{"product_id":"hold-on-to-your-dreams-arthur-russell-and-the-downtown-music-scene-1973-1992-paperback","title":"Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to New York's downtown music scene during the 1970s and 1980s. With the exception of a few dance recordings, including \"Is It All Over My Face?\" and \"Go Bang! #5\", Russell's pioneering music was largely forgotten until 2004, when the posthumous release of two albums brought new attention to the artist. This revival of interest gained momentum with the issue of additional albums and the documentary film \u003ci\u003eWild Combination\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on interviews with more than seventy of his collaborators, family members, and friends, \u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e provides vital new information about this singular, eccentric musician and his role in the boundary-breaking downtown music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Lawrence traces Russell's odyssey from his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to countercultural San Francisco, and eventually to New York, where he lived from 1973 until his death from AIDS-related complications in 1992. Resisting definition while dreaming of commercial success, Russell wrote and performed new wave and disco as well as quirky rock, twisted folk, voice-cello dub, and hip-hop-inflected pop. \"He was way ahead of other people in understanding that the walls between concert music and popular music and avant-garde music were illusory,\" comments the composer Philip Glass. \"He lived in a world in which those walls weren't there.\" Lawrence follows Russell across musical genres and through such vital downtown music spaces as the Kitchen, the Loft, the Gallery, the Paradise Garage, and the Experimental Intermedia Foundation. Along the way, he captures Russell's openness to sound, his commitment to collaboration, and his uncompromising idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\" tells the story of an artist whose life becomes more intriguing with every turn. Inspiring and written with love, this book takes us to the roots of Arthur Russell's music, from the streets of New York to the cornfields of Iowa.\"--Jens Lekman, musician\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Lawrence is a freelance music writer and Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of East London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099904696627,"sku":"9780822344858","price":38.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z1d2YkFEcks3S29OQUE5Y0NTTHdLQT09.webp?v=1772481397","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hold-on-to-your-dreams-arthur-russell-and-the-downtown-music-scene-1973-1992-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}