About
Founded in November of 2005, The Passion of the Weiss is an online magazine edited by Los Angeles-based writer/journalist, Jeff Weiss. Typically focusing on music, The Passion has also broken ranks to cover television, film, and the occasional outing of closeted professional wrestlers.
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Excellent Adventures
Bogus Journeys
- The Union Forever: R.I.P White Stripes (1997-2011)
- Not A Blogger Redux: A Brief Introduction To The 10 Rappers That Appear On the XXL Freshman Class Cover
- Why Is Big Sean Famous?: An Inquisition
- The 50 Greatest Producers of All-Time #50-1
- Earl Sweatshirt, Lost and Found: An Investigative Report by Doc Zeus
Listening
Jeff Weiss
- Curren$y - Verde Terrace
- Flash Bang Grenada - 10 Haters
- Blu - No York!
- The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
- Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Lost in Translation
- Peaking Lights - 936
- Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
- Zilla Rocca - Nights & Weekends
- Thelonius Monk - The Quintessence
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ellington Jazz Party
Sach O
- Danny Brown - XXX
- Machinedrum - Room(s)
- Caspa - Not for the Playlist EP
- Madlib - Speto de Rua (Dirty Brazilian Crates)
- Pangea - Hex Fatalist
- The Clash - London Calling
- Teeth - Swarm/Shift/Sequence/Swarm
- The Weeknd - Thursday
- Various Garage & Footwork Tunes
- Oneman on Rinse.FM
Douglas Martin
- Amen Dunes - DIA
- Husker Du - Zen Arcade
- Iceage- New Bridage
- The Men - Leave Home
- Mikal Cronin - Mikal Cronin
- Fungi Girls - Some Easy Magic
- Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
- Weekend - Red EP
- The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
- Big Troubles - Romantic Comedy
Floodwatch
- Andrew Hill - Lift Every Voice
- Primordial - To the Nameless Dead
- Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty
- Herbie Hancock - Mr. Hands
- Winterfylleth - The Mercian Sphere
- Wood, Brass & Steel - Wood, Brass & Steel
- Stereolab - Fab Four Suture
- Phil Ranelin - Vibes from the Tribe
- AZ - Doe or Die
- Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia
Aaron Matthews
- J-Live - The Live Identity Mixtape
- Kendrick Lamar - Section 80
- Danny Brown - XXX
- Louis CK - Hilarious
- Jonwayne - Thanks, Bro
Doc Zeus
- DJ Quik - The Book of David
- Action Bronson - Dr. Lecter
- Curren$y & Alchemist - Covert Coup
- Maffew Ragazino - Rare Gems: The Collection
- The Hypemen - Podcasts
- Tyler, the Creator- Goblin
Abe Beame
- Kendrick Lamar - Section 80
- Lil Wayne - The Carter 4
- Lil Wayne - The Carter III (Leak)
- Lil Wayne - Dedication 2
- Rick Ross - Teflon Don
- Bon Iver - Bon Iver
- Method Man - Tical 2000
- R Kelly - Double Up
- Terius Nash - 1977
- Danny Brown - XXX
Evan Nabavian
- Danny Brown - XXX
- Fashawn - The Antidote
- Georgia Anne Muldrow - The Jyoti-Ocatea Album
- Curren$y - Verde Terrace
- Hubert Daviz - Proceduri De Rutina
- Miike Snow - Miike Snow
- The Zombies - Begin Here
Aaron Frank
- Shlohmo - Bad Vibes
- Zomby - Dedication
- Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
- Washed Out - Within and Without
- CHLLNGR - Haven
Matt Shea
- Flash Bang Grenada - 10 Haters
- Kendrick Lamar - Section 80
