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PURE with Howard Thompson
Howard Thompson, WPKN
70 episodes
18 hours ago
Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport! howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday present howard worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous people howard made records with Adam & the Ants, Alan Vega, Angel Corpus Christi, Aswad, Barb Jungr, Billy Bragg, Danny Gatton, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Georgia Satellites, Hamell On Trial, Herb Alpert, Ian Hunter, John Campbell, Judy Tenuta, ManBreak, Motörhead, Peter C Johnson, the Prissteens, the Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Roky Erickson & the Aliens, Rubén Blades, Sally Oldfield, Sara Hickman, Scatterbrain, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the Slits, the Star Spangles, the Sugarcubes, Susan Fassbender, Tulipomania, Victor DeLorenzo, Yellowman and 10,000 Maniacs to name a few. He was the first to release records by MX-80 Sound, the Real Kids and Suicide in Europe and th’ Faith Healers, the Gipsy Kings, Happy Mondays, Paul Young, the Sisters Of Mercy, and Wham! in the USA howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and is grateful to Steve di Costanzo and Peter Bochan for letting him in. Terry Hopper too, for giving up an hour of The Quest to see if it could work howard thinks Bob Dylan should be President, and ‘Poison’ Ivy Rorschach should be Vice-President
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Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport! howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday present howard worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous people howard made records with Adam & the Ants, Alan Vega, Angel Corpus Christi, Aswad, Barb Jungr, Billy Bragg, Danny Gatton, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Georgia Satellites, Hamell On Trial, Herb Alpert, Ian Hunter, John Campbell, Judy Tenuta, ManBreak, Motörhead, Peter C Johnson, the Prissteens, the Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Roky Erickson & the Aliens, Rubén Blades, Sally Oldfield, Sara Hickman, Scatterbrain, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the Slits, the Star Spangles, the Sugarcubes, Susan Fassbender, Tulipomania, Victor DeLorenzo, Yellowman and 10,000 Maniacs to name a few. He was the first to release records by MX-80 Sound, the Real Kids and Suicide in Europe and th’ Faith Healers, the Gipsy Kings, Happy Mondays, Paul Young, the Sisters Of Mercy, and Wham! in the USA howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and is grateful to Steve di Costanzo and Peter Bochan for letting him in. Terry Hopper too, for giving up an hour of The Quest to see if it could work howard thinks Bob Dylan should be President, and ‘Poison’ Ivy Rorschach should be Vice-President
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PURE with Howard Thompson
"Crazy"

"Crazy" (broadcast 11/16/12)

Danny Gatton: Funky Mama
Patsy Cline: Crazy   
Merle Haggard: Crazy Moon
Lydia Loveless: Crazy          
Ray Price: Crazy Arms 2:32                                                 
June Carter Cash/Carl Smith: Love Oh Crazy Love
Jerry Lee Lewis: Middle Age Crazy w/Tim McGraw & Jon Brion
Mary McBride: Crazy Again  
Brett Dennen: Make You Crazy (feat. Femi Kuti)
Andy Fairweather Low: 8 Ton Crazy
Dolly Parton: Drives Me Crazy
Doug Sahm: Crazy Baby                                     
Ray Charles, Johnny Cash: Crazy Old Soldier
Danny Kean: Crazy Days     
Alex McMurray: You've Got to be Crazy to live in This Town
Booker T. Jones: Crazy                                                   
Waylon Jennings: I've Always Been Crazy  
Gene Vincent: Crazy BeatJohnny Carroll: Crazy, Crazy Lovin'
Gene Maltais: Crazy Baby
Lightnin Slim: It's Mighty Crazy
Johnny Otis: Crazy Country Hop   
Little Walter: Crazy Mixed Up World
John Gary Williams: The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy
Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede: Crazy Feeling
Bobby Rush: Playin' Me Crazy                                   
Link Cromwell: Crazy Like A Fox
Luna: Crazy People
J.J. Cale: Crazy Mama
Little Feat: Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie
Captain Beefheart: Crazy Little Thing
Eddy Lawrence: Crazy For You
Rodney Crowell: She's Crazy For Leaving
Jook: Crazy Kids
Maureen 'Moe' Tucker: Crazy Hannah's Ridin' The Train   
Lou Reed: Crazy Feeling                                             
Pipestone: Crazy Love Life                                                   
The Moody Blues: I Go Crazy 
Marc Hurtado & Alan Vega: Crazy Driver
Nick Curran And The Lowlifes: Baby You Crazy
Smashed Gladys: 17 Goin' On Crazy
Georgia Satellites: Crazy
The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms
Bo Diddley: …is Crazy w/Keith Richards, Shirelles
The Star Spangles: I Don't Wanna Be Crazy Anymore

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18 hours ago
3 hours 8 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
The Women Pt. 2 (80s & 90s)

“The Women, Pt. 2 (80s & 90s)” (broadcast 11/7/25)

