IOWA BASEMENT TAPES - "Writhe" by Apathy Fix

From time to time, instead of presenting the podcast of "Iowa Basement Tapes", we'll present an album or two from their Bandcamp site which is set up to "preserve and circulate" older Iowa material.

Afraid I couldn't find much information on this band. If anybody knows anything about them, feel free to write me at iowamusicshowcase@gmail.com.

released January 1, 1997

Location: Forest City, Iowa

A Phuk'n' G.T. Production
All songs were written by B-'Cide.
Music for Apathiphyx
Writhe Guy Drawing by Krinlock.
All Material is Copyright 1995-1997

PLAYLISTS - Random Iowa Music on Bandcamp 2

Well, we once again present a random sampling of Iowa music found on Bandcamp.

This time around, we seemed to have ended up with a lot of electronic and ambient music, though there is one gospel song on here.

The gods of serendipity can be a strange lot!

A Whole Bunch of Boring Statistics on Favorites of 2016 and the Favorite Posts of the Year

Well, once again, for you big math nerds and fans of Top Ten, I have a whole bunch of list and statistics for our various websites.


Here's the closest thing I have to a list of the top ten songs. These are the top ten posts about songs on the podcast episodes.

THE MOST VIEWED POSTS ABOUT SONGS ON THE IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCASTS
10. Ep 50 - Song 3: "Mona Lisa Overdrive" by Head Candy (plus the video of their unreleased song, "Thunderbolt Raft")
9. Ep 45 - Song 1: "Arc Welded" by Bob Dorr and The Blue Band
8. Ep 45 - Song 2: "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor" by Philbo King
7. Ep 43 - Song 1: "Tsunami" by Permasmile
6. Ep 42 - Song 9: "say it with me!" by JC//jp
5. Ep 52 - Song 2: "The Devil's Bar" by Aaron Earl Short
4. Ep 54 - Song 3: "Creepshow" by Space Burial
3. Ep 43 - Song 5: "Happy" by Far from Innocent
2. Ep 49 - Song 1: "Nets" by Clay Carnivore
1. Ep 44 - Song 1: "King Size Cigarette" by The Law

Since I started putting all the posts from the actual Iowa Music Showcase website also on the Iowa Music Showcase Songs website, I combined the number from both to get the total number of views.

THE MOST VIEWED POSTS FROM 2017
10. EPISODE 55: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 4 of 4 - The Black Angels and Other Iowa Evil Spirits
9. EPISODE 52 - Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 1 of 4: Killer Cows and Other Iowa Furry Monsters
8. Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live
7. EPISODE 56: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 1 of 3: Nestor
6. EPISODE 49: Iowa Rock Music
5. EPISODE 45: Iowa Blues and Blues Rock
4. EPISODE 50: Nepotism
3. EPISODE 47: Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 6 of 9 - Return of the Iowa Jedi
2. EPISODE 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth be with You!
1. EPISODE 48: Iowa Classical Music

Archive.org is a place where I keep our podcast stored, hopefully, for all time. If you used that link to download, then you took from this site!

THE MOST VIEWED PODCAST ON ARCHIVE.ORG
10. EPISODE 50: Nepotism
9. Episode 45 - Iowa Blues and Blues Rock
8. Episode 48 - Iowa Classical Music
7. EPISODE 53: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 2 of 4 - Monster Turtle of Big Blue Lake and Other Iowa Sea Creatures
6. Episode 49: Iowa Rock Music
5. EPISODE 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth be with You!
4. EPISODE 43: Guest Producer Trinity Neal of Music Tsunami
3. Episode 41: Favorites of 2016
2. Episode 44: Iowa Indie and Alternative Music
1. Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live

Last year, I didn't keep track of my SoundCloud listens. But this year I did! So here are the ten most popular podcasts on SoundCloud!

THE MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST EPISODES FROM 2017 ON SOUNDCLOUD
10. EPISODE 55: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 4 of 4 - The Black Angels and Other Iowa Evil Spirits
9. Episode 52: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 1 of 4 - Killer Cows and Other Iowa Furry Monsters
8. EPISODE 54: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 3 of 4 - The Van Meter Visitor and Other Iowa Dragons
7. Episode 47 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 6 of 9: Return of the Iowa Jedi
6. Episode 49: Iowa Rock Music
5, Episode 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth Be With You
4. Episode 48 - Iowa Classical Music
3. Episode 45 - Iowa Blues and Blues Rock
2. Episode 44: Iowa Indie and Alternative Music
1. Episode 43: Guest Producer Trinity Neal of Music Tsunami

I started putting up a video version on our podcast on our Facebook page. These are the most viewed from there.

