Funkiest Lagoon

 Did another party

Here's what got played (was dancing like a dafty myself with some old pals, trolling people with mashups and covers, but got cramp during a brief period towards the end and inexplicably played silliness that people had requested (straight, non-mashed up), I dunno, I was feeling soft or something, don't judge me, it was nice to see everyone).

Procol Harum - Long Gone Geek
Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Man
Witch - Lazy Bones
The Beach Boys - Marcella
The Beatles - Savoy Truffle
The Meters - Hand Clapping Song
Donovan - Sunshine Superman
First Gear - Leave My Kitten Alone
Al Green - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Lee 'The Burner' Austin - Tutti Frutti
The Chi-Lites - Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)
Razzy - I Hate Hate
Shirley Bassey - Jezahel
Baby Huey & The Babysitters - Running
Huey 'Piano' Smith - Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus Blues
The Vagrants - Respect
Voodoo Love Orchestra - Voodoo Chile
The Blues Brothers - Flip, Flop, Fly (live)
The Budos Band - Old Engine Oil
Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown Part 1
The Penny Arcade - Funky Way
Motorhead - Louie, Louie (alternate version)
Iggy & The Stooges - Search & Destroy
The Sonics - Walking The Dog
Ananda Shankar - Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Hackney Colliery Band - Prodigy Medley: Jericho / Out of Space / No Good
Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard
DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat (Old School Reunion Remix '96)
The Soulettes - Let It Be
Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
Laurel Aitken - Bar Tender
Titus Turner - Hungry Man
Otis Spann - It Must Have Been The Devil
Twin Temple - The Devil (Didn't Make Me Do It)
Skull Puppies - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
MadMixMustang - Like A Life On A Prayer (Bon Jovi vs Nina Simone vs Madonna)
DJ Schmolli - How You Like Me Pretty Girls? (The Heavy vs Britney Spears)
DJ Schmolli - Smells Like Dibby Sound (Nirvana vs DJ Fresh)
The Go Team - Ladyflash
Creature From The Funk Lagoon - Creature from the funk lagoon intro
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
No BS Brass - Take on Me
The Apples - Killing
Goldbug - Whole Lotta Love
DJ Gizmo - Rock & Roll Controversy (Bob Seger vs Prince)
Divide & Kreate - Pink Dressed Man (ZZ Top vs Pink)
DRA'man - Highway To Hell Tax (AC/DC vs Detroit City Limits)
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Save The Best For Last
Outkast - Hey Ya
The B-52s - Love Shack
MarinMashup - What's Going Off (Taylor Swift vs 4 Non-Blondes)
DJ Schmolli - Crush It (Nero & Knife Party vs Michael Jackson)
The Wiseguys - Start The Commotion
P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again
Credit To The Nation - Teenage Sensation
DRA'man - I ain't goin' out like good times (Chic vs Cypress Hill)
DJ Schmolli - Bananarammstein (Rammstein vs Bananarama)
Madness - One Step Beyond
Prince - 1999
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
Tina Turner - The Best
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Born To Run
The Blues Brothers - Jailhouse Rock
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
The Replicators - Man, I Feel Like a Woman
The Specials - Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
Overdub & Fissunix - Killing The Psyche Rock (Pierre Henry vs RATM)

It was a really nice night and we raised a hundred and fifty quid for MSF.

Oberon & Titania's Disco Ball

 We did another party! A sparkly glam rock and disco shenanigan!

(poster by Cole)

There was an ACTUAL GLITTERBALL. Everyone looked great. Funky Moves. Despite me having to leave suddenly for a mild emergency, the squad (the finest of funksters, the indomitable party-organisers, the Conclave of Revelry), took it in their stride and a lovely party time was had by all. Everyone was covered in glitter, we raised £70 for MacMillan, amazing.

This is what got played:

1 - Ian O'Brien - Eden

2 - George Duke - North Beach

3 - Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves The Sunshine

4 - Willie Nelson - Blue Skies

5 - Frank De Jo Jo feat Terri Pace - Turn Off The Lights

6 - Paul Haig - Running Away

7 - Ohio Players - Summertime

8 - Amanda Lear - Follow Me

9 - Mandre - Light Years (Opus IV)

10 - T Rex - Ride A White Swan

11 - Wizzard - See My Baby Jive

12 - Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane

13 - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - You Don't Know What You've Got

14 - Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance

15 - Mylo feat Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

16 - Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me

17 - Lo Fidelity Allstars - Disco Machine Gun pt2 (Many Tentacles Pimping On The Keys)

