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

7/30 - 8am hour
	8:41am	Wilco Local	Hot Sun	Hot Sun Cool Shroud (dBpm)
				Buy Wilco Hot Sun Cool Shroud at Reckless Records Buy Wilco at iTunes Buy Wilco Hot Sun Cool Shroud at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:36am	Paul McCartney	Tug Of War	Tug Of War (Columbia)
	Track Notes: Notes: Yes, once upon a time tug of war was an Olympic sport! (also by request for Ryan)			Buy Paul McCartney Tug Of War at Reckless Records Buy Paul McCartney at iTunes Buy Paul McCartney Tug Of War at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:34am	Paul McCartney	Tug Of War	Tugh Of War (Columbia)
	Track Notes: Yes, once upon a time tug of war was an Olympic sport! (also by request for Ryan)			Buy Paul McCartney Tugh Of War at Reckless Records Buy Paul McCartney at iTunes Buy Paul McCartney Tugh Of War at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:32am	Brian Eno	Horse	Small Craft On A Milk Sea (Warp)
	Track Notes: Horse! Equestrian... man the equestrian course in Paris is just gorgeous.			Buy Brian Eno Small Craft On A Milk Sea at Reckless Records Buy Brian Eno at iTunes Buy Brian Eno Small Craft On A Milk Sea at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:29am	Carl Douglas	Kung Fu Fighting	Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (20th Century)
	Track Notes: Okay, Judo and Kung Fu are not the same but this was a request and this song is awesome.			Buy Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs at Reckless Records Buy Carl Douglas at iTunes Buy Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:24am	Redd Kross	Simple Magic	Redd Kross (In the Red)
	Track Notes: The Olympics are kind magical, right?			Buy Redd Kross Redd Kross at Reckless Records Buy Redd Kross at iTunes Buy Redd Kross Redd Kross at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:21am	Mavis Staple Local	Worthy	single (ANTI)
	Track Notes: I suppose if you win a gold medal you are 'Worthy' I mean I can't conceive of how you would just fluke into one.			Buy Mavis Staple single at Reckless Records Buy Mavis Staple at iTunes Buy Mavis Staple single at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:17am	Cameo	Word Up!	Word Up! (Atlanta Artists)
	Track Notes: What does this have to do with the Olympics? Breaking is now an Olympic sport and a requester called in and asked for this as it's the first song he remembers break dancing to.			Buy Cameo Word Up! at Reckless Records Buy Cameo at iTunes Buy Cameo Word Up! at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:08am	Jenny Lewis	Late Bloomer	The Voyager (Warner Bros.)
	Track Notes: This song takes place in Paris. And really everyone should meet a Nancy, who sounds pretty rad.			Buy Jenny Lewis The Voyager at Reckless Records Buy Jenny Lewis at iTunes Buy Jenny Lewis The Voyager at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:06am	Billy Squier	The Stroke	Don't Say No (Capitol)
	Track Notes: Rowing. Stroke... stroke... stroke. Actually that's a common misconception. Coxswains don't actually say 'stroke'. All the rowers behind stroke seat cue off his or her movements. The cox is just there to steer and cajole.			Buy Billy Squier Don't Say No at Reckless Records Buy Billy Squier at iTunes Buy Billy Squier Don't Say No at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:02am	Queen	Bicycle Race	Jazz (EMI)
				Buy Queen Jazz at Reckless Records Buy Queen at iTunes Buy Queen Jazz at eMusic Add to Collection
7/30 - 7am hour
	7:59am	Pink Floyd	Bike	The Piper At the Gates of Dawn (Capitol)
	Track Notes: Cycling! The first thing when I think of cycling is obviously Pink Floyd!			Buy Pink Floyd The Piper At the Gates of Dawn at Reckless Records Buy Pink Floyd at iTunes Buy Pink Floyd The Piper At the Gates of Dawn at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:53am	Pinksqueeze Local	Crybaby	single (self-released)
	Track Notes: If you lose, perhaps you bawl like a crybaby. I mean it's only your whole life's work to that point and you didn't win. Just kidding, all Olympians are awesome and the average person has no idea the work it takes to make it to that level.			Buy Pinksqueeze single at Reckless Records Buy Pinksqueeze at iTunes Buy Pinksqueeze single at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:50am	Supergrass	Grace	Life on Other Planets (EMI)
	Track Notes: Trampoline. They mention a trampoline. Close enough for me. Plus this song is just super fun.			Buy Supergrass Life on Other Planets at Reckless Records Buy Supergrass at iTunes Buy Supergrass Life on Other Planets at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:47am	Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers	Give Paris One More Chance	Jonathan Sings! (Sire)
	Track Notes: Have you been to Paris, France? It's the host of the 2024 Olympics!			Buy Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Jonathan Sings! at Reckless Records Buy Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers at iTunes Buy Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Jonathan Sings! at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:43am	Yellow Ostrich	Marathon Runner	Strange Land (Barsuk)
