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Mike Bennett DJ Profile

Mike was an original member of the CHIRP board of directors, a former vice-president of CHIRP, and he now is a board member emeritus.  He got his start in radio in high school at Hinsdale Central's WHSD, and then moved on to WIDB at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  His radio dreams were deferred by a detour into retail music and then a U-turn to law school.  Even while working as an attorney at the State Appellate Defender, Mike stayed in touch with the music scene, writing reviews on the web for Pop Palace, Fufkin.com and his own blog, Hablo Ennui.  His favorites include Sparks, Sweet, Cheap Trick, The Fall, Didjits, Buck Owens, Ted Leo, The Zombies, Bo Diddley and many, many others. You can follow Mike on Twitter (and who wouldn't want to?) at @mrhonorama.

You can listen to Mike's most recent shows below.

Mike Bennett's Playlists

6/29 - 11am hour
11:21am The Last Afternoons Local Lesser-Loser Deadfall (self-released)
Buy The Last Afternoons Deadfall at Reckless Records Buy The Last Afternoons at iTunes Buy The Last Afternoons Deadfall at eMusic Add to Collection
Twin City - Ignition album artwork 11:18am Twin City Let the Music Rock Ignition (self-released)
Track Notes: Anjali & Bhavani Pitti Buy Twin City Ignition at Reckless Records Buy Twin City at iTunes Buy Twin City Ignition at eMusic Add to Collection
Nazareth - Razamanaz album artwork 11:14am Nazareth Razamanaz Razamanaz (A & M)
Track Notes: 1973 Buy Nazareth Razamanaz at Reckless Records Buy Nazareth at iTunes Buy Nazareth Razamanaz at eMusic Add to Collection
Redd Kross - Redd Kross album artwork 11:12am Redd Kross Too Good to Be True Redd Kross (In the Red)
Track Notes: July 16 Lincoln Hall Buy Redd Kross Redd Kross at Reckless Records Buy Redd Kross at iTunes Buy Redd Kross Redd Kross at eMusic Add to Collection
11:05am Big Bill Poverty of Wires Strawberry Seed (Spaceflight)
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Algiers - The Underside of Power album artwork 11:02am Algiers Walk Like a Panther The Underside of Power (Matador)
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Suzanne Vega - 99.9F° album artwork 11:00am Suzanne Vega Blood Makes Noise 99.9F° (A & M)
Track Notes: 1992 Buy Suzanne Vega 99.9F° at Reckless Records Buy Suzanne Vega at iTunes Buy Suzanne Vega 99.9F° at eMusic Add to Collection
6/29 - 10am hour
10:57am OutPastMidnight Local I'm Good Super Stereo Bros. (self-released)
Track Notes: Jay Post & Jimmi Gordon Buy OutPastMidnight Super Stereo Bros. at Reckless Records Buy OutPastMidnight at iTunes Buy OutPastMidnight Super Stereo Bros. at eMusic Add to Collection
10:51am Kim Gordon ECRP single (Matador)
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10:48am Essra Mohawk Interjections Schoolhouse Rock (Kid Rhino)
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Hepcat - Push 10:45am Hepcat Push 'N Shove Push 'N Shove (Hellcat)
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The Folk Implosion - Walk Thru Me album artwork 10:41am The Folk Implosion Walk Thru Me Walk Thru Me (Joyful Noise)
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10:37am Pepe Deluxé Everybody Is Comix Sonix (Catskills)
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The Velvelettes - The Very Best of The Velvelettes album artwork 10:34am The Velvelettes A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) The Very Best of The Velvelettes (Motown)
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Johnny Cash - Songwriter album artwork 10:31am Johnny Cash Drive On Songwriter (UMe/Mercury Nashville)
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10:25am LowDown Brass Band Local Activate $itizens of the World (DIBS)
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Nick Lowe - Nick the Knife album artwork 10:21am Nick Lowe Heart Nick the Knife (Columbia)
Track Notes: 1982 Buy Nick Lowe Nick the Knife at Reckless Records Buy Nick Lowe at iTunes Buy Nick Lowe Nick the Knife at eMusic Add to Collection
Glüme - The Internet album artwork 10:18am Glüme Nervous Breakdown The Internet (Italians Do It Better)
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10:14am Wilco Local Hot Sun Hot Sun Cool Shroud (dBpm)
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Islands - What Occurs album artwork 10:08am Islands Sally Doesn't Work Here Anymore What Occurs (ELF)
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Material Issue - Freak City Soundtrack album artwork 10:05am Material Issue Local The Fan Freak City Soundtrack (Mercury)
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Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer album artwork 10:01am Janelle Monae Pynk (feat. Grimes) Dirty Computer (Wondaland)
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6/29 - 9am hour
Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Below Dawn album artwork 9:57am Bryony Jarman-Pinto Moving Forward Below Dawn (Tru Thoughts)
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Anastasia Coope - Darning Woman album artwork 9:52am Anastasia Coope Darning Woman Darning Woman (Jagjaguwar)
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Nadia Reid - Out of My Province album artwork 9:48am Nadia Reid I Don't Wanna Take Anything From You Out of My Province (Spacebomb)
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Curtis Harding - Soul Power album artwork 9:45am Curtis Harding Freedom Soul Power (Burger)
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Dana Gillespie - First Love album artwork 9:41am Dana Gillespie Dreams First Love (Fretsore)
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NxWorries - Why Lawd? album artwork 9:36am NxWorries Where I Go (featuring H.E.R.) Why Lawd? (Stones Throw)
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Gandalf - Gandalf album artwork 9:33am Gandalf Scarlet Ribbons Gandalf (Capitol)
Track Notes: 1969 Buy Gandalf Gandalf at Reckless Records Buy Gandalf at iTunes Buy Gandalf Gandalf at eMusic Add to Collection
Liana Flores - Flower of the Soul album artwork 9:29am Liana Flores Halfway Heart Flower of the Soul (Verve)
Track Notes: Debut LP Buy Liana Flores Flower of the Soul at Reckless Records Buy Liana Flores at iTunes Buy Liana Flores Flower of the Soul at eMusic Add to Collection
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