2008 July » Passion of the Weiss

Jul
16

I am under the impression that there is no such thing as the wrong morning to listen to “Monday Morning in Lagos. ” MP3: Fela Kuti-”Monday Morning In Lagos” (Left-Click)

Jul
14

LA Times Review: Nas-Untitled

So there’s this. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-nas12-2008jul12,0,6432984.story Before the Nas Stanley Kowalski’s start bellowing “Stella (matic)” in the comments section allow me to make a few brief points: 1. I do believe Nas is sincere. Unfortunately, he’s a victim of the imperial bloat of his own mind. When enough people tell you you’re a genius you start… Continue reading »

Jul
14

Zilla Rocca ft. Reef The Lost Cauze & Nico the Beast-”Get That Gun”

Ginsu’ing a sample from The Parson Redheads’ “Full Moon,” Zilla Rocca enlists Philly underground kingpin Reef The Lost Cauze and fellow Clean Gun, Nico the Beast, to create the sort of posse cut that explains why Beat Garden and the entire Philly scene deserve more press than the dozen or so music blogs that continually… Continue reading »

Jul
14

Summer Jamz ’08 #14: Douglas Reinhardt

Summer Jamz ’08 #14: Douglas Reinhardt’s “Sugar Pies and Lullabies” http://www.sendspace.com/file/josps9 Sometimes, Douglas Reinhardt blogs at Skeet on Mischa. Sometimes, he blogs at Defamer. At all times, he is well-caffeinated. Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N’ Roll. Track Listing: 1. “Fresh” by Daft Punk 2. “Bring It On” by Playgroup Featuring… Continue reading »

Jul
13

The Weekend Song: EPMD-”Da Joint”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7slZvmX8HE Hadn’t heard this burner off of EPMD’s first comeback record, Back in Business, in a hot minute. Randomly, it came on a friend’s car last night, and subsequently started an impromptu rap-a-long, as indeed, this is “da joint.” Question to ponder: have any two worse rappers made as much great rap music as EPMD?… Continue reading »

Jul
12

LA Times: Albert Hammond Jr. Feature

While The Strokes presumably endure their beards and exotic religion phase, Albert Hammond Jr. has cranked out two solo albums in as many years. While they won’t make many year-end lists, both are well-crafted and eminently listenable records. This recent Pitchfork review pretty much nails it. When I spoke to Albert he seemed like a… Continue reading »

Jul
11

Summer Jamz ’08 #13: Douglas Martin

Douglas Martin is a singer/songwriter living in Seattle. He records and blogs under the name Fresh Cherries From Yakima.. He may be the best musician with “Cherry” in his name since Neneh Cherry. Screw you Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. Summer Jamz ’08 #13: Douglas Martin’s Days and Nights http://www.sendspace.com/file/vudu8d Most years, I go back and forth… Continue reading »

Jul
10

LA Times: Live-Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl

There really isn’t much more to add than what I said in the piece. One of the world’s premier geniuses playing at one of the world’s premier venues. If you couldn’t find at least some sort of minor transcendence, you clearly weren’t looking hard enough. As I said, in the first draft, had they re-tried… Continue reading »

Jul
10

Summer Jamz ‘08 #12: Barry Schwartz

Summer Jamz ‘08 #12: Disco Vietnam Presents Soul Korea: The Ultimate Summer Blunt Sesh http://sharebee.com/8b113323 http://discovietnam.muxtape.com/ Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N’ Roll 01. Aretha Franklin – I Get High 02. Spanky Wilson – You 03. Syl Johnson – Concrete Reservation 04. Smith – I Just Wanna Make Love to You… Continue reading »

Jul
09

New Q-Tip-”Getting Up”

New track from the Abstract, swiped via Clap Cowards. Supposedly, this is an early leak from Tip’s Universal/Motown release, The Renaissance. As it stands, the project’s website has a “coming soon” banner, so who knows if it’ll actually see the light of day. Mark Ronson did the beat and I have to say that between… Continue reading »