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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

1/26 - 12pm hour
	12:33pm	Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience	Ambassa Lemdi	To Know Without Knowing (Agogo)
				Buy Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience To Know Without Knowing at Reckless Records Buy Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience at iTunes Buy Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience To Know Without Knowing at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:32pm	Elephant Gym	Name (feat. Seiji Kameda)	World (Topshelf)
				Buy Elephant Gym World at Reckless Records Buy Elephant Gym at iTunes Buy Elephant Gym World at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:29pm	Sleater-Kinney	Say It Like You Mean It	Little Rope (Loma Vista)
				Buy Sleater-Kinney Little Rope at Reckless Records Buy Sleater-Kinney at iTunes Buy Sleater-Kinney Little Rope at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:19pm	Sprints	Heavy	Letter to Self (Slang City)
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	12:10pm	CCFX	Venetian Screens	CCFX EP (DFA)
				Buy CCFX CCFX EP at Reckless Records Buy CCFX at iTunes Buy CCFX CCFX EP at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:09pm	Nazareth	Fast Cars	Malice in Wonderland (A&M)
	Track Notes: Had to continue that vibes vibe, man!			Buy Nazareth Malice in Wonderland at Reckless Records Buy Nazareth at iTunes Buy Nazareth Malice in Wonderland at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:08pm	Gong	Three Blind Mice	Expresso II (Virgin)
	Track Notes: Send your requests to dj@chirpradio.org			Buy Gong Expresso II at Reckless Records Buy Gong at iTunes Buy Gong Expresso II at eMusic Add to Collection
1/5 - 2pm hour
	2:54pm	Meshell Ndegeocello	Hole In The Bucket (featuring The Hawtplates)	The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note)
				Buy Meshell Ndegeocello The Omnichord Real Book at Reckless Records Buy Meshell Ndegeocello at iTunes Buy Meshell Ndegeocello The Omnichord Real Book at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:48pm	Maverick Sabre	Guns in the Distance	When I Wake Up (FAMM/Kobalt)
				Buy Maverick Sabre When I Wake Up at Reckless Records Buy Maverick Sabre at iTunes Buy Maverick Sabre When I Wake Up at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:46pm	Joy Oladokun	Taking Things For Granted	Proof Of Life (Amigo/Verve Forecast/Republic)
				Buy Joy Oladokun Proof Of Life at Reckless Records Buy Joy Oladokun at iTunes Buy Joy Oladokun Proof Of Life at eMusic Add to Collection

