
PURE with Howard Thompson
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Ep 136"Women Who Play"
“Women Who Play”Enya: Pax DeorumNico: 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 MineDelia Derbyshire: Dr. Who ThemeAnne Müller: Serenade at 2 Julia Holter: Hello StrangerKathryn Tickell & The Side: Penguin NotesLaura Nyro: Up On the Roof Molly Lewis: Whistling in the DarkJuana Molina: Sin DonesTori Amos: I Don’t Like Mondays Moe Tucker: HeroinVictoria Williams: Sweet Jane (w/Lou Reed)Dean & Britta: Not A Young Man Anymore (My Robot Friend Remix) Tom Tom Club: Femme FataleAngel Corpus Christi: The Day John Kennedy DiedRickie Lee Jones: Walk On The Wild SideThe Velvet Underground: Foggy NotionLaurie Anderson: Sharkey’s DayJosephine Foster: I’m a DreamerDave Alvin & The Guilty Women: Downey GirlBridget St. John: NiceBonnie Raitt: Love Has No PrideThe Cramps: Hard Workin' ManKate St. John: Don’t They Know You've GoneAnoushka Shankar: LasyaRachelle Garniez: My Sister and I Bela Fleck & Evelyn Glennie: Presto in G Minor after BachKate Bush: Eat the MusicFrank Zappa & The Mothers: The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat Sheila E: Leader of the Band (feat. Prince & The E Family) Samantha Fish: Runaway The Deadly Nightshade: No Chicken TodayMacy Gray: Let You Win Viv Albertine: If LoveWet Leg: Don’t SpeakThe Slits: Typical GirlsMary Lattimore: Your Birthday at the HuntingtonThe Bangles: Bitchen Summer (Speedway)The She Trinity: He Fought The LawSonny & Cher: The Beat Goes On The Liverbirds: Talking About You Anna Calvi: Ghost Rider Lita Ford: Kiss Me DeadlyThe B-52’s: Love Shack The Cramps: Human FlyTalking Heads: Psycho KillerThe Courettes: Better Without You The Prissteens: Are You ReadyThe 5.6.7.8s: Roadrunner (partial)
Ep 135"Incoming"
“Incoming” (broadcast 2/2/24)Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir: RöddDaniel Herskedal: TunnelCody Jinks: Sober ThingBrian Protheroe: PinballJJ Cale: MagnoliaGeorgie Fame: Everlovin’ WomanLuna: Friendly AdviceMark Knopfler: Ahead Of The GameRobyn Hitchcock: RatsJohn Craigie: Pagan ChurchStackridge: The Road To VenezuelaWreckless Eric: VeronicaRy Cooder: Dark End Of The StreetDylan Aucoin & The Judice Ramblers: The Prison Of Her MemoryBedsit Poets: London Town Linda Lewis: Hampstead Way Cilla Black: London BridgeNeil Young: Mother EarthTony Trischka w/Billy Strings: Brown’s Ferry BluesMarcia Griffiths & Lloyd Charmers: Play MeAce: How LongGurf Morlix: Spare ChangeIan Gomm: Hold OnBrinsley Schwarz: The Ugly ThingsMick Ronson: Billy PorterRoxy Music: A Really Good TimeBryan Ferry: The 'In' Crowd The Stranglers: (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)Curve: Fait AccompliJD McPherson: White Light/White HeatScott H. Biram: No Man's LandThe Black Crowes: Wanting and WaitingNick Cave & Deborah Harry: On the Other SideLuna: Satellite of LoveDave Edmunds: Need A Shot Of Rhythm 'n' BluesJeff Cotton: On The ThreadHawkwind: EjectionThe Jesus and Mary Chain: jamcod (clean)The Courettes: SHAKE!Prince Fatty: Expansions Dub (feat. Shniece McMenamin)
Ep 134"'22 Clean Up"
“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: Go Chris Canterbury: Felt the Same Emma Swift: Give Me Strength Robyn Hitchcock: Midnight Tram To NowhereThe Pretty Things: Sickle Clowns Russell Hunter station ID #1The Deviants: Deviation Street Mark Bingham: The Coffle Rolls Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti: Bonfire At Tina'sGIVĒON: Time (from the film Amsterdam)Ashley McBryde, Benjy Davis: Gospel Night At The Strip Club Addie Brik: Retromingent Jim Keller: 'til The Water Drinks My Bones Loudon Wainwright III: Saw Your Name In The PaperBjörk: Sorrowful SoilPublic Image Ltd: Hawaii SSVU: David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies EyesDubmatix station IDDubmatix & The Hempolics: Crazy Days King Princess: Crowbar Devil Devil Love: Break-in' For You Adeem the Artist: Heritage of ArroganceDevil Devil Love: In The Pocket Of Big WendyLCD Soundsystem: new body rhumba (from the film White Noise) Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton: Feelin' Good Bob Weir: Greatest Story Ever Told (feat. Tyler Childers) [Live]the red propellers: behind the yellow line Spiritualized: Sad Days Lonely Nights HeadCat: Rock 'n' Roll Will Save You (live) Ian Hunter: Bed Of Roses
Ep 133"Doo Wop" w/special guest, Chuck Citrin
"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 To The Outskirts Of Town Tempo Toppers (ft. Little Richard): AlwaysWhispers: Fool Heart Diamonds: Cherry Vernon Green & The Medallions: Buick '59 Flairs: This is the Night for Love Shirley Gunter & The Queens: Oop Shoop The Five Blue Notes: My Gal is GoneElvis Presley: Good Rocking' Tonight Young Jessie: Mary Lou The Cadillacs: Let Me Explain Leaders: Stormy Weather Robins: If Teardrops Were Kisses Moroccos: Red Hots and Chili Mac Joe Weaver & the Don Juans: Baby I Love You SoThe Velours: My Love, Come Back Little Richard: True Fine Mama The Paragons: FlorenceClarence ‘Bad Boy’ Palmer & the Jive Bombers: Cherry Del-Vikings: Hey Señorita Joe Therrien jr. & the Rockets: Hey Babe, Let's Go Downtown The Rob-Roys: AudryDesires: Hey Lena Students: My Vow To YouThe Mothers Of Invention: Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder The Persuasions: Papa Oom Mow Mow The Channels: You Promised Me Love
Ep 132"PURE w/howard thompson & Kevin Patrick"
"PURE w/howard thompson & Kevin Patrick" (broadcast 3/18/16)Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do 3:56Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty: You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 2:30MX-80 Sound: You're Not Alone 3:36Suicide: Cheree 3:40Motorhead: Tear Ya Down 2:39The Psychedelic Furs: Pretty In Pink 3:56Adam & the Ants: Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3:49X: See How We AreMarianne Faithfull: Losing 3:47 Aswad: Ways Of The Lord 3:49John Mayall: Sensitive Kind 5:1410,000 Maniacs: Scorpio Rising 3:11The Sisters of Mercy: This Corrosion 4:22The Cramps: Mean Machine 3:54Sweet: Fox On The Run 3:21The Sugarcubes: Birthday 3:57Lo Fidelity Allstars: Battleflag 3:55Wheatus: Teenage Dirtbag 4:01Danny Gatton: Harlem Nocturne 4:46 Billy Bragg: Help Save The Youth Of America 2:46Suede: Trash 4:02The Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands to Yourself 3:22
Ep 131"The Old, The New & The Timeless"
"The Old, The New & The Timeless" (broadcast on 11/17/23)Porcupine Tree: HallogalloBilly Strings, Molly Tuttle: Listen To The RadioMary Lee Kortes: The Music Got Me Here Mary Lee Kortes: Born A Happy GirlMary Lee Kortes: Big ThingsJohnny Ruiz & the Escapers: SorryAmerican Beauties: The RainGary Lucas & John Cale: Peter LorreTulipomania: You Had To Be ThereThe Vacant Lots: DestructionHeartworms: May I ComplyOmar & The Howlers: Crackin’ Up The Mommyheads: Learning To LiveSam Frazier: Cabbage ManKelly Hunt: You Make Me HighVerneri Pohjola: Avance!Brinsley Schwarz: Ever Since You're Gone Smokey Robinson: I Wanna Know Your BodyEmma Swift: I Contain MultitudesThe Kinks: Dedicated Follower Of FashionLindisfarne: We Can Swing TogetherFamily: My Friend the Sun Van Morrison: Two Hound DogsWreckless Eric: Standing Sunday MorningWizzard: See My Baby JiveThe Flamin' Groovies: You Tore Me DownRaspberries: Play On Dwight Twilley Band: I’m On FireMartin Rev: DreamsSuicide: Rocket USA Television: FrictionThe Girls: Jeffrey I Hear YouMX-80: Some Day You'll Be King X: White GirlThe Courettes: Non Ti Lascero (Won't Let You Go)Bilk: RNRBrian Setzer: Girl On The BillboardJoecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre: Sister Anne (ft. Jeff Clayton, Ruyter Suys)Bilk: RNR
Ep 130"Recent Gems" (2017)
“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 10:13Simon Fisher Turner: Stem Jars 1:34The Necks: Blue Mountain 20:49Kid Koala w/Emiliana Torrini: Nightfall Pale Blue 2:48Mark Dagley: Uranus Hill Fantasy 3:48Throttle Elevator Music: Playing The Alleyway 5:21Bruce Wooley & Polly Scattergood: Video Killed The Radio Star 4:01Mark Eitzel: An Answer 4:33 David Houston: Almost Persuaded 2:54Alison Krauss: You Don't Know Me 4:16John Prine w/Peter Cooper: I Sang The Song 3:34The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers: Kentish Town Song 4:12 Beránci a Vlci: Isli, Isli 2:56 Queen Ifrica: Lie Dem Ah Tell 3:31 The Heptones: Love Has Many Faces 3:06The Beat (feat. Ranking Roger): On My Way 2:58Madness: Mr Apples 3:32Pete Fowler: One Heart One Song 3:21The Sir Douglas Band: Texas Tornado 2:52Gene Casey: Tony Joe White 4:18JD McPherson: A Little Respect 3:44Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men: Middle of Nowhere 3:11Robyn Hitchcock: Autumn Sunglasses 5:02 Chuck Prophet: In the Mausoleum (After Alan Vega) 3:46Alan Vega: Video Babe 3:17Ray Davies: Poetry 5:01The Weeklings: Don't Know, Don't Care 2:17The Standells: Try It 2:44Frank Turner: The Sand In the Gears (Live) 3:55Randy Thompson: 33rd Of August 4:32The Godfathers: Till My Heart Stops Beating 4:00Dan Baird & Homemade Sin: Licka Sense 3:54
Ep 129"The Clean Up" (2016)
