Newest Industry Presents - Flatbasset Radio: Episode #31

Do you have the time to listen to me whine?

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #31!
 
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 and/or download!

In this week's episode TCDroogsma is flying solo from Planet New Basset.  He spends the week celebrating the anniversaries of several of his favorite albums, uses one of his theories on life to justify playing U2, tells Beyonce to "put it away for a while," concedes to being years late to one of the 2000's great bands, does his best not to get sued, gets "super pumped" for the new Hold Steady album (while firing shots at their tour itinerary), discusses the roots of Kanye's controversy-filled career, misreads song titles, can't figure out how old he was 20 years ago, discusses three albums that shaped "music kids" in 1994, explains just how he spent ten years in a "punk rock wormhole," and plays the song that sent him on the path to music nerd-dom!

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 #31

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #31 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Franz Ferdinand - The Dark Of The Matinee
02. Psymun (w/Chester Watson) - Dead Albatross
03. Damaged Bug - Photograph
04. Future - Drunk In Love
05. U2 - Invisible (Red Edit Version)
06. The Walkmen - The North Pole
07. Beat Culture - Drifter (Saint Pepsi Remix)
08. The Hold Steady - The Only Thing (Live On WYEP)
09. Kanye West - All Falls Down
10. The Autumn Defense - This Thing That I've Found
11. Kelis - Jerk Ribs
12. Green Day - Basket Case

There you have it, music fans!  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.

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Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #26 (Best Of 2013!)

I'll keep playing back these fragments of time...

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #26!
 
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 celebrates some of his favorite records of 2013, admits to being years behind in his apps, give his sponsor their money worth, is confounded by gender reversals in his Cover Of The Week, attempts to redefine "success" for musicians, gives us his slogan for the year, defends a genius' ego (or an egoists' genius), and gives us his theory as to why everybody thought 2013 was terrible!

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 #26

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #26 (Best Of 2013!) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Tree - Safe To Say
02. Atoms For Peace - Ingenue
03. Dessa - I'm Going Down
04. Ras Dude - Rizla
05. Johnny Marr - New Town Velocity
06. The Strokes - Happy Ending
07. Action Bronson & Party Supplies - Contemporary Man
08. Edison - Astringent
09. Beady Eye - I'm Just Saying
10. Mixed Blood Majority (w/Kristoff Krane) - Ritual
11. Low - Mother
12. Marijuana Deathsquads - Blood
13. Jonwayne - Ode To Mortality
14. Daft Punk (w/Todd Edwards) - Fragments Of Time
15. Kanye West (w/Justin Vernon & Chief Keef) - Hold My Liquor


There you have it, music fans! 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.

For more Newest Industry be sure to give us a follow on Twitter (@NewestIndustry1) to stay up on the work being done by all of our contributors.  More importantly, we have a Facebook page here.  Trivial as it seems, stopping by and giving us a "Like" is a free & legitimate way to support the blog. 

Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #17

I'll turn this plane around, yo' ass keep complainin'

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #17!

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 or download!

In this week's edition Droogsy laments missed opportunities during last week's black out, complains about cell phone alarms, tries to defend Kanye West, wishes he heard more variety in the hip-hop blasting out of car speakers, celebrates the upcoming Pride Weekend festivities, embraces the return of some true Twin Cities legends, and, like a tried and true Minnesotan, complains about the weather.

(Click the player above to listen to the podcast. Click the title below to download the podcast for yourself.)

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #17

01. Astronautalis & Rickolus – The Rainmakers

02. Kidz In The Hall – Black Out

03. Vandaam – Fashion Week

04. Kanye West – Bound 2

05. The Dandy Warhols – Horse Pills

06. Joey Bada$$ - Word Is Bond

07. Marijuana Deathsquads – Remembories

08. IO Echo – Ministry Of Love

09. Desdamona – The Source

10. The Promise Ring – Happiness Is All The Rage

11. The Replacements – Hold My Life

For more TCDroogsma be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma). He can also be found right here on Newest Industry each week reviewing singles in our Songs Of The Week column.

