DJ Ian Head

Last month marked 35 years since A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory" album dropped, an album which literally changed the trajectory of my life. I played that cassette so many times the writing had worn off five years later when some coked out graffiti writer from the Bronx stole it from me freshman year in college. My ultimate mixtape goal is some type of crazy ATCQ megamix, and hopefully it w...

Coltrane made beautiful, powerful music and art. Enjoy.

Amazing to be at episode 300 of Pullin from the Stacks! I started this podcast 14 years ago. Thanks so much to everyone who has tuned in once, twice, twenty or a hundred times! Appreciate you all. Looking forward to many more episodes. I've been playing some hip-hop wax every 100 episodes so here's another short mix from the 45s box. Tracklist: Biz Markie, Fat Boys, Slick Rick, Beastie Boys, Publi...

Came across some nice jazz 45s recently and figured it was a good time to put together a late summer mix! Can't believe we're almost at 300 episodes! Thanks everyone for continuing to tune in an listen. Tracklist: Ahmed Sirour, Kanpai Quartet, Herbie Mann, Bobbi Humphrey, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Bret Breitinger, Soul Surfers, Soul Merchants

Selecting some recent digs and purchases from the past few months that I haven't been able to put in rotation yet! All kinds of sounds and flavors, breaks and covers. Enjoy! Tracklist: Tortilla Factory, John Amato, George Melvin Quintet, Stargazers, Melodia Ensemble, Cleveland All Stars, New Heavenly Blue

Another round of salsa and Latin selections for the summer! Tracklist: Walpataca, Orquesta Soul, Cheo Feliciano, Ocho, Chianio, Latin Tempo, Rumbavana, Ritmo Ardiente

Brian Auger's "Closer to It" LP was one of the first records and first breakbeats I copped long ago, and his version of Eugene McDaniels' "Compared to What" on there remains a favorite. I bought most of these records many, many years ago - mainly for samples, but over the years I've come to really dig into the songs and music themselves. The living legend is still out there making music today, and...

A little tribute to some of the incredible music and musicians in the hometown. Summertime Portland funk and hip-hop off the digital decks. Apologies for the sloppy mixing, still figuring out this new mixer! Tracklist: Mic Capes ft. Farnell Newton and jaminah, Shine Runna, Libretto ft. Jumbo and Theory Hazit, Trox, Cool Nutz, Rev Shines, Alley Oop, Vursatyl, Alex Stange

One of my all time favorite musicians has moved on - Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand, South African legend, whose tunes fueled the anti-apartheid movement. This tribute is long overdue since I have played his records consistently over many years. Truly majestic and inspirational music. These are just a couple of my favorites. Tracklist: Mannenberg, Bra Joe from Killamanjaro, Liberation Dance, Sa...

Heavy fusion melters on this one! RIP to the legends Dexter Wansel and Rob Base. Tracklist: Galactic Force Band, Dexter Wansel, Barry De Vorzon, Brian Bennett, Vels Trio, Thijs Van Leer, Peter Green, Dexter Wansel, Alan Hawkshaw, Boom Clap Bachelors

Spent a week in Sweden (and Copenhagen) trying to find as many interesting and affordable jazz records as I could! Some really dope shops and dealers and all kinds of music and records. Here's a few - not necessarily Swedish musicians only but an array of the pieces I picked up. Tracklist: Ragnarök, Entrance, Finn Savery Trio, EGBA, H&K, Collage, Jan Hammer Junior Trio, Jazz Q Praha

Been stacking up a lot of records to listen to recently - honestly buying more than I was listening, which isn't healthy. So it's time to start going through some of these and engaging with the amazing music on each one. Real eclectic mix today, probably another similar mix coming soon. Stay well out there everyone. Tracklist: Jules Blattner Group, Mini Mizzou, Univ of New Orleans Jazz Lab, Junior...

Seems like a good time to remind folks - especially in the US - that Cuba has continued to suffer under the US embargo and especially recently under the more aggressive Trump measures, things are in a horrific place and many people are dying. This mix of OG Cuban records - some bought on my trip to the country in 2015 - is a tribute to the amazing people across the country who have continued to fi...

