30/07/2025

So Long, Prohibition bar

Prohibition Cabaret Bar in Newcastle is closing today. It's a brilliant bar. I'd been a fan since coming across it in its previous location in Gateshead (before it moved to the site of former, legendary, Jazz Cafe), and post-pandemic, I've helped put on a bunch of parties there, getting the chance to play all kinds of stuff and have a lovely time. I'll really miss it a lot.

I was honoured to be able to DJ the last Saturday it was open, playing Prohibition-era jazz and blues - aaaand some stuff that had that sound and spirit from a bit later.


Here's what got played:


1 - Louis Jordan - Whiskey Do Your Stuff

2 - Howlin' Wolf - All Night Boogie

3 - Harry Roy & his Bat Club Boys - My Girl's Pussy

4 - Benny Goodman - Wholly Cats

5 - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox feat. Emily Goglia & Juliette Goglia - The Boy Is Mine

6 - Earl Hines & his Orch. - Beau-Koo Jack

7 - Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues

8 - Bix Beiderbecke & Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra - Riverboat Shuffle

9 - Slim Gaillard - Dunkin' Bagel

10 - Louis Armstrong - Ole Miss Blues

11 - Sonny Boy Williamson - Shake The Boogie

12 - Harold Land - Swingin' On Savoy

13 - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orch. - Loose like a goose

14 - Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson - Barrelhouse Boogie

15 - Mose Allison - Baby, Please Don't Go

16 - Smiley Lewis - Caldonia's Party

17 - Dave Bartholomew - Who Drank My Beer?

18 - Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli - The Sheik of Araby

19 - Cab Calloway - Are You Hep To The Jive?

20 - Kid Ory - Muskrat Ramble

21 - Roy Milton - Hop, Skip And Jump

22 - The Lost Fingers - Careless Whisper

23 - Big Maybelle - Ring Dang Dilly

24 - Professor Longhair - Oh Well

25 - Doctor Ross - Texas Hop

26 - Johnny Otis - Beer Bottle Boogie

27 - Lynn Hope - Shocking

28 - Mickey Hawks & The Night Raiders - Bip Bop Boom

29 - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - Charleston

30 - Chick Webb & his Orchestra - Heebie Jeebies

31 - The Charleston Chasers - My Melancholy Baby

32 - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Gettin' Drunk

33 - Louis Prima & Keely Smith - Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody

34 - Amos Milburn - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer

35 - Blue Charlie - Whole Lot Of Drinking On The Block

36 - Classie Ballou - Lucille

37 - Willis 'Gatortail' Jackson - Later for the Gator

38 - Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

39 - Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

40 - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox feat. Ariana Savalas & Sarah Reich - Bad Romance

41 - Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

42 - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Pt. 2)

43 - Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

44 - Little Willie John - I'm Shakin'

45 - Lowell Fulson - Rocking After Midnight

46 - Irma Thomas - I Done Got Over It

47 - Jelly Roll Morton - Mint Julep

48 - Rob Heron & the Teapad Orchestra - Hot Bath

49 - The Puppini Sisters - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

50 - Jimmy McCracklin - I Want to Make Love to You

51 - Roy Brown - Shake 'Em Up Baby

52 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Ubangi Stomp

53 - Etta James - Tell Mama

54 - Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming

55 - Finis Tasby - Cloudy Day

56 - Jimmy Smith - Uh Ruh

57 - Lee Dorsey - Mess Around

58 - Eddie Bo - Every Dog Got His Day

59 - Floyd Dixon - Wine Wine Wine

60 - Little Richard - Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens

61 - Chuck Berry - Route 66

62 - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox feat. Gunhild Carling - Dancing Queen

63 - The Lost Fingers - Billie Jean

64 - Champion Jack Dupree - Nasty Boogie

65 - Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'

66 - Irving Aaronson - Let's Misbehave

67 - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

68 - Etta James - Tighten Up Your Own Thing

69 - Ramsey Lewis Trio - Uptight (Everything's Alright)

