The 33 1/3 book series, in which one album is given a book-length treatment by a writer, has finally narrowed its latest shortlist down to 11 titles. The list of approved albums–and the authors who will be taking the albums on–for the 2010-2011 roster of books after the jump: MORE »
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The Next Crop Of 33 1/3 Books Will Not Be As Classic Rock-Leaning As You Might Have Feared
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The 33 1/3 Series Plays The Hits
After word that the final list of books being published in the latest installment of the album-per-tome 33 1/3 series would be delayed because of “economy-related goings-on,” series publisher Continuum released a 27-album shortlist on the series’ blog. The list was probably going to cause lots of head-scratching and Internet-based anger no matter what it was made up of, but its reliance on Big Albums And Artists That Stand The Maybe A Bit Rockist-Leaning Test Of Time (or, in the case of Metal Machine Music, the test of being a go-to punching bag for rock critics of all stripes) particularly rankled many members of the peanut gallery. The full list after the jump. MORE »
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In Which We Wonder If Any Of You Actually Followed Through On Those 33 1/3 Pitches
When we mentioned the call for proposals by the… MORE »
