{"product_id":"love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire-9780241003756","title":"Love Goes to Buildings on Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Goes to Buildings on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e by Will Hermes - Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A must-read for any music fan'' (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrime was everywhere, the government was broke and  the city''s infrastructure was collapsing, but between 1974 and 1978 virtually all forms of music were being recreated in New York City: disco and salsa, the loft jazz scene and the Minimalist classical composers, hip hop and punk. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce Springsteen and Patti Smith arrived from New Jersey; Grandmaster Flash transformed the turntable into a musical instrument; Steve Reich and Philip Glass shared an apartment as they experimented with composition; the New York Dolls and Talking Heads blew away the grungy clubs; Weather Report and Herbie Hancock created jazz-rock; and Bob Dylan returned with \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Tracks.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended by Nick Hornby, this fascinating and hugely inspiring book will be loved by readers of \u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e by Patti Smith,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan literature change your life? Yes ... along came Will Hermes, who cost me several hundred pounds on iTunes and ruptured my relationship with guitars -- Nick Hornby * Believer magazine *\u003cbr\u003eIt was the best of times, it was the best of places: Will Hermes captures the creative incandescence of New York in those five years that changed music -- Richard Williams\u003cbr\u003eBrings depth and discernment and an eye for odd detail, making his book an essential work of cultural history -- Luc Sante\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017665708375,"sku":"9780241003756","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241003756.jpg?v=1750774287","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire-9780241003756","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}