Happy New Year! - Freestailo #17 - 1/1/12

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FREESTAILERS!

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This is the beginning of a long night for me, and I had a lot of fun spending the beginning of the New Year with you. Like I said over and over again on the show: I can't think of a better way to spend my year than doing the radio thing, and playing music for all of you. They say that what you do on New Year's is what you'll do the rest of the year, and I hope that's true, because that means that I'll be spending a lot more time with you via the airwaves.

Another great way to spend New Year's is with friends, and I'm lucky enough that one of my roommates and one of my good friends came to the station with me to help me pick out music and stay with me a bit. I also was welcomed by three other DJs in the studio when I arrived to the station after my friend's New Year's party. Thus the Beatles song I played first. 

Another thing: I dressed up for y'all. Do you realize that? I was decked OUT, kids. Dress, heels, make-up...the works. Came straight from a New Year's party to DJ for you. Because I love you. 

TO THE PLAYLIST!

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. The Beatles: With A Little Help From My Friends - St. Peppers Lonely Hearts Band
2. The Sportsmen Quartet: Red Rose Rag - Barber Shop Harmony
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Zero - It's Blitz!
4. Andrew Bird: Don't Be Scared - Weather Systems
5. Celestial Navigations: Arranger V - Chapter V
6. Soweto Gospel Choir: Kae Le Kae - Grace
7. Regina Spektor: Bobbing for Apples - Grace
8. Calexico: Rota - Garden Ruin
9. M. Ward: Transfiguration #1 - Transfiguration of Vincent
10. Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - YouTube
11. Nintendo: New Year's, Not At Party - Animal Crossing GC OST
12. Chirgilchin: Borannadyr Solo - The Wolf And The Kid
13. Bootsy Collins: Is That My Song? - Ultrawave
14. Legowelt: 2002 - Disco Nouveau
15. Animal Collective: Lion in a Coma - Merriweather Post Pavilion
16. Vampire Weekend: Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
17. Ella Fitzgerald: Mack The Knife - Ella in Berlin
18. Noel Coward: Rise Rapture, Rise - Bioshock OST
19. Bad Indians: The Path Home - Bad Indians
20. Science Fiction Dance Party: Just Walking on the Moon - Dance With Action
21. Irony of Fate/Enjoy Your Bath - movie
22. Dino Saluzzi: Introducción y Milonga del Ausente - Cité de la Musique
23. Billie Holiday: Yesterdays - The Voice of Jazz vol. 2
24. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: The Nearness of You - Ella and Louis
25. Skins: Episode 6 - Skins Season 3
26. Noah Greenberg: Spanish Music of the Renaissance - Spanish Music of the Renaissance
27. Kraftwerk: Electric Cafe - Electric Cafe
28. Neko Case: Wayfaring Stranger - The Tigers Have Spoken
29. Ike and Tina Turner: Am I A Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner Revue
30. Norah Jones: Don't Miss You At All - Feels Like Home
31. Yo La Tengo: Winter A-Go-Go - Summer Sun
32. Pär Grindvik: Casio - Death Is Nothing To Fear 1
33. Nintendo: Evolution - Pokemon OST
34. Kittycraft: How Long Can This Go On? - Catskills
35. Masloboevs: Holidays - Russian Folksongs in the Key of Rhythm
36. Fleet Foxes: Meadowlarks - Fleet Foxes
37. Dakha Brakha: Divka-Marusechka - Na Mezhi
38. Miss Kitten & The Hacker: Walking In The Sunshine - First Album
39. Anamanaguchi: Leave The Past Behind - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game OST
40. MV & EE with the Golden Road: The Burden - Gettin' Gone
41. Mammatus: Dragon of the Deep Part One - Mammatus
42. Radiohead: House of Cards - In Rainbows
43. Koji Kondo: Moon's Destruction - Majora's Mask
44. The Red Krayola: The Green Sun - Japan In Paris In L.A.
45. The Supremes: There's No Stopping Us Now - The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
46. Amon Tobin: Piece of Paper - Isam
47. Minikon: Milk - Minikon
48. Tegan and Sara: Someday - Sainthood

At The Party:

1. Regina Spektor: It's always a pleasure playing Regina Spektor, but I try to restrain myself so that I don't overplay her. 'Bobbing for Apples' is the perfect New Year's song, in my opinion. I don't know why. 
2. Interludes: I like that I used smaller interludes at various times. Wow, that's kind of vague. Specifically, I like the "Moon's Destruction," "Evolution," and Bioshock interludes that I used. I think it added a bit of momentum to the show, and kept me entertained. 
3. Marathon Time: This is part one of my New Year's Marathon, and I think it's pretty good for a long night, right? 

Not At The Party: 

1. Skins Mess: Wow, so I really didn't mean to play the beginning of the episode of Skins. I meant to find the perfect scene right in the middle to play for you to make a beautiful layering experience. For some reason though, it didn't register with me that when I started to play Skins, Irony of Fate would stop playing. Derp de derp. 
2. Transitions: Just a bit off I think. Nothing horrible, but not perfect. 
3. Just a bit off...: I can't explain it, but I feel like I just wasn't TOTALLY on my game. I made little flub ups that aren't really worth listing here. 

Stay tuned for part two of my New Year's Marathon Extravaganza AKA Heidi DJs for 6-straight-hours yaaaaay!