Evan Nabavian is a staff writer for Passion of the Weiss, contributing since 2011 when the powers that be blackballed him for slandering Lupe Fiasco (Lupe, if you’re reading this, I am so sorry). His distinctions include being cited by name in the Wikipedia article for “Ride” by Ciara and having his kitchen depict a crack den in a Freddie Gibbs video. In 2012, he was banned from S.O.B.’s in New York following an altercation where he questioned the tenets of real hip-hop. In 2014, he shared a Pulitzer for interviewing the ghost of Tim Dog. He’s @MooseXL on Twitter and his email is his name at gmail dot com.
Currently Listening:
Tanya Morgan - 12 Minutes at Karriem's
John Barry - Follow Me
Sam Hill - The Sam Hill Story
:$oviet:France: - :Garista:
Ca$h Out - Kitchens and Choppas
V/A - Weightless Vol. 1
Selda - Selda
V/A - Panorama (MP 74)
G. Zadj & J.-P. Decerf - Action
V/A - Synthetic Music (AV 4151)
Magical Ring - Light Flight / More and More
MoneyMakinNique x Johnny Cinco - The Extra EP
Jean-Pierre Decerf - Out Of The Way
J.P. Decerf / M. Baroty - Publipot
Epkitan - We Come From The Trees
Raekwon - We Wanna Thank You
François De Roubaix - Les Plus Belles Musiques De Films Vol 2
François De Roubaix - Les Plus Belles Musiques De Films Vol 3
Dorothy Ashby - Dorothy's Harp
Strict Face - Marble Isles
Roger Davy - Patchwork Orchestra 5
Philippe Besombes - Libra
Hydravion - Hydravion
Hyrdravion - Stratos Airlines
Besombes-Rizet - Pôle
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - No2
Ennio Morricone - Veruschka| “125 ST”: Kool Keith & Ced Gee Embrace Modern Times | March 27, 2025 |
Evan Nabavian delivers a blurb on the new song from Kool Keith and Ced Gee, who peruse a street peddler’s paperbacks outside the Apollo on the modern-sounding track.
| An Oral History Of The Making of Snoop & Dre’s “Missionary” | January 14, 2025 |
The very real and very true story of the making of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's follow-up to "Doggystyle."
| Paisley Darts – July 2024 | July 1, 2024 |
Paisley Darts returns to highlight deep cuts from French composer Bernard Estardy, Ennio Morricone's unique contribution to the Gregorian chant “Dies Irae" and June Chikuma.
Evan Nabavian dives into the rapid growth of music soullessly created using Artificial Intelligence, which removes the creative aspect from the process entirely.
| Jay Worthy & Roc Marciano’s New Album Finds Two Elite Artists Meshing Their Styles Seamlessly | June 13, 2023 |
Evan Nabavian dives into what makes the new collaborative album between Roc Marciano and Jay Worthy, two firestarters from their respective coasts, so great.
| Paisley Darts – May 2023 | May 15, 2023 |
Paisley Darts returns to highlight three deep cuts featuring a Peruvian chicha song, a track from a Japanese New Age legend and an eclectic collaboration from two 80s artists.
Power Pack plays like a beat tape, introducing various different ideas in a quick amount of time, while MGNTK plays like a messy night on the dance floor, Evan Nabavian writes.
| Paisley Darts – January 2023 | February 3, 2023 |
Paisley Darts returns with a brand new catalog of deep cuts featuring French maloya, a soundtrack cut from Stelvio Cipriani and a 40-year-old b-side from William Carré.
| A Review of Pete Rock’s ‘Petestrumentals 4’ | August 16, 2022 |
On the legendary producer's latest, he returns to the fundamentals with a sense of urgency to nourish hip-hop's beating heart.
| Paisley Darts – April 2022 | April 12, 2022 |
Paisley Darts returns with a new catalog of deep cuts, cutting room floor outtakes, and more from the mind of Evan Nabavian.
