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33 1/3 South Asia – the newest of our 33 1/3 Global series is here! From the films of Bollywood and Lollywood, to home-grown bhangra hip-hop, Hindu devotional pop and Sufi rock, Sri Lankan rap, Indo jazz and disco, new-wave electronica and diasporic Asian Underground scene, 33 1/3 South Asia takes you on a sonically diverse journey through the most significant soundtracks and albums from the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Zac Petit tells us more about his 33 1/3 on Modest Mouse’s The Moon & Antarctica. He shares his favorite moments from the book, things that didn’t make it into the final draft and how he approached the writing process.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today Leah Kardos tells us more about the challenges of writing a Kate Bush entry in the 33 1/3 series that was both accessible for new listeners and also offered something to devoted fans. She also shares some of the interesting research that didn’t make it into the final book.
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This month we have two new books joining Genre: A 33 1/3 Series: Soul-Folk and Shoegaze. Keep reading to find out more about each book. Plus, we’ve also included a list of genres coming to the series.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Today author Clinton Walker tells us a little bit more about his entry into the 33 1/3 Oceania series: Soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever. He shares some of his listening recommendations for new and old Bee Gees fans and reveals some of the interesting stories that didn’t make it into the final book.
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Clinton Walker introduces his addition to the 33 1/3 Oceania series: Soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever. He told us more about where his obsession with the Bee Gees began and why Saturday Night Fever should be considered one of the great disco albums.
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We’ve a bonus blog post for you this week. Earlier this month Cardi B welcomed her third child. In today’s post, pulled from the pages of Ma’Chell Duma’s 33 1/3 on Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy, we look at how rap is becoming more matriarchal and the expectations placed on mothers in popular 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.
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Released in 1990, Red Hot + Blue was the music industry’s first major response to the AIDS epidemic. In today’s blog post, John S. Garrison discusses why it made sense to choose Cole Porter as the focus of the groundbreaking album.
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Welcome to our latest author Q&A, where we chat to the writers behind new and upcoming 33 1/3 books! Ahead of its publication, author John S. Garrison talks about Various Artists’ Red Hot + Blue. Specifically he delves into what this album meant to him as someone coming of age — and coming out as gay — in the early 90s, as well as the record’s significance today.
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