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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

8/3 - 9am hour
Dr. Dog - Dr. Dog album artwork 9:34am Dr. Dog What a Night'll Do Dr. Dog (We Buy Gold)
Track Notes: Riot Fest Sunday 9/22 Buy Dr. Dog Dr. Dog at Reckless Records Buy Dr. Dog at iTunes Buy Dr. Dog Dr. Dog at eMusic Add to Collection
Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? album artwork 9:31am Kara Jackson Local Lily Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
Buy Kara Jackson Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? at Reckless Records Buy Kara Jackson at iTunes Buy Kara Jackson Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? at eMusic Add to Collection
Chrystabell & David Lynch - Cellophane Memories album artwork 9:28am Chrystabell & David Lynch Two Lovers Kiss Cellophane Memories (Sacred Bones)
Buy Chrystabell & David Lynch Cellophane Memories at Reckless Records Buy Chrystabell & David Lynch at iTunes Buy Chrystabell & David Lynch Cellophane Memories at eMusic Add to Collection
Mabe Fratti - Sentir que no sabes album artwork 9:23am Mabe Fratti Pantalla azul Sentir que no sabes (Unheard of Hope)
Buy Mabe Fratti Sentir que no sabes at Reckless Records Buy Mabe Fratti at iTunes Buy Mabe Fratti Sentir que no sabes at eMusic Add to Collection
The Association - Insight Out album artwork 9:21am The Association Happiness Is Insight Out (Warner Bros.)
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Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness album artwork 9:17am Angel Olsen Local High & Wild Burn Your Fire for No Witness (Jagjaguwar)
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Marc Almond - I 9:13am Marc Almond Reflections of My Life I'm Not Anyone (BMG)
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The Folk Implosion - Walk Thru Me album artwork 9:06am The Folk Implosion Water Torture Walk Thru Me (Joyful Noise)
Track Notes: Aug. 12 The Hideout Buy The Folk Implosion Walk Thru Me at Reckless Records Buy The Folk Implosion at iTunes Buy The Folk Implosion Walk Thru Me at eMusic Add to Collection
Joy Crookes - Skin album artwork 9:03am Joy Crookes Skin Skin (Speakerbox)
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8/3 - 8am hour
The Chills - Submarine Bells album artwork 8:59am The Chills Heavenly Pop Hit Submarine Bells (Fire)
Track Notes: R.I.P. Martin Phillipps Buy The Chills Submarine Bells at Reckless Records Buy The Chills at iTunes Buy The Chills Submarine Bells at eMusic Add to Collection
7/27 - 11am hour
Storefront Church - Ink & Oil album artwork 11:53am Storefront Church Orange Grove Ink & Oil (self-released)
Buy Storefront Church Ink & Oil at Reckless Records Buy Storefront Church at iTunes Buy Storefront Church Ink & Oil at eMusic Add to Collection
KOKOKO! - BUTU album artwork 11:47am KOKOKO! Nasali Nini BUTU (Transgressive/PIAS)
Buy KOKOKO! BUTU at Reckless Records Buy KOKOKO! at iTunes Buy KOKOKO! BUTU at eMusic Add to Collection
Gang of Four - Songs of the Free  album artwork 11:44am Gang of Four Call Me Up Songs of the Free (Warner Bros.)
Buy Gang of Four Songs of the Free at Reckless Records Buy Gang of Four at iTunes Buy Gang of Four Songs of the Free at eMusic Add to Collection
11:41am Shonali Firefly One Machine at a Time (Little Lamb)
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Jess Cornelius - CARE/TAKING album artwork 11:36am Jess Cornelius Laps In the Drugstore CARE/TAKING (Tender Loving Empire)
Track Notes: Kiwi Buy Jess Cornelius CARE/TAKING at Reckless Records Buy Jess Cornelius at iTunes Buy Jess Cornelius CARE/TAKING at eMusic Add to Collection
11:33am Box-O-Car Local Satellite Faster Than the Sound of Speed (Veronica)
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Humanist - On the Edge of a Lost and Lonely World album artwork 11:29am Humanist Happy (feat. Ed Harcourt) On the Edge of a Lost and Lonely World (Bella Union)
Track Notes: Rob Marshall Buy Humanist On the Edge of a Lost and Lonely World at Reckless Records Buy Humanist at iTunes Buy Humanist On the Edge of a Lost and Lonely World at eMusic Add to Collection
11:24am Lifeguard Ministry/Energie single (Matador)
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The Inmates - Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label album artwork 11:21am The Inmates Crystal Ball Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label (Numero Group)
Buy The Inmates Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label at Reckless Records Buy The Inmates at iTunes Buy The Inmates Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label at eMusic Add to Collection
Descartes A Kant - Victims of Love Propaganda album artwork 11:18am Descartes A Kant All Monsters Are Human Victims of Love Propaganda (Cleopatra.)
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11:13am Chicano Batman Crosseyed and Painless (feat. Money Mark) Stop Making Sense A Tribute Album (A24)
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Font - Strange Burden album artwork 11:07am Font Sentence I Strange Burden (Acrophase)
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M.I.A. - AIM album artwork 11:04am M.I.A. Go Off AIM (Interscope)
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Sparks - A Woofer In Tweeter 11:00am Sparks Moon Over Kentucky A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing (Bearsville)
Buy Sparks A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing at Reckless Records Buy Sparks at iTunes Buy Sparks A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing at eMusic Add to Collection
7/27 - 10am hour
10:56am Johnny Blue Skies Scooter Blues Passage du Desir (High Top Mountain)
Buy Johnny Blue Skies Passage du Desir at Reckless Records Buy Johnny Blue Skies at iTunes Buy Johnny Blue Skies Passage du Desir at eMusic Add to Collection
Parlor Greens - In Green We Dream album artwork 10:51am Parlor Greens Sugar Maple In Green We Dream (Colemine)
Buy Parlor Greens In Green We Dream at Reckless Records Buy Parlor Greens at iTunes Buy Parlor Greens In Green We Dream at eMusic Add to Collection
10:48am Olympic Hopefuls Holiday The Fuse Refuses to Burn (2024 Records)
Track Notes: 2004 Buy Olympic Hopefuls The Fuse Refuses to Burn at Reckless Records Buy Olympic Hopefuls at iTunes Buy Olympic Hopefuls The Fuse Refuses to Burn at eMusic Add to Collection
Betty Wright - The Best of Betty Wright album artwork 10:45am Betty Wright Pure Love The Best of Betty Wright (Rhino)
Track Notes: 1970 Buy Betty Wright The Best of Betty Wright at Reckless Records Buy Betty Wright at iTunes Buy Betty Wright The Best of Betty Wright at eMusic Add to Collection
10:40am Jeff T. May Save it for the Folks Back Home single (self-released)
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Allegra Krieger - Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine album artwork 10:37am Allegra Krieger Never Arriving Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine (Double Double Whammy)
Track Notes: Out 9/13 10/25 st Schubas. Buy Allegra Krieger Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine at Reckless Records Buy Allegra Krieger at iTunes Buy Allegra Krieger Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine at eMusic Add to Collection
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