Relatable content, as the yout’ say. Rudy Green - Queer Feelin’ youtu.be/MthNq1W1Gts?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

The lesser known, more hipshakin’ ‘he went…’. The Hepsters - This-A-Way youtu.be/pvsyjic86Dg?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Because I’m fucking shameless, I’m just gonna keep hammering these posts til you all* listen. Surrender to the rock’n’roll now, resistance is futile. *I’d settle for about 5% of yous, to be honest. #musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

Hope my sister likes her Easter card.

Happy anniversary of Jesus’s greatest ever prank to all who celebrate. Here’s something transcendent. Nina Simone - Sunday In Savannah (Live) youtu.be/gLWSw01NxKY?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Not ‘before they broke big’, but I once saw Thurston Moore play the upstairs room of the Cumberland Arms in Byker. No, really.

If my personality hasn’t put you off following me on here for the music stuff, there’s a fair chance you may enjoy one of my radio shows. Worth a shot, anyway. www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel... #musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

Nuff weird questions and wind jokes, have some stellar high-octane girl group action instead. The Exciters - He’s Got The Power youtu.be/ACJBetGwQSc?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Wind gusts now breaking the speed limit everywhere except on the motorway. This Dave bitch has no respect for the Highway Code.

Nothing but love for these fellas - could not have made a bad record if they’d tried. Nolan Strong and The Diablos - My Heart Will Always Belong To You youtu.be/OrbfOK1KZw0?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Weather warning has been upgraded to ‘orange’. Personally, I would prefer a lime-flavoured wind warning, but you can’t have everything.

And back to the boogie…I’m not drinking two nights on the bounce, but don’t let that stop you from joining Jackie & the lads. Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats - Juiced youtu.be/2rFRkP_8AL0?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Speaking of the weather…something a little more soothing. The Intervals - Here’s That Rainy Day youtu.be/y-MF36B82Bc?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

It’s Saturday night, it’s pissing it down again - sounds like time to throw on some rock’n’roll, turn up the volume, and have a ball. The Du Droppers - Boot ‘Em Up youtu.be/To2ajmYNVq8?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Goodnight. I leave you citizens of the internet lands with what’s purportedly the most-sampled song in all of reggae (even if it’s technically dancehall). Sister Nancy - Bam Bam youtu.be/urdxHHeX3GY?... #musicsky #nowspinning #nowplaying

Over the music, I can hear foxes shouting their weird music to the night. So I should probably play this, and other fox-related hymns, in praise of the moon etc. Sweet - Fox On The Run youtu.be/qBdFA6sI6-8?... #musicsky #nowspinning #nowplaying

On the deck now. Baby Washington - That’s How Heartaches Are Made youtu.be/1yaTKiglccA?... #musicsky #nowspinning #nowplaying

Time for some proper DJing (old skool sound system style with one turntable). #musicsky #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

Commonsense, really, but, people you should never trust: Men with ponytails, manbuns, mullets, or rat-tails White people with dreads Hippies (obviously) MAGICIANS Anyone with any kind of ‘circus skill’ People who make lists

Played this on March’s Snakes and Roundabouts, and I’m not/will never be over what a fucking banger it is. (P.S. anyone who owns volume one of Sehorn’s Soul Farm knows exactly what I’ve just had on). Sonny Fisher - Oh Love, This Is Sonny youtu.be/ak4O3VlOTYo?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Alright, dudes? What’s going down in groovetown? Joe Haywood - Let’s Make It youtu.be/GU5zpLtjarQ?... #musicsky #nowspinning #nowplaying

Soul time, Louisiana style. Warren Lee - Star Revue youtu.be/gjMTpkxEBAw?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Divvent worry, lads, I’ve a degree in Philosophy, and when it comes to lovin’, fuckin’ samesies. Charles Brown & Amos Milburn - Educated Fool youtu.be/TP1vNi3Cfr0?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

It’s Friday night, easy to dramatically enhance with a hefty dose of killer-diller rock’n’roll/doo-wop/rhythm & blues/rockabilly, AND you could enjoy such with me as your host/guide by merely clicking this link: www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel... #musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

She’s playing all the hits. B.B. King - B.B.‘s Boogie youtu.be/KVX5tIYYhkM?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Why didn’t Jerry Lee record a Christmas album called Merry Lee Lewis? Open goal. #musicsky

