8/21/2008 Well hello there! Oh How, I've missed you. I'm sad
without you. I'm using number two in my local Starbucks on
Nordhoff St. thinking of you. Your smile was made by a jealous
God. Listen here!!! Welcome to the Summer of Sam The Goat!
Its hotter than a donut out here. I'm fighting crime, wasting
time and making dimes. I love you and I need ride.
Cover of the year...goes toooooo...Randy Newman...check into
it!!!!!
Got two slamming shows this month. One with me and Aceyalone
spinning 8/27 and a San D. Show on the 30th!!! Its gonna be
doper than dope. And I finally got the new American
Apparel Shirts in... check em out!
5/8/2008 Hello my friends, long time no talk. I've been out
and about on the road with Braille and Ohmega Watts, then
in Nashville at the GMAs and then to Vegas with wifey gambling
at Slots Of Fun and watching Entourage till 4am. I'm back
home at work again. I just did a session for the new Grouch
and Eligh record yesterday. It was a blast! The song will
have The Gift Of Gab and I as special guest...wait till you
hear it! Eligh and I were at Grouch's house just for a couple
of hours but we killed it. I love doing music, its my favorite
part in all of this world of music biz....brings me back to
Earth. I'll be back on the road, doing spot dates on the West
Coast again in May so come on out and have your throat choked
with goodness! Yes!!!!
1/19/2008
Happy New Year my family around the globe. I hope the holidays
were kind to you and that you survived. I'm very excited about
2008. I think we always get excited about a new year. Who
gets depressed about a new year. That would be cool. I should
get depressed about 2008. That would be fresh. I could lead
a nation of spoiled brats to glory. Lead them like rats.
I've been reading again. Reading Fitzgerald's "Six Tales
Of The Jazz Age" and pretty much being floored by every
other sentence. He died at 44. He lived in Paris with Zelda,
his wife. He was an Army man. He had a great head of hair
and was born in the Mid-West. I trust dudes like him. Dylan's
from the Mid-West. Prince as well. Farmer boys and blue collar
hearts. I don't trust or listen to the Coasts, East or West.
They are very emotional and change there opinions like coats.
They are fashion forward pigs, who would eat there young if
it it paid right. Trust me. I live in L.A. and am surrounded
by the new hippies (scenesters). And.....I change my opinions
like a motherfreaker.
2007 was the hardest year of my life. I'd hate to repeat it.
So here's to new things, new suns and dawns. To crisp and
lonely nights. To sly smiles and inside jokes. To love. I
pray and hope that this year would be one to break mens hearts.
To help us realize the heaven we already have.
Here's to us, this sliver of a generation. Lets make this
year the best one we've lived. Toast.
'Pigeon John Featuring Pigeon John 2' contains
Collaborations with Lyrics Born, L.A. Symphony, Blackalicious,
4th Avenue Jones, BusDriver, Del The Funkee Homosapien, Mr.
J Medeiros and many more! You can get your copy now in the
Grocery
Store, the first 1,000 copies will be signed & numbered.
You can also pre-order "The
Diamond Collection" Executive produced by Pigeon
John, this compilation will include songs from artists including
Dawkins and Dawkins, Pigeon John, Tena Jones from 4th Avenue
Jones, Mr. J from the Procussions, Red Cloud, and Zane, to
name a few.
From the Diary of Mr. Pigeon John: July 18
"Today is a busy one, as usual. But I don't want to get
caught up in the hustle of life, chasing dreams and goals.
I want to stand still and know the dream is here all ready.
Who do I think I am? Rev Run or something? The sky is blue
and I'm about to eat breakfast with Harmony. My nephew, Chris
is visiting us for a couple of weeks and that's always fresh.
I'm really looking forward to playing The Troubadour this
Friday! It's my very first time headlining their. Plus, I'll
be rocking with Chief Xcel of Blackalicious, Jupiter Rising
and my new homeboys Sparrow Love Crew....and I'm gonna have
a special guest come through too.....LA at its finest. Well....after
waiting and chilling and listening to the birds.... its finally
off to the races."