	Track Notes: The Marathon. It's hard. By request from Tony Breed who is an awesome Chirp DJ with an awesome show Friday mornings.			Buy Yellow Ostrich Strange Land at Reckless Records Buy Yellow Ostrich at iTunes Buy Yellow Ostrich Strange Land at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:42am	Stereophonics	As Long As We Beat The English	single (self)
	Track Notes: Rugby. This is a song the Welsh sing at Six Nations. They really don't like the English.			Buy Stereophonics single at Reckless Records Buy Stereophonics at iTunes Buy Stereophonics single at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:38am	Los Campesinos!	The Coin-Op Guillotine	All Hell (Heart Swells)
	Track Notes: Guillotine. French for 'you're getting beheaded.'			Buy Los Campesinos! All Hell at Reckless Records Buy Los Campesinos! at iTunes Buy Los Campesinos! All Hell at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:33am	Cake	The Distance	Fashion Nugget (Capricorn)
	Track Notes: By request for Rory and (kinda) Ryan! All the athletes are going the distance. Unless it's like gymnastics or diving. But you get the idea.			Buy Cake Fashion Nugget at Reckless Records Buy Cake at iTunes Buy Cake Fashion Nugget at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:30am	Commodores	Sail On	Midnight Magix (Motown)
	Track Notes: Sailing. Sorry, zero chance I'm playing Christopher Cross or Styx.			Buy Commodores Midnight Magix at Reckless Records Buy Commodores at iTunes Buy Commodores Midnight Magix at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:27am	PKEW PKEW PKEW	Mid-20's Skateboarder	Mid-20's Skateboarder (Royal Mountain)
				Buy PKEW PKEW PKEW Mid-20's Skateboarder at Reckless Records Buy PKEW PKEW PKEW at iTunes Buy PKEW PKEW PKEW Mid-20's Skateboarder at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:23am	Django Reinhardt	Swing From Paris	The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order (JSP)
	Track Notes: Django Reinhardt is actually Belgian even though he is most commonly associated with his Parisian-based ensembles.			Buy Django Reinhardt The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order at Reckless Records Buy Django Reinhardt at iTunes Buy Django Reinhardt The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:19am	Joe Di Zillo Local	Copper	Bringing It Back (self-released)
	Track Notes: Bronze medals are primarily made of copper!			Buy Joe Di Zillo Bringing It Back at Reckless Records Buy Joe Di Zillo at iTunes Buy Joe Di Zillo Bringing It Back at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:16am	wht.rbbt.obj Local	Dirty Love	Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango (self-released)
	Track Notes: Probably lots of this happening in the Olympic Village.			Buy wht.rbbt.obj Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango at Reckless Records Buy wht.rbbt.obj at iTunes Buy wht.rbbt.obj Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:10am	Kurtis Blow	The Breaks	Kurtis Blow (Mercury)
	Track Notes: Break Dancing! It's an Olympic sport. I cannot believe that is a true thing I can say.			Buy Kurtis Blow Kurtis Blow at Reckless Records Buy Kurtis Blow at iTunes Buy Kurtis Blow Kurtis Blow at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:05am	Kurtis Blow	Basketball	Ego Trip (Mercury)
	Track Notes: Basketball. It's his favorite sport!			Buy Kurtis Blow Ego Trip at Reckless Records Buy Kurtis Blow at iTunes Buy Kurtis Blow Ego Trip at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:02am	Cheech & Chong	Basketball Jones	Basketball Jones / Don't Bug Me (Ode Records)
				Buy Cheech & Chong Basketball Jones / Don't Bug Me at Reckless Records Buy Cheech & Chong at iTunes Buy Cheech & Chong Basketball Jones / Don't Bug Me at eMusic Add to Collection
	7:00am	Squeeze	Annie Get Your Gun	Singles: 45's and Under (A&M)
	Track Notes: Shooting. In hindsight I might have gone with Jerry Harrison's 'Man With A Gun'.			Buy Squeeze Singles: 45's and Under at Reckless Records Buy Squeeze at iTunes Buy Squeeze Singles: 45's and Under at eMusic Add to Collection
7/30 - 6am hour
	6:53am	Belle & Sebastian	The Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner	Sing... Jonathan David (Matador)
	Track Notes: Not just athletics, but a reference to a specific subset of runners. So this one is just for the 5K runners!			Buy Belle & Sebastian Sing... Jonathan David at Reckless Records Buy Belle & Sebastian at iTunes Buy Belle & Sebastian Sing... Jonathan David at eMusic Add to Collection
	6:47am	Cheap Trick Local	Surrender	Heaven Tonight (Epic)
	Track Notes: Far be it from me to suggest this is what many people associate with the French. I would never.			Buy Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight at Reckless Records Buy Cheap Trick at iTunes Buy Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight at eMusic Add to Collection

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