{"product_id":"9780743470261","title":"Lit Riffs","description":"\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. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith 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. \u003cbr\u003e Soundtrack available from Saturation Acres Music \u0026amp; Recording Co.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTV Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018560749808,"sku":"9780743470261","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743470261_p0.jpg?v=1763630124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743470261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}