"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: LowlyKathryn 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 & Hugh Cornwell: Sweeter Than You MX-80 Sound: So Funny Honeyblood: Ready For The Magic Jungle Fire: La Kossa Rebop Kwaku Baah (feat. Chris Wood): Zagapam (alt. version) Randy Newman: Putin Spanner Big Band: One On One Dan Montgomery: Come In Here Wayne Hancock: Slingin' Rhythm Frankie Miller: Gold Shoes (feat. Francis Rossi) Delbert McClinton & the Self-Made Men: Don't Do It The Western Sizzlers: Black Rose Thievery Corporation: Letter to The Editor (ft. Racquel Jones) Die Antwoord: Gucci Coochie Run The Jewels: Panther Like a Panther (Miracle mix) [ft Trina]Julie's Haircut: Gabbro (reprise) The Vacant Lots: Verschwinden The Early Years: Fluxus Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation: Imagine You Pye Audio Corner: At the Heart of Stasis Flaming Lips: There Should Be Unicorns The Lucid Dream: Nadir Neu!: Hero Hawkwind: Silver Machine Iggy Pop: Gold Sleaford Mods: BHS Throttle Elevator Music: No One To Vote For (excerpt)
Ep 128"Black History Month"... (Plus)
"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 MachineAndy Thomas: Highway JunkieRod Stewart: Every Picture Tells A StoryRon Wood: A Certain Girl"Black History Month" -Prince: AvalancheTracy Chapman: Talkin’ Bout a RevolutionSwamp Dogg: I Was Born BlueB.B. King: Why I Sing The Blues, Pt. 1Peter Tosh: Get Up Stand UpThe Heptones: Message From A Black ManAswad: Three BabylonThe O’Jays: Ship AhoyShungudzo: It’s a Good Day (To Fight the System) Michael Kiwanuka: Black Man in A White WorldThe Equals: Police On My BackThe Chi-Lites: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People Harold Melvin/Blu Notes: Wake up Everybody (ft. Teddy Pendergrass)James Brown: I’m Black & I'm Proud Say It Loud (Jason Brown Remix)The Staple Singers: Why (Am I Treated So Bad)?George Perkins & The Silver Stars: Cryin’ In The Streets, Pt. 1Peter Tosh: Equal RightsLee "Scratch" Perry: Big Neck Police Jah Lion: Soldier and Police WarNeville Brothers: With God On Our SideCarolina Chocolate Drops: Political WorldMarion Williams: I Pity The Poor ImmigrantStevie Wonder: Blowin’ In The WindCurtis Mayfield: Power to the PeopleGil Scott-Heron: Pieces Of A Man2Pac: Changes [feat. Talent] KRS-One: Sound of da PolicePublic Enemy: Fight the Power (remix 2020)Peter Tosh & the Wailers: Down PressorQueen Ifrica: I Can't BreatheJimmy Cliff: Sufferin’ In The LandJanelle Monáe: Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout) - excerpt
Ep 127"Some Old, Some New"
"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 ReasonJimmy "Duck" Holmes: All Night Long Chase: HistoryHayes 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 ImmortalVan Der Graaf Generator: W [New Stereo Mix, 2021] The Rolling Stones: MelodyThe James Hunter Six: Sure Thing The James Hunter Six: Trouble Comes CallingAndy Thomas: Highway JunkieStereolab: Melodie Is A WoundMarianne Faithfull: She Moved Thru' The Fair (alt. version)John Holt: Just The Way You AreJackie Robinson: Homely Girl Sly & Robbie: Taxi Connection Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: Rhythm ConnectionBilly Bragg: City Of Heroes Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (12" Mix)Suicide: Ghost RiderAlan Vega: OutlawAlan Vega: Ice DrummerAlan Vega: Jukebox BabeLola Young: MessyThe Reverend Shawn Amos: Little By LittleAnne Richmond Boston: Dark RoomThe Crickets: Rock Me My Baby (undubbed, stereo)The Crickets: Not Fade Away (stereo) Tony Poole: Chelsea Girls (1965)The Damned: Heart Full Of SoulThe Crickets: That’ll be the Day (stereo, no backing vox)
Ep 126"Let All The Children Boogie" (The Songs of David Bowie)
“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 SuicideViv Albertine: A Letter to Hermione Karen O & Willie Nelson: Under PressureChris Kibble: Drive In Saturday The Bad Plus: Life On Mars The Neanderthals: Space Oddity Cowboy Junkies: Five Years Bush Tetras: Sister MidnightRickie Lee Jones: Rebel RebelDavid Fonseca: The Man Who Sold The World (w/Ana Moura)The Mission: After All Peter Frampton: Loving The AlienGretchen Parlato: No Plan (feat. Mark Guiliana) Marianne Nowottny: I’m Deranged Lulu: Watch That Man Rachelle Garniez: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)Claudia Brücken: Everyone Says HiGarbage: Starman Robyn Hitchcock: Andy WarholIggy Pop: Play It Safe The Reverend Shawn Amos: The Jean GenieJD McPherson: Lust For Life Dennis Coffey: FameSteve Harley: Absolute BeginnersMick Ronson: Stone Love (Soul Love) [Demo]Billy Bragg, Jill Sobule: All The Young DudesThe Pink Fairies: Cracked Actor The Black Crowes: Moonage DaydreamMotörhead: Heroes
Ep 125"In Memoriam, 2025 (January - May)"
"In Memoriam (Jan - May, 2025)" (broadcast 5/16/25)Don Nix 83, 12/31 & The Alabama State Troupers: Going Down 4:04Brenton Wood 83, 1/3: Gimme Little SignSam 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 DriftwoodBarry Goldberg 83, 1/22: Minstrel ShowMarianne Faithfull 78, 1/30: Love IsKoko Taylor (Gene “Daddy G” Barge 98, 2/2): Wang Dang DoodleJAY-Z (Irv Gotti 54, 2/5): Can I Get A... (feat. Amil & Ja Rule)The Flamingos (Tommy Hunt 91, 2/12): I Only Have Eyes For You The Jam (Rick Buckler 69, 2/17): Town Called MaliceJerry Butler 85, 2/20: For Your Precious LoveGwen McCrae 81, 2/21: Rockin’ ChairRoberta Flack 88, 2/24: Feel Like Makin' LoveDavid Johansen 75, 2/28: Funky But Chic (Live Feb/82)Badfinger (Joey Molland 77, 3/1): Baby BlueThe Damned (Brian James 70, 3/6): New RoseRoy Ayers 84, 3/4: Coffy Is The ColorThe Youngbloods (Jesse Colin Young 83, 3/16): Get TogetherThe Scientists (Leanne Cowie 60, 3/20): I’m Taking It With MeBlack Grape (Paul "Wags" Wagstaff 60, 3/22): Kelly’s HeroesTerry Manning 77, 3/25: Nervous BreakdownJohnny Tillotson 86, 4/1: Poetry In MotionWayne Handy 89, 4/1: Say YeahGang Of Four (Dave Allen 69, 4/5): At Home He's A Tourist26. Blondie (Clem Burke 4/6, 70): Dreaming27. Dion (Nino Tempo 90, 4/10): Born To Be With You28. Max Romeo 80, 4/11: One Step Forward29. Mike Berry 82, 4/11: Tribute To Buddy Holly30. Free (Roy Thomas Baker 78, 4/12): All Right Now31. JJ Cale (Mac Gayden 83, 4/16): Crazy Mama32. Roy Orbison (David Briggs 82, 4/22): Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time33. David Thomas 71, 4/23: What Do We Do with a Drunken Sailor34. The Alarm (Mike Peters 66, 4/29): Sixty Eight Guns35. Joe Louis Walker 75, 4/30: It Hurts Me Too36. Jill Sobule 66, 5/1: Supermodel
Ep 124“In Memoriam, 2025 (June - December)"
“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 KingsMott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs, 81, 6/23): Rock And Roll QueenLalo Schifrin 93, 6/26: Bullitt, Main TitleThe Strawbs (Dave Cousins 80, 7/13): Part of the UnionOwen Gray 86, 7/20: My Darling Patricia Family (John "Poli" Palmer 82, 7/21): Larf and SingOzzy Osbourne 76, 7/22 & Motörhead: Hellraiser Golden Earring (George Kooymans 77, 7/22): Radar LoveTommy McLain 85, 7/24: Sweet DreamsTexas Tornados (Flaco Jimenez 86, 7/31 & Speedy Sparks 79, 10/7) BailandoTerry Reid 75, 8/4: The Hand Don't Fit The GloveEddie Palmieri 88, 8/6: Vámonos Pa'l MonteDerek And The Dominos (Bobby Whitlock 77, 8/10): Thorn Tree In The Garden Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (Roy Estrada 82, 8/14): AnythingThe Turtles (Mark Volman 78, 9/5): ElenoreSupertramp (Rick Davies 81, 9/6): Bloody Well RightThe Pretty Things (Viv Prince 84, 9/8): Road RunnerThe Monkees (Bobby Hart 86, 9/10): Last Train To ClarksvilleBuddy Holly & The Crickets (Sonny Curtis 88, 9/19): Rock Around With Ollie VeeDanny Thompson 86, 9/23: HatmosphereThe Yardbirds (Chris Dreja 78, 9/25): Hot House Of OmagararshidThe Psychedelic Furs (Thommy Price 68, 10/10): HeavenAce Frehley 74, 10/16: New York GrooveBilly Paul (Anthony Jackson 73, 10/19): Me and Mrs. JonesThe Champs (Dave Burgess 90, 10/19): TequilaGrateful Dead (Donna Jean Godchaux 78, 11/2): Scarlet BegoniasSqueeze (Gilson Lavis 74, 11/5): Cool For CatsTodd Snider 59, 11/14: Alright GuyIan Hunter (Hilly Michaels 77, 11/15): Somethin’s Going' OnThe Stone Roses (Gary "Mani" Mounfield 63, 11/20): I Wanna Be Adored Jimmy Cliff 81, 11/24: The Harder They ComeBrinsley Schwarz (Andrew Lauder 78, 11/26 & Bob Andrews 75, 6/5): (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding Booker T & the MGs (Steve Cropper 84, 12/3): Summertime The Mavericks (Raul Malo 60, 12/8): Lies Joe Ely 78, 12/15: Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
Ep 123"America"
“America” (broadcast 7/4/14)Steve Miller Band: Livin' in the USACharlie 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 Beautiful Cisco Houston: The Great American Bum Penguin Café Orchestra: Discover America Merle Haggard: America First Hamell On Trial: American Truckstops Mary Chapin Carpenter: Goodnight America David Essex: America Rubén Blades y Seis Del Solar: Buscando AmericaJim Morrison/The Doors: An American Prayer Jay-Z & Kanye West: Made in America (ft. Frank Ocean) Dr. John & The Lower 911: Only In AmerikaCarrie Underwood: All-American Girl Tanya Tucker: Bidding America Goodbye Miley Cyrus: Wake Up AmericaI.R.T: Made In The USA (American XTC Radio Edit) David Byrne: American Troglodyte Kim Wilde: Kids in America The Nice: America (2nd Amendment) New Math: American Survival Juliette & the Licks: American Boy Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: American Dream Plan B (Radio Edit) X-Tal: Happy Americans The Fleshtones: American Beat The Baseball Project: ¡Hola America! Ian Hunter: Soul of America The HeadCat: American Beat The MC5: The American Ruse Alice Cooper: Lost in America Billy Bragg: Help Save the Youth of America Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes: Back In the USASuicide: Rocket USAThe Mothers Of Invention: America Drinks & Goes Home
