L'AURA BOREALIS TAKES OVER BURIED IN THE BACKSEAT!: Buried In The Backseat with Matty No Times
2026-05-14·via WFMU's recent playlists
Listener comments!
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2:58am
:
Congratulations and good luck tonight L'aura Borealis! I'm truly so happy and excited for you, dear. You're gonna make WFMU history tonight by presenting a killer set of tunes.
I hope all your friends and relatives are listening!
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3:00am
Matty No Times:
Hey Tony! Happy to have you here my friend! Big shoes to fill!!!
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3:05am
tom tom the pipers son:
ahhhh.... was thinking matty is feeling his long island connection, but lo and behold it is a guest dj... la-aura borealis... break a leg... or something to that effect...
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3:06am
Matty No Times:
Hahaha I am here to support! Thanks for tuning in friends!
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3:06am
(mta) Tony:
@PoL:
Hey, agreed, L'aura's off to a great start already!
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3:08am
PoL in Berlin:
Sorry, for some reason thought Matty would be buried in the backseat while L'aura drove. I guess Matty is still in bed today.
Kick some ass L'aura. Looking forward to where you will bring us this early morning.
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3:11am
PoL in Berlin:
I'm detecting a radio theme here.
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3:12am
tom tom the pipers son:
but i disagree long island is only geographically part of brooklyn and queens, but they are totally different *places* thank heavens!!!!
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3:13am
PoL in Berlin:
Elvis? R.E.M.? Garrsion Kieler?!
3:37am
L'aura Borealis:
This cassette recording dates to Flushing, Queens, circa 1985. An assignment for Social Studies class at JHS 189
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3:37am
(mta) Tony:
L'aura sounds like an absolute NATURAL! Oh YES, she sounds like she has on-air experience. With or without previous experinece, she needs a show.
3:40am
L'aura Borealis:
Mr. Newdorf was our math teacher. He wore shirts with the Pythagorean theorem and would unbutton his button downs to reveal his algebraic haberdashery.
Many decades ago, I was an exchange student in Massachusetts and watched that movie with my host. Great soundtrack, meh movie. But the next day we watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and it blew my host's mind. I had seen it before, insisted we get it when he said he hadn't (dating myself to back to when you rented things called "tapes," which is not a variant of tapas)
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3:43am
tom tom the pipers son:
oh my computer says it will reboot in a few minutes... good bye... hi fred
3:43am
L'aura Borealis:
@(mta) Tony: appreciate you to the moon and back.
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3:45am
PoL in Berlin:
J'agree...Pretty in Pink was very mediocre.
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3:48am
(mta) Tony:
@L'aura:
When you won, you made me cry b'cause you saved Matty's baby. There was so much joy to go around that morning. Thanks for that, and thanks for this fine show.
4:06am
MD:
Time travel trip… band name!? My gift to anyone out there!!! So glad I can’t sleep!!!
4:09am
MD:
Love this show! My heart is yours!
4:11am
MD:
Just had shoulder surgery about 2 weeks ago and my sleep time is all off… but it is a great consolation!!!
4:12am
MD:
FMU IS THE GREATEST…
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4:12am
(mta) Tony:
It would be nice for them but it's difficult to fit in with the playlist flow. At least we're talking about them - drive safely Paula and Ben in Vienna!
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4:13am
Matty No Times:
You guys are the best! Keep showing Laura love! Shes killing it!
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4:19am
(mta) Tony:
@Matty:
Oh yeah, L'aura's a natural. I can find and play good music, but she's got the voice and character and personality. She's got it all!
4:20am
MD:
Great set! Thanks!
4:21am
MD:
Horshack!!!
4:22am
MD:
That set makes me wanna play my whole milk crest of cassettes!!!
4:25am
L'aura Borealis:
@MD the time travel trip, if I understand correctly, was a cassette tape of my pal Vanessa and me in Junior High. It was called "The Muppets Show 30/30" and was an original, homegrown production.
4:33am
L'aura Borealis:
Thanks all for being here. I'm nothing without you. Your appreciation means the world to me. Let's give it up for Matty who made all of this possible and out of this world.
