This Friday, Wicker Park bookstore Quimby’s is hosting three 33-1/3 scribes, who are set to chat it up about their contributions to the series. Northern Illinois University Professor Joe Bonomo will cover AC/DC’s Highway To Hell, Pitchfork Editor-in-Chief Scott Plagenhoef will chat about Belle[...]
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September 16th, 2010 - 12:28 am § in Freelance Work
Reading music: 3 33-1/3 authors preview their Quimby’s chat with some deep cuts | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago
March 30th, 2009 - 11:02 pm § in Perfect Lines
Amazon is soooooooo emo
Amazon released their list of the 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Times. As with any “definitive” list, Amazon’s has some flaws, and some seem to stand out like sore thumbs, especially moving from one individual’s taste to the next. As a side note, yes, Animal Collectiv[...]
February 22nd, 2009 - 2:53 pm § in Perfect Lines
Little People
Tonight, the Academy Awards will be passed out to folks who may or may not have made the best films of the year, depending on who you’re talking to. (Seriously though, nothing for JCVD? That was – surprisingly – one of the best films I saw last year.) Anyway, below are my predictio[...]
February 15th, 2009 - 11:16 pm § in Perfect Lines
Just Short…
So, for folks who’ve been following along in this blog, I submitted a proposal to Continuum’s 33 1/3 series to write a book about The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels Good. Series editor David Barker emailed everyone who submitted a proposal today concerning those he picked to make it [...]
January 12th, 2009 - 2:02 am § in Perfect Lines
597-Way Tie For Most Eclectic Proposal
The 33 1/3 blog released the final list of the nearly 600 potential books on a wide variety of albums that Continuum received after the call for open proposals a little while ago. Needless to say, it’s quite a list. It’s interesting to see what albums people are passionate enough about t[...]
December 27th, 2008 - 9:26 pm § in Perfect Lines
Want To Write A Book About Your Favorite Band?
Continuum’s 33 1/3 series is by far the best collection of books on rock records… In fact, it’s pretty much the only one that continually publishes works on a strong range of albums. They’ve gotten a strong showing on numerous “best of” listings for 2008 for a num[...]