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The Top Pop Tunes are Top of Mind on Pure Pop Radio
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Melodic pop’s top poppers are putting smiles on the faces of melodic pop fans all around the world. Why, it’s a melange of melody, harmony, and just plain good music swirling around us…and it feels good! Here at Pure Pop Radio, we’re spinning a rotation chock full of… Continue reading
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Reviews: 12.19.19: Last-Minute Melodic Stocking Stuffers!
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio And now, a few more melodic Christmas goodies to add to your gift lists (another 11 are reviewed here). There are only five more shopping days until the big day, so you’d better get clicking… Have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, everyone. We’ll see… Continue reading
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Welcome to Pure Pop Radio’s Holly Jolly Christmas Party!
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio So how’s it going? Have you checked your 2018 holiday gift list once, and then twice? Do you have room on your list for some melodic Christmas song gems to give to yourself, your friends and your family? Of course you do! We’ll be here all week–our Holly… Continue reading
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Our Holiday Gift Suggestions Keep On Coming. Here’s Another One, Full of Love
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Dana Countryman | Cabaret of Love (Sterling Swan, 2018)The year is not complete without a musical missive from melodic pop music’s melody and harmony king. Dana Countryman lights December bright with one of 2018’s top long players, a joyous song cycle that surveys the feeling that unites us… Continue reading
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Reviews | 9.20.18: Danny Wilkerson, Jay Stansfield’s Charity Single, Dana Countryman and Scott McPherson, and Bryan Estepa
Danny Wilkerson | Wilkerson (Spyderpop, 2018) Working together with Bleu, who produced this superlative pure pop platter and co-wrote the songs, Danny Wilkerson, the always-and-forever Pengwin, has whipped up a self-titled opus that is by far this year’s most affecting collection of catchy, melodic earworms. Joined in the studio by Jellyfish’s Roger Joseph Manning Jr.,… Continue reading
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100+ Songs Added to the Pure Pop Radio Playlist, Including the New Single from Paul McCartney. Now’s the Time to Tune In!
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio More than 100 new and new-to-you songs, including the latest releases from your favorite melodic pop music artists, have been added to the Pure Pop Radio playlist. At the top of the list are two new songs, released as a single, from Paul McCartney’s forthcoming album, Egypt Station–the… Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Dana Countryman (Airdate: November 8, 2017)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio As I wrote this past January in my Favorite Records of the Year: Stars of 2017 feature, “The fourth time’s the charm, although it certainly can be said that the previous three times have been equally charming; The Joy of Pop is nothing less than a joy, another… Continue reading
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Favorite Records of the Year: Stars of 2017
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Every year around this time, I sit down to start work on this feature and I marvel at the sheer number of wonderful albums released during the previous 12 months. And then, I’m off and running. The process of reviewing contenders for this list results in a survey… Continue reading
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Win Dana Countryman’s The Joy of Pop!
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Two copies of Dana Countryman’s new CD, The Joy of Pop, are up for grabs in our latest exclusive Pure Pop Radio contest. The Joy of Pop, most definitely one of this year’s best releases, is Dana’s fourth top-notch collection of retro-pop; in my view, it is his… Continue reading
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