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Everyone knows Macaulay Culkin from his string of classic films in the 90s, notably the peerless first two movies of the Home Alone series, but not enough people know of his appearance in the Harmony Korine-directed music video for Sonic Youth’s “Sunday.” And so here it is. Have a good weekend, all – be glad it’s not […]

Last month, Paul Kantner and Signe Toly Anderson, two founding members of the Jefferson Airplane, passed away on the same day (January 28th). Anderson was the group’s original female singer, appearing on only the Airplane’s debut album before being replaced by Grace Slick in 1966. Kantner, who sang and played rhythm guitar, was a mainstay,

Every month, we try to put together a fun, exciting, and sometimes silly list of 33Things that happened in music. We’ve followed the Twitter evolution of Kanye’s new album and hoped for the return of Wolf Parade; we’ve analyzed Justin Bieber’s sad face and pondered drinking Queen beer; we’ve questioned Sufjan’s fashion choices and Lil

Enigmatic brother-sister duo The Knife called it quits two years ago, and the 10-year anniversary of their seminal Silent Shout has the defunct group on my mind lately. Their brand of moody, broody electro-pop has been oft-imitated since that album — artists like Zola Jesus and iamamiwhoami exhibit Knife-like fingerprints in their music — though no one ever did it

Dear Readers, 2016 is going to be one of the best years in 33 1/3 history. I say that with confidence because I’ve read all 210,000 words of the seven volumes that will be released this year. In March, you’ll be able to get your hands on Kembrew McLeod’s stunning re-framing of 1970s New York in

In light of recent claims by a certain public figure that, I don’t know, music shouldn’t be political or something (?), let’s throw back to summertime ’15—throwing back to summertime ’06. Right? How could you have forgotten this album? Vince and I may not see eye to eye about the 90s, but seriously. What is this

10 years ago last Sunday, producer’s producer J Dilla – born James Dewitt Yancey – released his swan song, Donuts. If you’re at all plugged into the music blogosphere, you may have heard a thing or two about this anniversary. A triumph of analog and the art of sampling, Donuts has been categorized posthumously as Yancey’s masterpiece (a

Yesterday, Playboy magazine was in the news after releasing the front cover of the first ‘non-nude’ issue in the publication’s 62 year history. The magazine’s decision to stop publishing nude photos was motivated mainly by practical business concerns – unsurprisingly, Playboy had been having trouble getting its content featured on the popular social media platforms

Just heard this morning via Pitchfork that the Queens Museum is hosting a Ramones retrospective! It opens April 10th. From the website: Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk ““The Ramones all originate from Forest Hills and kids who grew up there either became musicians, degenerates or dentists. The Ramones are a little

Every month, we will compile the best, weirdest, most interesting music and sound news from the past 30 days and serve it up to you in one handy, easy to digest list. May we present 33 Things that happened in January. This list is brought to you by our 33 1/3 intern, Michael Doub. R.I.P. David Bowie.