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Last David Bowie-related video, I promise. But with BJM embarking on a North American tour I can’t help but share this song, a perfect gem from 1996’s Take It from the Man! Just enjoy. x Ally-Jane [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWsYmVWI4I0]

New Kids on the Block fandom is reaching a fever-pitch over at 33 1/3, with one of our upcoming spring titles dedicated to the boy band’s seminal Hanging Tough album. Written by Rebecca Wallwork, the book will explore the group’s meteoric rise to fame as well as the qualities that have made Hanging Tough such an enduring success. If

Got 42 minutes to spare? Listen to the Modern Vinyl podcast with 33 1/3 author Andrew Schartmann. Andrew’s knowledge of video game music is staggering and the interviewer here has done his homework. Their shared knowledge here is a joy to listen to. When I first came across Andrew’s 33 1/3 pitch I was hesitant

As the David Bowie tributes continue to pour out, we here at 33 1/3 continue to dance around in our overheated apartments to “John, I’m Only Dancing.”  Bowie was prolific in so many ways and there are thousands of hours of music videos, live performances, interviews, and films available to watch for free on YouTube.

Kembrew McLeod’s book on Blondie’s Parallel Lines is one that twists and turns through downtown New York of the late 1970s.  Please enjoy this very short excerpt from the book which is out March 24th at an independent bookstore near you! Or pre-order from Bloomsbury now! Last month Gothamist published a menu from the infamous watering

It’s been about a year since we published How To Write About Music and I’m so grateful to the thousands of people who have picked up a copy. In the book you’ll find examples of music writing, writing prompts and, perhaps most uniquely and practically important, real life advice from working music journalists and editors. Now that the

Hi all! I’m the new intern over at 33 1/3, here to bring you good taste and good vibes in 2016. More than any other recently-deceased celebrity, David Bowie has been omnipresent in my world since his death on Monday. People I’ve known for years have avowed an appreciation for him I’d never known was there. Public figures

Yesterday we lost one of the greats. A very special human who dazzled us with his music and inspired millions of weirdos to step into the sun. The music press has responded with an outpouring of eulogies and hundreds of thousands of words recounting the amazing life of a true artist. My earliest memory of

Yes, it’s 2016 already, and I’m stuck in the early 90s forever, but whatever—I’m okay with that. And as winter finally descends on New York City plunging my shivering Texan heart into hopeless despair and boundless misery, it’s time to pull out the fuzzy socks and stay inside forever ordering oatcakes from Tesco and listening

One of the most recent editions to the the 33 1/3 series, Dead Kennedys’ Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, is also one of the series’ most investigative works. Author Michael Stewart Foley approaches the album anthropologically, detailing environmental influences on Fresh Fruit as well as the sociopolitical and interpersonal factors that led to its genesis. Last month