false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170315605m/46208.jpg 46208 2 <P> Following 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. <P> 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. <P> <B>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. <P> Soundtrack available from Saturation Acres Music & Recording Co.</B> 45347 15 6 2004 Lit Riffs total:65|5:4|4:20|3:32|2:8|1:1| 65 213 134 18 46208 0743470265 9780743470261 63 18 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170315605m/46208.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46208.Lit_Riffs 0 2 false Sat Dec 27 01:32:38 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 01:42:58 -0800 2008 46208 0743470265 9780743470261 63 18 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170315605m/46208.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46208.Lit_Riffs 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 06 07:29:27 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:37:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 46208 0743470265 9780743470261 63 18 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170315605m/46208.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46208.Lit_Riffs 5 0 false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 07:37:36 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 09:57:41 -0700 2008 1
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