PURE with Howard Thompson

"Strictly Stupid" Paul Leary: Born Stupid Jim Keller: I’m So Stupid The Flys: Come On Stupid Chumbawamba: I’m With Stupid Anne McCue: Stupid Ellen Foley: Stupid Girl Sahara Hotnights: Stupid Tricks The Sniveling Shits: Terminal Stupid Mary Lee's Corvette: More Stupider Burning Spear: Not Stupid Garbage: Stupid Girl (Tee's Radio Mix) XTC: Stupidly Happy Chas 'n' Dave: What A Stupid Thing To Do Rod...

"Lou Reed, songwriter" Iggy Pop: We Are The People Mary Gauthier: Coney Island Baby Nico: Little Sister Luna: Satellite of Love Al Green: I Found A Reason Peter Gabriel: The Power Of The Heart Anohni/Lou Reed: Candy Says [Live] Claudio Cataldi: Here She Comes Now The Foxes: Soul City Elizabeth Cook: Sunday Morning Yo La Tengo: I’m Set Free Sendelica: Venus in Furs Various: Perfect Day ‘97 Todd Clo...

“Catch A Wave” fundraiser (broadcast 6/19/26) - MUSIC ONLY all the artists (in bold) played on this episode of PURE have shows in the area. We gave tickets away for donations. A handful (at face value) are still left - call 203) 331 9756 if interested. The Cars ( Greg Hawkes w/Eddie Japan ): Drive - 6/19 Fairfield CT The Cars ( Greg Hawkes w/Eddie Japan ): Tonight She Comes - 6/19 Fairfield, CT Th...

WPKN May 24th 2026 “Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Fundraiser” - music only Bridget St. John: Just Like A Woman (Piblokto Version)  Tom Jones: One More Cup Of Coffee Diana Krall: This Dream of You  Solomon Burke: The Mighty Quinn Bob Dylan: Cold Irons Bound Emma Swift: I Contain Multitudes Mick Ronson: Like A Rolling Stone (feat. David Bowie) Dave Alvin: Highway 61 Revisited  Dr. John: End Of The Line (f...

"7" (broadcast 5/15/26) Kamasi Washington: Seven Prayers Warren Storm: Seven Letters Blackberry Smoke: Lucky Seven David Bowie: Seven (Marius de Vries mix) Roseanne Cash: Seven Year Ache Luna: Seven Steps To Satan Egg: Seven Is A Jolly Good Time June Tabor & the Oyster Band: Seven Curses Charlie Haden Family (ft. The Haden Triplets): Seven Year Blues David Greenberger/the Huckleberries: All To...

“Women Who Play” Enya: Pax Deorum Nico: It Has Not Taken Long  Joni Mitchell: Shadows And Light  Chicken Shack: I’d Rather Go Blind  Björk: Álfur Út Úr Hól  Kim Deal: Are You Mine Delia Derbyshire: Dr. Who Theme Anne Müller: Serenade at 2  Julia Holter: Hello Stranger Kathryn Tickell & The Side: Penguin Notes Laura Nyro: Up On the Roof  Molly Lewis: Whistling in the Dark Juana Molina: Sin Don...

“Incoming” (broadcast 2/2/24) Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir: Rödd Daniel Herskedal: Tunnel Cody Jinks: Sober Thing Brian Protheroe: Pinball JJ Cale: Magnolia Georgie Fame: Everlovin’ Woman Luna: Friendly Advice Mark Knopfler: Ahead Of The Game Robyn Hitchcock: Rats John Craigie: Pagan Church Stackridge: The Road To Venezuela Wreckless Eric: Veronica Ry Cooder: Dark En...

“22 Clean-Up” (broadcast 1/20/23) Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders: Movements 2-5 (ft. London Symphony Orch.)  Peter Ivers, David Lynch & Alan R Splet: In Heaven (The Lady In The Radiator)  Morningface: Sharpening Knives In Heaven (ft. The League of Sonic Discovery) David Bowie: The Bewlay Brothers (2021 Alternative Mix)  Marianne Faithfull: The Calm Before The Storm  Van Der Graaf Generator:...