THE MOST VIEWED PODCAST EPISODES FROM 2017 ON FACEBOOK
10. Episode 52: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 1 of 4 - Killer Cows and Other Iowa Furry Monsters
9. EPISODE 50: Nepotism
8. Episode 49: Iowa Rock Music
7. EPISODE 56: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 1 of 3: Nestor
6. EPISODE 55: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 4 of 4 - The Black Angels and Other Iowa Evil Spirits
5. Episode 45 - Iowa Blues and Blues Rock
4. Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live
3. Episode 44: Iowa Indie and Alternative Music
2. Episode 41: Favorites of 2016
1. Episode 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth Be With You

Well, in case you don't know, we have a YouTube channel that we also put our podcast episodes up on. These are the most viewed from there.

THE MOST VIEWED PODCAST EPISODES FROM 2017 ON YOUTUBE
10. EPISODE 54: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 3 of 4 - The Van Meter Visitor and Other Iowa Dragons
9. Episode 47 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 6 of 9: Return of the Iowa Jedi
8. Episode 43: Guest Producer Trinity Neal of Music Tsunami
7. Episode 41: Favorites of 2016
6. Episode 49: Iowa Rock Music
5. Episode 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth Be With You
4. Episode 48 - Iowa Classical Music
3. Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live
2. Episode 45 - Iowa Blues and Blues Rock
1. Episode 44: Iowa Indie and Alternative Music

And lastly, we have a BandCamp site featuring all our podcast episodes. These are ten most listened to from this year.

THE MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST EPISODES FROM 2017 ON BANDCAMP
10. EPISODE 51: Iowa Hip-Hop and Rap 2 (and 3 episodes of the Iowa Block Radio rap podcast)
9. Episode 52: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 1 of 4 - Killer Cows and Other Iowa Furry Monsters
8. Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live
7. Episode 48 - Iowa Classical Music
6. Episode 49: Iowa Rock Music
5. Episode 47 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 6 of 9: Return of the Iowa Jedi
4  Episode 44: Iowa Indie and Alternative Music.
3. Episode 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth Be With You
2. Episode 43: Guest Producer Trinity Neal of Music Tsunami
1. Episode 45 - Iowa Blues and Blues Rock

And now for the big math nerds out there, here's the general top ten list of podcasts for 2016. I did this by giving 1 point each 10th place, 2 points for each 9th place, etc. And the one with the most points is on top!

TOP TEN PODCAST EPISODES FROM 2017
10. Episode 52: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 1 of 4 - Killer Cows and Other Iowa Furry Monsters
9. Episode 47 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 6 of 9: Return of the Iowa Jedi
8. Episode 41: Favorites of 2016
7. Episode 48 - Iowa Classical Music
6. Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live
5. Episode 46 - Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 4 of 9: May the Fortieth Be With You
4. Episode 43: Guest Producer Trinity Neal of Music Tsunami
3. Episode 49: Iowa Rock Music
2. Episode 44: Iowa Indie and Alternative Music
1. Episode 45 - Iowa Blues and Blues Rock


And here are the charts for various website posts....

TOP PLAYLIST POSTS FROM 2017
10. PLAYLISTS: Happy New Year's - Iowa Style
9. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music Spotify Playlist 5
8. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music Spotify Playlist 6
7. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music YouTube Playlist 1
6. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Halloween Music (on Spotify and YouTube)
5. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Stock 2017 Spotify Playlist
4. PLAYLISTS: A Playlist for Street Heat and the Eclipse
3. PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on YouTube 2
2. PLAYLISTS: Thanksgiving - Iowa Style
1. PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on Bandcamp 1

TOP OTHER SOURCES POSTS FROM 2017
5. OTHER SOURCES: The CarpeDM Compilation Albums
4. OTHER SOURCES; Iowa Music Showcase Live in Des Moines at Lefty's on Sat, Feb 4
3. OTHER SOURCES: Music Tsunami
2. OTHER SOURCES: Band Bombshell's "Completely Covered"
1. OTHER SOURCES: An Iowa Noise Music Compilation

Late this year, we added new podcast from Richard Sutton to our website, Your Own Private Iowa. These are the 5 most viewed posts with those podcasts.