70 - The Beatles - Back In The USSR

71 - Carl Perkins - Boppin' The Blues

72 - Elvis Presley - Hound Dog

73 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air

74 - Calvin Bose - Waiting & Drinking

75 - Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover

76 - Charles Sheffield - Give It Up

77 - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home

78 - Hot Lips Page & his Orchestra - They Raided The Joint

79 - Perez Prado and His Orchestra - Mambo No. 5

80 - Voodoo Love Orchestra - Sunshine of Your Love

81 - Little Esther - Cupid's Boogie

82 - Lloyd Price - Carry Me Home

83 - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox feat. Kate Davis - All About That Bass

84 - The Lost Fingers - Pump up the Jam

85 - Elmore James - Dust My Broom

86 - Helen Thompson - Going Down To Big Mary's

87 - Wynonie Harris - Quiet Whiskey

88 - Jimmy Liggins - I Ain't Drunk

89 - Marilyn Scott - Beer Bottle Boogie

90 - Laverne Ray - Drunk, That's All

91 - Roy Brown - Bootleggin' Baby

92 - Frankie Lee Sims - She Likes To Boogie Real Low

93 - Jack McVea and His All Stars - Bartender Boogie

94 - Fats Domino - So Long

95 - Chuck Berry - Deep Feeling


15/06/2025

Aaaand... cut

 We did a film-themed party!


1 - Aimee Mann - Save Me

2 - Bryan Adams & Spinal Tap - (Everything I Do) I Do It For Big Bottoms (funk lagoon mix)

3 - Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch - Twin Peaks Theme (instrumental)

4 - Judy Garland - Over the Rainbow

5 - Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan

6 - Prince - Purple Rain

7 - Gerard McMann - Cry Little Sister

8 - Mighty Mike - Footloose Like You (Kenny Loggins vs Adele mashup)

9 - Kiss - God Gave Rock And Roll To You II

10 - Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead

11 - Kenny Rogers - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

12 - The Beta Band - Dry The Rain

13 - Disney - Hakuna Matata

14 - DJ Gizmo - Battle Without Humanity Or Cake (Tomoyasu Hotei vs Cake mashup)

15 - Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks

16 - Lalo Schifrin - Theme from 'Enter the Dragon'

17 - Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson

18 - Moby - James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)

19 - Propellerheads - Spybreak

20 - Aqua - Turn Back Time (Metro Scuba club mix)

21 - The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat

22 - The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)

23 - Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

24 - The Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

25 - The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

26 - Deloris & The Sisters & The Ronelles - Shout

27 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock & Roll

28 - Tina Turner - The Best

29 - Disney - The Unbirthday Song (from Alice In Wonderland)

30 - A-ha - The Living Daylights

31 - Johnny Cash - I Walk The LIne

32 - Northern Monkey Brass Band - Imperial Cantina

33 - Dunproofin' - Lonely GOATherd (Julie Andrews vs LL Cool J mashup)

34 - Will Smith feat Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee - Wild Wild West

35 - DJ Gizmo - Ghost Busta Move (Ray Parker Jr vs Young MC mashup)

36 - Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

37 - Stan Bush - The Touch

38 - Boney M - Rasputin

39 - Smash Mouth - All Star

40 - NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye

41 - Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part I

42 - Madonna - Into The Groove

43 - John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

44 - Oingo Boingo - Weird Science

45 - Yello - Oh Yeah

46 - Bomb The Bass - Megablast (Hip Hop on Precinct 13) [7" Mix]

47 - Prince - Partyman

48 - Mohammed Rafi - Jaan Pehchaan Ho

49 - The Plugz - Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man)

50 - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - Miserilou

51 - The 5678s - Woo Hoo

52 - Meat Loaf - Hot Patootie / Bless My Soul

53 - Plumtree - Scott Pilgrim

54 - Sonic Youth - Kool Thing

55 - Pearl Jam - State Of Love And Trust

56 - Irene Cara - Fame

57 - Irene Cara - Flashdance (What A Feeling)