"DooWop" w/special guest Chuck Citrin (broadcast 3/21/14) The Four Vagabonds: Rosie the Riveter  Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Why Did You Waste My Time?  The Five Keys: Rocking and Crying Blues  The Three Chuckles w/Teddy Randazzo: Runaround  The Five Blue Notes: Ooh Baby  Drifters (ft. Clyde McPhatter): Lucille  Billy Ward & The Dominoes (ft. Jackie Wilson): I'm Gonna Move                         ...

"PURE w/howard thompson & Kevin Patrick"   (broadcast 3/18/16) Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do 3:56 Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty: You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 2:30 MX-80 Sound: You're Not Alone 3:36 Suicide: Cheree 3:40 Motorhead: Tear Ya Down 2:39 The Psychedelic Furs: Pretty In Pink 3:56 Adam & the Ants: Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3:49 X: See How We Are Mari...

"The Old, The New & The Timeless" (broadcast on 11/17/23) Porcupine Tree: Hallogallo Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle: Listen To The Radio Mary Lee Kortes: The Music Got Me Here Mary Lee Kortes: Born A Happy Girl Mary Lee Kortes: Big Things Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers: Sorry American Beauties: The Rain Gary Lucas & John Cale: Peter Lorre Tulipomania: You Had To Be There The Vacant Lots: Dest...

“Recent Gems” (broadcast 3/3/17) Soundwalk Collective w/Jesse Paris Smith/Patti Smith: Evening of Light 4:50 Mikel Rouse: Inside the Waste of Time 10:13 Simon Fisher Turner: Stem Jars 1:34 The Necks: Blue Mountain 20:49 Kid Koala w/Emiliana Torrini: Nightfall Pale Blue 2:48 Mark Dagley: Uranus Hill Fantasy 3:48 Throttle Elevator Music: Playing The Alleyway 5:21 Bruce Wooley & Polly Scattergood...

"The Clean Up" (2016) (broadcast 1/20/17) Nick Lowe: (What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding (live)  Joe Purdy: Kristine  Gillian Welch: Paper Wings (Alternate Mix)  CeCe Winans: Lowly Kathryn Tickell: Water Of Tyne (instr.)  Jimmy Scott: For Once In My Live (w/Dee Dee Bridgewater)  David Bowie: No Plan  Sandy Rogers: Good Dog  Nouvelle Vague: Algo Familiar  Dr. John Cooper Clarke...

"Black History Month"... (Plus) (broadcast 2/20/26) "Plus" - Andy Thomas: Nothing I Wouldn't Do (For You) (feat. Dori Freeman)  Andy Thomas: Little Love Machine Andy Thomas: Highway Junkie Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells A Story Ron Wood: A Certain Girl "Black History Month" - Prince: Avalanche Tracy Chapman: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution Swamp Dogg: I Was Born Blue B.B. King: Why I Sing The Blues, P...

"Some Old, Some New" (edited broadcast 2/6/26) The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Clausen Trio: Bill Evans Interlude into Waltz for Debby  Al Green: I Found A Reason Jimmy "Duck" Holmes: All Night Long  Chase: History Hayes Carll: If We Don't Try (feat. Ashley McBryde) Mordecai Smyth: Was It In Your Head  Amorphous Androgynous (w/Peter Hammill: We Persuade Ourselves We’re Immortal Van Der Gr...

“Let All The Children Boogie” (broadcast 1/16/26) Anna Calvi: Lady Grinning Soul Sally Timms & Jon Langford: The Prettiest Star OK Go & Bonerama: Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Viv Albertine: A Letter to Hermione Karen O & Willie Nelson: Under Pressure Chris Kibble: Drive In Saturday The Bad Plus: Life On Mars The Neanderthals: Space Oddity  Cowboy Junkies: Five Years Bush Tetras: Sister Midnig...

