When visiting the Smoke 💨
You pay homage to its once and future king 👑
PS: we’ve lived here twice and yet I never fail to be charmed by all the blue plaques. Nobody does history/antiquity better than the Brits.
As a teen I always really romanticized the idea of what CBGBs was like and was somewhat heartbroken when they closed knowing I’d never get to go. A few years ago I was walking around NY by myself and just happened upon this incredible Shepard Fairey mural. That’s happened to me a couple times with his work now and it never disappoints!
The man responsible for dozens of Teenage Symphonies to God
"Sad songs about happy things" (the first time, as a kid, I can recall the sweet/sour combo of melodies that could make you cry attached to songs about endless, bottomless love)
I've long since lost track of how many weddings and funerals I've attended that have featured this song; suffice it to say, "a lot."
God only knows what we'd been without him 🙏🏻
Hey tyler hopefully this doesn’t violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here: https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/ The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s.
Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha).
For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
