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We’ve finally nailed down the complete list of entries for Michael Gray’s Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, which will be publishing in June. If you’re so inclined, you can pre-order the book here. I hope I’ll be able to post the occasional entry from this astonishing book on here over the coming months. Here’s the list: Aaronson, […]

I’m currently halfway through the second “Young Bond” novel by Charlie Higson, Blood Fever. It features an awesome combination of pirates, surrealists, posh boys, tough girls, and secret Sardinian skullduggery. Check out the Young Bond website here, and sign up for the Danger Society while you’re at it. And for a little background on the

It was great finally to meet John Perry last night – just did a quick count, and he’s the 19th author in the series who I’ve actually met in person. John played some beautifully understated guitar, accompanying Freddie Stevenson at the Lakeside Lounge. The first song in particular, “What’s the Sign for Love?” was magical.

Thanks to Seth Combs for this flattering piece about the series – and thanks to Matos for being a far more coherent interviewee than me. BEYOND ‘I DIG IT’33 1/3 books explore why we love the albums we loveby Seth Combs With album sales down for the fifth straight year and digital singles being downloaded

There’s a new song to download from the Voxtrot website – as well as info on a whole bunch of upcoming US shows and a DJ set by Ramesh in London on Friday, if you’re in the mood to boogie with a bunch of bowlies in Brixton. (Sorry, it’s contagious.) Note: the download is almost

The Metro Times in Detroit has a good piece about Nick Rombes and his Ramones book this week. Worth reading, especially if you’re a fan of alliteration. Aside from being smart, Nick is also a little foolhardy. He’s just signed up to write a massive Punk Rock Encyclopedia for us. If all goes to plan,

Mike Poplawski in Canada kindly emails to say that he’s set up an entry for the series on Wikipedia. You can check it out here. Embarrassingly, I don’t know much about how this all works, but those of you who do – feel free to poke around and make improvements.

One of the many writers who was unlucky not to make the final cut last week was Kevin Dettmar. His new book is published by Routledge and it’s definitely worth reading, especially if you’re interested in the history of music writing. A couple of introductory points: (a) don’t let the bluntness of the title put

This wasn’t an easy decision-making process, there were just so many good proposals to choose from. A very big “thank you” to everyone who submitted a proposal – I learned a lot just from reading them all. Anyway, I’m very pleased to announce that we’ll be publishing the following books in the 33 1/3 series

This is one of the more provocative and in-depth reviews of a 33 1/3 book I’ve read since the series started. It’s written by Peter Viney, and appears on The Band website (theband.hiof.no) which you can access here. I’ve never really thought of Greg (the book’s narrator) as “a wanker if ever there was one”