Videos » Passion of the Weiss

Jan
06

If I were hare-brained enough to conceive a feature comparing rappers to actors (and I’m not convinced that I’m not), Mike Eagle would be Steve Buscemi. Granted, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy as Eagle’s been open about his ardor for Nucky Johnson since before he owned the Boardwalk. Both are pigeonholed into the indie realm… Continue reading »

Dec
08

Exile-Population Control

Exile – Population Control (Remixed by Samiyam, Dibiase, Free the Robots) from gregthedude on Vimeo. Exile: the Ray Harryhausen of the MPC. Download: ZIP: Exile-Population Control (Samiyam Remix)”

Nov
26

Blu-”BNG” Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWj_qrjqvGU Posted because Blu’s sense of timeliness is congruent with my own and because of my predilection for things that remind me of Adult Swim that aren’t actually Adult Swim. Wildly tardy, but in the words of Cheech Marin in Ghostbusters 2, this is better later than never. For those keeping score, Flying Lotus claims… Continue reading »

Nov
18

The Basketball Jones–”Like a Bosh”

TBJ exclusive: Like A Bosh from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo. This falls outside of the typical purview of stuff covered at PotW, but an exception needs to be made. For those who don’t already know, The Basketball Jones is probably the best basketball blog extant. Trey Kerby may be the funniest person to write… Continue reading »

Nov
07

Curren$y-”Michael Knight” Video

MICHAEL KNIGHT from Creative Control on Vimeo. Race cars and weed jars. The moral of the story is that renting a Knight Rider corvette is infinitely more cost effective than renting a Maybach or a Bentley. This means more money for blunts. Clearly, Spitta picked up some fiscal savvy from his years with Percy Miller… Continue reading »

Oct
30

A Very Danny Brown Halloween

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiI_3qIiKo8 40 bottles, towering infernos, and white boys hanging stiffer than hair mousse. Brown bringing forth the most fiendish video of the year — with production quality finally on par with the raps. Maybe next year the Hybrid can be Rolling Stone’s “Hot Horror Core Revivalist.” Download: MP3: Danny Brown-”Cyclops”

Oct
20

Dagha & Psych Major -”WildFellow”

WildFellow from Psych Major on Vimeo. Dagha, the very definition of underrated, coming through with some lo-fi fuzz rap a la Shabazz Palaces. Digging so deep for that Inspectah Deck “City High” sample. It is a low-grade misdemeanor that he and Edan never released a full record together. His Noise is the Trigger EP is… Continue reading »

Oct
18

Flying Lotus-”Kill Your Coworkers” Video

Flying Lotus – Kill Your Co-Workers from beeple on Vimeo. Some will interpret Flying Lotus’ robotic-futuristic-Main St. parade-cyborg war as a trenchant commentary on automation in society and hatred for co-workers. I prefer to see this Rorschach clip as a hybrid of the “Whacking Day” parade from “The Simpsons” crossed with the “Itchy and Scratchy”… Continue reading »

Oct
12

Sach O: James Blake – Limit to your Love

The Man of the hour, Mr. James Blake has a new video for the first single of his upcoming album. Douglas Martin tells me that it’s a Feist cover and I believe him because the alternative would involve listening to Feist in order to confirm that tidbit. I’m dedicated to this blogging shit but even… Continue reading »

Oct
04

The Low End Professionals’ Bogus Journey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdjVZQRa7Ro Shades of Dead Presidents, “Luchini” and a Tea party rally. A La Roux sample and a Creative Control video can go a long way. I also appreciate the city of Chicago’s long-standing ties with the word “Bogus.” Lest we never forget Crucial Conflict’s pioneering work in the field, which is only matched by the… Continue reading »