♥
4:43am
PoL in Berlin:
The ifrst thing Transylvania reminds you of is Rocky Horror??! HAHAHA How about Dracula?!
4:45am
MD:
Tim Curry all the way!!!
4:51am
Erik dwells VT:
Brava! 👏🥳👏…this is such a special variety of a show & yet another Matty gift to his listeners & the station. Extra credit for bringing in ‘custom rarities’ from creative friends & acquaintances 😃😊🥳
somehow i have missed out on this wonderful group of artists & their albums. Marika Hughes (a member) was recently broadcast via ‘Freeform Jazz Dance with Jason Isaac’ & apparently many of the fine wfmu DJs have played them (including Matty!) 🥳
🕊️…
5:41am
L'aura Borealis:
Get your fingers ready to choose the real oldie!
5:42am
L'aura Borealis:
Remember, everyone's a winner -- and has a chance to confer with Mickey Da Spinner on how to write faux oldies. Just let Matty know by May 21.
5:46am
Daybreak!:
Thanks for giving us
a safe ride home
in the backseat
with you Matty.
5:46am
Marissa:
Hey cool show!
5:48am
Marissa:
I didn't realize before how many goldie oldies sound like those 1920s songs, but with a lot more instrumentation. Does that have to do with improvements in recording tools?
5:49am
L'aura Borealis:
@Marissa, Great Question. I will consult with Mickey Da Spinner, or perhaps you'd like to discuss with him directly?
5:49am
L'aura Borealis:
@MTA Tony, you can't be fooled!
5:50am
Marissa:
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L'aura Borealis @5:49
Thank you! But I'm a shy kitten that just woke up.
5:53am
Doc from Memphis:
Morning Matty how’s it going?
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5:53am
(mta) Tony:
@L'aura:
Ha! I'm 73 and have been listening to fmu since '67. But I can still be fooled for sure my dear. Cherish the memory of this, your first show, forever, and be proud of it.
5:53am
Ben Trammell:
There’s no “bore” L’aura Borealis
5:55am
Doc from Memphis:
Sorry I just woke up good morning Laura
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5:56am
Marylou62:
What a delightful treat this early spring morning! Thank you. 🩷🩷
6:01am
L'aura Borealis:
Thanks all for tuning in and peace-ing out with us on this out of the world eve-to-morn. Major props to Matty No Times who gave me the radio time of my life.
Listener comments!
: Congratulations and good luck tonight L'aura Borealis! I'm truly so happy and excited for you, dear. You're gonna make WFMU history tonight by presenting a killer set of tunes.
I hope all your friends and relatives are listening!
Matty No Times: Hey Tony! Happy to have you here my friend! Big shoes to fill!!!
Deano de los Muertos: Morning Matty and Laura Borealis
Ryan Sterlingvirtue: dad rock at its finest
PoL in Berlin: Yo howdy Matty! -takes us somewhere nice...we know you will.Morning Tony, Deano, Ryan.
dave: I miss Clay
PoL in Berlin: Sounds like a great show planned for today.
Ryan Sterlingvirtue: morning PoL
tom tom the pipers son: ahhhh.... was thinking matty is feeling his long island connection, but lo and behold it is a guest dj... la-aura borealis... break a leg... or something to that effect...
Matty No Times: Hahaha I am here to support! Thanks for tuning in friends!
(mta) Tony: @PoL:
Hey, agreed, L'aura's off to a great start already!
Deano de los Muertos:
↳ dave @3:03
like 20 years of archives, dude.L'aura Borealis: thank you! Glad to have you all here.
I'm from Queens/ Brooklyn... technically part of Long Island, if I must admit
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ L'aura Borealis @3:06
i am in jamaica queens presentlyPoL in Berlin: Sorry, for some reason thought Matty would be buried in the backseat while L'aura drove. I guess Matty is still in bed today.
Kick some ass L'aura. Looking forward to where you will bring us this early morning.
Matty No Times:
↳ PoL in Berlin @3:08
Hahaha no I am here in studio with Laura!(mta) Tony: @L'aura:
Hi winner! Remember me? I took your winning pledge! It was a magical night. I'm so happy for you!
PoL in Berlin: I should really read before i type! duh.
