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!

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

Folks, June is upon us, which means it's time for a hit of the best kind of nostalgia - instant!

Before I get to the collage, a big thank to everybody who checked out the show this month. There was actually a decent uptick in the number of plays I had this month, which really does warm my heart. I'm always open to feedback, submissions, requests, etc... Feel free to hit me up via Twitter or Facebook. If you're interested, all the old shows are posted over on my Mixcloud page and available to download on my Archive.org page.

Alright, let's get to the thing.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, that new Falls 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. V/A - The Greatest Of All-Time #2 (128 plays)

02. Falls - Torn Between Comas (79 plays)

03. Double Grave - New Year's Daydream (58 plays)

04. V/A - Unpop 147 (57 plays)

05. Frances Gumm - My Sweet Demise (54 plays)

06. Cool Pollution - From Kosmos With Love (50 plays)

07. Soundgarden - Superunknown (49 plays)

08. Jobriath - Lonely Planet Boy (45 plays)

09. ALL - Percolater (43 plays)

10. V/A - DIY Pop Fest 2017 (42 plays)

11. Allan Kingdom - Lines (42 plays)

12. Bill Withers - Still Bill (42 plays)

13. The Boys - The Boys (40 plays)

14. Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape (39 plays)

15. Piebald - Accidental Gentlemen (39 plays)

16. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (38 plays)

17. Radiohead - OK Computer (37 plays)

18. Mel Gibson & The Pants - A Mannequin American (36 plays)

19. Son Volt - American Central Dust (36 plays)

20. White Rabbits - Fort Nightly (35 plays)

21. The Pooches - Harmless Offering (35 plays)

22. Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance (34 plays)

23. Tim Armstrong - A Poet's Life (32 plays)

24. Porno For Pyros - Good God's Urge (30 plays)

25. The Hellacopters - Payin' The Dues (30 plays)

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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

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

Rabbit Rabbit, everybody. Welcome to another installment of "What was Droogsy listening to while not making any mixes this month!"

No, I didn't post any new shows this month. I wish I had found the time, but alas, between the election, the fallout, and Thanksgiving (a brutally busy time in the retail world), it just didn't happen.

I did manage to find the time to drop off some copies of Flatbasset Radio: Ep. #87 at Cheapo, The Electric Fetus, & Reverie. If you didn't scoop up a copy feel free to hit me via Facebook Message on the Flatbasset Radio Facebook Page with your address and I'll mail you a copy. Honestly, I'm exceeding proud of Ep. #87. I think it's the best show I've ever put together. If you've got an hour, head over to my Mixcloud page and give it a spin.

Alright, let's get to the collage. As always, remember that every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, that new Ghostband album has 8 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 8 "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.

01. Sims - More Than Ever (94 plays)

02. Ghostband - Colder (64 plays)

03. Dwynell Roland - The Popular Nobody (60 plays)

04. The Umbrella Sequence - Sparkler Cliché (36 plays)

05. Royal Brat - Negative Bone (35 plays)

06. Selby Tigers - Charm City (31 plays)

07. c.Kostra - Now I Feel It (30 plays)

08. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (25 plays)

09. Blur - The Magic Whip (25 plays)

10. Darkside - Psychic (24 plays)

11. Howler - America Give Up (22 plays)

12. Grant Hart - Good News For Modern Man (22 plays)

13. Leonard Cohen - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (22 plays)

14. Radioheaed - In Rainbows (22 plays)

15. The Pooches - Dinner Date (19 plays)

16. Yeah Wings - It Feels Like Laughing With You (18 plays)

17. Various Artists - Late Night Tales: Four Tet (18 plays)

18. The Dirty Banks - Lida (18 plays)

19. Donald Fagen - Karmakariad (18 plays)

20. Star Magnet - Quarter Moon (18 plays)

21. Sophia Eris - Sophia Eris (16 plays)

22. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (15 plays)

23. Billy Brag & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (15 plays)

24. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid (15 plays)

25. The Persian Leaps - Your City, Underwater (15 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows to help you through the holidays.

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Stats via my Last.fm page

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

Well hello again, folks. It's the first of the the month, which means it's time for a little instant nostalgia.

Incredibly, September's already in the rearview mirror. It was a compelling month of presidential debates, undefeated Vikings, and Minnesota Wild preseason games. Sadly, it was also a month that only featured one Flatbasset Radio show. Sorry about that. For what it's worth, though, it was a 20 song, hour long mix of nothing but local music. As always, a big thanks to everybody who gave it a listen. Also, big thanks to all the artists & listeners who shared the show. You folks are literally my only promotional department, so I appreciate each of those shares.

Let's get to the collage. As always, remember that every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, that new Total Gaze album We Need More Condos has 11 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 11 "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.

