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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

10/25 - 10am hour
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies album artwork 10:38am Suicidal Tendencies Possessed Suicidal Tendencies (Frontier)
Track Notes: By request for Al! Buy Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies at Reckless Records Buy Suicidal Tendencies at iTunes Buy Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies at eMusic Add to Collection
Porridge Radio - Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me album artwork 10:36am Porridge Radio Sleeptalker Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me (Secretly Canadian)
Buy Porridge Radio Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me at Reckless Records Buy Porridge Radio at iTunes Buy Porridge Radio Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me at eMusic Add to Collection
Horrorpops - Kiss Kiss Kill Kill album artwork 10:31am Horrorpops Keep My Picture! Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (Hellcat)
Buy Horrorpops Kiss Kiss Kill Kill at Reckless Records Buy Horrorpops at iTunes Buy Horrorpops Kiss Kiss Kill Kill at eMusic Add to Collection
TV On the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain album artwork 10:26am TV On the Radio Wolf Like Me Return To Cookie Mountain (Interscope)
Buy TV On the Radio Return To Cookie Mountain at Reckless Records Buy TV On the Radio at iTunes Buy TV On the Radio Return To Cookie Mountain at eMusic Add to Collection
MEMORIALS - Memorial Waterslides album artwork 10:23am MEMORIALS Acceptable Experience Memorial Waterslides (Fire)
Buy MEMORIALS Memorial Waterslides at Reckless Records Buy MEMORIALS at iTunes Buy MEMORIALS Memorial Waterslides at eMusic Add to Collection
Phantogram - Memory of a Day album artwork 10:18am Phantogram All A Mystery Memory of a Day (Neon Gold/Avenue A)
Buy Phantogram Memory of a Day at Reckless Records Buy Phantogram at iTunes Buy Phantogram Memory of a Day at eMusic Add to Collection
Graveyard Club - Goodnight Paradise album artwork 10:15am Graveyard Club Witchcraft Goodnight Paradise (self-released)
Track Notes: By request for Mike! Buy Graveyard Club Goodnight Paradise at Reckless Records Buy Graveyard Club at iTunes Buy Graveyard Club Goodnight Paradise at eMusic Add to Collection
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 album artwork 10:10am Run the Jewels Lie, Cheat, Steal Run the Jewels 2 (Mass Appeal)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 at Reckless Records Buy Run the Jewels at iTunes Buy Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 at eMusic Add to Collection
10:06am The Messengers Local Midnight Hour 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60's Garage & Psychedelia from U.S.A. and Destination Records (Sundazed)
Buy The Messengers 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60's Garage & Psychedelia from U.S.A. and Destination Records at Reckless Records Buy The Messengers at iTunes Buy The Messengers 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60's Garage & Psychedelia from U.S.A. and Destination Records at eMusic Add to Collection
10:02am Chris & Cosey October (Love Song) single (Conspiracy)
Track Notes: By request for Mark! Buy Chris & Cosey single at Reckless Records Buy Chris & Cosey at iTunes Buy Chris & Cosey single at eMusic Add to Collection
10/25 - 9am hour
The Smile - Cutouts album artwork 9:58am The Smile No Words Cutouts (XL)
Buy The Smile Cutouts at Reckless Records Buy The Smile at iTunes Buy The Smile Cutouts at eMusic Add to Collection
Radar Eyes - Radar Eyes album artwork 9:52am Radar Eyes Local Superman Radar Eyes (Plustapes)
Buy Radar Eyes Radar Eyes at Reckless Records Buy Radar Eyes at iTunes Buy Radar Eyes Radar Eyes at eMusic Add to Collection
9:48am fantasy of a broken heart Ur Heart Stops Beating single (Dots Per Inch)
Track Notes: By request for Stephen! Buy fantasy of a broken heart single at Reckless Records Buy fantasy of a broken heart at iTunes Buy fantasy of a broken heart single at eMusic Add to Collection
