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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
Everybody knows that Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing is the top of the poppermost weekly radio show covering all things fab. Ken’s been in the thick of Beatles radio for 32 great years–a long, long, long time to be sure. It’s interesting, then, that tonight’s show features a long, long, long set consisting of songs with the word “long” in the title. Pretty cool, huh?
Also singing in fine gear fashion is a set stocked full of solo bonus tracks and an opening run that starts with a live version of Ringo Starr’s “What Goes On” and ends with the Everly Brothers’ “On the Wings of a Nightingale,” written for the duo by none other than Sir Paul McCartney.
Don’t forget to stay tuned at the end of the show, when Ken rolls out his weekly Beatles trivia question. Have your thinking caps ready!
Set your alarm clock for tonight at 9 pm ET for this week’s edition of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing. Enjoy!
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
We love our Monday nights here at Pure Pop Radio, and we know you do too, so let’s crank up the Internet radio thingamajig and make this gear thing happen!
It’s time for another episode of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing, our weekly celebration of all things Beatles. This week, Ken’s spinning a cool mix of Fabs, Macca, Ringo, Al DiMeola (!), the Traveling Wilburys, John, and a special segment focusing on the Beatlesque music of 1982. Tug of War, anybody? (And don’t miss Ken’s interview with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick!)
Don’t miss a second of the festivities, of course, and you won’t as long as you’re tuned in to Pure Pop Radio tonight at 9 pm ET. Don’t forget to stick around at the end of the show for Ken’s weekly Beatles trivia question. It’s a stumper!
Remember: Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing airs each and every Monday night at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio. Cool!
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
In addition to the leaves on the trees, there’s a whole lotta Beatle-riffic cool going on tonight, February 21, at 9 pm ET. Yes, it’s the latest edition of Ken Michaels’ hour-long celebration of all things John, Paul, George and Ringo: Every Little Thing.
On tonight’s show, Ken offers up an interview with Pete Best, who talks about the Beatles’ first recording at EMI studios; a “Ringo and Peter Frampton Two-Fer”; and, during the always-fab third segment, a fun collection of songs and an interview with none other than Paul McCartney. It’s a little thing Ken calls Beatles Anatomy 101.
Pete Best
Sounds like another great show. You oughta be there, and you can. Set your Merseyside alarm clocks for 9 pm ET tonight and have your Internet listening device tuned to Pure Pop Radio.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
Ken Michaels has a real corker of a show for you tonight–a fab kind of corker, if you will! It’s Every Little Thing night on Pure Pop Radio tonight at 9 pm ET–another in our series of celebrations of all things fab!
Ken has Anthology kind of tracks on his mind tonight, along with a Paul McCartney song written for none other than the great vocalist Peggy Lee. But wait–there’s more! In the third segment of tonight’s program, he’s bringing seven very cool, early Lennon and McCartney songs to your ears–from “Hello Little Girl” to “Catcall.” You don’t want to miss this!
Set your Ringo alarm clocks for tonight’s hour-long, can’t-miss edition of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing, right here on your home for the melodic pop hits–the original 24-hour pure pop music Internet radio station!
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
If it’s Monday, it must be time for another fab edition of the premier Beatles radio show on Planet Earth, Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing.
Tonight at 9 pm ET, Ken will be spinning some classic Beatles and solo Beatles tracks, as well as a couple of very cool Fabs-related songs from Yim Yames and House of Love. The weekly theme set concerns itself with songs that have either John and Yoko, or John or Yoko in the titles (one of them is one of my favorite solo John tracks from Imagine, “Oh Yoko!”).
It’s all for you tonight on Every Little Thing, just one of the great specialty shows we bring you every week on Pure Pop Radio. Have a gear time!
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Get down, get funky pop fans! The week ahead on Pure Pop Radio is nothing less than a sweat-induced, feverish pinata full of melodic pop excitement!
Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
First, the fab and gear vibes go crazy tonight at 9 pm ET, March 31, with the latest installment of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing. Ken delivers the Fab Four vibes as he presents an interview with George Harrison in which George speaks about perhaps his biggest Beatles number, selections from the McCartney II remaster, and a salute to the great Larry Williams, featuring his songs as recorded by the Fabs, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. Don’t be a “Bad Boy” or a “Dizzy Miss Lizzie”–join Ken for another hour-long slice of Beatles fun!
Win a signed copy of the Grip Weeds’ Inner Grooves!
Second, the interview with the Grip Weeds’ Kurt Reil that ran last week on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation is now up and at ’em on our PodOMatic podcast page. Find out all about the Grip Weeds’ latest album, a great collection of “Rare and Under-Released” tunes that will amaze and delight your ears. It’s another one of our patented in-depth talks that practically blows your mind! Don’t miss it!
And, finally, third and not least, the terrific Scott Gagner, whose new album, Rise and Shine, is a hall-of-fame-worthy collection of all manner of lovely ballads that I predict will wind up on many of this year’s best-of lists, is this week’s guest on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation. Yes, Rise and Shine is that good–great, even. You’ll hear Scott talk about his musical life leading up the release of Rise and Shine and hear about songs included in that album. It’s a spirited talk that will fascinate you and draw your attention to another of the great melodic pop albums that practically call out to you. Air dates are this Wednesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 3 at 8 pm ET.
Scott Gagner’s marvelous Rise and Shine
So, set your alarm clocks for all of these very cool, melodic events and make your week one to remember! Enjoy!
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Listen to Kurt Reil on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation on PodOMatic!
Despite the fact that it’s not summer here at Pure Pop Radio headquarters, we’re hearing the chorus of Sly Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” because our airwaves are sizzling with the excitement of this week’s special programming.
Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
First up tonight, at 9 pm ET, is this week’s notable edition of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing–notable because it’s show number nine, number nine, number nine… That should raise the neck hairs on end for most Beatlemaniacs. For this go-round, Ken is spinning a cool Beatles cover from Emmylou Harris (“Here, There and Everywhere”); playing a couple of Wings classics; running a special, archival interview with Billy Preston, accompanied by a quartet of spiritual numbers such as Preston’s “Sing One for the Lord”; and presenting the weekly theme segment, this time focusing on songs with years in the titles, like Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.” And don’t miss the weekly trivia question at the end of the show. Sounds like an hour well spent! Number nine, number nine, number nine…
This week’s guest on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation is none other than the great Kurt Reil from the Grip Weeds. In this typically wide-ranging interview, you’ll hear about the long, detailed history of the Grip Weeds and go inside the band’s latest release, Inner Grooves – Rare and Under-Released Tracks–a delicious melange that covers just about all of the band’s musical colors. If you’ve ever wanted to know what makes this band tick, this is the interview for you. And, of course, we play a selection of cuts from this wonderful, hall-of-fame-worthy collection. Air dates are Wednesday and Thursday, March 26 and 27, at 8 pm ET.
The Grip Weed’s Kurt Reil gets the beat going!
Last week’s Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation interview with Jamie Hoover and Steve Stoeckel, aka Jamie and Steve, is now available for listening and/or downloading on our PodOMatic podcast page. Jamie and Steve go in-depth, from conception to realization, on four of the great songs from their new EP, Circling (“Spin Drift,” “Origami Woman,” “You,” and “Wonder Girl”). This is a fascinating and unique look at how songs get written, played and produced from two of our greatest artists. You won’t want to miss this show! Maneuver over to our podcast page to listen.
The animated Jamie and Steve in the “Imaginary Cafe” video, created by Cool King ChrisPaul Revere and the Raiders!
