Read posts devoted to music from Europe.
This month we published To The Cold Land by J.M.K.E., the most legendary punk rock band in Estonia, in our 33 1/3 Europe series. Its author, Brigitta Davidjants, gave us some insight into why she wrote about this album, the connection between punk and political defiance and how we can explore soviet history through music.
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This week we’ve published three new books across our 33 1/3 series: Various Artists’ Red Hot + Blue, Einstürzende Neubauten’s Kollaps (33 1/3 Europe) and the Soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever (33 1/3 Oceania). Like the rest of the books in the series, each one is a deep dive into a cherished album written from a unique, personal perspective.
New Books on Einstürzende Neubauten, Cole Porter and The Bee Gees Read More »
Kollaps was Einstürzende Neubauten’s first album. Its unique sound claimed many fans and now is the subject of an upcoming 33 1/3 Europe book by Melle Jan Kromhout and Jan Nieuwenhuis. In today’s guest post from both authors, they explore what it is about Kollaps that makes it so intriguing and how ‘tuning in to the weird, the strange and the uncertain’ can help us build connections with one another.
How to Listen to Einstürzende Neubauten’s Kollaps Read More »
Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today C.C. McKee talks to us about Aqua’s rapid rise to fame and why she chose to write about these Danish Eurodance icons for her 33 1/3 book. How would you describe your book in one
33 1/3 Author Q&A: A Closer Look at Aqua’s Aquarium Read More »
Upon its release in 1997, Aqua’s Aquarium became an instant classic for many queer music-lovers. In today’s blog post, C.C. McKee explores ‘Aqua’s camp approach to dance music’. It was this exploration that led McKee to create Aqualaxy, a “creative archive” of covers by contemporary queer and trans* electronic musicians. Keep reading to find out more.
Imagining a Queer “Creative Archive” for Aqua’s Aquarium Read More »
Édith Piaf is France’s most celebrated and mythified singing star. Professor David Loosely takes a look at Edith’s past and shares how she continues to be a global icon today.
Édith Piaf is alive and well and living . . . just about everywhere Read More »
András Rónai, the co-author of the Bea Palya’s I’ll Be Your Plaything 33 1/3 book, takes a deep dive into a traditional folk Christmas album: 9 Colinda by Makám and Irén Lovász. In particular, he looks at how the personal experiences of bandleader and composer, Zoltán Krulik, helped develop this multicultural album.
Traditional Folk Christmas Music: 9 Colinda by Makám and Irén Lovász Read More »
Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today David Looseley talks to us about his addition to the 33 1/3 Europe series: Édith Piaf’s Récital 1961. He tells us more about “a woman powerfully in control of her career”, and what it was like to dissect every song from ‘Mon Vieux Lucien’ to the iconic ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’.
33 1/3 Author Q&A: A Closer Look At Édith Piaf’s Récital 1961 Read More »
Next month we’re adding two new books to our Genre series: ’70s Teen Pop and Krautrock. If you’re not yet familiar with this series, think of Genre as your guide through musical sub-genres that have intrigued, perplexed, or provoked listeners. Much like the original 33 1/3 series, each book offers new perspectives, song recommendations, little-known tidbits, personal stories, and above all, ways of thinking about music.
Genre: A 33 1/3 Series – New Books on ’70s Teen Pop and Krautrock Read More »
Read an excerpt from the opening chapter of Vopli Vidopliassova’s Tantsi by Maria Sonevytsky, new to our 33 1/3 Europe series. In this excerpt, Maria tells the story of how Vopli Vidopliassova came to be, her experience hearing Tantsi for the very first time and the effect it had on her Ukrainian-American identity.
Vopli Vidopliassova’s Tantsi: Read an Excerpt Read More »
