PURE with Howard Thompson

“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 End Of The Street
Dylan Aucoin & The Judice Ramblers: The Prison Of Her Memory
Bedsit Poets: London Town
Linda Lewis: Hampstead Way
Cilla Black: London Bridge
Neil Young: Mother Earth
Tony Trischka w/Billy Strings: Brown’s Ferry Blues
Marcia Griffiths & Lloyd Charmers: Play Me
Ace: How Long
Gurf Morlix: Spare Change
Ian Gomm: Hold On
Brinsley Schwarz: The Ugly Things
Mick Ronson: Billy Porter
Roxy Music: A Really Good Time
Bryan Ferry: The 'In' Crowd 
The Stranglers: (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
Curve: Fait Accompli
JD McPherson: White Light/White Heat
Scott H. Biram: No Man's Land
The Black Crowes: Wanting and Waiting
Nick Cave & Deborah Harry: On the Other Side
Luna: Satellite of Love
Dave Edmunds: Need A Shot Of Rhythm 'n' Blues
Jeff Cotton: On The Thread
Hawkwind: Ejection
The Jesus and Mary Chain: jamcod (clean)
The Courettes: SHAKE!
Prince Fatty: Expansions Dub (feat. Shniece McMenamin)

What is 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