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

Well hello everybody. Welcome to another edition of Album Collage Monthly!

Folks, I don't know about you, but my November was straight trash. I won't bore you with the details, but too much worky, not enough sleepy, not enough bloggy... It wasn't any fun. It was so bad, in fact, that it bled into December and pushed this post back a day. I'm sorry for that, but really, if you spent yesterday refreshing this blog waiting for the collage you have problems far worse than mine.

Anyway, as always, big thanks to everybody who checked out the lone show I posted this month. No matter how rough things are, I take sincere joy out of playing that Descendents song every Thanksgiving. It really does say the things I'd like to in a much better (and catchier) way than I can. Sincere thanks to all the bands who play the way they play and help push through the darker days.

Let's get to the thing.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Mozzer album has 12 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as twelve "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. Shredders - Dangerous Jumps (84 plays)

02. Morrissey - Low In High School (84 plays)

03. Yeah Wings - Tomorrow WillBe Better (63 plays)

04. Buck 65 - Situation (55 plays)

05. Blaha - 499-456 (55 plays)

06. Descendents - Liveage! (54 plays)

07. Local H - Hallelujah! I'm A Bum (51 plays)

08. V/A - EIS Sampler 2013 // 2014 (50 plays)

09. V/A - Unpop 154 (47 plays)

10. The Replacements - All For Nothing/Nothing For All (46 plays)

11. Jay-Z - American Gangster (45 plays)

12. Fragile Canyons - Adapting To The Cosmos (44 plays)

13. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (42 plays)

14. Superchunk - Superchunk (40 plays)

15. Liam Gallagher - As You Were (37 plays)

16. Vangelis - Blade Runner (36 plays)

17. Unwound - Repetition (36 plays)

18. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (33 plays)

19. The Killers - Sawdust (33 plays)

20. Bedhead - WhatFunLifeWas (33 plays)

21. Romantica - Control Alt Country Delete (32 plays)

22. Buffalo Springfield - Again (30 plays)

23. Greg Graffin - American Lesion (30 plays)

24. Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now (30 plays)

25. Cream - Disraeli Gears (30 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows throughout December!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #110

Thank you for playing the way you play...

Well hello again, everybody. Long time, no see. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #110!

Happy Thanksgiving, folks. Thanks for coming back. I know it's been about a month since my last episode and, as always, I apologize. If you're really all that interested I have the usual list of excuses: busy, sleeping, working, lazy... I'm sorry for the delay. I truly love doing the show and I do appreciate that you've come back again.

Folks, I've got all kinds of jams lined up for Episode #110. A few anniversaries, a RIP to one of my favorite local bands, and RIP to one of my favorite local bars, a celebration of arena rock concerts, some Brooklyn synth-pop, some third-wave ska, a Canadian hip-hop concept album a birthday acknowledgement to one of indie rock's icons, a heartwarming Cover Of The Week, the inaugural voyage of the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and my annual Thanksgiving 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 #110 (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 #110 plays out

01. Extraterrestrials - Speak Like A Prude

02. The Pietasters - Out All Night

03. Buck 65 - Intro/1957

04. Daniel Johnston & Jeff Tweedy - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

05. The Promise Ring - Red & Blue Jeans/How Nothing Feels

06. Yeah Wings - The Promise Bison

07. Yohuna - It's All Yours

08. Askeleton - History Is Nothing But Words Written Down Unless Video-Taped

09. Robert Pollard - The Killers

10. Dillinger Four - The Great American Going Out Of Business Sale

11. Arcade Fire - We Don't Deserve Love

12. Descendents - Thank You











There you have it, folks! Enjoy!

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

Is it the first of the month already? Damn, this summer's gone by quickly.

How was your August? Did you have fun? I got rained on a lot, which was terrible, but I went to the State Fair yesterday, which was not terrible. It's amazing how falafel on a stick can change your whole outlook, isn't it?

Before we get to the album collage, a big thanks to everybody who checked out the show's this month. Yes, their were only two of them, but both of them were outstanding, so that's got to count for something. Of course the show is free and available to stream or download from anywhere at anytime by anybody. Think of it as one of those Spotify "Discover" playlists except it's curated by an actual human being whose neuroses cause him to put way more effort into his show's than any music-loving robot ever could.