We’ve also served up a classic, bonus interview for you. We’ve gone back to December 12, 1998 and the old, weekly, live Pure Pop Radio show for an invigorating talk with none other than Paul Revere, from Paul Revere and the Raiders. For those of you who have never heard Revere interviewed, he’s a master of the craft with any number of fascinating anecdotes at hand. You won’t want to miss one of pop music’s greatest showmen telling tales of his long and melodic career. Check it out on our podcast page–click here to make the magic happen!
Every way you look at it, this week Pure Pop Radio is sizzling with lots of exciting programming. Thanks for listening, and enjoy!
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Listen to Jamie & Steve and Paul Revere on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation on PodOMatic!
It’s like a volcano erupting, like finding Brigadoon two days a year, like winning a stuffed animal in one of those drop-the-claw-and-win-a-prize machines you find in restaurants along the New Jersey Turnpike. It’s like, wow, a pretty darned exciting week ahead on Pure Pop Radio!
Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
Coming up tonight at 9 pm ET, it’s the latest edition of the fabbest Beatles radio show this side of Liverpool: Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing. This time around, Ken is spinning a classic tune from Mary Hopkin, interviewing famed recording engineer Dennis Ferrante, who worked with John Lennon, and going all acoustic for a special set. As usual, Every Little Thing is not to be missed!
The animated Jamie and Steve in the “Imaginary Cafe” video, created by Cool King Chris
This week, Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation is celebrating the release of the latest recordings from Jamie and Steve, aka Jamie Hoover and Steve Stoeckel. The duo’s new release is an EP called Circling, and it’s another home run–another reason to celebrate melodic pop music. Jamie and Steve gather around the In Conversation microphones to talk in-depth about four of the songs, and you get to hear them, masterpieces all. Tune in tomorrow night–Tuesday, March 18–at 8 pm ET for all of the fun. The show replays on Wednesday, March 19 at 8 pm ET.
And, speaking of In Conversation, our lively, funny, full-of- cool-information and rockin’ and poppin’ interview with Cool King Chris and, wearing his producer’s hat, Jamie Hoover, which aired last week, is now available for listening and/or downloading on our PodOMatic podcast page. Never before have we put the spotlight on musical magicians who apparently moonlight as standup comedians, but there’s always a first time. This one’s going into the In Conversation Hall of Fame, folks!
Cool King Chris Makes Magic at the Microphone!
So don’t miss this week’s top-flight Pure Pop Radio events: Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing, tonight at 9 pm ET; Jamie and Steve on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation, tomorrow night and Wednesday night at 8 pm ET; and last week’s In Conversation interview with Cool King Chris and Jamie Hoover, now posted on our PodOMatic podcast page for listening and/or downloading.
Much more to come this week here on the Pure Pop Radio website. Stay tuned!
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are in the spotlight tonight on the syndicated version of Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing. In the third segment of every show, Ken puts the fab spotlight on a particular theme. This time, the spotlight falls on Paul and Ringo: Six Beatles and solo classics are spun and, smack in the middle, Ringo talks to Ken in a special interview spot. Add a couple of songs from 1974 and some other top tunes, and you’ve got the latest installment of the greatest, gearest Beatles radio show out there today!
Don’t miss Every Little Thing, airing tonight, Monday, March 3, at 9 pm, on Pure Pop Radio. Simply click on any of the links below to listen. Enjoy!
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Ken Michaels’ Every Little Thing…For the Beatles Fan Who Craves All Things Fab! Airs Every Monday at 9 pm ET on Pure Pop Radio!
It’s time for round two of Ken Michaels’ fab Beatles show Every Little Thing on Pure Pop Radio. Tonight is our second airing of pure fabness–our second broadcast of the syndicated version of Ken’s gear show. It’s Beatles, solo Beatles, your weekly fab trivia question and more–one solid hour of your own personal shot of Beatlemania! Set your alarm clocks and crowing roosters for tonight at 9 pm ET.
Remember that Every Little Thing airs each and every Monday at 9 pm ET. Ken Michaels, the Beatles and Pure Pop Radio–what a great combination! Mark your calendars and enjoy!
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