By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Cloud Eleven – Footnote (West Coast, 2019) The minimalist front cover that houses Rick Gallego’s latest, meticulously crafted …
Reviews: 7.2.19: A Double Dose of Heyman: Richard X. and Richie Deliver Superb Garage Rock and Pop and Roll in Two New Releases
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Richard X. Heyman | Pop Circles (Turn-Up, 2019)The Doughboys | Running for Covers (Ram, 2019) Perhaps the greatest …
Reviews: 6.25.19: Astral Drive’s Plea for Love, Butch Young’s Stories of People in Crisis, and Farrington’s Retro-Fueled Pretty Pictures
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Astral Drive | “Wishing I Could Change the World”(Lojinx, 2019) Phil Thornalley, Britain’s champion of 1970s-era Todd Rundgren, …
Reviews: 6.13.19: David Brookings and Willie Wisely Fill Our Hearts With Song
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio David Brookings and the Average Lookings Scorpio Monologue (2019) After the credits roll at the end of the …
Reviews: 6.11.19: Songs and Stories from Ray Paul, Smith and Jones, and Kenny Herbert
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Ray Paul | Bloody Rubbish (Kool Kat Musik, 2019) The slim, trendy, smiling pop art-ish musician, drawn with …
Reviews: 6.6.19: New Releases: The Weeklings, Alex Chilton, Bryan Estepa, and Jacob Panic
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Weeklings | “I Want You Again” (Jem, 2019) It is a bushelful of happy that greets me …
Reviews: 5.9.19: When Joy was Job One: Ken Sharp’s “World’s Fair” is an Affectionate Trip Back in Time
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Ken Sharp | “World’s Fair” (Jetfighter, 2019) Think back to when you were a kid; think back to …
Reviews: 4.24.19: Armchair Oracles’ Guitar Pop Shines, and Lannie Flowers McCartneys Things Up
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Armchair OraclesCaught by Light (Kool Kat Musik (CD), 2019) Comprising 10 songs drawn in bewitching colors, doused with …
Reviews: 4.11.19: Brad Marino Makes a Rock, Pop and Roll Connection
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Brad Marino | Extra Credit (Rum Bar, 2019) The Connection’s Brad Marino serves up a dynamic and breathless …