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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.

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Michael B.'s Playlists

7/30 - 6am hour
Font - Strange Burden album artwork 6:45am Font Sentence I Strange Burden (Acrophase)
Track Notes: Yeah, I can't even find a stretch connection here. Buy Font Strange Burden at Reckless Records Buy Font at iTunes Buy Font Strange Burden at eMusic Add to Collection
6:42am Big Bill Throw It Away Strawberry Seed (Spaceflight)
Track Notes: Maybe you threw away your chance at being an Olympian? Okay this song is really about a banana. Oops. Buy Big Bill Strawberry Seed at Reckless Records Buy Big Bill at iTunes Buy Big Bill Strawberry Seed at eMusic Add to Collection
Future Of The Left - The Plot Against Common Sense album artwork 6:39am Future Of The Left Failed Olympic Bid The Plot Against Common Sense (Xtra Mile)
Track Notes: Oh no, failure. Sadly most people fail to make the Olympics. Buy Future Of The Left The Plot Against Common Sense at Reckless Records Buy Future Of The Left at iTunes Buy Future Of The Left The Plot Against Common Sense at eMusic Add to Collection
The Glands - The Glands album artwork 6:34am The Glands Swim The Glands (Capricorn)
Track Notes: Swimming! Buy The Glands The Glands at Reckless Records Buy The Glands at iTunes Buy The Glands The Glands at eMusic Add to Collection
Dr. Dog - Dr. Dog album artwork 6:30am Dr. Dog White Dove Dr. Dog (We Buy Gold)
Track Notes: They release doves during the opening ceremonies as a symbol of peace! Buy Dr. Dog Dr. Dog at Reckless Records Buy Dr. Dog at iTunes Buy Dr. Dog Dr. Dog at eMusic Add to Collection
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory album artwork 6:26am Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach The Sweetest Punch Painted from Memory (Mercury)
Track Notes: A song about boxing. Okay not really, but punches are getting thrown here even if only metaphorical! Buy Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Painted from Memory at Reckless Records Buy Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach at iTunes Buy Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Painted from Memory at eMusic Add to Collection
Alex Izenberg - Alex Izenberg & The Exiles album artwork 6:20am Alex Izenberg United States (of Mind) Alex Izenberg & The Exiles (Domino)
Track Notes: Hey, that's us! We're one of the competing nations in Paris. Although not sure about the parenthentical. Buy Alex Izenberg Alex Izenberg & The Exiles at Reckless Records Buy Alex Izenberg at iTunes Buy Alex Izenberg Alex Izenberg & The Exiles at eMusic Add to Collection
6:17am This House is Creaking Local Fuck You Pay Me This House is Creaking (THiC)
Buy This House is Creaking This House is Creaking at Reckless Records Buy This House is Creaking at iTunes Buy This House is Creaking This House is Creaking at eMusic Add to Collection
Joe Ely - Lord of the Highway album artwork 6:10am Joe Ely My Baby Thinks She's French Lord of the Highway (Hightone)
Track Notes: Are you currently in Paris? Maybe this is happening to you. Buy Joe Ely Lord of the Highway at Reckless Records Buy Joe Ely at iTunes Buy Joe Ely Lord of the Highway at eMusic Add to Collection
6:08am Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Plane Memories Of Gay Paree Sport Fishin' - The Lure Of The Bait, The Luck Of The Hook (Cargo)
Track Notes: It's Gay Paree! Buy Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Plane Sport Fishin' - The Lure Of The Bait, The Luck Of The Hook at Reckless Records Buy Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Plane at iTunes Buy Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Plane Sport Fishin' - The Lure Of The Bait, The Luck Of The Hook at eMusic Add to Collection
6:07am Lee Hazlewood & Suzi Jane Hokom The Girls In Paris These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (The Complete MGM Recordings) (Ace)
Track Notes: Paris! Girls! Buy Lee Hazlewood & Suzi Jane Hokom These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (The Complete MGM Recordings) at Reckless Records Buy Lee Hazlewood & Suzi Jane Hokom at iTunes Buy Lee Hazlewood & Suzi Jane Hokom These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (The Complete MGM Recordings) at eMusic Add to Collection
James McMurtry - It Had To Happen album artwork 6:02am James McMurtry Paris It Had To Happen (Sugar Hill)
Track Notes: It's Paris, the host city! Buy James McMurtry It Had To Happen at Reckless Records Buy James McMurtry at iTunes Buy James McMurtry It Had To Happen at eMusic Add to Collection
