Infinite Dreams : The Life of Alan Vega
Laura Davis-Chanin
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
| Utgitt | S.l : Backbeat , 2024
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| Omfang | 334s. : kol. ill.
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| Opplysninger | Review ""It's a captivating portrait of a key figure in the 1970s and '80s punk scene."" --Publisher's Weekly "A strength of this book is its eclectic mix of artists, performers, and music industry participants who discuss Vega's impact on their life and work. From Bruce Springsteen to Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins, the inspiration of Vega's music is evident in the words of his friends and admirers. This biography's candid photos and collections of images present an intimate glimpse into Vega's life, work, and influence as an artist and performer." --Library Journal "An endearing and suitably messy biography of the pioneering punk vocalist." --4Columns About the Author Laura Davis-Chanin’s debut autobiography, The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer’s Life with Bowie, Blondie and the ‘70s Rock Scene received the ASCAP award for excellence in writing and was named one of the Top Ten Books in Music by Billboard Magazine, 2017. Her following book, I Am Michael Alago is about the music executive and renown photographer who is known for discovering the band Metallica. Her most recent publication, Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega follows the remarkable achievements of the artist and musician, Alan Vega with a Foreword written by Bruce Springsteen who was greatly inspired by Vega. Currently, Laura is finishing a novel entitled A Point in Time about a deadly crime in the church and a screenplay based on her first book. Liz Lamere was Alan Vega’s wife and long-term creative collaborator. They met in 1985 when she was a corporate lawyer at a major Wall Street firm and played drums in a punk band, SSNUB. She co-wrote, co-produced, and recorded numerous songs with Vega. Now, she spearheads the ongoing release of recordings from the “Vega Vault,” a vast library of unreleased albums, songs, and sound recordings. She oversees the Vega archives of works on paper, extensive writings of lyrics, poetry and fine art Vega created until his passing in 2016.Lamere has recorded two solo albums "Keep it Alive" and "One Never Knows" on In the Red Records. She has toured internationally with Alan Vega and as a solo artist.. - Best known for co-founding the early punk duo Suicide, Alan Vega lived a complex and labyrinthine life, driven by a desire to express himself uncompromisingly through art. From his first sketch in art class at Brooklyn College to the 2021 release of the album Mutator five years after his death, Vega continues to shock and inspire. This first-ever biography of Vega tells the story of the man’s life and art, beginning with his early attempts to live a “normal” life and his epiphanic encounter with Iggy Pop in 1969. Although becoming a performer on stage had been at the bottom of Vega’s list of lifetime ambitions, Iggy changed his mind: he needed music to truly express his vision. Infinite Dreams goes on to describe Vega’s many experiments across a variety of media, including the partnership with Marty Rev that became Suicide, which challenged audiences to look deep inside themselves and to not settle for distractions. A raw but engaging exploration of a man whose artwork, music, and philosophy inspired thousands, written by award-winning author Laura Davis-Chanin together with Liz Lamere, Alan Vega’s wife and long-term creative collaborator.. - 250 kr
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| ISBN | 9781493072484 : 250 kr
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| Hylleplass | 781.64092 VEG
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