Chris Daly is without question the greatest writer named Chris Daly ever to grace the pages of Passion of the Weiss. He was one of the first music bloggers ever to address Nigerian speed rap, an accolade which doesn't get him laid, even in Nigeria. Over the years, he has written for such varied outlets as this one, Odd Bloggings, Les Enfants Terribles, Rollo & Grady, Big Yawn, Jedi News and a really bitching piece on bed bugs for Hotel Management.
Daly claims to be the only PotW writer to have seen Tupac as a back-up dancer for Digital Underground, Heavy D. (when both he and all the Boyz still were alive and kicking), Slick Rick (before he went to jail) and the original 3 Feet High and Rising Tour. When not perfecting his beat boxing skills, he enjoys cosplaying his two kids in 80s B-Boy and B-Girl finery. Daly really hopes this blogging thing eventually pays off, as he is not looking forward to the chiropractic bills sure to arise from all the dookie chains he keeps heaping on his offspring.
Currently Listening:
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
Steely Dan - Aja
Mecca: 83 - Ain't Done Too Bad
Two Syllables Volume 11
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Currently Watching:
Star Wars Rebels
Adventure Time
Steven Universe
Regular Show
Agent Carter
Samurai Jack
Cowboy Bebop
Gravity Falls
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Currently Reading:
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon Huck Finn's America: Mark Twain and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece by Andrew Levy Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain by Alan Light Hip Hop Family Tree 1975-1983 Gift Box Set by Ed Piskor Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller| Sorry, Ms. Merkel: The Unifying Force of Sans Soleil | June 22, 2016 |
Chris Daly breaks down the new album from European hodgepodge Sans Soleil.
Chris Daly takes a look at the new Nels Cline record, your perfect Sunday morning album.
| POTW Premiere: D Tiberio’s “4UMA” Video | June 7, 2016 |
Today we premiere the new track from D Tiberio.
Chris Daly speaks with Chester Hansen from BADBADNOTGOOD about their place in the jazz world, collaborating with vocalists, and their vault of unreleased tracks.
| Mid-Tour Snack: New Unreleased Gems from TOKiMONSTA | May 23, 2016 |
TOKiMONSTA won't let constant touring get in the way of releasing new jams.
Sean McCaul teams up with Underwater Peoples subsidiary Sawyer.Gallery to release his excellent Jazz debut.
| No Need to Sleep: submerse’s New Late Night EP | May 12, 2016 |
submerse soundtracks the hours you shouldn't be awake.
| Outer Space Radio Jams: Nosaj Thing’s Outstanding NO REALITY | April 28, 2016 |
The new EP from Nosaj Thing is another stellar exercise in finely crafted electronic music.
| Jazzy Joe Cocker: Robert Glasper’s Covered | April 26, 2016 |
The new album from Robert Glasper is a great collection of Jazz leaning takes on pop music.
| Rest in Peace, Prince Rogers Nelson | April 22, 2016 |
From seeing his first Prince show at 10 to present day-mourning, Chris Daly examines the legacy of the Purple One.
