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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

6/2 - 2pm hour
	2:59pm	Keturah	All the Way from Africa	Keturah (Hen House Studios)
	Track Notes: Terrific Malawi-based Afropop singer and musician. Not sure if another Malawian artist has made the CHIRP rotation.			Buy Keturah Keturah at Reckless Records Buy Keturah at iTunes Buy Keturah Keturah at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:51pm	Display Homes	CCTV	What If You're Right & They're Wrong? (Erste Theke Tontrager)
				Buy Display Homes What If You're Right & They're Wrong? at Reckless Records Buy Display Homes at iTunes Buy Display Homes What If You're Right & They're Wrong? at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:49pm	Harvey Waters	Awake	Laughing b/w Awake (Self-released)
				Buy Harvey Waters Laughing b/w Awake at Reckless Records Buy Harvey Waters at iTunes Buy Harvey Waters Laughing b/w Awake at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:48pm	Not Manic Now Local	some1	Single (Acquairphone)
				Buy Not Manic Now Single at Reckless Records Buy Not Manic Now at iTunes Buy Not Manic Now Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:40pm	The Move	Blackberry Way	Movements: The 30th Anniversary Anthology (Harvest)
	Track Notes: This was a #1 hit (the only one) for the Move, but Cheap Trick covered in on the "We're All Alright" LP in 2017. They have been playing it live in various iterations of the band since 1969.			Buy The Move Movements: The 30th Anniversary Anthology at Reckless Records Buy The Move at iTunes Buy The Move Movements: The 30th Anniversary Anthology at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:35pm	Good Looking Son	I Don't Think It's Funny	Confirmed Bachelor (Feel It)
	Track Notes: Good BeeGees cover.			Buy Good Looking Son Confirmed Bachelor at Reckless Records Buy Good Looking Son at iTunes Buy Good Looking Son Confirmed Bachelor at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:34pm	Triple Fast Action Local	Little Girl in Bloom	Triple Fast Action (Forge Again)
	Track Notes: Great Thin Lizzy cover and check out my interview with Brian St. Clair of Triple Fast Action next week on the "CHIRP Artist Interview Series." You can hear these interviews on demand at chirpradio.org/podcasts.			Buy Triple Fast Action Triple Fast Action at Reckless Records Buy Triple Fast Action at iTunes Buy Triple Fast Action Triple Fast Action at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:31pm	The Flaming Lips	Mrs. Lennon	Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono (Atlantic)
	Track Notes: The Lips cover Yoko			Buy The Flaming Lips Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono at Reckless Records Buy The Flaming Lips at iTunes Buy The Flaming Lips Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono at eMusic Add to Collection
6/2 - 1pm hour
	1:55pm	Namian Sidibé	Souna	Namian Sidibé (Sahel Sounds)
				Buy Namian Sidibé Namian Sidibé at Reckless Records Buy Namian Sidibé at iTunes Buy Namian Sidibé Namian Sidibé at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:51pm	Durand Jones	Lord Have Mercy	Wait Til I Get Over (Dead Oceans)
				Buy Durand Jones Wait Til I Get Over at Reckless Records Buy Durand Jones at iTunes Buy Durand Jones Wait Til I Get Over at eMusic Add to Collection