Laurie Anderson: O Superman
Nico: Sixty Forty
Kirsty MacColl: There’s A Guy Who Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
Divinyls: Elsie
Monsoon: Ever So Lonely
Romeo Void: Never Say Never
Waitresses: I Know What Boys Like
Tracey Ullman: They Don't Know
Cristina: Smile
Angel Corpus Christi: Dream Baby Dream
Sophia George: Girlie Girlie
10,000 Maniacs: Daktari
Kate Bush: The Big Sky
Sinéad O'Connor & The Edge: Heroine (Theme From ‘Captive')
Vanessa Paradis: Joe Le Taxi
Mary Margaret O’Hara: Body's In Trouble
The Heart Throbs: Here I Hide
Lita Ford: Kiss Me Deadly
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: I Hate Myself for Loving You
Sara Hickman: Simply
Sugarcubes: Planet
Julee Cruise: Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart
Sonic Youth: Kool Thing
Orchestra JB: Come Alive
The New York Loose: Bitch
The Pretenders: Night In My Veins
Patti Smith: Summer Cannibals
Stereolab: Wow And Flutter
Neneh Cherry: Kootchi
Morcheeba: Tape Loop (Shortcheeba Mix)
Sneaker Pimps: 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Mix)
Moloko: Fun For Me
Lori Carson: Something’s Got Me
Garbage: Push It (partial, faded early)

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19 hours ago
2 hours 49 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Breakfast"

"Breakfast" (broadcast 6/5/20)

impLOG: Breakfast 3:25
Danny Overbea: 40 Cups Of Coffee 3:07
Keida: Ganja Tea 3:42
Lucy Spraggan: Tea & Toast 4:29
Hamish Imlach: Cod Liver Oil And Orange Juice 3:34
The Band: Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast) 3:36
Janelle Monáe (feat. Pharrell Williams): I Got The Juice 3:46
Snoop Doggy Dogg: Gin And Juice 3:38
Willie Nelson: Bloody Mary Morning 2:45
Tori Amos: Cornflake Girl 5:04
Cornershop: Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast 5:13
The Queers: Granola-Head 2:22
Lucinda Williams: Pancakes 3:50
Randy Newman: Blueberry Pancakes 0:53
Frank Zappa: St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 2:46
Frank Zappa: Original Duke Of Prunes 1:18
Michael Chapman: The Last Polish Breakfast 5:24
The Unthanks: Breakfast 2:05
The Rake's Progress: 2 Eggs Any Style 3:51
Los Straitjackets: Brains & Eggs 3:00
Patto: Sausages 4:13
The Sweetback Sisters: Cowboy Ham and Eggs 1:17
Humble Pie: Black Coffee 3:09
Prince: Breakfast Can Wait 3:54
Roy Bittan: Hammond Eggs 5:32
Benny Goodman Sextet (ft. Charlie Christian): Breakfast Feud 3:06
Santana: Fried Neck Bones & Some Home Fries (live) 6:34
Andre Williams & His New Group: Bacon Fat 3:01
Andre Williams: Pass the Biscuits Please 3:17
Dale Watson & the Texas 2: My Baby Makes Me Gravy 2:42
Johnny Cash: Beans For Breakfast 3:14
Otis Redding: Cigarettes And Coffee 3:49
James Brown: Grits 3:59
Lorna Bennett: Breakfast In Bed 3:04
Chinaboise: Breakfast At The Gables 5:34
Mark Knopfler: My Bacon Roll 5:24
Slowthai: Toaster 3:03
The Afghan Whigs: Amphetamines And Coffee 1:54  
Go-Kart Mozart: Listening To Marmalade 2:59
Sean Tyla: Breakfast in Marin 3:24
Booker T & The MGs: Over Easy
Kelis: Milkshake
Sparks: I’m Toast 3:30
Morning 40 Federation: Dumpster Juice 3:27
Ray Davies: Is There Life After Breakfast? 4:28

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2 days ago
2 hours 54 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Move It"

“Move It” (broadcast 8/7/20)

John Martyn: She Moves Through The Fair 
Chris Isaak: Move Along 
Clarence Fountain: You've Got To Move 
Billy Bragg: Moving The Goalposts
Arctic Monkeys: Don't Sit Down 'cause I've Moved Your Chair 
Jimmy Patton: Yah! I'm Movin' 
Elizabeth Cook: You Move Too Fast 
Etta Britt: Boy You Better Move On
Howlin' Wolf: Moving 
The "5" Royales: I'd Better Make a Move
Elvis Presley: We're Gonna Move
Johnny "Guitar" Watson: She Moves Me 
David Greenberger & Prime Lens: Bird Moved In 
Dionne Warwick: Move Me No Mountain 
Rory More: Moving Through Shades 
Billy "The Kid" Emerson: Move Baby Move
Ruth Brown: As Long As I'm Moving 
John Mayall: Room To Move
Delroy Wilson: I Shall Not Remove
Million Dollar Quartet: I Shall Not Be Moved 
The Rolling Stones: You Better Move On 
Cliff Richard: Move It
Billy Ward & the Dominoes I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Dottie Campbell (Dorothy Moore): He's A Bout A Mover 
The Kinks: I Gotta Move
Free: I'm a Mover 
Jon Cleary: Poor Boy Got To Move
Curtis Mayfield: Move On Up 
Leonard Cohen: Moving On 
Primal Scream: Movin' On Up 
Yellowman: Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
Wes Voight: I'm Movin' In 
The Band: Move To Japan
The Cramps: Everybody's Moving (live) 
Sir Douglas Quintet: She's About A Mover
Young M.C.: Bust A Move
MX-80 Sound: Man on the Move
Peter Wolf: Watch Her Move
Earl Hooker: Move On Down The Line 
Trevor Burton: Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds
The Move: Move 
Jook: Movin' in the Right Direction
MC5: Gotta Keep Moving 
Tim Buckley: Move With Me 4
John Lennon: Move Over Ms L 
Hank Williams: Move It On Over 
Miles Davis: Move 
Beastie Boys: Body Movin’ 

