Flatbasset Radio: Episode #73 (Young Sandwich's Lost Winter Mix)

Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a pack of 51...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #73!

As you can see from the title up above, Episode #73 is the latest installment of my frequent collaborator Nick's Young Sandwich mixes. This one, however, is somehow even more special than his usual mixes. You see, Nick actually gave me this mix last January and, through a combination of being both somehow busy & lazy, I didn't get around to assembling and posting it last winter. Well, here we are a year later and I've been saving this one up. Honestly, it's probably his best yet.

If you haven't checked out Nick's Young Sandwich Mixes before, I highly suggest you do so. He's dropped off 7 other mixes over the years and they're all gold (all of which are available on my Mixcloud page). Not only are they devoid of my nasally banter, but they're an intoxicating mix of hip-hop, jazz, folk, and enough left turns to satisfy our internet-damaged attention spans. This Lost Winter Mix is no exception. Give it a listen.

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

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #73 (Young Sandwich's Lost Winter Mix) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Beastie Boys - Super Disco Breakin'

02. The Centurions - Bullwinkle Pt. II

03. RZA - My Lovin' Is Digi

04. Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin' (Acoustic)

05. Gorillaz - The Parish Of Space Dust

06. The Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall

07. Pharaoh Sanders - Country Mile

08. Tom Waits - Diamonds On My Windshield

09. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls

10. Ghostface Killah - Black Jesus

11. Ween - Push Th' Little Daisies

12. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Petite Fleur (Little Flower)

13. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God

14. Sonic Youth - Swimsuit Issue

15. Beck - Truckdrivin' Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)

16. Outkast (w/Norah Jones) - Take Off Your Cool

There you have it! Stay warm, everybody.

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #51 (Christmas Special!)

We kissed on a corner then danced through the night...

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to a special Christmas Edition of Flatbasset Radio!

First thing's first, yes, I realize I'm posting this Christmas episode awfully late in the day.  I had my own Christmas obligations over the last few days and I just didn't have the time to put it together until now.  Fortunately for you, loyal listeners, this mix is less "Christmas Pre-Gaming" and more "Christmas Comedown."  So, whether you're on your way home from the in-laws, cleaning up wrapping paper, or just out-and-out wrecked on egg nog, you should probably pop this one on.

As an added Christmas bonus, this week's episode does not contain even one word from me!  That's right, no muffled microphone, no angry ranting, no non-sequitirs, and absolutely none of my nasally voice!  As you can see from the tracklist, the Cover Of The Week is still here as is our traditional Christmas Flatbasset Flatclassic (only the birth of Jesus Christ could provide a holiday worthy of making peace with Tom Waits).  It's just 40 minutes of straight Christmas jams!

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 #51 (Christmas Special!)

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #51 (Christmas Special!) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Glam Chops - Baby Jesus Was The First Glam Rocker
02. Fountains Of Wayne - I Want An Alien For Christmas
03. Tracey Thorn - Joy
04. BNLX - What Do You Have Under The Tree For Me?
05. The XX - Last Christmas
06. Big Star - Jesus Christ
07. The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa
08. DMX - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
09. Los Campesinos! - When Christmas Comes
10. The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (w/Kristy MacColl)
11. The Band - Christmas Must Be Tonight (Alternate Version)
12. Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #49 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 2)

She's got tofu the size of Texas...

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to a special edition of Flatbasset Radio!

For those of you who are longtime listeners of the show, most of what I'm about to say will be redundant.  Sorry.  Thanks for being longtime listeners. For those of you who are new to the show, here's what you're looking at this week.

I have a buddy named Nick (aka Young Sandwich).  Now, Nick and I don't always agree on music or sports or food or alcohol or... well... lots of things.  Regardless, he's my dude and he's always trying to turn me on to new music.  Now, most of the time that "new" music consists of old music made by dead or nearly dead people (I see you, Neil Young).

Over the past year Nick's passed on a couple of USB drives worth of music that he thought I should check out.  Of course, being in my early 30's, I have trouble doing anything without sharing it on the internet.  I figured hell, since I have a radio show, I may as well explore these songs with a little help from my friends.  Back in July Nick passed along his first USB full of songs, which I listened to, evaluated, and sequenced into a show that became Flatbasset Radio: Episode #41 (Young Sandwich's USB Mix).  To date it stands as the most popular show Flatbasset Radio's ever produced.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #41 (Young Sandwich's USB Mix) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

Emboldened by the success of his first mix, Nick loaded up a second USB with songs he thought I should check out.  There was just one problem: the first USB had just enough songs to put together a show.  This second USB had a whopping 56 songs! 56! That's a lot of songs to sort through (especially when I was unfamiliar with nearly all the artists).

