Oct
09

Band of Horses: Cease to Begin

Cease to Begin, the sophomore effort from Band of Horses sees its official Sub Pop release today and has been met with solid reviews, with Pitchfork throwing it a 7.7 and Stylus giving it a solid B. In his piece, Derek Miller wrote that, “Band of Horses can still pen some itchingly addictive tunes. Cease… Continue reading »

Oct
09

The Grateful Dead: Golden Gate Studios 1965 (Rare Studio Outtakes)

Reading Crock Tock’s review of the Dark Star Orchestra show in San Francisco has gotten me in a Dead sort of mood. To get my fix before I see DSO this coming Saturday at the El Rey, I’ve been listening to The Dead’s Golden Gate Studio’s Autumn demos, recorded on November 3rd, 1965, in the… Continue reading »

Oct
08

The American Gangster Paradox

Barry Schwartz used to write for Stylus. Now he fronts Disco Vietnam, a band that is way more excellent than both Disco and Vietnam (here is the proof). This is his first guest-blog on the Passion of the Weiss. Hopefully it will not be his last “I’m so far ahead of my time, I’m bout… Continue reading »

Oct
07

Snuze-Rave

Photo by Mark Mauer I had a good time and all at yesterday’s LA Weekly Detour Festival but honestly guys, if you’re going to advertise $5 Dewar’s all-day, you better be serving $5 Dewar’s all day. None of this running out at 7 p.m. bullshit. How else is anyone supposed to enjoy Justice if they… Continue reading »

Oct
07

This Is For the Fans Who Love Real Talk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaAWFoWr2c Not like I’m not trying to give you advice, Kells. But y’know, your girl might think that you were with those girls in the club because 92 percent of your album is dedicated to the concept that you get “freaky in the club” and that “you’re a flirt.” Real talk.

Oct
05

Friday I’m in Links

It’s Friday and with it, some links that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Good times. Today’s links are presented to you by Robert Smith of the Cure because the kids on South Park once declared that Disintegration is the best album ever. While I don’t necessarily agree, I’m not about to… Continue reading »

Oct
04

Beards, Blazers & Backpackers-Atmosphere

  My problems with Slug have never had anything to do with his rapping ability. In the course of his ten year career, the man born Sean Daley has been frequently brilliant, turning in three very good albums, (the first three), one of which, Overcast!. I consider to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums… Continue reading »

Oct
03

Clean Guns: World Domination EP

Considering Zilla, is a regular contributor to this site, I’m obviously not the most objective person to evaluate his music. But the truth is, if I didn’t think his music was great, I never would’ve asked him to blog for me in the first place. Since I first wrote about them roughly a year ago,… Continue reading »

Oct
02

Every Single Holiday, A Burns in the Box

Today is my 26th birthday. Accordingly, I plan on staying as far away from the computer as possible and enjoying a full 24 hours of sloth and indolence. Regularly scheduled programming will resume tomorrow. Also, if you’re a blogger and still haven’t updated your blogroll to the new http:/passionweiss.com site, can you please take a… Continue reading »

Oct
01

Soulja Boy Pooh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316BF17k5d8 I know this is old, but I couldn’t resist.

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