Matty No Times:
↳ PoL in Berlin @3:09
hahahah hey thats why Im here!PoL in Berlin: I'm detecting a radio theme here.
tom tom the pipers son: but i disagree long island is only geographically part of brooklyn and queens, but they are totally different *places* thank heavens!!!!
PoL in Berlin: Elvis? R.E.M.? Garrsion Kieler?!
?: Bravo L'aura from Paris !! 🥰
❤️❤️❤️
PoL in Berlin: L'aura's mic needs adjustment.
Matty No Times: better?
PoL in Berlin: no, she sounds distant. like she is sharing the mic with you but further away.
a-g: next week on WFMU: mime
PoL in Berlin: I love the idea of a vantriliquist on radio!
PoL in Berlin:
↳ a-g @3:18
hahahahatom tom the pipers son: @ matty.... we are all ventriloquists... you are our dummy..... ; )
tom tom the pipers son: luv ya!
Matty No Times:
↳ tom tom the pipers son @3:19
thats cool with me! being smart doesnt seem to get you anywhere anyways these days lolPoL in Berlin: i beleive dummy (as in ventriliquist's) must be derived from dumb (not being able to speak). make sense?
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ Matty No Times @3:20
oh... i was just trying to be smart ....: (PoL in Berlin: morgen Peeper.
Matty No Times:
↳ tom tom the pipers son @3:22
hehehehetom tom the pipers son:
↳ PoL in Berlin @3:23
hiya... dummy is used in different contexts often meaning substitute or stand inPoL in Berlin:
↳ tom tom the pipers son @3:24
trueDeano de los Muertos: wearing the famous new Buried in the Backseat shirt to work 🤘
(mta) Tony: @Matty:
Perfect retort.
@tt: Definition point well taken.
Ben Trammell: DJ Borealis is out of this world! Delighted (get it?) to be listening in Queens.
PoL in Berlin: I get the theme now...records with pink on the covers.
Onion: Oh wow! Glad to catch some of this today! Go L'aura!
(mta) Tony: @PoL:
Good observance!
PoL in Berlin: oh,well...i guess it must be something else...hmmm, but what?
PoL in Berlin: Ah...faces on the covers!
(mta) Tony: @PoL:
You noticed the pink and L'aura's next track is "...Pink"? I don't believe it!
PoL in Berlin: i'm a sikick sidekick!
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ (mta) Tony @3:26
it was just situational humor regarding ventriloquists on the radio.. the brits say taking the piss.... meaning good natured jibe... that's itPoL in Berlin: Red Right Hand- Nick Cave?
Matty No Times: does Laura sound good?
PoL in Berlin: much better!
PoL in Berlin: You fixed it, Matty.
Matty No Times: This is amazing
tom tom the pipers son: chicken kind... ha!
L'aura Borealis: This cassette recording dates to Flushing, Queens, circa 1985. An assignment for Social Studies class at JHS 189
(mta) Tony: L'aura sounds like an absolute NATURAL! Oh YES, she sounds like she has on-air experience. With or without previous experinece, she needs a show.
L'aura Borealis: Mr. Newdorf was our math teacher. He wore shirts with the Pythagorean theorem and would unbutton his button downs to reveal his algebraic haberdashery.
tom tom the pipers son: i think those kids were raised on henny youngman records...
(mta) Tony: Does anyone agree with me that L'aura is an fmu natural?
fred:
↳ Song: "Pretty In Pink" by "Psychedelic Furs"
Many decades ago, I was an exchange student in Massachusetts and watched that movie with my host. Great soundtrack, meh movie. But the next day we watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and it blew my host's mind. I had seen it before, insisted we get it when he said he hadn't (dating myself to back to when you rented things called "tapes," which is not a variant of tapas)tom tom the pipers son: oh my computer says it will reboot in a few minutes... good bye... hi fred
L'aura Borealis: @(mta) Tony: appreciate you to the moon and back.
PoL in Berlin: J'agree...Pretty in Pink was very mediocre.
tom tom the pipers son: ostensibly, one can eat tapas off of a videocassette
(mta) Tony: @L'aura:
When you won, you made me cry b'cause you saved Matty's baby. There was so much joy to go around that morning. Thanks for that, and thanks for this fine show.
