Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Can’t Hold Us

I have a whiteboard with a list on it of things I need to do every day. One of them is look for inspiration. That’s become tumblr’s main function for me. I follow a lot of writers and illustrators, and just absorb what I can.

I bring up inspiration here because oh man this guy. He’s been at it for years, and really more than most musicians gives you a sense that he just loves the hell out of what he’s doing. Watch any video of him if you can stomach watching things that are popular and stop hating things because someone else likes them.

The man is talented, and he’s having fun using that talent.

Inspiration dot org.

All right. Okay.

Source: SoundCloud / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Stepdad - Pick and Choose

So one night I went to The Satellite to see these guys. And I knew nothing about them. And there they were doing their thing, and I could tell right away I had screwed up. Because god damn did I love them, and instead of watching them kick my ass with songs I already loved, I was watching like a stupid fetus baby who didn’t know which way each song would go. 

They finished their set, and I ended up outside with them and a friend who was talking to them about band shit that has nothing to do with me. Then they asked us to join them at a pool party in the hills. Then they asked us to drive their tour van because they were drunk. Then we ended up in Rocco De Luca’s living room at 3 in the morning talking about how they had to leave for San Francisco in four hours.

And I told their singer and drummer that I could tell they were going to become one of my favorite new bands.

And I was right.

You’ll like this.

Source: SoundCloud / Noisey.com