by Leif Podhajsky – leifpodhajsky.com
Edited by Young Magic & Leif Podhajsky
Footage taken from the BBC Documentary series Planet Earth.
Found this on Vimeo, I’m a big fan of Leif Podhajsky and this video doesn’t dissapoint. Unfocus your eyes , watch and zone out. -ms
Saturday, my cousins Marc & Seth came down to hang out and ride a local skate spot. You may be familiar with them as they are also from the band Verb the Noun. Marc brought down his camera, along with mine, and we attempted to film a little. Local shredder, Bobert came along too. Marc shot me over some video stills from his camera. That’s Seth above doing the Boardslide and Marc even further above with a FS Noseslide.
We rode for a good few hours. look for a quick lil edit in the next day or so. -Matt
I first came across Work Drugs via Last.fm. I became immediately psyched on their sound and I couldn’t get enough. As I looked further into them I found out, they are also from Philadelphia. A local music ensemble that plays rad tunes? I had to get in touch with them. Tom from Work Drugs was nice enough to answer a few questions for me as well as give us a listen do a new track called Curious Serge. Click here to listen to it. Welcome to the Work Drugs Feature.
Who is Work Drugs?
Work Drugs is Benjamin Louisiana and Thomas Crystal from an abandoned pier on the banks of the Delaware River in beautiful Philadelphia, PA. Also helping us out on pretty vocals is Joan Wellfleet. A few other local Philly shipmates will be helping us out on the upcoming tour.
What instruments do you use?
A little bass, a few drums, and lots of smooth.
Where you always making this kind of music?
We dabbled in a few different areas in the past… from Motown to avant-garde noise pop… but I think we found a happy medium.
How did you first meet each other?
Ben and I first met in Mrs McDonald’s kindergarten class, but it wasn’t until when we attended sailing school together that we fortified our musical friendship. We bonded over traditional sailing shanties by the likes of Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Kool & the Gang etc. When we overheard our schoolmate Joan humming along to Boz Scaggs’ ‘Lido Shuffle’, we had to invite her to work on some music with us — and thus Work Drugs was formed.
Who made / makes the music videos?
Ben made both the “Third Wave” and “Rad Racer” video, while I (Tom) put together the “Dog Daze” and “Sunset Junction” videos. I guess you could say mine are a bit more abstract…. but I suppose those songs are a bit more abstract. They are obviously best viewed while under the influence…
What local venues have you guys played so far?
Other than playing a few birthday parties and nursing homes, no shows that subscribed to local zoning and fire codes.
Next month you are embarking on a cross country tour with Two Door Cinema Club. Is this your first tour?
Well it is our first legitimate tour. I’m guessing these venues will be a bit bigger than the friends (and strangers) basements that we are used to playing.
Also on the horizon is a new album or a ‘Smooth P’ as you’d like to say. When is that looking to come out?
The smooth-P will be out on April 1st, but we are currently taking some pre-orders. Tropic of Cancer/Tropic of Capricorn will have two new singles “Curious Serge” and “Golden Sombrero” … with a few exclusive Cayman Islands Sessions tracks. We only made about 100… and that’s all it’s going to be!
[listen to Curious Serge here officially being released next Friday]
Were there any set back as you completed the tracks for the new album?
We’ve had these songs floating around the bait box forever… plenty more where these came from…
Is there any one out there that you’re interested in collaborating with?
Definitely Michael McDonald… or Philly’s classic smooth duo… Hall & Oates.
who came up with the names for the social networking links on the blog? I dig it haha
I just figured Lust.fm sounded more appealing, haha.
Do you have any plans to go out on to the water this summer?
Definitely! Another trip to the Cayman Islands to record a few new songs is in the works. Other than that, the usual weekend sail down the Chesapeake.
message for the kids / shout outs ?
Stay smooth.
For more info on Work Drugs:
Work Drugs Website
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Toormix is a Design studio based out of Barcelona, Spain. I came across their website a while ago and I signed up for the newsletter as they are always putting out amazing work. Today I open my email to see that they have a new site that is jaw dropping. Great work. Easy navigation. and an interesting layout. I really hope to see more websites like this in the future. – Matt
Bobcat, Snakebite, Kyle, Joe Swallows, Stephen Cosgrove.
“This mother fucker, I’m cooking pasta on St. Patrick’s day. It’s fucked up-Should be eating Corned Beef.”
Homie Kevin Pomon, sent over a quick edit from York Skatepark. Includes riding from Bobby K, McLovin, Kevin Pomon, and Rick Kane. Edited by Kevin Pomon.
McLovin sent over some pics of his new set up:
(as always, click the pics to see them bigger)
Frame: Cult Bad Boy 20.75″
Fork: Cult Sect
Bars: Fly Lago
Stem: Fit DLR
Grips: Cult Chase D
Barends: Primo
Headset: Full Speed Ahead!
Seatpost: Animal
Seat: Federal Sliml
Cranks: Profile
Sprocket: Animal Sprockey Balboa
Chain: No Idea
Front Tire: Odyssey Aitken 2.25
Front Wheel: GSport Marmoset with Demolition Rim (Thanks Kyle)
Rear Tire: Odyssey Aitken 2.25
Rear Wheel: Shadow Rant with Odyssey Hazard lite Rim
Pedals: Duo Plastic
Hub Guard: G Sport/ Mutiny
Pegs: Shadow
Mods: Just Flat Black Spray and grind the hubguards down on the inside so they dont rub the spokes haha
Last weekend we went out to ride and I got into a fight with some mail / news boxes. Here’s a quick look at the Yea Tee tags I’ve been working on. Each tag is different, hand made with water colors, sharpie, and some recycled paper. Big thanks to Megan Christine for helping me make them! ( click the pics to see them bigger)
Matthew Smith (425)
Matt Loughead (12)
Matthew Steiner (10)
Zach Steward (2)
Megan Milburn (2)
Eddie Pond (2)
Lazy Saturday Edit.
My cousin’s Marc & Seth came down for the day. I (twopegs) took them to a local skate spot and along with Bobert (fourpegs) and we nibbed around.
song: Connie Francis-Falling