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Our old friend Michael Gray, author of Song & Dance Man III and The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, is hosting a Dylan-themed weekend at his house in the French countryside in September. Here’s the info: NOVEL WEEKEND BREAK: TALKING BOB DYLAN IN FRANCE British writer Michael Gray, a world expert on Bob Dylan, is opening his […]

Nice! “At the core of every 33 1/3 book is the question of roping in readers who may be unfamiliar with the band or album, but Charles is able to re-situate Pavement as the everyman band they were during the 90s payday. From tales of major label flirtations (which the band is quick to dismiss

Joe’s Pub 6/2/10 at 7pmDan Kois – Facing FutureGeeta Dayal – Another Green WorldChristopher Weingarten – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackMusical Guest The Little Death (featuring Moby)GET TICKETS NOW AS THEY ALWAYS SELL OUT (see above link) The consistently sold out, Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, chosen by New

It’s always a pleasure to post a review like this one from the Portland Mercury: “[Bryan Charles] has turned in one of the best pieces of rock journalism in recent memory—a no-bullshit, heartfelt manifesto of fandom.” Check out Bryan reading at a pair of dates in Seattle and Portland this coming Sunday and Tuesday.PORTLAND! Sunday,

Brandon Labelle is the author of the very recently released Acoustic Territories: Sound Culture and Everyday Life. While it’s not part of the 33 1/3 series, I think there will be quite a few fans of the series that will be into the book. Brandon is based in Bergen, Norway and will be traveling across

Flavorwire has a short, info-packed interview with Carl Wilson, commenting on a recent poll that declared Celine Dion to be the most popular musician in America (still!). Also, mark your calendars! The Happy Ending Reading Series will be hosting “A Night with the 33 1/3 Reading Series” at Joe’s Pub on June 2nd. Geeta Dayal,

He’ll be promoting his 33 1/3 on Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. If you should be so lucky to be in Hawai’i in the next week, check him out… Hawai’i Book and Music Festival Appearances:Saturday, May 152:00 Authors Pavilion: Reading/Q&A3:00 Hawaiian Culture Pavilion: Panel discussion on Iz4:00 Barnes & Noble Tent: SigningSunday, May 164:30 Barnes & Noble Tent:

Mike McGonigal, author of the 33 1/3 on My Bloody Valentine, has compiled an oral history of Galaxie 500 at Pitchfork. An inspired fan of The Mountain Goats named Alex has marked up a google map of all of the place names mentioned in The Mountain Goats’ oeuvre. Nanohorses will soon be taking a fantastic

The producers/directors of the documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story have been shooting footage and interviews since 2007. They were at SXSW for the tribute show immediately following Alex Chilton’s tragic passing, and now they are raising money to get to Memphis in May to shoot footage of the final tribute show

Wisconsin Public Radio aired an hour-long discussion of arts criticism the other day – with insights from Manohla Dargis, Augusta Palmer, and Geeta Dayal, discussing her recent 33 1/3 volume on Brian Eno. (Geeta’s section starts about halfway through, but the entire program is worth hearing.) Also: a friendly reminder that Bryan Charles will be