Ep 122"Turn That Bloody Noise Up"
"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: Bo Diddley Is Crazy Nick Lowe: Half A Boy & Half A Man Little Feat: Tripe Face Boogie The Four Horsemen: Moonshine Eddie Cochran: Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie Angel Corpus Christi: Big Black Cloud Rob Tyner & The Hot Rods: Till The Night Is Gone (Let's Rock) The Stooges: Real Cool Time The Faces: Stay With Me Rick Richards PURE ID The Georgia Satellites: Six Years GoneRick Richards – short phone interview The Georgia Satellites: Don't Pass Me By The Who: Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) Mott The Hoople: All The Way From MemphisEd Hamell: PURE ID (Suicide)Suicide: Be Bop KidManBreak: It's OnMC5: Sister Anne The Lone Sharks: Bad Baby Danny Gatton: Sun Medley (feat: Delbert McClinton) Georgia Satellites: Another Saturday Night/Rockin' All over the WorldJohnny Rivers: Turn On Your Lovelight Ed Hamell: PURE IDHamell On Trial: Civil Disobedience Buddy Holly: Not Fade AwayJerry Lee Lewis: Rock And Roll (w/Jimmy Page)Bob Seger: Get Out Of DenverThe 45s: Crossroads The Strypes: Save Me (From Myself) The Whereabouts: Don’t Bring Me Down The Rolling Stones: Rocks Off Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll Status Quo: Down Down The Cramps: New Kind of Kick The Ramones: Cretin Hop The Screaming Blue Messiahs: Four Engines Burning (Over the USA) Motörhead: Motorhead
Ep 121"1968" w/special guest, Kevin Teare
"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 BadThe 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 ShineDiana Ross & The Supremes: Love ChildJohn Mayall: Bare Wires Suite The Turtles: Elenore The Rolling Stones: Parachute Woman Dr. John the Night Tripper: Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya The Doors: Not To Touch the EarthJackie Lomax: Sour Milk Sea Buffalo Springfield: The Hour of Not Quite Rain Timebox: Beggin' The Band: Tears Of RageMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: You're All I Need to Get By The Kinks: Animal Farm The Mothers of Invention: Mom & Dad Donovan: Hurdy Gurdy ManBrian Auger, Julie Driscoll & the Trinity: The Road to CairoJames Brown & the Famous Flames: Licking StickThe Small Faces: Afterglow of Your LoveSimon & Garfunkel: AmericaHarvey Mandel: Christo Redentor Desmond Dekker & The Aces: (Poor Mi) Israelites The Flirtations: Nothing But A HeartacheProcol Harum: Shine On BrightlyBarry Ryan: EloiseCream: As You Said The Love Affair: Everlasting Love Blood, Sweat & Tears: So Much Love/Underture The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Steve Stills: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryNico: Frozen WarningsPentangle: Market SongThe Easybeats: Good TimesBlue Cheer: Summertime Blues
Ep 120"Word 8" w/ Dave Rubin & Vincent Quatroche
“Word 8” w/Dave Rubin & Vincent Quatroche (broadcast 12/20/19)Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Bleeder 5:28David Greenberger, Keith Spring & Dinty Child: What's Going On 1:35 Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: So 1:34Vincent Quatroche: Photo On The Desk 2:43Bill Bissett, th Mandan Massacre: She, Still & Curling 3:31 Phil Rambow: The Strong Sweet Smell of Incense 2:24 Dave Rubin & the Emblems: The Words 1:39Roman Tsivkin & the Box Sets: Finnegan’s Wake 2:05 Matt Wilson: Prairie Barn (read by Jeff Lederer) 2:10Marianne Faithfull: Prologue 2:00 Vincent Quatroche: Welcome To Gridville 2:21Vincent Quatroche: Theme from Vapor XVincent Quatroche: All the Old Cars 5:14Rev. Moose Jackson: O'Neil's Lament 4:24 Suli Breaks: Adulthood 2:58 Dave Rubin: AV Squad 1:58Dave Rubin & the Emblems: Every Dive Bar 1:50Dave Rubin & the Emblems: King of Cool 3:31Roy Harper: Clones 1:30The Red Propellers: Pink Knives Sharpened 1:17Lemmy: On politics 0:48Ginger Baker Trio: East Timor 4:40Alan Vega: Screamin Jesus 4:40Iggy Pop: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 1:44Vincent Quatroche: Dream of the Steel Balls 4:49Vincent Quatroche: Health Department Nightmare Vincent Quatroche: Rubber Eden Leonard Cohen: Moving On Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson: I Still Miss SomeoneMarianne Faithfull: EpilogueDave Rubin & the Emblems: Eternal Pursuit Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: Psychedelic Steppenwolves Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: This Is Our MusicLou Reed, Willem Dafoe: The Raven Vincent Quatroche: Alcoholic Adjunct Vincent Quatroche: Awake and Dreaming in LAIvor Cutler: Doing the Bathroom John Dee Holeman: Hambone Dave Rubin & The Emblems: LDL BluesDave Rubin & The Emblems: Legend Doug Stanhope: Excess in Moderation
Ep 119"Merry Crampsmas"
“Merry Crampsmas” (broadcast 12/1/17)Bill Doggett: Ram Bunk ShusThe Cramps: She SaidDrits & Dravy: Talk That Talk (Part 2)The Johnny Burnette Trio: Eager Beaver BabyBobby Lonero: Little BitThe Cramps: The Creature from the Black Leather LagoonJackie & The Starlites: ValarieBilly Ward & The Dominoes: The BellsThe 5 Jones Boys: Mr Ghost Goes To TownThe Ideals: Knee SocksThe Cramps: Wet NightmareRonnie Dawson: Action Packed Ric Gary: Pimples And BracesLes Baxter: Lust Jack Ross: MumblesThe Cramps: You Got Good TasteTerri ‘Cup Cake’ O’Mason: TriangleHorace Heller: Ed's PlaceMoses Longpiece: Slide Her Under The DoorThe Antwinettes: Kill ItThe Cramps: KizmiazThe Highlights: Ah So! The Musical Linn Twins: Indian RockDavid Houston: One And OnlyLee Braun: Talk About A PartyThe Cramps: Goo Goo MuckThe Revels: IntoxicaJohnny Beeman: Laffin' BeatnikBob Bunny: The JokerTerry Corin And Her Boyfriends: Sick! Sick! Sick!The Cramps: Save ItJo Ann Castle: Cherokee The Red Callender Sextet: VoodooMarvin & Johnny: Ding Dong BabyThe Forbidden Five: RFD RangoonThe Cramps: New Kind of KickMr. Sunshine: Marijuana, The Devil's Flower The Bikinis: Crazy VibrationsMarvin Rainwater: Boo HooThe Charts: Ooba GoobaThe Cramps: FeverJohn & Jackie: Little Girl Betty McQuade: Tongue TiedWanda Jackson: Riot In Cell Block #9The Jet Streams: Who Me?The Cramps: Like a Bad Girl ShouldThe Sabres: My Hot MamaRon Haydock: 99 ChicksDanny Dell & The Trends: FroggyThe Duals: Wait Up BabyThe Cramps: Shortnin' Bread Roland Janes: Guitarville The Camelots: The Chase Pt 2 Frank Motley & His Motley Crew: Honkin' At MidnightIvan: Real Wild ChildCharlie Feathers: Wild Wild Party The Cramps: Bop PillsAndre Williams: Pass The Biscuits PleaseThe Cramps: Human FlyPSAsThe Cats & The Fiddle: Killin' JiveThe Tokens: Bwanina (Pretty Girl)The Earthworms: Mo' Taters
Ep 118"Waifs & Strays 2"
"Waifs & Strays 2" (broadcast 8/16/13)PURE theme (Danny Gatton: Funky Mama) Marianne Faithfull: Love Song Bill Evans: Waltz For DebbieGeraint 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: Hödööd Mickey Newbury: She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye Elvis Presley: For Ol' Times Sake (Take 4)Tony Joe White: The Gift John Mayer: Call Me The Breeze Mac Gayden: Morning Glory Mark Knopfler: Got To Have Something Ollie Vee: Luck Like Me Two Tons Of Steel: Mama Brad Paisley: Cluster Pluck Bob Marley & The Wailers: Thank You Lord (vocal channel) Fat Freddy's Drop: Bohannon Family: The Weaver's Answer Audience: The House On The HillPatto: Singing The Blues On Reds Mott The Hoople: Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll Mott The Hoople: Roll Away The Stone Ian Hunter: Something To Believe In Ian Hunter & The Rant Band: Just The Way You Look Tonight Ian Hunter: Once Bitten Twice ShyIan Hunter: Still Love Rock and Roll The Tubes: Don't Touch Me There Hookworms: Preservation The Ramones: Cretin Hop The Stooges: TV Eye Elvis Presley: Spanish Eyes Elvis Presley: Promised Land Elvis Presley: Talk About The Good Times
Ep 117"Best Reissues" (2014)
"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 DownRufus Jagneaux: Opelousas Sostan Clifton Chenier: It Happened So Fast Frankie Paul: Kushumpeng Queen Ifrica: Lioness On The Rise Yellowman: Zungguzungguguzungguzeng Barbara Lynn: (Until Then) I'll Suffer Linda Jones: What Can I Do (Without You) Carolyn Sullivan: Dead! Dee Dee Warwick: Foolish Fool Nina Simone: Baltimore Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: Mistadobalina KMD: Peachfuzz: Naughty By Nature: O.P.P. Michael Rother: Silberstreif Ray Ethier: Slave Girl Suicide: Johnny Ray Price: Crazy Arms Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys: It's Mighty Dark To Travel Jerry Lee Lewis: Swinging Doors The Grateful Dead: Mama Tried John Kongos: He's Gonna Step On You Again Tiffany w/the Thoughts: Baby Don't Look DownNorman Greenbaum: Spirit In The SkyMott The Hoople: Rock And Roll QueenThe Open Mind: Magic PotionThe Raspberries: I Wanna Be With You The Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action [first version] Roky Erickson & The Aliens: White Faces Canned Heat: Remember Woodstock Happy Mondays: Kinky Afro Alabama 3: Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness The Pink Fairies: The Snake MC5: The American RuseDetroit: Rock 'n Roll Mick Ronson: Growing Up And I'm Fine Motörhead: Stay CleanThe Reverse Cowgirls: Lost Tribes Fleetwood Mac: The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)Suicide: Frankie Teardrop 10:24
Ep 116“New Releases” (February, 2013)