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2 days ago
3 hours 12 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"The Psychedelic Furs - Love Their Way" w/special guest, Richard Butler

"The Psychedelic Furs" w/Richard Butler (broadcast 7/31/20)

India
You'll Be Mine
Sister Europe
Wrong Train
This’ll Never Be Like Love
Blacks/Radio
Come All Ye Faithful
Pretty In Pink
The Boy Who Invented Rock & Roll
Love My Way
Sleep Comes Down
Turn Your Back On Me
Heaven
The Ghost In You
Tiny Hands
Don’t Believe
Heartbreak Beat 
Ash Wednesday 
Until She Comes
Valentine 
Hide the Medicine 
Love Spit Love: Half A Life
Mack the Knife
No-One
Flowers

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2 days ago
2 hours 53 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Gary Lucas"

“Gary Lucas” (broadcast 10/21/22)

Wild Rumpus: Kazan 
Gary Lucas: Fool's Cap 
Gary Lucas & Gods And Monsters: Follow 
Skip James: I'm So Glad
Fleetwood Mac: Love That Burns 
Gary Lucas' Gods And Monsters: Whirlygig 
Gary Lucas: One Man's Meat (ft. David Johansen) 
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Electricity 
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Ice Cream For Crow
Gary Lucas: Flavor Bud Living
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Evening Bell 
Gary Lucas: Sho ‘nuff ‘n Yes I Do (live, in studio)
John Fahey: Desperate Man Blues 
Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas: I'm Glad 
Gary Lucas: Autobahn
Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine 
Gary Lucas: Ah Feel Like Ah Syd 
Howlin' Wolf: Hidden Charms
Jeff Buckley: Mojo Pin 
Jeff Buckley: Grace 
The Rolling Stones: The Last Time
Gary Lucas: The Stumble 
Suicide: Ghost Rider
Gary Lucas: Life Kills (ft. Alan Vega)
Gary Lucas/Gods & Monsters: Jack Johnson/Ghost Rider (live)
Gary Lucas/Peter Hammill: Of Kith & Kin 
Gary Lucas/Gods And Monsters: Peep Show Bible
The Beatles: I Feel Fine
The Yardbirds: I’m a Man                                 
Wild Rumpus: Tikkety-Boo (feat. Kurt Wagner)   
Gary Lucas: Please Allow…                                 
Gary Lucas: The Broken Record                        
Najma Akthar, Gary Lucas: Rishte                        
Gary Lucas: Level The Playing Field                 
Le Beast Concrète: Once Upon A Time (partial)           

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2 days ago
2 hours 59 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Love & Hate"

“Love & Hate” (broadcast 2/1/5/13)

Danny Gatton: Funky Mama
Rolling Stones: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Big Three Trio: Violent Love
Genya Ravan: I Hate Myself
Fleetwood Mac: Need Your Love So Bad
Johnny Rivers: Turn On Your Lovelight
Little Walter: Hate To See You Go
Culture: Love Shine Brighter
Barrington Levy: Love the Life You Live
June Lodge: Someone Loves You Honey
Julee Cruise: Mysteries Of Love
Anita Baker: Sweet Love
The Persuaders: Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Ketty Lester: Love Letters
Genevieve Waite: Love Is Coming Back
Amy Allison: Hate At First Sight
John Lennon: Love (Remix)
Angelo DiPippo: What Is This Thing Called Love
MX-80 : Don't Hate The French
Gene Casey: You Never Had to Fall in Love With You
Elvis Presley: Burning Love
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars: I Hate to Drink Alone
Buddy Holly: True Love Ways
The Paris Sisters: I Love How You Love Me
Joan Jett/Blackhearts: I Hate Myself for Loving You
Sisters Of Mercy: Temple Of Love
The Cure: Lovesong
The Cookies: Even If You Hate Me
Lianne La Havas: Is Your Love Big Enough?
Robyn: Show Me Love
Dolly Parton: I Will Forever Hate Roses
Garbage: Why Do You Love Me
Pretenders: Tattooed Love Boys
Kris Kristofferson: I Hate Your Ugly Face
Robyn Hitchcock: Death And Love
Joe Brown: I'm Not In Love
Ian Hunter: I Am What I Hated When I Was Young
The Screaming Blue Messiahs: Too Much Love
Gallon Drunk: To Love Somebody
Marianne Faithfull: Love Song
Stephen Bruton: Hate To Love

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2 days ago
3 hours 13 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Thunder & Lightning"

"Thunder & Lightning" (broadcast 3/21/25)

