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David Myhr Channels ELO in Soundtrack Smash
Spins and Reviews | 10.11.16 | by Alan Haber David Myhr | “Spellbound” (From the upcoming film Flykten till Framtiden (My Future Love)) Update (10.14.16): “Spellbound” can be purchased at iTunes and Amazon, and heard on Spotify. David Myhr and Jimmy Lagnefors, whose soundtrack graces the time travel-themed film Flykten till Framtiden, co-wrote this rather authentic sounding and eminently… Continue reading
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“…and the Human Voice”
The Legal Matters set a new standard for vocal harmonies in melodic pop music. Spins and Reviews | 10.4.16 | by Alan Haber The Legal Matters | Conrad (Omnivore, 2016) On the inside left panel of the gatefold sleeve of The Association’s 1970 double album “Live”, a list of the band members, titled The Players,… Continue reading
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A Monkey, a Horn Section, and a Temper Tantrum Walk Into a Bar…
Spins and Reviews | 9.27.16 | by Alan Haber Vanilla | “Don’t Lose Your Temper” A Pure Pop Radio Exclusive Through 9/29 A monkey, a horn section, and a temper tantrum waiting to happen walk into a bar… It sounds like the start of one of those stale jokes that pours through a drinking… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.15.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.15.16 | by Alan Haber Here is another example of what’s new on our air, and it’s a great one… Goggy | Satellites and Saints It was her first spoken word–not a word that anyone would recognize, mind you, but a word nonetheless. It was the first word that came into… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.14.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.14.16 | by Alan Haber We’re rotating more than 9,000 hand-picked songs, including ones from the following melodic pop treats… Stephen Bishop | Blueprint I don’t know where I would have wound up on the melodic pop scale had I not been introduced to the music of Stephen Bishop in… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.13.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.13.16 | by Alan Haber Welcome to day one of Pure Pop Radio’s New Music Bowl, a celebration of some of the new songs and artists being added to the Pure Pop Radio playlist. Among the hundreds of additions we’ve made over the past few weeks, all now playing in rotation… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 9.6.16
Spins and Reviews | 9.6.16 | by Alan Haber Peter Lacey | “Seaside Hideaway” Single Hot on the heels of his latest album, New Way Lane, released this past May, the British pop troubadour releases a jolly summer single with the ska-riffic title track the top drawer. Short and sweet and happy to make your acquaintance,… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 8.31.16
Spins and Reviews | 8.31.16 | by Alan Haber We’re playing these, and many thousands more, in rotation… Ryan Allen and His Extra Arms | Basement Punk For his third album as the multi-instrumentalist with more upper limbs than a normal person would know what to do with, Ryan Allen rolls through eleven supercharged sides,… Continue reading
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Lots of Guitars, Bass, and Drums
And 10 pretty great songs. Nick Piunti’s latest has it all. Nick Piunti | Trust Your Instincts (2016) A review by Alan Haber (Win one of two copies of Nick Piunti’s Trust Your Instincts by entering our latest contest. Click here.) The black-and-white collage that sits underneath the plastic CD tray depicts a bespectacled… Continue reading
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