“New Releases” (broadcast 2/1/13)Danny Gatton: Funky Mama 4:37Hundred Waters: Are/Or 4:02Soft Hearted Scientists: Road to Rhayader5:23Kathy Randels / ArtSpot Productions: Anthem/Psalm 23 4:58The Lake Poets: Edinburgh 4:34Brett Dennen: Hard Times Come Again No More 2:10Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit: Tour Of Duty (live) 3:35Mary Gauthier: Last of the Hobo Kings (live) 6:23Kris Kristofferson: Stairway To The Bottom 3:36Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison: Border Radio 2:50Amanda Cevallos: He Won't Stop Leavin' Me Alone 3:17Dale Watson & His Lone Stars: Cowboy Boots 3:14The Mavericks: Come Unto Me 4:29Richard Thompson: Good Things Happen To Bad People 4:36Robben Ford: Oh, Virginia 4:20Villagers: Judgement Call 3:23Nataly Dawn: Even Steven 3:23Jenny O: Good Love 3:59Melody's Echo Chamber: I Follow You 3:32The Noisettes: Star 4:07The Strokes: One Way Trigger 3:56The Delta Saints: Boogie 4:06The Strypes: You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 2:46Thorcraft Cobra: Party Clock (Radio Edit) 3:29Red Baraat: Shruggy Ji 6:26Michael Prophet: Your Love (Mungo’s HiFi remix, feat. Ricky Tuffy) 3:42Divine Fits: Like Ice Cream 3:39Ducktails: Assistant Director 3:54Toro Y Moi: Grown Up Calls 3:30King Penguin: Dear Eloise 4:59Jake Bugg: Taste It 2:25Johnny Marr: The Right Thing Right 3:39 Flaming Lips: The Sun Blows Up 3:05Eric Burdon: Bo Diddley Special 5:29Annette And Chenley Duffus: Million Dollar Baby 2:39Alton Ellis & The Flames: Something You've Got 2:41Robyn Hitchcock: Be Still 3:57Robyn Hitchcock: End Of Time 6:25
Ep 115"Recent Gems" (March, 2017)
“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 10:13Simon Fisher Turner: Stem Jars 1:34The Necks: Blue Mountain 20:49Kid Koala w/Emiliana Torrini: Nightfall Pale Blue 2:48Mark Dagley: Uranus Hill Fantasy 3:48Throttle Elevator Music: Playing The Alleyway 5:21Bruce Wooley & Polly Scattergood: Video Killed The Radio Star 4:01Mark Eitzel: An Answer 4:33 David Houston: Almost Persuaded 2:54Alison Krauss: You Don't Know Me 4:16John Prine w/Peter Cooper: I Sang The Song 3:34The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers: Kentish Town Song 4:12 Beránci a Vlci: Isli, Isli 2:56 Queen Ifrica: Lie Dem Ah Tell 3:31 The Heptones: Love Has Many Faces 3:06The Beat (feat. Ranking Roger): On My Way 2:58Madness: Mr Apples 3:32Pete Fowler: One Heart One Song 3:21The Sir Douglas Band: Texas Tornado 2:52Gene Casey: Tony Joe White 4:18JD McPherson: A Little Respect 3:44Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men: Middle of Nowhere 3:11Robyn Hitchcock: Autumn Sunglasses 5:02 Chuck Prophet: In the Mausoleum (After Alan Vega) 3:46Alan Vega: Video Babe 3:17Ray Davies: Poetry 5:01The Weeklings: Don't Know, Don't Care 2:17The Standells: Try It 2:44Frank Turner: The Sand In the Gears (Live) 3:55Randy Thompson: 33rd Of August 4:32The Godfathers: Till My Heart Stops Beating 4:00Dan Baird & Homemade Sin: Licka Sense 3:54
Ep 114"PURE Faves, 2025"
"PURE Faves, 2025" (broadcast 12/19/25)Julee Cruise: Up In FlamesMark Bingham: I Know NothingRobert Plant: I Never Will MarryChrissie Hynde: Love Letters (feat. Shirley Manson)Waylon Jennings: Wrong Road AgainGene Casey: It’s TrueHollie Cook: Take Me In Your ArmsLola Young: SpidersLola Young: MessyEmma Swift: The Resurrection GameTom Verlaine: Breakin’ In My HeartMickey Newbury: San Francisco Mabel JoyAshley Monroe: Bitter Swisher Sweet (w/Brittney Spencer)Alison Krauss & Union Station: North Side GalGetdown Services: Dog DribbleThe Red Propellers: Can’t Un-Pull A TriggerHarvey Mandel: Freak of DawnWorld Party: Ship Of FoolsGarbage: The Day That I Met God Mozart Estate: Listening To MarmaladePictish Trail: Another WayMarianne Nowottny: The Last Beat Of My HeartLera Lynn: Cherry TreeDavid Bowie: Rebel Never Gets Old (Radio Mix)Dub Pistols & Freestylers: Ska Train (feat. JA-13 & Derrick Morgan) Eek A Mouse: Roots Rock ReggaeThe Rolling Stones: Shame, Shame, Shamethe Courettes: Christmas (I Can Hardly Wait) (2025 mix)The Flashcubes: ReminisceThe Primevals Prairie ChainJames Hunter Six: Ain’t That A Trip (feat. Van Morrison)So Good: I Rewrote The Fucking BibleMotӧrhead & The Damned: Neat Neat NeatLagwagon: Rock 'N' RollInstagram: @howardwpkn email: [email protected]: 203) 331 9756
Ep 113“Big Jim Sullivan, guitarist”
“Big Jim Sullivan, guitarist” (broadcast 11/23/12)Danny Gatton: Funky Mama Marty Wilde: A Teenager In Love Eddie Cochran: 20 Flight Rock Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren: Goodness Gracious Me Billy Fury: Halfway To Paradise Mike Berry & The Outlaws: Tribute to Buddy HollyJohn Leyton: Johnny Remember Me Mike Sarne: Come Outside Jet Harris: Man With The Golden ArmJohnny Kidd & the Pirates: A Shot of Rhythm & BluesHeinz: Just like Eddie The Marauders: That's What I WantDusty Springfield: I Only Want To Be With YouBern Elliot & The Fenmen: Money Cilla Black: Anyone Who Had a Heart The Mojo’s: Everything's AlrightPJ Proby: Hold Me Dave Berry: Crying Game Marianne Faithfull: As Tears Go By Twinkle: Terry Sandie Shaw: Girl Don't Come Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames: Yeh Yeh The Kinks: Tired Of Waiting For You Tom Jones: It's Not UnusualThe Birds: Leaving here Chris Andrews: Yesterday ManCrispian St. Peters: You Were On My MindLittle Richard: Rocking ChairChris Farlowe: Out Of TimeLulu: Boat That I Row The Tremloes: Silence Is Golden The Smoke: My Friend JackDonovan: Sunshine Superman Small Faces: Itchycoo ParkDavid Bowie: Let Me Sleep Beside You Love Affair: Everlasting LoveDave Dee etc: The Legend Of XanaduBarry Ryan Eloise Thunderclap Newman: Something In the AirJane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg: Je T'Aime...Moi, Non PlusFamily: No Mule's Fool John Kongos: Tokoloshe Man Pilot: Magic Walker Bros: No RegretsChas & Dave: Strummin' Big Jim Sullivan: If I Could Only Play Like ThatBig Jim Sullivan: Sunshine Superman 3:28
Ep 112"Chuck Berry, 90" w/Gene Casey
“Chuck Berry, 90 (w/Gene Casey)” (broadcast 10/21/16)Chuck Berry: Rockin’Chuck Berry: WoodpeckerElvis Presley: Maybellene Chuck Berry: The Way It Was BeforeThe Kinks: Beautiful DelilahChuck Berry: BioMDQ/Waylon Jennings: Brown Eyed Handsome ManChuck Berry: The Little Girl From Central Bob Cort Skiffle: School DaysChuck Berry: TulaneDave Edmunds: It's My Own BusinessChuck Berry: My Mustang FordRod Stewart: Sweet Little Rock 'N RollerChuck Berry: Go Go GoThe Beatles: I Got to Find My Baby (BBC, 6/11/63)Chuck Berry: Down The Road ApieceRolling Stones: Come On (BBC Sat’day Club, 10/26/63)Chuck Berry: Thirteen Question MethodJohnnie Allen: Promised Land Chuck Berry: Sue AnswerSlade: I'm a RockerChuck Berry: Liverpool DriveCarlos Santana & Santana: Havana MoonChuck Berry: Let's Do Our Thing Together Black Claw: Around and Around Chuck Berry: My Little Love-LightLonnie Mack: Memphis Chuck Berry: Little Marie Pat Wayne & the Beachcombers: Roll Over BeethovenChuck Berry: Reelin' & Rockin' (live, ’72)Jerry Lee Lewis: No Particular Place To Go (live, Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama ‘64) Chuck Berry: Oh Yeah Love Sculpture: You Can't Catch Me Chuck Berry: Dear Dad Emmylou Harris: You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry: Too Late The Pretty Things: Oh Baby Doll Chuck Berry: Have Mercy Judge Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks: Forty DaysChuck Berry: I Want To Be Your Driver MC5: Back In the USA Chuck Berry: It Wuden't Me The Band: Going Back To Memphis Chuck Berry: Hi Heel SneakersTom Petty/Heartbreakers: Jaguar & Thunderbird (live)Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode (live, ‘72)
Ep 111“In Memoriam, 2015”
“In Memoriam, 2015” (broadcast 1/1/16)The Sherwoods: Try To Remember (Rob White) Gong: I've Bin Stone Before (Daevid Allen)Stranger & Gladdy: Conqueror (Gladstone Anderson)Lynn Anderson: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden Big Brother & The Holding Company: Summertime (Sam Andrew)Sam Cooke: Falling In Love (Harold Battiste)The Rubettes: Sugar Baby Love (Wayne Bickerton)Cilla Black: Alfie Graham Bowers & Nurse With Wound: Apes and Peacocks The Specials: A Message to You Rudy (John Bradbury) Johnny Cymbal: Mr Bass Man (Ronnie Bright)Hot Chocolate: Every 1's a Winner (Errol Brown)Left Banke: Walk Away Renee (Michael Brown)Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama (Bob Burns)Chantays: Pipeline (Brian Carman) The Bar-Kays: Soul Finger (Ben Cauley) Ornette Coleman: The Good Life Don Covay: It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) Andraé Crouch & the The Disciples: The Blood Will Never Lose It's Power "Little" Jimmy Dickens: Out Behind the Barn The Kingsmen: Louie Louie (Jack Ely)Ray Price: A Way To Survive (Buddy Emmons) Frankie Ford: Sea Cruise Kim Fowley: Animal Man Free: All Right Now (Andy Fraser)Tangerine Dream: Ultima Thule, Pt. 1 (Edgar Froese) Eddie Cochran: Nervous Breakdown (Snuff Garrett)Lesley Gore: Look Of Love Gladys Knight/the Pips: If You Ever Get Your Hands on Love (William Guest)Leatherface: Games (Richard “Dickie” Hammond)Paul Carrack: A Little Unkind (Bobby Irwin)Michael Jackson: Billie Jean (Louis Johnson)Bob Dylan: To Be Alone With You (Bob Johnston)Big Hard Excellent Fish: And The Question Remains (Josie Jones)Bo Diddley: Can You Shimmy? (Peggy Jones)Negativland: Sycamore (Don Joyce, Ian Allen)The Johnny Keating Orchestra: Theme from Z Cars Motorhead: Ace Of Spades (live) (Lemmy) B.B. King: You Upset Me Baby Ben E King: Supernatural Thing Tammy Wynette: 'Til I Get It Right (Red Lane, Billy Sherrill)The Stooges: 1970 (I Feel Alright) (Steve MacKay)The Rising Sons: Take A Giant Step (Gary Marker)Buddy Holly: Well All Right (Joe Mauldin)Bob McFadden & Dor: Noisy Village (Rod McKuen)Harmonia: Dino (Dieter Moebius)Leonard Nimoy: A Visit to a Sad Planet John Renbourn: Westeron Wynde Jean Ritchie: Nottamun Town Elvis Presley: There's Always Me (Don Robertson)Sly & The Family Stone: Dance to the Music (Cynthia Robinson)Rico Rodriguez: Rico Special Ronnie Ronalde: Happy TrailsRonnie Lane's Slim Chance: How Come (Bruce Rowland)P.F. Sloan: Sins Of A Family The Fugs: Kill for Peace (Bernard Stollman)Motorhead: Overkill (Phil Taylor)Twinkle: TerryDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: Hold Tight (Trevor Ward-Davies)Three Dog Night: Mama Told Me Not to Come (Cory Wells/Jimmy Greenspoon)Billy Fury: Turn My Back On You (Andy White)
