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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 - 10am hour
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)
Track Notes: By request for Mark! Buy Lita Ford Lita at Reckless Records Buy Lita Ford at iTunes Buy Lita Ford Lita at eMusic Add to Collection
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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Cults - To The Ghosts album artwork 9:29am Cults Behave To The Ghosts (Imperial)
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Cults - To The Ghosts album artwork 9:29am Cults Behave To The Ghosts (Imperial)
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Blood Red Shoes - Ghosts on Tape album artwork 9:24am Blood Red Shoes Morbid Fascination Ghosts on Tape (Jazz Life)
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Wolf Parade - Expo 86 album artwork 9:19am Wolf Parade Ghost Pressure Expo 86 (Sub Pop)
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Font - Strange Burden album artwork 9:15am Font Natalie's Song Strange Burden (Acrophase)
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The Clash - London Calling album artwork 9:09am The Clash Lost in the Supermarket London Calling (Epic)
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Los Campesinos! - All Hell album artwork 9:05am Los Campesinos! Moonstruck All Hell (Heart Swells)
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Erasure - Chorus album artwork 9:02am Erasure Chorus Chorus (Sire)
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8/2 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:57am James Brown Ain't That A Groove Star Time (Polydor)
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Bonobo - The North Borders album artwork 11:50am Bonobo Cirrus The North Borders (Ninja Tune)
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Toro Y Moi - What For? album artwork 11:47am Toro Y Moi What You Want What For? (Carpark)
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11:43am Washed Out Say Goodbye Notes from a Quiet Life (Sub Pop)
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Fever Ray - Radical Romantics album artwork 11:37am Fever Ray Carbon Dioxide Radical Romantics (Mute)
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Caribou - Suddenly album artwork 11:34am Caribou Lime Suddenly (Merge)
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Sofi Tukker - Bread album artwork 11:31am Sofi Tukker Throw Some Ass Bread (Virgin)
Track Notes: Record out 8/23! Buy Sofi Tukker Bread at Reckless Records Buy Sofi Tukker at iTunes Buy Sofi Tukker Bread at eMusic Add to Collection
11:26am Flying Lotus Burning Down the House (feat. George Clinton) Flamagra (Warp)
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BADBADNOTGOOD - Mid Spiral album artwork 11:21am BADBADNOTGOOD Best Left Unresolved Mid Spiral (XL)
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Lupe Fiasco - Samurai album artwork 11:18am Lupe Fiasco Local Cake Samurai (1st and 15th Too/Thirty Tigers)
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Storefront Church - Ink & Oil album artwork 11:11am Storefront Church The High Room Ink & Oil (self-released)
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Donny Hathaway - Extension Of A Man album artwork 11:10am Donny Hathaway Local Love, Love, Love Extension Of A Man (Atco)
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