Ben Smasher
@bensmasher.bsky.social
Cannibalism deserves a fair shake.
Emil Cioran fan club president.
He / Him
https://linktr.ee/brainsmasher
Emil Cioran fan club president.
He / Him
https://linktr.ee/brainsmasher
Iowa City got rocked last night at Gabe's. Behold the return of Savage Little Suckers. youtu.be/PXa1vDGBLRA
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Iowa City got rocked last night at Gabe's. Behold the return of Savage Little Suckers. youtu.be/PXa1vDGBLRA
In 2011 I found myself with a bunch of free time and I started archiving local music on bandcamp. In 2018 Kristian Day took the project further and started a weekly radio show / podcast out of it called Iowa Basement Tapes. As we approach episode 400, I'm starting to guest host episodes.
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
In 2011 I found myself with a bunch of free time and I started archiving local music on bandcamp. In 2018 Kristian Day took the project further and started a weekly radio show / podcast out of it called Iowa Basement Tapes. As we approach episode 400, I'm starting to guest host episodes.
If Google is spying on me, why does it think that after 22 years of email hosting I would give a flying fuck ass about AC/DC?
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
If Google is spying on me, why does it think that after 22 years of email hosting I would give a flying fuck ass about AC/DC?
Some recent thrift finds.
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Some recent thrift finds.
We can say "Christmas" again (when referring to the action of destroying a toilet with diarrhea.)
January 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
We can say "Christmas" again (when referring to the action of destroying a toilet with diarrhea.)
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
Its been great to hear the reception of our Gabe's set and the recording of it turned out awesome. What a stroke of luck, you can enjoy it all right here:
bensmasher.bandcamp.com/album/destro...
bensmasher.bandcamp.com/album/destro...
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Its been great to hear the reception of our Gabe's set and the recording of it turned out awesome. What a stroke of luck, you can enjoy it all right here:
bensmasher.bandcamp.com/album/destro...
bensmasher.bandcamp.com/album/destro...
Aseethe's set last Friday night set me off on a mood of listening to Moss all week. Then Lo and behold I walk into Record Collector and what is waiting for me?
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Aseethe's set last Friday night set me off on a mood of listening to Moss all week. Then Lo and behold I walk into Record Collector and what is waiting for me?
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Alas, I have become what I most feared: ten draculas.
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Alas, I have become what I most feared: ten draculas.
"Free yourself from the hegemony of good taste!" - The Woodright's Shop just now.
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Free yourself from the hegemony of good taste!" - The Woodright's Shop just now.
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The Waiting - color
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The Waiting - color
The problem with kids these days is that they never walked around Paul's Discount aimlessly searching for bug spray & weird screws.
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The problem with kids these days is that they never walked around Paul's Discount aimlessly searching for bug spray & weird screws.
Come catch a wild Deivore set at Gabe's!
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Come catch a wild Deivore set at Gabe's!
2025 top listens. Look for another Deivore album in 2025!
December 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
2025 top listens. Look for another Deivore album in 2025!
If you want to be sure that your child turns out to be an atheist, be sure to take them to see a living nativity scene in December.
December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you want to be sure that your child turns out to be an atheist, be sure to take them to see a living nativity scene in December.
Last night I revisited Ruins of Beverast's "Exuvia" for the first time in a long while. It never fails to pull me into an inverse fleshless portal of uncreation. I have a ton of respect for this man's creative vision.
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Last night I revisited Ruins of Beverast's "Exuvia" for the first time in a long while. It never fails to pull me into an inverse fleshless portal of uncreation. I have a ton of respect for this man's creative vision.
The horrors of our past.
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The horrors of our past.
You're likely to have some sort of a cosmic experience upon listening to this. Its a practice in meditative listening with fascinating compositions. Sort of like if Tom Waits' band played Steve Reich songs for 20 minutes at a time. WOW.
Abandonnée/Maleja, by La Tène
4 track album
lateneband.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You're likely to have some sort of a cosmic experience upon listening to this. Its a practice in meditative listening with fascinating compositions. Sort of like if Tom Waits' band played Steve Reich songs for 20 minutes at a time. WOW.
Band name: Necromancy Reagan
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Band name: Necromancy Reagan
I feel like kind of a basic bitch when i claim that Krisiun are the best live metal band I've ever seen, but last night proved true. My 5th time seeing them. My body is going to hurt all week.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I feel like kind of a basic bitch when i claim that Krisiun are the best live metal band I've ever seen, but last night proved true. My 5th time seeing them. My body is going to hurt all week.
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Out here in York, PA where @sbworkersunited.org strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Out here in York, PA where @sbworkersunited.org strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!