July 18, 2007
12:12pm
Northridge, CA
From the Diary of Mr. Pigeon John: July 14
"Lying on an air mattress at my homey Cheap Cologne's
house in Minneapolis. Thought I'd reach out a little. We are
preparing to go to Sonshine Festival in Willmar, MN in about
5 hours to rock right after RedCloud and DJ Wise and right
before John Reuben. I haven't seen Reuben in awhile so I'm
excited. We always have a laugh, deep rich ones. Cheap and
I practiced and work on the show for a couple of hours and
now we're bout to hit the sack.
This day was a good red travel day. Flying from Burbank to
Minnie was normal. I read pages from The Message Bible and
Charles Swindoll's "David - A Man of Passion and Destiny",
drank a tremendous amount of coffee, tried to look relaxed
while standing in line at the airport, but felt like I was
posing for a shoot or something (I'm so vain and I feel like
I can't shake it....I feel very stupid sometimes)
I also read about Bob Dylan in an old "Q" mag from
the UK....he was and is a very focused and true artist. And
he wore very expensive and desirable clothes. Its hard not
to want to be like him. I don't know one person that has sat
with his work and not been heavily influenced. "I wish
it was the 60's, I wish we could be happy" - Radiohead
said it best. I think our generation is on to something as
well, we just don't have the benefit of being the first group
of people to experience music culture through television.
That's why The Beatles and Elvis and everything was so big...so...John
Wayne. If the The Beatles came out now then be Jellyfish.
Well I'm gonna night night.....ill write to you (me) soon."
July 14, 2007
3:06am
Minneapolis, MN
Blog: Chillin - 6/18/2007 I'm home today, in Northridge, CA. Chilling with
Harmony and taking in the sunshine. Being back from the road
has been like medicine for me.
I'm hard at work on finishing my upcoming mixtape "Pigeon
John Featuring Pigeon John 2" which will be out in August!
It will feature rare and very exclusive gems I've been a part
of from 2003-till now! Blackalicious, Del The Funkee Homospien,
L.A. Symphony, Opio, Brainwash Projects and maybe more guest
appearances as well.....get ready for that one.
bTwice and I are also hammering out the rest on our Brainwash
Projects 2nd project. We're half way done and are very excited
about how its coming out. Our first record (my first ever
release) came out in the Fall of 1998 on Matt Wignall's Jackson/Rubio
label. So this will be a record 10 years in the making! Emotion,
truth, despair and hope are all over it and so far we have
new comer Shake De Ville on the record. We hope you'll like
it. It comes out soon.
That's it for now, signing off from So Cal, Pigeon Juan! Thanks
for your support, prayers and love!!!! Peace!
Pigeon John TV, plus interviews - 5/23/2007
So much news to give you so lets hope you can keep up!
First of all there are so many great videos being available,
interviews, live show footage, videos, web shows etc that
we decided to put everything PJ in one section. So we started
a YouTube Channel for Pigeon John TV. Soon PJ will start posting
up Video Blogs too! So be sure to click below and check it
out and SUBSCRIBE!
• Pigeon John and Mike Patton interview eachother for
Prefix
Mag
• PJ shares his thoughts on Elliot Smith in this
CMJ piece
• MVOD -- Freaks! Freaks! is now available for MTV's
Video On Demand Channel on the following local cable providers
Comcast, Time Warner, Charter & Cox cable
Blog: Paid Dues Festival, San Bernadino, CA - 3/24/2007
Man oh man oh man was this a beautiful day. The 2nd annual
Paid Dues Fest held by Guerrila Union and MURS 3:16 was a
full on shut down work of art. Over 5,000 people showed up
from around the world to celebrate the top shelf underground
Hip Hop's finest and I was delighted to be apart of the lineup.
I got to see Hanger 18, Evidence w/ The Alchemist, Devin The
Dude (who I shared green rooms with), Brother Ali, Sage Francis,
Jean Grae, Blackalicious (who I did "Side To Side"
with in front of 5 thousands waving hands!) and $FELT$ (MURS,
Slug and Ant). I was a little bummed not perfroming with my
new friends Macromantics and DJ Amy in New York City....but
I had to be apart of this history.
Big ups to MURS and Guerrila Union for having me and much
love to all the old and new friends I got to meet...and last
BUT NOT least thanks to all 5000 head coming and putting this
movement on the map.....forget the late blomers....