As neat and tidy as it ever gets round here. Still at the stage of the evening when I put each record away before playing another - took a commemorative photo, since I’ve just poured my first drink of the night. Farewell, order and method. #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning

Walking back from the shop just before sunset today. Sometimes I long for the big city life, but I live a twenty minute bus ride from Newcastle city centre and this is at the bottom of my street…

Some more top-shelf late ‘70s reggae to get lost in. Carlton Coffie - Chant Away/Version youtu.be/RKGZDZeGZT4?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

If only. But it’s Easter weekend in northern England, so the weather is chilly and stormy. Sorry, ‘bracing’. Black Uhuru - Sun Is Shining/Version youtu.be/qTyPsTEHeJo?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Jimmy’s on the wall, and I only had to flagrantly disregard at least two of my ladders’ safety instructions to make it happen. #musicsky

I won’t lie, the hours of work this represents would have been more satisfying if they hadn’t ended with the bloody things not fitting into the three new, matching crates, so I’m still using the old box with the lid broken off at the back. Bollocks. #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning

If putting together these IKEA crates for putting singles in doesn’t drive me to drink tonight, I, for one, will be shocked. On the plus side, I had a hotdog today. #musicsky #vinyl

I am full of insomnia meanwhile my cat just stretched in his sleep and farted on my stupid human leg.

It’s not the funniest of all time, but this thread just reminded me of Michael Caine’s attick

Spring is here, the flowers have returned, and so’s Haunted Jukebox - join me for another 2 hours of killer rock’n’roll, doo-wop, rhythm & blues, and rockabilly. You don’t even have to go outside. www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel... #musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

Wasn’t expecting to find a Mikey Dread 12” at the charity shop - two very different sides, both good but side b is definitely more my taste. #musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl #nowspinning

The blossom is finally beginning in the Toon.

Haunted Jukebox show 20’s finally in the can, with bonus ~2 minutes, cos this ain’t ‘proper’ radio; I can do what I like. With you tomorrow on Mixcloud, but if ya can’t wait for yer rock’n’roll fix, you know what to do… www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel... #musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

Jackie Edwards + doo-wop = what’s not to love? Nice cover of the Don & Juan hit from a few years earlier. Jackie Edwards - What’s Your Name youtu.be/OgEdbe5P4xY?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Great doo-wop rocker from The Jewels, who sadly never had much of an impact on the national charts despite some excellent records (though others did with their Hearts Of Stone). The Jewels - Goin’ Goin’ Gone youtu.be/5_e_YQS1jEU?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Against my better judgement, or possibly not, I’m about to head into the cupboard and start recording Wednesday’s Haunted Jukebox at this slightly ungodly hour. Plenty of time to catch up on the current show, mind: www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel... #musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying

Trying to bop my way into convincing myself I’m going to record a show tonight/not leave it til tomorrow, i.e. the last possible minute - we all know how that’s gonna go. Pat Cupp & His Flying Saucers - That Girl Of Mine (demo version) youtu.be/RDKKU78mBfU?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

So many great versions of this song - The Moonglows, Jackie Edwards, and, of course, the Shelly Stevens one I played on this month’s Snakes and Roundabouts. Billy Stewart - Secret Love youtu.be/3FAwpMNFO2Y?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

The version side of this (which, according to the comments is the dub of The Techniques’ Queen Majesty) has some incredible horn work from (I think) the great Tommy McCook. Hopeton Lewis & U-Roy - Tom Drunk/Version youtu.be/CDqCf38PcQs?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Look, I know I said I could never fake early-morning cheeriness/giving a shit about traffic updates adequately to host a *breakfast* radio show, but I just saw how much they were paying Scott Mills, and y’know what…maybe I could. Ball’s in your court, Beeb.

No way this ghoulish vanity-insanity is going to cause trouble. No way at all… The Adverts - Gary Gilmore’s Eyes youtu.be/4OTFp-iRMzw?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Glorious spring weather today.

Goodnight, sweethearts, goodnight. The Checkers - Night’s Curtains youtu.be/69s7oypi7Ow?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Smokey has had enough of my shit and fucked off to bed. Wise boy. Roland Alphonso - The Cat youtu.be/gwhBeiZtSic?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning