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.
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 & Recording
Co.
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