dream chasers

alotta people throw shade or kinda scoff when i talk about fuckin with meek mill. but this dude been such an inspiration on me to stay with my grind and not give up my dreams. i know not all his bars/songs are on point, but i boil it down to this dude bein the buffalo bills of the rap game- everyone told him he couldnt do it n he still came up, then when he came up everyone said fake ass drake (thanks to his marketing $) whooped his ass in a battle after he called him out for not writin his raps, than he still bounced back and had everyone in the hood (at least in rochester) bumpin his dream chasers and wins and loses tapes, then dude gets locked back up for some bullshit parole violation. but i already know its facts he's gonna bounce back. meanwhile ima be out here grindin- makin music, puttin up posters, promotin tapes n stayin focused with his music in the back of my mind. salute.

free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek free meek

show with heroes & homies

this saturday, dream come true-opening for attic abasement-the rochester legend-acoustic candlelit set. along with  bushido garvey. lil g. and simone. ill be releasing dream come true tape-the untangling. come.

pubic hair bandit

album time

Why do you have an olden days phone?

the ghosts of ideals haunt me
Spilled milk burnt my skin
Teaching my niece how to play pretend
This guitar taught me how to put a soundtrack to the melancholie
& they tell me to play something "upbeat"
Next time I'll tell them fuck you
This time- seclusion
went home to a place I have no memories from to watch advertisements & take baths
tell my mom I love her
But I'm not sure I know what that is
all I'm thankful for is a dog
who was naive enough to hang around me
As I've fought a war against myself
reminding me some of the world is soft
Still has teeth
if the truth comes out
We'll all be broken
been clinging to illusions
but I'll find something to make me happy
At a black friday sale ///

I can't cry but I'm a cry baby

fred is dead and the 50 states project is almost done

oregon from the hill where i was always welcome in crude immigrant relative fashion
marge my great aunt is moving back to lockport after half a century out west

i wonder if i'l ever go up that hill again

and witness the beauty of the rogue valley with an obtrusive highway running through it, reminding me who i am.

1 more state til ive recorded a song and took a picture in all of em.

girl writing on train (big nothing)

 did a painting of one of my favorite pictures.
(((new show opening tonight in rochester at tapas 177, reception is from 6-8 with free fire food. new work from rachel farley and me.)))

unity press

the poet laureate of mike donatelli's safe haven for wounded children

throwbck- savys 1st halloween

when all city savannah was just a lil babe and she came to Detroit with the crew to play a wild loft party and we dressed up as delta blues bandits((( sighs, heart radiates, eyes water)))

the great pumpkin & charlie brown

lil' g carved it for me
u fucking rule
hppyhllown!!!

if i cant trust you, its fuck you

cover comin soon?

dancing is depressing

almost brokedown crying at walmart lol vicki took da pick and all the hipsters lowkey hate me

top a da roc

so it goes

life,death,monroe ave

lined notebook

one time this girl in savannah liked savannah(k9) and felt bad, or somethin, it was winter and we were sleepin outside so she let us stay with her. id been tearin thru notebooks hangin round coffee shops and filled up my last one and I told her and she gave me this one- I kinda scoffed at it because it was lined paper etc but I ended up not being a notebook yuppie and used it and its got some of my fav stuff-I pretty sure I did most of it left handed cuz my right wrist was bummed at the time

saylavee yourself zine/cd (repress)

just pressed up a few more of these. its a full color zine of art,words, n randoms that was made concurrently with the cd "saylavee yourself" a rap/shoegaze combo album that was written while living in the lower east side projects during a magical and melancholic winter. 1

the brothers karamazov- PART FOUR - book 11(IVAN) : chapter 3 "A Little Demon"

BLESS THE CREW

concrete Kodak red carpet homecoming

love everything about this

(so theres a couple stories that will intertwine)
i'd been seein this dude skate around downtown and have been so damn intrigued- the way he skates -just in and out of traffic- reminds me of how i learned in new york city- and poppin lil ollies- i was like i love this dude -his style is so smooth , what i like about skateboarding, not all this broish no fun just try insane things and be arrogant and dont have fun.  i started thinkin about where he came from i guessed he was like 22.
on another line-
i've been runnin into this one dude and his family when im out playing- they get it- they stop and sit down and listen- sometimes for an hour sometimes for a song-they show love- and often ask "i dont get why all these people are walking past you". one day his son had his board with him and it was a OG nyc company- 5 boro. and we started talking bout skatin. n me and his dad had a broment and i was like yo dude u wanna trade numbers n skate sometime. so we end up meetin up and skatin n playin music n whatever -i start talkin bout this smooth ass asian dude i been seein skate around and it turns out thats his lifelong homie that he's been skating with since the year i was born and that he had spent about a decade in nyc living and cruisin the streets of chinatown- concuring my premonitions about his style.
that means vick-smooth downtown skater- is something like 45.
moral of the story- skating keeps you young.
this is a combined part they made spanning since the dawn of skating in rochester.
and the song is so dope- i tried listening to it by itself but its better with the skating.
(click on it-my blog setup is cutting off the sides of youtube vids n i dont really feel like figuring out computer shit)

