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It’s 5 o’clock somewhere which means it’s drinkin time. Not sure what to drink? Well, that depends on what you’re listening to. Go to Drinkify.org, type in the artist and within seconds a cocktail recipe will appear. I suggest you try: Brian Eno, Kanye or Alan Jackson. A taste… “The “Weird Al” Yankovic” 1 oz. […]

We are extremely flattered that Rick Poyner at the Design Observer has some very kind words to say about the design of the series. I’ve included the first paragraph here, but it’s worth reading the whole piece if this is your cup of tea. In the field of popular culture, there are two superb, long-running

Two nice reviews of the Aretha Franklin 33 1/3 below! The Black Gospel Blog: “With a journalist’s gift of observation and language, Aaron Cohen provides us with a glimpse into how a work of musical art is created – those million minute details, the unpredictable group dynamics, the missteps and makeovers, the flashes of genius

Why not celebrate the 20th anniversary of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless by reading this appreciation of MBV’s influence from Wired? And, if you haven’t already, wash it down with Mike McGonigal’s 33 1/3 volume on the album.

Last Thursday Aaron Cohen and Amanda Petrusich had a reading at Barbes in Brooklyn. Amanda kicked things off by reading from her work-in-progress on collectors of 78 rpm records due in 2013 or 2014 from Scribner. I’m really looking forward to that. Very good stuff. Aaron finished off the evening by talking about Aretha background

Sonic Bodies: Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing published in the US back in September, and is due for UK release in early-mid November. It occurred to me that we haven’t posted an excerpt from the book on the blog yet, so allow me to rectify that right now. The book is

R. J. Wheaton, author of the 33 1/3 on Dummy, will be talking about Portishead this week over at One Week / One Band. (By the way, it’s worth checking out the backlog at One Week / One Band as well. Good stuff.)

A nice snapshot from the index of the upcoming PB edition of Gavin Hopps’ book about Morrissey. I particularly like the juxtapositions of Kajagoogoo with Kant, of Melville with George Michael, and of Laurel and Hardy with Philip Larkin.

If you’re in Austin, Texas next week, check out Kim Simpson at KUT’s Views and Brews series. On Monday, 10/24, at 6 PM at Austin’s Cactus Cafe, Early ’70s Radio will be featured as part of KUT-FM’s “Views and Brews” series. I’ll be there to talk about the book, answer questions, and will perform a

In response to a question left in the Comments section by John, here’s where the series currently stands regarding upcoming titles: Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace – just publishedPortishead’s Dummy – just publishedTalking Heads’ Fear of Music by Jonathan Lethem – this will publish in March/April 2012Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville by Gina Arnold – we