Michael B.

Show schedule

Wednesday 9am–12pm

I'm a former author and journalist (bylines at Grantland, Wired, Slate, Deadspin and 538) turned documentary filmmaker.

About Michael B.

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.

Recent Playlists

Wed 07/15 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:54 AM	Teen Age Riot	Sonic Youth	Daydream Nation
11:50 AM	Me More Cowboy Than You	The Brudi Brothers	single
11:45 AM	Side By Side	Grant Lee Buffalo	Mighty Joe Moon
11:43 AM	Projector	Wine Lips	TV Dinner
11:40 AM	Hallelujah Time	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Burnin'
11:38 AM	I Could Find Out LOCAL	Sharp Pins	Balloon Balloon Balloon
11:33 AM	Doo Wop (That Thing)	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
11:28 AM	point blank	Kelela	new avatar
11:26 AM	Tell a Lie	Big Joanie	Sistahs
11:21 AM	The Honey Beat LOCAL	The Honey Beat	The Honey Beat
11:18 AM	Tana	Saz'iso	At Least Wave Your Handkerchief at Me: The Joys and Sorrows of Southern Albanian Song
11:15 AM	Serious LOCAL	Sports Boyfriend	Slice of Life
11:11 AM	You Said Something By request.	PJ Harvey	Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
11:06 AM	Pablo's Theme LOCAL	The Buddyrevelles	American Matador
11:01 AM	If 6 Was 9	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Axis: Bold As Love

Wed 07/15 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:59 AM	Gonna Be Good	Triples	Every Good Story
10:50 AM	Bark At The Moon	MJ Lenderman	Manning Fireworks
10:45 AM	Better Business Gurl LOCAL	Tunnel	sinlge
10:43 AM	Bakkyaro The Moon	Guitar Wolf	More Jet
10:35 AM	Spectacular Views	Rilo Kiley	The Execution of All Things
10:31 AM	Just Like Paradise	David Lee Roth	Skyscraper
10:30 AM	Tommy Can You Hear Me	The Who	Tommy
10:23 AM	The Hell I Won't LOCAL	Meg and the Wheelers	Honky Tonk Wisdom
10:20 AM	Offer LOCAL	Trees Will Return	Trees Will Return
10:16 AM	Easel LOCAL	Neptune's Core	Pivot
10:09 AM	Carry The Zero	Built to Spill	Keep It Like a Secret
10:06 AM	Bandwagon Request from Carson.	R.E.M.	Dead Letter Office
10:05 AM	All Her Favorite Fruit*	Camper Van Beethoven	Key Lime Pie

Wed 07/15 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:58 AM	Psycho Crush LOCAL	Ovef Ow	Working Girl
9:52 AM	View From The Afternoon	Arctic Monkeys	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
9:50 AM	Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll	Elephant Stone	Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll
9:44 AM	Right Where You Started LOCAL	Justice Hill	Cooler By The Lake
9:41 AM	Sex and Money	Lydia Loveless	Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again
9:36 AM	Unhappy Song	Swamp Dogg	Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife
9:33 AM	Slugger Requested by Matthew.	Tsunami	Loud Is As
9:29 AM	Sword Swallower	Annabelle Chairlegs	Waking Up
9:24 AM	Viva La Rosa	Downtown Boys	Public Luxury
9:20 AM	HEY CHAT LOCAL	Serengeti	KENNYV
9:18 AM	Chance to Bleed	Kurt Vile	Philadelphia's been good to me
9:11 AM	Vital Signs	Rush	Moving Pictures

Wed 06/24 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:53 AM	Fearless By request for Nikki	Pink Floyd	Meddle
11:48 AM	Little Friends LOCAL By request	The Ponys	Laced With Romance
11:44 AM	Freedom	Jurassic 5	Power in Numbers
11:40 AM	Ceremony	New Order	Substance
11:37 AM	Now We Cringe at the Thought	Of Montreal	aethermead
11:32 AM	Lemon Car LOCAL	Neptune's Core	single
11:29 AM	Eyelid	Deer Tick	Coin-O-Matic
11:25 AM	Coming Alive	Sprints	All That Is Over
11:23 AM	Triple Threat LOCAL	Sports Boyfriend	Slice of Life
11:18 AM	Forever Time	Black Flag	My War
11:16 AM	Lowdown	Wire	Pink Flag
11:13 AM	White Flag	Vince Staples	Cry Baby
11:09 AM	Ice Cream Man	Tom Waits	Closing Time
11:06 AM	Ice Cream Girl	Lloyd Cole	Lloyd Cole
11:03 AM	Ice Cream Man	Van Halen	Van Halen
11:00 AM	In the City	The Jam	1977

