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Ninja DJ Profile

Jenn Rourke (Ninja) has been a radio DJ since 2001. Ninja first became interested in radio at age 7, listening to Casey Kasem's countdown every Sunday. As a teenager, Ninja's radio obsession shifted to the Dr. Demento Show, Loveline, and several Chicago-based music shows.

 

The radio name Ninja dates back to 2004 while interning at a Chicago morning show, because at the time, Ninja also operated MidwestNinja - an automated streaming radio station that played only Midwestern artists.

 

In past lives, Ninja hosted lots of radio shows, including The 2 Blondes Coutdown (countdown show - check), The Dysfunctional Jukebox (comedy music show - check); wrote a column called Hell on Stilts (giving advice to strangers - check), and got fired from writing said column  (everyone in radio gets fired at least once - check).

 

Listen to Ninja's two most recent shows below.

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Ninja's Playlists

10/22 - 8pm hour
Radiohead - Kid A album artwork 8:06pm Radiohead Everything in Its Right Place Kid A (Capitol)
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Pixies - Doggerel album artwork 8:03pm Pixies Get Stimulated Doggerel (BMG)
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10/20 - 11am hour
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - This Is a Mindfulness Drill album artwork 11:52am Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Local Soon It Will Be Fire (feat. Moses Sumney) This Is a Mindfulness Drill (Jagjaguwar)
Buy Hypnotic Brass Ensemble This Is a Mindfulness Drill at Reckless Records Buy Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at iTunes Buy Hypnotic Brass Ensemble This Is a Mindfulness Drill at eMusic Add to Collection
Prince - Sign 11:45am Prince Play In The Sunshine Sign 'O' the Times (Warner Bros.)
Buy Prince Sign 'O' the Times at Reckless Records Buy Prince at iTunes Buy Prince Sign 'O' the Times at eMusic Add to Collection
11:42am Abstract Crimewave Sailing Away The Longest Night (Chimp Limbs)
Buy Abstract Crimewave The Longest Night at Reckless Records Buy Abstract Crimewave at iTunes Buy Abstract Crimewave The Longest Night at eMusic Add to Collection
The Smile - Cutouts album artwork 11:37am The Smile Colours Fly Cutouts (XL)
Buy The Smile Cutouts at Reckless Records Buy The Smile at iTunes Buy The Smile Cutouts at eMusic Add to Collection
Maggie Rogers - Don 11:30am Maggie Rogers Don't Forget Me Don't Forget Me (Debay/Capitol)
Track Notes: Thu @ UC Buy Maggie Rogers Don't Forget Me at Reckless Records Buy Maggie Rogers at iTunes Buy Maggie Rogers Don't Forget Me at eMusic Add to Collection
Brijean - Macro album artwork 11:27am Brijean Workin' On It Macro (Ghostly International)
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PROBLEMS - Enter The Annals album artwork 11:24am PROBLEMS Local Black Hole In The Ocean Enter The Annals (The Record Machine)
Track Notes: Darren Keen is a Lincoln, Nebraska transplant Buy PROBLEMS Enter The Annals at Reckless Records Buy PROBLEMS at iTunes Buy PROBLEMS Enter The Annals at eMusic Add to Collection
Califone - Everybody 11:17am Califone Local Michigan Girls Everybody's Mother (Volume One) (Perishable)
Track Notes: @ FitzGerald's Thu Buy Califone Everybody's Mother (Volume One) at Reckless Records Buy Califone at iTunes Buy Califone Everybody's Mother (Volume One) at eMusic Add to Collection
Sloan - One Chord To Another album artwork 11:15am Sloan The Good In Everyone One Chord To Another (murderecords)
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Tasha - All This and So Much More album artwork 11:12am Tasha Local Party All This and So Much More (Bayonet)
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DJ Shadow - Action Adventure album artwork 11:07am DJ Shadow Craig, Ingels, & Wrightson Action Adventure (Mass Appeal)
