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:
7/19 - 9am hour
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9:38am
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Bilal
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All Matter
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Airtight's Revenge (Plug Research)
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9:33am
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NxWorries
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KeepHer (featuring Thundercat)
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Why Lawd? (Stones Throw)
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9:28am
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Mica Paris
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Contrabution (feat. Rakim)
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Contribution (Island)
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Track Notes: By request for Matthew!
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9:24am
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Sweeping Promises
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Connoisseur of Salt
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Good Living is Coming for You (Feel It)
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9:21am
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Gustaf
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Book
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Audio Drag for Ego Slobs (Royal Mountain)
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9:19am
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Acoqui
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Big Risk
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Drive by Dream (Gradual Ego)
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9:12am
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100 gecs Local
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Doritos & Fritos
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10,000 gecs (Dog Show/Atlantic)
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9:06am
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The Electric Peanut Butter Co.
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Mary's Chair
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Trans-Atlantic Psych Classics Vol.1 (Ubiquity)
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9:01am
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Fugees
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Killing Me Softly
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The Score (Ruffhouse)
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7/12 - 11am hour
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11:54am
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James Brown
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Forever Suffering
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The Payback (Polydor)
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11:49am
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Lightfoils Local
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Passage
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Hierarchy (Saint Marie)
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11:43am
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Neon Indian
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Baby's Eyes
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VEGA INTL. Night School (Mom+Pop)
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11:39am
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Nightshifts
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Right Way
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Nightshifts (Birthday Cake)
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11:34am
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Washed Out
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Say Goodbye
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Notes from a Quiet Life (Sub Pop)
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11:30am
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Childish Gambino
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Redbone
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"Awaken, My Love!" (Glassnote)
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11:27am
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NxWorries
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Daydreamin'
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Why Lawd? (Stones Throw)
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11:24am
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Obe Local
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B1
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Lag (Chicago Research)
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11:20am
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Le Tigre
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TKO
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This Island (Universal)
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11:18am
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CRUMBS
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You're Just Jealous
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You're Just Jealous (Skep Wax)
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11:13am
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8-bit crEEps Local
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Artificial
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single (self-released)
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11:10am
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Aztec Camera
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Oblivious
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High Land, Hard Rain (Sire)
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Track Notes: For Bliv and Tangerine!!
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11:06am
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Redd Kross
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Stunt Queen
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Redd Kross (In the Red)
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Track Notes: By request for Tom!
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11:00am
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Greenlights Music Local
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Hollow House
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3AM Smoke (self-released)
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7/12 - 10am hour
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10:55am
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Liana Flores
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Hello again
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Flower of the Soul (Verve)
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10:50am
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Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
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Bomba
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Rising Above Bedlam (Oval)
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Track Notes: By request for Mark!
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10:45am
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La Luz
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Strange World
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News of the Universe (Sub Pop)
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10:40am
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Habibi
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On The Road
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Dreamachine (Kill Rock Stars)
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10:36am
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Anna Jean, The Liminanas, Golden Bug
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L'effet domino
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L'effet domino EP (La Belle)
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Track Notes: By request for Mr. Weather!
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10:31am
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Jamie xx
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Gosh
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In Colour (Young Turks)
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Track Notes: By request for Eddie!
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10:24am
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Wingtips Local
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Deaf Pursuit
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Exposure Therapy (Artoffact)
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