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
Luminary lo-fi labels Friends of Friends and Chillhop pair up to launch their first collaborative project. It's bound to put a smile on your face.
| An Incomplete List of Overlooked Songs and Sounds From 2021 | February 7, 2022 |
Chris Daly kicks off 2022 a month late by throwing out all of the ideas he had planned on writing about last year.
| The Sheer Shambolic Procession of ‘Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen’ | November 11, 2021 |
Chris Daly breaks down the reunion film of Joe Cocker and his tour mates where everyone here is rocking, and rocking hard 45 years later.
| Afternoon Bike Ride’s Hazy and Nostalgic Post-Meridiem Cruise | October 7, 2021 |
What started as a side project for the Montreal-based trio has blossomed into a purposeful self-titled debut.
| Afterhours Nostalgia: ‘Old Time Radio’ by Joey Pecoraro | June 22, 2021 |
On 'Old Time Radio,' Joey Pecoraro envelopes his audience in lush soundscapes the consistency of a fuzzy sweater.
| One Layer at a Time: ‘Somewhere There’s Music’ by SUNDUR | June 18, 2021 |
DJ Platurn's ability to mine source material for its emotional gold continues with a collaboration with ghostly vocalist Savannah Lancaster.
| Peace and Humptiness Forever: A Tribute to Shock G | April 25, 2021 |
RIP to the genius who ruined the image and the style we were used to.
After mocking the past 40 years of rock music, Son Raw created an imaginary rock band in his head while stuck in quarantine, taking aim at hippies and punks along the way.
| XL Middleton & Delmar Xavier In The City | April 1, 2021 |
Over exclusively Japanese City Pop samples from the '80s, modern funk master XL Middleton, spits flames.
| Aesop’s Fable of Long Legged Larry | March 30, 2021 |
The poet laureate introduces you to a high jumping frog with a love of the Rolling Stones.
