Apr
10

Son Raw – Premo Cuts (08′ Throwback Mix)

While Jeff, Zilla and the LA crew recover from what was surely an epic night of madness, debauchery and incredibly dope music in LA, I console myself with the thought of back to back DJ sets from DJ Premier and Pete Rock in Montreal tonight. The promoters are billing it as “The Hip-Hop event of… Continue reading »

Apr
09

10 Reasons To Go To Spaceland Tonight

You already know. 10. Nocando will be offering battle rap lessons to the first 50 people that bring in a can of  tuna fish (no dolphin) and/or vegetable soup. 9. Rah Al Milio from the Knux will be unveiling his homemade recipe for chocolate mushroom soufle. 8. Zilla Rocca will be perform electric guitar covers… Continue reading »

Apr
08

Co-Signed Hype: The Holloys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCBIo2x-S8 Part of a 24-hour blitz to con you into attending tomorrow night.  Memo to aspiring rock bands: list “PEYOTE” among the chief influences on your Myspace and I will probably at least give you a cursory listen. Even better when you can flash the inherent ability to lock into head-nodding hypnotic grooves.  In this… Continue reading »

Apr
07

Ticket Giveaways For Passion of the Weiss Presents

I’m a sucker for free things. Take me to Costco and chances are I’ll amble the aisles for hours inhaling cheese cubes, downing shots of bourbon I can’t afford, and stealing lawn chairs when dull-eyed employees have their back turned. Perhaps you too like free things. If so, this is an epiphany worthy of Frito’s… Continue reading »

Apr
07

Sach O: Addison Groove, Scuba & Bok Bok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn1VXsPJrOE Give Addison Groove (AKA Dubstep producer Headhunter) credit, “Footcrab” is far less annoying than the funny video snippet above would lead you to believe. Built around a vocal sample exhorting the titular crustacean, the track is a dark, jazzy flip on Chicago juke as seen through the lens of the Digital Mystikz affiliated Swamp81… Continue reading »

Apr
07

Crouching Tiger, Little Dragon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ7Q0PXAdrE The Swedish salad days are dead. No longer does each week bring a blitz of Balearic bands from Gothenburg, Jens Lekman ostensibly remains slicing up avocados while convalescing from a bout with swine flu, and Peter Bjorn & John valiantly attempted to kill their career by making their Self-Portrait even though they’d never made… Continue reading »

Apr
06

Floating Points – My Plastic People (XLR8R Podcast)

Introducing Aaron Frank, a new contributor to Passion of the Weiss. Originally from Louisville, Frank currently resides in Los Angeles. He is both decadent and depraved.   Over the last several months, PoTW has deservedly dropped a heap of praise on Flying Lotus and Four Tet, but nothing on Floating Points, the London producer eliciting… Continue reading »

Apr
06

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Hippies Don’t Dance, They Boogie!

Douglas Martin is currently trying to book Harlem for a show in Mack-10’s backyard. When Free Drugs, the infectious debut from Texas’ own Harlem, burst onto the scene, it felt something like an unearthed treasure. More of an obscure Southern garage record than a product of a band a few states away from Atlanta’s garage-punk… Continue reading »

Apr
05

Big Boi’s “Shutterbug” and The Return of Hip-House

From mustaches to Maxells, all trends eventually return. So it’s unsurprising that you can calibrate the electro-rap sensibilities of the current pop marketplace by Big Boi’s latest single, “Shutterbug.” Hip-house might have been much maligned by hardcore heads 20 years ago, but enough time has passed for its absurdly modish fashions to be largely forgotten… Continue reading »

Apr
05

Sach O: Warrior One – Bad like Jimmy Cliff

So far, we’ve kept our coverage of UKFunky at arm’s length here for a couple of reasons. In my case,  a severe aversion to four on the floor drums and “happy” party music explains my general antipathy for the style of post-House that took over London’s pirate airwaves in the wake of Dubstep. You can… Continue reading »

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