Editor’s note: 2 DJs and a Boombox is exactly that. Jake, a former DJ at Campustown bars, and Moss Pit, a local mobile music DJ, play a few tunes for each other and let their thoughts flow.

Jake and Moss Pit: One, two, three …

J: Yes, I’m the man. Scissors cut paper.

MP: You go first, big guy.

“You Don’t Treat Me No Good”

Sonia Dada

J: This is a song that everyone knows, but a lot of times, don’t think that they know, but when they hear it, they sing along. The scary thing is my dad actually sings along with this on family trips. He always does the high part and I take the low part. For an old man, he’s good.

MP: The first Sonia Dada concert I went to, I took my dad and he loved it. He has all of their CDs. I think that says a lot for a band when you can take your dad to the show and have fun.

J: When I used to DJ at the bar, people would come up and ask for “Lover, Lover, Lover.” It was a classic case of not knowing the name of a song.

MP: My favorite Sonia Dada story was when they were playing two nights at People’s a few years ago, I was still a minor so the only way I could get into the show was as a photographer.

And one of the nights happened to be my good friends 21st birthday, so needless to say, we went out and got super hammered and I was like, “I gotta go see Sonia Dada.”

So I walked in there with my camera and walked right up to the front of the stage, and with the flash on, took a role of 36 in about two songs. And in about four or five of the pictures, the big black guy in the group is giving me the finger.

J: That’s creative liberty right there — that’s what that is.

“Playing With Fire”

Wes Cunningham

MP: This is a song about something I know you’re an expert on — relationships.

J: Yeah, right. Is this one of those songs you can start putting names with the lyrics?

MP: This is definitely one of the best records I’ve bought in a long time.

J: This sounds like something you throw in at 3 a.m. after a long walk home.

MP: “We fan the flames around us/ And pray we don’t get burned.” I love that line.

J: I’m trying to place his voice. It’s smooth, but it doesn’t really sound like anyone else.

He sounds like he knows what he’s talking about, instead of the boy band with a 15-year-old singing about how his heart’s been crushed so many times. I mean, come on, you have to get your drivers license first.

MP: I want to know how these singer/songwriters can get their heart crushed? Usually girls latch on to their guitar-playing boyfriends and don’t let go.

J: You know what it is? All of those ladies broke up with him before he started cutting CDs. They’re all like, “Oh, that was me, wasn’t it? Please don’t say my name. Please don’t say my name.”

“What A Good Boy”

Barenaked Ladies

J: We’re going with a Barenaked Ladies song that’s not “One Week” or “It’s All Been Done.”

MP: They have other songs?

J: They do actually. This is one that showcases their actual musical talent. It was the last song they played at the Minneapolis show I went to and the whole crowd was just amazed.

MP: I was playing my family in “Rock & Roll Jeopardy” the other night, and I got a question about Barenaked Ladies and my dad was like, “Who?”

J: Here’s a good line: “I go to school, I write exams/ If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out/ Does anyone give a damn?” For someone who’s been in school as long as I have …

MP: This guy’s voice works really well on ballads.

J: Oh yeah, and he’s totally personable with them. When he did this song live, he stood with his arms out in a crucifix position and you couldn’t help but get goose bumps. It was amazing.

“Insinuation”

Folk Implosion

MP: This is one of the most under-rated bands of all time. They did the “Kids” soundtrack, you know “I’m the one, natural one.” And the guy who leads Folk Implosion is Lou Barlow, who also fronts Sebadoh.

J: This is one that definitely gets your toe tapping and head nodding right away, so that’s a good thing.

MP: There’s an E.P. out of acoustic Sebadoh stuff that is just awesome.

J: This is definitely not what I would have taken from the name. I like the guy’s voice, even though you can’t tell what the hell he’s saying. It’s a little Depeche Modesh.

MP: Folk Implosion is good when you’re just sick of normal shit.

J: This is the kind of music you have to take in moderation to appreciate. If I was in a bar and this was the only thing they were playing, I’d either think I was tripping out or I’d want to go play in traffic after a couple hours.