Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Top shelf.

WFMU is a free-form, independent radio station broadcasting from Jersey City, New Jersey.  At any point, you could flip on the station and hear kooky punk rock, two machines fucking each other, field recordings, old-timey jazz, West African pop and everything inbetween.

The main reason I listen to WFMU is this man:

This is Tom Scharpling, the host of "The Best Show on WFMU".  The Best Show is a call-in/music/talk program.  Tom often has wonderful guests ranging from Paul F. Tompkins to Aimee Mann.  Tom also has a comedy partner named Jon Wurster.  Almost every week, Jon calls into the show as a character and sets up some elaborate, crazy premise that winds up with him threatening Tom's life somehow.  The show is hilarious, features great music and you never feel the length of it.  Please check it out sometime.  You can download it as a podcast, listen online at wfmu.org, or check it out live every tuesday night at 8 pm.  

Here's a video interpretation of one of Tom's typical audience baits:



-Dash

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