Favorites of 2017 (and the State of the Website speech and boring statistics)

Well, we entered the fifth year of the Iowa Music Showcase. Unfortunately, we were gone for over half of the previous year! Hopefully, things will go better this year!

We will include all the podcasts, videos, and articles we featured last year. We've also added the podcast, Audible Farm, an interview podcast from local musician Peter Stockdale of the Des Moines punk band, 3 Finger Betty, and Iowa metal band, Unity.

We also, on an irregular basis, will be featuring older articles, audio, and video, from sources like KRUI 89.7 FM in Iowa City, Des Moines Music Coalition, KURE radio in Ames, as well as older websites like Lock N Load from the Sioux Falls/Sioux City area, Des Noise, Des Moines is Not Boring, Iowaves, and Band Bombshell, among others.


I'm not doing any podcast of the favorite tunes from the Iowa Music Showcase podcast, because - 1) I haven't had the time, and 2) we only did four podcasts last year! But below I'll list all the boring top ten's I've listed on previous years.

Also, we may fewer Iowa Music Showcase podcasts, depending on how time and whatnot goes for me. But I will continue to feature playlists, compilation albums, videos, and other websites where you can find Iowa music.


But in the five months we were running last year, we did manage to do a showcase of Sump Pump Records. And if I can get the podcasts up and running again, I'd be happy to showcase other Iowa labels!


Okay, now it's time for all the math and list nerds! Here's some various top ten lists for our website for 2018!

THE MOST VIEWED POSTS ABOUT SONGS ON THE IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCASTS 2018
10. Ep 61 - Song 2: "Wulf" by Goldblum
9. IMSC Ep 63 - Song 4: "Thrill" by Nicholas Buckton
8. Ep 62 - Song 6: "One Less Thing to Worry About" by Tom Armstrong
7. Ep 60 - Song 2: "In the Dragon’s Mouth" written and performed by Eric McIntyre
6. Ep 61 - Song 5: "Vermillion" by Annalibera
5. IMSC Ep 63 - Song 8: "Koyote Song" by Julie Gordon
4. Ep 61 - Song 8: "I Made You a Card" by Karen Meat & The Computer
3. Ep 61 - Song 6: "Rock On" by Broken Ones
2. Ep 61 - Song 1: "The Punchline" by Chad O'Neall
1. Ep 61 - Song 4: "Dinosaur Park" by Skin of Earth

THE MOST VIEWED POSTS FROM 2018
10. PLAYLISTS: The Uncertainty Music Festival 2018
9. IHEARIC VIDEOS - Some Prog Rock and a Guitar/Violin Duo
8. CULTURE MYTH - Day 5: A rest
7. IHEARIC PODCAST - Episode 20: More Guests Than Microphones (04/22/2018)
6. IHEARIC VIDEOS - Dana T, a Violinist, and a Chorus
5. PLAYLISTS - Vacation: Iowa Style
4. IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 62: Music of Sump Pump Records, Part 2 of 2
3. IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 61: Music of Sump Pump Records, Part 1 of 2
2. YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 31: Halfloves
1. IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 60: Music from The Iowa Composers Forum

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

A Whole Bunch of Boring Statistics on Favorites of 2016

Just in case, you're a big number nerd and just curious, here's a whole lot of info on my websites for 2016.


As I stated in the actual post, the songs for the podcast were picked by looking up which song - on that particular podcast - was viewed the most on the Iowa Music Showcase Songs post.

I put the most viewed non-Christmas song on the podcast, because the 9 of the top 10 songs posts were Christmas tunes. You Iowans like your Christmas music! And, quite frankly, that's totally okay with me!

But for those curious, here the closest thing I have to a top ten list...

