Short books about albums. Published by Bloomsbury
Need a soundtrack to make your holiday a little merrier? Check out our newest 33 1/3 playlist! Featuring some of our favorite 33 1/3 artists and highlighting some of the most recent additions to the series, these songs will provide the perfect background to all your tree-decorating, cookie-baking, and present-opening festivities. Listen now on Spotify and learn more about the latest books in the series, including our 150th 33 1/3. Happy holidays!
Wherever you’re celebrating this year, whether you’re going all out in your favorite costume, planning a Halloween Zoom bash, or just chilling on the couch with a bowl of candy, you still need some spooky tunes to jam out to. Listen now by following our Halloween playlist on Spotify or using this compiled list, and be sure to click the links below to learn more about each artist and order your own 33 1/3.
For Tori Amos’s birthday, we are hosting Amy Gentry, author of Tori Amos’s Boys for Pele as guest blogger. For the occasion, Gentry wanted to reflect on the numerous ways in which Tori Amos had a profound effect on her life. Below are just six of them – you can read more from Amy when her book comes out November 1st! On the spectrum of Tori fans, I barely even rate. My feelings about her can best be summed up as “passionate ambivalence”: when Boys for Pele first came out, I panned it for…
Ladies and germs! May we present Amy Gentry who will pen the 33 1/3 on Tori Amos’ 1996 album Boys for Pele. Amy’s 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=ErccRh9DGcg] We caught up with Amy to learn more about her listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? AG: Growing up in Houston, I bought all my Tori Amos singles and imports at Sound Exchange, back when it was on Westheimer. Half-Price Books…