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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Michael Simmons (Airdate: April 11, 2018)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Michael Simmons, long-standing member of the west coast melodic pop community, crafted his smash, just-released solo album, First Days of Summer, at home, recording in sparkling Kitchen-o-Phonic sound (guess where the studio resides). The results are no less than magical. Michael joined me in a spirited conversation about Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Linus of Hollywood (Airdate: March 28, 2018)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Linus of Hollywood’s fifth album, Cabin Life, is yet another fine offering from an artist whose mastery of the melodic pop form continues to dazzle. Linus visited with me on the March 28 edition of Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation to talk about his new songs and revisit Continue reading
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Pop Springs Eternal! Pure Pop’s Salute to Spring…Showers the World with Tunes and Talk this Week
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The world will be a groovier place tomorrow. How could it not be? Tomorrow is the first day of Spring, when flowers bloom, birds are heard singing their hearts out, the air becomes more agreeable, and baseball season begins. How could the first day of Spring be anything Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Dave Caruso (Airdate: January 24, 2018)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Singer-songwriter Dave Caruso released in 2017 Buddha Pesto Manifesto, his shining masterwork, an album that raises the stakes from his 2014 release, Cardboard Vegas Roundabout, itself quite a momentous collection of melodic pop gems. Dave sat before the mobile Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation microphones on January 24 Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation Podcasts: Scott Gagner (Airdate: October 4, 2017)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Singer-songwriter Scott Gagner, whose 2014 album Rise and Shine was a big Pure Pop Radio favorite, has made a welcome return to the melodic pop landscape with Pins and Needles, another top-flight collection of songs peering into the effects of the human condition, always with a melody in Continue reading
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Al Sussman Considers Top Chart Hits (and Near Hits) on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation
A preview by Alan Haber Al Sussman, Beatlefan executive editor and co-host of the weekly Beatles roundtable Things We Said Today, heard here on Pure Pop Radio, returns to Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation next Tuesday, November 22 at 8 pm ET to talk about classic chart hits and near hits. During our wide-ranging discussion, Al and Continue reading
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Don’t Miss Tonight’s In Conversation Double Shot: Dana Countryman Tells All, and Lefty and Zeek Weekling are in Studio 2 Heaven
Tonight’s double shot of Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation is a can’t-miss night of all kinds of fun. Lefty and Zeek Weekling’s recent appearance on In Conversation rolls again at 8 pm ET. Find out all about the group’s historic sessions in the House that the Beatles Built: Abbey Road, London, England’s Fab mecca, where Continue reading
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It’s Weird and Altogether Wonderful! Pop 4’s Scott McPherson Chows Down with You Beginning Next Wednesday, October 5
Pop 4 and Tiny Volcano’s musical ringmaster, Scott McPherson, weaves a tantalizing web of hooks and harmony, punctuated by the occasional making of a mirthful aside or two, on his new Pure Pop Radio lunchtime show, The Weird and the Wonderful, debuting next Wednesday afternoon, October 5, at 1 pm ET here on Pure Pop Continue reading
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