Flatbasset Radio: Episode #102

I'm in love with that song...

Well hello again, music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #102!

Folks, another Friday's upon us, which means it's time for another batch of jams & mumbling.

This week's show is chock-full of musical goodness. I've got a great batch of local songs lined up, a few of anniversaries, the once and future "Song Of The Summer," regrettably, a couple of "in memoriam" tracks, some great upcoming shows, The Cover Of The Week and an absolutely iconic 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 #102 (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 #102 plays out:

01. Fuzzhawker - All Out Of Time

02. Prodigy & Alchemist - Give 'Em Hell

03. Editors - Spiders

04. Sonny Knight & The Lakers - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

05. Sugar Ray - Fly (w/Supercat)

06. Teen Daze - Tokyo Winter

07. Pale Spectre - Breaking Of Strength

08. Art Brut - Blame It On The Trains

09. STRFKR - Bury Us Alive

10. Jeremy Ylvisaker - Textin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

11. Early Eyes - Waste Of Time

12. The Replacements - Alex Chilton










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 #90 (Best Of 2016 - Radio K Track Of The Day)

I might as well say what you mean to me...

Well hello, yet again, everybody! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio's countdown of the 10 best Radio K Track Of The Day songs of 2016!

That's right, two podcasts in one week! 2017 going in already!

Much like the last episode, this show is a countdown of free songs given away by a radio station. Unlike The Current's SOTD podcast, I haven't been following along with Radio K for quite as long. This marks just my third annual countdown of their top tracks.

The Best Of 2015
The Best Of 2014

Sadly, it seems as though this will probably be the last of the Radio K countdowns. Unfortunately they've done away with the Track Of The Day podcast and replaced it with a Spotify-based Radio K Singles Club. Somewhat ironically, I don't really fuck with streaming sites, so I won't be playing along with that one. They've also launched a K Sessions podcast that spotlights the best of the in-studio performances each month. It's been going since October and they skipped November and went right to December, so forgive me for being skeptical about its future.

None of that, however, has anything to do with today's countdown. If this really is the last year of a Radio K song-based podcast, it was a killer. Lots of great jams to choose from. As per tradition with year end countdowns I've limited by characters to 140 short-attention-span-holding characters.


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 #90 (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. 



(Note: I forgot to plug in Robot Ralph after he co-hosted the Episode #89 countdown, so his juice was running out during this show. He's a trouper, though.)

10. Pale Spectre - A Song To My Dearest And Most Scornful Lovers - If Peter Murphy & Johnny Marr tried to write a Buzzcocks album they'd end up with Pale Spectre.

09. Sir Was - Falcon -I love the way this song starts at the bottom for each chorus regenerates itself. The Swedes know how to sell a hook.

08. Grape Whales - Middle Child - Another great new local band. Love how they just abandon the vocals for a second half guitar freakout.

07. James Supercave - Better Strange  - James Supercave is a group out of famously plastic L.A., which makes this hip-swinging rage against the status quo hit a bit harder.

06. Eagulls - Skipping - Is "Post-Brit Pop" a genre? I feel like Eagulls are post-Brit Pop.

05. William Tyler - Sunken Treasure - This song instantly transports me from frigid Minneapolis to an open highway with rolling hills & the windows down. I swear, it's magic.

04. Elohim - Sensations - I'm not usually about that "poptimist" lifestyle, but this song makes my ears bleed serotonin. Plus, there's no sex like floor sex.

03. Wages - Rattlesnake - I love the relentless forward trajectory of this one. Telling someone they take, take, take away the pain is the most honest compliment.

02. Hot Hot Heat - Kid Who Stays In The Picture - I still love Hot Hot Heat. Steve Bays' wrapping that voice around a hook will always bring me to a happy place.

01. The Pooches - Heart Attack
The Pooches were my favorite discovery of 2016. I've had this song pegged as #1 on this show since it came out in February. Check 'em out!






There you have it, folks. Back to regular shows next week

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's 25 Most Played Albums: July '16

Well hello again, pointless statistics fans. Let's check in on Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums Of July '16.

Can you believe July is already over? This summer is just flying by. Between the oppressive heat & the patriotism I suppose that's not unexpected. None the less, in between red, white, & blue sweating and the sweet, sweet relief of affordable air conditioning I still managed to listen to a tremendous amount of music over the last month. Hell, I even had time to crank out a few blog posts & podcasts (it's amazing what you can accomplish when you refuse to leave the house).

Speaking of which, as always, a tremendous thank you to everybody who checked out the show this month. I know it was a strange batch of shows. Between the Canada Day Special, American Album Hall Of Fame, & Aesop Rock MegaMix it was a very theme-oriented July here at Planet New Basset. Thanks for sticking with me on those ones.

Let me take a moment to throw out my monthly reminder that Flatbasset Radio is open to suggestions & requests. If you're a musician or want me to look into your friend's band or just think I need to play more Morrissey on the show, feel free to hit me up via Twitter or Facebook.

Let me also take a moment to throw out my monthly reminder that Flatbasset Radio is totally & completely free to steam & download. I don't make any money doing this*, I just really like recording shows & playing songs. I know it's a big internet out there. Check in on it while searching for Pokemon or Tindering or whatever else it is you kids do online.

(*I would happily take money for doing this. If you need a music writer or podcaster, get at me.)

