Flatbasset Radio: Episode #115

Everyone proclaims laptop ignorance...

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #115!

Folks, we're back to our regularly scheduled program this weeks. 12 songs, 60 minutes, some banter... you know the drill by now

In this week's show I talk about the impenetrability of The Fall's catalog, the pride of Zion, IL, my growing appreciation of physical media, a lost Minneapolis band, label comps, my unapologetic love of Las Vegas' finest pop band, the complications surrounding the death of artists from your youth, and the communal nature of professional sports. All that plus the Cover Of The Week, Nate's Archives, the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and 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 #115 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #115 plays out:

01. Color TV - Paroxeteens

02. The Fall - Laptop Dog

03. Slow Meadow - Grey Cloud Lullaby

04. Local H - 25 Or 6 To 4

05. Male Bonding - Worse To Come

06. Wet Eyes - Spy Commission

07. The Killers - Run For Cover

08. Collage - Aussie Boy

09. The Magnetic Fields - California Girls

10. Harley Alexander - Tiny Bricks

11. The Flagrants - Purple & Gold

12. The Cranberries - Linger










There you have it, folks. Thanks for stopping by.

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Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums: February '15

Well hello again, everybody.  The cold and sadness of February is behind us and I think we all made it out unscathed.  At least I hope we did.  Maybe you didn't.  If you were on the fence about making it, perhaps it was because you thought to yourself, "Self, life's terrible.  It's cold outside, it's dark so early, my girlfriend left me on Valentine's Day, and my cat refuses to acknowledge me unless he's hungry.  However, I have to press through because I'm just hellbent on finding out what albums Droogsy's been listening to while he traverses the darkest days of winter."

First off, if you did actually have these thoughts, you have issues.  Real, serious issues and I would absolutely advise you to seek professional help or, failing that, unprofessional help.  Second, things are looking up, because it's time to recap Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums of February 2015.

As always, one "play" equals one listen to one song, meaning an album with 10 tracks counts as 10 plays.  Let's get to it.

(Larger pictures indicate more plays)

01. Freez & Mike Frey - Freez's Frozen French Frys (105 plays)

02. Human Kindness - Not Apathetic (77 plays)

03. Hotelecaster - Farther Fewer (48 plays)

04. The Flagrants - The Flagrants (40 plays)

05. Descendents - Milo Goes To College (30 plays)

06. Rupert AngelEyes - Young Sunset (29 plays)

07. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (25 plays)

08. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (23 plays)

09. Kanye West - Late Registration (21 plays)

10. Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra (20 plays)

11. Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam (20 plays)

12. Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves (19 plays)

13. Steel Tipped Dove - Centuries Long Sigh (19 plays)

14. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (18 plays)

15. X - The Houston Museum Of Natural Science (18 plays)

16. Fountains Of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Mangers (16 plays)

17. The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow (16 plays)

18. The Band - Northern Lights-Southern Cross (16 plays)

19. The Mr. T Experience - Revenge Is Sweet And So Are You (16 plays)

20. Local H - Ham Fisted (15 plays)

21. De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate (15 plays)

22. Goodbye Harry - I Can Smoke (15 plays)

23. Citroën - /Signal (15 plays)

24. The Streets - Original Pirate Material (14 plays)

25. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (14 plays)

26. The Hi-Fives - Get Down! (14 plays)

27. Aesop Rock - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire And Knives (14 plays)

28. The Cribs - In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull (14 plays)

29. Death Grips - Fashion Week (14 plays)

30. Oasis - The Masterplan (14 plays)

31. Pulp - We Love Life (13 plays)

32. Beck - Guero (13 plays)

33. Weezer - The Lion And The Witch (13 plays)

34. These Arms Are Snakes - Easter (13 plays)

35. Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical (13 plays)

36. Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis (13 plays)

37. Sparta - Wiretap Scars (12 plays)

38. Morrissey - Viva Hate (12 plays)

39. Armchair Martian - Who Wants To Play Bass? (12 plays)

40. Piebald - We Are The Only Friends We Have (12 plays)

41. Jets To Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary (11 plays)

42. Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig (11 plays)

43. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (11 plays)

44. Lightning Seeds - Dizzy Heights (11 plays)

45. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (10 plays)

46. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (10 plays)

47. The Go-Betweens - The Friends Of Rachel Worth (10 plays)

48. Tim Armstrong - A Poet's Life (10 plays)

49. Sugar - Copper Blue (10 plays)

50. Manny Phesto - Live On Radio K (2015) (10 plays)

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