DJ Bios
Mike Scales Thursdays, 9PM
Mike is your average working stiff and former college radio DJ (R.I.P. WEIU, Charleston!) with a knack for music writing (Chicago Innerview), photography and concert-going. Musically, he likes stuff that really cooks! Mike’s tastes tend to hover over the loud and occasionally heavy, but it’s impossible to pin him down to any one genre. He loves it all, from blast-beats to jazz bleats, and he enjoys having a little something in the mix for everybody.
Mike Scales's Recent Playlists
September 2
11:56PM James Pants The Eyes Of The Lord from Seven Seals (Stones Throw)
11:53PM Personal and the Pizzas I Don't Wanna Be No Personal Pizza from Raw Pie (1-2-3-4 Go!)
11:51PM (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Bigger Cages, Longer Chains from Bigger Cages, Longer Chains (Cargo)
11:42PM Fennesz Daniell Buck Antonia from Knoxville (Thrill Jockey)
11:37PM Mastodon Quintessence from Crack The Skye (Warner Bros.)
11:32PM Coltrane Motion My Heart Might Go On from Hello Ambition! (Datawaslost)
11:28PM Wildbirds & Peacedrums The Drop from Rivers (The Control Group)
11:24PM Russian Circles Hexed All from Geneva (Suicide Squeeze)
11:20PM No Age Teen Creeps from Nouns (Sub Pop)
11:16PM Radar Eyes Superman from Radar Eyes (Plustapes)
11:12PM Ra Ra Riot You And I Know from The Orchard (Barsuk)
11:06PM Four Tet Smile Around The Face from Everything Ecstatic (Domino)
11:03PM Clipd Beaks Visions from To Realize (Lovepump United)
11:00PM Chief Irish Song from Modern Rituals (Domino)
10:55PM Bill Withers Harlem from Just As I Am (Sussex)
10:51PM Aloha Microviolence from Home Acres (Polyvinyl)
10:48PM The Walkmen Woe Is Me from Lisbon (Fat Possum)
10:43PM Indian Jewelry Excessive Moonlight from Totaled (We Are Free)
10:39PM Trans Am I Want It All from Red Line (Thrill Jockey)
10:36PM Versus Into Blue from On the Ones and Threes (Merge)
10:31PM Cassius Toop Toop from 15 Again (Astralwerks)
10:26PM Double Exposure Ten Percent (Walter Gibbons 12" Mix) from Jungle Music: Mixed With Love: Essential & Unreleased Remixes 1976-1986 (Strut)
10:21PM Flying Lotus Camel from Los Angeles (Warp)
10:18PM DJ Muggs vs. Ill Bill Kill Devil Hills (feat. B-Real & Vinnie Paz) from Kill Devil Hills (Fat Beats)
10:15PM Tone Tank & Scott Thorough Forties from Modern Shark Sampler Tape Number One (Modern Shark)
10:09PM Qwel & Maker The Dumbing Down from Owl (galapagos4)
10:05PM Example Nicest Thing from What We Almost Made (Self-released)
10:01PM Kid Sister Right Hand Hi from Ultraviolet (Universal Republic)
9:56PM Eyedea & Abilities Sky Diver from By The Throat (Rhymesayers)
9:52PM Endless Boogie New Pair Of Shoes from Full House Head (No Quarter)
9:49PM El Michel's Affair Yennicita from Sounding Out The City (Fastlife)
9:45PM Magic Kids Skateland from Memphis (True Panther Sounds)
9:41PM Elvis Presley Mystery Train/Tiger Man from Rockabilly (BMG)
9:37PM Turrks Varicose Alley from Bisbee (Deleted Art)
9:31PM Zoroaster Black Hole from Matador (E1)
9:28PM The Explosion Mothers Cry from Black Tape (Virgin)
9:25PM Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Afro from Extra Width (Matador)
9:20PM The Black Angels Entrance Song from Phosphene Dream (Blue Horizon)
9:18PM Quicksand Simpleton from Manic Compression (Island)
9:14PM Helmet Seeing Eye Dog from Seeing Eye Dog (Work Song)
9:10PM Mudhoney If I Think from Superfuzz Bigmuff (Deluxe Edition) (Sub Pop)
9:05PM The Sword The Warp Riders from Warp Riders (Kemado)
