Flatbasset Radio: Episode #110

Thank you for playing the way you play...

Well hello again, everybody. Long time, no see. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #110!

Happy Thanksgiving, folks. Thanks for coming back. I know it's been about a month since my last episode and, as always, I apologize. If you're really all that interested I have the usual list of excuses: busy, sleeping, working, lazy... I'm sorry for the delay. I truly love doing the show and I do appreciate that you've come back again.

Folks, I've got all kinds of jams lined up for Episode #110. A few anniversaries, a RIP to one of my favorite local bands, and RIP to one of my favorite local bars, a celebration of arena rock concerts, some Brooklyn synth-pop, some third-wave ska, a Canadian hip-hop concept album a birthday acknowledgement to one of indie rock's icons, a heartwarming Cover Of The Week, the inaugural voyage of the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and my annual Thanksgiving 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 #110 (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 #110 plays out

01. Extraterrestrials - Speak Like A Prude

02. The Pietasters - Out All Night

03. Buck 65 - Intro/1957

04. Daniel Johnston & Jeff Tweedy - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

05. The Promise Ring - Red & Blue Jeans/How Nothing Feels

06. Yeah Wings - The Promise Bison

07. Yohuna - It's All Yours

08. Askeleton - History Is Nothing But Words Written Down Unless Video-Taped

09. Robert Pollard - The Killers

10. Dillinger Four - The Great American Going Out Of Business Sale

11. Arcade Fire - We Don't Deserve Love

12. Descendents - Thank You











There you have it, folks! Enjoy!

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 #103 (Canada Day Special!)

Something told me it'll work out...

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #103!

As you can probably tell from the title of this week's show and the flag-draped banner at the top of the post, Flatbasset Radio: Episode #103 is an extra special edition of the show. That's right, folks, it's our annual Canada Day Special!

Making this year's show even more important: July 1st, 2017 marks Canada's Sesquicentennial! That's right, folks, it's been 150 years since Canada officially told England, "We're sorry, but we'd like to be our own country now, if that's OK. Sorry." Good on ya, Canada.

To mark the occasion, I've got 12 jams lined up to celebrate some of the great music that's come from our brothers & sisters to the north. From Abbotsford to Halifax and back again. I've got a little hip-hop, our mid-show electronic break, a few anniversaries, the Cover Of The Week, the Flatbasset Flatclassic, and more power-pop than any show before this. Seriously, it think, after maple syrup, left-hand shot defensemen, and sweet, sweet crude oil, power-pop is probably Canada's most valuable resource.

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 #103 (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 #103 plays out:

01. A.C. Newman - Encyclopedia Of Classic Takedowns

02. Shad - Telephone

03. Handsome Furs - I'm Confused

04. You Say Party - Nightswimming

05. Death From Above 1979 - Better Off Dead

06. Ryan Hemsworth - (｡◕‿◕｡) (or, I Want To Stare At Your Face Until I Die)

07. Feist - Brandy Alexander

08. Sloan - Pretty Voice

09. The Stills - Helicopter

10. The Everywheres - Slow Friends

11. Ron Sexsmith - All In Good Time

12. Arcade Fire - Intervention










There you have it, folks! Roll up those rims!

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 #100

Who else sounded like this?

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #100!

That's right, folks, we made it! 100 episodes. That's nearly four straight days worth of shows if you played them back to back. I do not recommend playing them all back to back as my nasal voice will haunt both your dreams & nightmares, but regardless, that's a lot of damn shows.

This week's show is filled with all sorts of gems. Their are some outstanding local shows coming up this weekend, a stellar Cover Of The Week, three new songs from three major artists, the Flatbasset Flatclassic, and all the mumbling & "ummm's" that I probably should have learned to avoid about 50 episodes ago. Like I said, great show.

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 #100 (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 #100 plays out:

01. Liam Gallagher - Wall Of Glass

02. BNLX - Resist! Resist!

03. Surfer Blood - Islands

04. Mondo Boys - Shangri-La Suite
05. Father John Misty - Who Loves The Sun

06. Arcade Fire - Everything Now

07. Drake - 0 To 100 (Big Cats Island Universe Mix)

08. Machita With Bionik - Cashed

09. Mixed Blood Majority - Can't Get Enough

10. Night Of Joy - I Know A Shortcut

11. George Fitzgerald - Full Circle (w/Boxed In)

12. Radiohead - I Promise

13. The Cribs - My Life Flashed Before My Eyes









There you have it, folks! Enjoy!

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 #11

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

It's Minnesota, man, your face will freeze fast...

Well hello again, music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #11!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with our podcast, here's the idea: Each week TCDroogsma participates in our Songs Of The Week column. Since he's typically pretty negative, sowe put him in charge of producing and recording a podcast each week to play us some jams that he actually likes. Of course the podcast is free to listen to and download.

This week TCDroogsma plays a batch of cold weather jams, explains the virtue of the cold, laments a lost search engine, makes a play for Meg White, puts Canada on blast for excessive punctuation, puts together a Mixed Blood Majority showcase, finds the common ground between Kill The Vultures & Guided By Voices, promises a Songs Of The Week bloodbath, explains a joyous moment when hockey & hip-hop intersected, and explains power-pop's missing link between Big Star & Fountains Of Wayne!

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #11

Click above to download the podcast or click the player below to give it a listen:

 
01. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
02. Atmosphere - 66th Street
03. The White Stripes - In The Cold Cold Night
04. The Streets - Let's Push Things Forward
05. No Bird Sing - Devil Trombones
06. Lazerbeak - Legend Recognize Legend
07. Kill The Vultures - Vermillion
08. Mixed Blood Majority - The Runaround
09. Low - Just Make It Stop
10. Jay-Z - Interlude (Public Service Announcement)
11. Kate Nash - Death Proof
12. The Growlers - One Million Lovers
13. Gin Blossoms - 'Til I Hear It From You
 

There you have it, folks! Another week of jams & banter! Thanks for listening!

For more of TCDroogsma's banter, be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma) or on his personal Flatbasset blog. If this whole Meg White thing works out we're sure his Twitter will be a hell of a follow.

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