Oct
25

The Return of The Knux – “Medusa (Let’s Get Stoned”)

Like their label mate Yelawolf, the Knux are classic rockers concealed as rappers. Many of their peers squander afternoons Ustreaming or scheming new combinations of “swag + random verb,” while the brothers from New Orleans post videos of Neil Young soundtracks for Jim Jarmusch flicks. They also have been known to inhale the great green… Continue reading »

Jun
24

The Knux – Live @ Spaceland (Part II)

The Knux LIVE – Spaceland (Part 2) from Brilliant Comrades on Vimeo. In Part II, the Knux talk about the hipster rap labels they were saddled with in ’07, the arbitrary nature of genre in relation to hip-hop, and perform “Cappuccino” and “Bang Bang.” Expect a new single sometime soon, barring a new Interscope mandate… Continue reading »

Jun
21

The Knux – Live @ Spaceland (Part I)

The Knux LIVE – Spaceland (Part 1) from Brilliant Comrades on Vimeo. Though they’re currently on-tour exploring the native flora, fauna, and fungi of Australia, about two months ago, the Knux were at Spaceland for the inaugural Passion of the Weiss show. As promised last week, here is the first of two installments of their… Continue reading »

Jun
11

The Knux: Live at Spaceland

The Knux – Live at Spaceland, Los Angeles (Official Trailer) HD from Brilliant Comrades on Vimeo. I’m not one for trailers, but since this is the promo for the first Passion of the Weiss Presents show, an exception will be made. The first of the two part series will drop early next week. Nocando and… Continue reading »

Apr
07

Ticket Giveaways For Passion of the Weiss Presents

I’m a sucker for free things. Take me to Costco and chances are I’ll amble the aisles for hours inhaling cheese cubes, downing shots of bourbon I can’t afford, and stealing lawn chairs when dull-eyed employees have their back turned. Perhaps you too like free things. If so, this is an epiphany worthy of Frito’s… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Passion of the Presents: The Knux, Nocando, 5 0′ Clock Shadowboxers, The Holloys

The polarization between rappers and rock groups has always bothered me. Granted, one can interpret it as a wise conclusion gleaned from the Durst era, but I suspect otherwise. The last few years have seen arbitrary barriers between genres collapse, with hip-hop producers swiping samples from MGMT, Vampire Weekend, and Radiohead, Dame Dash and The… Continue reading »

Jan
21

Joey Lestrat’s Vampire Chronicles

Last summer, we premiered “Touch,” the first leak under Rah Al Milio’s Joey Lestrat pseudonym — a side project dedicated to vampires, girls, and guitars. In these New Moon-mangled times, this is the wisest business decision since Vampire Weekend decided to construct an entire aesthetic around the ascot. Having heard the majority of the Lestrat… Continue reading »

Jan
01

The Knux Present “Fuck You (Unreleased Songs and Other Shit)”

Considering that this is ideal New Year’s Eve party music, it seems wrong to post this at the stroke of midnight.  Then again, the weekend has only just begun. Consisting of odds and sods excised from The Knux’s forthcoming sophomore Interscope effort,  Fuck You spans everything from anti-floozy raps over breakbeats, to electro-synth pop aimed… Continue reading »