A few years back, AP (or IME) hit us up with his book Radio Silence. That book was awesome. It had everything a young hardcore kid (or an old hardcore kid) could ever want: rare tshirts, old flyers, quotes from big names in the scene, stellar pictures … It was perfect.
This time around, with Live…Suburbia, AP and Max G. Morton do something a little different. This one is more introspective. It’s more personal, really. There are a ton of old pictures, but if you are expecting wall to wall Mags and Insted pics, you’ll be out of luck. This one is much broader than Hardcore. There is talk of skateboarding, bmx, metal (lots of metal), skinheads and getting in trouble in the mid 80s. Anyone who grew up during this time will have an immediate feeling of nostalgia. And anyone who has ever met AP will recall his great story skills. These are brought to the forefront in this book. More words this time around.
And that’s a good thing. I mean, I recall hearing APs story about a certain wild fire in the woods near his home, but I had never heard the WHOLE story. This book has it. And it’s worth reading. I’ve never met Max, at least I don’t recall, but after reading the stories in the book, you can tell he’s a kindred spirit. He lived the life we all lived back when we were teens. You’ll see.
Order your copy of Live…Suburbia now. It’s worth the read.