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Nicole Oppenheim: Ear Candy DJ Profile

When Nicole was 5, her grandfather gave her a yellow Mickey Mouse transistor radio.  It was old and had been well-loved by somebody.  It had an AM/FM switch, one speaker, and a dial with illegible numbers.  One of the best things about this radio was the weird sounds it would pick up at night, under the covers, as she'd slowly turn the dial through the AM frequencies.  Nicole would pretend she was picking up music from Mars and would host a radio show called "Sounds From Beyond!" with her stuffed animals standing in for extra-terrestrial musicians.  Although Ear Candy is her first broadcast show ever--which she launched at the ripe old age of 32--Nicole has been rehearsing for it all of her life.  "Sounds From Beyond!" gave way to a love affair with radio stations at the extreme ends of the dial (where you'd hear the best, most interesting stuff) and jobs at various record stores throughout high school and college.  Back when people used to make mix tapes, Nicole's were second to none--just like Ear Candy, where she makes a new mix every week.  Join the fun each Friday, 9am-12pm here on CHIRP!

You can listen to the most recent episodes of Ear Candy below:

Nicole Oppenheim: Ear Candy's Playlists

12/1 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:56am James Brown Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue) Star Time (Polydor)
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Flume & Chet Faker - Lockjaw EP album artwork 11:51am Flume & Chet Faker What About Us Lockjaw EP (Future Classic)
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Hudson Mohawke - Satin Panthers EP album artwork 11:46am Hudson Mohawke Thank You Satin Panthers EP (Warp)
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DJ Shadow - Action Adventure album artwork 11:43am DJ Shadow Ozone Scraper Action Adventure (Mass Appeal)
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11:38am Baths Projecting a Life single (self-released)
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11:34am Chicken Happen Local Find Yourself Chicken Happen IV (self-released)
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11:30am BassKase Local Valerie Loves Me (featuring Impulsive Hearts) Rabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
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Hushdrops - The Static album artwork 11:25am Hushdrops Local The Static The Static (Pravda)
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PAINT - Spiritual Vegas album artwork 11:22am PAINT Strange World Spiritual Vegas (Mexican Summer)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew! Buy PAINT Spiritual Vegas at Reckless Records Buy PAINT at iTunes Buy PAINT Spiritual Vegas at eMusic Add to Collection
The Veldt - Illuminated 1989 album artwork 11:18am The Veldt C.C.C.P Illuminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
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11:15am Ado Kura Kura single (Universal)
Track Notes: By request for Zoë! Buy Ado single at Reckless Records Buy Ado at iTunes Buy Ado single at eMusic Add to Collection
Memory Tapes - Grace/Confusion album artwork 11:09am Memory Tapes Thru the Field Grace/Confusion (Carpark)
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Sandunes - The Ground Beneath Her Feet album artwork 11:05am Sandunes The Surge (featuring Ramya Pothuri) The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
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12/1 - 10am hour
Void Pedal - Omni Colour album artwork 10:59am Void Pedal Local A Place In The Sun Omni Colour (Fieldwerk)
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Dazz Band - Keep It Live album artwork 10:55am Dazz Band Let it Whip Keep It Live (Motown)
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10:51am Shabazz Palaces Binoculars Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
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10:48am That's Nokay 9S5 Radical Presence (self-released)
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Born Days - My Little Dark album artwork 10:43am Born Days Local Dreams My Little Dark (AudioSport)
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Hard Copy - 12 Shots of Nature album artwork 10:40am Hard Copy Champagne Beak 12 Shots of Nature (Feel It)
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Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair album artwork 10:31am Hercules and Love Affair Blind Hercules & Love Affair (DFA)
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jess joy - SOURCEHEIRESS album artwork 10:29am jess joy enough! SOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
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Ian Sweet - SUCKER album artwork 10:23am Ian Sweet Smoking Again SUCKER (Polyvinyl)
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10:14am Kirsty MacColl Walking Down Madison Electric Landlady (Virgin)
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Sinéad O 10:09am Sinéad O'Connor The Emperor's New Clothes I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Chrysalis)
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The Pogues - Waiting for Herb album artwork 10:06am The Pogues Tuesday Morning Waiting for Herb (Warner UK)
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The Pack A.D. - Positive Thinking album artwork 10:00am The Pack A.D. Teenage Crime Positive Thinking (Cadence)
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12/1 - 9am hour
Bat Fangs - Queen of My World album artwork 9:57am Bat Fangs Talk Tough Queen of My World (Don Giovanni)
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Justice - Audio, Video, Disco album artwork 9:52am Justice Helix Audio, Video, Disco (Elektra)
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Keys N Krates - IN:TENSION album artwork 9:48am Keys N Krates Feeling Something IN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
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Charlotte Gainsbourg - Take 2 album artwork 9:43am Charlotte Gainsbourg Bombs Away Take 2 (Because)
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