| First of All, I’d Like to Thank My Internet Connect….. | August 29, 2013 |
Last night, Passion of the Weiss won the 2013 LA Weekly Web Award for Best Music Blog. There were boy band reunion ticket bribes to the judges, knee caps “accidentally” crushed of the competitors, and at one point, I had to hike 17 miles for a cheesecake just to snare the final vote. It was […]
I abhor doing ticket giveaways, but look at this lineup and tell me if it isn’t one of the greatest one-off bills you’ve ever seen. Of course, you’ve already known about it for weeks, thanks to our Calendar page. If you want a pair of tickets to the show tomorrow (Thursday) night at the Mayan […]
| Passion of the Weiss LA Events & Concert Calendar | March 20, 2013 |
Listen to my headline, it’s a cool dude. From here till eternity (or until I get tired of steering this ship for you bastids that never comment), we have a local listings calendar. You can access it through the calendar tab of the homepage or via this stand-alone link: http://passionweiss.do213.net/. The calendar automatically curates through […]
| Fix Up, Look Sharp | January 3, 2011 |
Hi there. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, pop a forget-me-now, have a seat and relax. Those of you averse to an RSS feed may notice that the Passion of the Weiss looks very different today. In an attempt to be more professionally unprofessional, the staff robbed a truck full of Flemish immigrants fluent in […]
| Stealing 3rd Bass or The Karmic Revenge of Robert Van Winkle | December 9, 2009 |
No need to bloviate about how hip-hop has changed since this interview–it’s readily apparent. But 3rd Bass on Arsenio is a nice accompaniment to Sports Illustrated’s incredibly well-reported and engrossing feature on Pete Nice’s baseball memorabilia obsession, and his ongoing descent. The moral of the story is that you can never trust a young man […]
| Even on a Gallon of Cisco, I Could Never Go Disco, Dude I Ain’t From Frisco | September 22, 2009 |
Due to a combination of serendipitous circumstance and a Snake Plisskin need to escape from LA, I have decamped to San Francisco for the next six weeks. My mission is to prowl the Fillmore for the ghost of Andre Nickatina, uncover the secret location of Rappin’ 4-Tay’s Playaz Club across the water in the “Biggiddy […]
| The Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Weird Summer, A Mixtape | August 27, 2009 |
According to the esteemed Drunkard: “WEIRD SUMMER” was created exclusively to get you through those last few incredibly sticky days of the hottest god damn summer you can remember. Fuel for the fire. Grab that boom box, hit the beach, and turn up the volume. Best served before 9.21.2009. Mucho take it easy. – MB […]
| Beach Dazed Tomorrow Night | July 17, 2009 |
I was offered the chance to see Amadou & Miriam open for Coldplay tomorrow night. While the former rank among my favorite blind Malian husband and wife duos ever (just below the Blind Boys of Bamako, just ahead of the Timbuktu Two-Steppers), I’ll be heading to Beach Dazed instead. Partially, because I don’t think I […]
| Michael Jackson (1958-2009) | June 25, 2009 |
If M.J. wasn’t better than Prince, he’s the closest one. Expect a tribute to the late G.O.A.T. sometime next week. In the meantime, the second greatest music video he ever made (“Thriller” up top, obviously). The only consolation is that now Tito will finally get his chance to shine. Download MP3: Michael Jackson-“Remember the Time”
| 826 LA: Adult Writing Seminar-Writing About Music | March 5, 2009 |
If you’re curious to find out how to lead the Moet & Beluga Caviar lifestyle, that is the world of pro music journalism, circa 09, I’ll be a part of panel tonight on “Writing About Music,”at the Echo Park 826LA outpost. Luckily, I’ll be surrounded by people who actually know how to use a comma: […]