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ (mta) Tony @3:48
!!!! saved matty's baby....Matty No Times:
↳ (mta) Tony @3:48
That was a really fun show! She did save my baby! I was so nervous it wouldn't happen!PoL in Berlin: animals?
Matty No Times:
↳ PoL in Berlin @3:52
this marathon prize!B Wad: Paula & Ben listening from Vienna, on the road…give us a shout out on the air! 🙏
PoL in Berlin:
↳ Song: "Senegal Fast Food" by "Amadou & Mariam"
fun stuffMD: Was gonna get up and per but can’t stop listening to this set! Thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️
(mta) Tony: I wanna hear Paula's and Ben's names on the air! Shout Out! Shout Out!
MD: MA HOTELLA!!! Loved them in the 90’s… what a time travel trip!!!
MD: Thanks!!!❤️
Matty No Times:
↳ (mta) Tony @3:59
We forgot the shout out but its coming!!!!MD: Time travel trip… band name!? My gift to anyone out there!!! So glad I can’t sleep!!!
MD: Love this show! My heart is yours!
MD: Just had shoulder surgery about 2 weeks ago and my sleep time is all off… but it is a great consolation!!!
MD: FMU IS THE GREATEST…
(mta) Tony: It would be nice for them but it's difficult to fit in with the playlist flow. At least we're talking about them - drive safely Paula and Ben in Vienna!
Matty No Times: You guys are the best! Keep showing Laura love! Shes killing it!
MD: ❤️
tom tom the pipers son: warm baby...?
(mta) Tony: @Matty:
Oh yeah, L'aura's a natural. I can find and play good music, but she's got the voice and character and personality. She's got it all!
MD: Great set! Thanks!
MD: Horshack!!!
MD: That set makes me wanna play my whole milk crest of cassettes!!!
MD: * crate LOL!
tom tom the pipers son: back to bed... congrats laura have a fabuloso program
L'aura Borealis: @MD the time travel trip, if I understand correctly, was a cassette tape of my pal Vanessa and me in Junior High. It was called "The Muppets Show 30/30" and was an original, homegrown production.
Matty No Times: Im getting hungry!
tom tom the pipers son: farblonjet.... oy vey
(mta) Tony: @tt:
G'nite, tt.
Panther: Great show. Please go until 9:00.
L'aura Borealis: Thanks all for being here. I'm nothing without you. Your appreciation means the world to me. Let's give it up for Matty who made all of this possible and out of this world.
MD: At Panther… LOL ! You got my vote!
(mta) Tony: YAY Matty!
(mta) Tony: She plays music, she sings, she's funny, she needs to intern, learn the board, and do fill-ins.
MD: The muppet show 30/30 to vinal NOW!
Deano de los Muertos: They put mustard on the knish demos at work
(mta) Tony: Gabila's Knishes from Brooklyn are the best. Those are the ones sold at Katz's.
Panther: Laura ROCKS!!
Matty No Times:
↳ MD @4:38
RIGHT! HOW AMAZING!Matty No Times:
↳ (mta) Tony @4:39
That makes sense TonyMD: A hotdog in the kinish… love that so much! Caint believe I just turned 64!!!! Fatty foods are good for ya! I’m living proof…
Matty No Times:
↳ MD @4:41
Haha thats the kinda facts I can get behind!PoL in Berlin: The ifrst thing Transylvania reminds you of is Rocky Horror??! HAHAHA How about Dracula?!
MD: Tim Curry all the way!!!
Erik dwells VT: Brava! 👏🥳👏…this is such a special variety of a show & yet another Matty gift to his listeners & the station. Extra credit for bringing in ‘custom rarities’ from creative friends & acquaintances 😃😊🥳
Deano de los Muertos:
↳ Song: "Anthony Hollocks Rats!"
Theater kids don’t hear the word “no” enoughErik dwells VT: ‘pinker & prouder than previous’ (1988) = fun Nick Lowe album.
Erik dwells VT:
↳ Erik dwells VT @4:52
Oops 🤭, supposed to be attached to the above/previous “pink comments” 😉(mta) Tony: @Matty:
I miss seeing Spikey here. I hope he's listening or will do on the archive.
