Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums: February '16

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Things I Listened To On The Bus Monthly!

That's right, another month is in the rear view mirror, which means it's time for a dose of instant nostalgia.

Before we get to the list I'd like to throw a big thank you out to all artists & labels that took a moment to like, share, or retweet the show. I literally have no other means of exposure,so each of those shares means a lot to me.

Of course, those shares don't mean much if nobody listens to the show so I'd like to extend a XXL thank you to anybody who gave it a listen. Hopefully you enjoyed it.

Alright, let's get to the list.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Dizzy Fae mixtape has 10 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as ten "plays." As usual, all stats come from my Last.FM page. Give it a follow if you really want to stay up on what's getting the most plays.)

01. Panther Ray - Twilight Drips (103 plays)

02. Dizzy Fae - Free Form (72 plays)

03. Ten Grand - What I Should Have Said Vol. 1 (58 plays)

04. Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One (56 plays)

05. Straya - Sobereyed (56 plays)

06. The Muffs - Really Really Happy (54 plays)

07. Foxes In Fiction - Swung From The Branches (54 plays)

08. Pearl Jam - Yield (44 plays)

09. A Grave With No Name - Passover (43 plays)

10. V/A - Unpop 157 (40 plays)

11. The Broken Bicycles - Restlessness Of Youth (40 plays)

12. Shannon And The Clams - Sleep Talk (36 plays)

13. Loden - Lit For Exits (Extinct) (36 plays)

14. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (35 plays)

15. V/A - Minnesota Sur Seine (35 plays)

16. Pat Keen - Live On Radio K (35 plays)

17. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis (33 plays)

18. INTL FALLS - INTL Falls (33 plays)

19. Shopping - The Official Body (32 plays)

20. Bob Mould - District Line (31 plays)

21. Andrew Broder - Live On Radio K (31 plays)

22. Gary Louris - Vagabonds (30 plays)

23. Run The Jewels - RTJ 3 (29 plays)

24. Polarnecks - Winter Demos (26 plays)

25. The Riverboat Gamblers - Something To Crow About (24 plays)

There you have it, folks. Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #117

Perhaps it isn't what you wanted or even what you're looking for...

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #117!

That's right, folks, it's a rare Monday afternoon episode of the show. I had planned on getting the show done on Friday, but I was unfortunately waylaid by a cold, a hockey game, and work. These things happen. Someday they'll pay me to do these shows and then I won't have any more excuses.

If you're a fan of the show you likely know what you're getting into with Episode #117. I've got jams on jams on banter on more jams. Along the way I discuss overrated albums of the 90's, underrated albums of the 90's, trying to do my part to support indie labels, French guitar instrumentals, the resurfacing of the old "Minneapolis Sound," one of my favorite Twin Cities producers, my latest Glaswegian obsession, and plenty more. Of course I also have the Cover Of The Week, a dive into Nate's Archives, a trip in the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and the Flatbasset Flatclassic.

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. I've finally set up a decent downloading site, so if you'd like to download Flatbasset Radio: Episode #117 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #117 plays out:

01. The Happy Children - All This Time

02. Dizzy Fae - Johnny Bravo

03. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

04. Museum Mouth - Santa Monica

05. The Muffs - By My Side

06. Docks - Train

07. Fits - Running Out

08. Ela - Checks Getting Cashed

09. Shopping - Asking For A Friend

10. Big Cats - Dreaming About Birds

11. Polarnecks - Will The Good Things End?

12. Bob Mould - The Silence Between Us









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Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

Thanks for listening!

For more of my rantings you can give me a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on my Mixcloud page.  Stop by Flatbasset Radio's Facebook Page & give it a "Like" if you have the time.

Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #21

(THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARS ON THE TWIN CITIES BLOG NEWEST INDUSTRY)

Give us a drink and make it quick...

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #21!
 
For those of you who are unaware of the Flatbasset Radio format, here's what you're looking at: TCDroogsma is our resident MP3 junkie. As you've probably noticed in his Songs Of The Week column, he's not always the most positive music fan. In an effort to prove that he is, in fact, a fan of music, we give him an hour each week to play the songs he's digging and talk a little bit about them. Once he's recorded his podcast we put it right here on the website for free to stream!

In this week's episode Droogsy looks forward to that cane life, admires a revenge-based trailblazer, reads to us from the New York Times, questions the drinking habits of his peers, admits to missing the point of most songs, dedicates a song to good pet owners, mispronounces both accessories & band names, finds himself in a "Remix Warp," calls for Uptown's transition to "Little Woodbury," and pays tribute to a Twin Cities icon.

You can download the podcast for free by clicking the episode's title or stream the episode by clicking on the Mixcloud player below.

Flatbasset Radio - Episode #21

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #21 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01.  MaLLy - Dead Art Painting (Intro)
02.  Bob Mould - The Silence Between Us
03.  Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - City (w/Karriem Riggins)
04.  The Chambermaids - Electric Sky
05.  Morrissey - Our Frank
06.  Madvillain - Strange Ways (Koushik's Remix)
07.  Citroën - Terminal Bliss
08.  The Promise Ring - Become One Anything One Time
09.  Speech DeBelle - The Key
10.  Turbo Fruits - Mama's Mad Cos I Fried My Brain
11.  Thurston Moore - Friend
12.  Eyedea & Abilities - Music Music

There you have it, music fans! Enjoy!

For more TCDroogsma be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  He can also be found right here on Newest Industry reviewing singles in our Songs Of The Week column. Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on his Mixcloud page.

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Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #7 (2012 Song Of The Day Countdown!)

(THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARS ON THE TWIN CITIES BLOG NEWEST INDUSTRY)

There's no way to forget it all...

Well hello again, music fans! Welcome back to Flatbasset Radio!

December is list making time and we're no exception. This week's podcast is a special one as TCDroogsma counts down his 15 favorite tracks given away by The Current via their Song Of The Day podcast!

As well as running ten minutes longer than he was allowed, TCDroogsma struggles to title his own podcast, loses all credibility with the youth of the Twin Cities, bases his top choice on his own unique life situation, and explains exactly why it is that he's obsessed with the Song Of The Day podcast even though he kind of hates it.

Click the embedded player above to listen to the podcast. Click the title below to download it for your very own.

Flatbasset Radio – Episode #7

15. Craig Finn - Honolulu Blues

14. I Self Devine - Exist To Remain

13. Bob Mould - The Descent

12. Of Montreal - Dour Percentage

11. P.O.S. - Where We Land (w/Justin Vernon)

10. Soul Asylum - Gravity

09.Twin Shadow - Five Seconds

08. MaLLy - Good One (w/ K.Raydio)

07. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Only In My Dreams

06. Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart

05. Dark Dark Dark - Tell Me

04. Bloc Party - Octopus

03. Aesop Rock - ZZZ Top

02. The Cribs - Come On, Be A No-One

01. Communist Daughter - Speed Of Sound (EP Remix) 

There you have it, everybody! Episode #7 and a snapshot of 2012 through the eyes of TCDroogsma.

If you somehow want even more TCDroogsma he can be found on Twitter (@TCDroogsma) or rambling on and on over at Flatbasset, his personal blog. We're currently taking bets as to how deeply into 2013 he can make it without shaving.

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