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Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation, Winter 2021, Episode Two: Terry Draper on Getting Lost
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Terry Draper and I, after innumerable back-and-forths broadcast over the years on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation, find ourselves back together again chatting about Terry’s new album Lost, his best yet and, any way you look at it, one of the best melodic pop albums in recent memory.… Continue reading
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New on Pure Pop Radio 2-4-21: Terry Draper’s Lost, Dave Caruso’s Radio-Friendly Radiophonic Supersonic and Astral Drive’s ’70s Rundgren Breeze, “Water Lilies,” Dazzle
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Terry Draper | Lost (2020)In dreams, captivated by the promise of a slate wiped clean, of the promise of better days, of being lost in a new world different enough from the old one to matter, of not having to look over your shoulder, you are safe, as… Continue reading
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Drip a Drop of Flat Five Fun (and More!) on Pure Pop Radio
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio A brand-new, most welcome drip of fun from Chicago’s artisans of pure pop mastery tops today’s roll of new adds to Pure Pop Radio’s ever-growing playlist. Streaming in rotation along with a wide variety of catchy melodic pop nuggets both old and new is the new single from… 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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Klaatu Celebration Week Continues: John, Dee and Terry Wax Poetic About Sir Army Suit
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio This week, we’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of Klaatu’s momentous third album, Sir Army Suit, because, as I often say, history is important. With each song, with each collection of songs that we treasure from our favorite artists, we strengthen the musical foundation that we build upon. It… Continue reading
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I Love that Album! #3: Klaatu’s Sir Army Suit (1978)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio “We all rose to the challenge,” Terry Draper says about “Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft),” Klaatu’s momentous signature song that opened the band’s debut album, 3:47 E.S.T., but he might as well have been referring to Sir Army Suit, the Canadian trio’s triumphant third album, released in August… Continue reading
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Klaatu’s Sir Army Suit Turns 40: A Pure Pop Radio Celebration
Pure Pop Radio celebrates the 40th anniversary of Klaatu’s Sir Army Suit with a weeklong celebration By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio You could pretty much claim that every year–go on, pick one!–was a good year for music, and regardless of your preferred genres, you would be right. Welcome, then, the year 1978, in… Continue reading
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The Latest Hits! Pure Pop Radio is Your Home for the Greatest Pure, Melodic Pop (until August 25)
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The latest and greatest pure, melodic pop hits are streaming on Pure Pop Radio, but hurry–you have only until August 25 to bop to the catchiest beats in town! What’s new and now playing in rotation on Alan Haber’s Pure Pop Radio? “California Moon,” Fernando Perdomo’s new single,… 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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