 3 days of screechings, George St.people watching, Signal Hill climbing and chowder (lots and lots of chowder - I'm lookin at you Birston), the WPBE have returned home from St. John's a little chubbier, a little rummier and anxious to go back for seconds.

A big thanks to everyone at the Wreckhouse Jazz Festival for being so welcoming and accomodating and we look forward to being back soon. 

In the meantime, some brand new words from The Wholenote.  10 months in and Dost Thou stays gettin love...

"It’s all easy on the ear, expertly and effortlessly delivered with elaborate solos and surprising heat."

Click HERE for the full review.

Be well world.

Mon. Jul. 12:

As we proceed...

With the World Cup over, the summer in full effect, and LEO37 awaiting his paternity tests (plural), the WPBE will be headlining the Martini Bar this Friday for the Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival in St. Johns, Newfoundland.

Check their feature profile HERE and get there early to catch some great openers.

East Coast....prepare for the Worst.

Be well world.

Mon. Jul. 5:

PPFill it up,

Many of you know this already but for the past 2 years LEO37, alongside his DJ counterpart over in Taiwan/Victoria, CAP, have been running a blog by the name of High Heels + Hi-Tops.  A collection of new tunes, old favorites, reviews, opinions, videos, so on and so forth.  Well this past week they officially announced the end of their 2-year stint over on Wordpress and unveiled their new home over on Facebook.

If you've never been, CLICK HERE and start receiving regular updates from these 2 professional tastemakers. 

And just for good measure, if you haven't already, CLICK HERE to see what you've already missed.

Listening is good for your health.

Be well world.

JUNE 2010

Wed. Jun. 30:

Ladies & Gents,

The time has finally arrived.

The homies Uncle W.Draztik and Dr. Sleepy Biggs unveil their masterpiece 4 years in the making this Friday with LEO37 running the ones and twos allll night!

If you're in the Detroit Metro Area, run through, you have no choice. 

If you don't live anywhere close, Click HERE and get a taste of what you're missing.  I promise you these songs won't leave your playlist once they've invaded your soul.

Be well world.

Mon. Jun. 28:

No words.  Still processing what happened this weekend (see - G20).

In the meantime, absorb this incredible video and song by 5 & 1/4 General Vangel.

Be well world.  Please. 

Sat. Jun. 26:

CLIPPED WINGS EPISODE 3 - Enjoy. 

 

Mon. Jun. 21:

LEO37 —

Well ladies & gents,

IT'S DONE!

Clipped Wings has finally wrapped and I'm caught somewhere in between a mute and a ramble.

The amount of adjectives that I have stored up about this tour is damn near the size of one of those Oxford mini-travel dictionaries and as such, I'll do my best to refrain from breaking it down too much.

With that said, after 5 years of touring, this was easily the most successful, the most difficult and the most memorable of all the ones I've been on and for that I felt it justified to write this note.

From starting in a gloomy night in Windsor to wrapping it up with an opportunity to spin at an Aloe Blacc show, through 100+ hours of driving, moose, deer, raccoons, blown tires, plastic wrapped windows, short circuited windows, something that resembled tonsillitis and plenty more, I've arrived at this point alive and content.

To everyone who came out, bought a ticket, bought merch, told a friend, shook a hand, booked work off and destroyed a pair of shoes, THANK YOU.  You are the only reason we're able to this and I thank you for allowing us to pursue our dreams.  To everyone who housed us, fed us, lent us their showers, made us some coffee and just generally gave us aid, thank you for keeping us alive.  Road life is difficult and the breaks you've provided has made this all the more tolerable.  To USM, I have no words to describe the experience.  Thank you.

And before I end this mini-essay, I'd like to hype you on what has been our anthem for this tour and also the promo video for my personal Hip-Hop album of the year.  I hope you'll all take the time to download and absorb.

W. DRAZTIK & SLEEPY BIGGS - THE REST DID IT FOR CHECKS

BEST CASE SCENARIO - coming soon.

Be well world.
LEO37

 

Tue. Jun. 1:

Clipped Wings Episode 2: ROLL CALL!

Let's get it.

MAY 2010

Sun. May. 30:

It's been a long time coming, but the homie DJ Cosm (of Dragon Fli Empire fame) is finally preparing his debut solo release and it's gonna be nuts.  With essentially a who's who of Canadian and American underground being featured, be sure to check it when it drops. 

In the meantime, here's the first single.  Get familiar.

DJ COSM Feat. KAZMEGA - COSM MEGA

Clipped Wings updates coming soon!  Stay tuned. 

Fri. May. 21:

Let us start from the beginning...

Stay tuned...

Sat. May. 15:

PPFaithful,

With two successful warm up shows under our belt (thanks to Em and Aaron), CLIPPED WINGS is about to kick into high gear with 20 shows in 32 days and we're beyond excited to get it cracking.

With our first stop this Monday in Pittsburgh, be sure to stay tuned to the site for constant updates, videos, photos and anything else you might wanna snag from the crew. 

Follow any of the boxes below to make sure you're with us at all times.

Be well world. 

Let's get it.

Thu. May. 6:

The team takes flight TOMORROW. 

See you there Windsor!

Let's get it.