Flatbasset Radio: Episode #134 (Best Of 2018 - Live On Radio K)

You were the only rudder that I had...

Hello again, podcast fans! I've missed you! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #134!

Now, I know you probably have two thoughts:

01. Wow, I figured this guy was done with this stupid podcast nobody listens to.

02. Is this really a best of 2018 podcast in April?

First, yes, I'm still doing the show. I've been meaning to do the show pretty much everyday since the last episode, but I've been very, very busy. Not with anything fun, mind you, just buys working & working & sleeping etc... Between my two jerbs I went from January 5th to April 12th without having one day that I didn't have to be working at least one of them (and frequently both). That's not a brag or an excuse or whatever, that's just what it is.

Second, yes, this really is a countdown show in April. These countdown shows are a couple of my favorite shows each year and I take a lot of pride in them. If I didn't do this show now (and just pushed on to a whole new episode) I'd never be able to do it. This Best Of Radio K countdown was very much the only show I could do.

(Speaking of which, check the archives)

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #53 (Best Of 2014)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #71 (Best Of 2015)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #90 (Best Of 2016)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #114 (Best Of 2017)

Speaking of which - Welcome to the best of Radio K countdown! Not unlike the countdown of The Current songs from January, this is a countdown of my 10 favorite Live On Radio K songs from the last year.

Also, much like the countdown of Current songs, I'm hopelessly devoted to the live in-studio sessions that the folks at Radio K post each week. I highly, highly suggest you follow this link and check them out for yourselves. They really cover a lot of ground.

All that being said, let's get to this countdown. 10 songs, 35 minutes, co-hosted by Robot Ralph. No banter, no agenda, just straight up jams and robot voice.
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 #134 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here we go!

 10. Panther Ray - Turn Off Today

09. Witch Watch - I Can Count To Infinity

08. Double Grave - Deadend

07. Joe Bartel - Song For A Car Thief

06. The Drug Budget - Add But Don't Keep Track

05. Dosh - Many Ways To Say I Love You

04. No Kim - Run Away

03. Jennie Lawless - Chokecherry

02. Pleasure Horse - Lonely (On The Weekend)

01. Bathtub Cig - Frankie On Lake St.







There you have it, folks. As a reminder, I paid no money for these songs and I receive no money for this podcast. I'm not affiliated with the U of M or Radio K in any way. I'm just a guy counting down the hits. Please don't sue me.

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: February '16

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Things I Listened To On The Bus Monthly!

That's right, another month is in the rear view mirror, which means it's time for a dose of instant nostalgia.

Before we get to the list I'd like to throw a big thank you out to all artists & labels that took a moment to like, share, or retweet the show. I literally have no other means of exposure,so each of those shares means a lot to me.

Of course, those shares don't mean much if nobody listens to the show so I'd like to extend a XXL thank you to anybody who gave it a listen. Hopefully you enjoyed it.

Alright, let's get to the list.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Dizzy Fae mixtape has 10 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as ten "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. Panther Ray - Twilight Drips (103 plays)

02. Dizzy Fae - Free Form (72 plays)

03. Ten Grand - What I Should Have Said Vol. 1 (58 plays)

04. Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One (56 plays)

05. Straya - Sobereyed (56 plays)

06. The Muffs - Really Really Happy (54 plays)

07. Foxes In Fiction - Swung From The Branches (54 plays)

08. Pearl Jam - Yield (44 plays)

09. A Grave With No Name - Passover (43 plays)

10. V/A - Unpop 157 (40 plays)

11. The Broken Bicycles - Restlessness Of Youth (40 plays)

12. Shannon And The Clams - Sleep Talk (36 plays)

13. Loden - Lit For Exits (Extinct) (36 plays)

14. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (35 plays)

15. V/A - Minnesota Sur Seine (35 plays)

16. Pat Keen - Live On Radio K (35 plays)

17. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis (33 plays)

18. INTL FALLS - INTL Falls (33 plays)

19. Shopping - The Official Body (32 plays)

20. Bob Mould - District Line (31 plays)

21. Andrew Broder - Live On Radio K (31 plays)

22. Gary Louris - Vagabonds (30 plays)

23. Run The Jewels - RTJ 3 (29 plays)

24. Polarnecks - Winter Demos (26 plays)

25. The Riverboat Gamblers - Something To Crow About (24 plays)

There you have it, folks. Thanks for listening!

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 #116

Dodging eye contact with anyone who looks my way...

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #116!

Folks, we're back to our regularly scheduled program this week. 13 songs, 62 minutes, some banter, jams on jams...

Before I get to that, however, big big thanks to everybody who made a donation to Secondhand Hounds last week. I was hoping to raise $50 for the Houndoos and we ended up raising $130. Of course I'm happy to send along the Flatbasset Radio: Secondhand Mix to anybody else who'd like to step up to the plate. Just $5 and I'll e-mail two 30 minute mixes as a show of gratitude.

Also, look at that Mixcloud player down below - Yeah, that's the new Flatbasset Radio logo. Pretty damn sexy, eh? A gentleman named Ross Auger of Wet Eyes Productions was kind enough to put that together for me and he knocked it out of the park. If you're ever in need of some graphic design, give him a call.

