Category: Open Call

Bloomsbury is extremely proud to announce the fourth of fourteen new 33 1/3 volumes…coming to a bookstore (and kindle/iPad) near you in: Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 and Fall 2016. It was extremely difficult to select these titles from a pool of over 400 brilliant proposals so we hope you enjoy! To highlight each new title and the author behind it, we’ll announce one book each day over the next two weeks. Metallica – Metallica By David Masciotra Coming September 2015! In 1991, Metallica, released their self-titled, fifth studio…

Bloomsbury is extremely proud to announce the third of fourteen new 33 1/3 volumes…coming to a bookstore (and kindle/iPad) near you in: Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 and Fall 2016. It was extremely difficult to select these titles from a pool of over 400 brilliant proposals so we hope you enjoy! To highlight each new title and the author behind it, we’ll announce one book each day over the next two weeks. Beat Happening- Beat Happening By Bryan C. Parker Coming September 2015! This is the album that sent…

Bloomsbury is extremely proud to announce the first of fourteen new 33 1/3 volumes…coming to a bookstore (and kindle/iPad) near you in: Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 and Fall 2016. It was extremely difficult to select these titles from a pool of over 400 brilliant proposals so we hope you enjoy! To highlight each new title and the author behind it, we’ll announce one book each day over the next two weeks.   Super Mario Bros. – Koji Kondo By Andrew Schartmann Coming May 2015 ! Koji Kondo’s Super…

Every month, 33 1/3 editorial assistant Kaitlin Fontana will compile the best, weirdest, most interesting music and sound news from the past 30 days and serve it up to you in one handy, easy to digest list. May we present 33 Things that happened in April? Where the hell did April go? We don’t know either. But some stuff happened in it. 33 stuffs, actually. 1.    Courtney Love is about to release a new album, and this song is UNREAL. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316ZjRu-UEM?rel=0] 2.    Avril Lavigne is about to release a…

It’s been a wild ride but here are the one hundred and six 33 1/3 proposals still under consideration. This list was selected from the 410 submissions. If you see an album with a name in parenthesis next to it- that means there were multiple submissions for that album and I have noted the first name of the author of the proposal I’m still considering. If there are two names in parenthesis that means I’m still considering two separate proposals on that album. – “13 Songs” – Fugazi “13” –…

Final 33 1/3 series proposal count: 410 First of all: 410 declarations of love and adoration are due to those who submitted proposals. The hard work and careful thought that went into these proposals is not lost on me. I’ll extend that declaration to the other thousand or so people who had every intention of submitting, started writing but for one reason or another didn’t end up with a polished proposal. I recognize that the open call process is not perfect but we’ve seen some pretty incredible books come out…

Every month, 33 1/3 editorial assistant Kaitlin Fontana will compile the best, weirdest, most interesting music and sound news from the past 30 days and serve it up to you in one handy, easy to digest list. May we present 33 Things that happened in February? 1.    It’s Black History Month, and SNL has 28 Reasons you should remember that. 2.    It’s also Open Call Month, which means you only have one more weekend to get us your 33 1/3 pitches. Get it, girls and boys. 3.    Madonna + Pussy…

We’re now about halfway through the 2014 Open Call for Proposals for the 33 1/3 series, and as is the case every call, a number of questions from potential authors have surfaced. Below I’ll attempt to answer these in a way that will benefit everyone who might be considering submitting a proposal. If you have follow up questions, please feel free to ask them in the comments. It’s been exciting receiving your proposals so far; keep ’em coming! xo Ally Jane FAQs: Q: Is it ok if my sample chapter…

Every month, 33 1/3 editorial assistant Kaitlin Fontana will compile the best, weirdest, most interesting music and sound news from the past 30 days and serve it up to you in one handy, easy to digest list. May we present 33 Things that happened in January? 1. It’s OPEN CALL time again, 33 1/3 fans! 2. “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we’re uncool.” RIP, Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). 3. If you’re overwhelmed when considering all of the culture you…

The 33 1/3 series started in Fall 2003. Well, it started long before then, but that’s when Continuum published the first few volumes. Since then it has grown into one of the most important platforms for music writing…and IN PRINT nonetheless. So thank you for your continued support. We are just about to hit the 10 year marker for the series and we’ll be celebrating this momentous occasion all next year. There will be a flurry of activity on this blog as well as author events, readings and listening parties.…