TOP YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA POSTS FROM 2017
10. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 9: Courtney Krause
9. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 4: Fertile
8. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 6: Jon Marko (Correa)
7. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 2: Nate Logsdon
6. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 3: Satchel Bruna
5. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 7: Foxholes
4. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 8: QuërVo
3. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 10: H.D. Harmsen
2. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 11: Patrick Tape Fleming
1. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 1: Ben Schrag

TOP JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS POSTS FROM 2017
5. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Sounds of the Season with Soprano Chelsea Smith at Our Lady"s Immaculate Church in Ankeny, Iowa, on Dec 10, 2017
4. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Home for the Holidays with Max Wellman and Tina Findlay Haase at The Bridge in Johnston on December 20, 2015
3. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS - Soya Vista Jazz Orchestra With Gina Gedler at Noce on November 18, 2017
2. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Ankeny Community Chorus at The Prairie Ridge Church on November 17, 2017
1. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEO - DMACC Chorus Ensemble with Simon Estes on Dec 8, 2017

TOP POSTS FROM 2017 ABOUT COMPILATION ALBUMS
5. OTHER SOURCES: DMMC'S 2006 compilation album
4. OTHER SOURCES: Pants Off Mixtape Vol. 1
3. OTHER SOURCES: The CarpeDM Compilation Albums
2. OTHER SOURCES: Music Tsunami
1. OTHER SOURCES: An Iowa Noise Music Compilation

TOP POSTS FROM 2017 USING YOUTUBE
10. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Sounds of the Season with Soprano Chelsea Smith at Our Lady's Immaculate Church in Ankeny, Iowa, on Dec 10, 2017
9. FESTER RAGE VIDEOS: A Testament of Youth (ATOY) at The Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines on August 31, 2007
8. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEO - DMACC Chorus Ensemble with Simon Estes on Dec 8, 2017
7. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music YouTube Playlist 2
6. OTHER SOURCES: Lock N Load show and YouTube channel
5. PLAYLISTS - (Non-)Iowa Star Wars Music, Part 5 of 9: The Midwest Strikes Back
4. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Halloween Music (on Spotify and YouTube)
3. PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on YouTube 2
2. PLAYLISTS: Valentine's Day - Iowa Style
1. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music YouTube Playlist 1

TOP POSTS FROM 2017 USING BANDCAMP
5. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Holiday Music on Various Websites
4. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music BandCamp Playlist 1
3. PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on Bandcamp 1
2. OTHER SOURCES: The CarpeDM Compilation Albums
1. OTHER SOURCES: Music Tsunami

TOP POSTS FROM 2017 USING SPOTIFY
5. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Stock 2017 Spotify Playlist
4. PLAYLISTS: Valentine's Day - Iowa Style
3. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music Spotify Playlist 6
2. PLAYLISTS: A Father's Day Playlist
1. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music Spotify Playlist 5

Okay, math nerds, here's a countdown of the top ten posts (not involving an Iowa Music Showcase podcast episode) for 2017. It was determine the following way: 6th to 10th place got you nothing, 5th place got you 1 point, 4th place 2 points, etc. The ones with the most points won.

TOP TEN POSTS (not involving an Iowa Music Showcase podcast episode) FOR 2017
10. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music YouTube Playlist 1
9. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music Spotify Playlist 5
8. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 1: Ben Schrag
7. JAZZMAN JOE VIDEO - DMACC Chorus Ensemble with Simon Estes on Dec 8, 2017
6. PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music YouTube Playlist 2
5. PLAYLISTS: Valentine's Day - Iowa Style
4. PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on Bandcamp 1
3. OTHER SOURCES: The CarpeDM Compilation Albums
2, OTHER SOURCES: An Iowa Noise Music Compilation
1. OTHER SOURCES: Music Tsunami

Well, that covers everything. Thanks to everyone who's been around for the three years. And welcome aboard to anyone just hopping on the Iowa Music Showcase train!

Labels: BandCamp, blues, charts, compilation albums, Favorites, Favorites of 2017, JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS,Music Tsunami, OTHER SOURCES, playlists, SoundCloud, Spotify, statistics, videos, YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA,YouTube

PLAYLISTS: Iowa Holiday Music on Various Websites

Ho ho ho! Although we presented now with NINE different podcast episodes of Iowa Holiday music, we still have plenty of other music for you.

So we present playlists from SoundCloud, YouTube, Spotify, and BandCamp!

Some we have presented in the previous year, but all have been updated with new music I've found. If you know of any I miss, then let me know iowamusicshowcase@gmail.com.

You should also check out "A Conquered Christmas" featuring Christopher the Conquered and various central Iowa and Iowa in general music acts!

