Flatbasset Radio: Episode #108

Think I'll take to the sidewalk...

Well hello there, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #108.

Folks, I hope all is well in your world. I've been away for a minute and for that I'm sorry. I promise it won't happen again*.

That said, I've got one hell of a show lined up for you this week. I've got some great new local music, a pile of anniversaries, a couple of soundtracks of note, a disbanding local group, the germs of one of the great American alternative rock bands, sliced up fingers, concert memories, again, unfortunately, too many "in memoriams," the Cover Of The Week, and a predictable but nonetheless fantastic Flatbasset Flatclassic.

*All Flatbasset Radio promises are subject to change. Promises not valid in North America, Central America, South America, most of Europe, and any remaining countries/territories/principalities.

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 #107 (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 #108 plays out:

01. Strange Relations - Orbit

02. Eddie Vedder - Far Behind

03. Jeremy Ylvisaker - Autumn Closin' In

04. The Weeknd - D.D.

05. Charles Bradley - This World (Is Going Up In Flames)

06. Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around Me

07. The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire

08. William Within - Narrate My Nights

09. Pixies - I've Been Tired

10. Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose

11. The Jayhawks - Two Angels

12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl









There you have it, folks! Enjoy!

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

Rabbit rabbit, everybody. Welcome to another installment of Shit I Listened To On The Bus!

Autumn is upon us, everybody. Hockey season starts this week, the Vikings season is already coming off the rails, it's raining, the trees are drying... Good times all around.

As always, big thanks to everybody who checked out the shows this month. It's always appreciated.

Let's get to the thing.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, that new Persian Leaps album has 5 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as five "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. The Awful Truth - Glisten (78 plays)

02. The Cribs - 24-7 Rock Star Shit (72 plays)

03. Strange Relations - Editorial You (71 plays)

04. The Go-Betweens - Send Me A Lullaby (48 plays)

05. V/A - The Darjeeling Limited (44 plays)

06. Chris Mars - Horseshoes And Hand Grenades (42 plays)

07. Better Than Ezra - How Does Your Garden Grow? (42 plays)

08. The Weirdos - Weird World, Vol. 1 (42 plays)

09. Kanye West - Graduations (40 plays)

10. V/A - Unpop 152 (40 plays)

11. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (39 plays)

12. The Persian Leaps - Bicycle Face (38 plays)

13. V/A - A Record Label Sampler Vol. 3 (37 plays)

14. The Damned - Strawberries (37 plays)

15. The Multiple Cat - Elements Of... (36 plays)

16. The Cardinal Sin - Hurry Up And Wait (36 plays)

17. Bruce Springsteen - Magic (36 plays)

18. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala (36 plays)

19. Porno Wolves - Renegades (36 plays)

20. Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape (34 plays)

21. Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild (33 plays)

22. The Victims - All Loud On The Western Front (32 plays)

23. The Stooges - Raw Power (32 plays)

24. Sugar - Copper Blue (30 plays)

25. The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall (30 plays)

There it is, folks. Thanks for stopping by!

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

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to this month's installment of Album Collage Monthly!

First off, let me apologize for completely stepping away for the month of August. Long story. I had lots on my plate and I just needed to step back for a minute. Thanks for being patient. I promise I'll be better in September.
Alright, let's get to the thing.

(As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, that new Cheap Fantasy album has 5 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as five "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. Witch Watch - Wandering & Wondering (105 plays)

02. Suzie - Deluxe (70 plays)

03. Narco States - Temples Into Tombs (63 plays)

04. Weston - Got Beat Up (42 plays)

05. Free Truman - It's Whatever (42 plays)

06. Minutemen - Post-Mersh, Vol. 2 (42 plays)

07. V/A - Unpop 151 (42 plays)

08. Steely Dan - Katy Lied (40 plays)

09. Porno Wolves - Renegades (40 plays)

10. The Crush - Tomorrow Will Ruin Tonight (39 plays)

11. Atmosphere - Overcast! (38 plays)

12. The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music (37 plays)

13. Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun (36 plays)

14. Medeski, Martin & Wood - Combustication (36 plays)

15. V/A - Mallrats (36 plays)

16. Brand New - Science Fiction (36 plays)

17. Oasis - Be Here Now (33 plays)

18. Ben Kyle - Ben Kyle (33 plays)

19. Young Fathers - Dead (33 plays)

20. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (33 plays)

21. Fugazi - Steady Diet Of Nothing (33 plays)

22. Carter Burwell - Conspiracy Theory (31 plays)

23. Owen - New Leaves (30 plays)

24. Aesop Rock - None Shall  Pass (30 plays)

25. Minus The Bear (30 plays)

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #89 (Best Of 2016 - The Current Song Of The Day)

I've been blessed with shit luck...

