Tim Lawrence interviewed by Marsha Stern The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor # 004

Tim Lawrence, perhaps best known in the USA as the author of Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music, 1970-79, Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-92 and Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-83 he is also a Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of East London, where he’s taught since 1999. Additionally Tim is the co-founder of Lucky Cloud Sound System, which has been putting on Loft parties since 2003, initially with David Mancuso; and also All Our Friends, an invite-only audiophile party that draws much of its influence from the Loft as well as offshoot parties such as Beauty and the Beat in London and Joy in NYC. You can also hear Tim on his podcast “Love is the Message“