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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

8/9 - 11am hour
The Reds, Pinks and Purples - The Town That Cursed Your Name album artwork 11:32am The Reds, Pinks and Purples Too Late for an Early Grave The Town That Cursed Your Name (Slumberland)
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11:27am Sonic45 Local You and I Are Stereo Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
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11:22am The Cathy Santonies Local I'm Yr Friend! I'm Yr Revolution! I'm Yr Friend! I'm Yr Revolution! (self-released)
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Grapetooth - Grapetooth album artwork 11:18am Grapetooth Local Death Grapetooth (Polyvinyl)
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Previous Industries - Service Merchandise album artwork 11:15am Previous Industries Local White Hen Service Merchandise (Merge)
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The Soft Moon - Exister album artwork 11:11am The Soft Moon Answers Exister (Sacred Bones)
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Odonis Odonis - Spectrums album artwork 11:07am Odonis Odonis Salesmen Spectrums (Felte)
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This House is Creaking - This House is Creaking album artwork 11:04am This House is Creaking Local Fuck You Pay Me This House is Creaking (THiC)
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8/9 - 10am hour
Princess Nokia - A Girl Cried Red album artwork 10:59am Princess Nokia Look Up Kid A Girl Cried Red (Rough Trade)
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Shygirl - ALIAS album artwork 10:56am Shygirl TASTY ALIAS (Because)
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10:52am Yelle Complètement fou Complètement Fou (Kemosabe)
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10:49am Charli XCX B2B brat (Atlantic)
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Girl Ultra - blush album artwork 10:47am Girl Ultra guapa blush (Big Dada)
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Monophonics - In Your Brain album artwork 10:42am Monophonics There's a Riot Going On In Your Brain (Ubiquity)
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Ghost Funk Orchestra - A Trip to the Moon album artwork 10:39am Ghost Funk Orchestra Space Walk A Trip to the Moon (Karma Chief)
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10:36am Parlor Greens The Ripper In Green We Dream (Colemine)
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Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peepshow album artwork 10:31am Siouxsie & The Banshees The Killing Jar Peepshow (Geffen)
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Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi album artwork 10:28am Anna Calvi Suzanne And I Anna Calvi (Domino)
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Brigitte Calls Me Baby - The Future Is Our Way Out album artwork 10:23am Brigitte Calls Me Baby Local The Future Is Our Way Out The Future Is Our Way Out (ATO)
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De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising album artwork 10:18am De La Soul Me Myself and I 3 Feet High and Rising (Tommy Boy)
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10:13am Common & Pete Rock Local Chi-Town Do It The Auditorium, Vol. 1 (Loma Vista)
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N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton album artwork 10:10am N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton Straight Outta Compton (Ruthless/Priority)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton at Reckless Records Buy N.W.A. at iTunes Buy N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton at eMusic Add to Collection
10:04am The Purcells Local Back in the Yard Landscape Listens (self-released)
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Dr. Dog - Dr. Dog album artwork 10:00am Dr. Dog Fat Dog Dr. Dog (We Buy Gold)
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8/9 - 9am hour
The Chamber Strings - Gospel Morning album artwork 9:54am The Chamber Strings Local Dead Man's Poise Gospel Morning (Pravda Archives)
Track Notes: By request for Lynn! Buy The Chamber Strings Gospel Morning at Reckless Records Buy The Chamber Strings at iTunes Buy The Chamber Strings Gospel Morning at eMusic Add to Collection
Ash - Nu-Clear Sounds album artwork 9:48am Ash Jesus Says Nu-Clear Sounds (Infectious)
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Redd Kross - Redd Kross album artwork 9:45am Redd Kross Stunt Queen Redd Kross (In the Red)
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Gauche - A People 9:40am Gauche Flash A People's History of Gauche (Merge)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew! Buy Gauche A People's History of Gauche at Reckless Records Buy Gauche at iTunes Buy Gauche A People's History of Gauche at eMusic Add to Collection
Lita Ford - Lita album artwork 9:35am Lita Ford Kiss Me Deadly Lita (BMG)
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Bat Fangs - Queen of My World album artwork 9:31am Bat Fangs In the Water Queen of My World (Don Giovanni)
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