In the Stacks 12/31/25

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary - Jive, 1988. ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ†‘ ๐Ÿ“ โš’๏ธ๐ŸŽ—๏ธ ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฝ: Both Public Enemy and BDP release their debut albums in 1987 and in a simultaneous inception they both brought the hard edged, woke Rap that hooked me deeply. When I am captured, deciphering the lyrical concepts and… Continue reading In the Stacks 12/31/25

Seshjawn Notes 12/14/25

PlayList Travis - Some 80โ€™s sounding English band? Probably is an English 80โ€™s band, not sounds like. Itโ€™s not quite the Psychedelic Furs, but it is close in sound. I can get there with this. It's probably more annoying that I canโ€™t place it, I havenโ€™t heard the song, but I think I recognize the… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 12/14/25

In the Stacks 12/7/25

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes - Atlantic, 1991. ๐Ÿชจ๐Ÿซง ๐Ÿชฉ๐ŸŽน๐Ÿ’ฐ: Iโ€™m surprised at how much I enjoy this album now. My interest in Mrs. Amosโ€™ music waned as she became more popular and the popularity seemed to feed her musical ego. One of my dear friends recommended this album in โ€˜91and I… Continue reading In the Stacks 12/7/25

In the Stacks 11/22/25

ItS Intro/Key  Play/Mix Chico Buarque & Ennio Morricone - Sonho De Um Carnaval - Rym Musique, 1970/2000. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐Ÿ“: This is a magical pairing, and also not an example of either manโ€™s 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 - โ€œIโ€™m My Own Grandpaโ€ - Weird one! I love the confusing relationship maps in the video and the song. Itโ€™s 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