Iowa Basement Tapes

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Sorry for the lack of new show last week. I was up in McGregor, Iowa on a seven day documentary shoot. But tonight we have Anchoress from Ames/Des Moines. These kids LIVE in thrash ci…

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School is back in session. The heat is backing off. The new Toxic Avenger is about to hit theaters! What at time to be alive. I am up in McGregor, Iowa again documenting this towns …

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We are back with a regular music show tonight. Jason Rupe and Jessie Trent have donated a bunch of Shamrock Shake and Total Passover recordings. Eric Coleman of White Lunch has also …

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Cedar Rapids native, Andrew Cahak joins us to talk about his days with the legendary BRIAN JONES (the band not the person). These guys stood out in front of all noise from 1999 - 20…

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We are back with our normal show this week with brand new music from Finally Some Action and Captain Three Leg. I dig out some classics from the Land of Dirt Feed Lot Comp and some l…

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A very special show tonight. My guests date back to the genesis of the Des Moines punk scene, Mac Stanfield and Ted Irvine. Mac Stanfield was a founding member of the early 80's act …

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The boys from Iowa Metal Underground: Woodrow and Byron are back to talk about this years Metal Fest happening on August 9th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the Olympic Southside Theater. W…

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I am recording this show from Augsburg, Germany. I am digging into some stuff from what I would like to call "The Time of the Void" this was between 2004 - 2009 which was the era whe…

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I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. We are back with a packed show of boppers and thrashers. Continuing to the roll of Justin Beahm's new doom surf project, Phantom Lightkeeper …

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We are celebrating six years on the air with the legendary Joel Anderson of Ten Grand, USAUSA, Dope Walkers and Slughive. This show has been in the works for months and it was worth …

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Meant to post this the morning before the anniversary show but I misplaced the thumb drive that this show on it. Iowa Basement Tapes started on 98.9 KFMG here in Des Moines. We have h…

1. The Skamikazies - "8000 Watts" / Behold (Quad Cities)
2. Burmese - "Railway of Death" / Burmese is Dead (Iowa City)
3. Seas of Miranda - "Hanging out with Boat Bunker 25" / In Still Motion (Iowa City)
4. Only …

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June heatwave is hitting us hard. I walk outside and I can just feel the air keeping your flesh sweating. Anyways, sorry this show took a minute to archive. 

1. The Vida Blue - "Broken J…

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I got a powerhouse of rippers tonight with some loud ones from Joretta Oaks, In Loving Memory, Idolist, Miasma and Rational Anthem!
Plus new music from Deivore and Captain Three Leg.

1. J…

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Tonight we have Diana Weishaar of Contakta, The Host Country, The L.I.F.E. Project and host of the In The Round podcast. We talk about growing up in Fairfield, going on tour with Bre…

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We did not win the Emmy for Chiefsaholic but hey we were still nominated! We got first time plays from Deed Fried Embryo (noisecore from McGregor) and Altar God (off the Weedien - Tr…

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We are calling this our summer kick off show so we open with the "Summer Fun" song from the Davenport Junior Theatre that was originally recored in 1965. I want to make sure everyone…

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We lost a week due to my laptop needing the screen replaced but we are back! First time plays from Meskwaki Bingo and Nuclear Biologist Rocket Surgeons. We also kick our heels up wit…

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Tonight is a busy show! That sounds weird but we have a lot going on with first time plays from Funky Fetus, Thought Wrong, thisworldisnotkind, Love Spell and Fungal Mass. That's a l…

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Tonight we have Iowa folk legend Phil Young! No he isn't a folk singer songwriter (we don't play that on this show) but he is a legend when it comes to the bands he has been and the …