Blog: Boston - 3/23/2007
Performed in Boston, Ma at the Paradise Lounge tonight. The
little room, next to the big room. I'd been here before as
an opening act maybe 3-4 times now so tonight was special
to me to headline in the mighty Boston. I did 4 interviews
and drove 10 hours so I was a little exhausted, but when I
saw and met my people I was revived....a little. It was a
hip hopped out night for sure and not in a refreshing way.
We had 3 opeing acts before Macromatics hit the stage...so
the crowd, I felt got worn out with all the dated and pre-programmed
hip hop format.....at least I did. But all and all the Boston
peoples were way cool and fun. They informed me that the response
I was given (I had thought I didn't blow it up enough) was
a very great one indeed and that Bostonians are more reserved.
That made me feel better....big ups lizards!
Blog: 2/28/2007
Hello my family of terrible wherewolves. I just got back from
New York, New York- rocking with the legendary SlickRick at
The Knitting Factory! It was amazing to say the least. I sat
backstage with my mouth open and smiling for the entire set
and it was so dope to see him do the old and new songs....he
hasn't dropped anything since 2000. It was like watching my
father kill it and showing us how to do the same. And the
show was tight, he didn't break a sweat and the Andy Dietch
Project was backing him up.
Sarah, my publicist, took me and wife around town throught
out the weekend. We got to eat at The House in Gramercy Park
right before going to The Plug Awards at The Irving Plaza.
I was nominated as The Best Hip Hop Album of 2006 but lost
to Spank Rock (congrats, by the way) ....Comedian David Cross
hosted the show with performances by Deerhoof, El-P, Silverspun
Pickups and Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks....it was typical.
The New York taste makers and are very dull bunch, to be honest.
I'm back home, in Northridge, under the yellow sun and I'm
happy.
Blog: 30,000 feet up..............? - 1/29/2007
I'm on a Delta 747 heading to Jackonsonville, FL. The plane
is cold and half empty. I'm going to the the good ol' South
to be in a music video with Gotee Records artist GRITS - for
the song I'm on called "Open Bar". Out there for
two days, it should fun for sure. Be on the look out for it
in Spring. I just finished an amazing tour with the amazing
band Subtle (featuring Dose One and Jel of Anitcon). We went
up and down the West Coast and killed people. It all started
in Pomona, CA at The Glass House then landed in Portland,
OR's Doug Fur (the best place to play in the city, hands down).
My personal favorite place was a sold out show in Victoria,
BC. It was clear and brisk and people looked like album covers.
The day after the dope show we ate at this little veagan place
that our 2 friends worked at: Lady Villiany and Megan. We
slung food, stared at kids and walked on hard, old concrete.
It was.....blistering. See you soon, Subtle (oh yeah! They
are opening for TV On The Radio soon!....freaking punks!)
and friends......
love, Pigeon John..
Blog: Tahoe - 12/02/2006
Here in South Lake Tahoe, NV. The cold is bitter and bright.
We are performing at the casino Mont Blu with THE Mixmaster
Mike. I just met him for the 2nd time and we (RedCloud and
DJ Wise) are really excited about rocking before him. He is
a legend and am so glad he's from the West Coast! The tour
has been pretty cool so far. Its always a blast hanging with
my brothers and seeing America. Eating pancakes, drinking
coffee and laughing into the nite like cackling dogs. I love
it.
Blog: Home Again - 11/29/2006
I'm back home. Northridge, CA. A cold West Coast suburb of
Los Angeles. People live here. Grow kids here. Buy and sale
huge brick homes, flip them like fingers here. Me and wife
aren't from here. She's from Venice and I'm from the South
Bay (Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena etc) and Downtown (6th
and Alvarado). We do eat sushi here though. Watch movies and
act like yuppies. We have 2 cats. Sinatra and Uma. Son and
mom. We are going to buy our tall Christmas tree today. They
get taller every year. It takes 5 hours to decorate that thing.
That green visitor fills our little house with foresty smells.
I like it. It lumes at night when all the lights are off.
Startles me when I night-stubble toward the bathroom. I think
its a burgular. We are going to get coffee and begin are day
here...in Northridge, California.