THE TEN MOST VIEW POSTS ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE SONGS
10. Ep 39 - Song 4: "Christmas Rock" by Slaughterhouse 6
9. Ep 39 - Song 7: "Happy New Year" by Austin Taft
8. Ep 37 - Song 2: "Seance" by Rhonda is a Dead Bitch
7. Ep 40 - Song 3: "Hatin on Santa" by Rachel Feldmann
6. Ep 39 - Song 2: "Hark! The Herald Angels" by Ryan Sheeler
5. Ep 38 - Song 5: "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Tina Haase Findlay
4. Ep 38 - Song 4: "Mistletoe and Magic" by Tammy Edwards
3. Ep 40 - Song 8: "Carol of the Bells" by Shikimo
2. Ep 38 - Song 3: "O Come O Come Emanuel" by Dagmar
1. Ep 38 - Song 1: "O Holy Night" by Jonny Lipford



The most viewed post - IN 2016 - came FROM 2015, the Jimi Scribner dedication, which was made when he was still battling the cancer. But last year, the cancer won.  And many people listened to the podcast I made the year before.

But if it provided them with some comfort in a troubling time, then I was glad if the podcast helped.

THE TEN MOST VIEWED POST ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE IN 2016
10. Episode 34: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2016, Part 1 of 4 - A Branch Snaps
9. Episode 39: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 2 of 3 - The Cola Edition
8. Episode 26 - The Peace, Love, and Stuff Retrospective, Part 1 of 2
7. Episode 40: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 3 of 3 - The Spiked Eggnog Edition
6. Episode 30 - Iowa Hip-Hop and Rap
5. Episode 35: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2016, Part 2 of 4 - The Wind Howls
4. Episode 31: Iowa Soul, Rnb, and Funk Music
3. Episode 38: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 1 of 3 - The Milk Edition
2. Episode 33: A Chad Taylor Dedication
1. Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication



SOUNDCLOUD - I don't have the top ten for SoundCloud. I have a free account there and can only keep 6 hours worth on the site. So I'm always deleting older episodes to put new ones on. Sorry!


BandCamp doesn't give me the statistics for the past year. So these are for the whole time I've been on BandCamp. I also have an album with the theme songs on there, so that shows up on this too.

THE TEN MOST LISTENED TO TRACKS ON BANDCAMP
10. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 31: Iowa Soul, RnB, and Funk Music
9. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 3: The Hip-Hop of MediaFresh Entertainment
8. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 14: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 2 of 3
7. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 9: Iowa Jazz Music
6. Iowa Music Showcase theme song - Dylan Boyle
5. Iowa Music Showcase Halloween theme 2 - Jessica Villegas
4. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 8: Iowa City Children's Album
3. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 30: Iowa Hip-Hop and Rap
2. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 13: Iowa Folk and Acoustic Music
1. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication

THE TEN MOST DOWNLOADED TRACKS ON BANDCAMP
10. Red Tide Texture 001 - Gallery of Voices (used as the theme for Episode 32: Iowa Electropop and Electronic Music)
9. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 27: The Peace, Love, and Stuff Retrospective, Part 2 of 2
8. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 2: My Board of Trustees
7. Iowa Music Showcase theme songs and such
6. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 7: Women of Iowa Rock and Pop
5. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 6: Iowa (and Nebraska) Celtic Music
4. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 12: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 1 of 3
3. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 1: Iowa Pride
2. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication
1. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 14: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 2 of 3



YouTube also doesn't provide information for the past year, so these statistics are for the whole time my YouTube channel has been running. The first countdown is just the videos that have the most total minutes of watch time.

THE TEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH THE MOST WATCHED TIME
10. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 6: Iowa (and Nebraska) Celtic Music
9. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 15: Iowa Metal and Hard Rock
8. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 12: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 1 of 3
7. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 31: Iowa Soul, RnB, and Funk Music
6. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 3: The Hip-Hop of Media Fresh Entertainment
5. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 38: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 1 of 3 - The Milk Edition
4. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 40: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 3 of 3 - The Spiked Eggnog Edition
3. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 39: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 2 of 2 - The Cola Edition
2. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 10: Iowa Country Music
1. Iowa Music Showcase Episode 1 Iowa Pride

THE TEN MOST VIEWED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
10. Iowa Music Showcase Episode 14 - Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 2 of 3
9. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 16: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 3 of 3
8. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 7: Women of Iowa Rock and Pop
7. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 11: Guest Producer Bryon Dudley
6. Iowa Music Showcase Episode 1 Iowa Pride
5. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 6: Iowa (and Nebraska) Celtic Music
4. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 25: Caucus! The Musical
3. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 12: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 1 of 3
2. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 13: Iowa Folk and Acoustic Music
1. Iowa Music Showcase - Episode 10: Iowa Country Music


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! Ta da!

