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Interesting new research from Australia, where it appears that Great Whites are loving a bit of AC/DC. “I’ve seen the sharks rub their faces on the cage where the sound is coming from as if to feel it.” They’ll be rubbing their faces all over Joe Bonomo’s book, next…
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America now has her own National Jukebox! The Library of Congress has digitized thousands of 78s and made them available online, so you can get your fill of opera, blues, ragtime, bluegrass, yodeling, sermonizing, country and western, jazz, and so on. But be warned: the homepage features this disclaimer. “WARNING: Historical recordings may contain offensive
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Nick Attfield’s incredible book is now available in stores and on the internet! Please enjoy an excerpt below… Also, Dave Markey’s documentary film 1991:The Year Punk Broke will finally be available on DVD this Fall! Introduction: Punk Breaks Ever seen Dave Markey’s documentary film 1991: The Year Punk Broke? A true classic. Disappointment that it
New Dinosaur Jr. Book from Nick Attfield Read More »
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Gil Scott-Heron, RIP Read More »
The folks over at flavorpill sure know what’s up. They’ve recommended all three new 33 1/3s for their 10 Most Anticipated Summer Reads list. http://flavorwire.com/180879/flavorpills-most-anticipated-summer-reads/4#post_body
Summertime 33 1/3 Love on Flavorpill Read More »
Three brand new volumes, fresh from the printers. These are advance copies so it’s still, I expect, another couple of weeks before the books are on sale through the usual outlets. In the meantime, more information can be found here: Marquee Moon Some Girls You’re Living All Over Me Enjoy!
Here’s a quick roundup of some nice Bob-related press surrounding Dylan’s 70th birthday that people have sent my way… Feel free to add your own links in the comments! David Hajdu in the NY Times. John Harris in the Guardian. A fantastic Dylan audio slideshow from the BBC (featuring our own Michael Gray). A link
The publication of our much-anticipated Prog Rock book is fast approaching. We expect to see the book in stores during the first week of June. Martin Halliwell and Paul Hegarty have put together a really brilliant book detailing the history of Prog Rock, or at least that’s what Simon says. “Examining every aspect of progressive
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It was kind of nice to read this great overview of 4AD and Vaughn Oliver at WFMU’s blog right before reading this Peter Mendelsund blog post about book production quality and design. Seems to be a similar vein running through the two… I’m always interested in brands/labels/imprints whose design sensibility works in tandem with what
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The Paris Review has a really interesting interview with Michael Azerrad, author of the fantastic book Our Band Could Be Your Life.
