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.
5/4 - 11am hour
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11:52am
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Abdallah Oumbadougou
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Afrikya
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Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 (Petaluma)
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11:47am
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Ana Lua Caiano
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O Bicho Anda Por Aí
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Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado (Glitterbeat)
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11:43am
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The Masticators
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Uncontrollable Urge
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Masticate! (To M'Lou)
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11:41am
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Suzy True
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Leeches (Play Dead)
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single (Get Better)
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11:39am
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The Rocky Valentines
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Scream and Shout
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Erase (Velvet Blue)
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11:35am
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The Yardbirds
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The Train Kept-a-Rollin'
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Ultimate! (Rhino)
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11:29am
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Hana Vu
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Dreams
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Romanticism (Ghostly International)
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11:24am
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The Psychedelic Furs Local
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Entertain Me
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Book of Days (Columbia)
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11:24am
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Vaudevileins Local
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Loophole
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Lights Out (Self-Released)
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11:20am
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Eleventh Dream Day Local
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Rose Of Jericho
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Lived To Tell (Atlantic)
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11:12am
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Dua Lipa
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Falling Forever
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Radical Optimism (Warner)
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11:07am
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Ekko Astral
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sticks and stones
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pink balloons (Topshelf)
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11:04am
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Sweet
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Stairway to the Stars
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The Lost Singles (RCA)
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11:00am
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Alvvays
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Hey
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Antisocialites (Polyvinyl)
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5/4 - 10am hour
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10:57am
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The Reds, Pinks and Purples
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Learning to Love a Band
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Unwishing Well (Slumberland)
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10:52am
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Sly5thAve
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Water Suite (Thirst)
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Liberation (Tru Thoughts)
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10:48am
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Courtney Barnett
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Walkin' on Eggshells
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Tell Me How You Really Feel (Milk/Mom+Pop)
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10:45am
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The Kinks
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Waterloo Sunset
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Something Else by the Kinks (Pye)
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10:42am
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Nicole Atkins
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A Little Word (feat. Hamilton Leithauser)
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single (self released)
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10:38am
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Sick Day Local
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Meet Me At The Park (Studio Version)
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Overexposure (Substitute Scene)
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10:35am
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Rosalia
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Cap. III Celos Pienso en tu mira
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El Mal Querer (Sony Music)
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10:33am
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Big Star
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You Get What You Deserve
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Radio City (Ardent)
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10:32am
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Rachel Chinouriri
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It Is What It Is
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What a Devastating Turn of Events (Parlophone)
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10:25am
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Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Local
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The Whole World
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Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse)
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10:20am
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The Shazam
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Okay?
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Rev9 (Not Lame)
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10:17am
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Bill Nelson
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Do You Dream In Colour?
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Vistamix (Epic)
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10:13am
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Reyna Tropical
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Cartagena
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Malegría (Psychic Hotline)
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10:12am
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Camera Obscura
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Pop Goes Pop
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Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge)
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Track Notes: June 3 Thalia Hall
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10:02am
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Amber Mark
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Worth It
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Three Dimensions Deep (PMR/Interscope)
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10:00am
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Blur
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End Of A Century
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Parklife (Food)
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