Road Movies SIGNED by Lee Ranaldo & SIGNED by Leah Singer (2004, Anniversary)

Description: This unique signed copy of "Road Movies" by Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer is a must-have addition to any book collection. The book, published by Counterpoint Press in 2004, features 165 pages of poetry and illustrations, with a trade paperback format that measures 7 inches in length, 5 inches in width, and 0.5 inches in height. With its 10th anniversary edition, "Road Movies" is perfect for young adults and adults who appreciate expressionism and American literature. The book has a general topic, and it is written in English. It is important to note that this copy is signed by both Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer, making it a unique and valuable item for any collector. Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1. Lee Ranaldo Birth name Lee Mark Ranaldo Born February 3, 1956 (age 68) Glen Cove, New York, U.S. Genres Alternative rock, noise rock, no wave, experimental rock, art rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar Years active 1980–present Biography Ranaldo was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, studied art and graduated from Binghamton University. He has three sons, Cody, Sage and Frey, and is married twice, first with Amanda Linn in 1981 but later divorced, and now with experimental artist Leah Singer. Ranaldo started his career in New York in several bands, including The Flucts, and by playing guitar in Guitar Trio with Rhys Chatham before joining the electric guitar orchestra of Glenn Branca. In Branca's orchestra he played mainly electric guitar, but he also played some of the harmonic guitars Branca designed and built. In 1981, Ranaldo and David Linton briefly joined the band Plus Instruments that had been formed by Truus de Groot. With this line-up they recorded the album February - April 1981, released on the Dutch Kremlin label. After the release of the album, Ranaldo left the band and started Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. ************************************** Leah Singer Leah Singer is a photographer and multimedia artist. She is the long-time artistic collaborator and wife of Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. Singer performs with multiple modified film projectors that allow her to improvise and manipulate the film projections by adjusting the frame rate. She has likened what she does with film as similar to DJs who scratch with records. Biography Singer was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and studied journalism and photography at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now known as Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto. She moved to New York City in the 1980s to study film and became involved with improvisational musicians. She also trained as a painter. Her work combines these different approaches to mediums. Since 1991 she has been doing film and music collaborations with Ranaldo. Her work has been presented in museums, galleries and concert halls worldwide. Her two sons are Sage Ranaldo and Frey Ranaldo. Singer has published several books with her husband, including Bookstore, Road Movies and Moroccan Journal: Jajouka excerpt. She went to Jajouka, Morocco, with Lee Ranaldo to follow in the footsteps of luminaries like William S. Burroughs, Brian Jones, Brion Gysin, Paul Bowles and Ornette Coleman. Drift is documented in a DVD and book publication. The book includes a conversation with Ranaldo and Singer, and texts by experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas, artists Sam Durant and Tom Leeser, writer and musician Alan Licht, and curators Roland Spekle and Lea Rekow. Singer has also collaborated with Elliott Sharp and Ikue Mori.

Price: 225 USD

Location: New York, New York

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