Flatbasset Radio: Episode #112

Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding...

Well hello again, music fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #112!

It's the last show of 2017, everybody and I, for one, couldn't be happier. 2017 was a trash can fire. Will 2018 be better? I don't know. What am I, Kreskin? I hope so, but I'm a practical man, so I'm sure not counting on it.

The one thing I can say with some certainty: This is an outstanding episode of Flatbasset Radio!

(Second thing I can say with some certainty: I am not great at segues.)

Anyway, continuing a theme from last week's episode, I'm making up for some lost time with this one. Over the course of 2017 I slept/worked/moped my way through too many weeks without putting together a show and, as such, I missed a bunch of classic anniversaries. I'm rectifying that here on Ep. #112. A semi-forgotten hip-hop classic, an old demo by a fallen power-pop god , TWO 50th anniversary classics, my favorite post-makeout-stroll album of 1997, the most perfect power-pop song ever written, some weirdo 70's instrumental stuff, one of the great forgotten punk bands of the 90's... all of these things make an appearance on this week's show (as well as a new one from the Twin Cities' favorite ex-pats). 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 #112 (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 #112 plays out:

01. The Hold Steady - Entitlement Crew

02. Lupe Fiasco - Hip-Hop Saved My Life

03. The Beatles - Flying

04. Nirvana - Son Of A Gun

05. Rivers Cuomo - Chess

06. David Bowie - Moss Garden

07. R.E.M. - Nightswimming

08. Buffalo Springfield - Rock & Roll Woman

09. Wretch Like Me - Hello Hollywood, This Is David

10. Green Day - Last Ride In

11. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

12. The Smiths - I Won't Share You









There you have it. See you in hell, 2017!

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 #99

I've never been too good with names...

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #99!

Another Friday, another batch of jams. This week's episode is stuffed full of... ummm... audio goodness? Sure, let's go with that.

I've got twelve songs lined up on this week's show. A few anniversaries, some new local stuff, a show or two to look into, a mysterious local group, the latest from one of Minnesota's most famous ex-pats, the latest from a couple of Minnesota beatmakers, Glasgow's #1 dog-themed indie-pop group, some throwback funk, a Cover Of The Week courtesy of an English blog, an absolute gem of an early 90's classic, and one of the most "important" Flatbasset Flatclassics of all-time.

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 #99 (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 #99 plays out:

01. Real Numbers - Frank Infatuation

02. MMYYKK - Square One

03. The Pooches - Postcard From A Provo Winter

04. Dennis Brown - Wichita Lineman

05. Frances Gumm - I Will Not Be Destroyed

06. Little Shalimar - Bounce 3

07. Elvis Depressedly - Bruises (Amethyst)

08. The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray

09. Craig Finn - Jester & June

10. Lazerbeak And Bionik - High Dive

11. Dinosaur Jr - Been There All The Time

12. The Beatles - A Day In The Life










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 #77

I know it's dumb to say, but turnabout's fair play...

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #77!

Come for the jams, slog through the banter!


In this week's episode I admonish my own listeners for staying inside and listening to the show, defend Paul Westerberg's solo career, discuss an arena show by one of rock's most iconic bands that met my expectations squarely, check in with one of power-pop's great singers, attempt to rescue a Carl Barat side-project from the dustbin of history, admire Aesop Rock's storytelling, discuss yet another arena show by yet another of rock's most iconic that absolutely surpassed my expectations, & take a victory lap with one of the 90's most underrated bands. All that plus a bunch of anniversaries, 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 #77 (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. Paul Westerberg - These Are The Days

02. Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers

03. Cars & Trains - Broken Streetlamp Serenade

04. Green Day - My Generation

05. Guided By Voices - The Official Ironmen Rally Song

06. Donald Fagen - Security Joan

07. Look Park - Aeroplane

08. Dirty Pretty Things - Doctors And Dealers

09. Aesop Rock - Blood Sandwich

10. The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

11. Local H - Eddie Vedder








There you have it, folks. Enjoy!

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.

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.