Todd-o-Phonic Todd is an amazing DJ, always playing the best of the old stuff along with a handful of great new stuff, but most importantly he's got old-school RADIO PERSONALITY like Wolfman Jack, and he gets super-amped during his mic breaks (his enthusiasm is contagious).
I was really surprised that he was guesting for Tom and even more surprised that he tried to make it a call-in show even though that is plainly not his forte. It's a fun listen though, as he struggles through, it seems like he's never even heard the Best Show before?
Anyway, check out any of Todd's fill-in shows, they are all great:
http://wfmu.org/playlists/TAFill-in DJ's are often better than regular DJ's cuz they don't have to do it every week they can save up the good stuff and keep the show killer. Another favorite is Mike Sin - pick any archive and it'll be great:
http://wfmu.org/playlists/MVWFMU KILLS SO HARD!
Aha, that would explain it I suppose. Who is Todd, don't recall him doing a fill in whilst I've been listening? Will there ever be a podcast of this episode?
Todd plays pinball with Tom. He is also a regular fill-in DJ for other shows. He's plainly second-rate so Ken Freeman, WFMU manager, has never promoted him to full-time DJ. I'm just kidding--that is actually Todd's schtick when he fills in. He's probably too busy to do it full-time. He's a very good music DJ, and very funny (catch him during the marathon when he often co-hosts with other DJ's). He is a revered figure in the New Jersey music scene not only for his WFMU support but because he runs (and resuscitated) Maxwell's--the music venue/bar/restaurant in Hoboken. It's where they have the Hoof and Mouth party at the end of WFMU's marathon.
His fill-in shows are archived on WFMU website. I don't know about the podcasts.