9:02PM Black Flag I Love You from My War (SST)
August 28
8:57AM CocoRosie Hopscotch from Grey Oceans (Sub Pop)
8:49AM Verma Coyote from Verma (Plustapes)
8:46AM Malachai Snowflake from Ugly Side Of Love (Domino)
8:41AM Surfer Blood Catholic Pagans from Astro Coast (Kanine)
8:37AM Magic Kids Summer from Memphis (True Panther Sounds)
8:32AM Crystal Castles Empathy from Crystal Castles II (Fiction)
8:29AM Autolux High Chair from Transit Transit (TBD)
8:25AM Sonic Sum Callarama Gala from The Sanity Annex (Ozone)
8:19AM Swiss Dots Night Was Young from Glaciers (Vinahyde)
8:16AM Dinosaur Jr. Take A Run At The Sun from Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr. (Rhino)
8:12AM Liars Scissor from Sisterworld (Mute)
8:06AM Real Estate Suburban Beverage from Real Estate (Woodsist)
8:03AM Animal Collective Bleed from Fall Be Kind (Domino)
8:00AM Camu Tao Fonny Valentine from King Of Hearts (Fat Possum)
7:55AM Sonic Youth Self Obsessed and Sexxee from Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (DGC)
7:52AM Trans Am Arcadia from Thing (Thrill Jockey)
7:49AM Best Coast Honey from Crazy For You (Mexican Summer)
7:45AM Silver Jews Horseleg Swastikas from Bright Flight (Drag City)
7:41AM Dosh Steve The Cat from Dosh (Anticon)
7:37AM Matthew Dear Slowdance from Black City (Ghostly International)
7:31AM Dr. Octagon A Gorilla Driving A Pick-Up Truck from The Return Of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)
7:29AM Reporter The Moon from Time Incredible (Holocene)
7:25AM Sage Francis I Was Zero from Li(f)e (ANTI-)
7:21AM BARB Martin XII from BARB (YepRoc)
7:17AM Ms. Dynamite Brother from A Little Deeper (Polydor)
7:13AM Chin Chin Appetite from Chin Chin (Definitive Jux)
7:07AM Bracken Of Athroll Slains from We Know About The Need (Anticon)
7:03AM Boris Rainbow from Rainbow (Drag City)
7:00AM Arp White Light from The Soft Wave (Smalltown Supersound)
6:57AM Daft Punk The Prime Time Of Your Life from Human After All (Virgin)
6:53AM Jel No Solution from Soft Money (Anticon)
6:50AM The Walkmen Blue As Your Blood from Lisbon (Fat Possum)
6:45AM The Mighty Blue Kings Go Tell The Preacher from Come One, Come All (Ray-J)
6:43AM Harlem Tila And I from Hippies (Matador)
6:38AM James Blackshaw All Is Falling Pt 2 from All Is Falling (Young God)
6:32AM Blue Giant The Void Above The Sky from Blue Giant (Vanguard)
6:28AM Matisyahu Youth from Youth (Sony)
6:25AM 1990s Tell Me When You're Ready from Kicks (Rough Trade)
6:21AM The Budos Band The River Serpentine from The Budos Band III (Daptone)
6:16AM The Apes Walking Thru Walls from Ghost Games (Gypsy Eyes)
6:16AM Pontiak Young from Living (Thrill Jockey)
6:10AM El-P Driving Down The Block (El-P Remix) Redux from weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 (Gold Dust)
6:06AM Matmos Polychords from Supreme Balloon (Matador)
6:01AM Stan Getz The Girl From Ipanema from Getz Plays Jobin: The Girl From Ipanema (Verve)
August 26
11:57PM Judas Priest Metal Gods from British Steel (Columbia)
11:53PM Crystal Antlers Andrew from Tentacles (Touch & Go)
11:50PM Max Richter Infra 3 from Infra (FatCat)
11:44PM DOOM Gazzillion Ear from Born Like This (Lex)
11:42PM Mr. Flash Over The Top from Ed Rec Vol. III (Ed Banger)
11:37PM Reds and Blue Island Breeze from Son of the Stars (Addenda)
11:32PM Mark Sultan I Am The End from $ (Last Gang)
11:28PM The Books I Didn't Know That from The Way Out (Temporary Residence Ltd.)
