It’s here! The 2022 33 1/3 open call for proposals starts… NOW! If you’re a 33 1/3 fan, music writer, or music lover now is your chance to submit to the series. All guidelines can be found here. The deadline for proposals is October 20th at 11:59 PM EST. We can’t wait to see what you’ve got!
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New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2018: Tin Drum
Ladies and germs! May we present Agata Pyzik who will pen the 33 1/3 on Japan’s 1981 album Tin Drum. This book is one of 16 new titles in the 33 1/3 series. Give it a good long listen… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVPNUygTmRo?list=PL9BE36C6E59C12149] We caught up with Agata to learn more about her listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? AP: first book, which really impressed me and sort of introduced to grown-up reading was One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which I read when I was 12. What followed immediately…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Fall 2018: Switched-On Bach
Ladies and germs! May we present Roshanak Kheshti who will pen the 33 1/3 on Wendy Carlos’s 1968 album Switched-On Bach. This book is one of 16 new titles in the 33 1/3 series. We caught up with Roshanak to learn more about her listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? RK: Phonolux Records, Nashville, TN 33 1/3: What is your favorite book or record store in the world? RK: City Lights Books in San Francisco 33 1/3: What are you listening to right…NOW? RK: South African house music…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2018: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Ladies and germs! May we present Jarett Kobek who will pen the 33 1/3 on Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s 1995 album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. This book is one of 16 new titles in the 33 1/3 series. Give it a good long listen… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHnsDSh8-8w] We caught up with Jarett to learn more about his listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? JK: The Strand, New York, NY 33 1/3: What is your favorite book or record store in the world? JK: City Lights, San Francisco, CA…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2018: Okie from Muskogee
Ladies and germs! May we present Rachel Rubin who will pen the 33 1/3 on Merle Haggard’s 1969 album Okie from Muskogee. This book is one of 16 new titles in the 33 1/3 series. Give it a good long listen… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE] We caught up with Rachel to learn more about her listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? RR: New Era Bookstore, Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 33 1/3: What is your favorite book or record store in the world? RR: Skippy White’s, Boston, MA 33 1/3: What…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2017: The Modern Lovers
Ladies and germs! May we present Sean L. Maloney who will pen the 33 1/3 on The Modern Lovers eponymous 1976 album. This book is one of 16 new titles in the 33 1/3 series. Give it a good long listen… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KB_YzJH0Bk] We caught up with Sean to learn more about his listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? SM: Lazer Music, North Reading, MA. It was not the coolest record store and it certainly wasn’t the best record store but it was within walking distance…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Fall 2018: In on the Kill Taker
Ladies and germs! May we present Joe Gross who will pen the 33 1/3 on Fugazi’s 1993 album In on the Kill Taker. This book is one of 16 new titles in the 33 1/3 series. Give it a good long listen… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Pf1jwMCuo] We caught up with Joe to learn more about his listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? JG: Kemp Mill Records in Falls Church, Va. (R.I.P.), where I worked from fall 1989- spring 1992. One of the most important…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2017: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Ladies and germs! May we present Andrew Barker who will pen the 33 1/3 on The Pharcyde’s 1992 album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Give it a good long listen! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GRPcvFTY4c] We caught up with Andrew to learn more about his listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? AB: Rhino Records (Claremont, CA) 33 1/3: What is your favorite book or record store in the world? AB: Skylight Books (Los Angeles, CA) 33 1/3: What are you listening to right…NOW? AB: Kamasi Washington, The Epic 33…
New 33 1/3 Title Coming Fall 2018: 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
Ladies and germs! May we present Ronen Givony who will pen the 33 1/3 on Jawbreaker’s 1994 album 24 Hour Revenge Therapy. Give it a good long listen! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Ivu6fZzdg] We caught up with Ronen to learn more about his listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? RG: Whitlock’s Book Barn, New Haven, Connecticut. 33 1/3: What is your favorite book or record store in the world? RG: Tower Records Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. 33 1/3: What are you listening to right…NOW? RG: Elvis…
Open Call 2015 Results: The 16 New Books in the 33 1/3 Series
This was an extremely competitive round with unprecedented submission numbers. So first of all, thank you to everyone who submitted and to everyone who keeps us going. From 605 proposal we have selected 16 to become books in the series. I’ll introduce each author and approach to you over the next three weeks but first I’d like to present the complete list of books. You’re bound to disagree with some of my selections but I truly feel that these 16 proposals were outstanding original pieces of thought that will make…