Wed 06/24 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:56 AM	The Spinners	Mighty Love	Are You Driving Me Crazy?
10:48 AM	Slow Nerve Action	The Flaming Lips	Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
10:45 AM	Drag Me Through It	Seasaw	single
10:42 AM	Acid Tongue	Swamp Dogg	Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife
10:39 AM	Femme Fatale By request for Emma!	The Velvet Underground	The Velvet Underground & Nico
10:34 AM	Baby Don't	Weird Nightmare	Hoopla
10:32 AM	Out My Way LOCAL	Swimsuit Addition	Don't Tell Me To Smile
10:29 AM	Nipple Shirt LOCAL	Dog Guitar	All Dogs Go 2 Heaven
10:19 AM	Djembe	Acid Dad	Take It from the Dead
10:14 AM	Every time I look at you	Kurt Vile	Philadelphia's been good to me
10:09 AM	Hungry Heart	Yo La Tengo	Hoboken, NJ - December 11, 2012
10:05 AM	Next Time Round	Elvis Costello & the Attractions	Blood & Chocolate
10:03 AM	Booty City	Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears	Scandalous
10:00 AM	This Summer	Superchunk	This Summer b/w Cruel Summer

Wed 06/24 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:56 AM	I'm OK, You're OK	Let's Wrestle	In Loving Memory Of
9:51 AM	Blackcurrants	My Precious Bunny	A Moment In My Eyes
9:48 AM	One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young	The Ark	State of the Ark
9:44 AM	Keep On Telling Me Why	The Gold Needles	Mood Elevator
9:43 AM	Rover & Rusty	Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet	Music For Pets
9:39 AM	Among the Leaves	Sun Kil Moon	Among the Leaves
9:34 AM	HEY CHAT LOCAL	Serengeti	KENNYV
9:31 AM	Stoner Butch Blues LOCAL	Pinksqueeze	single
9:28 AM	Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call	The Weakerthans	Reconstruction Site
9:24 AM	Caught By the Fuzz	Supergrass	I Should Coco
9:21 AM	(Don't Go Back To) Rockville	R.E.M.	Reckoning
9:20 AM	Look Like Me	The Bug Club	Every Single Muscle
9:12 AM	Come Undone LOCAL	Trash Kickers	Way Out, Somehow
9:11 AM	Rebuilding Year (4 of Diamonds)	Hallelujah The Hills	DECK: DIAMONDS

Wed 06/17 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:54 AM	O My Soul*	Big Star	Radio City
11:49 AM	Never Dressed for the Weather LOCAL	Moonbird	Midwest Handsome
11:43 AM	Fourth Of July	Galaxie 500	This Is Our Music
11:39 AM	Walking in L.A.	Missing Persons	Spring Session M
11:33 AM	Goodbye	The Creem	A Taste of Cherry
11:31 AM	Selfish LOCAL	Edging	Unload Your Shame
11:28 AM	burning too	Fugazi	13 Songs
11:22 AM	My Mathematical Mind	Spoon	Gimme Fiction
11:19 AM	CENTERFOLD LOCAL	FACEEATER	FACEEATER
11:15 AM	Only In America By request for Scott!	Vince Staples	Cry Baby
11:10 AM	Dog Food	Les Lullies	single
11:06 AM	Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip	The Whigs	Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip
11:03 AM	Missing You	HSAS	Through The Fire
11:00 AM	Living Disaster	Gary Myrick & The Figures	Gary Myrick & The Figures

