Nice to see people I now know in this mix too, including Mohamed Abozekry on oud and Sam Nebyu on violin.

The new Zayed National Museum (designed by Norman Foster + Partners) looked stunning

zayednationalmuseum.ae/en/

I try to do this with students from places in the world where my references to references to references all mean nothing.

I totally get it. So we keep fighting and sending people down the wormholes the best we can

I wish I had time to show them videos of b-boys dancing at Soho galleries, or Rock Steady dancing at Lincoln Center. It's their homegrown culture, but they don't know it. Some don't get why I have Willie Colon on there either! But yes to all of the above

Keep fighting the good fight.

And one day. One day. They will be ready for this.

youtu.be/UVab41Zn7Yc?...

I wish I could have time for all of the above. The Ramones are my only CBGBs representative. Once in a Lifetime would blow their minds.

And then you could draw the line from CBGBs to both Fab Five Freddy and Fania

Isn’t that the job description?

Heart of Glass? Once in a Lifetime?

Want a video that will confound them?

Then you could make them watch the doc and radicalize them

Luckily Prince is here to clean the playlist

Hahaha. Yeah cause it’s shit

Ok. Got me there.

But you couldn’t use Devo for synth pop and MTV?

Basically live skeeting as I work thru your playlist. Akon’s part of Wanna Be Starting Something is crying for some Old Town Road

And I thank you for that.

I mean - Disney is the source or so many standards. So no issues there.

I guess next syllabus needs We Will Rock You

Gotta get Let It Go into the syllabus, obvs

Don’t you dare bring Hamilton into this