2015 - http://iowapublicradio.org/post/hear-conquered-christmas-studio-one-live-set

2016 - http://iowapublicradio.org/post/hear-conquered-christmas-2016-studio-one-live-set

So have yourself a corny Christmas! (Get it, cus Iowa grows corn?)













PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:
One week ago...
EPISODE 58: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 3 of 3 - Scrooge -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/episode-58-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2017.html)

Two weeks ago...
EPISODE 57: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 2 of 3 - The Snowman -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/episode-57-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2017.html)

Three weeks ago...
EPISODE 56: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 1 of 3: Nestor -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/episode-56-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2017.html)

One month ago...
PLAYLISTS: Thanksgiving - Iowa Style -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/playlists-thanksgiving-iowa-style.html

Three months ago...
EPISODE 51: Iowa Hip-Hop and Rap 2 (and 3 episodes of the Iowa Block Radio rap podcast) -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/09/episode-51-iowa-hip-hop-and-rap-2-and-3.html

Six months ago...
PLAYLISTS: A Father's Day Playlist -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/06/playlists-fathers-day-playlist.html

One year ago...
Episode 40: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 3 of 3 - The Spiked Eggnog Edition -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/12/episode-40-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2016.html

Two years ago...
Episode 21: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2015, the Flurries Edition -
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase


OTHER IMSC WEBSITES AND LINKS:
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcase
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase

Labels: BandCamp, Christmas, Christmas 2017, Christmas music, Christmas playlist, Conquered Christmas,Holiday music, Holiday playlist, Holidays, Holidays 2017, playlists, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube

YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 1: Ben Schrag

Howdy all! We are adding a new feature to Iowa Music Showcase, the interview show, Your Own Private Iowa, hosted by Richard Sutton, who interviews Ames and Des Moines, as well as Iowa, musicians.

At first, we'll be putting these up every couple of days until we catch up, then they will appear every Wednesday! You can also listen to here - https://tunein.com/radio/Ames-Alternative-885-s35942/ - from 7 to 9 pm on Thursdays.

From host Richard Sutton:

The Pilot episode of our show! I have singer/songwritter Ben Schrag of the Cautionaries on! Listen to us discuss songwritting, the many influences of one of the purest voices in the Ames Music Scene, and A little bit of Taylor Swift comes in, because we are all "swifties" at heart!

All Recordings done in the Studio at [88.5 KURE Ames Alternative]


Home page: https://media.zencast.fm/your-own-private-iowa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourownprivateiowa/
BandCamp:
https://yourownprivateiowa.bandcamp.com

Ben Schrag on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/cautionaries/

Ben Schrag on BandCamp:
https://benschrag.bandcamp.com/


PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:
One week ago...
Just what the heck is on this website! -
https://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/just-what-heck-is-on-this-website.html

Two weeks ago...
Leave me alone! I'm resting! -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/leave-me-alone-im-resting.html

Three weeks ago...
EPISODE 55: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 4 of 4 - The Black Angels and Other Iowa Evil Spirits -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/10/episode-55-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2017.html

One month ago...
EPISODE 54: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 3 of 4 - The Van Meter Visitor and Other Iowa Dragons -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/10/episode-54-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2017.html

Three months ago...
PLAYLISTS: A Playlist for Street Heat and the Eclipse -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/08/playlists-playlist-for-street-heat-and.html

Six months ago...
PLAYLISTS: A Father's Day Playlist -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/06/playlists-fathers-day-playlist.html

One year ago...
What's on this website? -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/11/whats-on-this-website.html

Two years ago...
Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/11/episode-20-jimi-strychnine-scribner.html


OTHER IMSC WEBSITES AND LINKS:
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcase
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase

PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music BandCamp Playlist 1

This time our playlist of random Iowa music comes from BandCamp.

Our random picker has chosen experimental, electronic, and folk music for you all.

Hope you all enjoy it!

Other IMSC posts and podcasts featuring BandCamp:
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/Bandcamp

Other IMSC posts and podcasts featuring playlists:
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/playlists

One year ago...
Playlists: Iowa Pride Hip Hop -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/06/playlists-iowa-pride-hip-hop.html

Two years ago...
Episode 11: Guest Producer Bryon Dudley -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/06/episode-11-guest-producer-bryon-dudley.html

Other IMSC websites and links:
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcase
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase

Labels: BandCamp, Blame Not the Bard (band), Kayak Jones, Meriwether Raindelay (band), Montezuman's Grenades (band), Muldoon's Clever Girls (band), playlists, Port Authority (band), Sucettes (band)