Wed 06/17 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:55 AM	Cosmic Dancer	T. Rex	Electric Warrior
10:49 AM	Redeemer	Yard Act	You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
10:45 AM	Who's Loving You	Terence Trent D'Arby	Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
10:43 AM	A Smile And A Ribbon By request for Bridget	Patience And Prudence	The Best Of Patience And Prudence
10:39 AM	Cold Water	Tom Waits	Mule Variations
10:33 AM	Back ‘N' Forth	Touch Girl Apple Blossom	Graceful
10:31 AM	The Fists In the Pocket	Comet Gain	City Fallen Leaves
10:29 AM	Miracles LOCAL	Kate Upton	single
10:20 AM	Transparent Chart of the Heavens	Hallelujah The Hills	I'm You
10:17 AM	Acid Tongue	Swamp Dogg	/ Swamp Dogg Contemplates The Afterlife
10:14 AM	Lemon Car LOCAL	Neptune's Core	single
10:04 AM	Sailin' Shoes > Hey Julia > Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley	Robert Palmer	Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
10:00 AM	Can't Hardly Wait	The Replacements	Pleased To Meet Me

Wed 06/17 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:56 AM	Big Loser	Wormy	Shark River
9:51 AM	Mary Singletary	Deer Tick	Coin-O-Matic
9:48 AM	Math	Supernova	Ages 3 and Up
9:46 AM	Let Me Out	The Knack	The Knack
9:44 AM	Katy Too	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash
9:39 AM	Every time I look at you	Kurt Vile	Philadelphia's been good to me
9:34 AM	I'm On The Move	Bobby Byrd	Funk Drops (Breaks, Nuggets And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, ATCO, Reprise And Warner Bros. Records 1968-1974)
9:33 AM	Hot Weather	Florry	The Holey Bible
9:28 AM	Dimed Out	Titus Andronicus	The Most Lamentable Tragedy
9:22 AM	Come Undone LOCAL	Trash Kickers	Way Out, Somehow
9:18 AM	Praying Mantis	Don Dixon	Most Of The Girls Like To Dance But Only Some Of The Boys Like To
9:15 AM	Serious LOCAL	Sports Boyfriend	Slice of Life
9:10 AM	Drag Me Through It	Seasaw	single
9:09 AM	Tomorrow Never Knows	The Beatles	Revolver

Mon 06/15 · 7PM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
7:48 PM	Ev'rybody Has Lved Her LOCAL	Mannequin Men	Fresh Rot
7:46 PM	I Wrote a Song Called Take the Skinheads Bowling	David Lowery	Fathers, Sons and Brothers
7:43 PM	Lemon Car LOCAL	Neptune's Core	single
7:41 PM	Spray Paint	Harlem	Hippies
7:35 PM	CENTERFOLD LOCAL	FACEEATER	FACEEATER
7:31 PM	The Worker	Party Dozen	The Real Work
7:29 PM	Eyelid	Deer Tick	Coin-O-Matic
7:24 PM	Headcase	Kneecap	Fenian
7:21 PM	No Time For Love LOCAL	Tuff Sudz	Tough Suds
7:18 PM	Come Undone LOCAL	Trash Kickers	Way Out, Somehow
7:11 PM	The Chauffeur Also by request!	Duran Duran	Rio
7:05 PM	Cherry Chapstick By request for Greg!	Yo La Tengo	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
7:01 PM	Wicked Messenger	Faces	First Step

Mon 06/15 · 6PM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
6:57 PM	Foam The Field LOCAL	National Photo Committee	Red Hot Photo Committee
6:52 PM	Dirty Love	Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention	Over-Nite Sensation
6:49 PM	Coast	Kim Deal	Nobody Loves You More
6:45 PM	Drag Me Through It	Seesaw	single
6:42 PM	Goodbye	The Creem	A Taste of Cherry
6:36 PM	V. Thirteen	Big Audio Dynamite	Planet BAD: Greatest Hits
6:33 PM	Sound And Vision	David Bowie	Low
6:31 PM	Miracles LOCAL	Kate Upton	single
6:23 PM	Pontin & Pontin	Bana	Space Echo: The Mystery Behind The Cosmic Sound Of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed
6:19 PM	En Forma	Hinds	VIVA HINDS
6:16 PM	A Good Day for Dying	The Bug Club	Every Single Muscle
6:13 PM	Police On My Back	The Equals	Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys...The Anthology
6:08 PM	In Love Again	Mannequin Pussy	Patience
6:05 PM	Skip Steps 1 & 3	Superchunk	No Pocky For Kitty
6:03 PM	Cosmic Whiplash LOCAL	Edging	Unload Your Shame
6:00 PM	Stick Together	The Boojums	The Boojums

