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Mike Nikolich DJ Profile

I host The Friday Spin from noon to 3 pm CST every Friday afternoon. My show is an eclectic mix of new and old indie, world, alternative, punk, rock, jazz, prog, ambient, blues, soul, artist interviews, and anything else that tickles my fancy. If you enjoy Chicago blues, listen to the "Pre-Happy Hour Blues" at 1:55 pm, plus "Cover 3" at 2:25 pm, featuring one obscure original and three cool covers of songs you may or may not recognize. My show also features concert news, Rock & Roll birthdays, and plenty of music trivia. Oh yeah, and I love to play your requests, so submit them to via any of CHIRP's social media channels, my Facebook page ("@mikenikolich") or dj@chirpradio.org. If I can't work your request into today's show, I will do my best to get it on the air the following week.

Check out Mike's two most recent shows below:

Mike Nikolich's Playlists

4/26 - 2pm hour
	2:55pm	The God Awful Small Affairs Local	Time	333 (self-released)
				Buy The God Awful Small Affairs 333 at Reckless Records Buy The God Awful Small Affairs at iTunes Buy The God Awful Small Affairs 333 at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:47pm	The Curls Local	Endless Pleasures, Pt. II	Single (Self-released)
				Buy The Curls Single at Reckless Records Buy The Curls at iTunes Buy The Curls Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:44pm	The Pretenders	Middle Of The Road	Learning To Crawl (Sire)
	Track Notes: On request from Vic!			Buy The Pretenders Learning To Crawl at Reckless Records Buy The Pretenders at iTunes Buy The Pretenders Learning To Crawl at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:36pm	Kurt Vile	Peeping Tomboy	Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador)
	Track Notes: Covered wonderfully by Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett on their 2017 collaboration, Lotta Sea Lice.			Buy Kurt Vile Smoke Ring For My Halo at Reckless Records Buy Kurt Vile at iTunes Buy Kurt Vile Smoke Ring For My Halo at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:35pm	Dusty Springfield	You Don't Have to Say You Love Me	45" Single (Phillips)
	Track Notes: This was Dusty's #1 hit and the most popular song of her career, but it is a cover of a 1965 Italian song by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavinci. Elvis also scored a hit with his cover in 1970. I am determined to find the original!			Buy Dusty Springfield 45" Single at Reckless Records Buy Dusty Springfield at iTunes Buy Dusty Springfield 45" Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:30pm	John Parish & Aldous Harding	Three Hours	The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake (Chrysalis)
	Track Notes: Great collaboration released in 2023, with contributions fromo Fontaines DC, Let's Eat Gradma, Bombay Bicycle Club and the Slaves, and many others.			Buy John Parish & Aldous Harding The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake at Reckless Records Buy John Parish & Aldous Harding at iTunes Buy John Parish & Aldous Harding The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:27pm	Courtney Barnett	Different Now	Single (Suicide Squeeze)
	Track Notes: Originally on Chastity Belt's 2017 LP "I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone," this version of "Different Now" features Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa on drums and synths.			Buy Courtney Barnett Single at Reckless Records Buy Courtney Barnett at iTunes Buy Courtney Barnett Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:21pm	Seafood Sam	Bullets of a Butterfly	Standing on Giant Shoulders (drink sum wtr)
				Buy Seafood Sam Standing on Giant Shoulders at Reckless Records Buy Seafood Sam at iTunes Buy Seafood Sam Standing on Giant Shoulders at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:20pm	Nourished by Time	Poison-Soaked	Catching Chickens EP (XL)
				Buy Nourished by Time Catching Chickens EP at Reckless Records Buy Nourished by Time at iTunes Buy Nourished by Time Catching Chickens EP at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:14pm	Boulevards	Run & Move	Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road (New West)
				Buy Boulevards Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road at Reckless Records Buy Boulevards at iTunes Buy Boulevards Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road at eMusic Add to Collection