Ep 110"Rockers" (fill-in for Rockers Arena)
"Rockers" (fill-in for Rockers Arena, broadcast in May 2021)Sly & Robbie: Taxi ConnectionZap Pow: This Is Reggae MusicEek A-Mouse: Wa-Do-Dem Pluto Shervington: Dat Toots & The Maytals: Louie Louie George Faith: In The Midnight Hour / Ya YaYellowman: Body MoveGlen Washington: Rockers (No Crackers)Culture: Love Shine BrighterErrol Dunkley: Please Stop Your LyingBarrington Levy: Love the Life You LiveThe Heptones: HypocriteGregory Isaacs: Mr CopWorl-A-Girl: No GunshotWorl-A-Girl: No Gunshot PSA Sister Nancy: Bam Bam Maxine & Jahnet: One Light, Four Wheels The Slits: Cry BabyHollie Cook WPKN ID Hollie Cook: Ari UpLady Ann: Informer (Murderer)Revelation: With You Boy J.C. Lodge: Someone Loves You HoneySade: By Your Side (reggae mix) Aswad: Finger Gun StyleTappa Zukie: M P L ABob Marley & The Wailers: ExodusBunny Wailer: Dream LandFred Locks: Black Star Liner Burning Spear: Slavery DaysDr. Alimantado: Born For A Purpose / Reason For Living Junior Murvin: Cool Out SonIjahman Levi: Africa Ijahman Levi: AfrodubJoe Gibbs & The Professionals: Dub ThreeThe Upsetters: Corn Fish DubAugustus Pablo: King Tubby Meets The Rockers UptownAfrican Head Charge: Take Heed & Smoke up Your Collyweed (ft King Cry Cry)U-Roy: Chalice In The PalaceJah Lion: Columbia Colly Mungo's Hi Fi: I Need Weed (feat Soom T)Reggae Roast: Sensi Skank Reloaded (feat. Ruben Da Silva) Sugar Minott: RiddimSugar Minott: Rub-A-Dub Sound
Ep 109"Apes & Roosters"
"Apes & Roosters" (broadcast 11/1/19)Howlin' Wolf: The Red Rooster The Kinks: Apeman (Alt. version) The Warlocks: Red Rooster Frankie Tyler: I Go Ape Ohio Players: Rooster PootThe Three Johns: Two Minute Ape! Almeda Riddle: My Little Rooster The Incredible Casuals: Ape Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane: Rooster FuneralThe Mighty Sparrow: Cokey Eyed Rooster Nervous Norvus: Ape Call Todd Rundgren: Drunken Blue Rooster Mouse On Mars: Ape Dr. John: Hen Layin' RoosterLew Williams: Gone Ape Man Little Milton: Like a Rooster On a Hen Jimmy Smith: The Ape Woman The Creatures: A Strutting Rooster Quasi: Ape Self Prevails In Me Still Waka Flocka Flame: Rooster In My Rari Richie & The PS 54 School Yard: Ape (feat. 2 Chainz)The Lacs: Make the Rooster Crow Little Roy: Very Ape Cliff Carlisle: Shanghai Rooster YodelDuke Ellington, Orchestra: the Queen's Suite/Apes & Peacocks Dave Dudley: Rooster Hill Ape: Departure from Ape Mountain Supergrass: Mansize Rooster Men & Volts: Picnic Ape Ray Wylie Hubbard: Rooster They Might Be Giants: My Brother the Ape Kentucky Headhunters w/Johnnie Johnson: King Rooster Nurse With Wound, Graham Bowers: Apes and Peacocks Ike & Tina Turner: Rooster Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Flash Gordon's Ape Bear Creek: The Rooster Adam & The Ants: Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios Johnny Mac: 47lb Rooster Lee Perry & Subatomic Sound System: Super Ape Bo Diddley: Sneakers On a Rooster Wee Willie Harris: I Go Ape The Kills: Black Rooster The New Piccadillys: You Drive Me Sam Cooke: Little Red Rooster
Ep 108"1994"
"1994" (broadcast 10/18/19)Massive Attack (feat. Tracey Thorn): ProtectionNick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Red Right HandAmerican Music Club: Cape CanaveralLaurie Anderson: In Our Sleep (w/Lou Reed)Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Train Of Love Marianne Faithfull: SheJoey Ramone + General Johnson: Rockaway BeachMorphine: Sharks Patrol These Waters Stina Nordenstam: Little StarLittle Richard & Tanya Tucker: Somethin' ElseMickey Jupp: Modern MusicNick Lowe: True Love Travels On A Gravel RoadJohnny Cash: The Beast In MeGeorge Jones & Keith Richards: Say It's Not YouChuck Berry: You Never Can Tell Sheila Chandra: Speaking In Tongues III Danny Gatton & Joey DeFrancesco: GearheadsThe Notorious B.I.G: JuicyMikel Rouse: Left In My LifePrince: SpaceSnoop Doggy Dogg: Gin And JuiceMickey Newbury: Nights When I Am SaneMary Chapin Carpenter: Shut Up and Kiss MeLuna: Tiger LilyAngel Corpus Christi: SurrenderO-Type: BeastOasis: ShakermakerBlur: ParklifeLove Spit Love: Half A LifeCorduroy: MotorheadIan McNabb: Go Into The LightThe Cramps: Inside Out And Upside Down (With You)Bob Dylan: Highway 61The Mavericks: What A Crying Shame22 Pistepirkko: Gimme Some WaterBeastie Boys: Sabotage Stereolab: Wow And Flutter (Remix) Shampoo: TroubleSleeper: Delicious
Ep 107“Got Soul?”
“Got Soul?” (broadcast 9/20/19)Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes: If You Don't Know Me By Now Dorothy Moore: Misty Blue Little Beaver: Party Down Pt. 1 The Chi-Lites: Have You Seen Her Al Green: Have You Been Making Out O.K Latimore: Let's Straighten It Out Ray Charles & Aretha Franklin: Coke Commercial Aretha Franklin: How I Got Over Yvonne Fair: It Should Have Been Me William deVaughan: Be Thankful for What You Got Lulu: Take Your Mama For A Ride Tower of Power: Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) Jean Knight: Mr. Big Stuff Millie Jackson: Not On Your Life Ben E King: Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1 The Stylistics: I'm Stone In Love With You Paul Kelly: Come Lay Some Lovin' On Me Betty Davis: This Is It The Spinners: The Rubberband Man David Ruffin: Walk Away From LoveBobby Blue Bland: I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)Ike & Tina Turner: Ooh Poo Pah Doo Earth, Wind & Fire: Shining StarBarbara Lewis: Hello Stranger Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We Live TogetherJames Brown: Funky President (People It's Bad)Marvin Gaye: After The Dance Curtis Mayfield: PushermanThe Four Tops: Walk Away ReneeBobby Rush: I Wanna Do the DoSwamp Dogg: The Mind Does The Dancing While the Body Pulls the Strings Jackie Moore: Sweet Charlie BabeGladys Knight & the Pips: Just Walk In My Shoes The Isley Brothers: Twist & Shout The O'Jays: Back Stabbers The Marvelettes: I'll Keep Holding OnStevie Wonder: Higher GroundThe Miracles: Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) Norma Jean Wright: Saturday
Ep 106"Drones 'n' Other Things"
"Drones 'n' Other Things" (broadcast 6/24/19)Angus MacLise, Hetty MacLise: November 1965 Max Eastley: HydrophoneCraig Leon: The Gates Made PlainMichael Rother: FernwaermeDatashock: Marodierende Sachbearbeiter Aus TeilzeitBruce Anderson: The Inherent Beauty Of HopelessnessCrys Cole & Oren Ambarchi: Burrata David Rosenboom: Chilean Drought Tashi Wada w/Yoshi Wada & Friends: Double Body Alvin Lucier: Hanover Sheila Chandra: ABoneCroneDrone 3Tables: Tamarind Wind Take 2 The Lost Bayou Ramblers: Prière de L'Ouragan Robert Poss: Ribbon Candy ColorsNeu!: Elanoizan Gavin Bryars: The Sinking of the TitanicInfinite Music - Sonic Boom/Etienne Jaumet/Celine Wadier: MagentaMartin Rev: Now Tim Wheater: HeartstepsL.E.S. Douze: The Stoned Vol 1
Ep 105"Birdy Num-Num"
"Birdy Num-Num" (broadcast 12/5/25)The Valli Boys: Night HawkMadness: Pam The Hawk Danny Rivers: HawkPeter Hammill: The BirdsElvis Costello: The Birds Will Still Be SingingKate Nash: BirdsThe Unthanks: Cuckoo MadameThe Charlatans: BirdAlex McMurray: Just A BirdBert Jansch & Martin Jenkins: OspreyThe Haden Triplets: Cuckoo BirdHorace Andy & Jah Wobble: Three Little Birds Barclay James Harvest: Mocking BirdConway Twitty: Is a Bluebird Blue? Roy Sludge: Gooseball Brown Huw Gower: Free as a BirdGuadalcanal Diary: Little BirdsThe Dutones: The Bird Howlin’ Wolf: Little Red RoosterThe Beatles: Free As A BirdCanned Heat: An Owl Song Dolly Parton: Eagle When She Flies Fleetwood Mac: Albatross Stackridge: Percy the Penguin Lizzy Mercier Descloux: Birdy Num-numCarlos Niño & Nate Mercereau: Wild Birds in an Imagined Canoga Park with Lakes and Trees in Place of Streets and Buildings (feat. Kamasi Washington)Neil Young: BirdsKathryn Tickell & Friends: Penguin Notes Jerry Jeff Walker: Little Bird Genya Ravan: Night Owl David Greenberger & Prime Lens: Bird Moved InLuna: The Owl And The Pussycat Parly B: Talking Parrot (ft. Interrupt)The A-Bones: Bird Doggin’Butthole Surfers: Birds Chuck Berry: Woodpecker Baby Ray & the Ferns: How’s Your Bird?Champion Jack Dupree: WoodpeckerJerry Lee Lewis: GoosebumpsThe Cramps: Nest Of The Cuckoo BirdThe Trashmen: Surfin’ BirdVan Der Graaf Generator: Earlybird
Ep 104"PURE Presents Mark Bingham"
