Interviews with authors and key figures in the music industry.
Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Pete Crighton introduces his addition to the 33 1/3 series: Cosmic Thing, an album that solidified The B-52s as icons of pop culture and queerness.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Chris Tapley shares how he approached writing a book about the enigmatic Cocteau Twins.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! From interesting stories that didn’t make the final book to recommended alt albums for your playlist, Jason Pettigrew gives us a closer look at his new book on Ministry’s The Land of Rape and Honey.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Ana Leorne tells us more about her addition to Genre: A 33 1/3 Series, Tropicália. She shares what it was like to write the book and the songs she recommends you give a listen if you’re new to the genre.
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In part two of Stephen Deusner’s interview with Steacy Easton, we delve further into Dolly Parton’s tightly controlled persona and how she has navigated country music’s conventions. Steacy and Stephen also discuss mainstream country music more generally, and who it allows to bend the confines of the genre.
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What comes to mind when you think about Dolly Parton? The country girl, the blonde burlesque, the pop legend, the gospel singer, the music icon?
Author Steacy Easton, interviewed here by Stephen Deusner, explores the complex and carefully-crafted persona that Dolly has constructed over the course of 7 decades. Steacy explains why they chose to pitch White Limozeen in the 33 1/3 open call, where this album fits within the larger Dolly Parton story, and how Dolly has cultivated a public identity that her audience connects with.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Zac Petit tells us more about his 33 1/3 on Modest Mouse’s The Moon & Antarctica. He shares his favorite moments from the book, things that didn’t make it into the final draft and how he approached the writing process.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Leah Kardos tells us more about the challenges of writing a Kate Bush entry in the 33 1/3 series that was both accessible for new listeners and also offered something to devoted fans. She also shares some of the interesting research that didn’t make it into the final book.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today author Clinton Walker tells us a little bit more about his entry into the 33 1/3 Oceania series: Soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever. He shares some of his listening recommendations for new and old Bee Gees fans and reveals some of the interesting stories that didn’t make it into the final book.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Ahead of its publication, author John S. Garrison talks about Various Artists’ Red Hot + Blue. Specifically he delves into what this album meant to him as someone coming of age — and coming out as gay — in the early 90s, as well as the record’s significance today.
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