11:24PM Ornette Coleman Eventually from The Shape of Jazz To Come (Atlantic)
11:20PM Woods Death Rattles from At Echo Lake (Woodsist)
11:15PM The Poison Arrows Precious Blood Is Made Of Stone from Newfound Resolutions (File 13)
11:10PM Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal from Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)
11:06PM Brad Laner Magnolia Doubles from Natural Selections (Hometapes)
11:02PM My Morning Jacket Master Plan from It Still Moves (ATO)
10:55PM Morphine Rope On Fire from The Night (Rykodisc)
10:52PM Chandeliers Telekinesis from Dirty Moves (Pickled Egg)
10:50PM Camu Tao Plot A Little from King Of Hearts (Fat Possum)
10:46PM PVT Community from Church With No Magic (Warp)
10:42PM Cool Calm Pete Get With The Times (Scott Thorough Remix) from Loosies: Remixes & Other Oddities (Definitive Jux)
10:39PM DJ Shadow Midnight In A Perfect World from Endtroducing... (Mo Wax)
10:33PM Kool Keith & 54-71 Number 1 Draft Pick from Idea Of A Master Piece (P-Vine)
10:30PM Jaylib Starz from Champion Sound (Stones Throw)
10:26PM Rakaa Human Nature (Now Breathe) [feat. The Teacha' KRS ONE] from Crown Of Thorns (Decon)
10:20PM The Knife Forest Families from Silent Shout (Rabid)
10:15PM U2 Lemon from Zooropa (Island)
10:13PM Loden Waking Up Radio Problems from Buggy (Mush)
10:09PM Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse Insane Lullaby from Dark Night Of The Soul (EMI)
10:06PM Mount Kimbie Field from Crooks & Lovers (Hotflush)
10:01PM Daedelus Like Clockwork Springs from Denies The Day's Demise (Mush)
9:56PM Beck We Dance Alone from The Information (Interscope)
9:54PM Deerhoof Cast Off Crown from Friend Opportunity (Kill Rock Stars)
9:51PM Lower Dens Two Cocks Waving Wildly At Each Other Across A Vast Open Space, A Dark Icy from Twin-Hand Movement (Gnomonsong)
9:46PM Mystery Jets Show Me The Light from Serotonin (Rough Trade)
9:43PM Stray Cats Blast Off from Blast Off (EMI)
9:40PM Morrissey You're The One For Me, Fatty from Your Arsenal (Warner Bros)
9:37PM Coltrane Motion Terra from Hello Ambition! (Datawaslost)
9:32PM Turrks Spigot Bigot from Bisbee (Deleted Art)
9:29PM Pegboy Dog, Dog from Cha Cha Damore (Quarterstick)
9:26PM 88 Fingers Louie Pent Up from Behind Bars (Hopeless)
9:21PM Trouble Assassin from Psalm 9 (Metal Blade)
9:18PM Ween Dr. Rock from The Pod (Elektra)
9:15PM The Sword Tres Brujas from Warp Riders (Kemado)
9:10PM Rabble Rabble Rabbler from Bangover (Commune)
9:04PM 3 Inches Of Blood Preacher's Daughter from Here Waits Thy Doom (Century Media)
August 12
11:56PM The Black Keys Unknown Brother from Brothers (Nonesuch)
11:52PM Frank Black & the Catholics Jaina Blues from Show Me Your Tears (SpinART)
11:50PM Junip Far Away from Rope and Summit EP (Mute)
11:45PM The Budos Band Golden Dunes from The Budos Band III (Daptone)
11:42PM The Beatles Dig A Pony from Let It Be...Naked (Capitol)
11:39PM ceo Love And Do What You Will from White Magic (Modular)
11:36PM Beck He's a Mighty Good Leader from One Foot in the Grave (K)
