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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Drake’s OVO store is here to stay on Dundas West

Courtesy of TorontoLife.com

Drake’s latest expression of Toronto pride is his much-hyped October’s Very Own shop on Dundas West. The store is actually the brainchild of Oliver El-Khatib, OVO’s co-founder and the guy behind the summer pop-up shop in the same space. He describes the project as his “baby,” and promises that it’ll be sticking around for good. The stark white room is currently stocked with a familiar selection of OVO merchandise, like “6” toques and t-shirts printed with label’s signature owl; however, a new collection of low-key winter basics (slouchy hoodies, leather varsity jackets) will be hitting shelves soon. For El-Khatib, though, it’s not all about the stuff: he hopes the place will become a hub for the city’s creatives, where people can stop in and “see what kids are wearing and what they’re listening to.” Plus, chance run-ins with Champagne Papi himself aren’t entirely implausible—just last week, the star dropped by the store wearing OVO’s new camo-print parka, which is part of a collaboration with Canada Goose.

899 Dundas St. W., octobersveryown.com

by Jean Grant
(Image: Kayla Rocca)

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Pharrell "GIRL" Track Listing and Release Date

This week Pharrell Williams announced that his forthcoming album GIRL had a release date of March 3rd. We now also know that there will be contributions on the album from Daft Punk, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, and Alicia Keys. The full track listing was released as well.

1. “Marilyn Monroe”
2. “Brand New” (Feat. Justin Timberlake)
3. “Hunter”
4. “Gush”
5. “Happy”
6. “Come Get It” (feat. Miley Cyrus)
7. “Dust Of The Wind” (Feat. Daft Punk)
8. “Lost Queen”
9. “Freq”
10. “I Know Who You Are” (Feat. Alicia Keys)
11. “It Girl”