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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

3/14 - 8am hour
David Bowie - Let 8:56am David Bowie Criminal World Let's Dance (EMI)
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Panda Riot - She Dares All Things album artwork 8:50am Panda Riot Local Marker She Dares All Things (self-released)
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The Ark - State of the Ark album artwork 8:46am The Ark Clamour for Glamour State of the Ark (Virgin)
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Sloan - Steady album artwork 8:43am Sloan Keep Your Name Alive Steady (Yep Roc)
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Stuntman - The American Fadeout album artwork 8:36am Stuntman Game Face The American Fadeout (Mag Wheel Records )
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Stuntman - The American Fadeout album artwork 8:36am Stuntman Game Face The American Fadeout (Mag Wheel Records )
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The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me album artwork 8:34am The Hold Steady The Swish Almost Killed Me (Frenchkiss Records)
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Screaming Females - Desire Pathway album artwork 8:29am Screaming Females Beyond the Void Desire Pathway (Don Giovanni)
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The Lawrence Arms - Greatest Story Ever Told album artwork 8:27am The Lawrence Arms Local Drunk Mouth Kitchen Smile Greatest Story Ever Told (Fat Wreck Chords)
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Diarrhea Planet - Loose Jewels album artwork 8:23am Diarrhea Planet Ice Age Loose Jewels (Infinity Cat Recordings)
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Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home - For Keeps and a Single Day album artwork 8:20am Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home Local Waltz With Me For Keeps and a Single Day (self-released)
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Ivy - Apartment Life album artwork 8:17am Ivy I've Got a Feeling Apartment Life (Bar/None)
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Lucero - Should 8:14am Lucero Nothing's Alright Should've Learned By Now (Liberty & Lament/Thirty Tigers)
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Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone! album artwork 8:08am Dananananaykroyd Pink Sabbath Hey Everyone! (Best Before Records)
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The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society album artwork 8:05am The Kinks Starstruck The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Pye)
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8:01am The New Pornographers The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism Mass Romantic (Mint)
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Sharp Pins - Turtle Rock album artwork 8:00am Sharp Pins Local Breathing Air Turtle Rock (Hallogallo)
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3/14 - 7am hour
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town album artwork 7:51am Bruce Springsteen Badlands Darkness on the Edge of Town (Columbia)
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Manfred Mann 7:44am Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded by the Light The Roaring Silence (Warner Bros.)
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7:36am Woodrow Hart & the Haymaker Local Find the Bottom Down in the Belly (self-released)
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7:31am Beulah Emma Blowgun's Last Stand When Your Heartstrings Break ( Sugar Free Records )
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Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel album artwork 7:28am Sunny War No Reason Anarchist Gospel (New West)
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My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges album artwork 7:23am My Morning Jacket Aluminum Park Evil Urges (ATO Records)
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Cornelius - Fantasma album artwork 7:22am Cornelius Count Five or Six Fantasma (Matador)
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Shredded Sun - Each Dot and Each Line album artwork 7:14am Shredded Sun Local Crushed Each Dot and Each Line (self-released)
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7:08am Guided by Voices Zoo Pie Do the Collapse (TVT)
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Tennis - Pollen album artwork 7:05am Tennis Let's Make a Mistake Tonight Pollen (Mutually Detrimental)
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Dr. Dog - Easy Beat album artwork 7:00am Dr. Dog Wake Up Easy Beat (Park the Van)
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3/14 - 6am hour
Wilson Pickett - Don 6:57am Wilson Pickett Hot Love Don't Knock My Love (Atlantic)
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6:50am Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ride Perspex Island (A&M)
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