Flatbasset Radio: Episode #114 (Best Of 2017 - Live At Studio K)

I can't see you making any difference...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #114!

Yep, we're doing this again. The second half of my annual countdown tradition is here and ready to roll. My robo-co-host Robot Ralph is back and ready to countdown another batch of jams.

First off, thanks to everybody who checked out the countdown of The Current's Song Of The Day tracks on the last episode. I gave it a listen myself the day after it went up and I was still floored by how good those songs are. Fortunately, there's more where that came from.

Now, I've counted down the best of Radio K's Song Of The Day podcast for the last couple of years, however, this year's version is a little different. You see, three quarters of the way through 2016 Radio K decided that their "Track Of The Day" would no longer be an mp3, but rather a Spotify playlist. I can't get behind that. Spotify is trash. I was at a loss.

However, as the old saying goes, even when God closes a door he's still uploading mp3's somewhere else on his site. Radio K is still kind enough to make 95% of their Off The Record sessions available for download. Hallelujah! My weekly dose of the K continues.

As you can imagine, the kids behind Radio K tend to have a much greater hit-to-miss ration than the well-compensated tastemakers over at MPR. Some weeks Off The Record is fire. Others, water? That's the opposite of fire, right? Regardless, it's always interesting and definitely worth your time. Follow this link to head over to their archives and indulge in a tremendous amount of free and, more often than not, local music.

And hell, since we're posting links:

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #53 (Best Of 2014)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #71 (Best Of 2015)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #90 (Best Of 2016)

Before I get to the show I want to take a moment to thank those kids who run the show over at Radio K. You're priceless. Still the best, most adventurous radio station in the Twin Cities.

Alright, let's get to the 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 #114 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here



Let's gooooooooo....

10. Slothrust - Rotten Pumpkin

09. Cool Pollution - Water Towers

08. Manchita With Bionik - Cashed

07. Waveless - Eight Belles

06. Neon Blaque - No One Else

05. The 99ers - Godzilla's A Punk

04. Warik - In My Lens

03. Jessica Manning - Red Birds

02. Fragile Canyons - Rebel Child

01. Tyte Jeff - Lutheran Teens







That's a wrap on 2017, folks. Back to our regularly scheduled podcast next episode.

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Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums: May '17

Folks, June is upon us, which means it's time for a hit of the best kind of nostalgia - instant!

Before I get to the collage, a big thank to everybody who checked out the show this month. There was actually a decent uptick in the number of plays I had this month, which really does warm my heart. I'm always open to feedback, submissions, requests, etc... Feel free to hit me up via Twitter or Facebook. If you're interested, all the old shows are posted over on my Mixcloud page and available to download on my Archive.org page.

Alright, let's get to the thing.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, that new Falls album has 11 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as eleven "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. V/A - The Greatest Of All-Time #2 (128 plays)

02. Falls - Torn Between Comas (79 plays)

03. Double Grave - New Year's Daydream (58 plays)

04. V/A - Unpop 147 (57 plays)

05. Frances Gumm - My Sweet Demise (54 plays)

06. Cool Pollution - From Kosmos With Love (50 plays)

07. Soundgarden - Superunknown (49 plays)

08. Jobriath - Lonely Planet Boy (45 plays)

09. ALL - Percolater (43 plays)

10. V/A - DIY Pop Fest 2017 (42 plays)

11. Allan Kingdom - Lines (42 plays)

12. Bill Withers - Still Bill (42 plays)

13. The Boys - The Boys (40 plays)

14. Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape (39 plays)

15. Piebald - Accidental Gentlemen (39 plays)

16. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (38 plays)

17. Radiohead - OK Computer (37 plays)

18. Mel Gibson & The Pants - A Mannequin American (36 plays)

19. Son Volt - American Central Dust (36 plays)

20. White Rabbits - Fort Nightly (35 plays)

21. The Pooches - Harmless Offering (35 plays)

22. Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance (34 plays)

23. Tim Armstrong - A Poet's Life (32 plays)

24. Porno For Pyros - Good God's Urge (30 plays)

25. The Hellacopters - Payin' The Dues (30 plays)

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #96

Reached the bottom and now we're just looking forward...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #96.

Folks, it's a gorgeous Friday here in Minneaolis, so I appreciate the fact that you've neglected your family, friends, & community to stay inside and listen to me mumble through another show.

This marks three straight Fridays with a new show which, for a purportedly "weekly" show shouldn't be much of an accomplishment, but if you've been following along you know just how rare it is that I get my shit together for three straight weeks.

This week's show if full of jams. Local music, indie rock, hip-hop collectives, classic punk, some anniversaries, some power-pop, some big, dumb, rock music, the Cover Of The Week, & the Flatbasset Flatclassic. Along the way we discuss why I should probably avoid talking politics on the show, prog or not-prog, indie rock in a post-Vampire-Weekend world, shoegaze of the Far East, the worst substitute for Conference Final hockey, some upcoming concerts, the low point of one of America's great pop-punk bands, and the greatest song in the history of mankind. Good stuff, for sure.

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 #96 (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 Flatbasset Radio: Ep. #96 plays out:

01. Fountains Of Wayne - Someone To Love

02. Dan Deacon - Big Milk

03. Cool Pollution - Paul Bunyan Style

04. Jonathan Rado - Thunder Road

05. Youthmemory - City

06. Psymun - Glitch Tundra (w/Chester Watson)

07. Whitehorse - Devil's Got A Gun

08. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin

09. Hippo Campus - Vines

10. Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Sunday Candy (w/Jamila Woods & Chance The Rapper)

11. Millencolin - Entrance At Rudebrook

12. All - Dot










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.