Give 'em time, man. There's a certain degree of 33 1/3 oversaturation at this point.
That's definitely true. I should go get some publicity tips from Kim; she's a genius at that stuff.
Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
Gunn ,'Power Play'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 6:44:39 pm PDT #5520 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
sumi - Apr 18, 2008 6:54:48 pm PDT #5521 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, it's pretty overwhelming how many books there are in the series.
Atropa - Apr 18, 2008 7:24:55 pm PDT #5522 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hec, have you contacted the folks at Sepiachord? [link] I know I mentioned the book to my friend who runs the site, but it was during a big event, so he might have forgotten.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 8:00:48 pm PDT #5523 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yeah, it's pretty overwhelming how many books there are in the series.
Here's an insider tip: Start with my book, and then go to Corwood's.
Other ones I particularly like:
Neutral Milk Hotel by Kim Cooper (really a very moving book for anybody that ever liked any kind of indie rock)
Low - Bowie: really well researched and written.
Meat is Murder by Joe Pernice: a perfect little novella about teenagers discovering the Smiths in the 80s.
Dusty in Memphis by Warren Zanes: First book in the series. Kind of quirky but I referred back to this one more than any other while writing my book. Very free ranging and smart, plus interviews with Jerry Wexler.
Ones that look really good:
Led Zeppelin - Erik Davis: He's my neighbor and he's really cool and he writes for Arthur and he gets into all that mystical Zep stuff.
Bee Thousand - Guided by Voices - He interviewed all the major contributors.
Village Green - Kinks: Their #2 seller. Great mix of inside stuff and analysis for Kinks fans.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 8:01:25 pm PDT #5524 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, have you contacted the folks at Sepiachord?
I haven't, but if you think they're pimpworthy I will.
Atropa - Apr 18, 2008 8:03:40 pm PDT #5525 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I haven't, but if you think they're pimpworthy I will.
Yes, very much so. They've been introducing a lot of people to all sorts of new music, and I know that bunches of people in the steampunk subculture/genre check Sepiachord on a regular basis.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 8:11:08 pm PDT #5526 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yes, very much so.
Who can I contact there? Do you have an email address? I can have my publicist send a review copy.
Atropa - Apr 18, 2008 8:19:03 pm PDT #5527 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
David, insent with contact info.
Hayden - Apr 18, 2008 8:24:56 pm PDT #5528 of 28344
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
David, if you and Kim can pass some tips my way, I'd be most appreciative. I emailed our publicist Claire a couple of days back about organizing a reading and book release party here in Austin, and I haven't heard squat. I mean, I can do it myself, but it would be nice if they had some advice for me on that. I might try John Mark next, because he's at least emailed the group once or twice.
Also, I've started reviewing all of the 33 1/3 books I've read over at my secondary blog: [link]
§ ita § - Apr 18, 2008 9:11:14 pm PDT #5529 of 28344
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Congrats on the kudos, Hec. I know nothing about nothing where Waites or music talk is concerned, but it seems that people who do like what they're reading.
Check out the very cool cover for Michael Chabon's Maps and Legends
I had never heard the term "belly band" until this very moment. What an auspicious introduction. A comment on that page mentions a Craig Thomas CD design for Menomena which sounds like something I need to see in 3D.
the front cover has eight possible permutations, four when the CD is in the case, and four when it's in the player (it'll be there a lot)-- and that's not counting all of the slight variations you can get by rotating the disc when it's in the tray