Flatbasset Radio: Episode #56

Get bit by the hounds...

Well hello again, everybody!  Welcome back to Flatbasset Radio!

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was incredibly busy in March as such I haven't been able to post a new show in about six weeks.  Sorry.  I'm a busy guy.  You know what they say about the devil & idle hands...

Anyway, I'm back and I promise you that I will crank out new blog posts and new episodes of the podcast all summer long.  Word is bond, son, word is bond.

So, let's get on with it then.  In this week's show I attempt to justify my month-long absence from the show, play a forgotten jam from 2014, attempt to explain how Tim Armstrong was my Dylan, discuss my expectations of Blur's reunion, celebrate the anniversary of Bloc Party's best album, dig into my theory as to why EP's are sometimes the best work an artist puts out, struggle, yet again, to pronounce "Citroën," and, as is par for the course, go all fanboy on a Smiths Flatbasset Flatclassic.  All of that plus all the popped "P's" and audio drop-outs you can possibly stomach.  Enjoy!

As always, this episode is available to stream for free. Just click the Mixcloud player below

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #56 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Twin Graves - Love You To Death
02. Mike The Martyr - Build Clinton (w/Toki Wright)
03. Tim Armstrong - Black Lung
04. Greg Dulli - Paper Thin Hotel
05. Eric Mayson - Capital
06. Bloc Party - This Modern Love
07. Blur - Go Out
08. Aesop Rock - Zodiaccupuncture
09. Jens Lekman - Postcard #3
10. Citroën - Ghost
11. The Smiths - Well I Wonder

There you have it.  Feels good to be home, baby!

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!

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Album Of The Week: October 14-20, 2013

My Album Of The Week for the week of October 14th-20th, 2013:

Citroën - Anachronaut

I'm spending a week with this one on a bit of a whim.

I found about Citroën because they were kind enough to follow Newest Industry on Twitter.  Here's how they described themselves in their Twitter bio:

"We write songs for lost cosmonauts, lonely mathematicians, and handsome fishmongers."

While I'm far too dumb to understand space, mathematics, or the intricacies of fishmongering (hell, I'm not even certain how to pronounce "Citroën"I did follow a link to their Bandcamp page and found Anachronaut as a "Name Your Price" download.  It's got a nice post-punk vibe to it.  If nothing else, at least give the song "Terminal Bliss" a listen.