Editor’s note: 2 DJs and a Boombox is exactly that. Dark Knight, a popular radio personality, and Moss Pit, a local mobile music DJ, play each other a few tunes and let their thoughts flow.

Dark Knight and Moss Pit: One, two, three …

DK: Paper covers rock. Yes!

“Kickin’ and Screamin'”

Garth Brooks

DK: I went ahead and brought stuff from my personal collection that I don’t usually admit to liking.

MP: Anything Garth is hard to admit liking.

DK: Don’t be knocking Garth. The man just sold-out eight shows in Minneapolis.

MP: You can’t knock that.

DK: This is one that’s not really country. It’s more bluesy. It’s also one of the reasons I like him.

MP: It doesn’t sound like Garth at all.

DK: You know, when he mentions his influences, he mentions George Strait, but he also mentions Billy Joel, Elton John, Kiss. So he draws it from all over the place.

MP: B.B. King

DK: That’s what it sounds like. Old Bo Diddley or Muddy Waters, I guess.

MP: Have you seen Garth live?

DK: Yes, I have — up in Minneapolis.

MP: I covered him the last time he was at Hilton, and I hate country, but I had a great time.

DK: I saw him on one of those live TV specials, and they show him help rig the lights. He’s climbing up on the rigging, and they show the stage manager, and he says, “You know, if he falls, we’re all out of a job.”

“Blind”

Sister Soleil

MP: This CD was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s studio, and he did some vocals on this track. It’s really cool. I think it sounds like a ’90s chick-version of “In Your Eyes.” At the end of the song, he starts doing a bunch of echoing.

DK: I just heard that first part, “Look at me,” and I’m picturing some cheesy old musical with some girl in front of a fake mirror going, “Look at me. I’m pretty. I’m so pretty. Look at me.”

MP: (Laughing) Her voice does fit that picture. She’s a cutie, man.

DK: We’ve gotten some other Sister Soleil stuff that I’ve kind of gone, “Not really.” It just didn’t fit us. But this is a little different. I’d be willing to give a couple of test shots to.

MP: You’ll have to check out her show. It’s a good one.

“Book of Days”

Enya

DK: This is my mellow, fall asleep music. You might recognize this tune if you’ve ever seen “Far and Away.”

MP: Good movie. Yeah, I love this CD.

DK: Good Gaelic music.

MP: It’s so funny going into a record store and watching a guy buy an Enya CD. They’re all embarrassed, you know.

DK: Kind of like if you’ve had to do the boyfriend or husband thing where you have to go buy tampons. And then, of course, they have to do a price check.

MP: I’m sure Enya would be proud if she knew buying her record was similar to buying tampons.

DK: It’s kind of the musical version of buying porn. You don’t mind talking among friends that you’ve got it. But you don’t want to be seen buying it.

MP: Same with the “Titanic” soundtrack. I know 10 guys who own it, and none of them will admit it. It’s like, “Yeah, my girlfriend left that over here.” I actually bought Enya because it enhances my studying and not many things do that.

DK: Quite frankly, I’ve used this as make-out music, and it works pretty damn well.

MP: I don’t know too many people who haven’t tried Enya on the make-out table. Ironically, Enya is right next to Enigma in my alphabetical CD collection.

DK: Yes, the chanting monks work very well.

“I Want Candy”

Bow Wow Wow

MP: This one is in honor of the new gig I got doing ’80’s nights every Thursday at Lumpy’s.

DK: This is ’80s?

MP: Oh, I can see it tearing up your mind. “It’s tearing up your heart.”

DK: Please, no N’Sync references. Oh, this is “I Want Candy.” Who originally did this? Because this is one of those where about every five years, some dance group will redo it as like their first song.

MP: You can’t compete with Bow Wow Wow. Chick groups in the ’80s were awesome.

DK: You know what I read yesterday? They’re going to make a movie of The Go-Gos.

MP: Sweet.

DK: The lady who is spearheading the whole project described it as, “What ‘Boogie Nights’ did for porn, this movie will do for The Go-Gos.” If fake prosthetics are involved, I’m there.