Last night, it was my pleasure to deejay for Mellon’s Melons at The Old Angle in Ohio City. It was a different crowd and a different setting than most of my dj gigs (i.e., not a bunch of tune junkies at The Beachland or Blue Arrow). Consequently, I had to lug a whole bunch of gear up and down the steps to the basement of The Old Angle. It meant I needed 30 minutes to troubleshoot a nasty buzz from the speakers (One turntable wasn’t properly grounded). And, it meant I got to put together a largely upbeat set of music which went deeper and wider than many of my past performances. It couldn’t have gone any better.
Here’s a big thank you to the organizers of Mellon’s Melons and the Old Angle, and a big best of luck to you, to Terri Mellon.
1. The Breeders – No Aloha
2. Happy Birthday – Girls FM
3. Spoon – Got Nuffin’
4. Black Keys – Act Nice and Gentlemanly
5. Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice
6. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Magical Colors
7. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Rosalita
8. The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
9. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Bottled Up in Cork
10. Wilco – Box Full of Letters
11. Prisoners – Little Old Me
12. The Faces – Stay With Me
13. The Replacements – Bastards of Young
14. Lou Reed – Sweet Jane
15. The Dirtbombs – Chains of Love
16. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – Just Dropped In to See What My Condition Was
17. The Detroit Cobras – You Don’t Knock
18. Pretenders – Stop Sobbing
19. Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La
20. No Age – Glitter (12″ Version)
21. LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
22. Love and Rockets – Kundalini Express
23. Jesus and Mary Chain – Sidewalking
24. Ceremony – Stars Fall
25. Suicide – Ghost Rider
26. The Clash – Magnificent Seven
27. A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It
28. Urban Dance Squad – Deeper Shade of Soul
29. Blondie – Rapture
30. The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty in Pink
31. Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Whats So Funny ‘Bout Peace Love and Understanding
32. Jay Reatard – See Saw
33. Nirvana – Love Buzz
34. The White Stripes – Fell in Love with a Girl
35. Slade – Mama, Mama We’re All Crazy Now
36. Guns N Roses – Paradise City
37. The James Gang – Funk #49
38. T Rex – Telegram Sam
39. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Afro
40. LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk is Playing at My House
41. MIA – Paper Planes
42. Biz Markie – Just a Friend
43. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two
44. Cobra Verde – Temptation
45. Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
46. The Raincoats – Fairytale in a Supermarket
47. Thee Oh Sees – The Masters Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In
A short break
48. Bruce Springsteen – No Surrender
49. Spoon – Sister Jack
50. Split Enz – I Got You
51. Pavement – Cut Your Hair
52. Smashing Pumpkins – Today
53. Flaming Lips – Race for the Prize
54. Gypsy Kings – Hotel California
55. Devo – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
56. Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone