{"product_id":"red-velvet-underground-a-rock-memoir-with-recipes-9781572841758","title":"Red Velvet Underground: A Rock Memoir, with Recipes","description":"Part memoir, part cookbook, and all rock and roll, \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet Underground\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how musician Freda Love Smith's indie-rock past grew into her family- and food-centric present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith, born in Nashville and raised in Indiana, is best known as the drummer and co-founder of bands such as the Boston-based Blake Babies, Antenna, and the Mysteries of Life. \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet Underground\u003c\/i\u003e is loosely framed around cooking lessons Smith gave to her eldest son, Jonah, before he left for college. Smith compares her son's experiences to her own--meeting Juliana Hatfield and starting the Blake Babies, touring in Evan Dando's hand-me-down station wagon, and crashing with Henry Rollins, who introduced the band to local California fare--all while plumbing the deeper meanings behind the role of food, cooking, and family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterspersed throughout these stories are \u003cb\u003e45 flexitarian recipes\u003c\/b\u003e--mostly, but not exclusively, vegetarian--such as red pepper-cashew spread, spinach and brazil nut pesto, and vegan strawberry-cream scones. Throughout the book, Smith reveals how food, in addition to music, has evolved into an important means for creativity and improvisation. \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet Underground\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging exploration of the ways food and music have informed identity through every stage of one woman's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreda Love Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. She is the co-founder of the bands The Mysteries of Life and The Blake Babies, who were regulars on MTV and critically applauded in \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e. Her songs have been licensed widely, from the 2003 Disney film \u003ci\u003eFreaky Friday\u003c\/i\u003e to American Airlines in-flight entertainment programs. She has a monthly column in \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e and her short stories have appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eThe North American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmokelong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBound Off\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRiptide\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Evanston, IL, with her partner, Jake Smith, and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Agate Midway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524838166802,"sku":"9781572841758","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62c2934b-1772-41d9-8999-00145498df5a.jpg?v=1731194650","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-velvet-underground-a-rock-memoir-with-recipes-9781572841758","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}