Iowa Basement Tapes

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We are taking a dip in the toxic pool that is the Mississippi. First time plays from Emerge Again, Miasma, Mount Emblem (digital insane sludge), Murder Basket and the legendary Infa…

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First show of April with some first time plays from Ext, Emergency, Blaster, Mystery Roach, Chemical Buffet and Road Soda. New tunes from Early Girl, Purplish an Younger. 

1. Early Girl …

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Welcome to Thrash City IV! All metal all night. I packed this one tight crack yourself a Schlitz and throw on a VHS copy of Faces of Death for a little extra atmosphere. 

1. Frontal Assa…

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Back to the normal crusty skank show that you all know and love. We even got two first time plays: Epileptic Cheetah and Sadistic Kids. Two punk all star groups from the early 2000s …

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Ben Smasher returns! Tonight we pay tribute to my dear friend Barron Christian. Ben reached out about doing a show with me where he ask questions about Barron and tell stories. If ya…

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We made it through hopefully the last blizzard of the season.  I got some first time plays along with a brand new track to open us up from the CR Dicks.

1. CR Dicks - "Demons Watching O…

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We are so back! Last week we only had a radio broadcast with no podcast release. My long time friend and long time listener to the show, Barron Christian, passed away last Monday. Li…

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I packed in 20 songs for tonights Valentines Day show. Does this actually have anything to do with Valentines Day? No. But I stuffed this show as tight as I could. Even playing three…

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Tonight's broadcast comes from Owensboro, Kentucky during a late night thunderstorm. This show has to be one of the strangest playlists I have curated. We got first time plays from S…

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Tonight we have eastern Iowa's king of noise, Alex Nowacki. The man behind Boar, Brutal Shift and the DIY label, Breaching Static.
We talk about the Dubuque noise scene, Boar's first …

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Our regular programming returns this week with a full banger of tunes. I want to make mention that I am super excited about the punk rock scene returning to Sioux City. From what I …

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We now have the most important episode of Iowa Basement Tapes for 2025 thus far! The legend Bob Bucko Jr is on the show. If you don't know who Bob is, you probably don't listen to mus…

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We got a fun show tonight revisiting The Iowa Compilation Vol 5. plus new tunes from Zuul, TV Cop and Purplish. First time play from Vitalith. If you are in Cedar Rapids this weekend…

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Our first show for 2025! I packed it in tonight with a lot of material that we haven't played in awhile including Sludgeplow, Finally Some Action and Ten Grand.

1. Ten Grand - "Get Out o…

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Our last show for 2024! I tried to stay true to form tonight with what Iowa Basement Tapes is all about. July of 2025 will mark our seventh year on air/internet. We really packed in …

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Happy holidays from Iowa Basement Tapes! Lots of first time plays and maybe even some weird choices. It's been a good year here at the show and I hear some things brewing for next ye…

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Tonight we have Brandon L. of Enchanted Silver Records. The dungeon synth warlord behind Tomb Wizard, Moss Troll and Tyrant of Gorgon. We explore the world of black metal and it's cry…

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We have a bunch of first time plays tonight from everywhere. I really tried to hit as much from Sioux City, Mason City, Marshalltown and the Quad Cities as I could but so much of what…

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Happy Thanksgiving! We have an interview with Dubuque artist and filmmaker, Tim Connery. He was the frontman for Nethervoid and Seppuku. He has a solo ambient projected Holes Appeari…

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It's the week before Thanksgiving and I packed the show nonsense. Only first time play is Bad News from Cedar Falls but we got a full show of hardcore, crust, black metal and jazz.

1. Ge…