	2:43pm	Priya Ragu	Hit The Bucket	Santhosam (Warner)
				Buy Priya Ragu Santhosam at Reckless Records Buy Priya Ragu at iTunes Buy Priya Ragu Santhosam at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:38pm	Funkadelic	I Call My Baby Pussycat	America Eats Its Young (Westbound)
	Track Notes: Grady Thomas of Parliament and Funkadelic played on this track, which was a cover of a Parliament song recorded in 1970. Talk about covering yourself!			Buy Funkadelic America Eats Its Young at Reckless Records Buy Funkadelic at iTunes Buy Funkadelic America Eats Its Young at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:33pm	Bruce Dickinson	Bring Your Daughter ... to The Slaughter (From "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dreamchild Soundtrack)	The Best of Bruce Dickinson (Sanctuary)
	Track Notes: Iron Maiden went to #1 with this song in 1991 but it was a cover of a song Bruce originally recorded for the soundtrack of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5.			Buy Bruce Dickinson The Best of Bruce Dickinson at Reckless Records Buy Bruce Dickinson at iTunes Buy Bruce Dickinson The Best of Bruce Dickinson at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:29pm	Barbara Manning	Temperature's Rising	Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)
	Track Notes: Barbara Manning covers Galaxie 500 on her latest LP, which is really good. Barbara Manning was a prominent figure in the ‘80s and ‘90s indie scene and part of several notable bands like 28th Day, World of Pooh, SF Seals, and The Go-Luckys.			Buy Barbara Manning Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow at Reckless Records Buy Barbara Manning at iTunes Buy Barbara Manning Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:27pm	Weyes Blood	When You're Smiling	A Small Light (Songs Fro the Limited Series) (ABC Signature)
	Track Notes: Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin wrote this classic in the 1920s. How many covers have there been?			Buy Weyes Blood A Small Light (Songs Fro the Limited Series) at Reckless Records Buy Weyes Blood at iTunes Buy Weyes Blood A Small Light (Songs Fro the Limited Series) at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:22pm	The Pink Spiders	Devotion	Freakazoid (Pure Noise)
				Buy The Pink Spiders Freakazoid at Reckless Records Buy The Pink Spiders at iTunes Buy The Pink Spiders Freakazoid at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:16pm	The Lemonheads Local	Fear of Living	Single (Fire)
				Buy The Lemonheads Single at Reckless Records Buy The Lemonheads at iTunes Buy The Lemonheads Single at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:14pm	Cafe Racer Local	Early Warnings	Words In Error (self-released)
	Track Notes: Another one of my faves of 2023...			Buy Cafe Racer Words In Error at Reckless Records Buy Cafe Racer at iTunes Buy Cafe Racer Words In Error at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:06pm	Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland Local	The Dream	Alligator Records—50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music (Alligator)
				Buy Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland Alligator Records—50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music at Reckless Records Buy Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland at iTunes Buy Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland Alligator Records—50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:02pm	Howlin' Wolf Local	I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)	Moanin' in the Moonlight (Chess)
				Buy Howlin' Wolf Moanin' in the Moonlight at Reckless Records Buy Howlin' Wolf at iTunes Buy Howlin' Wolf Moanin' in the Moonlight at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:01pm	Janiva Magness	That's What Love Will Do	What Love Will Do (Alligator)
				Buy Janiva Magness What Love Will Do at Reckless Records Buy Janiva Magness at iTunes Buy Janiva Magness What Love Will Do at eMusic Add to Collection
1/5 - 1pm hour
	1:59pm	Guitar Shorty	Too Late	Bare Knuckle (Alligator)
				Buy Guitar Shorty Bare Knuckle at Reckless Records Buy Guitar Shorty at iTunes Buy Guitar Shorty Bare Knuckle at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:49pm	Squid	Swing (In A Dream)	O Monolith (Warp)
				Buy Squid O Monolith at Reckless Records Buy Squid at iTunes Buy Squid O Monolith at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:46pm	Beef	New Man	BEEF (Let's Pretend/Feel It)
				Buy Beef BEEF at Reckless Records Buy Beef at iTunes Buy Beef BEEF at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:44pm	bar italia	Hi fiver	The Twits (Matador)
	Track Notes: One of my favorite LPs of 2023.			Buy bar italia The Twits at Reckless Records Buy bar italia at iTunes Buy bar italia The Twits at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:41pm	Scream	Dead Cities	DC Special (Dischord)
				Buy Scream DC Special at Reckless Records Buy Scream at iTunes Buy Scream DC Special at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:33pm	Richard & Linda Thompson	Walking On A Wire	Shoot Out The Lights (Hannibal)
				Buy Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot Out The Lights at Reckless Records Buy Richard & Linda Thompson at iTunes Buy Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot Out The Lights at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:30pm	Sandunes	Signs (featuring Ramya Pothuri)	The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
	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 Sandunes The Ground Beneath Her Feet at Reckless Records Buy Sandunes at iTunes Buy Sandunes The Ground Beneath Her Feet at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:13pm	Emily Jane Powers Local	My Cyclic Heart	Restless (self-released)
				Buy Emily Jane Powers Restless at Reckless Records Buy Emily Jane Powers at iTunes Buy Emily Jane Powers Restless at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:07pm	Dengue Fever	Rom Say Sok	The Deepest Lake (Tuk Tuk)
				Buy Dengue Fever The Deepest Lake at Reckless Records Buy Dengue Fever at iTunes Buy Dengue Fever The Deepest Lake at eMusic Add to Collection

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