Alan Haber’s Pure Pop Radio
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I Love that Album! #1: Fountains of Wayne’s Utopia Parkway (1999)
Fountains of Wayne | Utopia Parkway (Atlantic, 1999) by Alan Haber If Frank Capra had made a movie based on the songs populating Fountains of Wayne’s Utopia Parkway album, he might have called it It’s a Mundane Life. For 14 songs, Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood explore the normal, everyday concerns of a population of… Continue reading
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We Serve Up a Quartetly Add to the Pure Pop Radio Playlist
The past few days saw us spinning some sumptuous sounds from a top-flight quartet of artists. We’ve added these sounds to our playlist; they’re now spinning in rotation, making the world a brighter, more melodic place. From our old friend JoDee Purkypile comes a new song that the artist describes as “a sad waltz” that… Continue reading
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Ho Ho Ho! Jingle Jingle Jingle! Pure Pop Radio’s Annual Holiday Popapalooza Begins Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, at Noon ET
Pure Pop Radio’s Holiday Popapalooza is almost here: Beginning tomorrow, Christmas Eve, at noon ET, we’ll be spinning 36 straight hours of Christmas pop classics from across the decades. You’ll hear all of your favorite artists and beloved standards as you wrap presents, visit with family and friends, and enjoy the happiest day of the… Continue reading
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Two to Go: Timmy Sean’s “It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas” is a Bittersweet Wonder
The second-to-last entry in Timmy Sean’s yearlong Songs of the Week project is a bittersweet Christmas number that ranks among the series’ very best. “It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas” tugs at the heartstrings as it tells the story of love that’s missing, which casts a pall over a person’s holiday celebration. Gorgeous vocal harmonies and a rubbery… Continue reading
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Timmy Sean Inches Closer to the Finish Line: We look at the latest Songs of the Week
With only two weeks left to go in Timmy Sean’s yearlong Songs of the Week project, we look back at the last four songs and, well, there’s at least a couple of tears in each of our eyes because we’d really like it if this would just go on and on. Yeah, that’s probably not… Continue reading
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing Lights Up Pure Pop Radio’s 25 Days of Holiday Cheer
Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing is brand-new tonight at 8 pm ET (5 pm PT) on Pure Pop Radio. This fun episode is one of our gifts to you during our 25 Days of Holiday Cheer. Ken kicks off the fun with a wonderful opening, varied segment that brings tracks from the Beatles, John Lennon, George… Continue reading
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Buckle Up: We Begin the Long Rundown of New Music and Artists Recently Added to the Pure Pop Radio Playlist
A message from Alan Haber: For the past few months, I have been adding hundreds of new songs and artists to the Pure Pop Radio playlist. For a lot of reasons, most notably ongoing health concerns, I have been unable to report on these adds. Since time is marching on at a rather rapid pace, and 2015… Continue reading
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The Beatles Anthology Turns 20: Ken, Steve, Al and Allan Discuss This Milestone on Tonight’s Things We Said Today
You just know that important anniversaries related to the world of the Beatles are going to be discussed on the weekly Fab roundtable, Things We Said Today, so it should come as no surprise that Ken Michaels, Steve Marinucci, Al Sussman and Allan Kozinn talk about the 20th anniversary of the Beatles Anthology on tonight’s… Continue reading
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John, Paul, George, Ringo, David, Patti, Charlie and Harry: Tonight’s Needle Meets Vinyl Has It All!
Your lucky number for tonight is 18: That’s how many top-flight, straight-from-vinyl nuggets Brian Bringelson is bringing you on an all-new edition of Needle Meets Vinyl. The fun begins at 8pm ET (5 pm PT) on Pure Pop Radio. Bob Dylan, with the Band in tow, kicks off tonight’s festivities. Next up: tracks from the… Continue reading
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