Man: The Thunder And Lightning Kid
Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps: Pink Thunderbird
Huw Gower: Lightning over Montauk
Chuck Prophet: First Came the Thunder
Lonnie Mack: Strike Like Lightning
The Spanner Big Band: Theme from “Thunderbirds”
David Bowie: Lightning Frightening
Audience: Thunder And Lightnin’
Mungo's Hi-Fi: Thunderclap Dub
Willie Nelson: Dry Lightning (feat. Emmylou Harris)
Bruce Springsteen: Thunder Road
David Greenberger: Lightning Strikes
Richard Thompson: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (live)
Baba Brooks & his Recording Band: This Is Thunder
Warren Zevon: Suzie Lightning
Tommy McCook: Thunderball
Willie Farmer: I Am the Lightning
Wayne Hancock: Thunderstorms and Neon Signs (live)
Andy Fairweather Low: Lightnin’s Boogie
Bjork: Thunderbolt (Omar Soulyman remix)
The Philip Glass Ensemble, Janice Pendarvis: Lightning
Tom Jones: Thunderball
George Jones: White Lightning
Wanda Jackson: Thunder On The Mountain
Pete Townshend: Call Me Lightning (demo)
David Lynch: The Night Bell with Lightning
Thunderclap featuring Zoot Money: Thunder 
Steely Dan: Chain Lightning
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Jaguar And Thunderbird (live)
Billie Joe + Norah: Lightning Express
Chuck Prophet: High as Johnny Thunders
Howlin’ Wolf: Smokestack Lightnin’
Hank Williams Jr: Call Me Thunderhead
Luna: Teenage Lightning
AC/DC: Thunderstruck 
the Brian Setzer Orchestra: Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)
Mott the Hoople: Thunderbuck Ram
Sonny Burgess: Thunderbird 

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1 week ago
2 hours 59 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Miriam" w/special guest, Miriam Linna

“Miriam” (broadcast 3/17/23)

Gino Washington: Out Of This World
Little Ike: She Can Rock 
Dion & The Wanderers: Wake Up Baby 
Mary Weiss: My Heart Is Beating
Mighty El Dukes: Walking Beside You 
Andre Williams: The Monkey Speaks His Mind
The Delcos: Arabia 
Patterns: Late Late Show                                                                              
The Knights of the Round Table: Big Tears
The Renegade Five: Young and Wild
11. Hasil Adkins: Truly Ruly
12. Big Brown & The Gamblers: My Testament
13. Thee Midniters: I Found a Peanut
14. Bob Taylor & The Counts: Don’t Be Unfair
15. Long John Hunter: El Paso Rock
16. Bobby Fuller: Keep On Dancing
17. Esquerita: Rockin’ the Joint
18. The Twiliters: Rollerland
19. Little Johnny & the Silvertones: Rock 'Til the End of Time 
20. Pleasure Seekers: What A Way To Die 
21. The Del-Aires: Just Wigglin' n' Wobblin’
22. Mad Mike & the Maniacs: The Hunch
23. Les Grys-Grys: Time Flies and Still 
24. The Real Kids: Solid Gold (Thru And Thru)
25. The 5.6.7.8’s: Harlem Shuffle 
26. The Dictators: Who Will Save Rock And Roll? 
27. ? & The Mysterians: Are You For Real 
28. The A-Bones & Johnny Powers: New Spark 
29. Daddy Long Legs: Motorcycle Madness 
30. Ramones: I Want to Be Your Boyfriend 
31. New York Dolls: Trash (1973 Mercury Demo)
32. The Cramps: TV Set (demo)

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1 week ago
2 hours 59 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"I Love LA"

"I Love LA" (broadcast 3/16/18)

Professor Longhair & The Blue Scholars: Tipitina 
Guitar Slim & His Band: The Things That I Used To Do  
Clarence Garlow: Crawfishin'
Lloyd Price: Where You At ?
Earl King: Those Lonely, Lonely Nights 
Smiley Lewis: I Hear You Knocking
Li'l Millet & His Creoles: Rich Woman 
Roy Montrell: (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone 
Huey Smith & The Clowns: Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu Pt. 1
Jerry Byrne: Lights Out
Wiley Barkdull w/Rusty & Doug: Rattlesnake 
Gene Rodrigue: Little Cajun Girl
Larry Williams: She Said "Yeah"
Carol Fran: One More Chance 
Jessie Hill: Ooh Poo Pah Doo 
Nathan Abshire & The Pine Grove Boys w/Robert Bertrand: That's All Right Mama* 
Fats Domino: Walking To New Orleans 
Joe Barry: I'm A Fool To Care
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry: You Always Hurt the One You Love
Margo White: Don't Mess With My Man 
Vin Bruce: Jole Blon 
Danny White: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 
Chris Kenner: Land Of 1000 Dances 
Lazy Lester: You're Gonna Ruin Me Baby 
Jimmy Donley: Lovin’ Cajun Style 
Alvin Robinson: Something You Got 
The Dixie Cups: Iko Iko 
June Gardner: 99 Plus One 
Tommy McLain: Sweet Dreams 
Robert Parker: Barefootin' 
Slim Harpo: Shake Your Hips 
Donnie Jacobs: If You Want Good Lovin' 
Lil Bob & The Lollipops: You're Pouring Water
Dr. John: Mama Roux 
Lee Dorsey: Yes, We Can Part 1
Lee Dorsey: Yes, We Can Part 1
Rufus Jagneaux: Opelousa Sostan 
The Meters: Tippi-Toes 
Johnnie Allan: The Promised Land
Bobby Charles: Grow Too Old
Bobby Charles: Street People 
Rod Bernard & Clifton Chenier: Shake, Rattle and Roll 
Wild Tchoupitoulas: Meet De Boys On The Battlefront 
Jon Cleary: Big Chief
The Neville Brothers: Yellow Moon 
Crescent City Gold: Hang Tough 
Alex McMurray: Where K-Doe Lives 
Alex McMurray: The Day After Mardi Gras Day
Jivin' Gene: I'd Like To Hear It From You 
Galactic: Liquor Pang (feat. Josh Cohen & Ryan Scully) 
Jamie Bergeron & The Kickin' Cajuns: R.C.A. 
Lost Bayou Ramblers: La Jolie Fille N'en Veut Plus de Moi 
Lost Bayou Ramblers: Nezpiqueu 
PSAs
Johnny Jano: Havin' A Whole Lotta Fun 
Boozoo Chavis: Telephone Won't Ring
Crescent City Gold: Smokin' Corner

