Jul
20

This is the Lo, Right?

As Joey aptly put it yesterday morning, the just leaked Camp Lo in Black Hollywood, is a legitimate contender for best hip-hop album of the year. Especially considering ’07 has been nothing but aging veterans trying to make classics past their prime, against all the odds. Redman was solid but unspectacular and loaded with filler.… Continue reading »

Jul
19

Links Presented By Internet Celebrities

What Rafi and Dallas are doing is invaluable to the youth of America. Knowing how to finagle one’s way into VIP status, spot weed carriers, and the proper time to use the port-a-potties is essential knowledge that everyone should have. Indeed, these two intrepid young men are proving that like ODB and the Wu-Tang, Internets… Continue reading »

Jul
19

Beards, Blazers & (Vampire) Bats: Vampire Weekend

Just trying to keep track of the music world in 2007 can give you a splitting migraine. Bands pop up seemingly out of the ether, hit next-big-thing status in a matter of weeks and then appear on your kid brother’s Myspace page a mere four weeks after that. Vampire Weekend are the latest of the… Continue reading »

Jul
16

Obvious Revelations Gleaned From N2 Deep’s "Back to the Hotel"

Last Thursday, prior to watching Dr. Dog tear the roof off the Echo, the band did something that forever earned them my eternal respect: choosing N2 Deep’s “Back to the Hotel” as their intro music. Utilizing the famous Lafeyette Afro Band/”Show ‘Em Whatcha Got” sax riff, “Back to the Hotel” beat Wreckx N’ Effect’s “Rumpshaker”… Continue reading »

Jul
15

Hipster’s Head Explodes at Pitchfork Music Festival

Marring an otherwise peaceful weekend, Harrison Lancaster of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was pronounced dead on the scene, at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night, after his head reportedly exploded in the midst of Yoko Ono’s headlining set at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. No by-standers were apparently hurt, though several hirsute spectators complained to festival organizers… Continue reading »

Jul
13

Phone Went West

I was supposed to have a different post up today, but fate struck in the form of my cell crumbling in my palm last night. Yes, you heard me right, it literally crumbled in my palm. You see a car backfired, I juggled it, caught it in mid-air and when I opened up my hand,… Continue reading »

Jul
12

The Beastie Boys-The Mix-Up

Here’s the thing about the Beastie Boys: they’ve always been annoying. Despite their frequent brilliance, success has always come in spite of and not because of Ad-Rock, MCA, & Mike D’s adenoidal yawps and frat-boy lyrics. And yet, despite being blessed with Screech Powers-like voices, the mercurial trio has had an astonishing run over the… Continue reading »

Jul
11

Passion Play-Disco Vietnam

Today marks the debut of Passion Play, an occasional column designed to highlight the notable unsigned bands that send me their demos and actually manage to successfully navigate the treacherous distance between my mail box and my stereo. Yes, Disco Vietnam is the work of fellow Stylus writer, Barry Schwartz, so yes there is obviously… Continue reading »

Jul
09

Beards, Blazers & Glasses-The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses @ The Hollywood Bowl

My best friend hates The Decemberists because he thinks their green screen challenge was a cynical attempt to exploit Stephen Colbert’s popularity. Another friend is driven to fits of rage because Decemberists front-man Colin Meloy’s faux-Anglo accent contorts simple words like “Crane” into a polysyllabic jumble that spelled phonetically would read something like: craaaaaaahhhhhaaaaayyyyaaaaaannnnnneeeee. (give… Continue reading »

Jul
08

Cohen’s Corner

Ian Cohen usually writes for Stylus. Occasionally, he drops some knowledge on us here at The Passion. Cohen’s Corner is something akin to what you’d expect Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey to have been like, if Handey was smarter, jewier and really really into Wu-Tang. Enjoy.     There are a couple of calls I… Continue reading »

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