Anyway, let's get to the... main attraction? That seems like an oversell. Let's get to the thing.

Before I get to the stats, the usual reminder: Every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, Pale Spectre's excellent killer new EP has 6 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 6 "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 around Planet New Basset.

Alright, here we go...

01. Dem Atlas - MF Dem (91 plays)

02. ZuluZuluu - What's The Price? (56 plays)

03. Sophia Eris - Sophia Eris (56 plays)

04. Pale Spectre - Principles & Faculties (48 plays)

05. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain (36 plays)

06. Various Artists - A Record Label Sampler Volume 1 (34 plays)

07. Beck - Odelay (32 plays)

08. The Lyndales - Lo-Fi Pop 1.0 (32 plays)

09. Kill Sadie - Half-Cocked Concepts (32 plays)

10. Four Tet - Randoms (29 plays)

11. Various Artists - 2011 Pitchfork Sampler (29 plays)

12. Madvillain - Madvillainy (28 plays)

13. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command (28 plays)

14. The Replacements - Tim (28 plays)

15. The Pooches - 9 Songs About Nothing (27 plays)

16. Fucked Up - Hidden World (26 plays)

17. Various Artists - Voltage: Fashion Amplified: 2004 (26 plays)

18. The Strokes - Future Present Past (24 plays)

19. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (22 plays)

20. Wilco - Summerteeth (22 plays)

21. Ian Kamau - First (21 plays)

22. Frankie Teardrop - Hell Yep (20 plays)

23. Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends (20 plays)

24. Various Artists - Adult Swim Singles Collection 2016 (20 plays)

25. Various Artists - Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand (20 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay cool out there.

Image via Tap Music
Stats via my Last.fm page

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Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums: March '16

Well hello again, everybody, and welcome to yet another installment of the most important running column on the internet: Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums.

Thank God it's April. No joke. I won't bore you with the details, but March of every year is far & away my busiest month each year. I have a lot of work between my jobs and honestly, once I finish those my priorities are sleep, basset hound, food... and that's pretty much it. It's not just the blog/podcast that gets neglected, it's friends, family, personal appearance, nutrition, cleanliness... Pretty much everything.

That's a roundabout way of apologizing for the lack of posts over the last month. However, with March behind me, it's time to get back to work. What better way to ease my toes back into the cold, harsh waters of the internet than recapping which albums were getting the most play while I slogged through another brutal March? Let's get to some instant nostalgia!

As always, please remember that one song = one play. If I listen to, Blur's The Great Escape once all the way through, it counts as 15 plays. These stats are all pulled from my Last.fm page, which you should definitely follow if you're certain you've checked out absolutely everything else on the internet.

Here we go!

01. Poliça - United Crushers (84 plays)

02. Yeah Wings - It Feels Like Laughing With You (63 plays)

03. Tony Peachka - Hello Tony (44 plays)

04. The Kelley Deal 6000 - Go To The Sugar Altar (32 plays)

05. Big Cats - What If It Doesn't Get Better? (32 plays)

06. Blur - The Great Escape (31 plays)

07. DJ Shadow - Excessive Ephemera (30 plays)

08. Bad Religion - The Gray Race (30 plays)

09. Motion City Soundtrack - I Am The Movie (29 plays)

10. Son Volt - Wide Swing Tremolo (28 plays)

11. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger (26 plays)

12. Superdrag - Head Trip In Every Key (26 plays)

13. Poolboy - Poolboy (25 plays)

14. Prince - 3121 (24 plays)

15. Bill Withers - Just As I Am (24 plays)

16. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (24 plays)

17. The Stone Roses - Second Coming (24 plays)

18. Still Life Still - Girls Come Too (22 plays)

19. Rancid - Life Won't Wait (22 plays)

20. The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me (20 plays)

21. Down By Law - All Scratched Up! (18 plays)

22. Pale Spectre - Live On Radio K (2016) (18 plays)

23. CFCF - Do U Like Night Bus? (17 plays)

24. Tiny Deaths - Night Flowers (17 plays)

25. Sloan - Peppermint (16 plays)


Image via Tap Music
Stats via my Last.fm page

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #75

The only salvation for us tonight is to turn on the radio...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #75!

Folks, no joke, I was not in a great spot when I recorded this week's show. I'm a little under the weather, my body aches, the light's burned out here at Planet New Basset, and I was late for work today. It's been rough.

However, part of the reason I do the show is, selfishly, to lift my own spirits and this one doesn't disappoint in that regard. What it may lack in quality banter it more than makes up for in absolute cold-blooded jams. I've got plenty of new local music on this one, a celebration of Beatles producer George Martin, some dusty-sample throwbacks, a couple of anniversaries, hell, I even manage to avoid launching into my entire Gin Blossoms defense (condensed version: the Gin Blossoms were great) Killer stuff all around. 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 #75 (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 this week's show plays out:

01. Night Moves - Carl Sagan

02. DJ Shadow - Stem (Cops 'N Robbers Mix)

03. Majical Cloudz - Bugs Don't Buzz

04. Pale Spectre - Nothing Yet

05. The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping

06. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

07. The Beatles - Yesterday

08. Tony Peachka - Party Song

09. Medium Zach - The Art Of The Flip Pt. 1

10. Down By Law - Radio Ragga

11. Cat Power - Lived In Bars

12. Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down








There you have it, folks. Thanks for listening!

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.