33 1/3 Series of books

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

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.

Oh if only I lived in NY, I've been waiting so long to see the legendary Mr. Ott in a live setting...

His epileptic fits of transformative power and madness on stage, I hear, are unequaled.

I'm no Lady Sovereign.

which ones are upcoming?
anyone read the U2 book?

hope the da drought 3 one gets published

Zoinks.

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.

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.

My Talk Talk pitch made it to the 150 but no further.

hope the da drought 3 one gets published

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^^ the one album on the list i think we can all agree needs a 33 & 1/3...

Your proposal is great, Ned.

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.

I love the dude that thinks the writers should be able to crank these things out in a week or two.

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).

Your proposal is great, Ned.

Seconded!

Thanks!

i would buy all this Ned A

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.

someone should start a 34 1/4 series for the good ones that didnt make it in

I would read a series about singles called 45

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?

I would read a series about singles called 45

Create a blog on blogspot and stir false hopes.

45 words in 45 minutes

today is the 60th birthday of the 45 single, fwiw

The............................................ most..................................... interesting....................... thing.................. about.......................... Roxy............................. Music's...................

LMFAO

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)

But only a lifetime of SotT love could adequately prepare you for that week, right?

2 weeks. and only a cross-country move and a new job and a blown deadline prepared me for it.

2010-2011 roster!

Portishead’s Dummy, by RJ Wheaton
Johnny Cash’s American Recordings, by Tony Tost
Television’s Marquee Moon, by Bryan Waterman
Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville, by Gina Arnold
AC/DC’s Highway to Hell, by Joe Bonomo
Ween’s Chocolate and Cheese, by Hank Shteamer
Radiohead’s Kid A, by Marvin Lin
Dinosaur Jr.’s You’re Living All Over Me, by Nick Attfield
Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, by Aaron Cohen
Slint’s Spiderland, by Scott Tennent
The Rolling Stones’ Some Girls, by Cyrus Patell

Excited to see what Gina and Hank do.

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.

well the trick is pitching an book that people would want to read.

i have friends who are like "I'm getting my Das Damen pitch all ready!" and you wanna be like, "Uh..."

Special thanks to Matos for talking me out of my original pitch, which probably wouldn't have gotten picked.

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.

that kid a wasn't ned's, was it?

you got all the way down these 8 whole posts and couldn't look back?

Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, by Aaron Cohen - real interesting choice

that kid a wasn't ned's, was it?

Not unless I mysteriously changed my name to Marvin Lin, no.

When is the Skiz Fernando 36 Chambers book due out?

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lol

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Just read my first 3... Celine, Sabbath and Replacements. I liked them all, especially Sabbath but even Colin Meloy's memoir, so I guess I'm a fan of the non-traditional approach. ANy suggestions for what I should tackle next? Sounds like the Big Pink and Zep ones are of the same vein.

My favorites:

Low
Court and Spark
Exile in Main Street
Sign 'O The Times

The Zep is beautifully written. Can't go wrong with Erik Davis.

Dying to read the Pogues one. Anyone tackle that yet?

Geeta!