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.
3/23 - 9am hour
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9:23am
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Cosmic Bull Local
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Metro-National
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Band Substances (self-released)
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9:20am
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Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires
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Born in the U.S.A.
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Dead Man's Town (Lightning Rod)
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Track Notes: This Bruce Springsteen cover goes out to Maria in Lincoln Park for her donation in my name.
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9:16am
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Julia Holter
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These Morning
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Something in the Room She Moves (Domino)
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9:09am
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Cheer-Accident Local
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Postmarked
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Vacate (Cuneiform)
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9:06am
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Curtis Mayfield Local
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We've Only Just Begun
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Curis/Live! (Curtom)
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Track Notes: This Carpenters cover is dedicated to Annette in Ravenswood Manor for her donation in my name.
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9:02am
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Eartheater
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Chop Suey
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Powders (Chemical X)
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Track Notes: This System of a Down cover is dedicated to Chris in Horner Park for his generous donation in my name during the drive.
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3/16 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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Yard Act
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Blackpool Illuminations
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Where's My Utopia? (Republic)
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Track Notes: At Metro Oct. 4
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11:47am
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Sheer Mag
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Don't Come Lookin'
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Playing Favorites (Third Man)
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Track Notes: Sleeping Village Apr. 27
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11:43am
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Kirsty MacColl
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Man With No Name
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See That Girl (Universal Music)
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11:40am
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Madame Reaper & The Gentlemen's Club Local
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Alright Tonight (This)
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single (self-released)
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11:40am
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Madame Reaper & The Gentlemen's Club Local
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Alright Tonight (This)
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single (self-released)
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11:35am
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Mdou Moctar
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Funeral for Justice
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Funeral for Justice (Matador)
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Track Notes: Out May 3. At Thalia Hall June 18
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Buy Mdou Moctar Funeral for Justice at Reckless Records
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11:32am
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The Mixture Local
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I'll Do Anything
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The Perfect Relationship (Pink Fruit)
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11:29am
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Boeckner
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Ghost in the Mirror
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Boeckner (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: Daniel Boeckner -Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits. June 5 at the Empty Bottle
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11:23am
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Friko Local
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Crimson to Chrome
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Where we've been, Where we go from here (ATO)
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11:20am
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Potty Mouth
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Smash Hit
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Snafu (Get Better)
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Track Notes: 2019
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11:17am
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Jimi Hendrix
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Fire
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Valley of Neptune (Experience Hendrix/Legacy)
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11:13am
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Cusp Local
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The Alternative
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Thanks So Much (self-released)
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11:08am
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Miniskirt Local
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Fastalee
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single (self-released)
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11:05am
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Eric Carmen
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That's Rock 'n' Roll
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Eric Carmen (Arista)
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Track Notes: RIP Eric Carmen
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11:00am
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World Party
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Is It Too Late
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Goodbye Jumbo (Chrysalis)
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Track Notes: 1990 RIP Karl Wallinger
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3/16 - 10am hour
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10:56am
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Laetitia Sadier
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Don't Forget You're Mine
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Rooting for Love (Drag City)
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10:49am
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Church Chords
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Sweet Magnet
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elvis, he was Schlager (Otherly Love)
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10:46am
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Chris Von Sneidern
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Symphony of Love
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California Redemption Value (Mastromania)
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Track Notes: 2005
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10:43am
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Lene Lovich
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Angels
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Flex (Stiff)
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10:41am
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Ana Lua Caiano
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Cansada
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Vou Ficar Neste Quarado (Glitterbeat)
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10:34am
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Greenlights Music Local
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Caballeros Due West Part 2
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single (self-released)
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10:32am
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The Hollies
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Look Through Any Window (French Version)
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Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years (EMI)
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10:30am
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Poppy Ajudha
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My Future
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single (self-released)
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10:25am
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Les Amazones d'Afrique
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Flaws (Featuring Mamani Keïta & Fafa Ruffino)
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Musow Danse (Real World)
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