Rapeman has been played on NTS in shows including Loose Bones, featured first on 1 December 2014. Songs played include Trouser Minnow and Coition Ignition Mission.

Rapeman was an American post-hardcore music group from Chicago, Illinois, United States founded in 1987 and disbanded in 1989. It consisted of Steve Albini (formerly of Big Black) on guitar and vocals, David Wm. Sims (formerly of Scratch Acid) on bass, and Rey Washam (formerly of Scratch Acid and Big Boys) on drums.

In an interview, Albini reported that 'Rapeman' is "… the title character in a Japanese comic book that I had come across through a friend of mine….