Flatbasset Radio: Episode #130 (Canada Day Special!)

I won't forget you if someone else comes along...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio's Annual Canada Day Special!

That's right, folks, another Canada Day is upon us. Now I know things are a little curious between my country and yours right now. I know that, despite hundreds of years of peaceful co-existence and the world's longest unprotected, our President has decided that our relationship is unfair and you're somehow to be blamed (as if you're the tempestuous, excitable, delusional party in our relationship). Honestly, considering no Canadian team has won the Cup since '93, I'm surprised you haven't turned on us. But I digress....

Listen, Canada, I can't claim to speak everybody in America (for better and far more often worse, thanks to Twitter, they're certainly more than capable of speaking for themselves) but I've said it a hundred times if I said it once - I absolutely consider Canadians my brothers and sisters. I've spent nearly all 36 years of my life living in a state that shares a border with Canada and I've interacted with hundreds (if not thousands) of Canadians in various capacities and I can say with confidence that 90% of those interactions have been nothing but enjoyable. Yes, sure, there's always a few bad apples (cough... cough... Jets fans...), but what can you do? There's always a few. I don't let them ruin my opinion of your country and I hope you don't let the bad apples from Minnesota ruin your opinion of ours.

That said, let's get to the show. Lots of great Canadian artists on this one (and I even removed my stupid rambling from the proceedings). No agenda, no algorithms, just a 16 song, 53 minute love letter to the our neighbours to the north. I've got a few anniversaries in the mix, a Cover Of The Week, and a 50th Anniversary Flatbasset Flatclassic! Enjoy!

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



Here's how Ep. #130 plays out:

01. Ian Kamau - Intro

02. Daniel Romano - Toulouse

03. BADBADNOTGOOD - Can't Leave The Night

04. Sloan - The Lines You Amend

05. Owen Pallett - Hard To Explain

06. Buck 65 - Killed By A Horse

07. Andy Shauf - I'm Not Falling Asleep

08. Caribou - Medium Size Working Dog (Steady Steady)

09. The Everywheres - Tripping

10. Shad - Intro

11. Destroyer - It's Gonna Take An Airplane

12. Ryan Hemsworth - Wait (w/Keaton Henson & Mitski)

13. Wolf Parade - California Dreamer

14. Ian Kamau - Sidewalks

15. Stars - Cotes De Neiges

16. The Band - This Wheel's On Fire








Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger
Canadian Flag by George F.G. Stanley

Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #70 (Best Of 2015 - The Current Song Of The Day)

It ain't who ya know, it's who knows you...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to an out-fucking-standing episode of the Flatbasset Radio show!

As you likely gathered from the unnecessarily long title of this week's show, you're in for a special episode this week. As per tradition, I'm starting off the new year with a few of "Best Of 2015" shows. This particular episode is a countdown of my 10 favorite songs given away via The Current's Song Of The Day podcast.  Hell, who doesn't love a good countdown?

For those unaware of The Current's SOTD podcast, I highly suggest you look into. Follow this link, subscribe to the show, and each and every weekday you'll find a new song waiting for you. They're not all winners, but as you're about to find out, some of them are absolute gems.

For this countdown I only have a couple of criteria:


01. The song only had to be released as a Current SOTD track in 2015. The song didn't necessarily have to get its proper release in 2015.

02. No songs from albums I eventually purchased. If I did pick up an album that contained a SOTD track, I've probably already played something from it here on the show.

So kick back and listen. I play the jams, complain about how tired I am, mispronounce a bunch of names, and pretty much just fill the blank space between songs. It's a hell of a show.

(Full disclosure, I suppose: I do not work for and am in no way affiliated with MPR or The Current... yet. It's good to have goals though).

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #70 (Best Of 2015 - The Current Song Of The Day) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

10. Desaparecidos - City On The Hill

09. Rainy Milo - Deal Me Briefly

 

08. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Do The Get Down

07. The Mountain Goats - The Legend Of Chavo Guerrero

06. Ratatat - Cream On Chrome

05. Adam Levy - Atoms Never Die

04. Pornonono - Body Right

03. Liz Vice - Empty Me Out

02. Israel Nash - L.A. Lately

01. Destroyer - Dream Lover









It was a hell of a year, wasn't it? Good stuff. Thanks for stopping by and giving the show a spin!

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.