THE TOP TEN PODCASTS FOR 2016
10. Episode 6: Iowa (and Nebraska) Celtic Music
9. Episode 30 - Iowa Hip-Hop and Rap
8. Episode 31: Iowa Soul, Rnb, and Funk Music
7. Episode 14 - Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 2 of 3
6. Episode 12: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 1 of 3
5. Episode 1: Iowa Pride
4. Episode 39: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 2 of 3 - The Cola Edition
3. Episode 40: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 3 of 3 - The Spiked Eggnog Edition
2. Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication
1. Episode 38: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 1 of 3 - The Milk Edition



The rest of these are just about website posts

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 OF OUR "OTHER SOURCES" FEATURE
3. Other Sources: Iowa Blues Showcase Podcast and the Best of the Blues in Des Moines website
2. Other Sources: Iowa Block Radio
1. Other Sources: The "Under the Mic" compilations

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 ON OTHER WEBSITES ABOUT IOWA MUSIC
3. Other Sources: Locusic
2. Other Sources: A list of websites, podcasts, and playlists for Iowa Music
1. Other Sources: Iowa Blues Showcase Podcast and the Best of the Blues in Des Moines website

THE TOP 3 POSTS ABOUT OTHER PODCASTS
3. Other Sources: A list of websites, podcasts, and playlists for Iowa Music
2. Other Sources: Iowa Blues Showcase Podcast and the Best of the Blues in Des Moines website
1. Other Sources: Iowa Block Radio

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 ABOUT COMPILATION ALBUMS
3. Other Sources: Four Recent Iowa Compilation Albums
2. Other Sources: An Iowa folk and ethnic music compilation
1. Other Sources: The "Under the Mic" compilations

THE TOP 3 POST OF 2016 USING PLAYLISTS
3. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Halloween Music
2. PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music
1. Playlists: "Fake" Iowa Bands!!

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 USING YOUTUBE
3. Other Sources: Iowa Blues Showcase Podcast and the Best of the Blues in Des Moines website
2. PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music
1. Playlists: "Fake" Iowa Bands!!

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 USING SOUNDCLOUD
3. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Halloween Music
2. PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music
1. Playlists: "Fake" Iowa Bands!!

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 USING BANDCAMP
3. Other Sources: Four Recent Iowa Compilation Albums
2. Other Sources: The "Under the Mic" compilations
1. Playlists: "Fake" Iowa Bands!!

THE TOP 3 POSTS OF 2016 USING SPOTIFY
3. PLAYLISTS: Iowa Halloween Music
2. PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music
1. Playlists: "Fake" Iowa Bands!!


And one again for the you math nerds out there, here's the general top 5 posts of 2016. It was determined by giving 1 point to each third place, 2 points to each second place, and one point to each third place. The one with the most points being on the top.

THE TOP FIVE NON-PODCAST POSTS OF 2016
5. Other Sources: Iowa Block Radio
4. Other Sources: Iowa Blues Showcase Podcast and the Best of the Blues in Des Moines website
3. Other Sources: The "Under the Mic" compilations
2. PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music
1. Playlists: "Fake" Iowa Bands!!


I must say a few things before I go.

One - Kinda disappointed that my most popular non-podcast post was one that didn't feature any Iowa music. It was all about bands that sound like they come from Iowa, but don't! But hey, if it brings people to this website, hopefully some will check out the bands featured here that do come from Iowa!

Two - You guys really like Halloween and Christmas! And that's cool, cus so do I!


Well, here's looking to Year 3 of Iowa Music Showcase. Hope to see you all at our live show Feb 4, at Lefty's Live Music in Des Moines!

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