I have been fighting myself not to start writing a new song everyday. A real accomplishment would be finishing a song week. But tonight I lost that War. The motto of Carpe Diem has fascinated me since I first learned the Latin phrase, which translates to “seize the day.” I just came back from a …
Search Results for: Staxx Brothers
I finally wrote a song about The Mongols. I was on the way to work listening to Persian history and the Mongol King Tamerlane comes up. What a name. I wrote this wondering wanting to sing about The Golden Horde of Mongols that ruled Russia up until Ivan The Terrible. Well it turns out the …
I have no photo of me in my brand new jeans because this sweeeeeet old lady that was helping me was being a sweet old lady and accidentally took a photo of herself. She apologized, but I told Elizabeth that this was a much cooler photo than a vainglorious photo of me saying, “Look at …
These videos of me singing as customers come are pretty funny. This is my favorite. I was practicing ‘Amazing Grace’ for the last service of all time at Light of the Cross Lutheran Church, Bothell, WA, that is happening this Sunday. …then a very nice Snohomish local walks in. Then this happened. ☆also are a …
I was writing a song in my backyard on my Spanish guitar, when a pair of raccoons came out of the bushes to check me out. The hood is alive… with the sounds of these little thieving quasi monkey bears and the sound of sensitive pony tail music. – Davin Michael Stedman
Everybody who knows music knows Beethoven had a big ol’ AFRO. His 9th rocks so hard. Makes you want to light a big ol’ blunt and conduct the symphony with a wooden baseball bat on your roof top. This is the Deffest Jam of the 19th Century, NO DOUBT. I’m just saying… if some teenagers …
Ayron Jones and his band are good. But how good – and how good I think they’re going to be – well those will be fighting words. I took the gloves off and wrote an essay. It’s coming soon to the East Portland Blog. Here’s a taste of why you need to see them LIVE …
Here’s the latest from my friend Davin Michael Stedman: The very first Soul United Film Festival takes place May 3rd, 2012 from 7 to 10pm at Cinebarre in Mountlake Terrace. The festival features a unique program of music videos and short films, produced on both a local and national level. The Soul United Film Festival …