DJs Junior and Lil'Dave have been dropping some of the best new (and older) music weekly on Philadelphia radio for many, many years every Friday night. I regularly tune in via podcast to catch up on the most soulful new house jams, funk edits, hip-hop and so much more. You can subscribe here and wherever you might catch podcasts - https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/eavesdropradio. It was an honor...

Like many people, I love the well-produced "live in studio" videos musicians and artists have done over the past decade or so, especially the ongoing series from NPR's Tiny Desk and KEXP's studio sessions. There's also other great performances that mostly are available only in the depths of YouTube, though it seems like some artists are finally realizing they could press these on vinyl or release...

Been awhile since I've done a J-Dilla dedication, thought I'd pull a few favorites and related tracks / covers from the crates for you all. All praise due! Tracklist: Hugh Hopper, Something for the People, Macy Gray, Visioneers, The Roots, Carlos Nino Miguel Atwood-Fergueson Georgia Muldrow, Jaubi

Felt like getting into some hip-hop wax this week, here's a few joints relevant to current events. Enjoy! Tracklist: Big L and Fat Joe, Pacewon, Gangstarr, Cypress Hill, Del, The Coup, The Fugees, Large Professor ft Q-Tip

Went back into the stacks to play a few classics, create a certain soundtrack for the time. Needed to come back to prescient voices of Nina, Gil, and others. Don't let these nazi stormtroopers instill fear in your soul, and at the same time, stay safe! Tracklist: Eugene McDaniels, The Middlebrooks Musical Ensemble, Ashton Gardner, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, dia prometido, Mandrill, Nina Si...

Kicking off the new years with some recent finds containing cover versions of classics old and new. Hard to simply just play records at this moment in time with ICE murdering people in the street and the federal government tweeting out literal KKK slogans. Please stay safe and if you can, give money to STOPICE.NET or local groups doing copwatch / ICE watch in your area if you can! Tracklist: Tania...

These are some of my favorite record purchases this past year - some are more expensive that I happened across at a flea market or online, while others were unknown to me, fortunate pick-ups from the Salvation Army milkcrates or a random jazz bin in from a store in central Cali. All have importance to me in different ways and are beautiful pieces of music. Stay safe out there as we end the year an...

Even though hip-hop music is the basis for all my record collecting, I have trouble staying up on all the new releases these days as I drift more and more into jazz and other musical forms. Shout out to my guy Noah for keeping me as informed as possible about new releases! These are a few tracks that have gotten a lot of repeated listens this past year. Mixed on Serato since a few of these have no...

Took a long breather over the month of November, back now with a stack of the new and old digs. RIP the great Jamil Al-Amin fka H. Rap Brown, immortalized on the Flying Dutchman release with Leon Thomas. It's December and things are getting cold in most parts of the country, for those with means please donate to your local shelters and places like Food Not Bombs, or to your favorite local organiza...

Been doing a fair amount of travel and digging the last couple months, making finds at antique shops as well as the floor-level bins at record stores. Taking chances on things when I can and selecting a few others from the wall if it's a fair price and I likely won't see it again. Here's a good mix of what I've grabbed recently, super eclectic, dig in! Tracklist: Roy Brown, Liana Pascalini and the...

Was recently in Chicago and had many record store adventures. One record that popped up in the cheap bins was something I'd been after, "Chicago Jazz Dance Revival at Gus Place" by the Johnny Frigo Quartet. Frigo and his various groups put out several records of "jazz dance music" for Gus Giordano in the late 60s and early 70s covering jazz, rock and funk tunes of the day. I've been slowly grabbin...

FULL DIGITAL MIX + LIMITED EDITION CASSETTES AVAILABLE AT: http://djianhead.bandcamp.com This mix is an adventure through all kinds of recent and less-recent digs, records that I've come across in the very back of dusty record bins and others I've ordered from dealers on Discogs. Some I digitized and rocked doubles with, others I've played straight off the wax - but everything here is originals an...