58 - Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love

59 - Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy

60 - Boyzone - Picture Of You

61 - Five - Inspector Gadget

62 - Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

63 - Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

64 - Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground

65 - Bee Gees - Night Fever

66 - Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - I Will Always Love You

67 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - We Go Together

68 - Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World


This was our last themed party at Prohibition Cabaret Bar, which is sadly closing at the end of July. We'll hopefully find some other venue(s) to throw parties at, but it won't quite be the same. We've done seven of the themed parties (plus some birthdays and other stuff), raised hundreds of pounds for charities doing them - and it wouldn't have been the same without the welcoming and lovely environment of Prohibition and its lovely staff. We'll miss it. And of course, thanks to everyone who came and danced and donated, love yous, see you somewhere sometime soon x

17/03/2025

Veni Vidi Saltavi

 Finally did an indie disco


1 - M Craft - Sweets
2 - Screaming Trees - All I Know
3 - Bush - Swallowed
4 - Scott 4 - Lefturno
5 - The Busy Signals - All The Young Designers
6 - Ultrasound - Kon-Tiki
7 - The Rumble Strips - Girls And Boys In Love
8 - Lauren Laverne - If You Phone
9 - The Lovely Eggs - I Just Want Someone to Fall in Love With
10 - Simple Kid - Evil Can Evil
11 - Mr Scruff feat Alice Russell - Music Takes Me Up
12 - Tacocat - Grains Of Salt
13 - The Charlatans - Shotgun
14 - Lionrock - Fire Up The Shoeshaw
15 - DJ Shadow - Organ Donor (extended overhaul)
16 - Coco Morier - Explosions
17 - The Dream Academy - Bound to Be
18 - Close Lobsters - A Prophecy
19 - The Wedding Present - Don't Cry No Tears
20 - James - Sometimes
21 - Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle
22 - Suede - Trash
23 - Sleeper - Inbetweener
24 - The Go Team - What D'You Say
25 - The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
26 - No Doubt - Just A Girl
27 - P!nk - So What
28 - Hole - Celebrity Skin
29 - Elle King - Ex's & Oh's
30 - The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat
31 - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Shout
32 - Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
33 - Mighty Mike - Beggin For Glory (Madcon vs Portishead mashup)
34 - Michmash - Good times around the world (Chic vs Daft Punk vs Mickael Jackson mashup)
35 - Five - Let's Dance
36 - Les Rythmes Digitales - Dreamin'
37 - New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream
38 - Mylo feat Freeform Five - Muscle Car
39 - Mint Royale - Sexiest Man In Jamaica
40 - Lobsterdust - Roll It [Yeah Yeah Yeahs & A-Trak vs. Salt N Pepa mashup]
41 - The Wannadies - You & Me Song
42 - The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
43 - Catatonia - Mulder And Scully
44 - The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
45 - The Killers - Bones
46 - The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
47 - Girls Aloud - Hoxton Heroes
48 - Gerry Cinnamon - Sometimes
49 - David Holmes - I Heard Wonders (edit)
50 - Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
51 - The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
52 - Noisettes - Beat Of My Heart
53 - R.E.M. - Near Wild Heaven
54 - Super Furry Animals - Northern Lites
55 - Bis - Love Will Tear Us Apart
56 - DJ Tripp - All My Friends (Temptation remix) (LCD Soundsystem vs New Order mashup)
57 - The Cure - Inbetween Days
58 - Bastille - Pompeii
59 - Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know
60 - Blondie - Atomic
61 - Green Day - Basket Case
62 - Blink-182 - All The Small Things
63 - Ash - Girl From Mars
64 - The Primitives - Crash
65 - Weezer - Buddy Holly
66 - Muse - Starlight
67 - The Lightning Seeds - Marvellous
68 - Five - Everybody Get Up
69 - Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
70 - The Zutons - Valerie
71 - Green Day - Good Riddance (original b-side version)