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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

11/15 - 10am hour
Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness album artwork 10:16am Amyl and The Sniffers Big Dreams Cartoon Darkness (B2B)
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Petula Clark - Ultimate Petula Clark album artwork 10:11am Petula Clark Downtown Ultimate Petula Clark (BMG)
Track Notes: By request for Michael! Buy Petula Clark Ultimate Petula Clark at Reckless Records Buy Petula Clark at iTunes Buy Petula Clark Ultimate Petula Clark at eMusic Add to Collection
Wild Nothing - Indigo album artwork 10:08am Wild Nothing Letting Go Indigo (Captured Tracks)
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Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill album artwork 10:05am Beastie Boys Posse In Effect Licensed To Ill (Def Jam)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill at Reckless Records Buy Beastie Boys at iTunes Buy Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill at eMusic Add to Collection
Sylvan Esso - No Rules Sandy album artwork 10:00am Sylvan Esso Sunburn No Rules Sandy (Loma Vista/Concord)
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11/15 - 9am hour
Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? album artwork 9:57am Metric Combat Baby Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (Everloving)
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Kleenex - Liliput album artwork 9:53am Kleenex Die Matrosen Liliput (Kill Rock Stars)
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Field Music - Limits of Language album artwork 9:49am Field Music Six Weeks, Nine Wells Limits of Language (Memphis Industries)
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Archers Of Loaf - All The Nation 9:45am Archers Of Loaf Scenic Pastures All The Nation's Airports (Elektra)
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The Thermals - Now We Can See album artwork 9:42am The Thermals When I Died Now We Can See (Kill Rock Stars)
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The Thermals - Now We Can See album artwork 9:42am The Thermals When I Died Now We Can See (Kill Rock Stars)
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Japandroids - Fate & Alcohol album artwork 9:38am Japandroids Chicago Fate & Alcohol (ANTI-)
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Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand album artwork 9:33am Franz Ferdinand Michael Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
Track Notes: By request for Eve! Buy Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand at Reckless Records Buy Franz Ferdinand at iTunes Buy Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand at eMusic Add to Collection
Gang of Four - Entertainment! album artwork 9:29am Gang of Four Damaged Goods Entertainment! (EMI)
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The Mystery Lights - Purgatory album artwork 9:26am The Mystery Lights In The Streets Purgatory (Wick/Daptone)
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Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes album artwork 9:21am Veruca Salt Local The Gospel According to Saint Me Ghost Notes (El Camino)
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Tanukichan - Sundays album artwork 9:18am Tanukichan Hunned Bandz Sundays (Company)
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9:15am Desert Liminal Local No One to Wait For Black Ocean (Fantastique)
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Love & Rockets - Express album artwork 9:08am Love & Rockets All in My Mind Express (Beggars Banquet)
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Fashion Club - A Love You Cannot Shake album artwork 9:05am Fashion Club Confusion A Love You Cannot Shake (Felte)
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The Farm - Spartacus album artwork 9:00am The Farm Groovy Train Spartacus (Produce)
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11/8 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:54am James Brown Mother Popcorn Star Time (Polydor)
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Quivers - Oyster Cuts album artwork 11:49am Quivers Pink Smoke Oyster Cuts (Merge)
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Strange Ranger - No Light In Heaven album artwork 11:45am Strange Ranger It's You No Light In Heaven (Fire Talk)
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Wild Pink - Dulling the Horns album artwork 11:41am Wild Pink Sprinter Brain Dulling the Horns (Fire Talk)
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Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits album artwork 11:36am Divine Fits Would That Not Be Nice A Thing Called Divine Fits (Merge)
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Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital album artwork 11:31am Handsome Furs When I Get Back Sound Kapital (Sub Pop)
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11:29am sponj Local Body Follows The Best EP (self-released)
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Cocteau Twins - Victorialand album artwork 11:24am Cocteau Twins Little Spacey Victorialand (4AD)
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Kate Bush - The Kick Inside album artwork 11:20am Kate Bush Wuthering Heights The Kick Inside (EMI)
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