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April 9th: The Art of the Album in the Digital World
In Philly April 9th? Come to our event at Temple University with Series Editor Ally-Jane Grossan, Cameron Schaefer of VinylMe Please, and Tara Murtha, author of the 33 1/3 on Ode to Billie Joe ! Back...
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Video Vault Episode 63: Passover
Happy 1st night of Passover! Here is the least Passover-y song called Passover.
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33 1/3 at the EMP Pop Conference! Happy Hour Friday 4/17!
Join us in Seattle at the EMP Museum April 16-19 for the annual EMP Pop Conference! Come out to hear a range of authors, musicians, journalists, and academics speak about music and transgression, with...
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Take a Tour of Tom Waits’ LA
Hey, Los Angeleans! If you’re looking for something fun to do on Saturday, May 16th, look no further. 33 1/3 authors Kim Cooper and David Smay are hosting a fascinating bus tour of Tom Waits’ infamous...
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Open Call 2015 – 22 and UNDER
We’ve spent the last year putting together a textbook for writing about music called simply, How To Write About Music. In the book you’ll find examples of music writing, writing prompts and, perhaps...
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Update: Jenn Pelly chats with The Raincoats
We caught up with Jenn Pelly in London, where she has been tirelessly working on her 33 1/3 on The Raincoats’ The Raincoats. Read about Jenn’s research below! At the end of last year I took a trip to...
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Video premiere of Ode to Billie Joe, featuring Jim Boggia, Allison Polans,...
It’s been 48 years since Bobbie Gentry released her landmark single “Ode to Billie Joe,” and decades since she vanished from the public eye. Yet fans still recall the sexy swivel of a Delta-born...
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Useful? Useless? Reader Poll Results: What’s Missing from 33 1/3
We’re kicking it old school. And we clearly didn’t go to B-school.This useful/useless excel spreadsheet lists the results from a reader poll we conducted through this blog, the series twitter and...
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Video Vault Episode 71: The Saddest Story Ever Told by Immortal Technique
I think I cried the first time I heard this song. It still gives me the chills. Just listen… You never really know what you got till it’s gone.
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33 1/3 in the Press!
With the February release of How To Write About Music, the May release of our books on Freedom of Choice, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, and the Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack, it’s thus far been a...
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Pretty Songs About Not So Pretty Things: 3 Unconventional Bridal Processional...
We’re halfway through the summer wedding shuffle and if I hear another bride walk down the aisle to Pachelbel’s Canon in D I’m going to loose it. Sure, it’s a pretty song with lots of harpsichord but...
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33 1/3 Open Call Update
Hi! I’ll keep this brief because I know so many of you are plugging away at proposals. And for that I am so grateful. I’ve read some killer proposals so far and I’m sure there are more to come. Your...
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Open Call 2015: The Complete List of Albums Proposed for the 33 1/3 Series
What is this list? This is a list of all of the albums proposed in the open call for new 33 1/3 volumes during June and July 2015. This is not a reflection of books to be published or my opinions as to...
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Ill Communication: A Discussion of the Golden Era with 33 1/3 Author Dan...
Anyone who will be in the Philadelphia area next Saturday (8/15) should make sure to check out this event with our 33 1/3 author of The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique, Dan LeRoy. Dan and fellow music...
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Excerpt: Beat Happening’s Beat Happening by Bryan Parker, Coming in September!
We are super excited to introduce one of our two new titles for September, Beat Happening’s Beat Happening by Bryan C. Parker! This is the album that sent a shockwave of empowerment through the...
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Excerpt: Metallica’s Metallica by David Masciotra, Coming in September!
We are super excited to introduce one of our two new titles for this September, Metallica’s Metallica by David Masciotra! In this book, Masciotra takes readers into the recording studio, giving them...
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Excerpt: Phish’s A Live One by Walter Holland, Coming in October!
We are super excited to announce the upcoming release of one of our two October titles, Phish’s A Live One by Walter Holland! This book considers the music and moment of Phish’s ecstatically inventive...
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Excerpt: Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew by George Grella Jr., Coming in October
We are super excited to announce the upcoming release of one of our two October titles, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew by George Grella Jr.! Bitches Brew is still one of the most astonishing albums ever...
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Upcoming Beat Happening Events (w/ Calvin Johnson) + SNEAK PEEK Foreword by...
As we’ve reminded you over and over again, we will soon be publishing Bryan Parker’s brand new 33 1/3 on Beat Happening’s Beat Happening–in just 21 (20?) short days! Be sure to pre-order your copy,...
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Open Call 2015: The Shortlist
It has been a busy 8 weeks here at 33 1/3. We have now read all of the proposals submitted to our 2015 Open Call. My eyes are bloodshot and I think I’ve gone down -.75 in my contact lens prescription...
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