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

Rabbit Rabbit, everybody. Welcome to another installment of "What was Droogsy listening to while not making any mixes this month!"

No, I didn't post any new shows this month. I wish I had found the time, but alas, between the election, the fallout, and Thanksgiving (a brutally busy time in the retail world), it just didn't happen.

I did manage to find the time to drop off some copies of Flatbasset Radio: Ep. #87 at Cheapo, The Electric Fetus, & Reverie. If you didn't scoop up a copy feel free to hit me via Facebook Message on the Flatbasset Radio Facebook Page with your address and I'll mail you a copy. Honestly, I'm exceeding proud of Ep. #87. I think it's the best show I've ever put together. If you've got an hour, head over to my Mixcloud page and give it a spin.

Alright, let's get to the collage. As always, remember that every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, that new Ghostband album has 8 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 8 "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.

01. Sims - More Than Ever (94 plays)

02. Ghostband - Colder (64 plays)

03. Dwynell Roland - The Popular Nobody (60 plays)

04. The Umbrella Sequence - Sparkler Cliché (36 plays)

05. Royal Brat - Negative Bone (35 plays)

06. Selby Tigers - Charm City (31 plays)

07. c.Kostra - Now I Feel It (30 plays)

08. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (25 plays)

09. Blur - The Magic Whip (25 plays)

10. Darkside - Psychic (24 plays)

11. Howler - America Give Up (22 plays)

12. Grant Hart - Good News For Modern Man (22 plays)

13. Leonard Cohen - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (22 plays)

14. Radioheaed - In Rainbows (22 plays)

15. The Pooches - Dinner Date (19 plays)

16. Yeah Wings - It Feels Like Laughing With You (18 plays)

17. Various Artists - Late Night Tales: Four Tet (18 plays)

18. The Dirty Banks - Lida (18 plays)

19. Donald Fagen - Karmakariad (18 plays)

20. Star Magnet - Quarter Moon (18 plays)

21. Sophia Eris - Sophia Eris (16 plays)

22. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (15 plays)

23. Billy Brag & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (15 plays)

24. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid (15 plays)

25. The Persian Leaps - Your City, Underwater (15 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows to help you through the holidays.

Image via Tap Music
Stats via my Last.fm page

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.

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!

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.

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

Well hello again, pointless statistics fans. Let's check in on Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums Of July '16.

Can you believe July is already over? This summer is just flying by. Between the oppressive heat & the patriotism I suppose that's not unexpected. None the less, in between red, white, & blue sweating and the sweet, sweet relief of affordable air conditioning I still managed to listen to a tremendous amount of music over the last month. Hell, I even had time to crank out a few blog posts & podcasts (it's amazing what you can accomplish when you refuse to leave the house).

Speaking of which, as always, a tremendous thank you to everybody who checked out the show this month. I know it was a strange batch of shows. Between the Canada Day Special, American Album Hall Of Fame, & Aesop Rock MegaMix it was a very theme-oriented July here at Planet New Basset. Thanks for sticking with me on those ones.

Let me take a moment to throw out my monthly reminder that Flatbasset Radio is open to suggestions & requests. If you're a musician or want me to look into your friend's band or just think I need to play more Morrissey on the show, feel free to hit me up via Twitter or Facebook.

Let me also take a moment to throw out my monthly reminder that Flatbasset Radio is totally & completely free to steam & download. I don't make any money doing this*, I just really like recording shows & playing songs. I know it's a big internet out there. Check in on it while searching for Pokemon or Tindering or whatever else it is you kids do online.

(*I would happily take money for doing this. If you need a music writer or podcaster, get at me.)

Anyway, let's get to the... main attraction? That seems like an oversell. Let's get to the thing.

Before I get to the stats, the usual reminder: Every song listened to counts as a "play." Seems obvious, right? So, for example, Pale Spectre's excellent killer new EP has 6 songs, meaning each time I listen to it all the way through it counts 6 "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.

Alright, here we go...

01. Dem Atlas - MF Dem (91 plays)

02. ZuluZuluu - What's The Price? (56 plays)

03. Sophia Eris - Sophia Eris (56 plays)

04. Pale Spectre - Principles & Faculties (48 plays)

05. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain (36 plays)

06. Various Artists - A Record Label Sampler Volume 1 (34 plays)

07. Beck - Odelay (32 plays)

08. The Lyndales - Lo-Fi Pop 1.0 (32 plays)

09. Kill Sadie - Half-Cocked Concepts (32 plays)

10. Four Tet - Randoms (29 plays)

11. Various Artists - 2011 Pitchfork Sampler (29 plays)

12. Madvillain - Madvillainy (28 plays)

13. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command (28 plays)

14. The Replacements - Tim (28 plays)

15. The Pooches - 9 Songs About Nothing (27 plays)

16. Fucked Up - Hidden World (26 plays)

17. Various Artists - Voltage: Fashion Amplified: 2004 (26 plays)

18. The Strokes - Future Present Past (24 plays)

19. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (22 plays)

20. Wilco - Summerteeth (22 plays)

21. Ian Kamau - First (21 plays)

22. Frankie Teardrop - Hell Yep (20 plays)

23. Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends (20 plays)

24. Various Artists - Adult Swim Singles Collection 2016 (20 plays)

25. Various Artists - Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand (20 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay cool out there.

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Stats via my Last.fm page

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.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #68

Someday you will find me caught beneath the landslide...

Well hello again, podcast fans. Welcome to Episode #68 of the Flatbasset Radio show!

Thanks for stopping by this week, devoted listener(s). I'm coming down with a cold this week and I figured staying inside and playing some jams would be the best way to cope with it. If I have to live with this messed up voice then so do you!

In this week's show I play some jams and talk about being sick, our old friends in Nashville, some new local hip-hop from some not-so-new artists, explain just how late to the party I was on one of the Twin Cities best bands, revisit last week's "good shoegaze vs. bad shoegaze" discussion, scratch my experimental electro-jazz itch, celebrate Sweden's greatest pop-punk export, reminisce about old St. Paul record stores, & give some winter advice.  All that plus coughing and all the popped "P's" you could ever want!

Of course I also celebrate some anniversaries, get in a Cover Of The Week, and take a trip back to an iconic single for the Flatbasset Flatclassic.

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

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #68 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Bad Cop - Wish You Well











02. Mixed Blood Majority - Insane World

03. Dosh - Nothing New

04. Social Distortion - Under My Thumb

05. Zoo Animal - Gravedigger

06. Catsax - You Can Find Me In The Tall Grass

07. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep

08. Millencolin - Jellygoose

09. Sophia Eris & Psymun - Fight/Love

10. Kudzu Wish - Are We Not Snow?

11. Oasis - Champagne Supernova








Enjoy, everybody!

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.