The Feeders - The Feeders album artwork 9:45am The Feeders Local Sara You're My Savior The Feeders (self-released)
Buy The Feeders The Feeders at Reckless Records Buy The Feeders at iTunes Buy The Feeders The Feeders at eMusic Add to Collection
Chvrches - Screen Violence album artwork 9:39am Chvrches Final Girl Screen Violence (Glassnote)
Buy Chvrches Screen Violence at Reckless Records Buy Chvrches at iTunes Buy Chvrches Screen Violence at eMusic Add to Collection
Blood Red Shoes - Ghosts on TApe album artwork 9:36am Blood Red Shoes Morbid Fascination Ghosts on TApe (Jazz Life)
Buy Blood Red Shoes Ghosts on TApe at Reckless Records Buy Blood Red Shoes at iTunes Buy Blood Red Shoes Ghosts on TApe at eMusic Add to Collection
Tindersticks - Soft Tissue album artwork 9:30am Tindersticks Dont Walk, Run Soft Tissue (City Slang)
Buy Tindersticks Soft Tissue at Reckless Records Buy Tindersticks at iTunes Buy Tindersticks Soft Tissue at eMusic Add to Collection
Band of Horses - Cease To Begin album artwork 9:26am Band of Horses is there a ghost Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
Buy Band of Horses Cease To Begin at Reckless Records Buy Band of Horses at iTunes Buy Band of Horses Cease To Begin at eMusic Add to Collection
Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks album artwork 9:23am Karen Elson The Ghost Who Walks The Ghost Who Walks (Third Man)
Buy Karen Elson The Ghost Who Walks at Reckless Records Buy Karen Elson at iTunes Buy Karen Elson The Ghost Who Walks at eMusic Add to Collection
Honeyglaze - Real Deal album artwork 9:18am Honeyglaze Ghost Real Deal (Fat Possum)
Buy Honeyglaze Real Deal at Reckless Records Buy Honeyglaze at iTunes Buy Honeyglaze Real Deal at eMusic Add to Collection
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours album artwork 9:12am Cut Copy So Haunted In Ghost Colours (Modular)
Buy Cut Copy In Ghost Colours at Reckless Records Buy Cut Copy at iTunes Buy Cut Copy In Ghost Colours at eMusic Add to Collection
Cassie Ramone - Sweetheart album artwork 9:09am Cassie Ramone They Hide Their Eyes Sweetheart (CD-R)
Buy Cassie Ramone Sweetheart at Reckless Records Buy Cassie Ramone at iTunes Buy Cassie Ramone Sweetheart at eMusic Add to Collection
Daft Punk - Human After All album artwork 9:02am Daft Punk Human After All Human After All (Virgin)
Buy Daft Punk Human After All at Reckless Records Buy Daft Punk at iTunes Buy Daft Punk Human After All at eMusic Add to Collection
10/18 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:54am James Brown Funky Drummer Star Time (Polydor)
Buy James Brown Star Time at Reckless Records Buy James Brown at iTunes Buy James Brown Star Time at eMusic Add to Collection
The Posies - Amazing Disgrace album artwork 11:50am The Posies Fight It (If You Want) Amazing Disgrace (DCG)
Buy The Posies Amazing Disgrace at Reckless Records Buy The Posies at iTunes Buy The Posies Amazing Disgrace at eMusic Add to Collection
Superdrag - Regretfully Yours album artwork 11:46am Superdrag Destination Ursa Major Regretfully Yours (Elektra)
Buy Superdrag Regretfully Yours at Reckless Records Buy Superdrag at iTunes Buy Superdrag Regretfully Yours at eMusic Add to Collection
The Feeders - The Feeders album artwork 11:43am The Feeders Local Sara You're My Savior The Feeders (self-released)
Buy The Feeders The Feeders at Reckless Records Buy The Feeders at iTunes Buy The Feeders The Feeders at eMusic Add to Collection
Titus Andronicus - The Will To Live album artwork 11:38am Titus Andronicus (I'm) Screwed The Will To Live (Merge)
Buy Titus Andronicus The Will To Live at Reckless Records Buy Titus Andronicus at iTunes Buy Titus Andronicus The Will To Live at eMusic Add to Collection
Los Campesinos! - Sick Scenes album artwork 11:33am Los Campesinos! Got Stendhal's Sick Scenes (Wichita)
Buy Los Campesinos! Sick Scenes at Reckless Records Buy Los Campesinos! at iTunes Buy Los Campesinos! Sick Scenes at eMusic Add to Collection
Pulsars - Pulsars album artwork 11:29am Pulsars Local Save You Pulsars (Tiny Global)
Buy Pulsars Pulsars at Reckless Records Buy Pulsars at iTunes Buy Pulsars Pulsars at eMusic Add to Collection
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