Aug
03

A Story to Tell, Part III: The Notorious B.I.G.’s “The Warning”

Abe Beame feeds his Rottweilers gunpowder. And so for the second time in the first five songs on his first album, Biggie raps with himself. Only the magic moment that was rap in 1994 could a rookie release a two minute and 45 second phone conversation detailing his desire to defend himself from attackers plotting… Continue reading »

Aug
02

Protect Ya Necktie: The Passion of the Weiss Guide to Getting the Wu-Tang Internship

Image via Chad Trutt Last week, Wu-Tang commenced their search for interns who possess “excellent written communication skills, the ability to communicate with diverse audiences, interest in the music/entertainment industry, a professional demeanor, experience with social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Ning, Blogspot, etc. Well organized with attention to detail and ability to carry out tasks… Continue reading »

Aug
01

You Never Really Know Someone Until You’re Both Buried: Serengeti’s “Family & Friends”

If you’re waiting for links to my extracurricular work on Passion of the Weiss, you’ll be largely left languishing. The majority of self-promo is left to Twitter. Follow me so I can regale you with Drake barbs and Quinoa references. Or if you’re wisely social media averse, I do write something daily for the LA… Continue reading »

Aug
01

Dam-Funk: “Beautiful Music for Beautiful People Vol. 2″ (Updated w/ Tracklisting)

The saga continues. Dam–Funk drops something new, the download limit is almost instantly eclipsed, and I am contractually compelled to post regardless. Following a brief sabbatical from Twitter and Tumblr, Damon Riddick, contender for the title of world’s most righteous, has returned with great vengeance and fury. A cold kept me away from last Monday’s… Continue reading »

Aug
01

Question in the form of an Answer: Baths

Up until recently, 22 year-old Will Wiesenfeld had spent most of his life in Chatsworth and Woodland Hills, suburban communities about 30 minutes outside of Los Angeles, where he recorded music under the monikers Geotic and [Post-Foetus]. Classically trained on the piano since age 4, he grew weary of the limits of classical music and… Continue reading »

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