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Our author Mark Richardson alerted me just now to this, on YouTube – a nice recap of what looks like a great Zaireeka event at the weekend, in Tulsa. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15HPou-rGLw&fs=1&hl=en_US] And of course you can learn more about Mark’s book in the 33 1/3 series here.

Margaret Eby over at Flavorwire has an intriguing article about the 33 1/3 series, picking 10 titles to read. Not exactly the selection I would have chosen and perhaps a little skewed towards some of the more recent entries, but it’s a great list nonetheless. Also on Flavorwire, the 15 Best Shows on Basic Cable

I was reading Nick Paumgarten’s recent profile of Elvis Costello from The New Yorker over lunch (sorry, subscription required), and noticed an off-hand mention of some of the ten or so books written about him, including “a book-length, elliptically biographical exegesis of his album ‘Armed Forces,’” which of course refers to Franklin Bruno’s excellent 33

The book is now out in the US and available at a fine retailer near you, or via the internet. A bit about the book and what you’ll find inside: When they were creating and releasing their most influential albums in the mid to late 1970s, Kraftwerk were far from the musical mainstream – and

The Decibel Tolls has a nice long interview with Scott Tennent about the 33 1/3 on Slint’s Spiderland. Here’s a small excerpt: “The fascinating thing about Spiderland, to me, is how it casts this long shadow backward over their history. Since Slint broke up before Spiderland came out, and only two guys really continued to

Largehearted Boy has started compiling the annual roundup of “best of” lists for the year (very handy for holiday shopping). Even though I haven’t heard it yet, I’m willing to bet that the Numero Group Syl Johnson box set would probably get my vote. How about you?

The first person to email me with an Oklahoma mailing address will get a copy of Mark Richardson’s Zaireeka 33 1/3 and a free Flaming Lips tshirt. We only have one, and it’s a medium. It’s from the 2009 March of 1,000 Flaming Skeletons event. It’s pink, it’s got a skull with lots of lightening

If you’re anywhere near Tulsa, Oklahoma you may well be interested in this forthcoming event: Hosted by Booksmart Tulsa (among others) it’s shaping up to be a pretty mindblowing listening party – special guests, movies, and our own Mark Richardson reading from his tremendous book about the album. There’s a facebook page for the event,

Congratulations to James Brubaker, winner of our “Why I love or Hate AC/DC” contest. James will receive a signed copy of Joe Bonomo’s 33 1/3 Highway to Hell and eternal glory. Here is his winning piece: I hate AC/DC because of my cousin. And because of weddings. And probably because of karaoke, and Atom and

A cracking review of Richard Henderson’s little gem of a book about Van Dyke Parks, in the December issue of The Wire, courtesy of Mike Barnes. Not sure how legible this image will be, but here’s a good quote from the review: “Parks’ early life was truly extraordinary. A musical prodigy and child actor, he