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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

5/31 - 10am hour
10:51am Wallows Calling After Me single (Atlantic)
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum album artwork 10:45am King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Magenta Mountain Omnium Gatherum (KGLW)
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10:42am Iris Blue Local Evergreen Over Promise, Almost Deliver (self-released / 2024)
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Jana Rush - Painful Enlightenment album artwork 10:38am Jana Rush Local Moanin' Painful Enlightenment (Planet Mu)
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10:36am The Marias Run Your Mouth Submarine (Atlantic)
Track Notes: By request for Justin! Buy The Marias Submarine at Reckless Records Buy The Marias at iTunes Buy The Marias Submarine at eMusic Add to Collection
Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull the Rope album artwork 10:32am Ibibio Sound Machine Far Away Pull the Rope (Merge)
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Ex Hex - Rips album artwork 10:28am Ex Hex Waste Your Time Rips (Merge)
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10:25am Desert Sharks Deeper single (Substitute Scene)
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Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF album artwork 10:21am Les Savy Fav Void Moon OUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
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The Philharmonik - Kironic album artwork 10:14am The Philharmonik Paradym Kironic (self-released)
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Crystal Waters - Storyteller album artwork 10:11am Crystal Waters 100% Pure Love Storyteller (Mercury)
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Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. album artwork 10:07am Run-D.M.C. Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1) Run-D.M.C. (Profile)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. at Reckless Records Buy Run-D.M.C. at iTunes Buy Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. at eMusic Add to Collection
Broadcast - Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006​-​2009 album artwork 10:01am Broadcast I Want to Be Fine Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006​-​2009 (Warp)
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5/31 - 9am hour
Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes album artwork 9:55am Veruca Salt Local Empty Bottle Ghost Notes (El Camino)
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Liz Phair - Whitechocolatespaceegg album artwork 9:51am Liz Phair Local Polyester Bride Whitechocolatespaceegg (Matador)
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9:47am Flamango Bay Soapbox Sitter Mascara EP (Moshi Moshi)
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Lizzo - Cuz I Love You album artwork 9:43am Lizzo Water Me Cuz I Love You (Nice Life)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew! Buy Lizzo Cuz I Love You at Reckless Records Buy Lizzo at iTunes Buy Lizzo Cuz I Love You at eMusic Add to Collection
9:37am Goldfrapp Become the One Silver Eye (Mute)
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Phantogram - Voices album artwork 9:33am Phantogram Nothing But Trouble Voices (Republic)
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Fat White Family - Forgiveness Is Yours album artwork 9:31am Fat White Family Bullet of Dignity Forgiveness Is Yours (Domino)
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Meatbodies - Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom album artwork 9:25am Meatbodies Billow Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom (In The Red)
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Slowdive - everything is alive album artwork 9:20am Slowdive alife everything is alive (Dead Oceans)
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DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water album artwork 9:15am DIIV Everyone Out Frog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
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They Might Be Giants - Severe Tire Damage album artwork 9:10am They Might Be Giants Dr. Worm Severe Tire Damage (Restless)
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9:07am DEHD Local Light On Poetry (Fat Possum)
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9:01am Teezo Touchdown Making Flippy Floppy Stop Making Sense: A Tribute Album (A24 Music)
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5/17 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:54am James Brown Cold Sweat Star Time (Polydor)
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Empress Of - For Your Consideration album artwork 11:50am Empress Of What's Love (featuring MUNA) For Your Consideration (Giant)
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Valebol - Valebol album artwork 11:44am Valebol Local Multivitaminas Valebol (Otherly Love)
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11:38am Vaudevileins Local Lights Out Lights Out (Self-Released)
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