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So, the goal of the contest was to choose which 18 of the 94 titles on our long-list would make it through to the final stage. We had over 350 entries from around the world – so thank you to everybody who had a go. (Including our dear former colleague who, with a little insider […]
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Bloomsbury is thrilled to announce that we’ll be publishing the following 18 titles in the 33 1/3 series during 2013 and 2014: Andrew WK: I Get Wet, by Phillip Crandall Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Vol II, by Marc Weidenbaum Beach Boys: Smile, by Luis Sanchez Bjork: Biophilia, by Nicola Dibben Bobbie Gentry: Ode to
On Friday August 31st, we’ll be announcing the 18 titles that have made the cut out of the 471 that we received back in the spring. To win an entire set of the series (all 86 volumes published so far), we have a simple task for you. Look at the shortlist of 94 possible titles
If you’re in the mood for a stunning, sumptuous, beautifully produced coffee table book about a legendary recording studio, then I do believe we have just the item for you. Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the World is by Alistair Lawrence and comes with a foreword from Sir George Martin. It publishes next week
For the first time ever, Pitchfork Music Festival, the biggest indie festival in the US, is hosting a literary section. They’re calling it the Book Fort, and it will host several awesome vendors, including McSweeney’s, Chicago’s own Featherproof Books, and many more. Oh, and us–yep, two of us from team 33 1/3 will be there,
We’ve posted here before about Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, a feature documentary on “rock’s first cult band.” We here at 33 1/3 are big fans of the band (and are very proud of Bruce Eaton’s take on Big Star’s Radio City). Now the filmmakers behind the doc–who, it should be mentioned, crowdfunded the
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Hold on tight. “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around.” Jonathan Lethem’s monograph on Talking Heads’ “Fear of Music” isn’t your everyday, step-by-step, track-by-track snapshot of a great record. “This ain’t the Mudd Club, or CBGB, I ain’t got time for that now.” And, most definitely, Lethem’s contribution to
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I’m very pleased to announce that the following 94 proposals are still in the running, from the 471 that we received during March and April. Andrew WK I Get WetRush 2112The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride II the PharcydeJ Dilla DonutsThe Modern Lovers The Modern LoversAphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Vol IIOutkast StankoniaBlack Flag DamagedSigur Ros (
I am just going to post this again verbatim because it will almost certainly sell out and will be a really fun night. Here’s a link to some great coverage in the Boston Phoenix, and here’s an interview from Pitchfork… There’s also a rave review on the way in this weekend’s New York Times Book
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Mike Fournier, author of the 33 1/3 on The Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime, will be hitting the road starting today with band in tow to support his novel Hidden Wheel. You can read more about Hidden Wheel and the band Dead Trend in this article from the Boston Globe. 5/18: Brooklyn NY. Book
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