May
12

Passion of the Weiss Mix Series – Volume 2: Aether

Cover By Dan Love Artifacts, the debut solo record from San Antonio producer Aether, was last year’s most underrated beat record. Come list time (it finished at a too-low #46), I claimed that few artists were as accurately defined by their name. In Greek myth, Aether is the personification of space and heaven, and Diego… Continue reading »

May
11

Ikonika – XLR8R Podcast

Sach already articulated why Ikonika turned in one of the year’s finest bass music records, so there’s little need to reiterate why Sara Abdel Hamid provides definitive proof that excessive video game play is not necessarily a bad thing.  XLR8R asked the first lady of Hyperdub to lace them with a podcast and she drops… Continue reading »

May
11

Free Kutmah & Free Kutmah

All apologies for the inactivity from me [Jeff] around these parts. I needed a day or two to let my liver regenerate after a whiskey and weed-wracked Saturday night. I also have been working on a feature for the Times about the sad saga surrounding the Low End Theory-affiliated DJ and artist Kutmah. The details… Continue reading »

May
11

What About B.O.B: The Adventures of Bobby Ray & The Freshman Syndrome

Atlantic Records offered Aaron Matthews 13 Plies records and a FloRida poster to write this post. He refused until they agreed to send Trey Songz to play the Bar-Mitzvah of his first-born son. Atlanta rapper B.o.B., nee Bobby Ray Simmons, signed to Atlantic while still in high school. After building buzz with his early single… Continue reading »

May
10

Sach O: The Rolling f’in Stones – Generator Blues

Recovery is a bitch. While various factions of PoW recover from the promotion (or in my case, attendance) of various shows, here’s an oldie but a goodie. I suppose that like the Beatles, The Stones are relegated to a state of perpetual uncool on account of a generation of geriatrics deifying them; that and the… Continue reading »

May
10

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Male Bonding Gets to the Point… and Fast

Douglas Martin recommends that you check out Male Bonding. He does not recommend Google Image searching for “Male Bonding.” Male Bonding don’t like to waste time. Maybe it’s a by-product of emerging from London’s DIY-punk scene. Maybe it’s the Buzzcocks influence. Maybe it’s from playing with like-minded bands as Lovvers, Vivian Girls, and Mika Miko.… Continue reading »

May
08

Co-Signed Hype: Pollyn

Pollyn plays tonight at Spaceland. They go on at 11:30 p.m.  There are eight of them in homage to Dick Van Patten.  These days, Pollyn may be more hip-hop than B.O.B. Granted, they play guitars and keyboards and there is no rapping involved, but they just recently enlisted Sid Roams, the go-to beatmaker for Prodigy… Continue reading »

May
08

Co-Signed Hype: DaVinci

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNbRVIB_LoQ DaVinci plays tonight at Spaceland. He goes on at 10: 45 p.m. Afterwards, he will be signing prints of the Mona Lisa in the foyer. Had a certain San Francisco rapper not written a song called, “Ghosts of Fillmoe,” the title would’ve been perfect for DaVinci’s debut record. 27-year old John DeVore sounds haunted.… Continue reading »

May
07

Video: Freddie Gibbs – “The Ghetto”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZmXJCuEzrU MTV approval means far less than it did during the days of Devo, but there is something very heartening about seeing Freddie Gibbs premiere a video on the ancestral home of Yo! MTV Raps. If I hadn’t already made it abundantly clear, Gibbs headlines tomorrow night’s Passion of the Weiss Presents show. Spaceland is… Continue reading »

May
07

Co-Signed Hype: Hanni El Khatib

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld0Ia3iWuhs There is some show on Saturday night at Spaceland. Hanni El Khatib goes on at 10 p.m. The headliner is a man named Freddie Gibbs. In case you were wondering, he is the fourth Bee Gee.  The endorsements of Aesop Rock and Jamie Strong (Stone Throw’s “Minister of Information” and the man behind the… Continue reading »

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