{"product_id":"lit-riffs-0743470265","title":"Lit Riffs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0743470265\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lethem, Jonathan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of the late great Lester Bangs -- the most revered and irreverent of rock 'n' roll critics -- twenty-four celebrated writers have penned stories inspired by great songs. Just as Bangs cast new light on a Rod Stewart classic with his story \"Maggie May,\" about a wholly unexpected connection between an impressionable young man and an aging, alcoholic hooker, the diverse, electrifying stories here use songs as a springboard for a form dubbed the lit riff.Alongside Bangs's classic work, you'll find stories by J.T. LeRoy, who puts a recovering teenage drug abuser in a dentist's chair with nothing but the Foo Fighters's \"Everlong\" -- blaring through the P.A. -- to fight the pain; Jonathan Lethem, whose narrator looks back on his lost innocence just as an extramarital affair careens to an end -- this to the tune \"Speeding Motorcycle\" as recorded by Yo La Tengo; and Jennifer Belle, who envisions a prequel to Paul Simon's \"Graceland\" -- one that takes place at a children's birthday party replete with a real live kangaroo.With original contributions from Tom Perrotta, Nelson George, Amanda Davis, Lisa Tucker, Aimee Bender, Darin Strauss, and many more -- riffing on everyone from Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen to the White Stripes, Cat Power, and Bob Marley -- this is both an astounding collection of short stories and an extraordinary experiment in words and music.Soundtrack available from Saturation Acres Music \u0026amp; Recording Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51952377987360,"sku":"NEW0743470265","price":16.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/lit-riffs-0743470265","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}