Trying to live by writing alone, not bread. I’m Alex. This is an experimental scrapbook mostly with my writings on culture, music, literature, and any other subject that takes the bore out of life. You can read more about me and my insanities on the Why write? blog. ……………………………… If you have any suggestions, feel free to contact me. Or if you prefer, ask me anything you want here.Tumblr (3.0; @allwrite)http://allwrite.tk/Foursquare Poem by Fernando Pessoa I’ve never known anybody who’s had the crap beaten out of...http://allwrite.tk/post/50570457019http://allwrite.tk/post/50570457019Thu, 16 May 2013 07:21:00 -0400Fernando PessoaHeroeswritinggeniueswhywrite“Hey, look man, some people don’t have a choice, they don’t even have a voice they...http://allwrite.tk/post/50272072282http://allwrite.tk/post/50272072282Sun, 12 May 2013 13:40:00 -0400lou reedPop GeniusesWords And MusicHeroesquoteswhywriteCause And Effect by Charles Bukowski the best often die by their own hand just to get away, and...http://allwrite.tk/post/49567022052http://allwrite.tk/post/49567022052Sat, 04 May 2013 00:02:00 -0400charles bukowskiHeroeswritingwhywrite<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49436767613" src="http://allwrite.tk/post/49436767613/audio_player_iframe/allwrite/tumblr_mm2kczZlXj1qdnmbo?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fallwrite%2F49436767613%2Ftumblr_mm2kczZlXj1qdnmbo" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><h1>Song of the Day: ‘Heard Somebody Say’, Devendra Banhart</h1> <p><img alt="image" height="80" src="http://music-onebox.googleusercontent.com/thumbnails/1/album/cf/cf7e4e52a148d66670e30a3b94735e72.jpg" width="80"/></p> <p>Beatlesque, pensive <span id="hotword"></span>and impressively beautiful. Heck, who could imagine that such a hippie-inspired tune could be this good?</p>http://allwrite.tk/post/49436767613http://allwrite.tk/post/49436767613Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400devendra banhartsong of the dayaudiomusicwhywrite“I’m not sure what happiness means But I look in your eyes And I know That it...http://allwrite.tk/post/49358699047http://allwrite.tk/post/49358699047Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400the smithsPop Geniuseswords and musicmorrisseywhywrite<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/allwrite/49355906042/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_49355906042" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Mick Harvey doing a killer version of “Out of Time Man” by Mano Negra.  </p> <p>An instant classic.</p>http://allwrite.tk/post/49355906042http://allwrite.tk/post/49355906042Wed, 01 May 2013 08:54:00 -0400mick harveyWatch This!whywrite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f38b0499d5cdfb5bd4dcc81210f7cc21/tumblr_mm3lgyeoX81qdnmboo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And you say you feel out of place, huh?</p>http://allwrite.tk/post/49327983709http://allwrite.tk/post/49327983709Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:26:00 -0400social commentarywhat's wrong with this pictureHeroessid viciouswhywrite<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49256449683" src="http://allwrite.tk/post/49256449683/audio_player_iframe/allwrite/tumblr_mm2l3sltg71qdnmbo?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fallwrite%2F49256449683%2Ftumblr_mm2l3sltg71qdnmbo" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Extra track (and a tacky badge!) — Classic, timeless tunes that really do matter.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i43.tower.com/images/ss106495947/nouvelle-vague-cd-cover-art.jpg"/></p> <p><span>NOUVELLE VAGUE, “Too Drunk To Fuck”, from their 2004 album Nouvelle Vague.</span></p> <p><span>This is an outstanding rendering of Dead Kennedys’ classic <em>Too Drunk To Fuck by Nouvelle</em> <em>Vague</em>.  </span></p> <p><span>And some people say beauty is dead.</span></p>http://allwrite.tk/post/49256449683http://allwrite.tk/post/49256449683Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:21:00 -0400Extra Trackmusicnouvelle vaguewhywrite“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more...http://allwrite.tk/post/49234806975http://allwrite.tk/post/49234806975Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:33:55 -0400kurt vonnegutHeroesquoteswhywrite<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49181755677" src="http://allwrite.tk/post/49181755677/audio_player_iframe/allwrite/tumblr_mm0w7vuFvb1qdnmbo?