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THE MURDER OF MALCOLM X

56 years ago today, Malcolm X is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity in Washington Heights.

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Way before Cuomo, there was Costello, the true inv

Way before Cuomo, there was Costello, the true inventor, forefather, of nerd rock and geeky indie.
"It's hard to imagine," wrote Lemon Wire, "the onset of emo culture in the 90's-00's and most pop-punk in general if not for Elvis Costello. Even if the entirety of nerd culture at large might have had a key characteristic missing for the decades to come. Bands like Weezer, They Might Be Giants, and even Beck, are self-deprecating, snide, and their lyrics are bursting the seams with emotional wit and wordplay. They all owe debt to the lanky retro-throwback from London, England, who in 1977 wrote about teenage angst, masturbation, and British fascists."
The music video here, 1983's "Everyday I Write the Book", is one of my most fave tunes from Declan MacManus aka Elvis Costello. This song has inspired me much to be a writer (that's a lie, though, too dramatic, plain bs haha).
But, true, I was really into writing letters (pen pals thingie back then) and thanks to "Everyday I Write the Book". It made think that expressing myself through writing, write like you talk—like how Costello doing it in the song—it's a cool thing to do.
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘹
Those words, sweet and pretty straight forward, you like them so much you think you understand them. They are light. And shiny at the same time.
Costello cited Nick Lowe and Rockpile as an influence on the song. “Lowe has always been a songwriter from whom I’ve taken cues—see his song ‘When I Write the Book’ and my song ‘Everyday I Write the Book’.”
“Everyday I Write the Book” is included in Costello’s eighth full-length album 𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬. It was Costello’s first US Top 40 hit.
Keep writing! As Anais Nin once said: "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect."
#ElvisCostello

Still feel a bit weak, been unwell since a few day

Still feel a bit weak, been unwell since a few days ago. Can't even finish a simple sketch. Maybe I'd better just go to bed, rest, and continue tomorrow.
#NoRiversCuomo

Rivers Cuomo & Co. are coming to town! Let's warm

Rivers Cuomo & Co. are coming to town! Let's warm welcome them, kick-start a pre-party, sing your heart out to Weezer's songs and other rad 90s rock!
TRIBUTE TO 90S ROCK - KARAOKE NIGHT
Road to the Concert of Weezer
Wed, 23 Nov, 8pm
@hardrockcafebali
Free entry
Hosted by:
@bestbuddieskaraokeclub
@sari_nymphea
@fashfash
@adi_hydrant
@vebryiswara
@jonskee_
@yudistiraputra_sr
@steviedomminique
@rudolfdethu
Oh, other legit things, at this event you can also win 5 Weezer tickets AND a crazy deal Weezerians special: buy 1 Weezer ticket get 1 free, one night only!
Hope to see y'all Weezerians; El Scorcho 90s indies; early 2000 fans of punk, Pinkerton, and pop rock knockouts next week!
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳
𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺...
Supported by Arakbica by @twalenspirit
#TributeTo90sRock #KaraokeNight #RoadToWeezer
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Second slide: "défait la chanson du chandail" by OUI-ZER.

Rivers Cuomo & Co. are coming to town! Let's warm

Rivers Cuomo & Co. are coming to town! Let's warm welcome them! Have a sweet memory with this particular song?
"Say It Ain't So" was released as the third and final single from Weezer's 1994 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮. The song is a cathartic one for Rivers Cuomo, who takes out his family frustrations in the lyric. He wrote the music for the song and had the title, but didn't know what the song would be about until he remembered an incident when he came home from high school and found a bottle of beer in the refrigerator belonging to his stepfather ("Somebody's Heine' is crowdin' my icebox").
Cuomo's family had been hurt by alcohol abuse in the past, as his father was an alcoholic and left the family when Rivers was four. When Cuomo saw the beer in the fridge, he thought his stepfather was also going to end up leaving.
The line "Flip on the tele', wrestle with Jimmy" is a reference to Cuomo's brother, Jimmy. The other name mentioned in the song is Stephen ("This bottle of Stephen's"), which refers to their stepfather, Stephen Kitts.
Bass player Matt Sharp sang the falsetto vocals on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮, which is probably most easily recognisable on this song. These were, oddly enough, the first notes Sharp sang in front of anyone.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮 itself reached number sixteen on the US 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 200, and was certified triple platinum in 1995. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, having sold at least 3.3 million copies in the U.S. and over 15 million copies worldwide by 2009. In 2020 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 ranked it number 294 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The video here via Live on Letterman, August 1995.
See you on 29 Nov at Peninsula Island, Nusa Dua, El Scorcho!
#SayItAintSo #Weezer #TheBlueAlbum #RocknrollSocmedtelling
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Sources: Songfacts, Wikipedia, Rolling Stone.

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭
I am pleased to announce that, this Sunday, 20 November, I will start a five-days event consisting of a book discussion, photo exhibition and workshops. Some very talented good friends will join to share their knowledge and experiences whilst celebrating art together at Kopi Bali House, Sanur!
Save your spot now in these workshops with the Maestros by clicking the link in my @smalakiano bio. *limited seats
The workshops will be followed by a special line-up of well known musicians that you don't want to miss!
The evening will start at 6.30 pm and is free access.
See you all very soon!
SANDRINA MALAKIANO
#smalakiano #kopibalihouse #exhibitionbali #photoworkshops #baliwariga

Bali wisata halal. #Arakbica #TwalenSpirit #Gangs

Bali wisata halal.
#Arakbica #TwalenSpirit #Gangsta20