"In Memoriam (Jan - May, 2025)" (broadcast 5/16/25) Don Nix 83, 12/31 & The Alabama State Troupers: Going Down 4:04 Brenton Wood 83, 1/3: Gimme Little Sign Sam Moore 89, 1/10 & Dave: Hold On, I'm Comin’ David Lynch 78, 1/16: Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It) The Band (Garth Hudson 87, 1/21): Acadian Driftwood Barry Goldberg 83, 1/22: Minstrel Show Marianne Faithfull 78, 1/30: Love Is Koko Taylo...

“In Memoriam, 2025 (June - December) (broadcast 1/2/26) The McCoys (Rick Derringer 77, 5/26): Hang On Sloopy  Sly & The Family Stone (Sly Stone 82, 6/9): Everyday People  The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson 82, 6/11): God Only Knows  Pavlov’s Dog (David Hamilton 74, 6/20 & Sara Surkamp 72, 11/25): Of Once & Future Kings Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs, 81, 6/23): Rock And Roll Queen Lalo Schifri...

“America” (broadcast 7/4/14) Steve Miller Band: Livin' in the USA Charlie Haden: Is This America (Katrina 2005) (w/Pat Metheny)  Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings: American By Birth Mark Knopfler: Do America  Don McLean: American Pie Earl Scruggs: American-Made. World-Played Scott McClatchy: American Land  Mickey Newbury: An American Trilogy Odetta & Dr. John (w/John Campbell): America The Bea...

"Turn That Bloody Noise Up" (broadcast 5/2/14) The Nutley Brass: I Wanna Be Sedated  Ian Hunter: PURE ID  Ian Hunter: Still Love Rock and Roll Paul Carrack: Always Better With You  Brinsley Schwarz: (What’s So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love & Understanding The Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands To Yourself Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey: All Through The City The Records: Starry Eyes Bo Diddley:...

"1968" w/special guest, Kevin Teare (broadcast 4/6/18) The Nazz: Open My Eyes  R. Dean Taylor: Gotta See Jane The Beatles: While My Guitar Gently Weeps  Fleetwood Mac: Need Your Love So Bad The Zombies: This Will Be Our Year  Bonzo Dog Band: We Are Normal  Jimi Hendrix Experience: Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland) Canned Heat: An Owl Song  Paul Jones: And The Sun Will Shine Diana Ross &amp...

“Word 8” w/Dave Rubin & Vincent Quatroche (broadcast 12/20/19) Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Bleeder 5:28 David Greenberger, Keith Spring & Dinty Child: What's Going On 1:35 Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: So 1:34 Vincent Quatroche: Photo On The Desk 2:43 Bill Bissett, th Mandan Massacre: She, Still & Curling 3:31   Phil Rambow: The Strong Sweet Smell of Incense 2:...

“Merry Crampsmas” (broadcast 12/1/17) Bill Doggett: Ram Bunk Shus The Cramps: She Said Drits & Dravy: Talk That Talk (Part 2) The Johnny Burnette Trio: Eager Beaver Baby Bobby Lonero: Little Bit The Cramps: The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon Jackie & The Starlites: Valarie Billy Ward & The Dominoes: The Bells The 5 Jones Boys: Mr Ghost Goes To Town The Ideals: Knee Socks The Cr...

"Waifs & Strays 2" (broadcast 8/16/13) PURE theme (Danny Gatton: Funky Mama)  Marianne Faithfull: Love Song  Bill Evans: Waltz For Debbie Geraint Watkins: It’s A Fabulous Thing  Robert Johnson: I'm A Steady Rollin' Man  Swingadelic: Up The Creek  Richard Thompson: Madonna’s Wedding  Fairport Convention: Percy’s Song (BBC, Top Gear 6/4/69)  Daisy House: Emma In The Morning  Urna Chahar-Tugchi:...

"Last Year’s Best Reissues" (broadcast 1/24/19) The King's Singers: After The Gold Rush  Deanna Storey & John Brion: Little Person  Headless Heroes: True Love Will Find You In The End  Morgana King: It's A Quiet Thing  Peter Ivers: In Heaven  T. Valentine: Teen-Age Jump  Little Mack Simmons: I'm Tore Down Rufus Jagneaux: Opelousas Sostan  Clifton Chenier: It Happened So Fast  Frankie Paul: Kus...