Watched this last night and was thinking, Why the fuck would JM think I’d like a song about Nike shoes? But then halfway through it all came together and I saw it. I love these kind of messages.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Wings

We want what we can’t have, commodity makes us want it
So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it
Got to show ‘em, so exclusive, this that new shit
A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in
Look at me, look at me, I’m a cool kid
I’m an individual, yea, but I’m part of a movement
My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it
They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said
Look at what that swoosh did
See it consumed my thoughts
Are you stupid, don’t crease ‘em, just leave ‘em in that box
Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk
That’s my air bubble and I’m lost, if it pops
We are what we wear, we wear what we are
But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all
Will I stand for change, or stay in my box
These Nikes help me define me, but I’m trying to take mine off

I want to fly
Can you take me far away
Give me a star to reach for
Tell me what it takes
And I’ll go so high
I’ll go so high
My feet won’t touch the ground
Cuz it’s my wings
That pull the strings
I bought these dreams
That all fall down

They started out, with what I wear to school
That first day, like these are what make you cool
And this pair, this would be my parachute
So much more than just a pair of shoes
Nah, this is what I am
What I wore, this is the source of my youth
This dream that they sold to you
For a hundred dollars and some change
Consumption is in the veins
And now I see it’s just another pair of shoes

(Source: macklemore)

Fun. - Carry On

Though I’ve never been through hell like that,
I’ve closed enough windows to know you can never look back.

If you’re lost and alone and you’re sinking like a stone,
Carry on.
May your past be a sound of your feet upon the ground,
Carry on.

(Source: Spotify)

My Brisbane housemate’s boyfriend (ex-boyfriend now) busking in King George Square. I only met Johnnie a handful of times, and my housemate even less, but he was a pretty cool cat.

A Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home

dustbowldance:

different-exotic-fishes:

Sometimes you forget that Sufjan Stevens is the most amazing thing and you need to be reminded.  My God he’s good at songs.  Also, it’s a little unsettling how good looking he is.  His latest tour was the most joyous, life-affirming experience I’ve had for ages, but then all sense of self and wonder is obliterated by him just being devastatingly good looking even when wearing a Parklife singlet and paint-flecked shorts, like a bro of the highest order.

Did you think I’d stay the night? Did you think I’d love you forever? Amazing.

(via thatfreak)

uglyuglyugly:

Promoe: “Long Distance Runner”. Whoa, I just heard this guy for the first time and his stuff is really good. Swedish, graffiti writer, anarchist, straightedge, vegan… perfect.

No alcohol, no weed
No cigarettes, no E
No milk, no cheese
No eggs, no meat
Just meditation and peace
Red lentils, chickpeas
Good workout, good sleep
More sunshine, light breeze

(via dallianceofapostasy)