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Michael B. DJ Profile

I'm a former author and journalist (bylines at Grantland, Wired, Slate, Deadspin and 538) turned documentary filmmaker. As a native Texan I also spent about a decade as a music and entertinament writer at the Austin Chronicle. And as a Chicago transplant I still cannot acclimate to the cold.

Listen to Michael's two most recent shows via the player below:

Michael B.'s Playlists

5/14 - 8am hour
Thin Lizzy - Fighting album artwork 8:52am Thin Lizzy Rosalie Fighting (Vertigo)
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Dent May - What 8:48am Dent May You Already Know What's for Breakfast? (Carpark)
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Cruel - Common Rituals album artwork 8:46am Cruel Local Tuesday Common Rituals (self-released)
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8:43am The Rite Flyers Me And The Bean Butterfly On A Bomb Range (FLAK Records)
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Talking Heads - Fear of Music album artwork 8:40am Talking Heads I Zimbra Fear of Music (Sire)
Track Notes: Happy Birthday David Byrne (b. May 14, 1952) Buy Talking Heads Fear of Music at Reckless Records Buy Talking Heads at iTunes Buy Talking Heads Fear of Music at eMusic Add to Collection
8:34am Vinto Van Go Local Falling So Far Vinto Van Go (Self-Released)
Track Notes: By request! Buy Vinto Van Go Vinto Van Go at Reckless Records Buy Vinto Van Go at iTunes Buy Vinto Van Go Vinto Van Go at eMusic Add to Collection
Elvis Presley - The Complete Elvis Presley Masters album artwork 8:31am Elvis Presley I Just Can't Help Believin' The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (Legacy)
Track Notes: By request for Daniel! Buy Elvis Presley The Complete Elvis Presley Masters at Reckless Records Buy Elvis Presley at iTunes Buy Elvis Presley The Complete Elvis Presley Masters at eMusic Add to Collection
METZ - Up On Gravity Hill album artwork 8:26am METZ Glass Eye Up On Gravity Hill (Subpop)
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The Cult - Electric album artwork 8:19am The Cult WIld Flower Electric (Beggars Banquet)
Track Notes: Happy Birthday Ian Astbury (b. May 14, 1962). Buy The Cult Electric at Reckless Records Buy The Cult at iTunes Buy The Cult Electric at eMusic Add to Collection
8:16am Panther Style Local Love Removal Machine Dynasty (Triple Helix)
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Uptown Wellness
English Teacher - This Could Be Texas album artwork 8:12am English Teacher The World's Biggest Paving Slab This Could Be Texas (Island)
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Robbie Fulks - The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks album artwork 8:06am Robbie Fulks Local Jean Arthur The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot)
Track Notes: RIP Steve Albini. Buy Robbie Fulks The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks at Reckless Records Buy Robbie Fulks at iTunes Buy Robbie Fulks The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks at eMusic Add to Collection
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Sport Fishin 8:04am Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Three Piece Suit Sport Fishin': The Lure Of The Bait, The Luck Of The Hook (Cargo)
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Superchunk - No Pocky For Kitty album artwork 8:01am Superchunk Throwing Things No Pocky For Kitty (Matador)
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5/14 - 7am hour
Pixies - Surfer Rosa album artwork 7:57am Pixies Bone Machine Surfer Rosa (4AD)
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Meat Wave - Malign Hex album artwork 7:52am Meat Wave Local Malign Malign Hex (Swami)
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Supergrass - I Should Coco album artwork 7:48am Supergrass I'd Like to Know I Should Coco (Capitol)
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7:46am The Shindigs Gaz The Shindigs (Rock-Haus Records)
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The Silos - Heater album artwork 7:43am The Silos Northern Lights Heater (Checkered Past)
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Linda Smith - I So Liked Spring album artwork 7:39am Linda Smith Rooms I So Liked Spring (Captured Tracks)
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MINISKIRT - Paint It Rad album artwork 7:37am MINISKIRT Local Fastalee Paint It Rad (self-released)
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Peach Pit - Being So Normal album artwork 7:32am Peach Pit Private Presley Being So Normal (Kingfisher Bluez)
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David Bowie - Young Americans album artwork 7:24am David Bowie Young Americans Young Americans (RCA)
Track Notes: RIP David Sanborn (d. May 12, 2024) Buy David Bowie Young Americans at Reckless Records Buy David Bowie at iTunes Buy David Bowie Young Americans at eMusic Add to Collection
A Certain Ratio - It All Comes Down to This album artwork 7:21am A Certain Ratio All Comes Down to This It All Comes Down to This (Mute)
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Big Audio Dynamite - Planet BAD: Greatest Hits album artwork 7:17am Big Audio Dynamite V. Thirteen Planet BAD: Greatest Hits (Columbia)
Track Notes: By request for Ryan! Buy Big Audio Dynamite Planet BAD: Greatest Hits at Reckless Records Buy Big Audio Dynamite at iTunes Buy Big Audio Dynamite Planet BAD: Greatest Hits at eMusic Add to Collection
Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF album artwork 7:12am Les Savy Fav Somebody Needs a Hug OUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
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Funkadelic - Maggot Brain album artwork 7:10am Funkadelic Can You Get To That Maggot Brain (Westbound)
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Hammersmith Odeon, London 7:01am Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Backstreets Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (Columbia)
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5/14 - 6am hour
Smut - How the Light Felt album artwork 6:57am Smut Local Let Me Hate How the Light Felt (Bayonet)
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Luna - Romantica album artwork 6:50am Luna Black Postcards Romantica (Jetset)
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