“PURE Presents Mark Bingham” (broadcast 3/3/23)Caroline Peyton: Bill MonroeScreaming Gypsy Bandits: From The Ledge MX-80 Sound: Afterbirth/Aftermath Mark Bingham: Hell Bound TrainSocial Climbers: Chicken 80 Mark Bingham: Out Of Time (feat Honi Coles)Yma Sumac: I Wonder Mark Bingham: Things I'd Like Mark Bingham: Sam The Banana ManMark Bingham: Enemy Uniform Peter Stampfel: Haunted Heart Mark Bingham: Heian Enneagram 3 Leigh Harris: Devil Jumped a Rabbit remix Mark Bingham: The shoes of the chicken headJohn Sinclair, Blues Scholars Pea Vine BluesDr. John: World I Never MadeMorning 40 Federation: Toodle My HukillIllusion Fields: Coney Island Evacuation Mark Bingham: Leonville Breakdown Ed Sanders: Marie LeBage And Huey Long Alex McMurray: The Woman I Love Mark Bingham: To And From The Afterlife Mark Bingham: The Earth Cracks Marianne Faithfull: Love SongMark Bingham: I Know Nothing Mark Bingham: Brahms All Nite Mark Bingham: For Nothing Mark Bingham: VASMark Bingham, Marianne Faithfull, Gregory Corso & Hal Wilner: Take Me Gambling !! (4HW)
Ep 103"Rocket Fuel"
“Rocket Fuel” (broadcast 8/16/19)Albert Castiglia: Get Your Ass in the Van Great American Taxi: Gonna Make a Record Bill Kirchen: Little Bitty Record Big Al Anderson & The Balls: Pawn Shop Guitars Rodney Crowell: The Obscenity Prayer (Give It To Me) The Resentments: I Do My Drinking On The WeekendsWhitey Morgan & the 78s: Ain't Gonna Take It Anymore Johnnie Johnson: Tanqueray Mike Stinson: Late for My Funeral Jesse Dayton: I'm at Home Gettin' Hammered Dale Watson & His Lone Stars: I Lie When I Drink Ray Wylie Hubbard: Live and Die Rock and Roll Gretchen Wilson: Redneck Woman The Redneck Boys: The Sheets Hayes Carll: Kmag YoyoDanny Gatton: Truck Driving Romance Billy Edd Wheeler: The Coon Hunters Shovels & Rope: Bullet Belt (feat. Butch Walker) – partial due to alarm/evacuation(on continuous play, while evacuated)Bobby Bare Jr.: One Bed, Two Girls, Three Bottles of Wine Boo Ray: Redneck Rock & Roll Conway Twitty: Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night Mike Henderson & The Bluebloods: When I Get Drunk Jason D. Williams: This Is Rock & Roll Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks: Please Don't Dance Elizabeth Cook: El Camino Jason Isbell: Super 8 Dan Baird: PURE ID The Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Yayhoos: Monkey With A GunDan Baird & Homemade Sin: Shake It Til It’s Sore Jackson Taylor & the Sinners: Cocaine Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: The Nail Little Feat: Teenage Nervous BreakdownLynyrd Skynyrd: Honky Tonk Night Time Man Kevin Gordon: Deuce and a Quarter Todd Snider: Rocket Fuel Drive-By Truckers: George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes: That Is Rock and Roll Hank Williams III: Held UpHank Williams Jr: Born to Boogie David Allan Coe: Son Of The SouthWanda Jackson: Tore Down Lydia Loveless: Mile High Supersuckers: Let's BouncePSAs Delbert McClinton: I Had a Real Good Time Willie Nelson: My Window Faces The SouthShovels & Rope: Invisible Man
Ep 102"Friday Night in Rayne, Louisiana"
"Friday Night in Rayne, Louisiana" (broadcast 5/8/20)Leroy Broussard: Lemonade Song Ganey Arsement: Bayou Anglais Tommy McLain: Before I Grow Too Old Johnnie Allan: Promised Land Moon Mullican: Jambalaya Rod Bernard And Clifton Chenier: Shake Rattle & Roll Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys: Two-step de St-Ann’s Jimmy Donley: Loving Cajun Style James Bergeron & The Kickin' Cajuns: Whole Lotta Woman D.L. Menard: The Back Door (La porte en arriere) Nathan Abshire & the Pine Grove Boys w/Robert Bertrand: That's All Right Mama Michael Doucet & BeauSoleil: Les Veuves De La Coulee Clifton Chenier: Shake It, Don't Break It Rufus Jagneaux: Opelousas SostanLost Bayou Ramblers: Sabine Turnaround Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers: Jambalaya Boogie Rockin' Sidney: My Toot Toot Gene Rodrigue: Little Cajun Girl Bobby Charles: See You Later, Alligator
Ep 101"PURE Scratch"
"PURE Scratch (overnighter)" (broadcast 1/12/22)Lee "Scratch" Perry: I Am The Upsetter 3:06The Wailers: Dreamland: 2:45 U-Roy: Rhythm Land (Dreamland version) 2:25 The Mellotones: Facts Of Life 2:22The Inspirations: Down In The Park 2:31 Shaumark & Robinson: Peace and Love 3:20Watty Burnett: I Man Free 3:02The Upsetters: Return Of DJango 2:31The Ethiopians: It's Impossible 3:07Ralph Haughton & The Ebony Sisters: Take Warning 3:28 The Heptones: I Shall Be Released 4:42 Bob Marley & The Wailers Small Axe: 3:55 Dave Barker / The Upsetters / Charley Ace: Shocks '71 Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: The Rightful Organiser 4:14 Dillinger: Dub Organiser 3:22Brent Dowe: Down Here In Babylon 3:37Junior Murvin: Cross Over 3:31 Junior Murvin: Police & Thieves 4:06Lee 'Scratch' Perry: Dreadlocks In Moonlight 3:48Lee "Scratch" Perry Crickets In Moonlight 3:53Watty Burnett: Open The Gate 7:52 The Bleechers: Come Into My Parlour 3:09Max Romeo: War Ina Babylon 8:16 Watty Burnett: Rainy Night In Portland 7:12Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: Roast Fish & Cornbread 3:49Lee 'Scratch' Perry: 10 Commandments 4:32Paolo Baldini DubFiles x Dubblestandart: Island Girl (ft Ari Up & Lee Perry) 7:32Jah Lion: Flashing Whip 3:17New Age Doom & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Step in Space 7:46 George Faith: In The Midnight Hour/Ya Ya 7:11 Keith Rowe & The Upsetters: Groovy Situation 4:32Susan Cadogan: Hurt So Good 3:06Max Romeo & The Upsetters: One Step Forward 3:37Doctor Alimantado And Raphael Green: Rasta Train 8:32Sam Carty & The Upsetters: Bird In Hand 3:32 Junior Byles: The Long Way 4:03 The Upsetters Feat. Prince Jazzbo: Croaking Lizard 3:28 U-Roy 006 (Original Jamaican Mix): 2:48 Gregory Isaacs: Mr. Cop 3:54Lee Scratch Perry And Subatomic Sound System: Super Ape 6:20 Junior Delgado: Sons Of Slaves 6:39The Congos: Children Crying (original mix) 4:13Henrick Nicolson: Brotherly Love 5:05Lee 'King' Perry: Thankyou Baby 3:08Lee Perry: People Funny Boy 2:37Watty & Tony: Rise And Shine 2:51Zuco 103: Love Is Queen Omega (feat Lee Scratch Perry) 5:01 The Heptones: Party Time 7:42 Jah Lion: Dread Ina Jamdong 3:21 Susan Cadogan: Do It Baby (Aka Nice & Easy) 3:23 Da' Gatherer: Words Of My Mouth 3:36 Dave Barker: Prisoner Of Love 2:26Prince Django: Hot Tip 3:20Augustus Pablo: Vibrate Onn 4:36
Ep 100"Weekender"
'Weekender” (broadcast 2/17/23)1. Fatboy Slim: The Weekend Starts Here2. Dean & Britta: Friday I'm In Love 3. Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band: Saturday Jump4. Eddie Cochran: Weekend5. Fun Lovin’ Criminals: Friday Night 6. Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3: Saturday Groovers 7. Dave Edmunds: Here Comes The Weekend8. Steely Dan: Black Friday 9. David Bowie: Drive-In Saturday 10. Steven Wilson: Sunday Rain Sets In 11. Neil Young: Out On The Weekend12. The Sundown Playboys: Saturday Nite Special 13. James King: Sunday Morning Christian14. Tom Petty: Big Weekend 15. J.J. Cale: Friday 16. Lynsey De Paul: Dancing on a Saturday Night 17. Blondie: Sunday Girl 18. Flowered Up: Weekender 19. Lily Allen: Friday Night 20. Billy Bragg: The Saturday Boy 21. The Small Faces: Lazy Sunday 22. The Cramps: Weekend on Mars (live, Irving P 8/18/79)23. Don Lang and His Frantic Five: See You Friday 24. Al Dexter: Saturday Night Boogie 25. The Velvet Underground: Sunday Morning 26. Paul Thorn: I Backslide On Friday 27. Dion: Lookin’ For The Heart Of Saturday Night 28. The Resentments: I Do My Drinking on the Weekends 29. The Easybeats: Friday On My Mind 30. Norma Jean Wright: Saturday 31. Kris Kristofferson: Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 32. Wanda Jackson: Lonely Weekends33. Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers: Friday Song 34. Mott The Hoople: Saturday Kids 35. Heroes: Seven Day Week-End 36. The Dirty Strangers: Saturday Night 37. Morningface: It’s Always Sunday 38. Dave Rawlings Machine: The Weekend39. Ian Hunter: I Hate Hate
Ep 99"Rockabilly w/special guest Gene Casey"
"Rockabilly w/ special guest Gene Casey" (broadcast 10/21/14)Arthur Smith & His Cracker-Jacks: Guitar Boogie Rex Griffin: Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby Hank Williams: Move It On Over Bill Haley: Rocket 88 Stick McGhee: Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup: Worried About You Baby Arthur Gunter: Baby Let's Play HouseJunior Parker: Love My Baby Brother Claude Ely: There Ain't No Grave Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Didn't It Rain (live) Chuck Berry: Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) Mickey & Sylvia: No Good Lover Tarheel Slim: Number Nine Train GL Crockett: Look Out Mabel Ray Sharpe: Given UpBig Al Downing: Down On The Farm Eddie Zack: I'm Gonna Roll And Rock Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan: Fan It The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group: Rock Island LineJohnny Tyler: Lie To Me Baby Charlie Feathers: One Hand Loose Joe Clay: Sixteen Chicks Sonny Burgess: Red Headed WomanGene Vincent & His Blue Caps: Be Bop-A-Lula Buddy Holly: Love Me Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins: Put Your Cat Clothes On Jody Reynolds: Endless Sleep Dale Hawkins: Suzie-Q Ricky Nelson: Believe What You Say Buddy Knox: Party Doll Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless Hank Mizell: Jungle Rock Brenda Lee: Bigelow 6-2000 Patsy Cline: I Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul Jackie De Shannon: Trouble Barbara Pittman: I Need A Man The McCoys: Full Grown Cat Lorrie & Larry Collins ‘58: Mercy Joyce Green: Black Cadillac Janis Martin: Bang Bang Wanda Jackson: Mean, Mean, Man Elvis Presley: My Baby Left Me Johnny Horton: I'm Coming Home Johnny Burnett Trio: Tear It The Phantom: Love Me Mac Wiseman: Step it Up and Go Lloyd Copas: Circle Rock Gordon Terry: It Ain't Right Johnny Resitivo: The Shape I'm In Danny Wolfe: Pucker Paint Ronnie Dawson: Action Packed Cliff Richard & The Drifters: Apron Strings Marty Wilde & The Wild Cats: Down The Line Billy Fury & The Four Jays: Turn My Back On You The Beatles: Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Ep 98"The Writer's Version"
