Jeff Weiss is a writer from Los Angeles, Ca. He founded POW in late 2005, a curse that continues to this day.
He can be contacted at [email protected]. I guess.
| The Hypnotic Attack of Tijuana Panthers | June 19, 2014 |
You can hear the specters of the Tijuana Panthers surf rock past in the wipe out jangle of the guitar solo in the middle of “Nobo.” It’s an effective riff because it relies on feel and functionality not being some jerk off trying to flex. There’s also a tongue-in-cheek cry of “guitar” before it starts. […]
| Hip-Hop’s Other Human Sacrifice: KR Goes Off the Record | June 18, 2014 |
KR may or may not have heard of My Morning Jacket’s “Off the Record,” which before I can even finish, I will proclaim as the greatest “Off the Record” of all-time. However, the 18-year old in the Dodgers fitting is bucking for most chill 2014 summer vibes with his latest video that opens with him […]
| The INK Ride: RJ & DJ Mustard’s Menacing Cruise | June 17, 2014 |
It’s clear that someone will have to compile a Nuggets for the ratchet era. Too many gems falling through the cracks. Had “Boss Ass Bitch” not gotten the Nicki Minaj remix, no one would’ve been blogging about it. Outside of LA, the attention goes to Mustard tracks like “Show Me” and “My Nigga,” but there […]
Blessed with gratuitous shout outs from Mr. Thanksgiving, XXL drops its Freshman Mixtape, which might be the best freshman mixtape yet — partially due to new two new tracks apiece from Isaiah Rashad and Kevin Gates. Lil Bibby has a pair on here too. Basically, everyone but Chance who was told by James Blake that […]
| The Latest Batch of Boosie Balladry | June 16, 2014 |
Skip town for a week and you inevitably wind up behind on the latest round from the bard of Baton Rouge. The week I go to New York, Boosie ends up on DJ Skee’s show on AXS TV performing “Smoking on That Purple,” thereby depriving me of the meta experience of exhaling velvet clouds while […]
| Alias & doseone Move With the Speed and Strength of Ants | June 16, 2014 |
The name “Anticon” has always been a code for how you viewed what hip hop could be, not how it should sound. Last year, Anticon celebrated their 15th anniversary. Unlike their contemporaries Stones Throw, Def Jux, and Rhymesayers, there were no documentaries, festivals, or goodbye parties thrown in their honor. It’s hard to celebrate an […]
| Shots Fired Episode 73: The Low End Theory ft. Daddy Kev, The Gaslamp Killer, Nobody & D-Styles | June 13, 2014 |
For the first time, all Low End Theory residents did an interview in the same room. It happens to be on the new episode of Shots Fired. Such things are made easier when your co-host is one of the five residents. If you’ve ever wondered the backstory behind one of the most influential music weeklies […]
| It Was (Never) Written: Zavala “Untitled” | June 12, 2014 |
Zavala doesn’t get enough props, which is puzzling since he’s never made a wack beat in his life. He’s produced full lengths with Onry Ozzborn as Dark Time Sunshine. He’s remixed Aesop Rock. He’s rocked Low End Theory. He runs Fieldwerk Records with fellow Chicago producer Crushcon7. And his sound lends itself to backpackers and […]
| Shots Fired Video: The Low End Theory Episode | June 10, 2014 |
In advance of the Low End Theory festival this weekend, we wrangled all five residents for the next episode of Shots Fired. It drops in the very near future, but in the meantime, here’s a clip of Daddy Kev, DJ Nobody, D-Styles, The Gaslamp Killer, and Nocando discussing the first Odd Future Show, held at […]
| Silence is Golden: An Interview with Russ | June 9, 2014 |
We reflexively define artists in absolutist terms. You’re ostensibly regionally rooted or creatively rootless, but the truth is rarely that one-dimensional. Too Short was raised in LA until high school. Eminem didn’t move to Michigan until age 11. DJ Premier comes from Texas. It doesn’t necessarily matter where you’re from or where you’re at, when […]
