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

Rabbit rabbit, everybody! Welcome to another installment of the always compelling Records I Listened To Between Jobs!

Yes, November is upon us. Yes, I'm a day late with this post. No, I don't regret falling asleep after work and missing my deadline. See, that's the beauty of self-imposed deadlines - they still fall behind "napping" on the list of important things to do.

Anyway, as always, thank you to everybody who listened to the show this month. It was only a couple of shows, but they were pretty good ones, right?

Alright, let's get to the collage.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, that new Extraterrestrials 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. The Miami Dolphins - Water Your Waiting For (98 plays)

02. Stanley - Stanley (80 plays)

03. Extraterrestrials - Extraterrestrials (77plays)

04. Loud Sun - Sea Grave (70 plays)

05. The National - The National (60 plays)

06. Green Day - Nimrod (55 plays)

07. Everclear - So Much For The Afterglow (47 plays)

08. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West (46 plays)

09. The Apples In Stereo - Tone Soul Evolution (46 plays)

10. The Hives - The Black & White Album (41 plays)

11. V/A - Unpop 153 (41 plays)

12. The Pietasters - Willis (41 plays)

13. Arcade Fire - Everything Now (39 plays)

14. The Verve - Urban Hymns (39 plays)

15. V/A - Gold Mold Records Summer Sampler 2017 (37 plays)

16. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (36 plays)

17. Pissed Jeans - Honeys (36 plays)

18. The Cramps - Look Mom No Head! (36 plays)

19. The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good (36 plays)

20. Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation (36 plays)

21. Sloan - Smeared (36 plays)

22. Pixies - Come On Pilgrim (34 plays)

23. Tim O'Reagan - Tim O'Reagan (33 plays)

24. Lifter Puller - Half Dead And Dynamite (33 plays)

25. The Horrors - Strange House (33 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows throughout November!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #61 (American Album Hall Of Fame Vol. 1)

The dogs on Main Street howl because they understand...

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to a very special, very epic two-part edition of Flatbasset Radio!

Folks, it's 4th Of July weekend and, in the spirit of celebrating America's birthday and our long, rich history of over-indulging, I've decided to start a new tradition here on the Flatbasset Radio.  Allow me to welcome you to the inaugural edition of...

THE FLATBASSET RADIO AMERICAN ALBUM HALL OF FAME

That's right, I've decided to start a new 4th Of July tradition of celebrating the glorious melting pot that is American pop culture by inducting albums into my newly-created Hall Of Fame. Now, like any good Hall Of Fame, I've laid out some criteria for the FRAAHOF (or, if you'd like, "Fraaaahoffff").

01. An album must be at least 10 years old to be inducted into the FRAAHOF

02. Only 6 albums per year may be inducted

03. Only 2 of those 6 albums may have been released over 30 years ago

04. No artist can appear in consecutive years

There you go.  Now, I came up with a list of nominations and passed them along to the FRAAHOF Executive Committee* to vote on the inaugural class.

(*Note: I am the only member of the FRAAHOF Executive Committee)

So, without further ado, here are the inaugural entrants into the Flatbasset Radio American Album Hall Of Fame.

                        Lifter Puller                                     Public Enemy

                            Big Star                                                Foo Fighters

                             Aesop Rock                                       Bruce Springsteen

Now that we've got that out of the way, let's get to the music.  I decided to play three songs each off of these classic albums. As you can imagine, this wasn't easy considering the fact that they wouldn't be Hall Of Fame Albums if they weren't packed with great songs.

Give the show a listen if you have a lot of time to kill and would live to re-visit these Hall Of Fame records.  As always, the show's free.  Just click the Mixcloud player below and enjoy!

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #61-A (American Album Hall Of Fame Vol. 1) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Lonely In A Limousine
02. Nice, Nice
03. The Flex And The Buff Result

04. Rebel Without A Pause
05. Louder Than A Bomb
06. Don't Believe The Hype

07. When My Baby's Beside Me
08. In The Street
09. The Ballad Of El Goodo








That's the first half.  If you dig it, have a go at the second half.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #61-B (American Album Hall Of Fame Vol. 1) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. This Is A Call
02. Big Me
03. Oh, George

04. No Regrets
05. 9-5ers Anthem
06. Daylight

07. Prove It All Night
08. Streets Of Fire
09. The Promised Land









There you have it, folks. America: #1.  Happy 4th!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #16 (All Sota Everything!)

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

Pick up your paws and let's dance...

