Jeff Weiss is a writer from Los Angeles, Ca. He founded Passion of the Weiss in late 2005 after a drunken revel led him to get tattoos of several blog bands named after animals. He does not regret the Wolf Parade one.
Other bullet points he feels compelled to hype in this space: He is the co-host of the Shots Fired podcast. He writes the Bizarre Ride column for LA Weekly and the Rolling on Dubs column for Pitchfork. His abridged archives lurk on this Facebook page. One time he co-authored a book about Biggie & 2Pac. You can purchase it here.
Other random self-aggrandizement: he’s been anthologized multiple times in the Best American Music Writer series. Passion of the Weiss was named the LA Weekly’s Best Music Blog, 2013. He was named “Big Kahuna” at High-Five Sports Camp—age 8.
Should you want to remunerate him to write for your publication, he can be contacted at [email protected] He prefers sand dollars or topaz. Currently Listening: Captain Supernova - Visions of the Unknown edIT - Crying Over Pros for No Reason Zuse - Illegal Immigrant Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Cecil Taylor & Mary Williams - Embrace Shawty Pimp - Coming Real With It Thelonius Monk - Thelonius Himself Rich Gang - Tha Tour Part 1 D'Angelo - Black Messiah Azealia Banks - Broken With Expensive Taste --------------------------- Currently Watching: California Split Inherent Vice Fast Times at Ridgemont High The Source Family ---------------------------Currently Reading:
Thomas Pynchon - Inherent Vice Tom Wolfe - Maude Gloves & Madmen, Cutter and Vine Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Landscapes of Living & Dying| You Don’t Love Me, You Love Doggystyleeee | November 26, 2019 |
Straight out of San Bernardino comes the 90s-influenced West Coast traditionalist rapper
| Once Again, Gang Starr Has Done It | November 5, 2019 |
R.I.P Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
| Young Thug Featuring Young Thug: The Ouroboros of Influence | October 22, 2019 |
A decade of Young Thug
| The Chosin Few Emerge | April 25, 2019 |
The next promising rap crew from Los Angeles is here
| A Celebration of Webbie’s “Savage Life” | January 9, 2019 |
In honor of it finally becoming available on streaming services, Jeff Weiss pays tribute to Webbie's "Savage Life"
| The POW FreeDrakeo Mix | December 18, 2018 |
The Best of Drakeo the Ruler
| RIP Low End Theory (2006-2018) | August 8, 2018 |
I guess this is it
| Murder Was The Case: An Interview With Drakeo The Ruler | August 7, 2018 |
Before his preliminary trial, Drakeo the Ruler talks about the police conspiracy against him and the Stinc Team.
Plus, a new Best of Drakeo Mix.
| POW Presents: The “Free Greedo” Mix | July 9, 2018 |
POW presents an essential 03 Greedo mix
| An Interview with Dave Harrington | June 19, 2018 |
Jeff Weiss talks with Dave Harrington about the Dream Machine, Grateful Dead, and New York's jazz scene.
