Don's Basement Tapes

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed back to 1978, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Jefferson Starship, April Wine, Judas Priest and more.

Baseball is back and in The Basement, we're working on a NO hitter. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock with NO in the title, from The Scorpions, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. What's In A Name? Origins of Vintage Rock band names, with deep cuts from Bob Seger, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. April arrives this weekend and in The Basement, it's a Fool's Paradise, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Foreigner, The Beatles, Robert Plant, Frank Zappa and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Academy Awards will be handed out this weekend. And in honor of Oscar, we present Song Titles that are also Movie Titles, with Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from Judas Priest, Shooting Star, Sniff N The Tears, Little Feat and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's time to waste time on our brackets. The Gambling, The Dance, The Madness! March Madness, and down in The Basement it's a MADHOUSE, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Slade, Quiet Riot, Aerosmith, The Who and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed up for the year 1977. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, UFO, Judas Priest, Supertramp, and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The favorite Vintage Rock Cover Songs, featuring deep cuts from Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Rush, Eric Clapton and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A salute to the unsung but sung about ladies of Vintage Rock. The Groupies. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Grand Funk, and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Essentials. Vintage Rock albums released in 1972, featuring deep cuts from Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, REO Speedwagon, Wishbone Ash, and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Love is in the air, Valentines are everywhere, and it's a Love Fest in The Basement. Featuring Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, UFO, Sammy Hagar, Queen and more.

Boys and girls, back in the day we would by small pieces of vinyl called 45's. On the A-Side, would be the hit song by the artist or group. On the B-Side would be another song from the album. Sometimes the B-Side would be better than the A-Side. B-Sides and Rarities, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Paul McCartney and Wings and more, this week on Don's Basement Tap...

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Songs with one word in the title, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Rush, Uriah Heep, Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers and more, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Yes, by the way, it is cold enough for us! So, let's salute the bands from where the cold is coming from...The Great White North, with deep cuts from Rush, Saga, Triumph, Prism and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we are entering a dreamscape, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Van Halen, John Lennon, Roger Hodson, Little Feat and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that we lost John Belushi, EPCOT Center opened, USA Today was published for the first time, E.T. phoned home, and we bought new vinyl from Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Pat Benatar, and Cheap Trick. It was the year that was, 1982.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Steve Gadd...Neil Peart...Ginger Baker...Ringo...and 8 others. Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock saluting the men behind the kits. 12 Drummers Drumming, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. For the Holiday Season, we are being Naughty and Nice, the Good and the Bad. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, AC/DC, Judas Priest, and more. Thanks for listening!

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Thanksgiving is over, the Holiday Season has begun, and we are celebrating with The Festival of Lights. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Brownsville Station, The Pat Travers Band, Steely Dan and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. So, any questions? Oh yes, in the form of Vintage Rock from Sammy Hagar, Supertramp, AC/DC, and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Wow! I received an email from Bruce Dickenson. Yes, THE Bruce Dickinson. He said "I love Don's Basement Tapes! And I gotta tell ya. You have got what appears to be a dynamite show. But...you need more cowbell!" Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Rush, Bob Seger, Foghat and more. Enjoy the show!

These days, darkness falls early. And these are the songs that only come out at night. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Eric Clapton, Scorpions, and AC/DC.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our annual Halloween Spooktacular. Deep cuts of scary Vintage Rock from Judas Priest, Alan Parsons, Alice Cooper, and more. Happy Halloween from Don's Basement.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for 1974, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Foghat, Rush, Aerosmith, Supertramp and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A salute to the Doctors and Nurses, especially Dr. Guido Marra and his team at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, for putting me back together again. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from UFO, Van Halen, Dr. Hook, Dr. John, and more.