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Welcome to Gang of Four Week, in celebration of our forthcoming 33 1/3 title on Gang of Four’s Entertainment! by Kevin J. H. Dettmar. Here, Dettmar discusses overcoming his fears in writing his 33 1/3. The biggest hurdle—well, the biggest hurdle was getting my proposal for a 33 1/3 past the gatekeepers! I teach at […]

In this age of constant change how quickly can we call something retro? I’m gonna go with 4 years. It’s been 4 years since Swedish pop star Robyn graced us with Body Talk. For this week’s video vault I take you back to an iconic 2010 performance on David Letterman. Steal those moves tonight. xoxo

Although it isn’t scheduled to be released until mid-2015, the cover of Popkiss: The Life and Afterlife of Sarah Records is complete and we’d like to share it with you. Now all we need is for Michael White to finish writing the book! Read about Michael’s plans for the book here.  

Morning Pagans, I hope you all had a lovely spring equinox yesterday; I see Stonehenge goes all out. As far as music, there are a few festivals this weekend celebrating the arrival of the new season, from California to somewhere in New York State. I for one welcome a change, especially after this winter, which has, literally,

You may have come across Ted Gioia’s piece for The Daily Beast this week about the dismal state of music criticism. Gioia is a respected critic (mostly known for writing about Jazz) and in the piece titled “Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting,” he makes a few good points but essentially declares that all

Hi Folks, I’ve been a bit busy reading your 410 proposals but thought I’d step back for a moment and remind you of what’s on deck. Curious what others are reading in the series? Here’s our top ten bestsellers from January 2013-January 2014. Carl Wilson for the win! Did you know that just last week

For no other reason than the sun is shining, the mornings are getting lighter, the evenings getting longer and Spring is right around that corner. Have a lovely day, folks! Charlotte

We asked our delightful 33 1/3 Intern Danny to write about something in the music realm he felt passionate about, and he thoroughly schooled us on De La Soul. Enjoy! De La Soul is enjoying a fruitful 2014. Last month, the ever-creative Strong Island trio celebrated the 25th anniversary of their classic album 3 Feet

Have you heard of Classic Album Sundays? It’s a very cool initiative to bring people together on the same Sunday with the same album for a full-length, active listening experience. Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy and her husband started it awhile back and its now grown to iconic status–much like the albums its celebrates. You can learn

Happy Friday 33 1/3 readers! What a week! So many fantastic proposals to read! While there are brilliant book proposals destined for bookstore shelves, there are also a few that just really miss the mark. To celebrate these epic fails, I give you the greatest epic fail of all time: The Self-Potato. -Ally Jane [youtube