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1 week ago
3 hours 24 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Reggae Got Soul"

"Reggae Got Soul" (broadcast 2/19/21)

The Carib Beats: People Get Ready
The Chosen Few: Shaft
Dr. Alimantado: Sitting In The Park
Cornell Campbell: My Country
Marcia Griffiths: The First Time Ever Saw You
Derrick Harriott & The Chosen Few: Message From A Blackman
Billy Jack: Let's Work Together
Barry Biggs: Sideshow
Gene Rondo: Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Winston Francis: Chain Gang
The Techniques: I Wish It Would Rain
Susan Cadogan: Hurt So Good
Sprong And The Nyah Shuffle: Moon Walk (Twistin The Night Away)
Jimmy Lindsay: Easy
Johnny Nash: Cupid
Grant Phabao & The Silvertones: Old Man River
Aswad: Mercy Mercy Me
Ken Boothe: Is It Because I'm Black 
Pat Rhoden: Boogie On Reggae Woman
George Faith: So Fine
JC Lodge & Stanrick: You Make Me Feel Brand New
Alton Ellis & The Flames: You Made Me So Very Happy 
Winston Curtis: Be Thankful for What You've Got
Ruddy Thomas & Susan Cadogan: You Know How To Make Me Feel Good
Rudy Mills: Every Beat Of My Heart
Junior Byles: Fever
Prince Buster: Dark End Of The Street
Teddy Brown: Midnight Train To Georgia
Cynthia Richards: If You're Ready Come Go With Me
John Holt: Help Me Make It Through The Night
I Roy: The First Cut Is The Deepest 
Elizabeth Archer & The Equators: Feel Like Makin' Love
Lloyd Charmers: Just My Imagination
Bob & Marcia: To Be Young Gifted and Black
Dan-I & Jump With Joey: Barefootin' (feat. Ernest Ranglin)
Toots & the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul (feat. Ken Boothe & Marcia Griffiths)
Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger: (You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back
The Rudies: Patches
Bob Marley & the Wailers + Wong Chu: Keep On Moving
Prince Fatty: Get Ready (ft. Big Youth & George Dekker)
Chaka Demus & Pliers: Twist and Shout (feat Jack Radics & The Taxi Gang)
Jackie Edwards: Sea Cruise
Joya Landis: Kansas City
Baba Brooks Orchestra: Watermelon Man

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1 week ago
2 hours 54 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Buddy Holly Never Fade Away"

"Buddy Holly Never Fade Away" (broadcast 2/3/23)

Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away 
Dion: Oh, Boy!
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes: Rock Around With Ollie Vee 
Buddy Holly: That'll Be The Day
News Announcement: KLLL Lubbock TX 
Graham Nash: Raining In My Heart
Imelda May: I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
Buddy & Bob: Down The Line
Sandy Denny: Learning The Game [Demo]
Carl Perkins: I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down
Chas & Dave: Look At Me 
Buddy Holly: It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Wreckless Eric: Crying, Waiting, Hoping
The Tractors: Think It Over 
Patti Smith: Words Of Love
The Detroit Cobras: Heartbeat
Buddy Holly: True Love Ways 
Madeleine Peyroux: Changing All Those Changes 
Tanya Tucker: Not Fade Away
Buddy Holly: introduces Everyday 
Buddy Holly: Everyday 
Pat DiNizio: It Doesn't Matter Anymore 
Billy Swan: You're the One 
Buddy Holly: Bo Diddley 
Buddy Holly: Midnight Shift
Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue
The Bobby Fuller Four: Love's Made A Fool Of You 
Buddy Holly: My Two-Timin' Woman 
The Rolling Stones: Not Fade Away 
Buddy Holly: Rock Me, My Baby 
Steeleye Span: Rave On
Danny Gatton: It Doesn't Matter Anymore (ft. Rodney Crowell)
Brian Wilson: Listen To Me 
Blondie: I'm Gonna Love You Too 
Buddy Holly: Rock Around With Ollie Vee 
Nick Lowe: Changing All Those Changes 
Black Tie: Learning The Game 
Wanda Jackson: Raining In My Heart 
Buddy Holly: Valley Of Tears 
The Real Kids: Rave On
13th Floor Elevators: I'm Gonna Love You Too 
John Lennon: Peggy Sue 2:05
The Quarrymen: That'll Be The Day 
The Beatles: Words Of Love 
Suzy Bogguss w/Dave Edmunds: It Doesn't Matter Anymore 
Buddy Holly: Dick Clark interview, It's So Easy 
Buddy Holly & The Crickets: Blue Days, Black Nights 
The Head Cat: Peggy Sue Got Married 
Ivan: Real Wild Child 
Chris Isaak: Crying Waiting Hoping  
Linda Ronstadt: It's So Easy 
Buddy Holly: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man 
Stevie Nicks: Not Fade Away 
Blind Faith: Well All Right 
 Buddy Holly: Take Your Time (Alternative Take) 
Ringo Starr: Think It Over
Cee Lo Green: (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care 