To make things a little easier on myself, I split the songs into bite size chunks.  Five songs per week, each receiving two spins.  Math being math, I reached the halfway point about six weeks after receiving the USB.  Again, being completely unable to just enjoy something myself, I decided to go through those first 28 songs, trim them down to an hour worth of music, and assemble them into a show.  Voila!  Flatbasset Radio: Episode #45 (Young Sandiwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 1), a particularly gonzo mix of songs that nobody (myself included) ever expected to hear on the show.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #45 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 1) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

As you probably gathered by the title of that episode, there was an Autumn Mix Pt. 2 coming. Well, today's the day.  Again, I've spent five weeks going through the remaining songs, chopped them down into about an hour of music, assembled them into a show, and present them here for your enjoyment.

Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 2 is, again, a pretty gonzo affair.  It's worth noting that, according to the man himself, the songs that make up the second half of that USB were picked as he eased into beers number 5 & 6.  It's a crazy mixture of East Coast rap, Venezuelan funk, old Grand Royal records, dead jazzbos, English hard rock, Southern rap, spaced out indie doo-wop, and a heartbreaking turn from Tom Waits.  It's a fantastic show if I do say so myself.  Good work, Young Sandwich.

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 #49 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 2)

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #49 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 2) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Devo - S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)
02. RZA - Lab Drunk
03. Los Amigos Invisibles - Ultra Funk
04. Ween - Drifter In The Dark
05. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Salvation And Reminiscing
06. Guru - Take A Look (At Yourself)
07. Beastie Boys - Futterman's Rule
08. Tom Waits - Soldier's Things
09. Black Sabbath - Am I Going Insane (Radio)
10. Taj Mahal - Cajun Waltz
11. Beck - Nitemare Hippie Girl
12. Beastie Boys - Tough Guy
13. Outkast - Movin' Cool (The After Party)

Boom! Companion pieces for nearly two hours of Autumn music! Enjoy!

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Newest Industry Presents - Flatbasset Radio: Episode #25

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Me & Garrison Keillor on the four-wheeler sippin' tequila...

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #25!
 
For those of you who are unaware of the Flatbasset Radio format, here's what you're looking at: TCDroogsma is our resident MP3 junkie. As you've probably noticed in his Songs Of The Week column, he's not always the most positive music fan. In an effort to prove that he is, in fact, a fan of music, we give him an hour each week to play the songs he's digging and talk a little bit about them. Once he's recorded his podcast we put it right here on the website for free to stream!

In this week's episode Droogsy eschews Christmas songs for "secular music," uses the term "dream-poppy-prog-rocky...," celebrates a young rapper who passed too soon, concedes that he's let his laser noise game lapse, ranks Santa's reindeer in this week's Power Rankings, indulges his love of dopey love songs, and, at least for this week, puts down his axe in his fight against an indie rock icon.

You can download the podcast for free by clicking the episode's title or stream the episode by clicking on the Mixcloud player below.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #25

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #25 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Atmosphere (w/Dem Atlas, Joe Horton, & Toki Wright) - Color In The Snow
02. King Tuff - Bad Thing
03. Homeless & The Van Gobots - Math Automatic
04. The Henry Clay People - Clean Sheets
05. Capital Steez - Cab Fare
06. Jamie XX - Untitled
07. Run The Jewels (w/DJ Q-Bert) - Pew Pew Pew
08. Mason Jennings - Raindrops On The Kitchen Floor
09. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Some Trees
10. FINS - Transatlantic Tryst
11. Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

There you have it, music fans! Enjoy!

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Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #8 (Christmas Spectacular!)

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If God came down on Christmas day, I know exactly what he'd say...

Well hello again, music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio – Episode #8 (Christmas Spectacular!)

For those who are new to the podcast, here's the story. TCDroogsma is one of our regular contributors. Specifically, he can be found being unnecessarily harsh in our Songs Of The Week column. So, each week we ask him to play us some songs that he actually likes.

Click the player below to listen to TCDroogsma's podcast.

This week TCDroogsma brings us a round of Christmas cheer! In between playing Christmas songs he debates the serving size of egg nog, tries to justify playing Zooey Deschanel & Tom Waits, lets us Americans in on a Boxing Day secret, invites listeners to debate nature of the fabric of his pants, and gives a big thanks to all our readers!

Here's how this week's episode breaks down (Click the title to download the show):

Flatbasset Radio – Episode #8 (Christmas Spectacular!)

01. Glam Chops - Countdown To Christmas

02. Mos Def - May-December

03. She & Him - The Christmas Waltz

04. The Vandals - Oi! To The World

05. No Use For A Name - Fairytale Of New York

06. Destiny's Child - 8 Days Of Christmas

07. Broken Social Scene - Handjobs For The Holidays

08. Atmosphere - If I Was Santa Claus

09. Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy

10. Pixies - Holiday Song

11. Donny Hathaway - This Christmas

12. Descendents - Christmas Vacation

13. Robbers On High Street - Season's Greetings

14. Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis 

There you have it everybody! Happy Holidays from the Newest Industry family to yours!

If you somehow want even more TCDroogsma he can be found on Twitter (@TCDroogsma). He can also be found rambling over on his personal blog Flatbasset. No truth to the rumor that he spends his free time casing Whoville.

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