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Nov
22

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj31LWPjFoc Que lastima. First the auto industry, then the massacre to Penn St, and now this–it’s been a rough week for the state of Michigan.

Nov
20

Ego Trippin’

I’m not normally into the shameless shill thing–other than the rare occasions when I’ve inveigled readers into nominating me for the much sought after Chancellor of the Confederated Islands of Micronesia position. Thanks for nothing, guys. However, this morning, Stereogum sent me an e-mail purporting that The Passion is a “top contender” for Best Music… Continue reading »

Oct
10

Tonight: Da Capo Best Music Writing LA Book Reading (And Monster Truck Rally)

Let’s say that you’re drunk. You’re very drunk. It’s 7:00 p.m. You’ve been steadily getting smashed since work got out two hours ago and you have a fiery, insatiable craving to listen to some music. But then you realize that the High Places and Abe Vigoda show at the Smell (you carpetbagger you), doesn’t start… Continue reading »

Aug
10

Barock the House

I don’t usually do the party flier thing but I know one of the people involved in this event’s promotion so…. Plus, Wallpaper are good people in my book for playing that show I put on a few months back with Knux and Clean Guns. And that Obama fellow ain’t too shabby either. More info… Continue reading »

Aug
10

I Can’t Go Sleep-R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewaBC4VG6k4 Seems like the appropriate cut to play right now. One of the best Wu songs ever and perhaps my favorite of their videos. R.I.P. Isaac Hayes (1942-2008). Download: MP3: Wu-Tang Clan ft. Isaac Hayes-”I Can’t Go To Sleep”

Aug
07

Sorry….

For that hideous American Apparel ad to the right. I didn’t know what I had in store when I approved it. Apparently, orgies involving hipster girls and pederast-seeming gym teachers who just emerged from a disco-era warp, is really in this fall. Thusly, today’s word for the day is “Oy.” For those who don’t know… Continue reading »

Jul
28

Da Capo Status

Thanks to an intense campaign filled with blackmail, bribery, intimidation, coaxing and more than a little wheedling, my LA Weekly essay, “Soulja Boy: Cranking the Chain,” was chosen for this year’s Da Capo Best Music Writing Anthology. Needless to say, I’m very excited and have already begun to compose a thank-you speech big-upping the academy,… Continue reading »

Apr
03

Dov Charney Has Taken Over This Blog

There is no Passion anymore. The hipsters have won. I have grown a mustache, developed a new-found appreciation for Man Man and refuse to swaddle myself in anything but the finest fabrics made with real American (or at least Mexican-American) labor in Downtown Los Angeles. The Revolution is over. Feed me headbands or feed me… Continue reading »

Feb
12

Down In Mexico

I’m going to Puerto Vallarta for a week for a friend’s wedding. Tough life. In the meantime, starting tomorrow, I’ll have a Murderer’s Row of guest bloggers filling in for me. If you need me in the interim ask for Jefe. I’ll be the one drinking tequila out of a sombrero. It’s the Latin equivalent… Continue reading »

Feb
03

Crack is Wack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnEkh8cm_Cc And here I’d always pegged him as more the Dolly Parton type. Download: MP3: Islands-”Dont Call Me Whitney, Baby Bobby”