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.
5/18 - 9am hour
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9:52am
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MRCY
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Purple Canyon
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VOLUME 1 (Secretly Canadian)
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9:47am
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Linda Perhacs
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River of God
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The Soul of All Natural Things (Asthmatic Kitty)
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9:44am
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Warren Zevon
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El Amor De Me Vida
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The Wind (Artemis)
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9:41am
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Kaia Kater
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History in Motion
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Strange Medicine (Free Dirt)
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9:38am
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John Carpenter
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The Burning Door
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Lost Themes IV: Noir (Sacred Bones)
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9:33am
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Candi Staton
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I'm Just a Prisoner (of your good lovin')
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Candi Staton (Honest Jon's)
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9:31am
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minji
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Looking for Mice
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single (minji's cool record label)
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9:25am
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Chanel Beads
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Dedicated to the World
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Your Day Will Come (Jagjaguwar)
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Track Notes: Opening for Mount Kimbie at Lincoln Hall May 25
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9:22am
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Holly Humberstone
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Friendly Fire
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The Walls Are Way Too Thin (Polydor/Darkroom/Interscope)
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9:17am
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Earth, Wind & Fire Local
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Love's Holiday
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All 'N All (Sony)
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9:14am
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Beth Gibbons
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Oceans
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Lives Outgrown (Domino)
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9:07am
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Camera Obscura
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We're Going to Make It in a Man's World
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Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge)
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9:03am
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Allison Russell
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4th Day Prayer
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Outside Child (Fantasy/Concord)
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9:00am
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Tom T. Hall
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The Year Clayton Delaney Died
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Ultimate Collection (Hip-O)
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5/11 - 11am hour
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11:50am
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Kamasi Washington
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Computer Love (featuring Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat, Brandon Coleman)
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Fearless Movement (Young)
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11:46am
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This Page Intentionally Left Blank Local
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Windmill
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Rebuilding Year (Mill Creek)
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11:43am
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Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
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The Man With the Lightbulb Head
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Fegmania! (Slash/Warner Bros.)
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11:40am
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Lunchbox
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Time Won't Lie
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Pop and Circumstances (Slumberland)
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11:36am
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Cloud Nothings
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The Golden Halo
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Final Summer (Pure Noise)
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11:33am
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Cheap Trick Local
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Baby Talk
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single (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: Produced (!) by Steve Albini - R.I.P.
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Buy Cheap Trick single at Reckless Records
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11:29am
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Jay Som
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If I Could
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I Saw the TV Glow (A24)
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11:23am
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Impulsive Hearts Local
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Either Way
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Fit 4 The Apocalypse (Cavity Search)
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Track Notes: Midsommarfest June 9
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11:20am
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Sparks
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I Can't Believe You Would Fall For All The Crap In This Song
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Exotic Creatures Of The Deep (Lil' Beethoven)
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11:17am
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Suzi Quatro
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Your Mama Won't Like Me
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You Mama Won't Like Me (RAK)
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Track Notes: 1975
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Buy Suzi Quatro You Mama Won't Like Me at Reckless Records
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11:13am
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Daundry Local
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Pulp
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Pria (Self-Released)
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11:13am
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Les Savy Fav
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Void Moon
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Oui, LSF (Frenchkiss)
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Track Notes: First album since 2010
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11:04am
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Didjits Local
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Judge Hot Fudge
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Que Sirhan Sirhan (Touch and Go)
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Track Notes: R.I.P. Steve Alibini
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11:00am
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Big Black Local
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Bazooka Joe
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The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape (Touch and Go)
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5/11 - 10am hour
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10:56am
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Ibibio Sound Machine
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Let My Yes Be Yes
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Pull the Rope (Merge)
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10:50am
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Vessel
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Lost Appeal
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Wrapped in Cellophane (Double Phantom)
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