I had my first real solo radio show this morning, and while of course it was far from smooth technically (I had never actually touched the equipment before...so trying to adjust modulator and microphone levels while speaking and queueing music was I problematic juggling act), it was still a lot of fun, which was the point. I've decided not to feel bad at all about my fuck-ups since I know it takes most people a while before they actually, you know, sound good. I've learned that I really need plan out how much cross-fading time I need between each individual song so that I don't end up with as much dead air. My cross-fading worked well at the beginning of the show, but sort of broke down later when I started playing more experimental stuff.

The theme of this week's episode was Pride Month. I haven't really "celebrated" Pride at Carleton this year for a number of reasons, so I thought I would devote an hour to exploring all sorts of work from GLBTQ musicians, not just stereotypical divas and dance party stuff, although that was, I think, also represented somewhat. This week I played, in order:

I Love Rock 'N Roll -- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (because she's Joan Fucking Jett)
Flamboyant -- Pet Shop Boys
Cripple and the Starfish -- Antony & the Johnsons
Wilderness -- Sleater-Kinney
Nightclubbing -- Iggy Pop
Gloria -- Patti Smith
The Maker Makes -- Rufus Wainwright
Crank Heart -- Xiu Xiu
Another Thought -- Arthur Russell
City Hall -- Vienna Teng
Spondee -- Matmos
Proud -- Heather Small (I don't care how cheesy this anthem might be, it's uplifting)
Midnight Radio -- John Cameron Mitchell (as Hedwig)

Last night I went and danced with prospies (i.e. in their presence, not "with" them in a sketchy way) at the Cave. I was going to stay around for the second act, but they were taking their sweet time setting up, it was 11, and I still had my French to do.

I also learned that dancing barefoot on Bell Field in the dark, while dirty, is a great release.