11:32PM Blind Melon Dear Ol' Dad from Blind Melon (Capitol)
11:29PM Edie Brickell & New Bohemians The Wheel from Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars (Geffen)
11:25PM Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Hurrah from Where The Messengers Meet (Dead Oceans)
11:22PM Pink Floyd Matilda Mother from The Piper At the Gates of Dawn (EMI)
11:17PM Endless Boogie New Pair Of Shoes from Full House Head (No Quarter)
11:14PM Ween Among His Tribe from Quebec (Chocodog)
11:10PM BARB Not A Bird from BARB (YepRoc)
11:03PM King Crimson The Court Of The Crimson King from In The Court Of The Crimson King (Island)
10:57PM Disappears Little Ghost from Lux (kranky)
10:53PM RJD2 Through The Walls (feat. Ric Ocasek) from Def Jux Teaser 2005 (Definitive Jux)
10:50PM El-P Drunk With A Loaded Pistol from weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 (Gold Dust)
10:46PM TTC Paris Paris from 3615 (V2/Ninja Tune)
10:43PM Quasimoto Shroom Music from The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (Stones Throw)
10:39PM Morcheeba Blood Like Lemonade from Blood Like Lemonade (PIAS)
10:33PM Stevie Wonder Village Ghetto Land from Songs In The Key Of Life (Tamla)
10:30PM GZA/Genius Did Ya Say That from Legend Of The Liquid Sword (Geffen)
10:26PM Baths Lovely Bloodflow from Cerulean (Anticon)
10:22PM AWOL One Time from Self Titled (Paladin Creative Super Co.)
10:18PM M.I.A. Story To Be Told from MAYA (Interscope)
10:15PM Bad Brains Natty Dreadlocks 'Pon The Mountain Top from Build A Nation (Megaforce)
10:09PM Professor Green Closing The Door (feat. Fink) from Alive Til I'm Dead (Virgin)
10:05PM The Pharcyde Passin' Me By from Bizarre Ride II (Delicious Vinyl)
10:01PM The Herbaliser Mr Chombee Has The Flaw (from Session Two) from Herbal Tonic (Ninja Tune)
9:57PM They Might Be Giants AKA Driver from John Henry (Elektra)
9:53PM Subtle Middleclass Kill from For Hero: For Fool (Lex)
9:49PM Arcade Fire Modern Man from The Suburbs (Merge)
9:43PM Converge Cruel Bloom from Axe To Fall (Epitaph)
9:40PM City Of Ships The Star In The East from Look At What God Did To Us (Translation Loss)
9:37PM Geronimo! Nakajima from Fuzzy Dreams (Self-released)
9:32PM The Hidden Hand Majestic Presence from The Resurrection Of Whiskey Foote (Souther Lord)
9:29PM Wire Pink Flag from Pink Flag (EMI)
9:25PM Velcro Lewis Group Half A Man from White Magick Summer (Spiral Staircase)
9:20PM Zoroaster Ancient Ones from Matador (E1)
9:17PM Trenchmouth The Volcanic Action Of My Soul from More Motion (Thick)
9:12PM Slayer Dead Skin Mask from Seasons in the Abyss (Def Jam)
9:06PM Coliseum Perimeter Man from House With A Curse (Temporary Residence Ltd.)
9:03PM Husker Du Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely from Candy Apple Grey (Warner Bros)
9:02PM The Jesus Lizard Mouth Breather from Goat (Touch & Go)
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- 9:00PM Dr. Drase & Michael Flavor Instant Classics (Bio/Playlists)
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