Panther: This is AMAZING!! I am freaking out!!
Strandlund: Good Morning Matty, Laura and everyone tuned in...
Matty No Times:
↳ Strandlund @5:11
Hey Strand!Strandlund:
↳ Strandlund @5:11
*L'aura...I can't believe I forgot the apostrophe, Since I have one in my name too.Matty No Times: WHICH SONG IS REAL????
Erik dwells VT:
↳ Song: "Klezsex" by "Charming Hostess"
somehow i have missed out on this wonderful group of artists & their albums. Marika Hughes (a member) was recently broadcast via ‘Freeform Jazz Dance with Jason Isaac’ & apparently many of the fine wfmu DJs have played them (including Matty!) 🥳🕊️…
Mr. Pumpy: B is not real
(mta) Tony: Anniversary Waltz is a real song.
Strandlund: A
foreign_listener_k: Hell if I know - is this a trick question?
L'aura Borealis: Ah, touché @Mr. Pumpy. This is the B song, by Al Jolson.
(mta) Tony: I win!
Mr. Pumpy: Ha! I thought it was too real to be real.
L'aura Borealis: @foreign listener k: This is a serious game, created with years of experience and love.
Ann: Me gusta mucho your broadcast
(mta) Tony: I grew up with this song.
(mta) Tony: My dad used to sing Anniversary Waltz at home.
L'aura Borealis: Ann, muchissimas gracias. Me ha gustado mucho hacerlo para tí y para cada uno de ustedes.
L'aura Borealis: @mtaTony, ditto for my Dad, I believe. So glad to keep it in the family :)
(mta) Tony: @L'aura:
Your show is so good, I'm gonna listen to it again.
Matty No Times: I told you all it would be a blast! Laura killed it! I feel very lucky
Strandlund: I will have to go back and listen in the archives, L'aura!!
This last hour has been so good!!
(mta) Tony: @Matty:
"...you're lucky, I'm l"ucky, we're ALL lucky!"
- Rocky Horror
Matty No Times:
↳ (mta) Tony @5:40
hahaha nailed it ToneL'aura Borealis: Get your fingers ready to choose the real oldie!
L'aura Borealis: Remember, everyone's a winner -- and has a chance to confer with Mickey Da Spinner on how to write faux oldies. Just let Matty know by May 21.
Mr. Pumpy: We all missed the bus!
L'aura Borealis: Sorry, no calls. But type your guesses!
(mta) Tony: Song B iz my guess.
(mta) Tony: That is correct, I heard it in the '50's.
Strandlund: I'll go with B
Daybreak!: Thanks for giving us
a safe ride home
in the backseat
with you Matty.
Marissa: Hey cool show!
Marissa: I didn't realize before how many goldie oldies sound like those 1920s songs, but with a lot more instrumentation. Does that have to do with improvements in recording tools?
L'aura Borealis: @Marissa, Great Question. I will consult with Mickey Da Spinner, or perhaps you'd like to discuss with him directly?
L'aura Borealis: @MTA Tony, you can't be fooled!
Marissa:
↳ L'aura Borealis @5:49
Thank you! But I'm a shy kitten that just woke up.Doc from Memphis: Morning Matty how’s it going?
(mta) Tony: @L'aura:
Ha! I'm 73 and have been listening to fmu since '67. But I can still be fooled for sure my dear. Cherish the memory of this, your first show, forever, and be proud of it.
Ben Trammell: There’s no “bore” L’aura Borealis
Doc from Memphis: Sorry I just woke up good morning Laura
Marylou62: What a delightful treat this early spring morning! Thank you. 🩷🩷
Deano de los Muertos: TY Matty and Laura
Fishtown Mike: Great show! Thanks for putting it together this morning!
Matty No Times: Thank You My friends! Hope you enjoyed the show!
bradford: Great show, L’aura! Thank you both.
L'aura Borealis: Good morning all! So lovely to ease into this day with all of you!
Strandlund: Thanks L'aura!!
L'aura Borealis: Thanks all for tuning in and peace-ing out with us on this out of the world eve-to-morn. Major props to Matty No Times who gave me the radio time of my life.