2010 March » Passion of the Weiss

Mar
25

SXSW Day 4: Ironic Freaking, Gutter Industrial, a Minor Case of Arson and a Major Case of Moncrief

Hannibal has embarked on a detox consisting of Kombucha, yoga, and Brian Eno ambient records. Hannibal must apologize. It is now 72 hours since you’ve last heard from him and thus, this post will produce no hyperlinks, re-tweets, or bombastic blogger iChats. It also raises an existential question: if a blog drops three days after… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Passion of the Presents: The Knux, Nocando, 5 0′ Clock Shadowboxers, The Holloys

The polarization between rappers and rock groups has always bothered me. Granted, one can interpret it as a wise conclusion gleaned from the Durst era, but I suspect otherwise. The last few years have seen arbitrary barriers between genres collapse, with hip-hop producers swiping samples from MGMT, Vampire Weekend, and Radiohead, Dame Dash and The… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Sach O: Hyper-Damn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kimlSani-A4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX4u0S7ev4k There’s two sides to every story (and if these walls could talk, they’d probably still ignore me). While I bitch about people bitching about Dubstep, Kode 9′s Hyperdub label shrugs and keeps it moving, packing it’s 2009 release schedule with UKfunky, Grime and Detroit House. At least, that’s what the releases claim to… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Dibiase’s Return of the Sludge

Dibiase deserves a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted belt for his latest mix, courtesy of the always-reliable BTS Radio. A forty-minute blend comprised largely of unheard CD-R’s, the Watts-raised, Alpha Pup-signed beatmaker occupies the middle ground between Dilla and Flying Lotus. Granted, that’s two comparisons to Dilla in one day, which sounds excessive, but not nearly so much… Continue reading »

Mar
23

I Got a Letter From the Government The Other Day…

Image via Gawker I opened it, read it, it said we are pornographers. Granted, this falls short of N.W.A. receiving a letter from the men in black, but according to this Gawker report, Passion of the Weiss has made the list of illicit web sites viewed by employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Obviously,… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Onakabazien – “That Young Shit”

That epic deadbeat Hannibal Moncrief promised a fourth and final installment of his SXSW adventures, but his phone is dead and the only communication I’ve had from him in the last two days was a cryptic text message that read: Bury Me a G. Maybe there will be more, maybe there won’t. In the interim,… Continue reading »

Mar
22

SXSW Day 3: Hannibal Moncrief and The Case of the Stolen Keytar

Hannibal Moncrief is everywhere you want to be. Hannibal Moncrief peeled himself off his couch Friday morning and strapped on his bulletproof vest compromised of 13 pages of SXSW Day Party printouts. In case Freddie Gibbs tried to step to him, Hannibal would be ready, but moreover, he was intrigued by the idea of attending… Continue reading »

Mar
20

SXSW Tour Diary: Crimes and Misdemeanors and Moncrief (Day 2)

Editors seeking to hire Hannibal Moncrief are advised to be keep substantial bail money, margaritas, and VIP bracelets on hand. Hannibal Moncrief does not mingle with the Hoi Polloi. Why would Hannibal Moncrief feel remorse? The booking agent will feel the pain, not the Mad Moncrief who arrived ready to show the world the wistful… Continue reading »

Mar
20

Sach O: Rusko – Da Cali Anthem

Let me be clear (© Obama): I’m not jumping aboard the Mad Decent Express here. Diplo remains one of the humans on this planet whose views I’m most antithetical to alongside Jerry Falwell, the ghost of Pol Pot and whoever wrote Sex & the City. Everything I said here still stands. That said, recent Mad… Continue reading »

Mar
18

SXSW Tour Diary: Hannibal Moncrief on The Invention of Chillwave, Rubstep, and The Invasion of Austin (Day 1)

The editorial team unanimously decided that no one wanted to read Jeff’s long-winded rambles for a third consecutive year. Instead, we turned to special Passion of the Weiss SXSW correspondent, Hannibal Moncrief, the lead singer/guitarist/theremin player for death metal power trio, Infinite Transgression. As payment, he will be receiving 32 cans of PBR, a two… Continue reading »