This Sat Nov 7th 11am I'll be live from the @wfmu Record Fair, w/ Kiki Cavazos visiting for a chat & short set!
& on the 4th installment of The Story Of My Perfect Pop Song Ira Robbins tells the story behind Knickers glorious 1975 b-side "Denunciations."
wfmu.org/recordfair/
We've re-podcast my 2008 chat with monster drummer Clem Cattini who passed away Nov. 2 at 89
Have a listen anywhere you get your podcasts - or wfmu.org/michael
@WFMU
This Sat 11/7: on the 4th installment of The Story Of My Perfect Pop Song, Ira Robbins tells the story behind his band, Knickers, glorious 1975 "Denunciations." It's a live broadcast from the WFMU Record Fair, w/ a chat & short set from Kiki Cavazos
@WFMU
This Sat Oct 17, on the 3rd installment of The Story Of My Perfect Pop Song - Nick Saloman tells the story behind The Bevis Frond's '91 classic "He'd Be A Diamond."
11am-1pm - 91.1 FM, 90.1 FM, 91.9 and easy to find on the internet or app - and archived - and podcast!
@WFMU
Sat 10/10 - the 2nd installment of The Story Of My Perfect Pop Song Jimmi Accardi tells the story behind The Laughing Dogs 1979 smash "Reason For Love" 11am-1pm - 91.1 FM, 90.1 FM, 91.9 & streaming & eventually archived at wfmu.org/michael - or wait for the podcast!
@WFMU
This Halloween - a live broadcast from WFMU's Monty Hall - A LISTENER BAKE OFF! Join me w/ celebrity judges & a live performance from Beauty w/ special guest Steve Goulding! FREE coffee & cake AND free admission - doors 10:30am! @WFMU
SATURDAY - the debut of a new regular segment: "The Story Of My Perfect Pop Song" @geraldemerick of Quincy, tells the story behind their smash "Turn The Other Way Around" 10/3 11am-1pm - 91.1 FM, 90.1 FM, 91.9 or on the podcast & archived at: wfmu.org/michael
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This week - a podcast-only interview with Larry Crane editor of Tape Op Magazine.
Tune in anywhere you get your podcasts - or on the @WFMU archive:
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168…
Saturday 8/15 Colin Blunstone returns to discuss The Zombies, his solo career & his upcoming US tour.
Tune in 11am-1pm - 91.1 FM, 90.1 FM, 91.9 and easy to find on the Internet or the handy WFMU app
@WFMU
@TheZombiesMusic
@ColinBlunstone
I've got a new short story in the lovely new Summer issue of Swing Magazine. It's about a recently divorced woman in the midst of a never ending house renovation. This issue is 180+ pages of poetry, comics, fiction & nonfiction and you can get it at: porchtn.org/swing
Sorry to hear about the passing Clarence Carter.
We've re-podcasted our 2007 chat.
It's lighthearted & Clarence comes off as a sweetheart - I wish it was many times longer than it is...
wherever you get your podcasts
@WFMU
#clarencecarter
TOMORROW I'll be WORLD PREMIERING a brand new recording from Nick Lowe!
He recorded it especially for a WFMU fundraising project
You can get more info on the project, and pledge to get your copy at:
wfmu.org/magicbag
TUNE IN 11am-1pm
As a thank you gift to folks who pledge to the '26 WFMU fundraiser, here's a cd of 21 songs, by some of my favorite artists, all recorded EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS PROJECT.
wfmu.org/magicbag for info, liner notes, artwork & the full lineup - AND to pledge and get yours!
Tune in 12/20/25, 11am-1pm - 91.1 FM, 90.1 FM, 91.9 and easy to find on the internet or the handy WFMU app wfmu.org/michael
#NickLowe
@jdmcphersonjr
@RobbieFulks
@DonFleming1
Steve Cropper might be the best ensemble guitar player ever.
Here's our WFMU 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/7nf…...
Or wherever you get your podcasts!
Attn. fiction fans (especially in the U.K.): my short story, “The Story of Emma the Human Toothpick,” is in the brand new issue (#20) of @ShooterLitMag Get your copy at finer U.K. book sellers, or here:
shooterlitmag.com/
Makes an excellent holiday gift.
Michael Shelley retweeted
Announcing Stanchion's 2026 Pushcart Prize nominations!
Congratulations to all. Thank you for the privilege of publishing your work this year. 🖤🤍
@PushcartPrize
ALT First Kicking, Then Not by Hannah Grieco What the Husband Keeps by Todd Dillard A Milo Baughman by Michael Shelley Wild Geese (Ladies) by Kristen Zory King Permission to Talk About Joy & Other Soft Things by Oladosu Michael Emerald In the America of My Mother's Kitchen by Dasia Sharae Moore
My guest Sat. on @WFMU will be multi-instrumentalist Probyn Gregory - who for 20+ years was a member of The Brian Wilson Band
I'll try to get some insight into Brian as a person and as a musician.
Tune in 11am-1pm
@BrianWilsonLive
@beachboyslegacy
A couple of weeks ago we held a coffee cake bake off at @WFMU
Listeners Michelle & Alan's "Dark & Stormy" cake - with a crumb topping, an inner cinnamon-espresso-chocolate ribbon & a brown-butter-rum-glaze over the crumb won 1st prize.
Recipe here: michaelshelley.net/food
