33 1/3 series opens call for submissions

If you haven't read at least a few, you've almost certainly seen them: Continuum's 33 1/3 series of book-length features on albums and their back stories. Yes, that was John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats writing fiction about Black Sabbath's Master of Reality. Yes, that was Paste Senior Contributing Editor Amanda Petrusich who researched the tale behind Nick Drake's Pink Moon and its late popularity. Yes, that was lead Decemberist Colin Meloy who analyzed The Replacements' Let it Be. And yes, that was Paste Contributer Douglas Wolk who put James Brown's Live at the Apollo under the microscope. The list goes on and on. Sixty-one books have been published in the series so far, with about 20 more announced and on the way.

But beyond that? It could be you. The 33 1/3 blog recently posted an open call for submissions. Some new rules are even in place to open up opportunities, including a jettisoned "one book per band/artist" rule (so you could go ahead and pitch every Pavement album... if it wasn't still one pitch per person).

For all other stipulations and recommendations, check the blog post here. For a list of the first 10 proposals already submitted since the announcement, check this post. And if you're going to pitch one and don't already write for Paste, then send an e-mail here and tell us why.

Related links:
33 1/3 series at Continuum Books
The 33 1/3 blog
Review: Graeme Thomson - I Shot A Man In Reno: A History of Death by Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease and General Misadventure as Related in Popular Song

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