
My neighbor is writer and guitarist Jeremy Simon of Dylan Trees . One night, never having said boo to the guy, I crash his birthday bash with ten slices of Abbott's pizza to make first contact. Soon we're catching up on LA bands, footnotes and influences, Brian Wilson's "Smile" and Nick Drake. Jeremy's from London, closed and yet endless. I like his positive impression of Los Angeles and didn't think Londoners left King Henry VIII and the Daleks behind for our music scene. He invites me to review Dylan Trees at The Airliner. [...]