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.
9/7 - 10am hour
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10:48am
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The Ordinary Boys
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Boys Will Be Boys
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Brassbound (B-Unique/Warner)
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Track Notes: 2005
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10:46am
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Timi Yuro
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It'll Never Be Over for Me
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Something Bad on My Mind (Liberty)
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Track Notes: 1968
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10:42am
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Tamar Berk
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Artful Dodger
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Good Times for a Change (self-released)
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Track Notes: Opening for Material (Re)Issue at Lincoln Hall Sept. 28
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10:37am
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Sofi Tukker
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Bread
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BREAD (Virgin)
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Track Notes: Oct. 19 at the Aragon
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10:34am
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The Rads
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Life's a Gamble
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Life's a Gamble (EMI America)
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10:30am
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Corinne Bailey Rae
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SilverCane
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single (Black Rainbow)
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10:23am
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Shemekia Copeland Local
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Down On Bended Knee
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Blame It On Eve (Alligator)
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Track Notes: Nov. 16 City Winery
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Buy Shemekia Copeland Blame It On Eve at Reckless Records
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10:20am
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Badfinger
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Know One Knows
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Wish You Were Here (Warner Bros.)
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10:17am
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Robbie Fulks Local
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Let's Kill Saturday Night
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Let's Kill Saturday Night (Geffen)
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Track Notes: Request from Matthew in Berwyn
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Buy Robbie Fulks Let's Kill Saturday Night at Reckless Records
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10:13am
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Nadia Reid
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Changed Unchained
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single (Chrysalis)
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10:07am
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Iris Blue
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Quality Time
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single (self-released)
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10:04am
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Lizzo
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Jerome
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Cuz I Love You (Nice Life)
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10:00am
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Matthew Sweet
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If Time Permits
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In Reverse (Volcano)
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Track Notes: 1999
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Buy Matthew Sweet In Reverse at Reckless Records
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9/7 - 9am hour
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9:57am
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Killer Mike
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NOBODY KNOWS (Featuring: Anthony Hamilton, Jordan Alyssa, Troy Durden & Adonica Nunn)
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Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival - Songs For Sinners And Saints (Loma Vista/Concord)
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9:52am
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Falcon Jane
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How Dare You
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Legacy (Darling Recordings)
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9:47am
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Angeline Morrison
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Cinnamon Water
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The Sorrow Songs Folks Songs of the Black British Experience (Proper)
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9:44am
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Tweedy Local
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I'll Never Know
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Sukierae (dBpm)
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9:43am
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Toro Y Moi
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Madonna (feat. Don Toliver)
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Hole Erth (Dead Oceans)
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9:37am
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Fran
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Television
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single (Fire Talk)
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Track Notes: Opening for Delicate Steve at Schubas Oct. 21
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Buy Fran single at Reckless Records
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9:33am
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Marvin Gaye
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Since I Had You
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I Want You (Motown)
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9:30am
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Claude Fontaine
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Kissing the Sun
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La Mer (Innovative Leisure)
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9:25am
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dog eyes
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fair
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holy friend (Grand Jury)
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9:22am
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Madness
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White Heat
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Mad Not Mad (Geffen)
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9:19am
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Jenny Toomey
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Unionbusting
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Tempting (Misra)
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9:14am
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Stevie Wonder
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Can We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart
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single (Republic)
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9:08am
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Mediavolo
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Walk Out
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Away Within (AtHome)
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9:03am
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Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Morning Glory
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Child Is the Father to the Man (Columbia)
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9:00am
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india.arie
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Headed in the Right Direction
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Voyage to India (Motown)
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Track Notes: 2002
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Buy india.arie Voyage to India at Reckless Records
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8/31 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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Bill Callahan
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Natural Information
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Resuscitate! (Drag City)
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11:47am
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Wishy
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Persuasion
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Triple Seven (Winspear)
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Buy Wishy Triple Seven at Reckless Records
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