18 - Norman Connors & The Starship Orchestra - Captain Connors

19 - ABBA - The Visitors

20 - Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

21 - Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

22 - Cerrone - Supernature

23 - Spiller feat Sophie Ellis Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

24 - Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing

25 - Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love

26 - Boney M - Barbra Streisand (The Most Wanted Woman)

27 - Marc Johnce vs. Party Ben - Flex Gym Beat Sauce (Duck Sauce vs. Dizzee Rascal vs. Ray Krebbs vs. Michael Jackson mashup)

28 - Patrick Cowley feat Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk

29 - Mcclintockmashups - I Was Made for Boogie Wonderland (Kiss vs Earth Wind & Fire mashup)

30 - Rick James - Super Freak

31 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell

32 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff

33 - Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After?

34 - Talking Heads - Burning Down The House (Rhythm Scholar & Apollo Zero remix)

35 - Michmash - Good times around the world (Chic vs Daft Punk vs Mickael Jackson mashup)

36 - The Osmonds - Crazy Horses

37 - David Bowie - Queen Bitch

38 - Bay City Rollers - Shang-a-Lang

39 - Sweet - Blockbuster!

40 - Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize

41 - Starship - We Built This City

42 - Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper

43 - Fissunix - The Trash Countdown (Europe vs The Whip mashup)

44 - DRA'man - Born to be alive (Patrick Hernandez vs  Amyl & The Sniffers mashup)

45 - LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House

46 - ABBA - Does Your Mother Know

47 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood

48 - Elton John - I'm Still Standing

49 - The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

50 - Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

51 - lobsterdust - Stayin' Hot (Nelly vs Bee Gees mashup)

***Emergency DJ Funky Coleslaw ACTIVATED***

52 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

53 - The Tamperer feat Maya - Feel It

54 - Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

55 - Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat

56 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Grease Mega-Mix

57 - Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

58 - Village People - YMCA

59 - Boney M - Rasputin

60 - The Trammps - Disco Inferno

61 - Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

62 - Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8

63 - ABBA - Waterloo

64 - The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited

Floralia

The second party put on by us, The Conclave of Revelry (with a faintly mystical theme, decorations, optional costumes, me on the decks playing a high-concept musical policy (slightly undone by requests), powerful dancing, lovely people, charitable collection) was.... FLORALIA.

poster by Coley!

Full playlist:

It was lovely, people got covered in temporary tattoos and we raised £85 for Mind.

(Adding) something to Hide

I've dabbled with music in a number of ways over the years but have never played in a band. I got to live the dream recently when I got to add a few small elements (chimes, handclaps, gravel-stomping) during the recording of Hide, the latest album from north-eastern innovative guitar pop group Amateur Ornithologist.

Despite my involvement, the album is a delight. Check it out!

Even more exciting than that, I got to remix one of the tracks, 'When They Fall', for the special bonus remix album Hiding To Nothing. Having become known as THE GRAVEL MAN, I had to just add loads and loads of gravel.

The Last Knights Of Winter

I hate winter, it's rubbish. Threw a party with some good pals to mark reaching March. Was good, had lovely time. Raised a good few quid that'll go to The People's Kitchen in Newcastle.

Here's what got played:

Japan - Nightporter

Karel Fialka - People Are Strange

The Wedding Present - Falling

Trees - Fool

Donovan - Get Thy Bearings

Duran Duran - The Chauffeur (Blue Silver)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric

The Budos Band - Arcane Rambler

Black Sabbath - The Wizard

The Stranglers - Waltzinblack

Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow

Eurythmics - Jennifer

Belouis Some - Imagination

A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver

Blondie - Atomic

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care

The Cramps - Human Fly

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Fischer Z - So Long

Ministry - Effigy (I'm Not An)

Sisters Of Mercy - Poison Door

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House

The Fat White Family - Touch The Leather

Alice Cooper - Poison

Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

Visage - Fade To Grey

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

Skinny Puppy - Far Too Frail

Devo - Whip It

Status Quo - Caroline

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Meatloaf feat Cher - Dead Ringer For Love

Bon Jovi - In And Out Of Love

Judas Priest - Living After Midnight

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink

Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home

Duran Duran - Girls On Film

Erasure - Breath of Life

Gary Numan - Cars

Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

New Order - Temptation

The Cure - Friday I'm In Love

A-Ha - Take On Me

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

New Order - Blue Monday

OMD - Enola Gay

Kaarija - Cha Cha Cha

Billy Preston - Go Now

This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo