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.
4/20 - 10am hour
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10:48am
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Art d'Ecco
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Angst in My Pants
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single (Paper Bag)
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Track Notes: This Sparks cover is dedicated to Jane and Brutus for their donation to CHIRP during the drive.
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10:46am
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Cheap Trick Local
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Closer, The Ballad of Burt and Linda
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The Latest (Cheap Trick Unlimited)
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10:42am
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A Certain Ratio
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Surfer Ticket
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It All Comes Down to This (Mute)
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10:38am
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Yaya Bey
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sin princess
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Ten Fold (Big Dada)
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Track Notes: Out May 10
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10:34am
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Samia
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Maps
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single (Grand Jury)
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Track Notes: This Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover is dedicated to Thomas in Uptown for his donation during my fundraising show.
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10:30am
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Rhiannon Giddens
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The Ballad of Sally Anne
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My Black Country - The Songs of Alice Randall (Oh Boy)
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10:24am
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Minor Moon Local
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Cracking Glass
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The Light Up Waltz (Ruination)
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Track Notes: Request from Annette in Ravenswood Manor
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10:22am
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Buck Owens
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Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone
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Honky Tonk Man (Omnivore)
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10:18am
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The Beths
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Brand New Colony
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single (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: This Postal Service cover is dedicated to David in Muenster, IN for his donation during my fundraising show.
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10:14am
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Taylor Swift
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So Long, London
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The Tortured Poets Department (Republic)
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10:07am
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Cor.Ece & Bad Colours
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What Happened to the Revolutionary?
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Been Here Before (Bastard Jazz)
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10:04am
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Claire Richards
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Gloria
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Euphoria (Edsel)
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Track Notes: This Laura Branigan cover is dedicated to Kim in Old Town for her donation in my name.
Ex member of Steps
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10:00am
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Tarric
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Temptation
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single (Intrigue)
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Track Notes: This New Order cover is dedicated to Paul in Greensboro, NC for his donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive.
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4/20 - 9am hour
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9:57am
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Bully Local
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Atom Bomb
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single (Sub Pop)
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9:49am
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Julia Holter
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Spinning
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Something in the Room She Moves (Domino)
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Track Notes: June 16 at Space
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9:47am
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The Bitter Sweets
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What a Lonely Way to Start the Summertime
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One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found (Rhino)
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9:44am
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Steve Dawson Local
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Time to Let Some Light In
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Ghosts (Pravda)
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Track Notes: Out June 7
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9:44am
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Jordana
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Sparks
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single (Grand Jury)
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Track Notes: This Coldplay cover is dedicated to Lindsay in West Town for her donation during my fundraising show.
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9:37am
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Cheer-Accident Local
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Promise
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Vacate (Cuneiform)
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9:33am
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Kadhja Bonet
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One of a Kind (Love Affair)
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single (Fat Possum)
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Track Notes: This Spinners cover is dedicated to Courtnay in Des Plaines for her (second) donation in my name.
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9:30am
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Brainstory
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I Will Be
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Sounds Good (Big Crown)
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Track Notes: Rialto, CA trio.
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9:24am
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Khruangbin
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Hold Me Up (Thank You)
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A LA SALA (Dead Oceans)
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Track Notes: Salt Shed June 7
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9:20am
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The Cars
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I'm Not the One
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Shake It Up (Elektra)
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9:16am
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Kandace Springs
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What Was I Made For?
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single (SRP)
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Track Notes: This Billie Eilish cover is dedicated to Kathy in Jefferson Park for her donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraiseer.
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9:13am
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Connie Smith
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Seattle
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Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches (Fat Possum)
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9:06am
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Bnny Local
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Good Stuff
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One Million Love Songs (Fire Talk)
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9:04am
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Cher
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This Will Be Our Year
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Christmas (Warner Records)
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Track Notes: This cover of The Zombies is dedicated to JoAnn in Clinton, IL for her donation during my fundraising show.
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9:00am
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Benny Sings
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Sailing
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single (Seeker Music)
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Track Notes: This Christopher Cross cover is dedicated to Betsy in Hinsdale for her donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive
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4/13 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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Alejandro Escovedo
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Thought I'd Let You Know
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Echo Dancing (Yep Roc)
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11:47am
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Kim Gordon
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Psychedelic Orgasm
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The Collective (Matador)
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Track Notes: June 8 at Bohemian National Cemetary
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