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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

11/22 - 9am hour
Ivy - All Hours album artwork 9:25am Ivy Distant Lights All Hours (Nettwerk)
Buy Ivy All Hours at Reckless Records Buy Ivy at iTunes Buy Ivy All Hours at eMusic Add to Collection
Fazerdaze - Soft Power album artwork 9:21am Fazerdaze Dancing Year Soft Power (section1)
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Fashion Club - A Love You Cannot Shake album artwork 9:15am Fashion Club One Day A Love You Cannot Shake (Felte)
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9:15am Bat For Lashes Marilyn The Haunted Man (Parlophone/EMI)
Buy Bat For Lashes The Haunted Man at Reckless Records Buy Bat For Lashes at iTunes Buy Bat For Lashes The Haunted Man at eMusic Add to Collection
Hot Chip - Dancing in the Dark EP album artwork 9:02am Hot Chip Huarache Lights (A/JUS/TED Remix) Dancing in the Dark EP (Domino)
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Hot Chip - Dancing in the Dark EP album artwork 9:02am Hot Chip Huarache Lights (A/JUS/TED Remix) Dancing in the Dark EP (Domino)
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11/15 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:55am James Brown Public Enemy #1 Star Time (Polydor)
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Katy J Pearson - Someday, Now album artwork 11:51am Katy J Pearson Grand Final Someday, Now (Heavenly/PIAS)
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Saturday Looks Good To Me - Love Will Find You album artwork 11:49am Saturday Looks Good To Me When You Go Out Tonight Love Will Find You (Whistletap)
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11:45am Spun Out Local Paranoia Dream Noise (self-released)
Buy Spun Out Dream Noise at Reckless Records Buy Spun Out at iTunes Buy Spun Out Dream Noise at eMusic Add to Collection
El Perro Del Mar - KoKoro album artwork 11:41am El Perro Del Mar Breadandbutter KoKoro (Control Group)
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Camera Obscura - Let 11:37am Camera Obscura lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken (june 6th) Let's Get Out of This Country (Merge)
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Chime School - The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel album artwork 11:34am Chime School Give Your Heart Away The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel (Slumberland)
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11:30am Otterlymusic Local WiFi Corinthians 13 (self-released)
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My Gold Mask - Leave Me Midnight album artwork 11:27am My Gold Mask Local Some Secrets Leave Me Midnight (Goldy Tapes)
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The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World album artwork 11:22am The Cure A Fragile Thing Songs Of A Lost World (Fiction/Capitol)
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Lazer Crystal - MCMLXXX album artwork 11:16am Lazer Crystal Local Catch the Wave MCMLXXX (Thrill Jockey)
Buy Lazer Crystal MCMLXXX at Reckless Records Buy Lazer Crystal at iTunes Buy Lazer Crystal MCMLXXX at eMusic Add to Collection
Gary Numan - Intruder album artwork 11:11am Gary Numan Betrayed Intruder (BMG)
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La Femme - Rock Machine album artwork 11:06am La Femme Clover Paradise Rock Machine (Disque Pointu)
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11:03am Parker Woodland Ladder at Your Window There's no Such Thing as Time (Flak)
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11/15 - 10am hour
Caribou - Honey album artwork 10:58am Caribou Climbing Honey (Merge)
Buy Caribou Honey at Reckless Records Buy Caribou at iTunes Buy Caribou Honey at eMusic Add to Collection
Berlin Taxi - Milestones album artwork 10:55am Berlin Taxi Milestones Milestones (self-released)
Buy Berlin Taxi Milestones at Reckless Records Buy Berlin Taxi at iTunes Buy Berlin Taxi Milestones at eMusic Add to Collection
Abe Vigoda - Crush album artwork 10:49am Abe Vigoda Dream Of My Love (Chasing After You) Crush (Post Present Medium)
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Bad Brains - Banned In D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs album artwork 10:44am Bad Brains I And I Survive Banned In D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs (Caroline)
Track Notes: By request for Al! Buy Bad Brains Banned In D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs at Reckless Records Buy Bad Brains at iTunes Buy Bad Brains Banned In D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs at eMusic Add to Collection
A Place To Bury Strangers - Synthesizer album artwork 10:39am A Place To Bury Strangers Join the Crowd Synthesizer (Dedstrange)
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LowDown Brass Band - $itizens of the World album artwork 10:34am LowDown Brass Band Local Take Me Away $itizens of the World (DIBS)
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Cha Wa - Spyboy album artwork 10:31am Cha Wa Chapters Spyboy (Single Lock)
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10:27am Funkrust Brass Band XO Planet Make a Little Spark (self-released)
Track Notes: For Max! Buy Funkrust Brass Band Make a Little Spark at Reckless Records Buy Funkrust Brass Band at iTunes Buy Funkrust Brass Band Make a Little Spark at eMusic Add to Collection
10:22am Launder Annie Blue single (self-released)
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Love of Everything - Best in Tensions album artwork 10:19am Love of Everything Local I Love All You Guys Best in Tensions (Polyvinyl)
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