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Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve album artwork 11:05am Shemekia Copeland Local Tell The Devil Blame It On Eve (Alligator)
Track Notes: by request Buy Shemekia Copeland Blame It On Eve at Reckless Records Buy Shemekia Copeland at iTunes Buy Shemekia Copeland Blame It On Eve at eMusic Add to Collection
Bartees Strange - Horror album artwork 11:00am Bartees Strange Sober Horror (4AD )
Track Notes: (out 2/14) Buy Bartees Strange Horror at Reckless Records Buy Bartees Strange at iTunes Buy Bartees Strange Horror at eMusic Add to Collection
10/20 - 10am hour
Jamie xx - In Waves album artwork 10:56am Jamie xx Baddy On The Floor (featuring Honey Dijon) In Waves (Young)
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Claude Fontaine - La Mer album artwork 10:52am Claude Fontaine Green Ivy Tapestry La Mer (Innovative Leisure)
Track Notes: 2nd album Buy Claude Fontaine La Mer at Reckless Records Buy Claude Fontaine at iTunes Buy Claude Fontaine La Mer at eMusic Add to Collection
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Live! album artwork 10:48am Bob Marley & the Wailers Slave Driver Live! (Universal)
Track Notes: by request Buy Bob Marley & the Wailers Live! at Reckless Records Buy Bob Marley & the Wailers at iTunes Buy Bob Marley & the Wailers Live! at eMusic Add to Collection
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool album artwork 10:46am Nick Lowe So It Goes Jesus of Cool (Radar)
Track Notes: by request Buy Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool at Reckless Records Buy Nick Lowe at iTunes Buy Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool at eMusic Add to Collection
David Bowie - Scary Monsters album artwork 10:37am David Bowie Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Scary Monsters (RCA)
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MoogStar - Designed album artwork 10:33am MoogStar Whiskey Designed (Joyful Noise)
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10:30am Rahim Redcar DEEP HOLES HOPECORE (Because)
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10:22am Davinci's Notebook Kingdom in the Sky The Life and Times of Mike Fanning (self)
Track Notes: 1999. Quintet 2nd album. Quit their dayjobs after this album came out. Da Vinci's Notebook also recorded a track called The Ballad of The Sneak for the Homestar Runner cartoon website. Buy Davinci's Notebook The Life and Times of Mike Fanning at Reckless Records Buy Davinci's Notebook at iTunes Buy Davinci's Notebook The Life and Times of Mike Fanning at eMusic Add to Collection
The Harvard Din & Tonics - The Green Album album artwork 10:19am The Harvard Din & Tonics McDonald's Girl The Green Album (A Cappella Records)
Track Notes: 2012 Buy The Harvard Din & Tonics The Green Album at Reckless Records Buy The Harvard Din & Tonics at iTunes Buy The Harvard Din & Tonics The Green Album at eMusic Add to Collection
10:15am NeXus Quartet One More Minute single (self)
Buy NeXus Quartet single at Reckless Records Buy NeXus Quartet at iTunes Buy NeXus Quartet single at eMusic Add to Collection
The Linda Lindas - No Obligation album artwork 10:08am The Linda Lindas Too Many Things No Obligation (Epitaph)
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The Hard Quartet - The Hard Quartet album artwork 10:06am The Hard Quartet Rio's Song The Hard Quartet (Matador)
Buy The Hard Quartet The Hard Quartet at Reckless Records Buy The Hard Quartet at iTunes Buy The Hard Quartet The Hard Quartet at eMusic Add to Collection
Zuli - Komy EP album artwork 10:01am Zuli Bo2 (featuring Maoupa Mazzocchetti) Komy EP (self-released)
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10/20 - 9am hour
9:59am Joy Division Isolation Closer (Factory)
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Fat Dog - WOOF. album artwork 9:56am Fat Dog All the Same WOOF. (Domino)
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