PURE with Howard Thompson

Howard Thompson, WPKN

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

  1. JAN 4

    "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

    2h 55m
  2. JAN 4

    “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

    2h 45m
  3. JAN 4

    "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

    3h 2m
  4. JAN 4

    "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

    3h 3m
  5. JAN 4

    "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

    3h 11m
  6. JAN 4

    "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

    3h 13m

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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