Flatbasset Radio: Episode #112

Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding...

Well hello again, music fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #112!

It's the last show of 2017, everybody and I, for one, couldn't be happier. 2017 was a trash can fire. Will 2018 be better? I don't know. What am I, Kreskin? I hope so, but I'm a practical man, so I'm sure not counting on it.

The one thing I can say with some certainty: This is an outstanding episode of Flatbasset Radio!

(Second thing I can say with some certainty: I am not great at segues.)

Anyway, continuing a theme from last week's episode, I'm making up for some lost time with this one. Over the course of 2017 I slept/worked/moped my way through too many weeks without putting together a show and, as such, I missed a bunch of classic anniversaries. I'm rectifying that here on Ep. #112. A semi-forgotten hip-hop classic, an old demo by a fallen power-pop god , TWO 50th anniversary classics, my favorite post-makeout-stroll album of 1997, the most perfect power-pop song ever written, some weirdo 70's instrumental stuff, one of the great forgotten punk bands of the 90's... all of these things make an appearance on this week's show (as well as a new one from the Twin Cities' favorite ex-pats). All that plus the Cover Of The Week & 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 #112 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.

If you don't have the time or desire to download the show, just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.



Here's how Episode #112 plays out:

01. The Hold Steady - Entitlement Crew

02. Lupe Fiasco - Hip-Hop Saved My Life

03. The Beatles - Flying

04. Nirvana - Son Of A Gun

05. Rivers Cuomo - Chess

06. David Bowie - Moss Garden

07. R.E.M. - Nightswimming

08. Buffalo Springfield - Rock & Roll Woman

09. Wretch Like Me - Hello Hollywood, This Is David

10. Green Day - Last Ride In

11. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

12. The Smiths - I Won't Share You









There you have it. See you in hell, 2017!

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.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #66 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix)

I stopped sharkin' a minute to get chips & drinks...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #66!


It's fall outside, kiddos, and that means it's time to put on your hoodies, pull out your hats, and indulge in Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix!

As he always does when the seasons change, my buddy Nick (aka Young Sandwich) stopped by to drop off an hour long seasonally-appropriate mix and this year's no exception. As you can see from the track list below, this Autumn Mix sticks to Nick's format of covering as many bases as possible in an hour. There's East Coast rap, impovisational jazz, 90's grunge, iconic folkies, 60's British rock, ska-punk, old-timey guitar theatrics, British hip-hop, 90's refugees, and one epic prog-rock jam. Somehow he makes all this work. What a beauty.

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #66 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Beastie Boys - Alright Hear This
02. Junior Brown - Peelin' Taters
03. Roxy Music - Both Ends Burning
04. Cibo Matto - Beef Jerky
05. Scott Weiland - Circles
06. Ghostface Killah - Holla
07. The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow
08. John Scofield - Freepie
09. The Pfifers - Show No Fear
10. Nirvana - Molly's Lips
11. Wu-Tang Clan - Only The Rugged Survive
12. Bob Dylan - Autumn Leaves
13. The Streets - Fit But You Know It
14. This Town Needs Guns - In The Branches Of YGGDRASIL
15. Styles P - Hoodie Season
16. King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare
17. Neil Young - Harvest Moon

There you have it, folks. Tie up your hoodies.

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

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #63 (Young Sandwich's Summer Mix Pt.1)

Man, I should go get a paper route...

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #63!

As you hopefully tell by the extended title up above, my buddy Nick (aka Young Sandwich) is back with another one of his seasonal mixes.  He was also kind enough to stop by a few months ago with a Spring Mix and started off his seasonal appearances last Autumn with a two-part mix for Episodes #45 & #49.  He had put one together for last winter too, but that one is in the vaults.  I'll post that one once we get into the dead of winter.

But that's the past and the future.  We're here and it's summer.

As you can tell from the title, this is the first in another two-part seasonal mix.  This time around Nick & I "collaborated" on the show.  I put "collaborated" in quotation marks because when Nick gave me the CD full of his songs about half a dozen of them refused to be recognize by my computer.  Instead of digging around to find new versions of the tracks I decided to inject a few of my own choices into the mix.  In the end this Summer Mix turned into a sort of Bizarro Summer. It's got classics you'll recognize, songs from legends you might not no, indie hip-hop, raw grunge, a good dose of jazz, sun-drenched indie rock, instrumentals, and one prog-rock opus.  Hope ya dig it.

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #63 (Young Sandwich's Summer Mix Pt. 1) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Long Hot Summer Night
02. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
03. Open Mike Eagle - Nightmares
04. PJ Harvey - The Dancer
05. Albert King - The Very Thought Of You
06. Jim Morrison - A Feast Of Friends
07. Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise
08. .phase - Sudden Affection
09. Nirvana - Very Ape
10. Outkast - Drinkin' Again (Interlude)/Snappin' & Trappin' (w/Killer Mike & J-Sweet)
11. Nina Simone - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
12. Nik Freitas - Sun Down
13. Omaur Bliss - Summatime
14. Charlie Parker - I'll Remember You

There you have it folks!  Be back tomorrow with Young Sandwich's Summer Mix Pt. 2!

Newest Industry Presents - Flatbasset Radio: Episode #35

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Yeah, I called you fat, look at me I'm skinny...

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #35!
 
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 and/or download!