Blog: Wizard Of Oz - 11/20/2006
I'm sitting at my desk in my room at The Establishment, one
of Sydney's top hotels, and i feel like a lonely and much
more broke Diddy. Room 58. The bathroom looks like and very
young Diana Ross just left it. It's straight, clean, bleak
and very rich. The shower has a floor to ceiling window that
overlooks downtown 9-to-5ers walking to their little lunch
breaks. I want to take a shower in front of them, just to
let them know there is another way out....for now. I can picture
it, Sam an attorney at break, eating his Subway chicken sandwich
when his happens to look up to the 5th floor of a local hotel
only to see a brown naked man, soapy and without care, waving
at him in slow motion, eyes ablaze. Would he laugh it off?
Would he remember what it was like to be a 9 year old? Would
he quit his job and take his wife on a month vacation in Brazil?
I don't know but I think so.
This is only the second day on the Pigeon John/Lyrics Born
Australian Tour and its begun with bangs and flashes. Brisbane
was a lovely beach town that held pretty girls and a little
too handsome guys....too finished. But i had a blast and watched
Jackass 2, alone and happy with my Vans, black suede and high
top, kicked up in front of me, dangling. I was young and roaming.
This life on the road and away from my wife, family and friends
is a drastic one...a carnival that never quite ends...and
you are always alone. Which usually ends in drinking and fake
laughing with the people you are currently touring with. My
fellow clowns and magicians from all over the world. I can
go on but i don't want to bore you. Your are too special for
that. So until that fateful day when my circus pulls into
your own town, raggedy and tilted, be aware, be afraid, and
be in love.
Yours Truly,
Pigeon John
PJ on TV - 11/09/2006 Current
TV Check the website to find which channel you view Current
TV on. PJ's pod on the fall of Tower Records will air various
times beginning Nov 9th. Check the Current's website to find
out when the next airing will be. Pigeon
John's pod Fallen Tower
Freaks! Freaks! Video coming soon! To premiere here
on PigeonJohn.com
New News! - 10/13/2006
Hey what's up you little criminals!. I just got back home
from touring with Busdriver and Akrobatik of The Preceptionists
and I am beat! I had a lot of fun though...my favorite places
to rock were Seattle, Portland and Austin baby! Thanks to
all the heads that came out and kicked it with us. I am gearing
up to go out with Cut Chemist and Lyrics Born now and I'm
excited, I get to ride on the big tour bus this time! So make
sure you check the dates and come out to a show near you.....here's
some news my fine crew.
PJ'S QUANNUM DEBUT IS OUT AND SOARING!!!!
That's right my record is in stores and online right now so
make sure you go buy it and support indie music! You can find
it at Best Buy, Itunes, etc...or even better your local indie
music store. I got to work with J Live, RJD2, Brother Ali
and The awesome DJ Rhettmatic, so go and check out these 12
brand new songs TODAY!
PIGEON'S "Higher" ON NBA LIVE 2007....
I was so happy when I found out that they chose my song "Higher?!"
so their sound track. The game is insane...you can see people
sweat and get up and go to the bathroom and stuff. Go check
it out. The Soundtrack also includes great tunes by MURS,
Lupe Fiasco, The Roots and many others. Go get yours tommorow....or
just come by my house and we'll go head to head you suckas!
THE 7 NEXT DAYS FOR PJ.....
10/13 Tonight me and Gift of Gab are on The Tom Green Show,
On Maniatv.com and tomgreen.com!!! You got to watch this...it
will also be archived. We'll be hanging, laughing and performing....
10/16 PJ Live on Sonyconnect.com. This is Sony's answer to
Itunes, you can buy music, buy live performances and interviews,
etc. Its gonna be real cool. Me and my band will be performing
new hot songs for you people of the world!
10/19 Live on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC 89.9 fm (in Los Angeles)
9-12pm. We are gonna hit the stage at 11am and perform 6-7
songs and be interviewed. This is a real high class joint.
Beck, Jurassic 5, Pete Yorn, Radiohead have all performed
here and I'm very nervous! his to will be archived for the
outsiders to see at kcrw.com
10/19 PJ, CUT CHEMIST AND LYRICS BORN AT THE EL REY! If you
are on the West Coast you have to see this monumental show.
