Best Cratedigger Podcasts (2025)

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Episode #022 - Discogs 1:34:35

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This time around Matt has a great chat with Ron Rich and Alfred Dual from the record lover's dream site Discogs.com. We talk about how Discogs has changed the way online buying works as well as how it has affected brick and mortar stores. Whether you are a Discogs user or not, we talk about the tools it offers crate diggers as well as how everythin…

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Episode #021 - Curiosity Built The Record Collection 46:49

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On this week's episode, Matt tries something different. There is a dearth of news, so we jump straight into a monologue on how curiosity can sustain you through years of collecting. The genesis for the subject came from an interview Matt recently heard with writer Derek Thompson about his book "Hit Makers" as well as a podcast chat about the nature…

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Episode #020 - The Record Lounge 1:21:23

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On this installment of the podcast, I dive deep into a conversation with Heather Frarey of The Record Lounge in East Lansing, Michigan. Heather has spent much of her life in the world of record stores. We chat about the current state of vinyl and hit on the ups and downs of running your own shop. It's a great talk with one of the only women in Mich…

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Episode #019 - Johnny Aimcrier 1:38:51

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On this week's episode, Matt has an in-depth chat with Johnny Aimcrier about his musical upbringing, and the journey of falling in love with vinyl records all over again. It's a great talk. Also, we start the show with a host of release and tour news from Ray Davies, The Jayhawks, Guided By Voices, Real Estate and more. Let's get going!…

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PODCAST EPISODE #018 - Vinyl As Therapy And Emotional Glue 1:11:02

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This time around on our digital discussion of the analog world, we cover a boat load of news. There are new releases, tour dates, reissues and more to share. In the second segment, I go through how an ice fishing weekend led me to some deep contemplation on why my friends and I go to the lengths that we do to listen to music on vinyl. It's a story …

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Episode 017 - Inexpensive Stereo Upgrades 1:18:40

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On this week's episode, Matt runs downside news surrounding upcoming tours, new release info and a deluxe reissue near and dear to his heart. The meat and potatoes of the podcast focus on a few things you can get on the cheap to help improve your listening experience at home and help extend the life of your record collection. Things finish up with …

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Episode 016 - Guided By Voices Primer 1:00:56

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The Primer is our column wherein contributors compile a 60 minute playlist of a band near and dear to their heart. Using personal listening anecdotes, notes about specific tracks and a brief overview of each artist, The Primer is both a way for our contributors to trace their musical genealogy and for our readers to gain a new perspective on an art…

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Episode 015 - Flat, Black & Circular 1:44:02

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On episode #15 of the podcast, we delve into a great conversation with Jon Howard who manages the East Lansing, Michigan record shop Flat, Black & Circular. This is the store where Matt first began his lengthy (and expensive) journey of record buying. The chat covers hipsters, Record Store Day, the affect of the online market and how the business h…

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Episode 014 - The Gotta Have Faith Edition 1:00:13

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Another week has gone by and we've lost another musical icon. In fact, this past week, we lost George Michael, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and Rick Parfitt from The Status Quo. Matt touches on these deaths and then delves into the white, male, Baby Boomer driven committee that selects acts for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Things finish up with …

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EPISODE 013 - THE TEN MOST OVERRATED BANDS/ARTISTS OF ALL TIME 1:16:02

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There was never any question that The Doors would appear on our Ten Most Overrated Bands list. The question was, how high would they go. Back in November of 2014, we published our list of the ten most overrated bands of all time. Without question, it has been our most viewed piece and has stirred up an immense amount of discussion and debate. Now, …

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EPISODE 012 - RECORD ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION 58:30

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Recently, I sat down with my dear friends Todd Stonehouse, Jeff Gower and Jenny Gower-Toms and dove into a discussion about the state of records today and how each of us got to where we are with our collections. The conversation features talk on the rising cost of new vinyl, our crotchety views on hipsters and some nostalgic memories of our earlies…

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EPISODE 011 - WE'RE BACK! 54:46

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After a 23 months hiatus, the Wax & Wane podcast returns. Matt explains why he abandoned you all and then dives into the subject of burning punk artifacts out of protest and the new turntable from Detroit watchmaker Shinola. We also take a look back at the monumental losses that the music world has experienced in 2016 and things finish up with a ge…

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Episode 010 - It Was Supposed To Be About Otis Edition 1:39:49

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Episode 010 started as a conversation between Matt and Dan McKernan about Dan's Primer piece on Otis Redding. Instead, the two of them had a 90 minute conversation about music, music lineage, audiophiles for fathers, playing in local bands and general music geekery that skirted the edges of Otis Redding's legacy. It's a terrific - if meandering con…

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Episode 009 - Cut Your Own Records Edition 57:17

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On Episode 009, Matt runs through a bunch of tour dates and music news, then follows it up with a rambling diatribe on the stupidity of the Grammy Awards. Add to that a discussion of a new technology that might allow vinyl lovers the ability to cut their own LPs and another entry for the Reissue Wish List and it all adds up to another hour of vinyl…

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Primer 003 - XTC (A Conversation With David Baldwin) 1:29:46

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My friend David Baldwin just worked up a great installment of The Primer for us about his love for XTC. We recently sat down for a chat about his piece, his love for XTC and how the idea of vinyl is incredibly alluring for him - and also fraught with a bit of danger. It's a really fun conversation and a great companion to Dave's terrific Primer pie…

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Episode 008 - Tough Week For Rock 'N Roll Edition 1:08:10

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Ian McLagan of The Small Faces, The Faces and many other musical entities died this week as did Bobby Keys, the longtime sax player for The Rolling Stones. On this episode, Matt looks at the holes left behind by these legendary sidemen. There's also a look at the deeper reasons why he loves (and needs) vinyl and a rundown regarding what he saw on h…

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Radio Hour - Side One Track One Edition 1:00:26

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On this episode Matt picks up the torch from John Cusack's character Rob in High Fidelity and packs an hour full of his favorite side one openers. The list of luminaries ranges from The Soft Boys to The Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators to The Jam and several others. Got a favorite side one track one entry that we missed? Let us hear about i…

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Episode 007 - Thanksgiving Edition 1:04:39

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Matt starts the long holiday weekend with a guilt filled rant around the Thanksgiving holiday that morphs into a discussion of entry-level cartridges and the last of his ideas for your holiday wish list. There is also a functioning turntable made from Legos, a tale of crate digging glory and of course, another the reissue wish list.…

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Episode 006 - We've Got The Beats Edition 1:05:43

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This time around, Matt wonders how Apple's plan with the Beats Streaming service will affect music sales and the state of physical media. Plus, he takes that issue a step further by investigating a new piece in the Atlantic Monthly on how record labels are using the Shazam app to predict the next hit record. There is also a recap of Matt's recent h…

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Radio Hour - Real People Edition 1:01:41

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On episode #2, the focus is on songs about or in reference to real people. The set of songs features gems by Serge Gainsbourg, David Bowie, John Cale, The Pixies, Teenage Fanclub and more. Plus, there's that Bauhaus number you knew we were gonna spin.By Wax & Wane