Hello again, everybody! Welcome To Flatbasset Radio: Episode #89! It's time to count down the Top 10 Current Song Of The Day tracks of 2016!

First things first, it was absolutely a coincidence that this show fell on Episode #89. Swear to god.

Second, on to the countdown. As you may have noticed over the years, I'm a tremendous fan of The Current's Song Of The Day podcast. I've downloaded every episode since 2007 and still listen to them all via a weekly system that is far more complicated than it should be. It's a lot of music, man. I needed a system.

As you can imagine, not all of the songs are winners. However, each year I end up with 25-30 real gems. I spend December whittling down the list and do the countdown show during the first week of January each year. Check out these links for more countdowns

The Best Of 2012
The Best Of 2013
The Best Of 2014
The Best Of 2015

It's at this point I feel I should mention that neither myself nor the podcast is in any way affiliated with The Current or NPR. Maybe someday they'll let me play my show on the air. Seems unlikely, but who knows what the future holds?

I highly recommend you head over to The Current's website and subscribe to the podcast yourself. Like I said, it's not all winners, but it's mostly winners, and when was the last time you mostly won at anything?

Alright, now that that's all out of the way, let's get to the countdown! As per yearly recap tradition, I'll limit my thoughts on each track to 140 characters.

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 #89 (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.

10. Car Seat Headrest - Fill In The Blank - This remains the only CSH song I've ever heard, but damn is it good. Clever, bitter power pop will always have a home on this show.

09. Mild High Club - Skiptracing - Sounds like it was recorded by the poolside veranda of an AM radio station in 1968. Which I mean as a compliment.

08. Cecil Otter - Cross Countries - Low key probably my favorite Doomtree MC & producer, this new EP was Cecil Otter's first solo release since '08. It's been a long time comin'.

07. Operators - Cold Light - Short of driving to my apartment & punching this show's titular basset hound Dan Boekner will always make these lists.

06. Porches - Car - Having owned a car for years (but not for the past four), they are incredible machines. As are synthesizers. Good stuff.

05. Tickle Torture - Full Court Press (w/Velvet Negroni) - The Prince tribute we all deserved.

04. The Jayhawks - Comeback Kids - The Jayhawks are one of those bands that could tweak their sound a thousand different ways & still deliver the goods. Another classic.

03. BADBADNOTGOOD - Time Moves Slow (w/Samuel T. Herring) - Pace is the trick. Sam Herring doing his best Bobby Womack impression doesn't hurt.

02. PUP - Can't Win - Real talk, PUP. Real talk.

01. Whitney - No Woman - Instant classic. Sounds timeless. This is what I imagine Chicago would sound like if they weren't one of the five worst bands ever.







There you have it, folks. Big thanks to Robot Ralph for co-hosting the show.

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #58

Don't be sad at all...

Well hello again, pseudo-radio fans!  Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #58!

That's right, for the first time in as long as I can remember I managed to actually post two episodes a week apart.  I feel like you owe it to me to give this one a listen.

I'm flying solo yet again this week (long story), but I still managed to complain about the NHL playoffs, wonder about my dog's actions, fall for a rapper's (possibly false) back story, struggle with my French accent, begin the healing process with America's largest purveyor of exceptionally addictive coffee, rail against this "May the fourth be with you" crap, make a case for 2015 as one of the greatest music years ever, reintroduce Sweden's greatest hardcore band, revisit a classic from my teenage years, celebrate the redemptive power of loud guitars, and remember how ridiculous I was in my 20's.  All that plus the Cover Of The Week & 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 #58 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. The Cribs - Burning For No One
02. X - Amoir Nior
03. Nostalgia 77 - Little Steps
04. The Strokes - Life's A Gas
05. Jawbreaker - Sluttering (May 4th)
06. Junior Boys - Hazel
07. Refused - Elektra
08. All - Miranda
09. Jack DeJohnette - Epilog
10. BNLX - Light It Up
11. The Jayhawks - I'd Run Away

There you have it. Enjoy!