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1 week ago
2 hours 59 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Bruce Anderson"

"Bruce" (broadcast 1/21/22)

Michael Rother & Vittoria Maccabruni: Codrive Me 
Hen Ogledd: Starwisp 
Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg: Koma Krig 
Lou Reed: Perfect Day (Demo - Takes 1 & 2) 
Robyn Hitchcock: Candy And A Currant Bun NY Psych mix 
The Moon Invaders: Ride On Donkey 
King Princess & Fousheé: Little Bother 
Mamas Gun: Looking For Moses 
Joey Quinones: For You
Ken Parker: Jimmy Brown aka The Three Bells 
Ral Ston & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Friends 
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic: Skate 
David Bowie: Liza Jane (Alternative Mix) 
LCD Soundsystem: Bye Bye Bayou (Live @ Madison Square Garden) 
Suicide: 96 Tears (live) 
The Courettes: Misfits & Freaks 
The Undisputed Truth: You + Me = Love 
David Ruffin: Me 'N Rock 'N Roll (Are Here To Stay) 
Audience: Eye To Eye 
The Zombies: She's Not There 
John Kongos: Tokoloshe Man 
Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano: High School Confidential 
Pat Hare: I'm Gonna Murder My Baby 
The Grateful Dead: Cream Puff War 
The MC5: Looking At You 
Cliff Richard: Move It! 
Link Cromwell: Crazy Like A Fox 
O-Type: Mist 
The Screaming Gypsy Bandits: Shells 
Bruce & Mark: The Last Detail 
Chinaboise: The Greatest Story Ever Told (Work is Hard) 
O-Type: Boys and Girls
Geoff Pitluck, Bruce Anderson, Mark Bingham 
MX-80 Sound: Spoonfight
MX-80 Sound: Fascination
MX-80 Sound: Afterbirth/Aftermath 
MX-80 Sound: Some Day You'll Be King 
MX-80 Sound: More Than Good 
MX-80 Sound: Goldfinger
Angel Corpus Christi: Blank Generation 
Angel Corpus Christi: Here Today Gone Tomorrow 
Bar Stool Walker: ‘Til There Was You 
Bruce Anderson: The Inherent Beauty of Hopelessness (excerpt, fade) 

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1 week ago
3 hours 11 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Crocs ‘n ‘Gators"

"Crocs ‘n ‘Gators" (broadcast 7/7/17)

Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name: Alligator Briefcase 
Auren: Crocodile 
Jimmy Newman: Alligator Man 
Janis Ian: Crocodile Song
The Balham Alligators: Alligators Grinning 
Harry Shearer: When the Crocodile Cries 
Curve: Alligators Getting Up 
Abdoulaye Diakite, Mamadou Sidibe & Sogoni Drummers: Bamaba (Male Crocodile)
Paul Gilbert: Alligator Farm 
Thee Vicars: Crocodile Chomp
Arlie Duff: Alligator Come Across 
Underworld: Crocodile 
Dizzy Gillespie: Alligator 
Chris Smither: Crocodile Man 
Crazy Cavan & the Rhythm Rockers: Alligator Shoes 
Martin Stephenson and the Daintees: Crocodile Cryer 
Bobby Charles: See You Later, Alligator
Skylab: Crocodile #1 
Terry Wooley: Alabama Gator Oil  
Gry w/FM Einheit & his Orchestra: Princess Crocodile 
Shooter Jennings: Alligator Chomp 
G.J. Douglas: Crocodile Tears 
Roky Erickson & the Aliens: It's a Cold Night for Alligators 
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers: Crocodile Walk 
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Alligator Wine 
Guided By Voices: Jon the Croc 
The Cramps: Alligator Stomp 
Jimmy Nail: Crocodile Shoes 
Kronos Quartet: #9. Alligator Escalator
Dale Watson: Crocodile Tears
Jerry Reed: Gator
The Cellos: Juicy Crocodile 
Victoria Spivey: The Alligator Pond Went Dry
Carter Burwell: The Crocodiles
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas (ft. Michael Doucet): Alligator 
Henry Mancini and his Orchestra: Crocodile, Go Home 
Carl Belew: Cool Gator Shoes 
The Coasters: Crocodile 
Tony Joe White: Alligator, Mississippi
Mark Knopfler: Gator Blood 
The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams: Alligators

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1 week ago
3 hours 10 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"The Cramps"

"The Cramps" (broadcast 9/14/12)

