Sep
08

Video: Raleigh Moncrief – “Lament for Morning”

Raleigh Moncrief – “Lament For Morning” from anticon. on Vimeo. Hannibal Moncrief not only invented chillwave, but he also invented Moncrief. So it’s a slap in his gizzard to see this Raleigh impostor running around and signing to Anticon. Anticon, you reject Hannibal’s 2002 avant white rap opus, Music for the Advancement of Moncrief and… Continue reading »

Apr
19

The Moncrief Awards: Fashion, Follies & Foibles from the 2011 Coachella Festival

Most unlikely trend to be resurrected five years too late: The Yellow Safari Hat Pity the makers of the 2006 animated Will Ferrell film, “Curious George.” Had they released their film in 2011 and geared high-fashion yellow hats for the Coachella crowd they could have gotten that Kanye West money. At the very least, haberdashers… Continue reading »

Apr
20

Hannibalism @ Coachella

As Sach said earlier, regularly scheduled programming will return tomorrow following a much-needed sabbatical with options. In the interim, that notoriously irascible asshole, Hannibal Moncrief stalked Coachella last weeekend. Somehow, the LA Weekly was crazy enough to let him write for them — Hannibal is a smooth talker –mothers lock up your daughters. Also, if… Continue reading »

Mar
25

SXSW Day 4: Ironic Freaking, Gutter Industrial, a Minor Case of Arson and a Major Case of Moncrief

Hannibal has embarked on a detox consisting of Kombucha, yoga, and Brian Eno ambient records.  Hannibal must apologize. It is now 72 hours since you’ve last heard from him and thus, this post will produce no hyperlinks, re-tweets, or bombastic blogger iChats. It also raises an existential question: if a blog drops three days after… Continue reading »

Mar
22

SXSW Day 3: Hannibal Moncrief and The Case of the Stolen Keytar

Hannibal Moncrief is everywhere you want to be. Hannibal Moncrief peeled himself off his couch Friday morning and strapped on his bulletproof vest compromised of 13 pages of SXSW Day Party printouts. In case Freddie Gibbs tried to step to him, Hannibal would be ready, but moreover, he was intrigued by the idea of attending… Continue reading »

Mar
20

SXSW Tour Diary: Crimes and Misdemeanors and Moncrief (Day 2)

Editors seeking to hire Hannibal Moncrief are advised to be keep substantial bail money, margaritas, and VIP bracelets on hand. Hannibal Moncrief does not mingle with the Hoi Polloi.  Why would Hannibal Moncrief feel remorse? The booking agent will feel the pain, not the Mad Moncrief who arrived ready to show the world the wistful… Continue reading »

Mar
18

SXSW Tour Diary: Hannibal Moncrief on The Invention of Chillwave, Rubstep, and The Invasion of Austin (Day 1)

The editorial team unanimously decided that no one wanted to read Jeff’s long-winded rambles for a third consecutive year. Instead, we turned to special Passion of the Weiss SXSW correspondent, Hannibal Moncrief, the lead singer/guitarist/theremin player for death metal power trio, Infinite Transgression.  As payment, he will be receiving 32 cans of PBR, a two… Continue reading »