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The Legal Matters’ Conrad Says “Hi!” Release Day is Here!
It’s release day for The Legal Matters’ new album, Conrad, who, by the way, says “Hi!” There certainly has been no lack of attention paid to this tremendous long player; this is for good reason. Conrad is quite simply a winning achievement. My in-depth review, originally published here on October 4, is reproduced below for those… Continue reading
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Terry Draper Opens a Window to His 1980s World on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation
A preview and a review by Alan Haber Terry Draper’s sparkling new collection, the wonderfully expansive Window on the World: The Lost 80’s Tapes, will be released this Friday, October 28; Terry will be speaking with me about it on a special edition of Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation next Tuesday, November 1 at 8 pm… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 10.19.16: Tommy Lorente, The Universal Thump, and More
Spins and Reviews | 10.19.16 | by Alan Haber A quartet of fine songs from some of our favorite artists, just scratching the surface of music being added to our playlist… Tommy Lorente | “Supernova” A trip back in time for the French guitar maestro, combining the engine of a 1960s mid-tempo beat charmer with… Continue reading
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The Legal Matters…Matter
Spins and Reviews | 10.18.16 | by Alan Haber The Legal Matters | Conrad (Omnivore, 2016) The countdown is on for a number of career-defining, musical paragons set to release within the next few weeks. These meticulously crafted recordings not only prove their worth by being accepted with open arms by knowledgeable, discerning listeners, they… Continue reading
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David Myhr Channels ELO in Soundtrack Smash
Spins and Reviews | 10.11.16 | by Alan Haber David Myhr | “Spellbound” (From the upcoming film Flykten till Framtiden (My Future Love)) Update (10.14.16): “Spellbound” can be purchased at iTunes and Amazon, and heard on Spotify. David Myhr and Jimmy Lagnefors, whose soundtrack graces the time travel-themed film Flykten till Framtiden, co-wrote this rather authentic sounding and eminently… Continue reading
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“…and the Human Voice”
The Legal Matters set a new standard for vocal harmonies in melodic pop music. Spins and Reviews | 10.4.16 | by Alan Haber The Legal Matters | Conrad (Omnivore, 2016) On the inside left panel of the gatefold sleeve of The Association’s 1970 double album “Live”, a list of the band members, titled The Players,… Continue reading
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A Monkey, a Horn Section, and a Temper Tantrum Walk Into a Bar…
Spins and Reviews | 9.27.16 | by Alan Haber Vanilla | “Don’t Lose Your Temper” A Pure Pop Radio Exclusive Through 9/29 A monkey, a horn section, and a temper tantrum waiting to happen walk into a bar… It sounds like the start of one of those stale jokes that pours through a drinking… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.15.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.15.16 | by Alan Haber Here is another example of what’s new on our air, and it’s a great one… Goggy | Satellites and Saints It was her first spoken word–not a word that anyone would recognize, mind you, but a word nonetheless. It was the first word that came into… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.14.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.14.16 | by Alan Haber We’re rotating more than 9,000 hand-picked songs, including ones from the following melodic pop treats… Stephen Bishop | Blueprint I don’t know where I would have wound up on the melodic pop scale had I not been introduced to the music of Stephen Bishop in… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.13.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.13.16 | by Alan Haber Welcome to day one of Pure Pop Radio’s New Music Bowl, a celebration of some of the new songs and artists being added to the Pure Pop Radio playlist. Among the hundreds of additions we’ve made over the past few weeks, all now playing in rotation… Continue reading
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