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| Up Too Early: An Interview with Leeor Brown and Somni | March 12, 2021 |
To commemorate the second installment of the curated compilation series, Chris Daly speaks to the Up Too Early Creator and L.A.-based beatmaker about how early is too early and more.
| Hero vs. Villain: “The Gas Face” | January 13, 2021 |
Our MF DOOM tribute continues as Chris Daly explores Zev Love X's star-making turn on 3rd Bass' 1988 single.
| Wild For the Night: Khruangbin Tell Their Late Night Tales | December 3, 2020 |
The latest edition of the wildly popular compilation series was curated by the Houston psych stunners. Chris Daly explores.
| “There’s So Much to Take In That I Had to Actually Try to Take In the Music:” An Interview With TOBACCO | November 12, 2020 |
Chris Daly speaks to the most experimental of experimental artists. For reasons of basic human decency, we have chosen not to summarize what this (hysterical) interview is about.
| Running Shit Like College Athletes: earoh’s JUCO | September 8, 2020 |
Chris Daly takes a quick look at the Los Angeles producer's latest beat tape.
| Khruangbin Put Their Best Foot Forward on ‘Mordechai’ | August 7, 2020 |
Chris Daly takes a quick look at an album he feels is the Texas psych trio's best work yet.
| Things Truly Happened in Kansas Smitty’s | July 22, 2020 |
The popular London bar has a house band influenced by Django Reinhardt and Ahmad Jamal. Chris Daly takes a look at their new album.
| Inside B. Bravo’s Cosmic Mind | July 1, 2020 |
Chris Daly analyzes the newest EP from the Los Angeles funk artist and talkbox maestro.
| On GoGo Penguin’s Self-Titled Opus | June 30, 2020 |
Chris Daly offers a few words on the Blue Note trio's fifth album.
| Black Taffy Waves the Opal Wand | June 17, 2020 |
Chris Daly takes a look at the tranquility in the Dallas producer's latest full-length.
