The Knux LIVE – Spaceland (Part 1) from Brilliant Comrades on Vimeo. Though they’re currently on-tour exploring the native flora, fauna, and fungi of Australia, about two months ago, the Knux were at Spaceland for the inaugural Passion of the Weiss show. As promised last week, here is the first of two installments of their […]

The Knux – Live at Spaceland, Los Angeles (Official Trailer) HD from Brilliant Comrades on Vimeo. I’m not one for trailers, but since this is the promo for the first Passion of the Weiss Presents show, an exception will be made. The first of the two part series will drop early next week. Nocando and […]

DaVinci plays tonight at Spaceland. He goes on at 10: 45 p.m. Afterwards, he will be signing prints of the Mona Lisa in the foyer. Had a certain San Francisco rapper not written a song called, “Ghosts of Fillmoe,” the title would’ve been perfect for DaVinci’s debut record. 27-year old John DeVore sounds haunted. Not […]

MTV approval means far less than it did during the days of Devo, but there is something very heartening about seeing Freddie Gibbs premiere a video on the ancestral home of Yo! MTV Raps. If I hadn’t already made it abundantly clear, Gibbs headlines tomorrow night’s Passion of the Weiss Presents show. Spaceland is not […]

There is some show on Saturday night at Spaceland. Hanni El Khatib goes on at 10 p.m. The headliner is a man named Freddie Gibbs. In case you were wondering, he is the fourth Bee Gee.  The endorsements of Aesop Rock and Jamie Strong (Stone Throw’s “Minister of Information” and the man behind the epic […]

Like Topper Harley forced out of his Buddhist hermitage to save a squadron of Iraqi hostages,  Passion of the Weiss Presents Part Deux is going down next Saturday, May 8th at Spaceland. Expect Freddie Gibbs and DaVinci to supply me with the requisite ammunition, performance-enhancing drugs, and unsavory women to complete the mission. After all, […]

You already know. 10. Nocando will be offering battle rap lessons to the first 50 people that bring in a can of  tuna fish (no dolphin) and/or vegetable soup. 9. Rah Al Milio from the Knux will be unveiling his homemade recipe for chocolate mushroom soufle. 8. Zilla Rocca will be perform electric guitar covers […]

I’m a sucker for free things. Take me to Costco and chances are I’ll amble the aisles for hours inhaling cheese cubes, downing shots of bourbon I can’t afford, and stealing lawn chairs when dull-eyed employees have their back turned. Perhaps you too like free things. If so, this is an epiphany worthy of Frito’s […]

The polarization between rappers and rock groups has always bothered me. Granted, one can interpret it as a wise conclusion gleaned from the Durst era, but I suspect otherwise. The last few years have seen arbitrary barriers between genres collapse, with hip-hop producers swiping samples from MGMT, Vampire Weekend, and Radiohead, Dame Dash and The […]