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Elton John’s Behind the Piano During Tonight’s Edition of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing
Spin a couple of Beatles cover songs from a pair of legendary musical duos, welcome Elton John to the stage and studio, and hit the ground running with five classic Beatles and solo Beatles numbers, and you’ve got another stellar edition of Ken Michaels’ weekly Beatles get-together, Every Little Thing. The fun kicks off tonight… Continue reading
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Timmy Sean’s Songs of the Week Project Rolls On With Poppified Cover of BTO’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”
Following two original songs made available as part of his ambitious Songs of the Week project, musician extraordinaire Timmy Sean has seeded week three’s slot with a poppified cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.” B-b-b-baby, it’s something that you’re never gonna forget! Says Timmy: “I was given the opportunity in 2014 to… Continue reading
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More New Music Debuts! Join Us for Top of the Pops Thursday!
You say you want more new music added to the Pure Pop Radio playlist? We’re only too happy to accommodate! Let’s get right to it, shall we? Here are more of the new songs and artists that are now shaking the walls in rotation here at our sumptuous broadcasting headquarters: Michael Carpenter | “The Only… Continue reading
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New Songs? New Artists? We’ve Got ’em! Welcome to New Adds Wednesday!
Welcome to New Adds Wednesday, for which we have gathered together a melodically-charged group of songs and artists that are new to the Pure Pop Radio playlist. We’ve got so much music to add–more than 150 songs have been added in just the past few days, with more to come–that we’ll also be reporting on… Continue reading
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I Love That Song! #7: “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road?” by The Beatles
Buried near the end of side two of the Beatles’ 1968 self-titled masterwork (more commonly known as the White Album), and coming right before the sweetly sung romantic ballad “I Will,” “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road?” finds Paul McCartney posing a musical question still not properly and conclusively answered so many years… Continue reading
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Calling All Fools! Ken’s Spinning a Fool’s Set on Tonight’s Every Little Thing
If day after day you’re alone on a hill, you’ll want to tune in to tonight’s edition of Ken Michaels’ Beatles get-together, Every Little Thing, which begins at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio. Ken’s in the mood to spin a quartet of solo Beatles tunes with the word “fool” in the titles. Plus:… Continue reading
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Graham Alexander Dazzles With New Album, Repeat Deceiver
Graham Alexander | Repeat Deceiver | Victor Talking Machine Company | 2014 A review, by Alan Haber With his first, self-titled record in 2011, Graham Alexander hit the bricks as the real deal right out of the gate, swinging for the fences with his finely-honed pop sense, great songwriting and performing skills. To up the… Continue reading
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Timmy Sean Explodes in 2015 With Visionary Song of the Week Project!
Pure Pop Radio favorite Timmy Sean has undertaken an awesome project that will see a new song by him available each and every week this year on his Bandcamp page. That’s 52 new songs in 2015 from the former Luzer singer/songwriter, current solo artist, and leader of the synth-pop collective, Sir Video. What a groovy… Continue reading
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Surf School Dropouts Pop Brightly on Great New Track, Exclusive to Pure Pop Radio!
We’ve got a great song for you. We’re thrilled, in fact, to be able to bring you a new, exclusive track from Surf School Dropouts’ upcoming album, provisionally titled Destination Sunshine. A mix of sixties and seventies pop with a healthy dose of Beach Boys vocalese, a generous dollop of Motown sexiness, alluring horns and… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: The Website. Year Two and Beyond!
What a difference a year and a couple of days makes. We didn’t know what to expect when we kicked off this website on December 29, 2013. Every new website is a shot in the dark, and nothing is guaranteed. We wondered how we would be received. We patiently waited to see what would happen.… Continue reading
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