{"product_id":"love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire","title":"Love Goes To Buildings On Fire","description":"\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, \u003ci\u003eChronicles\u003c\/i\u003e by Bob Dylan, \u003ci\u003eHow Music Works\u003c\/i\u003e by David Byrne and \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise \u003c\/i\u003eby Alex Ross\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Can 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, \u003ci\u003eBeliever magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Hermes was born in Queens, in the city of which he writes. He is a senior critic for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eand also writes for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. He was co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322053403006,"sku":"NW9780241003756","price":12.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241003756.jpg?v=1778668884","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}