Flatbasset Radio: Episode #121

Our enemies lay dead upon the ground but still we kick...

Well hello again, music fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #121!

Believe it or not, folks, it's another miserable, rainy Friday here in Minneapolis. I decided the best way to cope was to stay in & keep myself comfy by the warmth of these jams. You're welcome to join me.

This week's show is packed full-to-the-brim with jams. I've got some great new local music, a perfect entry point for one of the great punk bands of all-time, our continued exploration of the Father/Daughter Records catalog, get into a little lo-fi indie rock, a little alt-country, a little east coast shoegaze, say goodbye to one of the great American bands of the last 20 years, and mourn the death of Brit Pop. All that plus the Cover Of The Week, a deep dive into Nate's Archives, a trip in 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 #121 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #121 plays out:

01. Beautyness - Funny Old Life

02. Levek - Look On The Bright Side

03. Jennie Lawless - Chokecherry

04. The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson

05. Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown

06. Bull Moose Party - Let You Down

07. The Thermals - Now We Can See

08. Information Society - Signals

09. Pinkwench - Ides Of March/At Least I Tried

10. Foxes In Fiction - Cream Screen

11. Justin Townes Earle - Who Am I To Say?

12. Pulp - The Fear










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Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

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Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums: January '15

Hello again, everybody.  February is upon us and, if you haven't noticed, it's fucking frigid outside.  I blame that goddamn Punxsutawney Phil.  Can't be too mad, though.  Clearly that shadow-seeing rodent knows his shit.

Anyway, like I always do at the start of the month, it's time to take a look back at the 50 Most Played Albums around Planet New Basset.

As always, you can keep up with what's being played here in real time by checking out my Last.fm page, though honestly, I have no idea why you would want to do that.  Frankly, I'm not even sure why you're still reading this.  Whatever. It's your life.

As always, larger pictures indicate more plays:

01. Mike The Martyr - Marbury (80 plays)

02. Rupert AngelEyes - Young Sunset (70 plays)

03. Rogue Valley - False Floors (66 plays)

04. Cruel Love - Cruel Love (64 plays)

05. Steel Tipped Dove - Centuries Long Sigh (38 plays)

06. Oasis - The Masterplan (28 plays)

07. Billy Joel - 52nd Street (27 plays)

08. Fastball - All The Pain Money Can Buy (26 plays)

09. Pulp - We Love Life (25 plays)

10. Jimmy Eat World - Futures (22 plays)

11. Lightning Seeds - Dizzy Heights (22 plays)

12. Kanye West - Late Registration (21 plays)

13. Earl Boykins - Everybody Likes Dogs (20 plays)

14. LCD Soundsystem - Sounds Of Silver (19 plays)

15. The Person & The People - Live On Radio K (2014) (19 plays)

16. Jack DeJohnette - Sorcery (17 plays)

17. Lil' Wayne - Sorry For The Wait 2 (17 plays)

18. The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow (16 plays)

19. Jazz Spastiks - Singles Collection (15 plays)

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

21. Atmosphere - Southsiders (15 plays)

22. The Streets - Original Pirate Material (14 plays)

23. Blur - Blur (14 plays)

24. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (13 plays)

25. Face To Face - Don't Turn Away (13 plays)

26. The Verve - Urban Hymns (13 plays)

27. Stars - Set Yourself On Fire (13 plays)

28. Gorillaz - Demon Days (13 plays)

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

30. Astronautalis - The Mighty Ocean And Nine Dark Theaters (13 plays)

31. The Plastiques - 101 (13 plays)

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

33. Dosh - The Lost Take (12 plays)

34. Piebald - We Are The Only Friends We Have (12 plays)

35. Morrissey - Viva Hate (12 plays)

36. Armchair Martian - Who Wants To Play Bass? (12 plays)

37. Danger Mouse - The Grey Album (12 plays)

38. Husker Du - Flip Your Wig (12 plays)

39. Dosh - Daytrotter Session (12 plays)

40. Alpha Consumer - Gary Victorsen's (12 plays)

41. Kougar - Cold Room (12 plays)

42. Jets To Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary (11 plays)

43. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis (11 plays)

44. Spoon - Gimme Fiction (11 plays)

45. Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want To Be (11 plays)

46. The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul (11 plays)

47. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (11 plays)

48. Edison - No Sun No Food (11 plays)

49. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (11  plays)

50. The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (10 plays)

Photo via Don't Drink And Root

Flatbasset Radio's Most Played Albums: September '14

Here's a look at the 50 most played albums around Planet New Basset over the last month:

(Larger picture indicates more plays)

01. Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business (96 plays)

02. Suzie - Born Single (72 plays)

03. Rogue Valley - Geese In The Flyway (36 plays)

04. Jazz Spastiks - Singles Collection (27 plays)

05. Pulp - We Love Life (27 plays)

06. Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (24 pays)

07. Vermont - Calling Albany (24 plays)

08. The Cars - Complete Greatest Hits (21 plays)

09. Daft Punk - Discovery (20 plays)

10. Earl Sweatshirt - EARL (20 plays)

11. I Self Devine - Sel Destruction (19 plays)

12. The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (19 plays)

13. Fury Things - EP 2 (18 plays)

14. The Beatles - Abbey Road (16 plays)

15. Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me (16 plays)

16. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West (16 plays)

17. Gorillaz - The Fall (16 plays)

18. De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate (15 plays)

19. DJ Shadow - The Private Press (14 plays)

20. Minus The Bear - Highly Refined Pirates (14 plays)

21. Bad Astronaut - Houston: We Have A Drinking Problem (14 plays)

22. Wilco - A.M. (13 plays)

23. The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia (13 plays)

24. The Get Up Kids - Guilt Show (13 plays)

25. Sloan - Smeared (13 plays)

26. Face To Face - Don't Turn Away (13 plays)

27. Big Ups - Demos (13 plays)

28. Hollow Boys - Live On Radio K (2013) (13 plays)

29. The Verve - A Northern Soul (12 plays)

30. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (12 plays)

31. Piebald - We Are The Only Friends We Have (12 plays)

32. Green Day - American Idiot (12 plays)

33. Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman (12 plays)

34. Robbie Williams - The Ego Has Landed (12 plays)

35. The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About (12 plays)

36. The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul (12 plays)

37. Big Star - Radio City (12 plays)

38. Johnny Marr - The Messenger (12 plays)

39. The Starfolk - The Starfolk (12 plays)

40. Saint Pepsi - Gin City (12 plays)

41. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free (11 plays)

42. Morrissey - Vauxhall & I (11 plays)

43. Idlewild - The Remote Part (11 plays)

44. Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash (11 plays)

45. French Kicks - One Time Bells (11 plays)

46. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City (11 plays)

47. Howler - World Of Joy (11 plays)

48. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (10 plays)

49. Bob Dylan - Modern Times (10 plays)

50. Crossing Guards - Revenge Of The Tall Boys (10 plays)

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

Photo via Don't Drink And Root