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New on Pure Pop Radio 09.05.17: The Weeklings’ Wild Take On the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer,” New Sincerity Works’ Latest, and Poppermost’s Melody Explosion
Spins and Reviews | 09.05.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Weeklings | “Paperback Writer” (Single, 2017) Lefty, Zeek, Rocky and Smokestack huddle together and Weekling-ize the number one 1966 Billboard chart Beatles smash with an in-your-face-and-your-ears-too injection of contemporary immediacy, tight-knit harmonies, a surprising and smile-inducing…break, rhythmic whirligigs, Lefty’s spot-on Paul McCartney-esque… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 08.29.17: NRBQ, Bubble Gum Orchestra, Neil Finn, Winterpills, and Crime Scene are Top of the Pops
Spins and Reviews | 08.29.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio NRBQ | Happy Talk (Omnivore, 2017) Entertaining adoring audiences for five decades, the undeniably versatile and forever-sure-to-please band shows no signs of hanging up their rather extensive repertoire. Happy Talk, a joyous five-song EP that was cut during a touring break, follows the… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 08.16.17: Fernando Perdomo’s Golden Hour, This is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Vol. 4, and Sitcom Neighbor’s Shag
Spins and Reviews | 08.16.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Fernando Perdomo | The Golden Hour (2017) The fourth album from vaunted producer (Cait Brennan, Chris Price, Linda Perhacs) and recording artist Fernando Perdomo is a widescreen collection of heartfelt songs. Recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and played and sung entirely… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 08.15.17: Coke Belda Wins Again, Bob of the Pops is Popping Again, and the Bye Bye Blackbirds Soar
Spins and Reviews | 08.15.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Coke Belda | Coke Belda 3 (Gs) (2017) So natural is Coke Belda’s ability to breathe new life into the songs of the Bee Gees that it would seem perfectly acceptable to call him “Mr. Natural,” at least temporarily, and in honor of… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 08.09.17: Raspberries Live, Lisa Mychols, and Poppermost
Spins and Reviews | 08.09.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Raspberries | Pop Art Live (Omnivore, 2017) For a thrilling listening experience back in 1976, you could do worse than planting Raspberries’ Best featuring Eric Carmen on your turntable. Every one of the 10 tracks on offer was bang-zoom top-flight–“Go All the Way,”… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 08.08.17: Special Karla Kane/Fun of the Pier All Aboard 2017 Tour Edition
Spins and Reviews | 08.08.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Karla Kane | King’s Daughters Home For Incurables (2017) Fun of the Pier | 14:42 (2017) It’s the voices that bind these two superlative releases together. It’s as if the recording of each release was purposeful in that regard, as if these releases… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 07.11.17: Terry Draper’s “She’s All Mine,” Cliff Hillis, Carpenter Caswell, Vegas With Randolph featuring Lannie Flowers, and More
Spins and Reviews | 07.11.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Terry Draper | “She’s All Mine” (from the album Remarkable Women) (2017) Written this past May, recorded in June, and released just days ago, this freshly-plucked, catchy tune, a love song about Terry’s wife Anna, celebrates her charm in a rather charming way.… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 6.29.17: Richard X. Heyman and Bill DeMain
Spins and Reviews | 06.29.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio We’ve added hundreds of new and new-to-you songs and artists to our playlist; here are reviews of two of our favorite new albums from two of our favorite melodic pop artists… A Richard X. Heyman Spectacular: Incognito (Turn-Up, 2017) and seven songs left… Continue reading
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Cherry Parkes’ Basement Tapes: A Pure Pop Radio World Premiere
* Listen to the world radio premiere of Cherry Parkes’ previously-unheard ’60s classic, “The Man of the Moment,” tonight at both 8 and 9 pm ET! Thanks to the Charlatan Record Cartel. * Cherry Parkes | “The Man of the Moment” (Charlatan Record Cartel, 2017) “These were in my basement. Maybe you can do something… Continue reading
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