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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12/15 - 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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1:36pm
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The Maggie Pills
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Bright the Brightest Light
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Hope Is a Risk (Vida Nada)
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1:31pm
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Kasabian
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Re-wired
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Velociraptor! (Columbia)
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Track Notes: Happy birthday, Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist/vocalist with Kasabian.
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1:28pm
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Sex Pistols
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God Save The Queen
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Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (Warner Bros.)
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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!
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1:05pm
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Voxtrot
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New World Romance
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Single (Cult Hero)
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1:02pm
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Video Age
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Away from the Castle
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Away from the Castle (Winspear)
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12/15 - 12pm hour
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12:58pm
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Maritime
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C'mon Sense
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Human Hearts (Dangerbird)
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Track Notes: Going out to Fluffy in Andersonville. What do you want to hear????
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12:55pm
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Sen Morimoto Local
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Pressure on the Pulse
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Diagnosis (City Slang/Sooper)
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12:52pm
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Midas the Jagaban
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Ma Jo Lo
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Midas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
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12:51pm
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Sampa The Great
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Can I Live? (featuring W.I.T.C.H.)
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As Above, So Below (Loma Vista/Concord)
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12:45pm
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King Henry
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Moment (ft. Rhye)
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For You EP (Duke City)
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12:44pm
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Kajagoogoo
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Too Shy
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White Feathers (EMI)
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12:37pm
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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Gilgamesh
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The Silver Cord (KGLW)
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