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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
Keturah - Keturah album artwork 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
Display Homes - What If You 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)
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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
Good Looking Son - Confirmed Bachelor album artwork 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
Triple Fast Action - Triple Fast Action album artwork 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
The Flaming Lips - Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono album artwork 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
Namian Sidibé - Namian Sidibé album artwork 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
Durand Jones - Wait Til I Get Over album artwork 1:51pm Durand Jones Lord Have Mercy Wait Til I Get Over (Dead Oceans)
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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
Stove - 1:39pm Stove Annoying Guy 's Favorite Friend (Exploding in a Sound)
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Stuck - Freak Frequency album artwork 1:34pm Stuck Local The Punisher Freak Frequency (Born Yesterday)
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Joan of Arc - Tim Melina Theo Bobby album artwork 1:31pm Joan of Arc Local Destiny Revision Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
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Goose - Dripfield album artwork 1:10pm Goose Dripfield Dripfield (No Coincidence)
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The Damned - Darkadelic album artwork 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
Custard Flux - Oxygen album artwork 1:05pm Custard Flux I Feed the Fire Oxygen (self-released)
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6/2 - 12pm hour
Canned Heat - Boogie With Canned Heat album artwork 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
Wilco - Being There album artwork 12:51pm Wilco Local I Got You (At The End Of The Century) Being There (Reprise)
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Rodney Crowell - The Chicago Sessions album artwork 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
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice album artwork 12:44pm Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Over Everything Lotta Sea Lice (Matador)
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Country Westerns - Forgive the City album artwork 12:40pm Country Westerns Money on the Table Forgive the City (Fat Possum)
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Big Joanie - Back Home album artwork 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)
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Spoon - Memory Dust album artwork 12:28pm Spoon Sugar Babies Memory Dust (Matador)
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12:21pm Baby Teeth Local Don't Go Outside Carry On Regardless (self-released)
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Assassins - The Year That Never Came album artwork 12:15pm Assassins Local Giorgio The Year That Never Came (Machines Make Us)
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12:08pm The Murlocs Common Sense Civilian Calm Ya Farm (ATO)
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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 F*cking Champs III at Reckless Records Buy The F*cking 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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