Zilla Rocca is the rap Jack Bauer. Which makes Jack Bauer, the CIA Zilla Rocca. Either way, the terrorists lose. Before I began my career as a highly paid guest blogger here at The Passion, I worked at a national retailer specializing in music in movies from October 2001 until November 2004. For a music nerd… Continue reading »
Sep
30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-fyEzPzhDs So I get an e-mail the other day from my friend, Stephanie Frasco, star/mastermind/video vixen of the You Tube series, Ask Frasco. Said e-mail directs me towards the above You Tube video of her and the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy. Needless to say, it’s nice to see that Puffy’s gotten over that… Continue reading »
There’s wolves in the garden,” Chris Richard belts out, midway through the fourth song of The Ortolan, the debut from the Silverlake quartet, the Deadly Syndrome. Every time I hear the line, it instantly triggers memories of an ‘80s movie that shall forever remain nameless, a fact I attribute to having spent one too many… Continue reading »
If I were the Besnard Lakes I’d probably be convinced that Los Angeles was cursed. It’s bad enough that the city of Angels spawned the celebutante Cerberus of Hilton, Richie, & Lohan. But to add insult to injury (or as we say in LA, to fake tan on top of a sunburn)… Continue reading »
Great Scott is a column by Scott Towler, a war-hero/football star based in Los Angeles. If you don’t believe me, check out his blogger profile. The only thing more truthful than a blogger profile is Wikipedia. In the wake of the success of Garden State and The O.C. Hollywood went compilation crazy. Hell, they even… Continue reading »
So I finally got around to compiling a Micromix for the Deerhunter blog. I planned on having it done weeks ago, but in the words of Cheech Marin watching the ghost-Titanic in Ghostbusters 2: better late than never. The mix consists of a bunch of second Golden Age era-cuts, most of which you guys probably… Continue reading »
Beirut’s balkan flavored Gulag Orkestrar arrived last year swept up in a maelstrom of blog-hype, a buzz so deafening and feverish that it seemed almost irresponsible. And indeed, the band’s first live performances were met with a withering criticism that failed to take into account the fact that not only was Beirut front-man/master-mind Zach Condon… Continue reading »
For Jews, Yom Kippur is the most solemn day of the year, a chance when we can reflect on the past 12 months, pay penance for our wrongdoings and sit in temple starving ourselves to death despite our stark agnosticism. It’s even less fun than it sounds. In fact, the only thing less fun than… Continue reading »
Sep
20
Last week, I had the chance to talk to Bjorn Yttling from Peter Bjorn & John for a piece I wrote in the Arizona Republic. It was an interesting interview for more than just my decision to ask who would win in a hypothetical Battle of the Bjorns between him, Bjorn Borg or Bjorn Ulvaeus.… Continue reading »
Just to make it clear: (because apparently no one reads these introductions) “The Beat Generation” is Zilla’s column. I, Jeff Weiss, did not write it. However, I did write both “Private Eyes” and “Maneater” for Hall & Oates. I also invented the Roger Rabbit; both the cartoon character and the dance craze. Everyone’s a rapper:… Continue reading »
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