So, here we go:

01. Graveyard Club - Cellar Door (79 plays)

02. Atmosphere - Fishing Blues (72 plays)

03. The Pooches - The Pooches (70 plays)

04. Total Gaze - We Need More Condos (70 plays)

05. Cruel Love - CRUELLOVE/RECORDPORN (50 plays)

06. Polara - Polara (34 plays)

07. The Beatles - Abbey Road (33 plays)

08. Young Scum - Autumn August (33 plays)

09. Various Artists - Beat Oven (Vol. 1) (33 plays)

10. R.E.M. - In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (30 plays)

11. Wretch Like Me - Calling All Cars (28 plays)

12. Descendents - Cool To Be You (28 plays)

13. Blink-182 - Blink 182 (26 plays)

14. The Owls - The Owls (25 plays)

15. Various Artists - Without A Trace (Mirror Universe Tapes Compilation) (25 plays)

16. The Plastic Constellations - We Appreciate You (24 plays)

17. Radiohead - Amnesiac (23 plays)

18. BNLX - BNLX (22 plays)

19. Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (22 plays)

20. Various Artists - Adult Swim Singles Program 2016 (22 plays)

21. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head (21 plays)

22. Tek & Metasota - What's That 4? (21 plays)

23. Buffalo Springfield - Again (20 plays)

24. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer (18 plays)

25. The Hi-Fives - ...And A Whole Lotta You! (17 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows to help ease into autumn.

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Stats via my Last.fm page

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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.

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Stats via my Last.fm page

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #83

We think the same things at the same time...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #83!

First things first, a big thank you to everybody who stuck with me over the last few episodes. Between the Canada Day show, American Album Hall Of Fame show & the Aesop Rock MegaMix I went pretty heavy on themed shows over the month. I don't do that too often, but circumstances dictate the themes and, honestly, I had a ball doing each of those episodes. Thanks to everybody who gave them a listened and special thanks to anybody who shared them. It's appreciated.

On that note, let's get back to our regularly scheduled podcast. Flatbasset Radio: Episode #83 doesn't have any theme besides being a collection of stone cold jams. In this week's show we revisit some albums celebrating anniversaries, throw one out for the Donald Trump, check in with Glasgow's finest pop band on the cusp of their big breakthrough, mourn the anniversary of the death a pop icon, and check in with some of the best local music coming out of these rainy Twin Cities. All that plus the Cover Of The Week & 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 #83 (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 Flatbasset Radio: Episode #83 plays out:

01. The Pooches - Mulligan

02. Homeboy Sandman - Talking (Bleep)

03. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

04. Golden Smog - Strangers

05. Bad Religion - No Substance

06. Four Tet - Field

07. Lily Allen - Littlest Things

08. TV On The Radio - I Was A Lover

09. Metasota - Organic Growth

10. The Counterfactuals - Hide In The Noise

11. Silversun Pickups - Common Reactor

12. Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill










There you have it, folks. Enjoy!





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

Well hello again, album art collage fans! Welcome to another edition of Shit I Listened To Last Month!

Folks, June is in the books and summer's in full swing. As always, I'd like to take a moment to thank everybody who stopped by the Flatbasset blog over the last month to read the album write-ups. An extra big thanks to anybody who took the time to listen to the podcast. Still love doing it, hope you like listening to it.

As per usual, I listened to a bunch of music this past month. Lots of great new stuff, digging into some old stuff.... you know how it goes.

Before I get to the stats, the usual reminder: Every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, Garrison Grouse's excellent new record has 11 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 11 "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. Metasota - #RUMDMT (91 plays)

02. Garrison Grouse - With That Said (77 plays)

03. The Counterfactuals - The Counterfactuals (63 plays)

04. Various Artists - An Earfull Of Sound Unseen (42 plays)

05. Clementine - Truth Mattress (38 plays)

06. Janis Figure - Damage Control (36 plays)

07. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (32 plays)

08. Capital Steez - AmeriKKKan Korruption (28 plays)

09. The Pooches - Splitting An Omelette With My Mother (27 plays)

10. Homeboy Sandman - Kindness For Weakness (26 plays)

11. Beck - Odelay (26 plays)

12. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo (26 plays)

13. The Verve - A Northern Soul (24 plays)

14. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (24 plays)

15. Astronomique - Astronomique (24 plays)

16. Badly Drawn Boy - How Did I Get Here? (22 plays)

17. Devata Daun - L o o k (22 plays)

18. Various Artists - Adult Simw Singles Program 2016 (22 plays)

19. Tony Peachka - Live On Radio K (2016) (22 plays)

20. Information Society - Creatures Of Influence (21 plays)

21. Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (21 plays)

22. Buck 65 - Talkin' Honky Blues (18 plays)

23. Vats - Today (18 plays)

24. Luna - The Best Of Luna (17 plays)

25. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late (17 plays)

There it is, everybody. Stay tuned for more shows & words & stuff.

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Stats via my Last.fm page

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.