Infinite Dreams


The Life of Alan Vega

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By Laura Davis-Chanin, Liz Lamere
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HARDBACK
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288

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Laura Davis-Chanin is the author of The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer’s Life with Bowie, Blondie, and the ’70s Rock Scene, which was a Billboard top ten music book for 2018 and won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. She is also the co-author of I Am Michael Alago, the story of the unique man who brought us the band Metallica. She is currently working on a screenplay adaptation of The Girl in the Back.



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.


It’s a captivating portrait of a key figure in the 1970s and ’80s punk scene.”

— Publishers 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


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