- Gotye - Making Mirrors
- Nikkiya - Speakher
- Straitjacket Fits - Melt
- Stalley - Lincoln Way Nights
Jonah Bromwich
- Guided By Voices - Isolation Drills
- Terius Nash - 1977
- Flash Bang Grenada - 10 Haters
- Madlib - Beat Konducta 5: Dil Cosby Suite
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
- Lady Gaga - Born This Way
- Spaceghostprrp - Blvckln
- Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams
- Beck Guero
Chris Daly
- Paul White - Rapping With Paul White
- KRTS - Hold On
- B. Lewis - Plug EP
- Kone - Tractatus
Reading
Jeff Weiss
- Jack Kerouac - The Town and the City
- John Ashbery - Selected Poems
- Steve Stoute - The Tanning of America
- Patrice Evans - Negropedia
Sach O
- John Szwed - Space is the Place: The Life and Times of Sun Ra
- Edward Said - Orientalism
- Peter Shapiro - Turn the Beat Around
- Chuck Palahniuk - Diary
Douglas Martin
- Flannery O'Connor - The Complete Short Stories
- Michael Chabon - The Yiddish Policemen's Union
- Michael Azerrad - Our Band Could Be Your Life
Floodwatch
- Game of Thrones: A Song of Fire and Ice
- Albert Mudrian - Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore
Aaron Matthews
- P.G. Wodehouse - Leave it to Psmith
Doc Zeus
- Ben Westhoff - The Dirty South
Abe Beame
- David Markson - Epitaph for a Tramp & Epitaph for a Deadbeat
- Vonnegut
- David Foster Wallace- Infinite Jest
Aaron Frank
- Daniel Pinchneck - Breaking Open The Head
Matt Shea
- Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Jonah Bromwich
- Adam Levin - The Instructions
- John Leland - The History
Chris Daly
- X-Books
- The Avengers
- Choice of One
Watching
Jeff Weiss
- Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Entourage
- Breaking Bad
- Louie
Sach O
- Attack the Block
- Limitless
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- Jammin on the Blues
- Stations of the Elevated
Douglas Martin
- Parks and Recreation
- Manhattan
- Party Down
- Community
- Bridesmaids
- Archer
- Boardwalk Empire
Floodwatch
- Paul
- Everything Must Go
- Limitless
- The Last Picture Show
- Micmacs
- The Winning Season
- The Conspirator
- The Lady Vanishes
Aaron Matthews
- New York, New York
- Louie Season 1
Doc Zeus
- Party Down
- Friday Night Lights
- Scream 4
- The Cleveland Indians
- Not the NBA Playoffs
Abe Beame
- Louie
- The New York Yankees
Evan Nabavian
- The Simpsons
Aaron Frank
- Boardwalk Empire
- Through The Wormhole
- Louie
- Wilfred
- Jon Benjamin Has A Van
Matt Shea
- Game of Thrones - Season 1
- Misfits - Season 2
- Rugby World Cup, 2011
Jonah Bromwich
- The NFL
- Our Idiot Brother
- Louie
Chris Daly
- Archer
- Children's Hospital
- Thundercats
- Regular Show
- Adventure Time
- Dual Survival
- Meet Speak, Who Co-Wrote Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" from West Coast Sound
- UpNorthTrips Presents The 10s | Make The Music With Your Mouth:... from @UPNORTHTRIPS
- De La Soul + Soviet soul and jazz = De La Soulviet from Pop & Hiss
- Lana Del Rey remixed by Odd Future offshoot the Internet from Pop & Hiss
- Erykah Badu: Queen Diva for the Hip Hop Generation from The Assimilated Negro
- mp3: Keep Shelly in Athens – “DIY” from GORILLA VS. BEAR