Second, a big thanks to all the artists who were on the show who took the time to share the podcast. Those shares & retweets are literally the only way this show reaches a broader audience, so each one is deeply appreciated.

Lastly, my monthly reminder that, as much as I enjoy writing about music & putting together the show, I'd like it a lot more if I could do it for a living. If you or anybody you know is looking for somebody to write about music or host a low-to-medium quality podcast, pass the blog along. I don't ask for much, just a pile of money and the ability to spend all my waking hours living out my dream. I don't think that's asking for much.

Let's get to the collage. As always, remember that every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, Rogue Valley's new album Radiate/Dissolve has 12 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 12 "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. Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate (136 plays)

02. Rogue Valley - Radiate/Dissolve (84 plays)

03. Posh Lost - Posh Lost (70 plays)

04. Atmosphere - Fishing Blues (54 plays)

05. Various Artists - Sound Unseen (42 plays)

06. The Persian Leaps - Your City, Underwater (38 plays)

07. Squeeze - Singles 45's And Under (36 plays)

08. The Nadas - Listen Through The Static (35 plays)

09. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Produce Vol. 1 (32 plays)

10. Paper Tiger - In Other Words: Part Two (32 plays)

11. Pet Milk - Philadelphia Punklife (28 plays)

12. Buck 65 - Situation (Demos) (28 plays)

13. Down By Law - Down By Law (26 plays)

14. Descendents - Spazzhazard (26 plays)

15. Sebadoh - III (25 plays)

16. Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker (24 plays)

17. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Let's Face It (24 plays)

18. Shy Layers - Shy Layers (24 plays)

19. Greetings From Tuskan - The Love From Afar (24 plays)

20. Malachi Constant - Zenith (24 plays)

21. The Stone Roses - The Complete Stone Roses (23 plays)

22. Various Artists - Adult Swim Singles Program 2016 (23 plays)

23. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free (22 plays)

24. Radiohead - Kid A (22 plays)

25. Jets To Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary (22 plays)

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

Image via Tap Music
Stats via my Last.fm page

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #84

Let the lights dim some...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #84!

Folks, I'm sorry I wasn't able to record a show last week. I was very busy dogsitting. Those dogs, man. Did you know you have to feed them every day? Every fucking day! That must be the life.

Anyway, I'm back this week with a new show. Yessir, 13 new/old jams to help us all slog through another ungodly August. In this week's show I talk about summer in the city, disappointing reunion albums, one classic SoCal band paying homage to another classic SoCal band, MinneSarah's birthday request, "Black Springsteen," just what today's biggest pop stars have in common, the beautifully strange days of 1996, the coolest person of the last 30 years, nostalgia for label samplers, and much more. All this plus a healthy dose of local music, 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 #84 (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 #84 plays out:

01. Bill Withers - Harlem

02. Sims - Triple 6's

03. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Distorted Angel

04. Descendents - Wendy

05. The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold

06. Yabil - Unsung

07. Soul Coughing - Soundtrack To Mary

08. Drake - Over My Dead Body

09. Adele - Chasing Pavements

10. Gregory Pepper & His Problems - Drop The Plot

11. Sophia Eris - Blue Dream

12. Matthew Sweet - Winona

13. The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing








There you have it, folks. Enjoy!

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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 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)

Information via my Last.fm account
Photo via Don't Drink And Root

Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums: November '14

Did everybody have a good November?  On the one hand, Thanksgiving is unequivocally awesome.  On the other, the temperature dipped below zero and it snowed a bunch.  If those two things cancel each other out (and I'm arguing that they do), then the fact that my Flatbasset Radio podcast reached its 50th episode decidedly puts November, 2014 in the "Win" column.  Good times.

