B. Michael Payne

David Bowie Tribute: Why 'Ziggy Stardust' Is The Perfect Rock Album

Passion of the Weiss takes the week to celebrate the life and mourn the death of David Bowie.

Jan 13, 2016 • B MICHAEL

Young Forever: Rae Sremmurd "SremmLife"

B. Michael Payne examines Rae Sremmurd's debut album "SremmLife", cause it's the only life they know.

Jan 20, 2015 • B MICHAEL

Rich Forever: Azealia Banks "Broke With Expensive Tastes"

Azealia Banks' attempt to get rich or get dropped trying.

Nov 11, 2014 • B MICHAEL

Is This It? FKA Twigs "LP 1"

Aug 13, 2014 • B MICHAEL

She's a Big Dreamer, So Watch Her Come Up With Something: Kate Tempest Challenges Kendrick and The Streets

Jun 2, 2014 • B MICHAEL

Enter the Void of EMA

Apr 11, 2014 • B MICHAEL

Faces in Reflection: The Arcade Fire's "Reflektor"

Oct 30, 2013 • B MICHAEL

Question in the Form of An Answers: An Interview with Spark Master Tape

You know when someone derisively describes something as “tumblr rap”?

Aug 23, 2013 • B MICHAEL

The Corrections: A Defense of Phish

Brian Michael Payne is a Buddhist prodigy.

Aug 15, 2013 • B MICHAEL

You Deserve Some Weed

No amount of weed could make B Michael Payne find Waterboy jokes funny.

May 22, 2013 • B MICHAEL

Who is Spark Master Tape and What Does He Do?

May 3, 2013 • B MICHAEL

The Raw Retro-Futurism of Huntronik

B Michael Payne wrote this in a hovercraft-converted Edsel.

Mar 5, 2013 • B MICHAEL

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