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The kind folks over at Vice are currently hosting a series in which they feature excerpts from some of their favorite 33 1/3s. Their most recent is on Kirk Walker Graves’ Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The write-up appropriately introduces the work by giving readers a chance to read Graves’ first chapter. Be […]

Last Week, D’Angelo brought the funk after 14 years  and it’s the godsend the album title implies (though, to be fair, Black Messiah offers political rather than religious messages.) Still, the nod to D’Angelo’s church roots is noted (and appreciated.) In the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, the album offers a

As 2014 draws to a close there are lots of lists floating around. The best album, the best song, the best restaurant, the best photo, the best moments…and here at 33 1/3 we had a wonderful year of bests. We saw the publication of FOURTEEN 33 1/3 volumes! #89 Andrew W.K.’s I Get Wet through

To celebrate the release of our 103rd 33 1/3 on  Live Through This by Anwen Crawford, we bring you the fifth and final installment of Hole week: the video vault edition. “We invented rock ‘n’ roll so that we could sexualise men, so that we could go and scream over these unatainable football captains…Do not

To celebrate the release of our 103rd 33 1/3 on  Live Through This by Anwen Crawford, we bring you the fourth installment of Hole week. Here is an excerpt from the chapter “Softer, Softest.” SYMBOLISM There are precious few records in the rock canon about motherhood. The very spirit of rock music—bound up as it

To celebrate the release of our 103rd 33 1/3 on  Live Through This by Anwen Crawford, we bring you the third installment of Hole week. Here is an excerpt from the chapter “Asking for It.” GROUPIE Underlying public antagonism towards Courtney Love is the same suspicion that has dogged female participants in rock ’n’ roll

To celebrate the release of our 103rd 33 1/3 on  Live Through This by Anwen Crawford, we bring you the second installment of Hole week. Here is an excerpt from the chapter “Violet.” INJURIES And all the stars were just like little fish. Did you know that amethyst is the birthstone for February? And Kurt

To celebrate the release of our 103rd 33 1/3 on  Live Through This by Anwen Crawford, we bring you the first installment of Hole week: a look the prologue that didn’t make it into the book! A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN BLONDES Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our lovely contestants to the stage. Tonight they

Hanukkah starts on Tuesday! Hold on to your latkes, here’s a classic! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDV_reO930A] Oh Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Also known as the equivalent of Christmas for Jews! As you may know, the first night of Hanukkah is Tuesday, December 16th and to celebrate, we’re giving away eight 80s 33 1/3 books. That’s right!

As if in anticipation of our upcoming 33 1/3 on Hi, How Are You, songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston has recently emerged from his 20-year muraling hiatus and revealed a new piece in downtown Austin! Commissioned by local ad agency GSD&M, the mural will support Superhero Kids, an organization dedicated to providing support and funding