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We’ve Got Winners! The Hangabouts’ Kits & Cats and Saxon Wives Goes to…
…Bob Fenster and Glenn Black. Congratulations! A copy of The Hangabouts’ wonderful CD and a very snazzy-looking green guitar pick will be going out to each of you shortly. Thanks for entering! More contests coming soon. Meanwhile, thanks for hanging out with us here in cyberspace and listening to the greatest melodic pop music in… Continue reading
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Win The Hangabouts’ Kits and Cats and Saxon Wives, and a Green Hangabouts Pick!
The Hangabouts’ sweet sophomore album, Kits and Cats and Saxon Wives, has risen to the top of the pops. With a baker’s dozen top-flight tunes and a deep well of craft and imagination, the band has produced a set of songs that will surely wind up populating best-of lists when best-of time comes about later… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 05.18.17: Songs, Bond Songs: The Music of 007; Chris Price; Fun of the Pier, and More
Spins and Reviews | 05.18.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Various Artists | Songs, Bond Songs: The Music of 007 (2017) Curry Cuts’ third release, after swimming with lite rockers and second British Invasioneers, continues the label’s successful run of specially-curated themed compilations with this gathering of 26 covers of all of the… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 05.15.17: Robyn Gibson’s Bob of the Pops Vol. 1, Cirrone, The Cool Whips, and More
Spins and Reviews | 05.15.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Robyn Gibson | Bob of the Pops Vol. 1 (2017) A buoyant exercise in the art of homage, Bob of the Pops Vol. 1 finds The Junipers’ multi-instrumentalist Robyn Gibson having a good old time putting his warm, wide-eyed spin on 14 favorite… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 05.11.17: Cait Brennan, Bryan Estepa, The Wellingtons, Kenny Herbert, Pat Walsh, and More
Spins and Reviews | 05.11.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Cait Brennan | Third (2017) Quite simply, and before I say anything specific about Cait Brennan’s miraculous, astounding, audacious new album, the pairing of this one-of-a-kind artist and multi-instrumentalist and ace producer Fernando Perdomo is surely one of those fortified-in-heaven happenings that make… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 05.10.17: The Blood Rush Hour, Lannie Flowers, The Del Zorros, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, and More
Spins and Reviews | 05.10.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Blood Rush Hour | Who Folds First (2017) This fantastic follow-up to 2014’s miraculous And Then… The Unthinkable Happened is just as wondrous and wide-ranging and crafted with care as has come to be expected from Robert DeStefano’s more-than-reliable outfit. Encompassing a variety… Continue reading
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Tonight at 9 pm ET: Brian Ray Spins Tantalizing Tales of The Bayonets on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation
* Brian Ray sits in with Alan Haber on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation tonight, Tuesday, May 9, at 9 pm ET Fans of Sir Paul–Paul McCartney, of course–will be familiar with Brian Ray’s work in Paul’s band, a position he’s held for the past 15 years. A pretty good gig, we would say! But… Continue reading
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Here Come the Bayonets! Brian Ray Visits Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Tomorrow Night
* Brian Ray sits in with Alan Haber on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 9, at 9 pm ET Fans of Sir Paul–Paul McCartney, of course–will be familiar with Brian Ray’s work in Paul’s band, a position he’s held for the past 15 years. A pretty good gig, we would say!… Continue reading
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Listen to World Premiere Spins from the Greek Theatre’s Kool Kat CD Debut Tonight
Spins and Reviews | 05.08.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio TONIGHT: We kick off a two-week world radio premiere spin of two tracks from The Greek Theatre’s Kool Kat Musik CD debut, Broken Circle We’ve added hundreds of new and new-to-you tracks to our playlist in the last few weeks. We’re excited to… Continue reading
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