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!

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Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums: January '18

Well hello again, folks. Welcome to another edition of Album Collage Monthly!

That's right, we're doing another year of this. 2018 has been an exhausting year and we're only a month into it. Deep freeze, snow storm, deep freeze, Super Bowl... What a time to be a Minneapolitan!

In between curling up with my own basset hound for warmth and navigating the National Guardsmen protecting downtown Minneapolis from Eagles fans I managed to listen to a ton of new music this month.

Before we get to the list, big thank you to everybody who checked out the Countdown shows this month as well as Episode #115. Extra big thanks to anybody who took the time to make a donation to Secondhand Hounds and scooped up a copy of Second-Hand Mix #1. I've never tried anything like that before and it warms my heart to see it having a little success. Those hounds are in a tough spot and every little bit helps.

Alright, let's get to the list.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Happy Children album has 7 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as seven "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. Wet Eyes - Life As Foreign Currency (52 plays)

02. Double Grave - Daydream Demos (49 plays)

03. The Happy Children - Self Help Book (49 plays)

04. Sebadoh - The Sebadoh (46 plays)

05. Various Artists - Unpop 156 (44 plays)

06. Jeremy Ylvisaker - Malibu Hymnal (43 plays)

07. Paul McCartney - McCartney (41 plays)

08. R.E.M. - Reckoning (40 plays)

09. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (39 plays)

10. Goat - Requiem (39 plays)

11. The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We (37 plays)

12. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath (37 plays)

13. Fits - All Belief Is Paradise (36 plays)

14. Various Artists - A Very Radical Small Albums Comp (34 plays)

15. Male Bonding - Endless Now (33 plays)

16. The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful (32 plays)

17. Tangletown - Ordinary Freaks (31 plays)

18. Air - Moon Safari (30 plays)

19. Various Artists - Trainspotting #2 (30 plays)

20. Usonia - Usonia (30 plays)

21. Porcupine - Porcupine Live At The Warehouse (30 plays)

22. The Broken Bicycles - Restlessness Of Youth (30 plays)

23. Lushlife - My Idols Are Dead And My Enemies Are In Power (27 plays)

24. Jeff Rosenstock - POST- (27 plays)

25. Fastball - Little White Lies (25 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stick around for more shows in February!

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Flatbasset Radio: Second-Hand Mix #1

There's a hundred hearts soar free...

Folks, I'm trying something new on Flatbasset Radio today.

Flatbasset Radio: Second-Hand Mix #1... exists!

Bear with me...

Yesterday was my birthday and, like the music-obsessed introvert that I am, I spent the day inside making new mixes. I put together two half-hour long shows that are only jams, no banter, and, if I do say so myself, they are fantastic.

Why did I do this? Well, that's where you, loyal listeners come in. You see I made these mixes as an incentive to you to indulge me in a birthday wish.

https://secondhandhounds.org/donate/

I made these two shows in hopes that I could convince some of you to donate to the folks at Secondhand Hounds . Just make a donation of at least $5 and I'll either e-mail you the mixes or burn them onto a CD and send them to you. I donated $10 myself and I think it would be awesome if we could get up to at least $50.

Obviously, we're working on the honor system here. The mixes are indeed flame emoji, but $5 ain't much. No need to cheat the system. Just send me a PM and let me know how you'd like these shows delivered and I'll get it going. These shows aren't going up on the Mixcloud page or the blog. They exist solely as a thank you for stepping up and helping out some hounds.

Side A:

01. Big Quarters - Land Of Opportunity
02. Cult Choir - Insomnia Strain
03. Shy Layers - Running
04. Damon Albarn - Seven High
05. Blur - Sweet Song
06. Edison - That Dream Of Falling Face First
07. Paul McCartney - Glasses
08. A-Plus - You Owe It To Yourself
09. Zavala - Cycles To Gehenna
10. Greg Carr - Re-Entry To The Astral Sea
11. Love-Cars - Halloween

Side B:

01. Wet Eyes - Aerial Lawnmower
02. Frank Ocean - In Here Somewhere
03. Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing (Baby Doc Remix)
04. Human Kindness - Katherine Drone
05. Doomtree - English
06. Kool A.D. - Not OK
07. TV On The Radio - Family Tree
08. Greg Carr - Tuning Out
09. Mike Swoop - On My Mind
10. M. Ward - Transfiguration #2

(Quick note to these artists: Lord knows, I'm not making any money here. It's all for charity. Please don't sue me.)

