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Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #362 07-31-2025 GUEST: The Law's / (NOT) The Law's Mac Stanfield and Manager Ted IrvineNight Listeners -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 The Law. Ted Irvine who was an obsessed fan in the early days now manages the newly formed (Not) The Law who will be performing their first show on August 8th at XBK in Des Moines. We talk about the early days of the music scene, So's Your Mother and Charlie "Chuckie Suicide" Chesterman.The Law - l...
2025-08-0159 minIowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #344 03-13-2025 GUEST: Ben SmasherNight Listeners -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'll can imagine, I don't really have time to mourn or grieve when someone passes. I probably soaked up much of the oxygen in the room as I really have't had time to talk about any of this. Plus we got a special playlist that Ben and myself cooked up.Satan's Almighty Penis - "Barron Voices" / Pulsing Feral Spires (Cedar Rapids...
2025-03-141h 00Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes 314 08-08-2024Night Listeners-We got a funky show tonight with a lot of material that is not normally in circulation on this show. Lot of tunes from the 5th Iowa Compilation release. I pull some stuff the 1960s and I introduce a brand new band, Mad Delirous from Mason City.The Wheelers - "Ride By Fire" / The Wheelers (Cedar Rapids)Mad Delirious - "Land of Glass" / (Mason City)Mudwump - "Get Out" / Iowa Compilation Volume 5: A Few Works After Drink (Cedar Falls)Slimtones - "How It Is" / Iowa Compilation Volume 5: A Few Works After Drink (Iowa City)M...
2024-08-091h 00Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #283 01-04-2024Night Listeners -Here is our first show of 2024 and we come in hot with The Brix and their cocaine fueled pop punk. We also got first time plays from Centaur Noir, Bryon Dudley, Burn the Ailment, and straight edge hardcore act Chain of Command.The Brix - "White Lines" / Cupboards Zine Issue 3 Comp (Quad Cities)The Pestilents - "Glorious Death" / Obedience is Suicide (Iowa City)Breakdance - "Urinal Tombcake" / Mistaken Grave (Iowa City)Survival Soundtrack - "Snow" / Last The Winter (Ottumwa)Lipstick Homicide - "the one 4 me" / isn't it glorious (Iowa City)Me and My...
2024-01-051h 01Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #271 10-11-2023 GUEST: BEN SMASHERNight Listeners -It is criminal to think that it has taken five years to have Ben Smasher on this show. I can say honestly that Iowa Basement Tapes would not exist if it wasn't for him and his original archive of Iowa music, 319dude.bandcamp.com. He was also half of Iowa's black metal act, Satan's Almighty Penis and had several other projects including Cannibal Horse, Clean Mountain, and Harm.Satan's Almighty Penis - "It Bleeds" / Pulsing Feral Spire (Cedar Rapids)Phafner - "Plea from the Soul" / Phafner (Marshalltown)Docktor Maxx - "Feel it Comin"...
2023-10-131h 02Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #260 07-27-2023Night Listeners -Thrash city tonight! Telekinetic Yeti, Dryad, Stickdog, Sioux City Pete and Billy Crystal Meth! Plus we dig more into the Chemical Buffet archives.Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moines and every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT – Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI – Okoboji. If you mis...
2023-07-281h 01Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #252 5-25-2023Night Listeners -We will call this our official summer show! Sure its not solstice time but whatever. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moines and every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT – Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI – Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast...
2023-05-2659 minIowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #219 09-15-2022Night Listeners -Well I turned 37 this week. Didn't go into this with a bang but I did spend a boat load of money on records at Rag's in Davenport. I highly recommend checking it out. Tonight we got the weird jams from Wet Hair, Ed Gray, and even some synth wave from Goldendust.Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail...
2022-09-1559 minIowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #210 07-14-2022Night Listeners -Lots of Sioux City love tonight including jams by Swing by Seven, Tapwater Shrimp, and Distorted Fantasy. Plus first time plays by Ice Hockey (Quad Cities), Ben Driscoll (Cedar Rapids), Big Sky (Waterloo), and Take Control (Cedar Falls).Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moi...
2022-07-1459 minIowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #202 05-19-2022Night Listeners -Revisiting Waverly from Iowa City tonight. New tunes from Haploid in Des Moines and Melty Smiler from Fairfield.Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moines and every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT – Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI – Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscri...
2022-05-191h 03Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #165 09-02-2021Night Listeners -I got a really weird show with folks who make music with Gameboys and dudes who wear corpse paint. All but two bands are brand new to the show and I cannot even begin to tell you about them. But hey, at least we have some Captain 3 Leg tonight.Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com....
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Iowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #65 09-26-2019Night Listeners-October is almost here so I am getting us all in the mood with some spook tunes from Son of the Morning, Goldblums, The Horrors, Rue Morgue, and Night Stories (first time on the show!). I also dig out some Luxury for some hometown power pop action.Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com.Hear...
2019-11-2512 minIowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #65 09-26-2019Night Listeners-October is almost here so I am getting us all in the mood with some spook tunes from Son of the Morning, Goldblums, The Horrors, Rue Morgue, and Night Stories (first time on the show!). I also dig out some Luxury for some hometown power pop action.Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com.Hear us...
2019-11-2456 minIowa Basement TapesIowa Basement Tapes #15 10-11-2018Night Listeners of 98.9 FM KFMG -Tonight I got stuck on a surf kick. The Afterdarks, Person Whale, and Steve Reverb & The Sound Tones all in the first 20 minutes. Person Whale has made its way into my heart. I love how sloppy the sound quality is and I wish more musicians would cut themselves some slack and let things sound a little more organic once and awhile. After much talk about my buddy Bensmasher (curator of 319dude.bandcamp.com), I finally got one of his recordings into the mix. Before I ever met Ben in person, we...
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