The 2026 WFMU fundraiser is here
As a thank you gift to folks who pledge I've put together a cd of 21 cover songs, all recorded EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS PROJECT.
wfmu.org/magicbag for liner notes, artwork, K-Tel style video & the full lineup AND to pledge and get your copy
@wfmu.bsky.social
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Join me & guests including #NickLowe, #JDMcPherson, #RobbieFulks, #GregTownson, Ronnie D'Addario, Wyatt Funderburk, Don Fleming & Greg Calbi who will all be discussing holiday plans & picking a favorite holiday record!
Tune in 12/20 11am-1pm - 91.1, 90.1, 91.9 & wfmu.org/michael @wfmu.bsky.social
Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper might be the best ensemble guitar player ever.
Here's our @wfmu.bsky.social interview from 2022 - it's just over an hour and cover's a lot of ground.
APPLE:
podcasts.apple.com/.../steve.......
SPOTIFY:
open.spotify.com/episode/7nfi....
Or wherever you get your podcasts!
BIG NEWS for fiction fans (especially in the U.K.): my story, “The Story of Emma the Human Toothpick,” is in the new issue (#20) of Shooter Literary Magazine.
Get your copy at finer U.K. book sellers, or here:
shooterlitmag.com
This week's on @wfmu.bsky.social: Probyn Gregory - who for 20+ years was a member of The Brian Wilson Band!
11am-1pm wfmu.org/michael
Two weeks ago we held a coffee cake bake off
It was close, but judges picked listeners Michelle & Alan's "Dark & Stormy" as the #1 overall
It features a crumb topping, an inner cinnamon-espresso-chocolate ribbon & brown-butter-rum-glaze
The recipe
www.michaelshelley.net/food/
@wfmu.bsky.social
SATURDAY (10/25) my @wfmu.bsky.social guest will be the wildly talented Mike Viola!
11am-1pm - 91.1 in the NY/NJ metro area; 90.1 in the Hudson Valley, western NJ, and northeast Penn; 91.9 in Rockland County, NY; and on the Internet at www.wfmu.org
Recorded @magicdoorrecording.bsky.social !
I would!
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TOMORROW - IT'S BACK! - Join me Saturday Roctober 18th for the 2nd annual WFMU LISTENER COFFEE CAKE BAKE OFF A live broadcast from Monty Hall w/ baked goods, coffee, celebrity judges & a live performance from Kurt Baker!
Doors at 10:30 - 43 Montgomery St, Jersey City
LAST CHANCE TO GET A COPY of this future collectors item - this issue includes my story "A Milo Baughman"
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This (the jukebox at Lucky 7 Tavern in Jersey City, NJ) makes me happy.
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Saturday @ronsexsmith.bsky.social returns to the show to discuss his new lp, his current tour (stopping
@outpostintheburbs.bsky.social Sept. 12th), and a few nagging questions about how he's maintained writing such good songs for so long.
Tune in to WFMU Sat 8/6, 11am-1pm www.wfmu.org
Greg Calbi, one of the world's premier mastering engineers, joins me this week we'll spend the whole two hours listening to some of the 7,000+ projects he's worked on, and hearing the stories and getting the behind-the-scenes perspective.
Tune in to WFMU Sat July 26th, 11am-1pm
@wfmu.bsky.social
I’ve got a story in the next issue of Stanchion
It is about a Brooklyn bartender who drives to Maine to visit him mother in hospice, but it’s not as dark as it sounds.
You can get a copy here:
shorturl.at/1nGR7
@stanchion.bsky.social
A band from Spain, Back to The Hills, just released a cover of a song I wrote, "We Invented Love."
W/ a few changes in the lyrics: "Fireflies in mayonnaise jars" becomes "Fireflies in Mary's yard" - which may be an improvement.
It's here:
shorturl.at/Y0Ook
original version here:
shorturl.at/HU3eH
Sorry to hear that Lalo Schifrin passed away.
We've just podcast our 2007 @wfmu.bsky.social chat here:
tinyurl.com/3p3kh5cy
or here:
tinyurl.com/ye9h5pn4
or any place you like to get your podcasts.
Lalo comes off as sharp, funny, insightful & charming.
His body of work is pretty mind-blowing.
90 year old studio musician legend Carol Kaye has been in the news lately - for saying she's not interested in her RRHOF induction - so today we have re-podcasted our 2007 conversation... (wherever you get your podcasts)
Also, you can read our 2020 chat is here:
pleasekillme.com/carol-kaye/
A photo of Elvis Costello's keyboard player, Steve Nieve, playing the piano
Saturday's guest will be Steve Nieve!
Elvis Costello's keyboardist for 48 years!
I have many questions... so this will be 2 hours of interview and related music.
He's got a new release and tour
www.stevenieve.com
@wfmu.bsky.social Sat June 14th, 11am-1pm - 91.1, 90.1, 91.9 & www.wfmu.org/michael
Sat's show I welcome Pearl Harbour to chat about the new Pearl Harbour & The Explosions reissue (which includes a #NickLowe cover)
Sat 11am-1pm - 91.1 FM in the NY/NJ metro area; 90.1 FM in the Hudson Valley, western NJ, and N.E. Pennsylvania; at 91.9 in Rockland County, & www.wfmu.org/michael
Did you know Sammy Hagar wrote this #1 hit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbSh....
Sat's @wfmu.bsky.social show my guest: Stephen Lewis author of "Richard Manuel: His Life & Music, from the Hawks & Bob Dylan to The Band."
Sat 11am-1pm - 91.1 FM in the NY/NJ metro area; at 90.1 FM in the Hudson Valley, western NJ & NE PA; 91.9 in Rockland County & www.wfmu.org/michael
On Saturday's radio show I'm chatting with interesting human being David Lowery about his new lp,the 40th anniversary of Camper Van Beethoven's debut & his work with Cracker
11am-1pm 91.1 FM, 90.1 FM, 91.9 in & www.wfmu.org/michael
BIG NEWS - I've had had short story published in the spring 2025 edition of The First Line Literary Journal! https//www.thefirs...
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A bear wearing a WFMU T Shirt - by old friend Juniper - part of a set of 22 postcards that can be yours with a pledge to Saturday's show.
Tune in Saturday 11am-1pm with my co-host Mr. Finewine!
pledge anytime at: wfmu.org/michael
Our fundraiser ends Sunday! Please help us reach our goal.
World famous WFMU D.J. Michael Shelley, drawn as if he were a monkey, sitting in Studio A of WFMU while doing his radio show!
A portrait of me by MY WIFE - part of a set of 22 Michael Shelley Show postcards that can be yours with a pledge of $75 to Saturday's radio show - you'll also get a sticker and the new WFMU T-shirt!
Tune in Saturday 11am-1pm
wfmu.org/michael
WFMU's fundraiser starts Monday. Folks who pledge to my show will get this set of 22 spectacular postcards!
Pledge anytime at
www.wfmu.org/playlists/SH
Or pledge while I'll be live on the air March 8 & 15th - and I'll have great prizes to give away then as well!
@wfmu.bsky.social
31:15 minutes into the latest episode of “This America Life” (the episode titled “How To Win Friends and Influence People) a piece of music I wrote (and recorded in my basement with one microphone) titled “Pearl River” is used as music score. Worth a listen!
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