growth of love- team rugged glory

 

the first pic was taken by a guy when i first got savannah at one of her first times out busking with me- at the fringe fest 5 years ago. the other week a guy came up to me- i remembered him- havent seen him in 5 years and he told me about it- and he sent it to me- and he took the 2nd pciture this year- 5 years later- while out busking at the fringe festival. eyes water

mumblecore melancholic fridge

ive been wanting to take a picture of this fridge situation for a while but no camera- and gillian opened my fridge and saw in it what i see in it and took a picture

limited run goon hats

 

limited edition new york bodega 5 panel accept yourself goon hats.
1 left inquire within or maybe will bring it to merch table at bug jar show this friday. 

what it do

bug jar dis friday

ROCsteady

addict defacement

cmpny plcy

goin where the people are
so you can
miss your solitude
playing music outside of rite aid
with a white hat
that time has dyed with a brownish tint
housing itinerant dollar bills
until the shift manager
takes pleasure
in regretfully
telling you
you need to leave-
company policy


and there was a dog
laying next to you
throughout a half decade
harmonic circus fiasco
and
it makes you cry
thinking of all the times
she laid next to you
then walked with you
somewhere else
and laid down next to you
again
or curled up next to you
when you were hysterical
in tears


just the packs
company policy///

train rider disclaimer.

never, ever, take a girl riding trains who is the type who would then proceed to get with some basic square, shallow, mommas boy who uses the term "hobo" like it's a bad thing or derogatory term... she doesn't deserve the experience. there's no sure fire formula for predicting if she's the type but you can usually sense it.

(((photo- n.cal nbd UP almost to Dunsmuir. film with water damage)))

hipster cliffs

edge of the world//// upstate///
pics by will c (((sponsored by Kodak)))

she dont wanna be saved.

"my" dog went to a DIIV concert

and laid on the floor, shoegazing.

I WAS ALL OVER HER (((COVER))) ACCEPT YOURSELF

every person
seems more ugly

a man sat amongst

the propaganda

with a mind running

its all hes know

since the dawn

of his conditioning///

GHOSTIE ON FIRST

photo by sean, the joywave dropout

on kodak film in rochester ny

DOGS ALLOWED

THANK GOD FOR DOGS
OR EVOLUTION
WOLVES & WOMEN
RUNNING THROUGH THE METROPOLIS' STREETS
WOMEN ARE THE ONES
MAKING ALL THE MEN BLEED.
DISORIENTED
AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ASKS:
DO YOU NEED HELP?
YES PLEASE
THE STATE OF MONTANA,
WITHOUT ANY GUNS
A FACE COVERED -W- A BANDANNA
B/C HIS DAD DIDN'T LOVE HIM
THE VALUE OF FAMILY
TAKING KIDS TO THE PAWN SHOP
BEFORE DISNEY BRAINWASHES THEM
INTO WANTING
A 5 THOUSAND DOLLAR VACATION
THIS PLACE IS A ZOO
& THEY POISIONED THE FOOD
SO THE ANIMALS IN CAGES
ARE DOCILE & EASILY AMUSED
THE DOG DOESNT MIND
SHE LIKES BEING PET
WILL SHOW TEETH
IF NEEDS TO.

alright you fucking hipster, I LOVE YOU (cole)

 cole from diiv covering sparklehorse.
girls if your gonna cheat on ur man- do it with someone cool like this.

RIP I.D.

rest in peace to the boy ID. this is one of my favorite rap songs. he was incredibly vulnerable on this track which was sort of rare given that he was known for his cocky battle rap persona. the vibe could be seen as negative here but i find it beautiful and incredibly insightful. He seemed to objectively  explore both sides of his split personality. He ended up dying of an overdose so this could be seen as foreshadowing and cautionary tale to all you kids addicted to weed thinkin its innocent.
But all that aside-much love dude, wherever your energy may be.
 the cherry on top of or the angry dog in the basement of this track is that WOODY, one of my childhood hero's and first cat i knew who made beats and was the first down whiteboy i ever met, absolutely killed this beat.
 bump this one n if you feel it tap his name on a wall or some shit and remember that life is fleeting.

vagabondmusicvideo

nova made a music video for her favorite accept yourself song using footage she got while we were hopping trains and hitchin around.

booking

here are a couple of videos of live performances for people interested in booking me to perform...




Pike Place Market - Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera from David Chen on Vimeo.

peace!

finally shot my first skate part (OG)

filmed and put together by NOVA
had this DIIV song in my head the whole time
shout out to the ROAD for the beauty