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.
4/13 - 9am hour
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9:52am
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Devon Welsh
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Fooled Again
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Come With Me if You Want to Live (American Dreams)
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Track Notes: Ex-Magical Cloudz
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9:48am
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The Go-Betweens
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Bye Bye Pride
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Tallulah (Beggars Banquet/Domino)
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9:46am
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Rosie Thomas
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Eternal Flame
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Lullabies for Parents Vol. 2 (Singalong)
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Track Notes: This Bangles cover is dedicated to Kate in Kewanee
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9:42am
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Leyla McCalla
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I Want to Believe
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Sun Without the Heat (Anti-)
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9:39am
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Adrianne Lenker
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Donut Seam
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Bright Future (4AD)
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9:35am
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Rituals of Mine
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Black Dog
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single (Bitchwave)
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Track Notes: This Arlo Parks cover is dedicated to Steven in Oak Park for his donatoin during my Spring fundraising show
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9:30am
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Katie Pruitt
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Phases of the Moon
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Mantras (Rounder)
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9:24am
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Minor Moon Local
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I Could See It Coming
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The Light Up Waltz (Ruination)
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9:21am
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Julie Byrne
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Follow My Voice
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Not Even Happiness (Ba Da Bing)
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9:17am
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Pickle Darling
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The Milkman of Human Kindness
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single (Father/Daughter)
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Track Notes: This Billy Bragg cover is dedicated to Alan in Fairfax, VA for his donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Drive.
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9:14am
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Shabaka
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Kiss Me Before I Forget (feat. Lianne La Havas)
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Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace (Impulse!)
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9:07am
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Serengeti Local
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Get the Bag
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KDIV (self-released)
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9:05am
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Hazel English
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There She Goes
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single (self-released)
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Track Notes: This cover of The Las is dedicated to Travis in Oak Park for his donation during my Spring fundraising show
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9:00am
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Against Me
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Here Comes a Regular
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Covered, a Revolution in Sound: Warner Bros. Records (Warner Bros.)
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Track Notes: This Replacements cover is dedicated to Linda in Aurora for her donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive
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Buy Against Me Covered, a Revolution in Sound: Warner Bros. Records at Reckless Records
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4/6 - 11am hour
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11:54am
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Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Local
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All Blues
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Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse)
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11:50am
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Lava La Rue
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Push N Shuv
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STARFACE (Dirty Hit)
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Track Notes: Out June 21.
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11:45am
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Soccer Mommy
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Here
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Karaoke Night (Loma Vista)
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Track Notes: This Pavement cover is dedicated to Doug in Evergreen, CO for his donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive.
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11:41am
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Sahra Halgan
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DIIYOOHIDII
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HIDDO DHAWR (Glitterbeat)
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11:38am
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Tomato Flower
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Saint
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No (Ramo Local)
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11:35am
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Superchunk
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Horror Business
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Misfits & Mistakes (Merge)
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Track Notes: This Misfits cover is dedicated to Ted in Torrance, CA for his donation in my name during the drive.
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11:31am
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Sonic45 Local
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You and I Are Stereo
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SuperSonic (Pravda)
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11:25am
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Jlin
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Eye Am
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Akoma (Akoma)
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11:22am
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Candye Kane
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Rock Your Baby
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Hard Headed Woman: a celebration of Wanda Jackson (Bloodshot)
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Track Notes: This Wanda Jackson cover is dedicated to Tom in Sturgeon Bay, WI for his donation in my name during the Spring Fundraising Drive.
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11:19am
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Sparks
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Sextown USA
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Angst In My Pants (Atlantic)
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11:15am
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Beyoncé
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Ya Ya
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Cowboy Carter (Columbia/Parkwood)
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11:09am
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Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler
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Flashes of Knowing (featuring Christina Billotte)
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Land Trust: Benefit For NEFOC (Get Better)
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11:06am
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Supersuckers
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Hey Ya!
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Devil's Food (Mid-Fi)
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Track Notes: This Outkast cover is dedicated to Andrea in Providence, RI for her donation during my fundraising show.
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11:01am
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Lisa & The True Olympians
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Crazy on You
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single (Green Monkey)
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Track Notes: This Heart cover is dedicated to Bob in the West Loop for his donation in to my fundraising page during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive.
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4/6 - 10am hour
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10:58am
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Chicano Batman
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Live Today
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Notebook Fantasy (ATO)
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Track Notes: May 17 at Salt Shed w/Lido Pimenta
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10:51am
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Two Shell
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Talk to Me (feat. FKA Twigs)
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single (Young)
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