Flatbasset Radio: Episode #124

I can't take it, take it, take it no more...

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #124!

It's a gorgeous Sunday here in Minneapolis. The sun is shining, birds are singing, bees are trying to have sex with them - as I'm led to believe - and I've got a brand new batch of jams lined up for you.

On this week's show we'll spotlight some upcoming shows, begin our deep dive into the Disposable America catalog, listen to some new local pop, some old local (lo-fi) pop, mark some anniversaries, listen to some pub rock, marvel at the adaptability of Bob Dylan's catalog, and revisit some of my favorite albums of my youth. All that plus the Cover Of The Week, a deep dive into Nate's Archives, take a trip in the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and another local 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 #124 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #124 plays out:

01. Maura - Method Actor

02. Mitchell Adam Johnson - Keeping Secrets

03. Jimmy Eat World - The Authority Song

04. Stars - It Ain't Me, Babe

05. Angelic Upstarts - 42nd Street

06. Rachel Gracey - Candy Is Dead

07. All - Paper Tiger

08. The Lyndales - Lo-Fi Pop

09. Tricky - Nicotine Love (w/Francesca Belmonte)

10. No Age - Cappo

11. The Specials - Bonediggin'

12. Atmosphere - Like The Rest Of Us









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Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #79

"It takes strength to be gentle & kind..."

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #79!

Folks, summer's officially upon us and, in tribute, I've got red-hot jams lined up for this week's episode. As per usual, sorry for the gap between episodes. I'm very lazy. Conversely, thanks to everybody who did check out Episode #78. My buddy Nick & I teamed up for that one and I think it turned out to be the best one we've ever teamed up for.

That, however, is the last episode. On this week's show I've got a jam from my favorite reunited punk band, a cut from an iconic soundtrack, a set for our brothers & sisters in England, a spotlight on Flatbasset Radio's Album Of The Week, some under-informed political talk, a check-in on some of our Twin Cities friends, a few anniversaries, a lot of sweating, even more swearing, and my absolute ultimate summer jam! All that plus the Cover Of The Week & one of the most classic Flatbasset Flatclassics ever!

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 #79 (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: Ep. #79 plays out:

01. Descendents - Victim Of Me

02. Joey Bada$$ - Brooklyn's Own

03. The Pooches - Rhythm Of The Rain

04. Sugar Ray - Fly (w/Super Cat)

05. The Jam - Going Underground

06. Primal Scream - Trainspotting

07. The Specials - Racist Friend

08. Clementine - Evergreens

09. Devata Daun - Be A Stranger

10. Dem Atlas - Grbge Trsh

11. Frankie Teardrop - Waiting For You

12. The Smiths - I Know It's Over









There you have it, folks. Drink lots of water.

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

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to yet another installment of Album Collage Monthly!

Yes, April and its showers are now behind us. It was a sad month (Prince is gone) and joyous month (Oh shit, the sun!). Most importantly, for our purposes anyway, it was a month that afforded me lots of time to listen to music.

As you can see from the picture below, I covered a lot of bases this month. Some indie rock, some electronic stuff, some compilations.... Hell, variety's the spice of life.

As always, a yuuuuggggeee thank you to anybody who stopped by the blog this month. Extra yuuuuuggggeee thanks to anybody who listened to the show. Not to belabor the point, but I put a lot of time into the Flatbasset Radio podcast. It means a lot to me that somebody out there is giving it a shot.

(Speaking of which, if you'd like to catch up on the show, my Mixcloud page has every episode free to stream. My Archive page has every episode free to download with complete iTunes tags and everything).

On that note, let's get to this month's albums. Friendly reminder: One song = one play. Devata Daun's new album has 10 tracks on it, so every time I listened to it it registers as 10 "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. The Person & The People - Dark And Low (77 plays)

02. Devata Daun - Look (70 plays)

03. Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasty (64 plays)

04. Prince - For You (54 plays)

05. The Specials - The Singles Collection (45 plays)

06. Various Artists - Future Perfect: Music For Listening (36 plays)

07. The Pooches - Heart Attack (32 plays)

08. The Smiths - Rank (28 plays)

09. Faux Jean - Kiss Life On The Lips (27 plays)

10. Pete Yorn - Day I Forgot (27 plays)

11. Various Artists - Korda Komp 3 (27 plays)

12. Superdrag - Regretfully Yours... (26 plays)

13. The Stooges - The Stooges (24 plays)

14. Sloan - Twice Removed (24 plays)

15. Big Cats - What If It Doesn't Get Better? (24 plays)

16. Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing (24 plays)