Fat Daddy Holmes: Where Yo Is
The Cramps: Domino
The Premiers: Firewater
The Cramps: The Natives Are Restless
The Kingpins: Ungauau Part One
The Cramps: Fever
Julie London: Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
The Cramps: Strange Love
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Moanin'
The Cramps: The Way I Walk 
The Revels: Intoxica 
The Cramps: Human Fly
Film Trailer: All Women Are Bad! 
The Cramps: Like a Bad Girl Should
Saxie Russel: El Monkey
The Cramps: Monkey With Your Tail
The 5.6.7.8's: Pinball Party
The Cramps: Goo Goo Muck
The Cherokees: Uprising
The Cramps: Naked Girls Falling Down The Stairs
John and Jackie: Little Girl
The Cramps: Bikini Girls With Machine Guns
Kay Martin: Swamp Girl
The Cramps: The Creature From The Black Leather Lagoon
Ronnie Dawson: Action Packed 
The Cramps: People Ain't No Good
The Jet Streams: Who Me?
The Cramps: Garbageman 
Terry Corin & Her Boyfriends: Sick! Sick! Sick! 
The Cramps: Drug Train 
Collins Kids: Whistle Bait
The Cramps: I Walked All Night
The Vocaleers: Cootie Snap
The Cramps: I Wanna Get In Your Pants
Frankie Capp Percussion Group: Peter Gunn
The Cramps: Strychnine
The Ready Men: Shortnin' Bread
The Cramps: Cramp Stomp
Allen Page: She's The One That's Got It
The Cramps: New Kind Of Kick
Johnson Brothers: Casting My Spell 
The Cramps: Bop Pills
The Fleetwoods: Unchained Melody
The Cramps: Taboo
Andre Williams: The Greasy Chicken
The Cramps: Rockin’ Bones
Wanda Jackson (w/the Cramps): Funnel Of Love
The Cramps: Fissure of Rolando
Kip Tyler: She's My Witch
The Cramps: How Far Can Too Far Go
Wes Dakus: Dog Food
The Cramps: Ultra Twist (Stick It In At The End version) 

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2 weeks ago
3 hours 5 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Please Kill Me" w/special guests Gillian McCain & Legs McNeil
2 weeks ago
4 hours 35 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Cheat & Lie"

"Cheat & Lie" (broadcast 8/5/14)

Ken Woodman & His Picadilly Brass: Cheat & Lie 
The Mavericks: Lies 
Carrie Underwood: Before He Cheats
Ray Price: Jealous Lies 
The Stanley Brothers: Don’t Cheat In Our Hometown
The Lone Sharks: Which Lie To Tell
The Lone Sharks: That's What Cheaters Do
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars: I Lie When I Drink 
Randy Travis: Reasons I Cheat 
B.B. King: Don't You Lie To Me 
Jimmy Witherspoon: Your Cheating Heart
Terry Evans: Get Your Lies Straight 
Little Milton: Cheatin' Is A Risky Business
Clyde McPhatter: I Told Myself A Lie 
Amy Winehouse: Between The Cheats
Julie London: Little White Lies
Chuck Willis: Charged With Cheatin' 
Brook Benton: Lie To Me 
Lloyd Clark w/Smithie's Sextet: You're A Cheat 
Errol Dunkley: Please Stop Your Lying 
The Shields: You Cheated 
Andre Williams: The Lie
Frankie Ford: Cheatin' Woman 
Louise Hull: White Lies 
Chris Isaak: Cheater's Town
Billy Bragg: The Big Lie
Brother Tyrone: If You Ain't Cheating 
Eminem: Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) 
Dune Local: Dirty Little Cheater
Death In Vegas: 23 Lies
Dennis Brown: Cheater 
Delbert McClinton: Lie No Better
Pairote: Tee Makhuea Pok (Your Cheatin' Heart) 
Fleetwood Mac: Little Lies 
Jon Cleary/the Absolute Monster Gentlemen: Cheating On You 
The Eagles: Lyin’ Eyes 
Gypsy: Who’s Cheating 
Eric Clapton: Lies (feat. John Mayer) 
Rockin' Saints: Cheat On Me Baby 
Chumbawamba: Lie Lie Lie Lie 
The Clash: Cheat 
The Who: La-La-La Lies 
The (International) Noise Conspiracy: Ever Felt Cheated? 
The Star Spangles: I Told A Lie 
The Star Spangles: Tell Lies 
Melt-Banana: Lie Lied Lies 

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2 weeks ago
3 hours 1 minute

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Country Soul" w/ special guest, Christine Ohlman

"Country Soul" (broadcast 8/1/14)

Gladys Knight & The Pips: Help Me Make It Through The Night 
Percy Sledge: He’ll Have to Go 
Joe Hinton: Funny (How Time Slips Away) 
Al Green: For the Good Times 
Little Esther Phillips: Release Me
Ted Taylor: I'll Release You
Barbara Lynn: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Arthur Alexander: Detroit City 
Betty Willis: Act Naturally
David Ruffin: Statue Of A Fool
Dorothy Moore: Misty Blue
James & Bobby Purify: Sixteen Tons
The Marvelettes: Lover Pease
Bettye Lavette: What My Condition Was In
Joe Tex: King Of The Road
Bobby "Blue" Bland: Who Will The Next Fool Be?
Ray Charles: I Can't Stop Loving You
Candi Staton: Stand By Your Man
Ruth Brown: Tennessee Waltz
Ona Watson: Take This Job And Shove It
Ann Peebles: Holding On
Tony Borders: Gentle On My Mind
Doris Troy: Games People Play 
Bettye Swann: Just Because You Can't Be Mine
Solomon Burke: Time Is a Thief
Aretha Franklin: Night Life (live)
James Carr: Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong
Ike & Tina Turner: Ode to Billie Joe
Andre Williams: Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill)
Etta James: Are My Thoughts With You
Willie Hobbs: Till I Get It Right
Margie Joseph: Touch Your Woman
Little Milton: Behind Closed Doors
Millie Jackson: Anybody That Don't Like Millie Jackson
Facts Of Life: Sometimes
Candi Staton: He Called Me Baby
Earl Gaines (or Leroy Jones) & Lucille Johns: You Are My Sunshine
Hank Ballard: Sunday Morning Coming Down
Cookie Jackson: Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
Bobby Womack: I Take It On Home 
Aaron Neville: The Grand Tour 
Gladys Knight & The Pips: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