In this week's episode TCDroogsma is flying solo from Planet New Basset yet again.  In the process of trying to get his podcast game "back on track" he's feeling extra "saucy" because of the warm weather, celebrating the anniversary of one of independent hip-hop's great albums, buying CD's on Amazon for a penny, lamenting the 20 year anniversary of a generational icon, celebrating Rex Manning Day, anticipates a summer of Rhymesayers, finds himself coming around on a couple artists he didn't care for, (yet again) mispronounces a band's name, explains why St. Vincent is one of his "desert island" artists, vows to get MinneSarah back into the fold for next week's show, and discusses the song that best embodies old Modest Mouse & new Modest Mouse!

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 #35

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #35 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Superchunk - Precision Auto
02. Madvillain - Money Folder
03. Nirvana - Lithium (Solo Demo)
04. Chance The Rapper - Acid Rain
05. Evan Dando - The Ballad Of El Goodo
06. Blueprint - Respect The Architect
07. CFCF - Lorraine
08. No - Leave The Door Wide Open
09. Straya - Chronologies
10. The Hood Internet - Digital Humpty
11. The Church - Under The Milky Way
12. Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty

There you have it, music fans!  Enjoy!

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

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Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #24

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All the parts are running, sparks are spilling out the gears...

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #24!
 
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 edition Droogsy plays a song for the cold weather, reaches back for a lost Twin Cities R&B jam, laments being too old to attend Doomtree Blowouts, shines a spotlight on some local artists in an Album Of The Week showcase, questions the definition of "extreme hiatus,"  plays an modern indie rock classic, explains that British people are inherently polite, gives us a Flatclassic that doubles as the Cover Of The Week, and, of course, fires a few shots at David Bowie!

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 #24

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #24 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01.  Mason Proper - Lock & Key
02.  Illogic & Blockhead (w/Lionesque) - Chiseled Masterpiece
03.  Walter Lewis & The Blue Stars - I Have Love At Home
04.  Doomtree - The Grand Experiment
05.  Frankie Teardrop - New Beverage
06.  Allan Kingdom - I Should Be A Pusha
07.  The Persian Leaps - Hard Feelings
08.  The Walkmen - The Rat
09.  Baishe Kings - Yeah
10.  Clinic - Miss You
11.  K.Raydio & Psymun - Jupiter
12.  Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

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 #19

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Feelin' good, feelin' great... feelin' great, feelin' good, how are you?

  
Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #19!

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 TCDroogsma celebrates the anniversary of a couple landmark records, speculates as to which album released this week will join them as a classic, pays homage to his hometown, claims he "can't wait for things to go all Twilight Zone," gets angry about indie kids, says goodbye to his favorite footwear, and explains just why the hell it's taken so long to record a new podcast.

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

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #19 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

Flatbasset Radio - Episode #19

01. Hockey Night - Get Real
02. Desdamona & Big Jess - Hopesick
03. David Lynch - Star Dream Girl
04. Busdriver - Take This Step With Me And Never Look Back
05. Nirvana - Serve The Servants
06. Tricky - Nothing's Changed (w/Francesca Belmonte)
07. Outkast - Ghettomusick
08. Sparta - Air
09. Medium Zach - See Today
10. The Suicide Machines - Vans Song
11. T.I. - Popped Off (w/Dr. Dre)
12. Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night

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.

For more Newest Industry be sure to give us a follow on Twitter (@NewestIndustry1) to stay up on the work being done by all of our contributors.  More importantly, we have a Facebook page here.  Trivial as it seems, stopping by and giving us a "Like" is a free & legitimate way to support the blog.

Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #1

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"I guess this is my dissertation, homey, this shit is basic..."

Well hello, music fans, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Flatbasset Radio!

For those of you unfamiliar with Flatbasset, it's the work of our regular contributor TCDroogsma.  For years now he's been posting mixes of songs online each month under the name Flatbasset.  Evidently he's decided to change things up a little bit.

(Click play on the embedded player above to listen to the podcast. Click the link below to download the podcast.)

Flatbasset Radio - Episode #1

In this episode TCDroogsma claims the British government is hoarding rappers, explains the best Halloween he ever had, recaps the "Get Out The Vote" show at First Avenue, steals an idea from Sound Opinions, and laments Morrissey's ill mother.

Still, we're all new to this so, TCDroogsma, what gives?

Boy, that's a concise question.  Basically, I've been making those Flatbasset mixes for a few years now and I've found that they are not very successful.  I decided to change it up a little bit by turning the mixes into a podcast where I break up the songs by talking a little bit.

That was your plan?  To break up a bunch of great songs with your rabbling?

Well, when you frame it that way it doesn't make much sense.  More accurately, it wasn't quite fair just labeling it a "mix" as that implied that it was some chopped up party starter, which it obviously wasn't.

Plus, I realized that people weren't really reading the bits I wrote about each song.  Since people hate reading I thought they might rather listen to me explain why the songs are great.

So you don't think people like to read and yet you spend nearly all of your free time blogging?

(Sigh...)

Alright, let's get to this episode then.  Anything we need to know about it? 

Well, this was my first go at a podcast, so you just have to bear with me.  I think it turned out pretty well though.  Here's what the playlist looks like:

01. Kanye West
02. Nirvana
03. JJ Doom
04. PJ Harvey
05. Big Quarters (w/Sims)
06. Ryan Adams
07. Eyedea & Abilities
08. Air
09. Mark Mallman
10. MaLLy
11. I Self Devine
12. Brother Ali
13. The Smiths

Really, just give it a listen.  Even if you find my voice grating and my stories insufferable, the songs fucking kill.

Well alright then.  TCDroogsma, thanks for stopping by to explain yourself. 

Thanks.  I plan on doing this each week, so you'll be hearing from me a lot in the near future.

Great... great...

For more TCDroogsma you can give him a follow on Twitter or Instagram (@TCDroogsma) or check out his own blog Flatbasset.

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