Situated on Hudson and 11th Street in the West Village since 1880. Used to be more of a longshoreman’s bar than a literary hub until Dylan Thomas and other writers began frequenting it in the early 1950s. Favorite watering hole for Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, Mary Travers of Peter Paul and Mary fame, etc. Maybe a tad touristy now but still very boho and a reminder of the history of the Village.
Mar 1, 2024
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a West Village classic
Feb 15, 2024
Literally in the heart of the cultural desert that is Times Square lives this dive bar oasis with impeccable authentic vibes. The crowd is a beautiful melting pot of New York City. It was owned by a boxing coach for many years (RIP) so it’s full of boxing memorabilia. Somehow I find it’s one of the friendliest bars I’ve ever been to.
Jan 13, 2025
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In a neighborhood of bad Irish bars this is the best. They just celebrated their 100 year anniversary and most of the clientele are approximately the same age.
Apr 3, 2023
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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! ❤️
Mar 27, 2024
“Songs Of a Lost World” coming to a goth listening station near you Nov 1 🖤
The fr FW Me Friday the 13th the world was looking for
Sep 14, 2024
I will fail to explain just how much this band meant to me in the 90s.
So I will borrow from AV Club who did a fine job of distilling it:
“Unwound is the best band of the ’90s. Not just because of how prolific, consistent, and uncompromising it was, but because of how perfectly Unwound nested in a unique space between some of the most vital forms of music that decade: punk, post-rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, slow-core, and experimental noise. That jumble of subgenres doesn’t say much; in fact, it falls far short of what Unwound truly synthesized and stood for. Unwound stood for Unwound. But in a decade where most bands were either stridently earnest or stridently ironic, Unwound wasn’t stridently anything. It was only itself. In one sense Unwound was the quietest band of the ’90s, skulking around like a nerdy terror cell. In another sense it was the loudest, sculpting raw noise into contorted visions of inner turmoil and frustration.”
R.I.P. Vern Rumsey.
This is their finest song, from their finest album.
I really can’t say enough about the sheer bloody minded genius of this group. 🖤
Mar 23, 2024