"The Writer's Version" (broadcast 5/4/18)The Ray Noble Orchestra: Harlem Nocturne Don & Dewey: Leavin' It All Up To You Tom Waits: Ol' 55 Bill Monroe/his Blue Grass Boys: Blue Moon of Kentucky Kris Kristofferson: Me & Bobby McGeeDan Penn: Do Right Woman Do Right Man Emmett Miller: Lovesick Blues Jimmy Webb: MacArthur Park Fred Neil: Everybody's Talkin' Bobby Charles: But I Do The Kinks: This Strange EffectWillie Dixon: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man The Paragons: The Tide Is High Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You Tony Joe White: Rainy Night In Georgia Jesse Winchester: The Brand New Tennessee Waltz Randy Newman: I Think It's Going To Rain Today Donovan: Season Of The Witch Carl Perkins: Blue Suede ShoesJohn Prine: Speed Of The Sound Of LonelinessMichael Nesmith: Different Drum The Crickets: I Fought The Law (And the Law Won) Ellie Greenwich: Be My Baby Sir Mack Rice: Mustang Sally David Bowie: All the Young Dudes Prince: Nothing Compares 2 U 2 Mickey Newbury: Sweet MemoriesLucinda Williams: Passionate KissesCarole King: Crying In the Rain (Demo)Dave Alvin: Fourth Of JulyThe Beatles: Bad to Me (Demo)The Byrds: Hickory WindThe Brains: Money Changes Everything Joe South: Hush J.J. Cale: Cocaine Frankie Miller: Heartbreak Radio Paul Carrack: I Don't Want To Hear Any MoreJohnny Kidd & The Pirates: Shakin' All Over Them: GloriaDennis Linde: Burnin' Love Richard Berry & The Pharoahs: Louie Louie Brinsley Schwarz: (What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & UnderstandingMac Gayden: Everlasting Love Wreckless Eric: Whole Wide World Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away
Ep 97"PURE Presents Dean & Britta (of Luna)"
"PURE Presents Dean & Britta” (broadcast 2/21/25)James Last: Ballad Of The Easy RiderDean Wareham: That’s The Price of Loving Me Kramer: AmericaHoly Matter: Eve’s HollywoodEn Attendant Ana: I’m A Man You Don’t Meet EverydayNorma Tanega: JubilationThe Tyde: Let Me Hear the MusicSimon & Garfunkel: The Only Living Boy In New York (a cappella)Dean & Britta: The Singer Not The SongRichard Hell & the Voidoids: I’m Your Man (demo)Jess Cornelius: Back to the MainlandDana Gillespie: Andy WarholMidnight Magic: Beam Me Up (PerelRemix Edit)Mike Garry & Joe Duddell: St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H. WilsonEngland's Glory: Shattered IllusionsEscapism: The Rebel OutlawLisa O'Neill feat. Peter Doherty: Homeless In The Thousands (Dublin in the Digital Age)Dean Wareham: You were The Ones I Had To BetrayErny Belle: BowmanMarianne Faithfull: Sunny Goodge StreetPrincess Chelsea: Forever Is A CharmDennis Wilson: Fallin’ In LoveDion: I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m BoundKlara Kristin: La fille au rasoirLa Volume Courbe: Aint Got No… I Got LifeU-She, Holger Czukay: Sunday MorningMichael Rother: SonnenradChristine Perfect: When You SaySir John Betjeman: The Licorice Fields at PontefractDean & Britta w/Sonic Boom: SnowNancy & Lee: Tired Of Waiting For YouBig Search: WellspringAutomatic: New SensationsThe Hard Quartet: Rio’s SongThe Melenas: BangYamasuki: AieaoaBnny: PromisesAir: Seven Stars (feat. Victoria Le Grand)Marianne Faithfull: Something BetterCristina: He Dines Out On DeathEd Kuepper: Everything I’ve Got Belongs To YouFleetwood Mac: The Farmer’s DaughterDean Wareham: Happy & Free (Jim James remix)
Ep 96"Happy Birthday, Hoto"
"Happy Birthday, Hoto" (broadcast 6/3/22)The Call: Oklahoma The Sugarcubes: Birthday (Icelandic) Björk: The Anchor Song Dana Pomfret: Happy Birthday song Herb Alpert: I Want You Spiritualized: Broken Heart Angel Corpus Christi: Love Me Tender Angel Corpus Christi / Pull GirlDean Wareham: untitled instrumentalLuna: Tiger Lily The Psychedelic Furs: Pulse Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3: What You IsDeborah & Puerto Ricans: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.Judy Tenuta: Happy Birthday Danny Gatton Band: Happy Birthday HowardDanny Gatton: Sun Medley (feat Delbert McClinton)Hamell On Trial: Don't Kill False Virgins: Savior of the Pleasure Beast The Flamin' Groovies: Slow Death Billy Bragg & Natalie Merchant: BirthdaySisters Of Mercy: Ribbons Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands to Yourself The Prissteens: Oh Howard! The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen John Campbell: Firin’ LineJohn Campbell: Down In the Hole Robert Medici: Ironage MX-80: Man on the Move Rubén Blades: Letters To The Vatican Public Image Ltd.: RiseRamones: Somebody Put Something In My Drink Motörhead: R.A.M.O.N.E.S MC5: Kick Out the Jams Howard Maurer & Dyanne ThorneSara Hickman: SimplyManBreak: Kop Karma Garbage: QueerFaster Pussycat: You're So Vain PSAsSex Pistols: God Save The QueenThe Sisters of Mercy: This Corrosion
Ep 95"Guitar"
“Guitar” (broadcast 8/20/21)Bill Frisell: Lift Off Hank Garland: Sugarfoot Rag Eddie Hill: The Hot Guitar Les Paul & Mary Ford: Bye Bye Blues Elvis Presley: Mystery Train Joe Maphis with Larry Collins: Flying Fingers Eddie Cochran: Twenty Flight Rock Link Wray: Rawhide The Shadows: The Wonderful Land Jet Harris: Man With The Golden Arm The John Barry Orchestra: The James Bond Theme Booker T. & the M.G.'s: Green Onions Lonnie Mack: Wham! Chuck Berry: Go Go Go The Bobby Fuller Four: I Fought The Law The Mothers Of Invention: Hungry Freaks, Daddy Jimi Hendrix: Burning Of The Midnight Lamp The Beatles: The End The Velvet Underground: Rock & Roll Jerry Reed: Guitar Man T. Rex: Bang A Gong (Get It On)Led Zeppelin: Rock And Roll Heads, Hands & Feet: Country Boy The Ventures: Honky Tonk, Part 1 & 2Eric Weissberg & Deliverance: Concrete Canyon Boogie Cyril Jordan IDThe Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action David Bowie: Rebel Rebel [Mix 1; Acetate] JJ Cale: CocaineGene Casey & The Lone Sharks: Who's Sharing The Moon Mac Gayden: Morning Glory The Pirates: Castin' My Spell The Ramones: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement Rich Stim ID MX-80 Sound: You're Not Alone The Cramps: Human Fly Sandy Denny: I Wish I Was A Fool For YouGary Lucas: “Origin of Evening Bell” Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band: Evening Bell Huw Gower & Magic Muscle: Free As A Bird Nashville Pussy: Struttin' Cock Danny Gatton: Elmira St Boogie Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban: Secret Love Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty, Marc Mann & Prince: While My Guitar Gently WeepsMark Dagley: Pretty Flower Of The ValleyArlen Roth: Stranger On The Shore (w/Cindy Cashdollar) Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn ("Twang" Mix with The Art Of Noise)PSAs Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn ("Twang" Mix with The Art Of Noise) The Rolling Stones: The Last Time
Ep 94"In Space"
"In Space" (broadcast 9/2/22)Public Service Broadcasting: The Race For Space New Age Doom & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Step in SpaceHawkwind: Space Dust Mike Edison, the Rocket Train Delta Science Arkestra: Space Bop Harry Nilsson: Spaceman Brett Smiley: Space Ace Spiritualized: Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Luna: Lost In Space Hen Ogledd: Space Golf Stereolab: Space Moth Steve Miller Band: Space Cowboy David Johansen: Space Monkey Suicide: Spaceship Philip Glass Ensemble: Spaceship The Prodigy: Out Of SpaceJohn Coltrane: Living Space Butthole Surfers: Space The Byrds: Mr. Spaceman Kamasi Washington: The Space Travelers Lullaby Prince: SpaceLeonard Nimoy: Music To Watch Space Girls By Billy Bragg: The Space Race Is Over Wreckless Eric: Space AgeDavid Bowie: Space Oddity John Cooper Clarke: I Married a Monster from Outer Space Robyn Hitchcock & Sheila: SpacerThe Royal Hounds: Tweakers from Outer Space Kate Tempest: Hot Night Cold Spaceship beabadoobee: Space Cadet (clean edit)Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Zero From Outer Space The Amplifier Heads: Space CadetteBonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: I'm The Urban Space ManJohnny "Guitar" Watson: Space Guitar (partial)
Ep 93“Secrets & Lies”
“Secrets & Lies” (broadcast 9/17/21)John Barry Orchestra: On Her Majesty's Secret Service Julie London: Little White Lies The Beatles: Do You Want To Know A Secret George Jones: Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong Sara Hickman: Secrets of Love II Manfred Mann: Tired Trying, Bored Lying, Scared Dying Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Love Lies Willie Nile: Secret Weapon The Mavericks: Lies Pink Floyd: A Saucerful Of Secrets Shelby Lynne: Your Lies The Cure Secrets: Fats Domino: Telling Lies Charlie Stewart: Mammoth Cave Secret The Knickerbockers: Lies Nico: Secret Side Fleetwood Mac: Little Lies Nancy Sinatra: The Last Of The Secret Agents Errol Dunkley: Please Stop Your Lying Elvis Presley: It Is no Secret (What God Can Do) The Castaways: Liar, Liar Freddie Fender: Secret LoveThe Who: La-La-La Lies The Miracles: I Love You Secretly Jackie Wilson: Stop LyingMary Gauthier: Rock and Roll Lies Patsy Cline: Too Many Secrets Eddie & The Hot Rods: I Might Be Lying The Red Propellers: Military Secrets The Rolling Stones: Lies Rory Gallagher: Secret AgentJJ Cale: LiesIan McLagan & the Bump Band: Your Secret Status Quo: LiesMikel Rouse: America's Secrets JD McPherson: Mother Of Lies Johnny Rivers: Secret Agent Man Dwight Yoakam: Liar The Star Spangles: Tell LiesQueen: Liar Melt-Banana: Lie Lied Lies Fats Domino: Don't Lie to Me (faded)
