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I Love that Song! #15: “Rockin’ My Life Away” by Jerry Lee Lewis
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio It’s one of those records that just sounds right. It’s 1979, and Jerry Lee Lewis, with Bones Howe in the producer’s chair, is working his sweaty way through a Mack Vickery romp, banging mercilessly on the keys, a-thump-thump-thumpin’ until his fingers are sore, singing some perfunctory lyrics and Continue reading
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Cherry Parkes’ Basement Tapes: A Pure Pop Radio World Premiere
* Listen to the world radio premiere of Cherry Parkes’ previously-unheard ’60s classic, “The Man of the Moment,” tonight at both 8 and 9 pm ET! Thanks to the Charlatan Record Cartel. * Cherry Parkes | “The Man of the Moment” (Charlatan Record Cartel, 2017) “These were in my basement. Maybe you can do something Continue reading
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Still Whimsical After All These Years: Ray Paul’s “I Need Your Love Tonight” is Top of the Pops
Ray Paul | “I Need Your Love Tonight” | This is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Volume 4 (Kool Kat Musik) 2017 Just one month shy of a year since the release of Whimsicality, Ray Paul’s glorious, rock ’em, sock ’em return to recording, which in July of 2016 we called “one of this year’s best Continue reading
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Bill DeMain’s Gorgeous, Piano-Based Magic
Spins and Reviews | 05.02.17 By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio A Pure Pop Radio Exclusive: Bill DeMain | “Honey Bear” and “Leroy Boy” (from the forthcoming album Transatlantic Romantic, 2017) Last December, I had the great pleasure of adding to the Pure Pop Radio playlist a gorgeous cover of the Beach Boys’ “Wendy,” Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio: Dana Countryman’s Girlville! Sparkles!
Spins and Reviews | (Originally posted 1.10.17) By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Dana Countryman’s Girlville! New Songs in the Style of Yesterday’s Hits (Teensville) 2017 And now for something completely different? Not completely, actually, because this heartfelt, loving tribute to the sounds of 1960s girl groups shares the same depth of commitment and Continue reading
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I Love that Album! #2: The Roches (s/t) (1979)
by Alan Haber It seemed to fall from out of the sky, so different was it from everything else, its descent to earth slow and determined and harmony bound, as if protected by angels who knew that it was a gift from heaven. So it was, and on into the marketplace it went. The Roches, Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio: The Nines’ Alejandro’s Visions: A Harmony- and Melody-Drenched Delight, Chris Murphy with Michael Carpenter, Dana Countryman, and More
Spins and Reviews | 11.15.16 | by Alan Haber Lovingly crafted and full of heart, Alejandro’s Visions is Steve Eggers’ masterpiece The Nines | Alejandro’s Visions | 2016 After incorporating a variety of styles into a stream of releases spanning a nearly-20-year-long career, the Nines’ Steve Eggers has delivered perhaps his most heartfelt musical Continue reading
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The Weeklings ‘ Studio 2 captivates with Beatlesque charm The Weeklings | Studio 2 | 2016 (Jem Records) A review/essay by Alan Haber Who would ever have thought, who would ever have dreamt that, in the 60 minutes that passed between eight and nine o’clock on Sunday, February 9, 1964, everything, every single hope and Continue reading
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Pure Pop Radio’s Eight Days a Weekling Marathon Starts Keeping the Beat this Monday, November 7 at 6 am ET!
Keep in touch with fellow Weeklings fans by joining our Facebook event page by clicking here! It’s the biggest promotion Pure Pop Radio has ever done because, well, The Weeklings! The Weeklings, New Jersey’s Beatlesque big-beat combo playing original songs that echo the sweet sounds of the Fab Four’s recordings and rare Lennon and McCartney Continue reading
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The Legal Matters’ Conrad Says “Hi!” Release Day is Here!
It’s release day for The Legal Matters’ new album, Conrad, who, by the way, says “Hi!” There certainly has been no lack of attention paid to this tremendous long player; this is for good reason. Conrad is quite simply a winning achievement. My in-depth review, originally published here on October 4, is reproduced below for those Continue reading
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