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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

4/12 - 1pm hour
Henry Franklin, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Henry Franklin JID014 album artwork 1:00pm Henry Franklin, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad Feedback Henry Franklin JID014 (Jazz Is Dead)
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4/12 - 12pm hour
12:58pm Steven Delisi Local Where Are They Now Single (Self-released)
Track Notes: You can catch Steven Delisi at 2 pm on Saturday, April 27. Buy Steven Delisi Single at Reckless Records Buy Steven Delisi at iTunes Buy Steven Delisi Single at eMusic Add to Collection
Fixtures - Hollywood Dog album artwork 12:49pm Fixtures No One Calls Me Al Hollywood Dog (Bobo Integral/Naturally)
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12:47pm Jeff Pilsen Meaning of Love Mr. Bolin's Late3 Night Revival - Tommy Bolin Tribute (Rainbow Foundation)
Track Notes: Dokken and Foreigner bassist delivers a great Tommy Bolin cover. Buy Jeff Pilsen Mr. Bolin's Late3 Night Revival - Tommy Bolin Tribute at Reckless Records Buy Jeff Pilsen at iTunes Buy Jeff Pilsen Mr. Bolin's Late3 Night Revival - Tommy Bolin Tribute at eMusic Add to Collection
Jon Langford & the Bright Shiners - Where It Really Starts album artwork 12:45pm Jon Langford & the Bright Shiners Local Old Lost Dog Where It Really Starts (Tiny Global)
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Devon Welsh - Come With Me if You Want to Live album artwork 12:37pm Devon Welsh You Can Do Anything Come With Me if You Want to Live (American Dreams)
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Alejandro Escovedo - Echo Dancing album artwork 12:36pm Alejandro Escovedo John Conquest Echo Dancing (Yep Roc)
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12:30pm Custard Flux Right Now Here in Time Einsteinium Delirium (Self-released)
Track Notes: See Custard Flux at International Pop Overthrow on Friday, April 26 at 8:15 pm. Buy Custard Flux Einsteinium Delirium at Reckless Records Buy Custard Flux at iTunes Buy Custard Flux Einsteinium Delirium at eMusic Add to Collection
12:24pm The Last Afternoons Local Shatterproof Deadfall (Self-released)
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12:22pm Gamblers Headed For a Cliff Pulverizer (Too Much/Symphonic)
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Uptown Wellness
12:12pm Andrew Gold Space and Time The Fraternal Order of the Now: Greetings From the Planet Love (J-Bird Records)
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Tomato Flower - No album artwork 12:10pm Tomato Flower Temple of the Mind No (Ramo Local)
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Psychic Temple - IV album artwork 12:08pm Psychic Temple Dream Dictionary IV (Joyful Noise)
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12:07pm Brother Derek Local Amazingly Crazy Parade Rest (Space Heater)
Track Notes: Catch Brother Derek at International Pop Overthrow at Montrose Saloon on Sunday, April 21 at 2:45 pm. Buy Brother Derek Parade Rest at Reckless Records Buy Brother Derek at iTunes Buy Brother Derek Parade Rest at eMusic Add to Collection
Rocket 808 - House of Jackpots album artwork 12:04pm Rocket 808 Under Surveillance House of Jackpots (12XU)
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4/5 - 2pm hour
Owen - The Avalanche album artwork 2:56pm Owen Local A New Muse The Avalanche (Polyvinyl)
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Glitterer - Rationale album artwork 2:55pm Glitterer I Want to Be Invisible Rationale (Anti-)
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Boeckner - Boeckner! album artwork 2:48pm Boeckner Dead Tourists Boeckner! (Sub Pop)
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The Dollyrots - Night Owls album artwork 2:41pm The Dollyrots A New England Night Owls (Wicked Cool)
Track Notes: Billy Bragg cover Buy The Dollyrots Night Owls at Reckless Records Buy The Dollyrots at iTunes Buy The Dollyrots Night Owls at eMusic Add to Collection
Tears For Fears - Raoul and the Kings of Spain album artwork 2:40pm Tears For Fears Creep (Live) Raoul and the Kings of Spain (Epic)
Track Notes: I always wondered why Radionhead doesn't like this song... Buy Tears For Fears Raoul and the Kings of Spain at Reckless Records Buy Tears For Fears at iTunes Buy Tears For Fears Raoul and the Kings of Spain at eMusic Add to Collection
Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California album artwork 2:33pm Albert Hammond The Air That I Breathe It Never Rains in Southern California (Mums)
Track Notes: Written by British-Gibralt singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and English songwriter Mike Hazelwood. Originally recorded by Hammond on his debut LP, It Never Rains in California in 1972. Covered by Phil Everly in 1973 and a big hit for the Hollies in 1974, reaching #6 on the US charts and #2 in the UK. Radiohead reused the chord progression of this song for "Creep." After Rondor Music, the publisher of "The Air That I Breathe," took legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood received songwriting credits. Buy Albert Hammond It Never Rains in Southern California at Reckless Records Buy Albert Hammond at iTunes Buy Albert Hammond It Never Rains in Southern California at eMusic Add to Collection
Nouvelle Vague - Should I Stay Or Should I Go? album artwork 2:30pm Nouvelle Vague You Spin Me Round Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (PIAS)
Track Notes: Written by Daniel Ash, David J and Peter Murphy of Bahaus, this was released as a single in 1984, right before the band split up for the first time. It appeared on the band's 4th LP, "Burning From the Inside." Buy Nouvelle Vague Should I Stay Or Should I Go? at Reckless Records Buy Nouvelle Vague at iTunes Buy Nouvelle Vague Should I Stay Or Should I Go? at eMusic Add to Collection
Brittany Howard - What Now album artwork 2:24pm Brittany Howard Prove It to You What Now (Island)
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Kim Gordon - The Collective album artwork 2:22pm Kim Gordon The Candy House The Collective (Matador)
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Journey - Journey album artwork 2:15pm Journey Koboutek Journey (Columbia)
Track Notes: Thanks for checking in Cooper in Logan Square, I don't have Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Solar Flare," but I hope this early Journey track does the trick. I heard it first during a solar eclipse in the mid-1970s on WVVX-AM (and what a great station that was)! Buy Journey Journey at Reckless Records Buy Journey at iTunes Buy Journey Journey at eMusic Add to Collection
2:06pm Tab Benoit Don't Make No Sense Power of the Ponchatrain (feat. Louisiana's LeRoux) (Telarc)
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2:04pm Little Jr. Parker Feelin' Good Sun Records - 60 Years, 60 Singles, Pt 1 (Sun)
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4/5 - 1pm hour
Guitar Shorty - Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection album artwork 1:59pm Guitar Shorty I'm Gonna Leave You Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection (Alligator)
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1:57pm Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials Local Chicken, Gravy & Biscuits Chicken, Gravy & Biscuts (Alligator)
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Brittany Bindrim - Velella Velella album artwork 1:52pm Brittany Bindrim Local Fever Dreams Velella Velella (Metropolis)
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