- MAILBAG: what does R.A. think of Tyler the Creator, Rakim VS. NAS? AND – weapons to kill your family with so you can be like R.A. :) from R.A. The Rugged Man
- Doin' It In A Haunted House: The Five Best Hip-Hop Halloween Songs from West Coast Sound
- Jonti talks debut album, working with Mark Ronson from Pop & Hiss
- MED dips into his private sonic stash on new Stones Throw record from Pop & Hiss
- Plugin by C. Murray Consulting
Inner Sanctum
- 33 Jones
- AM 180
- A Human Vacuum (Alfred Soto)
- Analog Giant
- Bass is the Place
- Berkeley Place
- Bloggerhouse
- Broon's Tunes (Ali Broon)
- Budget Fashionistas (Douglas Martin)
- Byron Crawford
- Canned Thinking (Aaron Matthews)
- Clap Cowards (Zilla Rocca)
- Cooler Than That (Trey Kerby)
- Diving Off Docks (Renato Pagnani)
- Drop Tops & Stacey Lattisaw Tapes
- Flashes of Quincy (Tal Rosenberg)
- Floodwatch
- From Da Bricks
- Great Scott
- Hip Hop is Read
- Ich Luge Bullets
- Metal Lungies
- Marathonpacks
- Mondrian's Sketchbook (Todd Burns)
- Odd Bloggings
- Problem World (Nate Patrin)
- Rock The Dub
- Screw Rock N' Roll
- Smoking Section
- So Much Silence
- Soul Sides
- Straight Bangin'
- The Assimilated Negro
- The Left Hand Path
- Up North Trips
- Way Cool Jnr
- World of Wumme
- Yours Truly
Miscellaneous Apostles
- 2 Dope Boyz
- 72 Ways to Suck At Dancing
- 92 BPM
- 900 Bats (Aesop Rock)
- Bass Music
- Blog Writer Crime Fighter
- Bona Fide Darling
- Brooklyne Gipson
- Brooklyn Vegan
- Bust the Facts
- Chickens Don't Clap
- Combat Jack
- Dallas Penn
- Ear Farm
- Elitaste
- Fake Shore Drive
- Fluxblog
- FWMJ's Rappers I Know
- Galactic Mystery Solvers
- Gorilla Vs. Bear
- Herohill
- Hidden Track
- Hipster Runoff
- I Am Fuel, You are Friends
- I Guess I'm Floating
- Intensities in Ten Suburbs
- Largehearted Boy
- Melophobe
- Montreal Dubstep
- My Old Kentucky Blog
- Nah Right
- Nialler9
- Oceans Never Listen
- OnSmash
- Phat Friend
- Pinglewood
- Pop Headwound
- Question Mark Exclamation Point
- Real Nigga Tumblr
- ReqEffect
- Root Blog
- Sasha Frere-Jones
- Shabooty
- Skeet On Mischa
- Slushy Gutter Summer
- Some Velvet Blog
- Souled On Music
- Sonic Router
- Steady Bloggin
- The Corner
- The Gumshoe Grove
- The Rap Up
- The Rising Storm
- The Singles Jukebox
- The T.R.O.Y. Blog
- Tinyluckygenius
- Typo-Graphical
- Ultra8201
- Unkut
- Voodoo Funk
- Wayne and Wax
- Wediditcollective
- Welcome to the Bugout
- West Coast Pioneers
- Whatevs
- With Comb & Razor
- You Don't Make Friends With Salad
- You'll Soon Know
Local Natives
- Aquarium Drunkard
- Buzz Bands
- Classical Geek Theatre
- Dancefever 5000
- Ear, Eye, Nose Candy
- Foundtrack
- Funny Ha Ha (Chris Martins)
- LA-Underground
- Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
- Nikki Darling
- Radio Free Silverlake
- Rock Insider
- Rollo & Grady
- Surfing On Steam
- The Rawking Refuses to Stop
- The Scenestar
- Web in Front
- Wild Tonic
- You Set the Scene
Understanding Media
- 17 Dots (eMusic)
- Chord Strike (Amazon)
- Daytrotter
- Dusted
- Hip Hop DX
- LAIST
- LA Weekly
- Los Angeles Times
- New York Magazine
- New York Times
- Pitchfork
- Resident Advisor
- Slate
- State Magazine
- Stereogum
- The Agit Reader
- The Daily Swarm
- The New Yorker
- Vanity Fair
- Fact
- XLR8R
The Sporting Life
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