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Jan
03

Hi there. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, pop a forget-me-now, have a seat and relax. Those of you averse to an RSS feed may notice that the Passion of the Weiss looks very different today. In an attempt to be more professionally unprofessional, the staff robbed a truck full of Flemish immigrants fluent in… Continue reading »

Dec
09

Stealing 3rd Bass or The Karmic Revenge of Robert Van Winkle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTzmnrGakU No need to bloviate about how hip-hop has changed since this interview–it’s readily apparent. But 3rd Bass on Arsenio is a nice accompaniment to Sports Illustrated’s incredibly well-reported and engrossing feature on Pete Nice’s baseball memorabilia obsession, and his ongoing descent. The moral of the story is that you can never trust a young… Continue reading »

Sep
22

Even on a Gallon of Cisco, I Could Never Go Disco, Dude I Ain’t From Frisco

Due to a combination of serendipitous circumstance and a Snake Plisskin need to escape from LA, I have decamped to San Francisco for the next six weeks. My mission is to prowl the Fillmore for the ghost of Andre Nickatina, uncover the secret location of Rappin’ 4-Tay’s Playaz Club across the water in the “Biggiddy… Continue reading »

Aug
27

The Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Weird Summer, A Mixtape

According to the esteemed Drunkard: “WEIRD SUMMER” was created exclusively to get you through those last few incredibly sticky days of the hottest god damn summer you can remember. Fuel for the fire. Grab that boom box, hit the beach, and turn up the volume. Best served before 9.21.2009. Mucho take it easy. – MB… Continue reading »

Jul
17

Beach Dazed Tomorrow Night

I was offered the chance to see Amadou & Miriam open for Coldplay tomorrow night. While the former rank among my favorite blind Malian husband and wife duos ever (just below the Blind Boys of Bamako, just ahead of the Timbuktu Two-Steppers), I’ll be heading to Beach Dazed instead. Partially, because I don’t think I… Continue reading »

Jun
25

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_n7cftdkl0 If M.J. wasn’t better than Prince, he’s the closest one. Expect a tribute to the late G.O.A.T. sometime next week. In the meantime, the second greatest music video he ever made (“Thriller” up top, obviously). The only consolation is that now Tito will finally get his chance to shine. Download MP3: Michael Jackson-”Remember the… Continue reading »

Mar
05

826 LA: Adult Writing Seminar-Writing About Music

If you’re curious to find out how to lead the Moet & Beluga Caviar lifestyle, that is the world of pro music journalism, circa 09, I’ll be a part of panel tonight on “Writing About Music,”at the Echo Park 826LA outpost. Luckily, I’ll be surrounded by people who actually know how to use a comma:… Continue reading »

Dec
08

Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes

As the more observant may have noticed, I’ve made roughly two dozen new additions to the blogroll on the right–in addition to several other adds on the more comprehensive links page. Other than the stuff I throw in the Google Reader Icon that I’m convinced no one reads, I regretfully share the wealth far too… Continue reading »

Nov
25

Plastic Snow Charity Comp/”Stack the Memory”

I’d have been inclined to post on Confessions of a Would-Be Hipsters’ new compilation off blog name alone, but when I found out that the proceeds would benefit Los Angeles’ longest-running homeless shelter, The Midnight Mission, it was a no-brainer. Available for $10 digital purchase at E-Junkie, the album features exclusive original holiday songs from… Continue reading »

Nov
24

Because You Always Knew George Bush Was a Fan of “Cowboys”

In what might be my favorite move of the entire Bush presidency, George Bush has commuted the sentence of Refugee Camp All Star, John Forte, in the nick of time for the Ten Years-Gone-Remember Me-Version of “Ninety-Nine.” Apparently, the team of Orrin Hatch (?) and Carly Simon (??) were Forte’s most staunch advocates. Little known… Continue reading »