7/22 - 8am hour
Neil Young - On The Beach album artwork 8:53am Neil Young On The Beach On The Beach (Reprise)
Track Notes: Happy 50th to On The Beach! Buy Neil Young On The Beach at Reckless Records Buy Neil Young at iTunes Buy Neil Young On The Beach at eMusic Add to Collection
8:48am Tension Pets Local On The Outside single (self-released)
Buy Tension Pets single at Reckless Records Buy Tension Pets at iTunes Buy Tension Pets single at eMusic Add to Collection
Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars album artwork 8:45am Hoodoo Gurus Bittersweet Mars Needs Guitars (Elektra)
Buy Hoodoo Gurus Mars Needs Guitars at Reckless Records Buy Hoodoo Gurus at iTunes Buy Hoodoo Gurus Mars Needs Guitars at eMusic Add to Collection
8:40am Les Savy Fav The Sweat Descends Inches (Frenchkiss)
Buy Les Savy Fav Inches at Reckless Records Buy Les Savy Fav at iTunes Buy Les Savy Fav Inches at eMusic Add to Collection
8:38am Meat Wave Local Honest Living Malign Hex (Swami)
Buy Meat Wave Malign Hex at Reckless Records Buy Meat Wave at iTunes Buy Meat Wave Malign Hex at eMusic Add to Collection
Illuminati Hotties - Power album artwork 8:34am Illuminati Hotties Didn't (featuring Cavetown) Power (Hopeless)
Buy Illuminati Hotties Power at Reckless Records Buy Illuminati Hotties at iTunes Buy Illuminati Hotties Power at eMusic Add to Collection
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album artwork 8:30am Lucinda Williams I Lost It Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (Mercury)
Buy Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road at Reckless Records Buy Lucinda Williams at iTunes Buy Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road at eMusic Add to Collection
Bonny Light Horseman - "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" album artwork 8:27am Bonny Light Horseman Keep Me on Your Mind "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" (Jagjaguwar)
Buy Bonny Light Horseman "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" at Reckless Records Buy Bonny Light Horseman at iTunes Buy Bonny Light Horseman "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" at eMusic Add to Collection
8:21am Finom Local Dirt Not God (Joyful Noise)
Buy Finom Not God at Reckless Records Buy Finom at iTunes Buy Finom Not God at eMusic Add to Collection
Wilson Pickett - The Midnight Mover album artwork 8:19am Wilson Pickett Let's Get An Understanding The Midnight Mover (Atlantic)
Buy Wilson Pickett The Midnight Mover at Reckless Records Buy Wilson Pickett at iTunes Buy Wilson Pickett The Midnight Mover at eMusic Add to Collection
John Cale - POPtical Illusion album artwork 8:15am John Cale All To The Good POPtical Illusion (Double Six/Domino)
Buy John Cale POPtical Illusion at Reckless Records Buy John Cale at iTunes Buy John Cale POPtical Illusion at eMusic Add to Collection
Redd Kross - Redd Kross album artwork 8:09am Redd Kross Terrible Band Redd Kross (In the Red)
Buy Redd Kross Redd Kross at Reckless Records Buy Redd Kross at iTunes Buy Redd Kross Redd Kross at eMusic Add to Collection
The Courts - Is A Place album artwork 8:05am The Courts Local Seagull Is A Place (Maladaptive)
Buy The Courts Is A Place at Reckless Records Buy The Courts at iTunes Buy The Courts Is A Place at eMusic Add to Collection
Dream Version - Dream Version album artwork 8:01am Dream Version Local Backdrop Painters Dream Version (Self-released)
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7/22 - 7am hour
A Tribe Called Quest - People 7:58am A Tribe Called Quest I Left My Wallet in El Segundo People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (Jive)
Buy A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm at Reckless Records Buy A Tribe Called Quest at iTunes Buy A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm at eMusic Add to Collection
7:51am Los Campesinos! kms Ah Hell (Heart Swells)
Buy Los Campesinos! Ah Hell at Reckless Records Buy Los Campesinos! at iTunes Buy Los Campesinos! Ah Hell at eMusic Add to Collection
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! album artwork 7:47am Jessie Ware Free Yourself That! Feels Good! (Interscope)
Buy Jessie Ware That! Feels Good! at Reckless Records Buy Jessie Ware at iTunes Buy Jessie Ware That! Feels Good! at eMusic Add to Collection
IDLES - CRAWLER album artwork 7:44am IDLES Car Crash CRAWLER (Partisan)
Buy IDLES CRAWLER at Reckless Records Buy IDLES at iTunes Buy IDLES CRAWLER at eMusic Add to Collection
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