before you know it he won't even bother to type out "billyburg beardos" unabbreviated
― I AM NOT NAS. NAS IS NOT A WINDOW (some dude), Monday, 16 February 2009 18:53 (fifteen years ago) link
can i just
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 16 February 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
abbreviating words saves you 30 oh fuck it
― and what, Monday, 16 February 2009 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm out, but it was a total longshot anyway.
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Monday, 16 February 2009 19:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I can't believe they turned down my proposal for Rudimentary Peni "Cacophony"!
Oh wait, yes I can :)
Twas a fun proposal to write anyway! (and an honest choice)
― Nate Carson, Monday, 16 February 2009 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
James Franco is reading the Celine Dion book:http://www.truveo.com/James-Franco-Has-No-Time-For-TV/id/652871651
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Monday, 23 February 2009 20:45 (fifteen years ago) link
my respect for dude ever increases
― its gotta be HOOSy para steen (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
my crush on dude ever increases
― lex pretend, Monday, 23 February 2009 22:40 (fifteen years ago) link
where is Big Star "Third/Sister Lovers" book (ie, the only one of this series I would probably ever bother to actually read)
― Comic Book Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Speaking of Carl, via Facebook:
Carl Wilson is almost scared to say it aloud, but Carl's friends might want to watch the Colbert Report on Wed, March 4
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 22:17 (fifteen years ago) link
As good a place as any to mention I'll be giving an essay/reading/Q&A on Joy Division this Sunday at Barbes in Park Slope (Brooklyn, NY, USA, the World, the Universe). 7PM. Only throw soft things.
― cee-oh-tee-tee, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh if only I lived in NY, I've been waiting so long to see the legendary Mr. Ott in a live setting...
― ilxor, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:30 (fifteen years ago) link
His epileptic fits of transformative power and madness on stage, I hear, are unequaled.
― ilxor, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm no Lady Sovereign.
― cee-oh-tee-tee, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:39 (fifteen years ago) link
which ones are upcoming?anyone read the U2 book?
― piscesx, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 06:22 (fifteen years ago) link
hope the da drought 3 one gets published
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 25 February 2009 06:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Zoinks.
― post-schadenfreude (fukasaku tollbooth), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 10:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Not totally news now but the shortlist was released the other day. Didn't make the cut, alas, so I decided to put up my proposal for the heck of it.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 12:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Obviously I haven't seen the complete proposals, but that's a pretty bland list. I was really excited by some of the titles on the original shortlist.
― Shannon Whirry & the Bad Brains, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
My Talk Talk pitch made it to the 150 but no further.
― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:25 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^ the one album on the list i think we can all agree needs a 33 & 1/3...
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Your proposal is great, Ned.
― Shannon Whirry & the Bad Brains, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
That comments thread on the blog is a nightmare, though. It's amazing the guy doesn't just hang it all up with that many screeching jackals clogging his inbox.
― Shannon Whirry & the Bad Brains, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I love the dude that thinks the writers should be able to crank these things out in a week or two.
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
i've read a few of these things that definitely seem like they could've been cranked out in a week or two (not always in a bad way, either).
― a pissed-off yuppie wandering around L.A. trying it (some dude), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Seconded!
― ilxor, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link
i would buy all this Ned A
― butt-rock miyagi (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Like I say in the blog post, apparently there was a pretty intense back and forth at Continuum between my proposal and the other one, so I like to think of that one as being pretty damn amazing, and look forward to seeing what it's all about.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
someone should start a 34 1/4 series for the good ones that didnt make it in
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:18 (fifteen years ago) link
I would read a series about singles called 45
― BADGES DON'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO WALTZ OFF WITH A BABY (HI DERE), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh man, the comments in the comments section on the 33 1/3 blog are really depressing to me. How about that Bill Fox trolling, eh?
― Neotropical pygmy squirrel, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Create a blog on blogspot and stir false hopes.
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
45 words in 45 minutes
― \m/ evol-love \m/ (Ioannis), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
today is the 60th birthday of the 45 single, fwiw
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
The............................................ most..................................... interesting....................... thing.................. about.......................... Roxy............................. Music's...................
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
LMFAO
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
i've read a few of these things that definitely seem like they could've been cranked out in a week or two
(raises hand)
― Matos W.K., Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:01 (fifteen years ago) link
But only a lifetime of SotT love could adequately prepare you for that week, right?
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
2 weeks. and only a cross-country move and a new job and a blown deadline prepared me for it.
― Matos W.K., Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link
2010-2011 roster!
Portishead’s Dummy, by RJ WheatonJohnny Cash’s American Recordings, by Tony TostTelevision’s Marquee Moon, by Bryan WatermanLiz Phair’s Exile in Guyville, by Gina ArnoldAC/DC’s Highway to Hell, by Joe BonomoWeen’s Chocolate and Cheese, by Hank ShteamerRadiohead’s Kid A, by Marvin LinDinosaur Jr.’s You’re Living All Over Me, by Nick AttfieldAretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, by Aaron CohenSlint’s Spiderland, by Scott TennentThe Rolling Stones’ Some Girls, by Cyrus Patell
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Excited to see what Gina and Hank do.
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
couple all-time favorite albums on there, at least 2 or 3 others i'm interested in reading a book about. good to get confirmation nothing i would've pitched would've got picked so that i feel less guilty about not sending a proposal, though.
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:34 (fourteen years ago) link
well the trick is pitching an book that people would want to read.
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:35 (fourteen years ago) link
i have friends who are like "I'm getting my Das Damen pitch all ready!" and you wanna be like, "Uh..."
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Special thanks to Matos for talking me out of my original pitch, which probably wouldn't have gotten picked.
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
haha...yeah i mean that was part of why i didn't, i knew there wasn't a booming market for any of the ideas i had.
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
that kid a wasn't ned's, was it?
― some dude, don't make it dad (k3vin k.), Saturday, 9 May 2009 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link
you got all the way down these 8 whole posts and couldn't look back?
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, by Aaron Cohen - real interesting choice
― corps of discovery (schlump), Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link