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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

8/2 - 11am hour
Previous Industries - Service Merchandise album artwork 11:04am Previous Industries Local Fotomat Service Merchandise (Merge)
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The Posies - Frosting on the Beater album artwork 11:00am The Posies Dream All Day Frosting on the Beater (DGC)
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8/2 - 10am hour
Mazes - The Violent Tapes album artwork 10:55am Mazes Local Twinning The Violent Tapes (Sanzimat International)
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10:51am Sonic45 Local You and I Are Stereo Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
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10:51am Sonic45 Local You and I Are Stereo Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
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The Muffs - Whoop Dee Doo album artwork 10:46am The Muffs Weird Boy Next Door Whoop Dee Doo (Burger)
Buy The Muffs Whoop Dee Doo at Reckless Records Buy The Muffs at iTunes Buy The Muffs Whoop Dee Doo at eMusic Add to Collection
Redd Kross - Redd Kross album artwork 10:42am Redd Kross Stunt Queen Redd Kross (In the Red)
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10:38am Jane's Addiction Mountain Song Nothing's Shocking (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: By request for Al! Buy Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking at Reckless Records Buy Jane's Addiction at iTunes Buy Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking at eMusic Add to Collection
Los Campesinos! - All Hell album artwork 10:32am Los Campesinos! A Psychic Wound All Hell (Heart Swells)
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The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again album artwork 10:29am The Decemberists Born to the Morning As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again (Yabb)
Buy The Decemberists As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again at Reckless Records Buy The Decemberists at iTunes Buy The Decemberists As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again at eMusic Add to Collection
Guadalcanal Diary - flip-flop album artwork 10:25am Guadalcanal Diary Always Saturday flip-flop (Elektra)
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10:18am Deee-Lite World Clique World Clique (Elektra)
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Bootsy Collins - The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) album artwork 10:14am Bootsy Collins Jam On (featuring Snoop Dogg and Brandon "Taz" Niederauer) The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) (Bootzilla)
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Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back album artwork 10:09am Public Enemy Don't Believe the Hype It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back (Def Jam)
Track Notes: THROWBACK TRACK OF THE WEEK!!! Buy Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back at Reckless Records Buy Public Enemy at iTunes Buy Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back at eMusic Add to Collection
The Apples in Stereo - Travellers In Space And Time album artwork 10:02am The Apples in Stereo Dance Floor Travellers In Space And Time (Yep Roc)
Buy The Apples in Stereo Travellers In Space And Time at Reckless Records Buy The Apples in Stereo at iTunes Buy The Apples in Stereo Travellers In Space And Time at eMusic Add to Collection
8/2 - 9am hour
Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers album artwork 9:58am Silver Jews There is a Place Tanglewood Numbers (Drag City)
Buy Silver Jews Tanglewood Numbers at Reckless Records Buy Silver Jews at iTunes Buy Silver Jews Tanglewood Numbers at eMusic Add to Collection
MILLY - Your Own Becoming album artwork 9:54am MILLY Drip From The Fountain Your Own Becoming (Dangerbird)
Buy MILLY Your Own Becoming at Reckless Records Buy MILLY at iTunes Buy MILLY Your Own Becoming at eMusic Add to Collection
Ana Tijoux - Vida album artwork 9:49am Ana Tijoux Tu Sae' (feat. Talib Kweli & Plug 1) Vida (Victoria Producciones)
Buy Ana Tijoux Vida at Reckless Records Buy Ana Tijoux at iTunes Buy Ana Tijoux Vida at eMusic Add to Collection
Sotomayor - Orígenes album artwork 9:46am Sotomayor Menéate pa' mí Orígenes (Wonderwheel)
Buy Sotomayor Orígenes at Reckless Records Buy Sotomayor at iTunes Buy Sotomayor Orígenes at eMusic Add to Collection
Girl Ultra - blush album artwork 9:44am Girl Ultra guapa blush (Big Dada)
Buy Girl Ultra blush at Reckless Records Buy Girl Ultra at iTunes Buy Girl Ultra blush at eMusic Add to Collection
Dolph Chaney - This Is Dolph Chaney album artwork 9:38am Dolph Chaney Local Cuddle Party This Is Dolph Chaney (Big Stir)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew! Buy Dolph Chaney This Is Dolph Chaney at Reckless Records Buy Dolph Chaney at iTunes Buy Dolph Chaney This Is Dolph Chaney at eMusic Add to Collection
Gang Gang Dance - Kazuashita album artwork 9:35am Gang Gang Dance Snake Dub Kazuashita (4AD)
Buy Gang Gang Dance Kazuashita at Reckless Records Buy Gang Gang Dance at iTunes Buy Gang Gang Dance Kazuashita at eMusic Add to Collection
KOKOKO! - BUTU album artwork 9:31am KOKOKO! Donne Moi BUTU (Transgressive/PIAS)
Buy KOKOKO! BUTU at Reckless Records Buy KOKOKO! at iTunes Buy KOKOKO! BUTU at eMusic Add to Collection
Psalm One - The Death of Frequent Flyer album artwork 9:25am Psalm One Local The Death Of Frequent Flyer (featuring Thaione Davis and DJDQ of Glue) The Death of Frequent Flyer (Rhymesayers)
Buy Psalm One The Death of Frequent Flyer at Reckless Records Buy Psalm One at iTunes Buy Psalm One The Death of Frequent Flyer at eMusic Add to Collection
Azealia Banks - Broke with Expensive Taste album artwork 9:20am Azealia Banks Idle Delilah Broke with Expensive Taste (Prospect Park)
Buy Azealia Banks Broke with Expensive Taste at Reckless Records Buy Azealia Banks at iTunes Buy Azealia Banks Broke with Expensive Taste at eMusic Add to Collection
Denzel Curry - King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 album artwork 9:16am Denzel Curry ULTRA SHXT (feat. Key Nyata) King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 (Loma Vista/Concord)
Buy Denzel Curry King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 at Reckless Records Buy Denzel Curry at iTunes Buy Denzel Curry King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 at eMusic Add to Collection
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound - Howl album artwork 9:14am JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Local Not Alone Howl (Bloodshot)
Buy JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Howl at Reckless Records Buy JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound at iTunes Buy JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Howl at eMusic Add to Collection
Erasure - Wonderland album artwork 9:09am Erasure Oh L'Amour (The Funky Sisters Remix) Wonderland (Sire)
Buy Erasure Wonderland at Reckless Records Buy Erasure at iTunes Buy Erasure Wonderland at eMusic Add to Collection
Pepe Deluxé - Comix Sonix album artwork 9:08am Pepe Deluxé Everybody Is Comix Sonix (Catskills)
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7/19 - 11am hour
James Brown - Star Time album artwork 11:55am James Brown Get On The Good Foot 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
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