David 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 Years
Tom Jones w/Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders: Lust For Life 3:39
David Bowie: The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata ver.) 4:46
Iggy & The Stooges: Raw Power 4:18
David Bowie (w/the Hype): Waiting For The Man 
32. David Bowie (w/the Spiders From Mars): White Light/White Heat
33. David Bowie (w/the Spiders From Mars): Sweet Head
34. David Bowie: A Better Future
35. David Bowie: Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
36. David Bowie: Rebel Rebel

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

Apart from the occasional overnighter, fill-in or fundraiser, howard now creates shows for our Podcasts page. You’ll find over 140 archived PUREs there, and new shows will be added - check the PURE and “Strictly” pages - at least once a month.

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.

Disc Jockeys like Brian Matthew (BBC Light Program), Emperor Rosko (Radio Caroline), John Peel (Radio London/BBC Radio 1), Hugh Nolan (Radio Geronimo), Charlie Gillett (BBC Radio London) and Andy Dunkley (the Marquee/Lyceum) made howard’s life worth living and he now just wants to return the favor.

howard worked in the music biz so he could get free records and meet astonishing 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, Sir Tim Smit, 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 and Wham! in the USA

howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and thanks 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