Anyway, here are the 50 most played albums both in my headphones and at Planet New Basset for the month of November, 2014:

(Larger picture indicates more plays)

01. The Person & The People - What A Drag (96 plays)

02. The Stand4rd - The Stand4rd (77 plays)

03. Some Pulp - Some Pulp (63 plays)

04. The Persian Leaps - Drive Drive Delay (48 plays)

05. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2 (24 plays)

06. Sebadoh - Harmacy (19 plays)

07. Descendents - Everything Sucks (16 plays)

08. Aesop Rock - Appleseed (16 plays)

09. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival (16 plays)

10. Human Kindness - You Are So Loud That I Want To Die (16 plays)

11. Stereolab - Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night (15 plays)

12. MF Doom - MM Food (15 plays)

13. Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package (15 plays)

14. Face Candy - Waste Age Teen Land (15 plays)

15. Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel (15 plays)

16. Fountains Of Wayne - Utopia Parkway (14 plays)

17. Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone (14 plays)

18. Detainee - Vital Organs (14 plays)

19. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Delivery Man (13 plays)

20. Superchunk - Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91) (13 plays)

21. Museum Mouth - Sexy But Not Happy (13 plays)

22. Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (12 plays)

23. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own (12 plays)

24. R.E.M. - Eponymous (12 plays)

25. Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (12 plays)

26. Blockhead - The Music Scene (12 plays)

27. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots (12 plays)

28. Girl Talk & Freeway - Broken Ankles (12 plays)

29. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (11 plays)

30. Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (11 plays)

31. Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine (11 plays)

32. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (11 plays)

33. British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power (11 plays)

34. The Plastic Constellations - Mazatlan (11 plays)

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

36. The Verve - Forth (10 plays)

37. Halloween, Alaska - Halloween, Alaska (10 plays)

38. Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen (10 plays)

39. The Fall - Ersatz G.B. (10 plays)

40. Flagland - Tireda Fightin (10 plays)

41. Mixed Blood Majority - Mixed Blood Majority (10 plays)

42. Ryan Hemsworth - Still Awake (10 plays)

43. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams (10 plays)

44. Bad Cop - Wish You Well... And Goodbye (10 plays)

45. Drake - 6 God (10 plays)

46. The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall (10 plays)

47. Mr Twin Sister - Mr Twin Sister (8 plays)

48. Girlpool - Girlpool (Bonus Tracks (8 plays)

49. William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer (8 plays)

50. Various Artists - Radio K Song Of The Day (8 plays)

All info via my Last.fm account. Stop by to keep track of everything we're listening to here at Planet New Basset.

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #50

What ya'll really waaaant? What ya'll really waaaant?

Well hello again, free music fans!  Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #50!

That's right, everybody, we've reached 50 episodes of this damn show.  Before I get into what actually happens on this show I want to say thanks to everybody for tuning in and making this a worthwhile endeavor for this long.  Yes, it's kind of a completely arbitrary thing since I would've done this show whether anybody was listening or not, but it would have been much less fulfilling if you good folks hadn't listened to it.  Thank you.

Both appropriately and unfortunately I'm flying solo on this episode.  No MinneSarah on this episode, so my crap-tacular microphone and I are bringing the show back to its roots: playing stone cold jams while ranting like a lunatic.  Good stuff.  In this episode I discuss just how difficult it is to fuck up Big Star songs, celebrate St. Paul's finest power-pop band, confess to my very limited vocabulary, play a mini-set of Thanksgiving jams, attempt to figure out why Beck keeps turning up on the podcast, praise the value of gravy as it relates to Thanksgiving dinner, rattle of a list of things I'm thankful for this year and, importantly, rattle of a second list of things I am not thankful for, take full advantage of the one and only benefit of MinneSarah taking the week off, decide it's completely normal to have a "soft rock phase" in your early 30's, and go full cornball while bringing a tradition back to the show. All that plus the Cover Of The Week & The Flatbasset Flatclassic!

As always, this episode is available to download or stream.  Just click the episode title below for a download link or click on the Mixcloud player below to stream.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #50

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #50 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. The Persian Leaps - Fire Starter
02. Mr Twin Sister - Blush
03. Run The Jewels - Early (w/Boots)
04. Girlpool - Thirteen
05. Bad Religion - Lost Pilgrim
06. Beck - Nicotine & Gravy
07. William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
08. Indians - I Am Haunted
09. Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette
10. Flowmack - DMX's Little Secret
11. American Scarecrows - Gods Of The West
12. Descendents - Thank You

Happy Thanksgiving!

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