Ep 92"North South East West"
"North South East West" (broadcast 10/7/22)Nick Drake: Northern Sky Allen Toussaint: A Dear Old Southland Don Drummond & The Skatalites: Eastern Standard Time Geraint Watkins: Go West Willis Alan Ramsey: Northeast Texas Women Neil Young: Southern Man Peter Stampfel: East Of the Sun Rolling Stones: Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man Johnny Horton: North To Alaska Johnnie Allan: South to Louisiana Clive Palmer: Eastern Lament (Outro)Bob Dylan: Key West (Philosopher Pirate) Monica Heldal: Boy From The North Glenna Bell: The Southern Gothic Wedding Waltz Andre Williams: Country & Western Song The Stanley Brothers: East Virginia Blues [Live]Chumbawamba: Salt Fare, North Sea Jesse James: South's Gonna Rise Again (rockabilly version)Julian Cope: East Easy Rider Angel Corpus Christi: Way Out West Billy Bragg: North Sea Bubble Eddy Lawrence: Say It In Southern Mose Allison: Western ManDire Straits: Eastbound Train Matt and Kim: NortheastJohnny Cash: Southern Accents Hank Jacobs: East Side Los Lobos: West L.A. Fadeaway Chris Farlowe: North South East West (live, BBC) J. Geils Band: Southside Shuffle Dennis Linde: East St. Louis Nights Mountain Goats: We Do It Different On The West CoastJD McPherson: North Side GalRay Wylie Hubbard: South of the River Durwood Daily: East Dallas DaggerBill Frisell: Once Upon A Time In The West kd lang: Western StarsSolid Jackson: East L.A.Big George Brock: Down South LCD Soundsystem: North American Scum Elvis Presley: Western Union (partial)
Ep 91David Bowie: “The Man Who Whirled The Soul”
David Bowie: “The Man Who Whirled The Soul” (broadcast 1/15/16)Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: Life On Mars David Bowie: Space Oddity (w/John Hutchinson) Peter Gabriel: Heroes David Bowie: Slip Away Lou Reed: Perfect Day David Bowie: The London Boys Mick Ronson: Growing Up and I'm Fine Anna Calvi: Lady Grinning Soul David Bowie: All the Madmen Lulu: Watch That Man David Bowie: Loving the Alien The Gourds: Ziggy Stardust David Bowie: 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore Ed Kuepper: The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie: Seven Dana Gillespie: Andy Warhol David Bowie: My Death Mott The Hoople: All the Young Dudes (DB, vocal) David Bowie: Absolute Beginners The Polecats: John, I'm Only Dancing David Bowie: Lazarus David Bowie: Liza Jane Replicants: The Bewlay Brothers David Bowie: Moonage Daydream Peter Noone: Oh You Pretty Things David Bowie: Blue Jean David Bowie: Five YearsTom Jones w/Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders: Lust For Life 3:39David Bowie: The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata ver.) 4:46Iggy & The Stooges: Raw Power 4:18David Bowie (w/the Hype): Waiting For The Man 32. David Bowie (w/the Spiders From Mars): White Light/White Heat33. David Bowie (w/the Spiders From Mars): Sweet Head34. David Bowie: A Better Future35. David Bowie: Where Have All The Good Times Gone?36. David Bowie: Rebel Rebel
Ep 90“The Original Versions"
“The Original Versions" (broadcast 10/18/24)Ray Stevens: Sunday Morning Coming Down Kris Kristofferson: Help Me Make It Through The NightRoger Miller: Me And Bobby McGeeHoward Tate: Get It While You Can Nat King Cole Trio: (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66Ron Davies: It Ain't EasyBiff Rose: Fill Your HeartBetty Hutton: It’s Oh So Quiet Bessie Banks: Go NowDavid Bowie: The Man Who Sold the World Barrett Strong: Money (That's What I Want)Gloria Jones: Tainted LoveDarryl Hall & John Oates: Everytime You Go Away The Four Preps: Love of the Common PeopleJoy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart Ray Noble: Harlem NocturneSir Mack Rice: Mustang SallyJackie DeShannon: Needles And PinsBill Monroe: Blue Moon Of KentuckyShorty Long: Devil With The Blue DressHoagy Lands: Baby Let Me Hold Your HandJ.J. Cale: After Midnight Fleetwood Mac: Black Magic WomanFred Neil: Everybody’s Talkin’Mickey Newbury: An American TrilogyKai Winding: Time Is On My SideWillie Mabon: The Seventh SonArthur "Big Boy" Crudup: My Baby Left MeThe Leaves: Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?The Valentinos: It's All Over NowJohn Kongos: He’s Gonna Step On You Again T-Bone Walker: Stormy MondayRichard Berry & The Pharaohs: Louie LouieShuggie Otis: Strawberry Letter 23 Laura Nyro: Stoned Soul Picnic Bobby "Blue" Bland: Turn On Your Love Light Yvonne Fair: I Found YouChuck Berry: Come OnThe Crickets: I Fought The Law Big Star: ThirteenEvie Sands: I Can't Let GoWillie Nelson: Crazy (demo) Howlin’ Wolf: SpoonfulJohnny Kidd & The Pirates: Shakin’ All OverBrinsley Schwarz: (What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And UnderstandingJimmy Reed: Shame Shame Shame Wilbert Harrison: Let’s Stick Together (partial)
Ep 89PURE Presents Rich Stim - "Siblings"
PURE Presents Rich (MX-80) Stim - “Siblings” (broadcast 12/20/24)Brothers & SistersBillie Eilish: I Don’t Wanna Be You Anymore Nino Tempo & April Stevens: Deep Purple The Honeycombs: Have I The Right? The Collins Kids: Go Away Don’t Bother Me The Ramrods: Ghost Riders In The Sky Naziah & Zoheb Hassan: Aag The Carpenters: (They Long To Be) Close to You Len: Beautiful Day (feat. Biz Markie) The Magic Numbers: Shotgun Wedding The White Stripes: Seven Nation Army The Corrs: I Never Really Loved You Anyway Wild Belle: Love Like This Sly & The Family Stone: Family AffairSistersHAIM: Summer Girl Patience & Prudence: Tonight You Belong To Me Ibeyi: Sister 2 Sister The Pointer Sisters: Fire The Shangri-Las: Leader of The Pack The Roches: Mr. Sellack Midi, Maxi & Efti: Ragga Steady The Breeders: Cannonball Heart: What About Love The Forester Sisters: Men The Pleasure Seekers: What A Way To Die Sister Sledge: We Are Family Soho: Hippychick Larkin Poe: Bad Spell The Ronettes: Be My BabyBrothersThe Beach Boys: Warmth Of The Sun The Brothers Johnson: Come Together The Everly Brothers: When Will I Be Loved The Kinks: Tired Of Waiting Oasis: Supersonic Cannonball Adderley: Cannonball’s Theme Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.: Chillin’ On The Westside The Isley Brothers: It’s Your Thing The Psychedelic Furs: Sister Europe The Allman Brothers: One More Ride (outtake) The Black Crowes: Hard To Handle Devo: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction Creedence Clearwater Revival: Run Through The Jungle Gojira: Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!) The Bee Gees: Staying Alive (Teddybears 2007 remix) Happy Mondays: Step On

Ep 88"PURE Presents Hamell On Trial"
"PURE Presents Hamell On Trial" (broadcast 4/18/14)Hamell On Trial: The MeetingFrank Sinatra: I Get a Kick Out of YouHamell On Trial: Big As LifeElvis Presley: Good Rockin TonightLittle Richard: Tutti FruttiHamell On Trial: ChoochtownThe Primitives: The OstrichHamell On Trial: Happiest Man in the World (live @WPKN)Bob Dylan: Like A Rolling StoneHamell On Trial: Blood of The Wolf? & the Mysterians: 96 TearsHamell On Trial: Don't KillThe Animals: Don’t Bring Me DownHamell On Trial: The VinesThe Beatles: Strawberry Fields ForeverHamell On Trial: Open Up The GatesThe Stooges: T.V. EyeHamell On Trial: Folsom Prison BluesGeorge Jones: He Stopped Loving Her TodayHamell On Trial: Hail (live @WPKN)The Replacements: Bastards Of YoungHamell On Trial: Hoo Hoo Song

Ep 87"PURE Presents Sara Hickman"
“PURE Presents Sara Hickman” (broadcast 1/17/25)Stereo Total: I Am Naked Viagra Boys: Punk Rock LoserWilliam Shatner: Common PeopleRah Rah: Art & WifeCassandra Wilson: Harvest MoonLandon Pigg: Falling in Love At A Coffee ShopThe Roches WeAmy Rigby: Back From AmarilloFlight of the Conchords: Ladies of the WorldBillie Eilish: bury a friendDavíd Garza: I KnowJanelle Monáe: Make Me FeelPeggy Lee: Elmer’s TunePetty Booka: Fujiyama MamaRodney Crowell: Moving Work of ArtSt. Even: Having SexParthenon Huxley: Playing Her GuitarBebel Gilberto: AganjuNext of Kin: Jekyll & HydeFlora & Fawna: Long ShotLindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie: Feel About YouBilly Harvey: Emptiness is EverythingPale Honey: LonesomePeter Sellers & Spike Milligan: She Loves YouCrowded House: Weather With YouBarbara K: My Name is TruthAlexi Murdoch: Orange SkyVance Gilbert: Goodbye PlutoSara Hickman: Mother’s Little HelperClaire & The Reasons: PlutoAustin Haggerty: Sara Hickman!!Domestic Science Club: Calm of Your HeartJeff Goldblum & Sarah Silverman: Me & My ShadowJane Siberry: Everything Reminds Me of My DogTwo Nice Girls: I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Control & BeerMarvin Etzioni: You Possess Me (w/Maria McKee)Willie Nelson: SimplyDavid Mead: LandlockedThe Wallflowers: One Headlight Mike Doughty: Busting up a StarbucksShawn Hook: Sound of Your HeartLorrie Singer & Bradley Kopp: Breakfast In BedSsion: Blonde With YouRain Perry: Thank You popMantra: The Heavy WindSara Hickman: Salvador