17. All - Live Plus One (22 plays)

18. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (20 plays)

19. A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology (20 plays)

20. Sebadoh - Harmacy (19 plays)

21. Ela - Real Blood On Fake Trees (19 plays)

22. Ruth Ruth - The Little Death (18 plays)

23. Cecil Otter - Dear Echo (18 plays)

24. Doom - Born Like This (17 plays)

25. Modest Mouse - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About (16 plays)

Image via Tap Music
Stats via my Last.fm page

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #48 (w/MinneSarah) - Halloween Spook-tacular!

You look like you've seen a ghost!

It's Halloween! Turn out the lights, start a fire, pour a Bloody Mary, get your candy, and kick back with our spookiest episode yet!

In this week's episode MinneSarah joins TCDroogsma as they discuss such blood-curdling subjects as the appropriate etiquette at concerts in London, the case of the haunted Applebee's gift card, Steve Buscemi's dark secret, the length's people will go to keep their property in San Francisco, MinneSarah's refusal to hand out candy to the children of Highland Park, drunken pumpkin carving, ginger solidarity, the real horror behind Frankenstein's monster, the spread of ebola in NYC, offending Droogsy's mom, their favorite Halloween costumes, their inability to accurately judge British hip-hop, the blissful ignorance of the characters in Ghostwriter, their all-time favorite Halloween candy, and, oddly, the economic conditions in England in the late 70's.  Spooky stuff.  All that plus the Cover Of The Week and the Flatbasset Flatclassic!

As always, Episode #48 is free to stream and/or download.  To download the show just click on the title below.  To stream the show simply click "play" on the Mixcloud player.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #48 (Halloween Spook-tacular!)

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #48 (Halloween Spook-tacular!) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. The Moons - Body Snatchers
02. Aesop Rock - Keep Off The Lawn
03. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
04. Queens Of The Stone Age - Burn The Witch
05. Kanye West - Monster (w/Justin Vernon, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, & Nicki Minaj)
06. Death From Above 1979 - Right On, Frankenstein!
07. Ghostpoet - Cold Win
08. Crocodiles - Hollow Hollow Eyes
09. Buck 65 - What Are You Going To Be For Halloween?
10. The Specials - Ghost Town

Happy Halloween!

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Newest Industry Presents - Flatbasset Radio: Episode #42

(THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARS ON THE TWIN CITIES BLOG NEWEST INDUSTRY)

You need proof? Get brandy...

Hello, podcast fans!  Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #42!

For those of you who are unaware of the Flatbasset Radio format, here's what you're looking at: TCDroogsma is our resident MP3 junkie. As you've probably noticed in his Songs Of The Week column, he's not always the most positive music fan. In an effort to prove that he is, in fact, a fan of music, we give him an hour each week to play the songs he's digging and talk a little bit about them. Once he's recorded his podcast we put it right here on the website for free to stream and/or download!

TCDroogsma is back flyin' solo for Episode #42.  In this week's show he explains why he's solo, plays a request from one of his regular listeners, declares Purple Rain one of God's favorite albums, explains Flatbasset Radio's DTS policy, discusses the breakout star of the 10K Sounds Festival, struggles to read, laments the passing of the last original Ramone, celebrates one of hip-hop's great hooks, indulges in one of his all-time favorite "summer bands," and talks about his favorite concert ever.  All that plus the Cover Of The Week and the Flatbasset Flatclassic!

You can download the podcast for free by clicking the episode's title or stream the episode by clicking on the Mixcloud player below.

Flatbasset Radio - Episode #42

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #42 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. The Rosebuds - Blue Eyes
02. Mos Def - Grown Man Business
03. Fugazi - Smallpox Champion
04. The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry
05. Dark Time Sunshine - No Worries
06. Chalk - Seatbelts (Live On Radio K)
07. Sylvan Esso - Coffee
08. Ramones - Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
09. Chi Ali - Funky Lemonade (Remix)
10. The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning
11. Wilco - Hummingbird

There you have it, music fans! Enjoy!

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