Dec
23

The Top 50 Albums of 2011 (#25-1)

Verse two, coming with that Heineken brew…. See Also: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums (#50 – 26) See Also: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 25. Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva [Self-Released] Big K.R.I.T. rose to “next” status not necessarily because of his overly impressive rapping… Continue reading »

Dec
22

The Top 50 Albums of 2011 (#50-1)

Like we always do about this time. See Also: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 50. Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread [Drag City] The sun rises slowly and when it hits Ty Segall’s window, he imitates its motion and before he gets out of bed, he stretches and unleashes… Continue reading »

Jul
14

The Best Rap Albums of the Half Year

All picks filtered through a mathematical formula devised by Jay-Z’s accountant’s butler, Chauncey. Chauncey met Jay-Z through his long-time best friend, Marvin. Marvin videotapes Jay-Z videotaping things for a living. It was his iPhone that captured Sean Carter capturing Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit. Marvin’s iPhone is currently being shipped to the Smithsonian. All selections are… Continue reading »

Dec
24

The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (#10-1) – Sponsored by Nintendo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czGhfXhpN90 May your Xmas morning be filled with nothing but The Legend of Zelda and rapping 10-year olds.  To see the complete Top 50, click here.  10. Guido – Anidea – [Punch Drunk] If you smashed videogame soundtracks, G-Funk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Grime, Jungle, Dubstep and orchestral film scores into the Hadron collider, you’d get an… Continue reading »

Dec
23

The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (#20-11) – Sponsored by Ovaltine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16pZ9POQL3Y Why don’t they call it roundtine? 20. Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik 0-60 – [Interscope/Ghetovision] Yelawolf is an inked-up, part-Cherokee rapper from Alabama with a haircut that the erstwhile members of Japan and Duran Duran would kill for. The guy has more personality than 99% of all rappers solely based on appearance. But he also… Continue reading »

Dec
22

The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (#30-21) – Sponsored by the Lawrence Welk Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYR67ZX2FBY Good morning…. 30. Beach Fossils – Beach Fossils – [Captured Tracks] Beach Fossils practically set themselves up to fail in the unflattering glare of critical spotlight. A lo-fi-ish (groan) Brooklyn band (groan) playing sun-kissed post-punk (GROAN), reaching for the indie zeitgeist by practically naming themselves after the go-to overused inspiration for most run-in-the-mill indie… Continue reading »

Dec
21

The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (#40-31) (Sponsored by Admiral Cigarettes)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5Bqn6VlF0 Sponsored by the cigarette that even David Robinson enjoys. 40. James Blake – CMYK/Klavierwerke EP’s – [R&S Records] James Blake is smart enough to know that if you’re going to reshape bass music in your own indie-influenced image, including a few R&B samples might be a good idea. Hence, CMYK didn’t just win… Continue reading »

Dec
20

The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (#50-1) – Sponsored by the Arthur Murray Party

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlrN3tt62BI You’re always welcome at an Arthur Murray dance party.  50. DaVinci – The Day the Turf Stood Still – [SWTBRDS] A cursory skim of The Day the Turf Stood Still might convince you that DaVinci is the latest underground talent from New York, but the longtime Fillmore resident reps San Francisco through and… Continue reading »

Dec
31

The 50 Best Albums of 2009 (#25-1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLIdD5UfXIo Brought to you by our sponsors, Brother Love and The Honky Tonk Man.  25. Diamond District – In The Ruff [Mello Music Group] Taking artists at their word is a notoriously tricky enterprise. Even allowing for 100 percent sincerity, intentions and ambitions are often discordant with the final results. Luckily, anyone attempting to assess… Continue reading »

Dec
30

The 50 Best Albums of 2009 (#50-1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9ByHQ6PAY Brought to you by our sponsor: “Piper’s Pit.” 50. Exile – Radio [Plug Research]  Best known for producing 2006’s acclaimed collaboration with Blu, “Below the Heavens,” Exile emerged as a viable creative force in his own right on “Radio,” a found-art opus that found him re-configuring taped snippets of everything from old commercials to… Continue reading »