Don's Basement Tapes

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is time to say Farwell and Adieu to those that we lost in 2025. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Badfinger and more.

From the Acme Studios  in Mayville, Wisconsin. These are the songs that the Hallmark Channel turned down. It's the soundtrack for a Cool Yule. Our annual festive tradition, featuring deep tracks of Holiday Vintage Rock from Queen, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, Kansas and more. On "A Not So Silent".

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Santa's been checking his list and it's time to see who's been Naughty and who's been Nice. Songs with good and bad in the title. With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Bad Company, The Grateful Dead and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati. Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire. Alien and The Jerk hit the big screen. We bought new vinyl from AC/DC, Supertramp, REO Speedwagon and Bad Company. It was the year that was...1979.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. When an Artist or Band re-releases albums, they include rarities, live cuts, and remixes. They call these, "Leftovers". This time, I am hand selecting some of my favorites, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Kansas and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. By Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, we are getting you home for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Glenn Frey, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, AC/DC, and more. And thank you for listening!

Oh, you know the songs. But what are their titles. this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Robert Plant, Steely Dan and Rush. Song With Titles That Never Show Up in the Lyrics, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.

They're calling it derealization. The feeling that your surroundings and people in them are not real. In the world of A.I., nothing is what it seems. From robots to fantasy to a dream like existence. So this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Trumph, The Who, The Scorpions, Joe Walsh and more. 

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is our annual salute to the most frightening Vintage Rock songs in our library. Deep tracks from Alice Cooper, Rush, Moly Hatchet, Black Sabbath and more. It's the Halloween Spooktacular!.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is out and we've dialed up the year 1975. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Queen, Foghat, Supertramp, and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Raise your lighters! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, Styx, Alice Cooper, Foreigner and more. Thanks to your suggestions, these are the Best of the Power Ballads.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These days, darkness fall early. What better time than to bring out "The Songs That ONly Come Out At Night". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Shooting Star, The Babys and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin and the corner of the bar at the casino, we are taking the show on the road and broadcasting from Las Vegas. With songs about sin, gambling, and more sin from Sin City. Featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from Nazareth, AC/DC, Angel City, Bad Company and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We brought out The Wayback Machine and dialed up the year 1978. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, AC/DC, April Wine, UFO and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This year marks the 86th anniversary of the release of The Wizard of Oz. And to celebrate, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Kansas, Rainbow, and Toto, too. Join us, as "We're Off To See the Lizard".

From ther Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Just in time for Labor Day Weekend, we present the Hardest Working Albums of the 1970's. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Eagles, Peter Frampton and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.  What was the greatest year for Vintage Rock? Well, 1973 was the year that Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies, and Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy were released, all of which are considered classics. We're bring out The Wayback Machine and dialing up 1973, the year that many consider to be the best for music.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.  Boston understand it.  So did Supertramp. The Eagles, too. That first track can make or break the entire album.  This week, we'll showcase Track One of Vintage Rock albums from The Doobie Brothers, Rush, The Scorpions, Alice Cooper and more. The First Track is the Greatest, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that the Iran Hostage Crisis began, the Susan B. Anthony dollar was introduced, Disco was demolished at Comisky Park in Chicago. Aliens, The Warriors and Life of Brian were on the big screen, and we bought brand new vinyl from The Scorpions, Van Halen, April Wine, and Kansas, It was the year that was,1979.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Whether you called him Dad, Pops, or Father, we are celebrating him for Father's Day with The Man Show. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, REO Speedwagon, Van Halen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. You know them by name. Nicole...Lorraine...Athena. These are the Ladies of Vintage Rock, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Point Blank, Uriah Heep, The Who and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is high praise indeed when a band mentions another band in their song. We're droppin' names, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Molly Hatchet, The Animals, The Who and more. 

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Who's up for a threesome? Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Triumph, The Police, Rush, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and more. These are the greatest trios of Vintage Rock.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. From across the Heartland they came, to play the clubs in Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and more. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Kansas, Ted Nugent and more. They are The Best of the Midwest.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up the Wayback Machine for the year 1977. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, UFO, Pat Travers, The Scorpions and more.