Well hello again, free music fans!  Welcome to the 16th edition of Flatbasset Radio!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Flatbasset Radio here's the story:  TCDroogsma is our resident MP3 junkie.  As you may have noticed from his Songs Of The Week column, he's old and he's grouchy.  So, to prove to us that he does actually like music, we invite him to share his weekly podcast with us.  He play some songs, says some things, songs, things, etc... and he ends it all with his Flatbasset Flat Classic Song Of The Week!

This week's edition is a special edition indeed.  TCDroogsma decided to celebrate Minnesota's 155th birthday by rambling on for two solid hours of Minnesota music!  Along the way he drinks a little too much beer, explains which app he won't use (hint: it rhymes with 'Wine'), explains what Twin Cities band is like a drug, shares the soundtrack to his life as a silent film, puts The Current on blast, gets confused as to whether or not there's a Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame, tells people who are unfamiliar with Prince where to go, implies that more bands should emulate Steely Dan, confuses a 15 year old version of himself, ruins all the sexiness of two of the Twin Cities sexiest artists, and declares Dave Pirner one of life's winners!

All that, plus the constant celebration of Minnesota's birthday!  It's all gay weddings and spaceship football stadiums from here on out people!

As always, the podcast is free to download and/or free to stream right here on Newest Industry.  You can't beat that price.  Give 'em a listen.

Flatbasset Radio - Episode 16 (Part 1)



01. St. Paul Slim (w/Mankwe Ndosi) - Everyday
02. Midnight Evils - Twin City Lights
03. Dosh - MPLS Rock And Roll
04. Gloss - Front Porch
05. BNLX - Meet Me On The Barricades
06. Mike Mictlan (w/Greg Grease) - WZRD SCIENCE
07. Ghost In The Water - Cardinal Red
08. Lifter Puller - Roaming The Foam
09. Big Quarters - Song For Brown Babies
10. Panther Ray - Ought
11. Bora York - Close Your Eyes
12. The Plastic Constellations - Black Market Pandas

Flatbasset Radio - Episode 16 (Part 2)



01. Nallo - Submarines
02. Eyedea - Weird Side
03. The Bad Plus - You And I Is A Comfort Zone
04. Jeff Hanson - If Only I Knew
05. Alpha Consumer - Gary Victorsen's (We'll Disappear)
06. Kanser - Pleasant
07. Moonstone Contiuum - Smooth Odyssey
08. The Chalice - Push It
09. Soul Asylum - Misery
10. Toki Wright - The Soul (Go There)
11. Jim Ruiz Set - Allison
12. Heiruspecs - A Tiger Dancing
13. Sean Na Na - Princess And The Pony

There you have it, everybody!  Enjoy!

Please remember, neither TCDroogsma nor Newest Industry is in any way affiliated with any of the artists played during the podcast.  We don't make any money off of these podcasts, we're just music junkies with microphones and a bit too much time on our hands.

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Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #13

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Gimme the loot, gimme the loot!

Well hello again, music junkies! Welcome to the 13^th episode of our podcast Flatbasset Radio!

For those of you who don't know quite what you're looking at, here's the story. Each week TCDroogsma reviews songs for our Songs Of The Week column. Since he's usually down on those songs we asked him to start recording a weekly podcast for us to show us that, yes, he is actually a music fan and deserves to keep his post.

This week is Membership Drive week here at Newest Industry! TCDroogsma (and Newest Industry) implore all of our listeners/readers to make a donation. Remember, with every donation we'll send you a bumper sticker that says, “I Make Newest Industry Happen.” Put it on your car's bumper that way you can drive around and show off to everybody just how smart, hip, and culturally aware you are! Plus, you know everybody hates just walking around and thinking, “Boy, that's fine car, but I'd just like to know more about that person. What do they believe in? How do they spend their money? How can I acquire this information without actually talking to them?” Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

In this week's episode TCDroogsma shamelessly whores out for donations, laments the breakup of the only prog-rock band he ever liked, plays us his new personal theme song, questions whether any good music has come out since 1998, struggles to explain his “renowned” big things/little things theory, and plays us one of his favorite love songs.

Click here to download the podcast for free or click the player below to give it a listen.

Here's how it breaks down:

01. The Mars Volta – Son Et Lumiere/Intertiatic E.S.P.

02. The Roots – Don't Feel Right

03. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Can't Stop

04. Notorious B.I.G. - Gimme The Loot

05. My Bloody Valentine – New You

06. Paper Tiger – Rides

07. Lifter Puller – Manpark

08. Kool A.D. - Bering Sea Gold

09. John Vanderslice – White Dove

10. Lil' Wayne – Sorry 4 The Wait

11. Graham Wright – Medicine Hat

There you have it! We accept cash, check, money order, foreign money, beer, sandwiches, brandy, & compliments! Become a sustaining member today!

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