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:
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12/29 - 12pm hour
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12:54pm
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The Pink Spiders
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Devotion
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Freakazoid (Pure Noise)
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12:48pm
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Jantra
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Homoom
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Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground (Ostinato)
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Buy Jantra Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground at Reckless Records
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12:45pm
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Japan
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Ain't That Peculiar
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Virgin)
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Track Notes: Sylvian does Smokey.... Love Steve Jansen's drums.
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12:39pm
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Vince Clarke
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White Rabbit
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Songs of Silence (Mute)
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Track Notes: Vince formerly played in Erasure and was the primary songwriter for Depeche Mode, Yazoo and the Assembly. This is his first solo LP.
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12:28pm
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Kiwi Jr.
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Night Vision
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Chopper (Sub Pop)
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12:27pm
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Rat Columns
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Cerulean Blue
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Babydoll (Tough Love)
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12:25pm
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The Lemonheads
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Great Big No
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Come On Feel The Lemonheads (Atlantic)
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Track Notes: The Lemonheads and Kiwi Jr are at SPACE tonight, Saturday and Sunday.
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12:19pm
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T. Rex
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Jeepster
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Electric Warrior (Fly)
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12:16pm
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John San Juan Local
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Back for Less
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Smashed (JSJ)
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Track Notes: You can catch John San Juan tonight at Hideout at 8 pm.
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12:10pm
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These People
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Forces at Work
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In Place of Time (Green Witch/Parallel Division)
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Track Notes: I'm cheating a little bit by including an EP, but In Place of Time was one of my favorites, as well.
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12:06pm
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Yves Tumor
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Jackie
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The Asymptotical World (Warp)
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Track Notes: Eyelids' fine LP, A Colossal Waste of Light was one of my faves of 2023!
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12:03pm
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Eyelids
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Only So Much
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A Colossal Waste of Light (Jealous Butcher)
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12/15 - 2pm hour
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2:57pm
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Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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A New Spring
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Lonnie Liston Smith JID017 (Jazz is Dead)
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2:52pm
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Scream
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Lifeline
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DC Special (Dischord)
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2:51pm
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Mope City
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Eat Yr Promises
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Population: 4 (Tenth Court)
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2:45pm
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The Chills
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Rain (Remastered)
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Brave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
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2:39pm
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Ramones
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Do You Wanna Dance?
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Rocket To Russia (Sire)
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Track Notes: Great cover of the Bobby Freeman classic.
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2:37pm
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The Firm
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Live In Peace
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Mean Business (Atlantic)
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Track Notes: Paul Rodgers wrote and recorded this LP on his first solo LP, "Cut Loose," and it sounded like a demo to him, too. This cover version is what he probably had in mind when he wrote the song and later recorded it as a member of The Firm (with Jimmy Page ripping the solo).
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2:32pm
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Aerosmith
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Walkin' The Dog
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Aerosmith (Columbia)
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Track Notes: The great Rufus Thomas, who has a street named after him in Memphis, died on this date in 2001. He had the original hit of "Walkin' The Dog" in 1963 -- it finished in the Top Ten. Aerosmith always loved playing covers, and this one sure holds up.
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2:29pm
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Kossoff Kirke Tetsu & Rabbit
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Anna
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Kossoff Kirke Tetsu & Rabbit (Island)
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Track Notes: This song wound up on Bad Company's "Straight Shooter" LP, but drummer Simon Kirke wrote the song and handled the vocals on the original, which appeared on a great LP called Kossoff Kirke Tetsu & Rabbit. It's worth checking out.
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2:21pm
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El Búho
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Piañuco
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Strata (Wonderwheel)
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2:17pm
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Ian Sweet
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Smoking Again
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SUCKER (Polyvinyl)
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2:09pm
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Muddy Waters Local
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Down South Blues
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Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (MCA/Chess)
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2:08pm
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Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings Local
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Waiting on the Other Shoe to Drop
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No Fluff, Just the Stuff (E Natchel Records)
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2:02pm
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Lonnie Brooks Local
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Alimony
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Bayou Lightning (Alligator)
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12/15 - 1pm hour
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1:58pm
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Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Local
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Give Me My Coat and Shoes
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Alone & Acoustic (Alligator)
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1:52pm
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Guided by Voices
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Love Set
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Nowhere To Go But Up (GBV Inc)
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1:50pm
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David Safran Local
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Regional Hit
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The Little Recidivist (Lack of Options)
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1:49pm
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The Gaslight Anthem
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History Books (feauring Bruce Springsteen)
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History Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
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1:42pm
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
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Hot! Heat! Wow! Hot!
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Fronzoli (What Reality)
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