Most podcasts are a waste of time and space -- except this one. I met Clay Pigeon as he was DJing at my friend's wedding party. Immediately I noticed two things; 1) He was spinning vinyl and 2) He was reading the labels with a monocle.
Music snobs are dime-a-dozen, but true music experts are rare. Snobs know only what they are into, and are quick to educate you on their genre of choice. Experts however, know everything about all types of music, from techno to zydeco. As you can tell, Mr. Pigeon (above, with microphone) is a lunatic and fortunately, falls into the latter category. I recommend listening to his weekly broadcasts.
His show is called The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon, and it airs from WFMU Jersey City every Thursdays at 7pm EST. You can sign up for the podcast, or dig through the streamable archives.
He's probably at his best when he does things like "60 Songs from The 60's in 60 minutes" (pre-mixed with sound effects mixed cassette via A/B roll, I think) and I can only imagine cornering him with a pocket full of prog questions (listen to the March 19 show at about 21 minutes in). If that weren't enough, he's keen to take to the streets and interview the natives, who, oddly, are never at a loss for words.
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