Alright, on to this week's show. As I was saying, 13 songs, 62 minutes, all the banter you could ever want, all the jams you could ever want. Along the way we discuss a new album from one of St. Paul's finest indie rock bands, some upcoming shows, a long-overdue spotlight for one of Minneapolis' finest guitar players, a Minnesota band that may not be from Minnesota, the softer side of one of pop-punk's angry young men, and the moment an Alternative Nation legend transitioned to a Great American Rock Band. All that plus some anniversaries, the Cover Of The Week, a dip into Nate's Archives, a trip in the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and, of course, the Flatbasset Flatclassic.
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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 #116 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #116 plays out:

01. Panther Ray - In My Head

02. A Grave With No Name - Path

03. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Head Up High

04. Andrew Broder & Spank Rock - Violent Past (Live On Radio K)

05. Mission Of Burma - This Is Not A Photograph

06. Jeremy Ylvisaker - Bob Ross Saying Maybe/Malibu Hymnal

07. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

08. Davenport - This Time

09. Jeff Rosenstock - 9/10

10. Astronomique - 23rd Century

11. Pearl Jam - In Hiding

12. Air - Sexy Boy










Thanks for listening!

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 #97

I'll say what this means to me, I'll do what I can...

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #97!

That's right, folks! Four weeks in a row! I think that may be the first time that's happened in the history of this, ahem... weekly podcast. Good times.

This week's show is filled with all the things you've come to know & love about the Flatbasset Radio podcast. I've got some new local stuff, some old local stuff, some classic pop, some beats, some hip-hop, some anniversaries, the Cover Of The Week, and a particularly heartbreaking Flatbasset Flatclassic.

Along the way I review a big-time show at the Xcel Center, highlight some upcoming shows around town, explain how to game the Green Line system, lose all of my credibility for the third straight week, struggle to remember concerts from a decade ago, celebrate some 35 year old Australian low-fi dub (yeah, really...), struggle with pronunciation, rehash my story of the best show I've ever seen, and do my best to memorialize yet another 90's icon gone too soon.

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 #97 (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 Ep. #97 plays out:

01. Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

02. Now, Now - SGL

03. Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow

04. Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait

05. Eric Mayson - Red Circles/Outro

06. Bonobo - Flashlight

07. Tears For Fears - Memories Fade

08. Panther Ray - Something Else

09. Sage Francis - Black Out On White Night

10. Zerox Dreamflesh - Squids Can Fly

11. Wilco - Impossible Germany

12. Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days










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's 25 Most Played Albums: September '15

Well hello again, everybody. Long time, no see.

Sorry the posts pretty much dried up in September. It was an incredibly busy month for me. Things have settled down a bit, so hopefully I'll be back to my old, semi-consistent ways now that Autumn is upon us.

If you follow the blog you may have noticed that my monthly recap has been trimmed from 50 to 25. Sadly, my beloved Last.fm has undergone a pretty major makeover. While I like a lot of it, two things have combined to fuck with this post.

1: They have yet to resume allowing users to upload album art. Since I listen to a lot of local music that doesn't have a large following outside of the Twin Cities I was usually the one to upload album art to the website. As such, you'll notice some empty black boxes where albums should be. God willing, Last.fm will address this soon and I can get back to being unhealthily obsessed with keeping my online library looking fresh to death.

2: Due to this makover, my old third party site that created those album collages decided to shut down operations. That's a real downers since I though those collages were pretty cool. That means that I'll now be working with the picture you see below.

Hopefully everything levels out soon, but if you really care about this post, you have much bigger issues with your life.

Anyway, here it is, Flatbasset Radio's Top 25 Albums of September '15:

01. Eric Mayson - Detail (133 plays)

02. Stnnng - Dignified Sissy (98 plays)

03. Pather Ray - Ripple (77 plays)

04. The Persian Leaps - High & Vibrate (40 plays)

05. Ego Death - Ego Death (30 plays)

06. The Beatles - Abbey Road (16 plays)

07. Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.A$$ (16 plays)

08. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (14 plays)

09. The Dandy Warhols - ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down (14 plays)

10. Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts (14 plays)

11. Son Volt - Okemah And The Melody Of Riot (14 plays)

12. Ryan Adams - Rock N Roll (14 plays)

13. Spacehog - Resident Alien (13 plays)

14. The Kings - Something Else By The Kinks (13 plays)

15. Wugazi - 13 Chambers (13 plays)

16. Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (13 plays)

17. Down By Law - Fly The Flag (13 plays)

18. Mike Swoop - New Love (13 plays)

19. Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso (12 plays)

20. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (12 plays)

21. Jack DeJohnette - Sorcery (12 plays)

22. Bill Withers - Just As I Am (12 plays)

23. Portishead - Dummy (12 plays)

24. Romantica - America (12 plays)

25. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (11 plays)

Corrections: No image for Eric Mayson, Panther Ray, or The Persian Leaps. Incorrect image for Ego Death

Image via Tap Music
Stats via my Last.fm page