	1:50pm	WheelUP	Rising (featuring Destiny Will)	We Are The Magic (Tru Thoughts)
				Buy WheelUP We Are The Magic at Reckless Records Buy WheelUP at iTunes Buy WheelUP We Are The Magic at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:39pm	Stove	Annoying Guy	's Favorite Friend (Exploding in a Sound)
				Buy Stove 's Favorite Friend at Reckless Records Buy Stove at iTunes Buy Stove 's Favorite Friend at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:34pm	Stuck Local	The Punisher	Freak Frequency (Born Yesterday)
				Buy Stuck Freak Frequency at Reckless Records Buy Stuck at iTunes Buy Stuck Freak Frequency at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:31pm	Joan of Arc Local	Destiny Revision	Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
				Buy Joan of Arc Tim Melina Theo Bobby at Reckless Records Buy Joan of Arc at iTunes Buy Joan of Arc Tim Melina Theo Bobby at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:10pm	Goose	Dripfield	Dripfield (No Coincidence)
				Buy Goose Dripfield at Reckless Records Buy Goose at iTunes Buy Goose Dripfield at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:06pm	The Damned	You're Gonna Realise	Darkadelic (earMUSIC)
	Track Notes: Going out to Gregory in Michigan.			Buy The Damned Darkadelic at Reckless Records Buy The Damned at iTunes Buy The Damned Darkadelic at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:05pm	Custard Flux	I Feed the Fire	Oxygen (self-released)
				Buy Custard Flux Oxygen at Reckless Records Buy Custard Flux at iTunes Buy Custard Flux Oxygen at eMusic Add to Collection
6/2 - 12pm hour
	12:58pm	Canned Heat	On The Road Again	Boogie With Canned Heat (Liberty)
	Track Notes: Debra is driving to Burlington VT to Syvan Esso with her bestie. Andrew drove from East Lansing MI to Poughkeepsie and NYC to see Simon Townshend two nights. Not bad! This one's dedicated to the road warriors of today and tomorrow.			Buy Canned Heat Boogie With Canned Heat at Reckless Records Buy Canned Heat at iTunes Buy Canned Heat Boogie With Canned Heat at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:51pm	Wilco Local	I Got You (At The End Of The Century)	Being There (Reprise)
				Buy Wilco Being There at Reckless Records Buy Wilco at iTunes Buy Wilco Being There at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:48pm	Rodney Crowell	Lucky	The Chicago Sessions (New West)
	Track Notes: A chance meeting between veteran country legend Rodney Crowell and Jeff Tweedy led to an invite to and recording at Wilco's Loft studio of this collection of mostly originals, with a Townes Van Zandt cover, and collaboration/duet with Tweedy. The cover will show up on a future edition of "Cover 3," but not today!			Buy Rodney Crowell The Chicago Sessions at Reckless Records Buy Rodney Crowell at iTunes Buy Rodney Crowell The Chicago Sessions at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:44pm	Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile	Over Everything	Lotta Sea Lice (Matador)
				Buy Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Lotta Sea Lice at Reckless Records Buy Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile at iTunes Buy Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Lotta Sea Lice at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:40pm	Country Westerns	Money on the Table	Forgive the City (Fat Possum)
				Buy Country Westerns Forgive the City at Reckless Records Buy Country Westerns at iTunes Buy Country Westerns Forgive the City at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:34pm	Big Joanie	Cactus Tree	Back Home (Kill Rock Stars)
	Track Notes: You can catch Big Joanie at Do Division Street Festival this Saturday at 3 pm. CHIRP is media sponsor at this event, so stop by the CHIRP booth to say hello!			Buy Big Joanie Back Home at Reckless Records Buy Big Joanie at iTunes Buy Big Joanie Back Home at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:29pm	The Veldt	The Everlasting Gobstopper	Single (Self-released)
				Buy The Veldt Single at Reckless Records Buy The Veldt at iTunes Buy The Veldt Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:28pm	Spoon	Sugar Babies	Memory Dust (Matador)
				Buy Spoon Memory Dust at Reckless Records Buy Spoon at iTunes Buy Spoon Memory Dust at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:21pm	Baby Teeth Local	Don't Go Outside	Carry On Regardless (self-released)
				Buy Baby Teeth Carry On Regardless at Reckless Records Buy Baby Teeth at iTunes Buy Baby Teeth Carry On Regardless at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:15pm	Assassins Local	Giorgio	The Year That Never Came (Machines Make Us)
				Buy Assassins The Year That Never Came at Reckless Records Buy Assassins at iTunes Buy Assassins The Year That Never Came at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:08pm	The Murlocs	Common Sense Civilian	Calm Ya Farm (ATO)
				Buy The Murlocs Calm Ya Farm at Reckless Records Buy The Murlocs at iTunes Buy The Murlocs Calm Ya Farm at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:07pm	The F*cking Champs	Valkyrie is Dying	III (Drag City)
	Track Notes: Welcome to the Friday Spin! Send your requests to dj@chirpradio.org.			Buy The Fcking Champs III at Reckless Records Buy The Fcking Champs at iTunes Buy The F*cking Champs III at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:07pm	Amyl and The Sniffers	Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)	Amyl and The Sniffers (ATO)
				Buy Amyl and The Sniffers Amyl and The Sniffers at Reckless Records Buy Amyl and The Sniffers at iTunes Buy Amyl and The Sniffers Amyl and The Sniffers at eMusic Add to Collection

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