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2 weeks ago
3 hours 1 minute

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Some Summer"

“Some Summer” (broadcast 7/17/15)

Billy Swan: I Can Help 
Billy Swan: Don't Be Cruel 
Billy Swan: Summer Wind 
Hillary Bratton: Times Square
Gene Casey: Guitar in the Rain 
Keith Richards: Trouble
Inner Circle: Tenement Yard [feat Chronixx] 
Quarter Street: Diferente 
John Ginty Ball Of Fire:
Eddie Cotton: Ego At Your Door
D.A. Foster: The Real Thing 
Golden Earring: Twilight Zone 
War On Drugs: Under The Pressure
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Funeral 
Paul Simon & Marc Anthony: Summer Satin Nights
Charlie Parker: Summertime
Patti Smith: Summer Cannibals
T. Rex: Summertime Blues
MX-80 Sound: Summer ’77
James Brown (w/Martha High): Summertime
Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys: Summertime is Past and Gone
Bert Jansch: Summer Heat
Love Sculpture: Summertime
The Sensible Gray Cells: English Summer
The Who: Summertime Blues (studio vers.)
The Flying Lizards: Summertime Blues
Bob Dylan: Summer Days
Audience: Indian Summer
Dion: Summertime Blues
Squackett: The Summer Backwards
Eddie Cochran: Summertime Blues

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2 weeks ago
2 hours 59 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
"Selecta's Choice"

“Selecta’s Choice” (broadcast 6/21/13)

Republica: Ready To Go                              
Leslie Day/The Prissteens: PURE ID  
The Prissteens: Going Out Tonight  
Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else  
Iggy Pop: Bang Bang  
The Tornados: Earthy 
Ian McNabb: Go Into The Light                       
New Radicals: You Get What You Give          
Flowered Up: Weekender                              
Ellen Foley: What's A Matter Baby     
Nick Lowe: Awesome 
J. Geils Band: (Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party 
New York Dolls: Gimme Luv & Turn on the Light (ft: Iggy Pop)                                                                    
The Screaming Blue Messiahs: Twin Cadillac Valentine                                                                           
ManBreak: Ready Or Not 
The Sisters Of Mercy: This Corrosion                 
Angel Corpus Christi: Down                                 
Mott The Hoople: Sweet Jane (w/Lou Reed)  
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: Dub 3               
Public Image Ltd.: Public Image
The Tubes: White Punks On Dope  
The Psychedelic Furs: Flowers                            
Rodney Crowell: The Obscenity Prayer              
Lonnie Mack: Wham! 
Lo-Fidelity Allstars: Battleflag (ft. Pigeonhead)  
LCD Soundsystem: Losing My Edge  
Hamell On Trial: Hamell's Ramble                         
Pete Townshend: You Better You Bet (demo)   
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives: Avenger Hill Street Blues 
Alan Vega: WPKN ID                                    
Suicide: Rocket USA                                  
The Ramones: I Wanna Be Sedated          
MX-80 Sound: Man On The Move 
Status Quo: Down Down                 
Duane Eddy: Primeval 
Johnnie Allan: Promised Land  
The Georgia Satellites: Mon Cheri                       
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers: I Need To Know      
Johnny Burnette: Tear It Up                               
Chuck Berry: Woodpecker 
Fun Lovin' Criminals: Tenth Street                    
The Feelies: Time For A Witness 
Bo Diddley: Instrumental 
The Cramps: Bend Over I’ll Drive 
John Campbell: Saddle Up My Pony

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2 weeks ago
2 hours 55 minutes

PURE with Howard Thompson
Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport! howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday present howard worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous people howard made records with Adam & the Ants, Alan Vega, Angel Corpus Christi, Aswad, Barb Jungr, Billy Bragg, Danny Gatton, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Georgia Satellites, Hamell On Trial, Herb Alpert, Ian Hunter, John Campbell, Judy Tenuta, ManBreak, Motörhead, Peter C Johnson, the Prissteens, the Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Roky Erickson & the Aliens, Rubén Blades, Sally Oldfield, Sara Hickman, Scatterbrain, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the Slits, the Star Spangles, the Sugarcubes, Susan Fassbender, Tulipomania, Victor DeLorenzo, Yellowman and 10,000 Maniacs to name a few. He was the first to release records by MX-80 Sound, the Real Kids and Suicide in Europe and th’ Faith Healers, the Gipsy Kings, Happy Mondays, Paul Young, the Sisters Of Mercy, and Wham! in the USA howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and is grateful to Steve di Costanzo and Peter Bochan for letting him in. Terry Hopper too, for giving up an hour of The Quest to see if it could work howard thinks Bob Dylan should be President, and ‘Poison’ Ivy Rorschach should be Vice-President