Thanks for listening everybody.

Travis

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.

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 #114 (Best Of 2017 - Live At Studio K)

I can't see you making any difference...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #114!

Yep, we're doing this again. The second half of my annual countdown tradition is here and ready to roll. My robo-co-host Robot Ralph is back and ready to countdown another batch of jams.

First off, thanks to everybody who checked out the countdown of The Current's Song Of The Day tracks on the last episode. I gave it a listen myself the day after it went up and I was still floored by how good those songs are. Fortunately, there's more where that came from.

Now, I've counted down the best of Radio K's Song Of The Day podcast for the last couple of years, however, this year's version is a little different. You see, three quarters of the way through 2016 Radio K decided that their "Track Of The Day" would no longer be an mp3, but rather a Spotify playlist. I can't get behind that. Spotify is trash. I was at a loss.

However, as the old saying goes, even when God closes a door he's still uploading mp3's somewhere else on his site. Radio K is still kind enough to make 95% of their Off The Record sessions available for download. Hallelujah! My weekly dose of the K continues.

As you can imagine, the kids behind Radio K tend to have a much greater hit-to-miss ration than the well-compensated tastemakers over at MPR. Some weeks Off The Record is fire. Others, water? That's the opposite of fire, right? Regardless, it's always interesting and definitely worth your time. Follow this link to head over to their archives and indulge in a tremendous amount of free and, more often than not, local music.

And hell, since we're posting links:

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

Before I get to the show I want to take a moment to thank those kids who run the show over at Radio K. You're priceless. Still the best, most adventurous radio station in the Twin Cities.

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 #114 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here



Let's gooooooooo....

10. Slothrust - Rotten Pumpkin

09. Cool Pollution - Water Towers

08. Manchita With Bionik - Cashed

07. Waveless - Eight Belles

06. Neon Blaque - No One Else

05. The 99ers - Godzilla's A Punk

04. Warik - In My Lens

03. Jessica Manning - Red Birds

02. Fragile Canyons - Rebel Child

01. Tyte Jeff - Lutheran Teens







That's a wrap on 2017, folks. Back to our regularly scheduled podcast next episode.

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #113 (Best Of 2017 - The Current Song Of The Day)

It's been a long, hard year...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #113!

Folks, it's the first show of the new year. If you've been following the show for a while you know that I like to start every new year by looking back at the old year. Well, 2018 is no different. Yeah, we're two weeks into it, but I've been busy and haven't had time to sit down and properly assemble the countdown. However, time has been carved, songs have been reviewed, rankings assigned. Time to count down the 10 best Song Of The Day tracks given away by The Current.

This is an annual tradition here at Flatbasset Radio and it is absolutely one of my favorite shows to do each year. While I may have my beefs with The Current, I've been religiously devoted to their Song Of The Day podcast since '07. That's ten years worth of songs now! And I still work my way through all of them every single year (including the back catalog!). Is this healthy? No. But hell, what else have I got to do? They're not all classics, but every year I'm turned on to something new for the low, low price of free.99. I can't complain.

Before we get to this year's countdown, a few links. First, previous Current SOTD countdowns:

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #7 (Best Of 2012)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #28 (Best Of 2013)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52 (Best Of 2014)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #70 (Best Of 2015)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #89 (Best Of 2016)

 Of note: Flatbasset Radio: Episode #7 is posted here as a download from Archive.org because the show was "disabled" on Mixcloud. Not sure what that means, but I was so bad at doing the show back then that they probably took it down out of embarrassment.

Second, follow this link to head over to The Current and subscribe to the podcast for yourself. As you're about to hear, they give away some absolute classics.

The format of the show has changed a bit over the years, but I like the way last year's countdown played out, so I invited Robot Ralph to lead the countdown this year. No banter, just jams.

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 #113 (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.



Alright, here we go!

10. The Weeks - Talk Like That

09. Mount Kimbie - Blue Train Lines (w/King Krule)

08. Wolf Parade - You're Dreaming

07. Heiruspecs - Relativity

06. Tyte Jeff - 1952

05. Kate Tempest - Europe Is Lost

04. Actual Wolf - Faded Days

03. Alex Lahey - Wes Anderson

02. Jens Lekman - Evening Prayer

01. Stanley - Brewin' Up










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 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.