ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix KRS-One- KRS One vs. MC Shan: The Battle for Rap Supremacy - Cold Chillinโ, 1986-1988. ๐ค๐ ๐๏ธ: 1985, I recall my friend Kevin playing the keyboard part to โThe Bridge is Overโ on my piano. After Run-DMC videos, my first exposure to Rap was through my friends, on a school bus field… Continue reading In The Stacks 11/30/25
In the Stacks 11/22/25
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Chico Buarque & Ennio Morricone - Sonho De Um Carnaval - Rym Musique, 1970/2000. ๐ง๐ท๐ซ๐ฎ๐น ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ ๐: This is a magical pairing, and also not an example of either manโs best music. Morricone had already done some of his most well known music for films at this point and many of the… Continue reading In the Stacks 11/22/25
Seshjawn Notes 11/16/25
Play List Bart - Ray Stevens - โIโm My Own Grandpaโ - Weird one! I love the confusing relationship maps in the video and the song. Itโs really hard to write a humorous song, and to write any song that gets an audience to take a specific emotional ride with you. Particularly in contemporary times… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 11/16/25
In the Stacks 11/9/25
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Allman Brothers - Brothers & Sisters - Polygram, 1973. ๐ชจ๐ซง ๐ชฉโช ๐ธ ๐๐๏ธ๐ด๐ณ ๐๏ธ๐ฐ๐๏ธโ๏ธ: The Seventies were a remarkable decade for music. Between the technological advances and the post-Beatles record executive talking a more hands off approach and letting artists plot their own course, it is a really potent mix. When you… Continue reading In the Stacks 11/9/25
Seshjawn notes 11/2/25
Play List Dan - Karin Krog - โWe Could Be Flyingโ - This was a big surprise for me, and a pleasant one, the album sound and the songs are so weird and funky. Itโs definitely post 60โs Rock affected Jazz, which can easily get to be too much, but here it is well balanced.… Continue reading Seshjawn notes 11/2/25