I Hear Music in the Streets: New York 1969–89

Capturing the energy of New York's musical subcultures—through hip-hop, punk, and rap—through a series of snapshots by photographers such as Peter Hujar, Susan Meiselas, and many more.

Featuring works by Arlene Gottfried, Peter Hujar, Stephen Shames, Bruce Davidson, Susan Meiselas, Joseph Rodriguez, and 60 other photographers, I Hear Music in the Streets is a tribute to New York's music scenes and subcultures from 1969 to 1989. The book is structured in eight thematic chapters, each exploring communities, movements, and spaces that shaped the city's music scene: “The Bronx Boys,” “The Oddballs,” “Black Power,” “The Pride,” “The Subways,” “Our Latin Thing,” “The Beach,” and “Days of Disco.” Guiding us on this urban journey is music historian Tim Lawrence, author of the bestsellers Love Saves the Day (2004), Hold On to Your Dreams (2009), and Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor (2016).

Photographers included: Andy Warhol, Arlene Gottfried, Bill Bernstein, Bruce Davidson, Bruce Gilden, Camilo José Vergara, Carrie Boretz, Chantal Regnault, Charles Stewart, Chris Stein, David Godlis, David Gonzalez, Diana Davis, Diego Echevarría, Dustin Pittman, Edo Bertoglio, Geraldine Pontius, Helen Levitt, Henry Chalfant, Jack Garofalo, Jamel Shabazz, Jill Krementz, Joseph Rodriguez, Laura Levine, Leee Black Childers, Leon Gast, Leonard Fink, Leonard Freed, Lynn Goldsmith, Martha Cooper, Marylinn K. Yee, Ming Smith, Nan Goldin, Nicholas Taylor, Peter Hujar, Pierre Venant, Richard Sandler, Ricky Flores, Roberta Bayley, Shane McCauley, Stephen Shames, Susan Meiselas, Thomas Hoepker, Tina Paul, Tod Papageorge, Tom Bianchi, Tom Lee, Volker Hinz, Waring Abbott.