IAQ - Infrequently Asked Questions

Who are you?

I'm The Ugly Midwesterner, of course. Duh.

Yeah, but who are you?

A minor (16). I enjoy music, live concerts, video games, etc. I'm from the midwest, as you can
see. I go by a few other names online, names you probably know.

What the fuck? You're 16? Why are you into this stuff at such a young age?

I just am, okay? I most likely have some form of undiagnosed autism, not at all to say that all people into taping have autism, but
it's probably a contributing factor in my case. If you have a problem with my age please remember all great tapers were sixteen once.

How did you get into concert taping?

In approximately June 2023, I found a recording of my favorite band ever, Cardiacs, from 1979, the second year after
they had formed, on a Soulseek search. Having never known about this recording before, I was intrigued by all the
unreleased material, the surprisingly good quality of the tape after 30-40 years, the rawness of it all. Soon after,
I started collecting Cardiacs bootlegs, and am now in possession of over eighty lossless and lossy Cardiacs recordings,
from 1979 to 2024.

Why don't you just use carrd? It's easier.

Carrd is gay.

What bands do you like?

Deep Turtle, Cardiacs, Mr. Bungle, Minutemen, Ween, XTC, Bomb the Music Industry (+ JR), Stratford Rise, Rapeman, Gumby's Junk, Television, Weezer, Slint,
black midi, NoMeansNo, Suicide, Primus, Talking Heads, This Heat, TVEGC, Jellyfish, among others.

You sound cool! / I have a question. / How can I get in contact with you?

My email is and always will be theuglymidwesterner@proton.me. My discord is radioprague. Do with that what you will.