Short books about albums. Published by Bloomsbury
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For this post we caught up with boice, an author, singer/songwriter and a podcaster (who also happens to be an editor and submissions judge for 33 1/3!). He told us what it’s like to see books in the series go from proposal to bookshelf, customer favorites and the best thing about working at The Strand.
Introducing our new “throwback Thursday” segment, Video Vault! On select Thursdays, we’re going to post our favorite music videos through the ages. Our first video vault is Björk’s “Big Time Sensuality,” the fourth single from her 1993 album Debut. “Big Time Sensuality” features a fresh faced Björk, dressed all in white, dancing on top of a truck driving through New York City. It’s not a swan costume, but it’s still pretty funky. Watching the video, one gets the sense that Björk spent way too much time meandering through Icelandic wilderness…
Ladies and germs! May we present Emily Mackay who will pen the 33 1/3 on Björk’s 1997 album Homogenic. 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=I8xigb8sbVo?list=PLA89705F79C658488] We caught up with Emily to learn more about their listening and reading habits… 33 1/3: What was your favorite book or record store growing up? EM: Track Records in York. I moved to York from rural Aberdeenshire when I was 15, and Track seemed like a glittering grotto of lunch-money seven-inches. Closed…