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I first discovered Porches through a burned CD someone left in my glove box a few summers ago. The only other record I had in the car was Blonde on Blonde, and I’d listened to it on repeat for so many weeks that I figured the wisest move was to listen to something else. So I

SAVE THE DATE: 7pm Tuesday, March 3rd, at Word Bookstore (in Greenpoint, BK) In the wise wise words of Andrew W.K.: WHEN IT’S TIME TO PARTY WE WILL PARTY HARD. Yes, we are having a LAUNCH PARTY for How to Write about Music: Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice

UPDATE 2/20: We’ve extended the 100-Volume Bundle sale through and including Sunday 2/22! Do you have a serious case of the mid-week slumps? Good news! Starting tonight at 7pm EST, Bloomsbury will be offering a 40% discount on our website. The sale will run until this Friday, the 20th, midday. For all you UKers, that’s

I don’t know if you gleaned from our post yesterday, but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day I guess. And while the music world has always been awash with power couples (Beyoncé and Jay-Z; Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock; Kellie Sutherland and Cameron Bird; the formerly Meg and Jack White, et al.), today I bring you noise-rock-y love

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the mad scramble to buy your significant other their gift is undoubtedly reaching its critical stages. Maybe you decided “no gifts this year,” but fool you once, shame on you. Keep in mind though, Valentine’s Day isn’t just a day for those in love. For those of you

Over the weekend, a wonderful review for Tara Murtha’s 33 1/3 for Bobby Gentry’s Ode to Billie Joe surfaced online, courtesy of Helen W. Mallon over at philly.com. Mallon unpacks the book eloquently. She illuminates some of Murtha’s most fascinating explorations, including the mystery surrounding the genesis of the demo that would become “Ode to Billie

In anticipation of the upcoming release of How To Write About Music, Dreamland, a performing and visual arts space in Louisville, Kentucky, will be hosting an event with series editor Ally-Jane Grossan. The talk is free and open to the public, so if you’re in the area Wednesday February 18th at 7pm, be sure to

Let me take you back to 1989. When Jenny Lewis was thirteen years old and starred in one of the greatest films ever made about young women fighting against stereotypes, or perhaps embracing them wholeheartedly in the name of satire. I bring you “It’s Cookie Time” by the lovely ladies of Troop Beverly Hills*! [youtube

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, Jonah Simonak. Zola