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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

8/16 - 10am hour
Lupe Fiasco - Samurai album artwork 10:07am Lupe Fiasco Local No. 1 Headband Samurai (1st and 15th Too/Thirty Tigers)
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Eric B. & Rakim - Don 10:02am Eric B. & Rakim Don't Sweat the Technique Don't Sweat the Technique (MCA)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy Eric B. & Rakim Don't Sweat the Technique at Reckless Records Buy Eric B. & Rakim at iTunes Buy Eric B. & Rakim Don't Sweat the Technique at eMusic Add to Collection
8/16 - 9am hour
The Gaslight Anthem - History Books album artwork 9:57am The Gaslight Anthem Positive Charge History Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
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Let 9:54am Let's Wrestle Tanks In The Court Of The Wrestling Let's (Merge)
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Placebo - Loud Like Love album artwork 9:49am Placebo Loud Like Love Loud Like Love (Vertigo)
Track Notes: Shoutout to Reed & Tangerine! Buy Placebo Loud Like Love at Reckless Records Buy Placebo at iTunes Buy Placebo Loud Like Love at eMusic Add to Collection
Kaycie Satterfield - Rosie album artwork 9:45am Kaycie Satterfield Video Girl Rosie (Earth Libraries)
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9:42am The Moses Gun Local Better Things The Moses Gun (DKT)
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Pom Poko - This Is Our House album artwork 9:38am Pom Poko Time This Is Our House (Bella Union/PIAS)
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Crack Cloud - Red Mile album artwork 9:33am Crack Cloud I Am (I Was) Red Mile (Jagjaguwar)
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Prince Rama - Top Ten Hits of the End of the World album artwork 9:26am Prince Rama Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever Top Ten Hits of the End of the World (Paw Tracks)
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Royksopp & Robyn - Do It Again album artwork 9:21am Royksopp & Robyn Do It Again Do It Again (Dog Triumph)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew! Buy Royksopp & Robyn Do It Again at Reckless Records Buy Royksopp & Robyn at iTunes Buy Royksopp & Robyn Do It Again at eMusic Add to Collection
Font - Strange Burden album artwork 9:18am Font It Strange Burden (Acrophase)
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Nitzer Ebb - That Total Age album artwork 9:10am Nitzer Ebb Join in the Chant That Total Age (UMG)
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This House is Creaking - This House is Creaking album artwork 9:08am This House is Creaking Local Fuck You Pay Me This House is Creaking (THiC)
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9:02am M/A/R/R/S Pump Up the Volume single (4AD)
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8/12 - 2pm hour
2:53pm The Juan MacLean Love Stops Here In a Dream (DFA)
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2:49pm Sonic45 Local Supersonic (1st Wave) Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
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2:44pm Redd Kross Stunt Queen Redd Kross (In the Red)
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The Promise Ring - Very Emergency album artwork 2:39pm The Promise Ring Thing Just Getting Good Very Emergency (Jade Tree)
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Rainer Maria - Long Knives Drawn album artwork 2:34pm Rainer Maria Mystery And Misery Long Knives Drawn (Polyvinyl)
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MILLY - Your Own Becoming album artwork 2:31pm MILLY Drip From The Fountain Your Own Becoming (Dangerbird)
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Hot Chip - One Life Stand album artwork 2:25pm Hot Chip One Life Stand One Life Stand (Astralwerks)
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Serengeti + Sicker Man - Doctor My Own Patience album artwork 2:20pm Serengeti + Sicker Man Local Hills Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface)
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Previous Industries - Service Merchandise album artwork 2:18pm Previous Industries Local White Hen Service Merchandise (Merge)
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2:12pm 8-bit crEEps Local Bad Birthday Warm and Happy (Self-released)
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2:09pm Alien Nosejob I'm Lost The Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit (Goner)
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2:05pm Los Campesinos! A Psychic Wound All Hell (Heart Swells)
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Holygram - Modern Cults album artwork 2:00pm Holygram Modern Cults Modern Cults (Cleopatra)
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8/12 - 1pm hour
A Place To Bury Strangers - See Through You album artwork 1:55pm A Place To Bury Strangers Love Reaches Out See Through You (Dedstrange)
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The Drin - Elude the Torch album artwork 1:51pm The Drin Lease on Life Elude the Torch (Feel It)
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