It is gonna sale out for sure with LB and Cut and will be
a star studded night. Doors are at 8pm, and I go on at 9pm.
See you there.
10/23 PJ LIVE ON INDIE 100.3 FM in LA.... Another live and
up close performace on the radio for Southern Cali to
listen to. STAY TUNED!!!!
So its gonna be a real busy week...thanks for all your support
and love. See you on the road. Peace
Poolparty is Here! - 09/12/2006
The day that my debut Quannum Projects release comes out is
finally here!!! It features J Live, Great Jason, RJD2, DJ
Rhettmatic and many others! Make sure you go to your local
Target, Best Buy, Stacks, Ameoba, The Basement, Borders, Barnes
and Noble, Virgin Megastore, Zia Records, Tower Records or
iTunes, SonyConnect.com, PigeonJohn.com TheGiantPeach.com,
HipHopSite.com, andboxAutomatic.com online and pick my record
UP! Thank you for all you support! See You At The Record Stores!!
Welcome Back - 08/30/2006
Well, here it goes. Welcome to the new site. We really hope
you like it. It has a lot of good stuff in it. I'm off Sunset
Blvd. right now writing to you all from a very expensive apartment
complex's stoop, thinking of you and life itself. Lets live
to the fullest, lets love each other, and lets enjoy what
we have now! Peace my brothers and sisters...... peace!
Home Sweet Home - 06/14/2006
Im back in North Hills, CA cold chilling. The record is done
"Pigeon John and the Summertime Pool Party" and
is coming out Sept 2006 on Quannum Projects and im so happy
with this project. Also in the news me and my good friend
bTwice will be finishing the follow up the first Brainwash
Projects that came out in 1998! This record will come out
on Basement Records soon. Well thats about it my frineds,
thanks for checking in. God Bless.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN - 03/06/2006
I'm on the road with Blackalicious, Lifesavas and Fatlip right
now. We're in Nevada chilling, on the way to Colorado. So
far we've had 2 sold out shows and the tour is going great.
Thanks to all the supporters who came out to see the shows!
You are the bomb. Even though your pants don't fit right and
your haircut sucks.
PIGEON JOHN/ BLACKALICIOUS/ LIFESAVAS/ FATLIP SPRING TOUR
2006!!!!
Go and check out the dates on the show page and come on out.
It is amazing to be out with one of my favorite mc's Fatlip,
his show is very fresh. Lifesavas storm the stage every night
with more and more fire and the legendary Blackalicious take
over from there. You gotta come out and see it.....peace.
PIGEON JOHN AND THE SUMMERTIME POOL PARTY IS FINISHED!!!!!!!!
Yes yes ya'll and ya don't stop!!!!! Man i'm so happy and
excited to be finished with this record. I started writing
the demos in winter 2003 and its in the box spring 2006....long
time buddy. The record is the bomb! I to do songs with greats
like J Live, Lyrics Born, RJD2, Tre Hardson (The Pharcyde),
Great Jason, DJ Rhettmatic, bTwice, Brother Ali and more.
The single and videos should start coming this summer....please
be on the lookout for it, it will be my debut release on Quannum
Projects.
thanks fro checking the site and news....stay frisky and lets
be friendly....
HAPPY 2006!!!! - 01/13/2006
Hello my firends! hope all is well and I hope you are reading
more. I love you. And I will be waiting for you outside of
your dirty Apartment. You know why? because we are going on
a date. Just me and you. I dont care what your father thinks
of me. Because your father is an idiot and likes M.I.A.
Well enough of that. I got a brand new shirt out and an up
and coming tour in Feb with louis logic and One Block Raduis...its
gonna be a blast. And I think DJ Inka-one will be spinning
for me and louis logic...i think. anyway...check out the new
shirt and the dates for show....this year is gonna be great
for you and me!
QUANNUM PROJECTS PIGEON JOHN DEBUT MAY 2006 - guest starring
Lyrics Born, RJD2, The Procussions, J-Live, Great Jason, Tre
Hardson aka Slim Kid Tre, Brother Ali, bTwice, MILS, DNAE
and Chris James!!!!! Its gonna be a star studded event...and
its going to sell over 500,000 copies!.....if it doesnt....i'm
going streaking down Van Nuys Blvd.
