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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

5/31 - 2pm hour
	2:45pm	Metallica	Die Die My Darling	Garage Inc. (Elektra)
	Track Notes: Metallica covers the Misfits.			Buy Metallica Garage Inc. at Reckless Records Buy Metallica at iTunes Buy Metallica Garage Inc. at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:41pm	Tom Waits	Downtown Train	Rain Dogs (Island)
	Track Notes: This put a lot of $$$ in Tom's retirement account after Rod Stewart covered in 1989 and had a huge hit.			Buy Tom Waits Rain Dogs at Reckless Records Buy Tom Waits at iTunes Buy Tom Waits Rain Dogs at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:32pm	Grace Jones	Breakdown	Warm Leatherette (Island)
	Track Notes: Grace does Tom Petty dub-proud!			Buy Grace Jones Warm Leatherette at Reckless Records Buy Grace Jones at iTunes Buy Grace Jones Warm Leatherette at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:31pm	Primal Scream	Slip Inside This House	Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (Sire)
	Track Notes: Roky Erickson died on this date in 2019. He was 71 years young and left a huge legacy on the music world.			Buy Primal Scream Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson at Reckless Records Buy Primal Scream at iTunes Buy Primal Scream Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:21pm	Bullion	A City's Never (featuring Panda Bear)	Affection (Ghostly International)
				Buy Bullion Affection at Reckless Records Buy Bullion at iTunes Buy Bullion Affection at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:20pm	Mdou Moctar	Oh France	Funeral for Justice (Matador)
				Buy Mdou Moctar Funeral for Justice at Reckless Records Buy Mdou Moctar at iTunes Buy Mdou Moctar Funeral for Justice at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:12pm	Melvin Taylor	Another Bad Day	Bang That Bell (Evidence)
				Buy Melvin Taylor Bang That Bell at Reckless Records Buy Melvin Taylor at iTunes Buy Melvin Taylor Bang That Bell at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:07pm	Albert Collins	Honey Hush!	Ice Pickin' (Alligator)
				Buy Albert Collins Ice Pickin' at Reckless Records Buy Albert Collins at iTunes Buy Albert Collins Ice Pickin' at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:05pm	Shemekia Copeland Local	Money Makes You Ugly	Uncivil War (Alligator)
	Track Notes: Shemekia Copeland opens Chicago Blues Fest 2024 with a performance at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport next Thursday at 7 pm.			Buy Shemekia Copeland Uncivil War at Reckless Records Buy Shemekia Copeland at iTunes Buy Shemekia Copeland Uncivil War at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:02pm	Buddy Guy Local	Black Cat Blues	Blues Singer (Silvertone)
				Buy Buddy Guy Blues Singer at Reckless Records Buy Buddy Guy at iTunes Buy Buddy Guy Blues Singer at eMusic Add to Collection

