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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Coke Belda (Airdate: August 23, 2017)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Singer-songwriter and world traveler Coke Belda returned to Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation on August 23 in a different role–that of classic melodic pop interpreter, helping to spin and talk about songs from his majestic new album, Coke Belda 3 (Gs): A Tribute to the Bee Gees, now… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio’s Hall of Fame Inducts Fountains of Wayne’s Utopia Parkway (Atlantic, 1999)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio What Is It? Pure Pop Radio’s Hall of Fame celebrates unparalleled work in the field of melodic pop music. All kinds of melodic pop are eligible for induction, from soft-pop to power-pop and all points in-between. Country-pop, bubblegum, art-pop and the like are welcome. Singles, EPs, and albums… 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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Terry Draper, Bubble Gum Orchestra (North America Radio Premiere), Nick Heyward, Gospelbeach, and NRBQ Star on This Week’s Pure Pop Radio Shows on Pop that Goes Crunch
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio This week’s lineup of Pure Pop Radio shows on Pop that Goes Crunch Radio is exploding with today’s top pop stars. Tomorrow night at 8 pm ET on Alan Haber’s Pop Tunes Deejay Show we serve up a big, bulging basketful of new and recently-released pop tunes, with… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Emitt Rhodes (Airdate: March 20, 1997)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio On this sunny Friday, we go way, way back to 1997. The weekly Pure Pop Radio show was two years old and the number one name on my interview want list was heritage pop artist Emitt Rhodes. Way back when, WCBS-FM in New York, New York, the city… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Brian Ray (The Bayonets, Paul McCartney’s Band) (Airdate: May 9, 2017)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Bayonets’ Brian Ray, who you may well know from playing in Sir Paul McCartney’s band for so many years, appeared on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation this past May 9 to talk about the expanded edition of the band’s album Crash Boom Bang! on JEM Records. Brian… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Jamie and Steve (Airdate: August 16, 2017)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Jamie Hoover and Steve Stoeckel, better known these days as the melodic pop duo Jamie and Steve, sat behind the Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation virtual microphones on August 16 to take me and listeners through the ins and outs of their latest hit EP, Sub Textural. Jamie… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio on Pop that Goes Crunch Radio This Week: The Pop Tunes Deejay Show Pops Twice and Coke Belda Sings Bee Gees Classics on In Conversation
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio This week’s Pure Pop Radio signature shows on Pop that Goes Crunch Radio sing sweetly with sparkling, all-new editions of Alan Haber’s Pop Tunes Deejay Show tonight and Thursday night, and a first-run interview with Coke Belda, talking about and playing songs from his smashing new album, Coke… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Richard X. Heyman (Airdate: August 9, 2017)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio One of melodic pop’s most cherished singer-songwriters and performers, Richard X. Heyman, returned to Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation on August 9, 2017 to talk about his recently-released, 12th top-flight album, Incognito. During this spirited show, you’ll hear about how Incognito came to be and go inside the… Continue reading
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