Hey, kids! You like to read, dontcha? You like to read books about great record albums, dontcha? You like to read in-depth music criticism disguised as a novella about a failed musician, dontcha? Well, then, here's a book for you! My good pal and High Hat cohort Hayden Childs has written about Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights for the 33 1/3 series, and it looks a little something like this:



By way of publicizin', there will be a book release party this Saturday night at the Carousel Lounge in Austin, with live readings and various bands performing the musics. And also by way of publicizin', Hayden did a nifty week of blogging at Powells.com all about an alternate universe of 33 1/3 books, such as Mark Twain on Camper Van Beethoven's Key Lime Pie, and each post comes with its own unique muxtape soundtrack. Check 'em out here.