	2:06pm	Curtis Salgado Local	Walk a Mile in My Blues	The Beautiful Lowdown (Alligator)
				Buy Curtis Salgado The Beautiful Lowdown at Reckless Records Buy Curtis Salgado at iTunes Buy Curtis Salgado The Beautiful Lowdown at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:02pm	B.B. King	Someday Baby	King of the Blues (Crown)
				Buy B.B. King King of the Blues at Reckless Records Buy B.B. King at iTunes Buy B.B. King King of the Blues at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:00pm	James Armstrong	Six Bar City	Sleeping With A Stranger (Hightone)
				Buy James Armstrong Sleeping With A Stranger at Reckless Records Buy James Armstrong at iTunes Buy James Armstrong Sleeping With A Stranger at eMusic Add to Collection
4/26 - 1pm hour
	1:57pm	Ivy Ford Local	Gimme That Guitar	Time to Shine (Self-released)
				Buy Ivy Ford Time to Shine at Reckless Records Buy Ivy Ford at iTunes Buy Ivy Ford Time to Shine at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:52pm	Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee Local	The New Richter Waltz	Single (Team Love)
				Buy Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee Single at Reckless Records Buy Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee at iTunes Buy Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:48pm	Fabiana Palladino	Shoulda	Fabiana Palladino (Paul Institute / XL)
				Buy Fabiana Palladino Fabiana Palladino at Reckless Records Buy Fabiana Palladino at iTunes Buy Fabiana Palladino Fabiana Palladino at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:47pm	Khruangbin	May Ninth	A LA SALA (Dead Oceans)
				Buy Khruangbin A LA SALA at Reckless Records Buy Khruangbin at iTunes Buy Khruangbin A LA SALA at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:43pm	METZ	Glass Eye	Up On Gravity Hill (Subpop)
				Buy METZ Up On Gravity Hill at Reckless Records Buy METZ at iTunes Buy METZ Up On Gravity Hill at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:35pm	Meatbodies	Hole	Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom (In The Red)
				Buy Meatbodies Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom at Reckless Records Buy Meatbodies at iTunes Buy Meatbodies Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:31pm	Drahla	Default Parody	angeltape (Captured Tracks)
	Track Notes: CHIRPRadio.org/podcasts." CHIRP artist interviews air on Wednesdays at 8:12pm and Fridays at 1:12pm, or check them out any time at chirp radio dot org slash podcasts!			Buy Drahla angeltape at Reckless Records Buy Drahla at iTunes Buy Drahla angeltape at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:08pm	The Frames	Song For Someone	The Cost (Anti-)
	Track Notes: I get chills from Glenn Hansard's pained vocal!			Buy The Frames The Cost at Reckless Records Buy The Frames at iTunes Buy The Frames The Cost at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:07pm	Best Bets	Always on the Losing Side	On an Unhistoric Night (Meritorio)
				Buy Best Bets On an Unhistoric Night at Reckless Records Buy Best Bets at iTunes Buy Best Bets On an Unhistoric Night at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:05pm	Wailin Storms	Rattle	Rattle (Gilead Media)
				Buy Wailin Storms Rattle at Reckless Records Buy Wailin Storms at iTunes Buy Wailin Storms Rattle at eMusic Add to Collection
4/26 - 12pm hour
	12:56pm	The Valery Trails	After the Show	The Sky Is Blue (self-released)
				Buy The Valery Trails The Sky Is Blue at Reckless Records Buy The Valery Trails at iTunes Buy The Valery Trails The Sky Is Blue at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:49pm	Fixtures	Ghost Relays	Hollywood Dog (Bobo Integral/Naturally)
	Track Notes: Hum drummer Bryan St. Pere formed Amblare with guitarist Matt McGuyer (Mock Orange) and bassist Alex Wallwork (Faerie Ring). St. Pere sadly passed away in 2021 and did not see the release of their debut. These are his final recordings.			Buy Fixtures Hollywood Dog at Reckless Records Buy Fixtures at iTunes Buy Fixtures Hollywood Dog at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:45pm	King's X	Pleiades	Best of King's X (Atlantic)
	Track Notes: Been studying the skies this spring ... some cool things going on up there!			Buy King's X Best of King's X at Reckless Records Buy King's X at iTunes Buy King's X Best of King's X at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:43pm	Amblare	Starlight	Amblare (Melodic Virtue)
				Buy Amblare Amblare at Reckless Records Buy Amblare at iTunes Buy Amblare Amblare at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:38pm	Pitty Sing	Ctwyl	Pitty Sing (Or Music)
				Buy Pitty Sing Pitty Sing at Reckless Records Buy Pitty Sing at iTunes Buy Pitty Sing Pitty Sing at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:37pm	Brigitte Calls Me Baby Local	Palm of Your Hand	This House is Made of Corners (ATO)
	Track Notes: Finally got a chance to play something from this EP.			Buy Brigitte Calls Me Baby This House is Made of Corners at Reckless Records Buy Brigitte Calls Me Baby at iTunes Buy Brigitte Calls Me Baby This House is Made of Corners at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:36pm	Cheer-Accident Local	Prodigal	Vacate (Cuneiform)
				Buy Cheer-Accident Vacate at Reckless Records Buy Cheer-Accident at iTunes Buy Cheer-Accident Vacate at eMusic Add to Collection

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