April 28, 2018 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #383)

9:01 AM Devo • Beautiful World • New Traditionalists • Warner Bros.

9:04 AM Amy Winehouse • You Sent Me Flying • Frank • Universal Republic

9:07 AM Chris Carter • Blissters • Chemistry Lessons Volume 1 • Mute

April 21, 2018 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show # 382)

8:58 AM The Mekons • Ghosts of American Astronauts • So Good It Hurts • Twin/Tone

9:02 AM The Four Tops • MacArthur Park (Part 2) • MacArthur Park • Motown

9:04 AM Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker • Sad Day • Seedlings All • Rough Trade

It's time for the Chicago Tribune to walk the walk

If there's one thing for which I can give credit to the Chicago Tribune editorial board, it's their consistency and persistence. And lately, the issue that the board likes to hammer, again and again and again, is how awful the state of Illinois is. The tax rate, the regulations, the number of governmental units, the lack of school choice, the crony politics, the pension system, and so on and so forth.

April 14, 2018 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #381)

9:00 AM Christian Scott • The Eraser • Yesterday You Said Tomorrow • Concord Jazz

9:05 AM Thao with the Get Down Stay Down • We Go • We Brave Bee Stings and All • Kill Rock Stars

9:08 AM Haley Heynderickx • No Face • I Need to Start a Garden • No Face

April 7, 2018 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #380)

9:00 AM Rumer • Sara Smile • Boys Don't Cry • Atlantic

9:04 AM Roger Miller • Lou's Got the Flu • Roger and Out • Phillips

9:06 AM Jeff Swanson • MF • Case-fitter • Bace