Mon 06/15 · 5PM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
5:58 PM	King of Swords LOCAL	Heet Deth	Bad Reading

Wed 06/10 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:56 AM	Muswell Hillbilly	The Kinks	Muswell Hillbillies
11:51 AM	Let My Baby Ride By request	R.L. Burnside	Come On In
11:48 AM	Safeword LOCAL	Accessory	Dust
11:44 AM	The Very Unofficial Scotland World Cup Song	JJ Bull	single
11:42 AM	Swimming LOCAL	Chaepter	Dragon of Shame
11:38 AM	Goodbye	The Creem	A Taste of Cherry
11:33 AM	Honey Comb	While You're Out Looking For Sugar	Soulful Sugar (The Complete Hot Wax Recordings)
11:30 AM	Drag Me Through It	Seesaw	single
11:25 AM	Overcomplicate	Sub*T	How My Own Voice Sounds
11:21 AM	Mount Zion	Desmond Dekker	King Of Ska (Beverley's Records · Ska Singles Collection)
11:17 AM	Bold As Love	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Axis: Bold As Love
11:14 AM	Take The Form	Of Montreal	aethermead
11:10 AM	My Backyard	House of Freaks	Monkey On A Chain Gang
11:06 AM	Woah!	Palomar	3.5
11:04 AM	Again and Again	The Belair Lip Bombs	Again
11:00 AM	Long Line	Peter Wolf	Long Line

Wed 06/10 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:57 AM	The Sound That Made My Year	Grand Champeen	Battle Cry For Help
10:50 AM	Livin' A Dream	Dr. Dog	Takers and Leavers
10:48 AM	Back ‘N' Forth	Touch Girl Apple Blossom	Graceful
10:44 AM	Summertime By request for Greg	Willie Nelson	Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
10:40 AM	Sweetest Things	Deer Tick	Coin-O-Matic
10:38 AM	Miracles LOCAL	Kate Upton	single
10:32 AM	Californiyeah	!!!	Thr!!!er
10:28 AM	1880 or So By request for Joe	Television	Television
10:26 AM	I Wish	King Missile	The Way To Salvation
10:20 AM	Hot Fun in the Summertime	Sly & The Family Stone	Greatest Hits
10:17 AM	Let's Get Together	Brother Wallace	Electric Love
10:14 AM	Ringing LOCAL	Sports Boyfriend	Slice of Life
10:07 AM	I Wanna Know Girls	Portastatic	Bright Ideas
10:04 AM	The Plan By request for the Reverend Roland J.	Built to Spill	Keep It Like a Secret
10:01 AM	Pink Sabbath Single version	Dananananaykroyd	Hey Everyone

Wed 06/10 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:58 AM	Can't See	Westside Cowboy	So Much Country ‘Till We Get There
9:53 AM	Radio Man	Treepeople	Something Vicious for Tomorrow / Time Whore
9:50 AM	Radio	Teenage Fanclub	Thirteen
9:48 AM	Radio (featuring Sharon Van Etten) Headlining Square Roots July 11	Margo Price	Strays
9:42 AM	Nothing's On The Radio	Mikaela Davis	Graceland Way
9:36 AM	Fenian	Kneecap	Fenian
9:33 AM	Feel The Glow Master	Waves Crashing	In the Blur
9:29 AM	I Want You To Know	Dinosaur Jr.	Farm
9:24 AM	Acid Tounge	Swamp Dogg	Swamp Dogg Contemplates The Afterlife
9:20 AM	Ringodom or Proctor LOCAL	Head of Femur	Hysterical Stars
9:15 AM	Signage LOCAL	Trash Kickers	Way Out, Somehow
9:13 AM	Down To The Waterline	Dire Straits	Dire Straits

Wed 06/03 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:55 AM	Sci-Flyer	Swervedriver	Raise
11:50 AM	A Passage to Bangkok	Rush	2112