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fallwrite%2F49181755677%2Ftumblr_mm0w7vuFvb1qdnmbo" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><h1>Song of the Day: ‘Inside Out’, The Mighty Lemon Drops</h1> <h1><img alt="" src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/legacy/clip/p00xq5by.jpg?nodefault=true"/></h1> <p>One step forward, t<span>wo steps back, and you’re gone…</span></p>http://allwrite.tk/post/49181755677http://allwrite.tk/post/49181755677Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:26:00 -0400The Mighty Lemon Dropshear this!song of the daywhywriteThis Be The Verse by Philip Larkin They fuck you up, your mum and dad.  They may not mean to, but...http://allwrite.tk/post/46206289397http://allwrite.tk/post/46206289397Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:54:00 -0400philip larkinHeroeswritingwhywrite“Fuck Rock and Roll (I’d Rather Read a Book).” - Richard Hellhttp://allwrite.tk/post/45399980867http://allwrite.tk/post/45399980867Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:30:00 -0400Richard Hellquoteswhywrite<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_45324784391" src="http://allwrite.tk/post/45324784391/audio_player_iframe/allwrite/tumblr_mjmhn98BjS1qdnmbo?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fallwrite%2F45324784391%2Ftumblr_mjmhn98BjS1qdnmbo" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><div class="post_title">Extra track (and a tacky badge!) — Classic, timeless tunes that really do matter.</div> <div class="post_title"></div> <div class="post_title"></div> <div class="post_title"><img alt="" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQiXcWmMXKnYMnVeCYtCFCqDvyJw3nzT2slDF81SoB0LrD1gjETrg"/></div> <div class="post_title"><span> </span></div> <div class="post_title"><span>Burt Bacharach must be proud of his blatant influence over these groups of the so-called “chamber-pop”. This song, however, is a precious and delicate work of art. I like it a lot.</span></div></p>http://allwrite.tk/post/45324784391http://allwrite.tk/post/45324784391Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:30:00 -0400Extra TrackmusicCousteauwhywritePoem Me and Her Outside (No No Man) by Steven Jesse Bernstein It is midnight and the sunglasses...http://allwrite.tk/post/45303539487http://allwrite.tk/post/45303539487Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:51:19 -0400Steven Jesse Bernsteinwritingwhywrite In the same class as any of the great post-punk bands - but not as lucky to become popular enough...http://allwrite.tk/post/45246759410http://allwrite.tk/post/45246759410Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:12:44 -0400Overlooked classic albumscowboys internationalmusicwhywrite“If you love God, burn a church.” - Jello Biafrahttp://allwrite.tk/post/45245215313http://allwrite.tk/post/45245215313Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:49:59 -0400jello biafraquoteswhywriteI discovered Die Antwoord &#8212; a bat-shit crazy, rap-rave South African duo &#8212; just a couple...http://allwrite.tk/post/44950322234http://allwrite.tk/post/44950322234Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:31:13 -0500Die AntwoodmusicPunk Attitudewhywrite<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_44947137578" src="http://allwrite.tk/post/44947137578/audio_player_iframe/allwrite/tumblr_mjeadqRrd91qdnmbo?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fallwrite%2F44947137578%2Ftumblr_mjeadqRrd91qdnmbo" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Extra track (and a tacky badge!) — Classic, timeless tunes that really do matter.</p> <p><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/ahs-1005-mw0000037367" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTriUluuvgftXVFrinLfJvuVj-GKDWEjw3iqskW8bmtRhgNiet2gQ"/></a></p> <p><span>THE LYRES, “Help You Ann”, from their 1981 album AHS: 1005.</span></p>http://allwrite.tk/post/44947137578http://allwrite.tk/post/44947137578Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:45:00 -0500Extra TrackmusicThe Lyreswhywrite<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/allwrite/44904455833/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_44904455833" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This song is the stuff of music legend - w<span>ith lyrics that are pure poetry:</span></p> <p><em><span>“I saw two shooting stars last night</span></em><br/><em><span>I wished on them but they were only satellites</span></em><br/><em><span>Is it wrong to wish on space hardware?</span></em><br/><em><span>I wish, I wish, I wish you’d care.”</span></em></p> <p><span>Uncle Bill is bloody brill!</span></p>http://allwrite.tk/post/44904455833http://allwrite.tk/post/44904455833Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:07:00 -0500Billy BraggHeroesWatch This!whywritePoem Walking Around by Pablo Neruda It so happens I am sick of being a man. And it happens that I...http://allwrite.tk/post/44881802760http://allwrite.tk/post/44881802760Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:07:23 -0500writingpablo nerudaHeroeswhywrite