5/31 - 1pm hour
	1:53pm	The Lostines	Southwest Texas	Meet The Lostines (Gar Hole)
				Buy The Lostines Meet The Lostines at Reckless Records Buy The Lostines at iTunes Buy The Lostines Meet The Lostines at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:48pm	Iron & Wine	All In Good Time (featuring Fiona Apple)	Light Verse (Sub Pop)
				Buy Iron & Wine Light Verse at Reckless Records Buy Iron & Wine at iTunes Buy Iron & Wine Light Verse at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:45pm	Finom Local	Naked	Not God (Joyful Noise)
				Buy Finom Not God at Reckless Records Buy Finom at iTunes Buy Finom Not God at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:37pm	Alex Lipinski	Come on People	Alex (A)
				Buy Alex Lipinski Alex at Reckless Records Buy Alex Lipinski at iTunes Buy Alex Lipinski Alex at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:36pm	Bill MacKay Local	Locust Land	Locust Land (Drag City)
				Buy Bill MacKay Locust Land at Reckless Records Buy Bill MacKay at iTunes Buy Bill MacKay Locust Land at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:30pm	Eleventh Dream Day Local	Every Time This Day It Rains	Since Grazed (Comedy Minus One)
	Track Notes: 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 Eleventh Dream Day Since Grazed at Reckless Records Buy Eleventh Dream Day at iTunes Buy Eleventh Dream Day Since Grazed at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:07pm	Peter Gabriel	No Self Control	Peter Gabriel 3: Melt (Mercury)
	Track Notes: Peter Gabriel released this LP in 1980 and followed up with "So," an album that topped the charts on this date in 1986.			Buy Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 3: Melt at Reckless Records Buy Peter Gabriel at iTunes Buy Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 3: Melt at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:04pm	Warpaint	Above Control	Heads Up (Rough Trade)
				Buy Warpaint Heads Up at Reckless Records Buy Warpaint at iTunes Buy Warpaint Heads Up at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:00pm	Sunbeam Sound Machine	Anyway, Anyway	Goodness Gracious (Dot Dash)
				Buy Sunbeam Sound Machine Goodness Gracious at Reckless Records Buy Sunbeam Sound Machine at iTunes Buy Sunbeam Sound Machine Goodness Gracious at eMusic Add to Collection
5/31 - 12pm hour
	12:55pm	Jeff Beck	Head for Backstage Pass	Wired (Epic)
				Buy Jeff Beck Wired at Reckless Records Buy Jeff Beck at iTunes Buy Jeff Beck Wired at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:54pm	Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOOD	Slow Burn	Slow Burn (Secretly Canadian)
				Buy Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOOD Slow Burn at Reckless Records Buy Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOOD at iTunes Buy Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOOD Slow Burn at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:47pm	Bodies Of Water	Footprints	The Journey Is Our Home (Thousand Tongues)
				Buy Bodies Of Water The Journey Is Our Home at Reckless Records Buy Bodies Of Water at iTunes Buy Bodies Of Water The Journey Is Our Home at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:44pm	The Damned	Sonar Deceit	Evil Spirits (Destroy/Spinefarm)
				Buy The Damned Evil Spirits at Reckless Records Buy The Damned at iTunes Buy The Damned Evil Spirits at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:37pm	Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre	Mfuur Ma	Congo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) (Analog Africa)
				Buy Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre Congo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) at Reckless Records Buy Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre at iTunes Buy Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre Congo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:36pm	Divino Niño Local	Drive	Last Spa on Earth (Winspear)
	Track Notes: Catch Divino Nino at Sleeping Village tonight at 9 PM.			Buy Divino Niño Last Spa on Earth at Reckless Records Buy Divino Niño at iTunes Buy Divino Niño Last Spa on Earth at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:34pm	LowDown Brass Band	Just Let Go	$itizens of the World (Dibs)
				Buy LowDown Brass Band $itizens of the World at Reckless Records Buy LowDown Brass Band at iTunes Buy LowDown Brass Band $itizens of the World at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:27pm	Shellac Local	Scrappers	To All Trains (Touch and Go)
				Buy Shellac To All Trains at Reckless Records Buy Shellac at iTunes Buy Shellac To All Trains at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:26pm	The Last Afternoons Local	Shatterproof	Deadfall (self-released)
				Buy The Last Afternoons Deadfall at Reckless Records Buy The Last Afternoons at iTunes Buy The Last Afternoons Deadfall at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:25pm	Quantic & Nidia Gongora	Almas Conectadas	Almas Conectadas (Tru Thoughts)
				Buy Quantic & Nidia Gongora Almas Conectadas at Reckless Records Buy Quantic & Nidia Gongora at iTunes Buy Quantic & Nidia Gongora Almas Conectadas at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:17pm	La Luz	Strange World	News of the Universe (Sub Pop)
				Buy La Luz News of the Universe at Reckless Records Buy La Luz at iTunes Buy La Luz News of the Universe at eMusic Add to Collection

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