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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

11/29 - 10am hour
10:47am Black Cat Heart Attack Local Sammy Stays A Rough Tongue (Hit Refresh)
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The Slits - Cut album artwork 10:43am The Slits Instant Hit Cut (Island)
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10:40am Bad Religion Grains Of Wrath New Maps of Hell (Epitaph)
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Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness album artwork 10:38am Amyl and The Sniffers Jerkin Cartoon Darkness (B2B)
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Phantogram - Memory of a Day album artwork 10:33am Phantogram Attaway Memory of a Day (Neon Gold/Avenue A)
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Depeche Mode - Black Celebration album artwork 10:29am Depeche Mode Black Celebration Black Celebration (Mute)
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Sunshy - I don 10:26am Sunshy Local Idontgetit I don't care what comes next (self-released)
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The Smashing Times - Mrs Ladyships and the Cleanerhouse Boys album artwork 10:21am The Smashing Times Tarts and Vicars Mrs Ladyships and the Cleanerhouse Boys (Perennial)
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Grand Funk Railroad - On Time album artwork 10:14am Grand Funk Railroad Heartbreaker On Time (Capitol)
Track Notes: By request for Margaret! Buy Grand Funk Railroad On Time at Reckless Records Buy Grand Funk Railroad at iTunes Buy Grand Funk Railroad On Time at eMusic Add to Collection
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys - Y 10:09am Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys Good Bunch of Biscuits Y'all Come! (Sony)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys Y'all Come! at Reckless Records Buy Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys at iTunes Buy Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys Y'all Come! at eMusic Add to Collection
Disappears - Lux album artwork 10:04am Disappears Local Pearly Gates Lux (kranky)
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Black Francis - Svn Fngrs album artwork 10:00am Black Francis The Tale of Lonesome Fetter Svn Fngrs (Cooking Vinyl)
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11/29 - 9am hour
Japandroids - Fate & Alcohol album artwork 9:56am Japandroids Chicago Fate & Alcohol (ANTI-)
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Flogging Molly - Swagger album artwork 9:47am Flogging Molly Black Friday Rule Swagger (SideOneDummy)
Track Notes: By request for Al! Buy Flogging Molly Swagger at Reckless Records Buy Flogging Molly at iTunes Buy Flogging Molly Swagger at eMusic Add to Collection
Flying Lotus - Spirit Box album artwork 9:43am Flying Lotus Garmonbozia Spirit Box (Warp)
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The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts album artwork 9:39am The Go! Team Buy Nothing Day Rolling Blackouts (Memphis Industries)
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9:35am Emily Blue Local Cellophane *69 (self-released)
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Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart album artwork 9:31am Marina and the Diamonds Homewrecker Electra Heart (679)
Track Notes: By request for Rory! Buy Marina and the Diamonds Electra Heart at Reckless Records Buy Marina and the Diamonds at iTunes Buy Marina and the Diamonds Electra Heart at eMusic Add to Collection
Background Character - Recordings 2024 album artwork 9:29am Background Character Local Funkle Magic Recordings 2024 (Self-Released)
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Is Tropical - I 9:22am Is Tropical Dancing Anymore I'm Leaving (Kitsuné)
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Two Door Cinema Club - Changing of the Seasons EP album artwork 9:20am Two Door Cinema Club Changing of the Seasons Changing of the Seasons EP (Parlophone)
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Fashion Club - A Love You Cannot Shake album artwork 9:15am Fashion Club Confusion A Love You Cannot Shake (Felte)
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The Electric Peanut Butter Co. - Trans-Atlantic Psych Classics Vol.1 album artwork 9:09am The Electric Peanut Butter Co. Flexi Funk Trans-Atlantic Psych Classics Vol.1 (Ubiquity)
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Kelly Finnigan - A Lover Was Born album artwork 9:07am Kelly Finnigan Be Your Own Shelter A Lover Was Born (Coalmine)
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John Coltrane - A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle album artwork 9:00am John Coltrane A Love Supreme, Pt. IV - Psalm A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle (Impulse!)
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11/22 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:52am James Brown Get It Together Star Time (Polydor)
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Cheekface - Too Much to Ask album artwork 11:47am Cheekface featured singer Too Much to Ask (self-released)
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11:42am LCD Soundsystem X-Ray Eyes single (DFA/Capitol)
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The Apples in Stereo - Travellers In Space And Time album artwork 11:37am The Apples in Stereo Dance Floor Travellers In Space And Time (Yep Roc)
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11:32am 8-bit crEEps Local The Silver Medal single (self-released)
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