For more Newest Industry be sure to give us a follow on Twitter (@NewestIndustry1) to stay up on the work being done by all of our contributors. More importantly, we have aFacebook page here. Trivial as it seems, stopping by and giving us a “Like” is a free & legit way to support the blog.

Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #15

My head's so big you can't sit behind me...

Well hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Episode #15 of Flatbasset Radio!

For those of you unfamiliar with the podcast, here's the story: TCDroogsma is a music junkie. So much so that just writing our Songs Of The Week column is not enough for him. So, in addition to reviewing songs each week, he records this podcast and we give it away as a free download or streaming right here on Newest Industry.

Episode #15 represents the triumphant return of the podcast after a month off. In this episode TCDroogsma calls for The Smiths to stay broken up, tries to explain why indie rappers are so quick to defend Lil' Wayne, stumps for his favorite spring album, gives The Strokes career advice, and deems one of the most over-the-top acts of the last decade “classic.”

Click that player above to stream the podcast or click the download button to have a copy for your very own. Always free, sometimes good.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #15

01. Sonic Youth – 100%

02. Tree – Nino

03. Har Mar Superstar – Lady, You Shot Me

04. Johnny Marr – European Me

05. Veronica Falls – Everybody's Changing

06. Abstract Rude – Rejuvenation

07. Low – Clarence White

08. Kanye West (w/Lil' Wayne) – Barry Bonds

09. The Strokes – Welcome To Japan

10. Kwame – The Rhythm

11. Bomba de Luz – Howl At That Moon

12. My Chemical Romance – Welcome To The Black Parade

For more TCDroogsma be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma). He can also be found right here on Newest Industry reviewing songs for our Songs Of The Week column.

For more Newest Industry be sure to give us a follow on Twitter (@NewestIndustry1) to stay up on the work being done by all our contributors. More importantly, we have a Facebook page here. Trivial as it seems, stopping by and giving us a “Like” is a free & legitimate way to support the blog.

Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #1

"I guess this is my dissertation, homey, this shit is basic..."

Well hello, music fans, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Flatbasset Radio!

For those of you unfamiliar with Flatbasset, it's the work of our regular contributor TCDroogsma.  For years now he's been posting mixes of songs online each month under the name Flatbasset.  Evidently he's decided to change things up a little bit.

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Flatbasset Radio - Episode #1

In this episode TCDroogsma claims the British government is hoarding rappers, explains the best Halloween he ever had, recaps the "Get Out The Vote" show at First Avenue, steals an idea from Sound Opinions, and laments Morrissey's ill mother.

Still, we're all new to this so, TCDroogsma, what gives?

Boy, that's a concise question.  Basically, I've been making those Flatbasset mixes for a few years now and I've found that they are not very successful.  I decided to change it up a little bit by turning the mixes into a podcast where I break up the songs by talking a little bit.

That was your plan?  To break up a bunch of great songs with your rabbling?

Well, when you frame it that way it doesn't make much sense.  More accurately, it wasn't quite fair just labeling it a "mix" as that implied that it was some chopped up party starter, which it obviously wasn't.

Plus, I realized that people weren't really reading the bits I wrote about each song.  Since people hate reading I thought they might rather listen to me explain why the songs are great.

So you don't think people like to read and yet you spend nearly all of your free time blogging?

(Sigh...)

Alright, let's get to this episode then.  Anything we need to know about it? 

Well, this was my first go at a podcast, so you just have to bear with me.  I think it turned out pretty well though.  Here's what the playlist looks like:

01. Kanye West
02. Nirvana
03. JJ Doom
04. PJ Harvey
05. Big Quarters (w/Sims)
06. Ryan Adams
07. Eyedea & Abilities
08. Air
09. Mark Mallman
10. MaLLy
11. I Self Devine
12. Brother Ali
13. The Smiths

Really, just give it a listen.  Even if you find my voice grating and my stories insufferable, the songs fucking kill.

Well alright then.  TCDroogsma, thanks for stopping by to explain yourself. 

Thanks.  I plan on doing this each week, so you'll be hearing from me a lot in the near future.

Great... great...

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