PURE with Howard Thompson

"Strictly Stupid"

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

"Lou Reed, songwriter"

Iggy Pop: We Are The People
Mary Gauthier: Coney Island Baby
Nico: Little Sister
Luna: Satellite of Love
Al Green: I Found A Reason
Peter Gabriel: The Power Of The Heart
Anohni/Lou Reed: Candy Says [Live]
Claudio Cataldi: Here She Comes Now
The Foxes: Soul City
Elizabeth Cook: Sunday Morning
Yo La Tengo: I’m Set Free
Sendelica: Venus in Furs
Various: Perfect Day ‘97
Todd Clouser's A Love Electric
Bobby Rush: Sally Can't Dance
Lucinda Williams: Legendary Hearts
Matt Berninger & Rosanne Cash: Who Loves The Sun
Moe Tucker: After Hours
Marianne Faithfull: The Calm Before The Storm
Angel Corpus Christi: Rock and Roll Heart
Bob Seger: Busload Of Faith
Peter C Johnson: Pale Blue Eyes
June Tabor & Oyster Band: All Tomorrow's Parties
David Bowie: White Light/White Heat
Lang Lang, Lisa Fischer, Jeffrey Wright, Peter Illenyi, Thomas Dybdahl & Hungarian Studio Orchestra: Somewhere (Dirty Blvd)
Bryan Ferry: What Goes On
Keith Richards: I’m Waiting for the Man
Automatic: New Sensations
Spiritualized: Why Don't You Smile Now
John Cale, Lou Reed & Nico: Femme Fatale (Live)
The Primitives: I’ll Be Your Mirror
Ruben Blades: Hopes On Hold (alt. version)
Jane Wiedlin: Foggy Notion
FANALI & Giovanni Succi: Vanishing Act
Mott The Hoople: Sweet Jane (Lou Reed, vox)
Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen: I Can't Stand It
Rachel Sweet: New Age
Descartes A Kant: New York Telephone Conversation
Clint Mansell & Clint Walsh: Lady Day
Swervedriver: Jesus
King Princess: There She Goes Again
True Believers: Train Round the Bend
Fontaines D.C.: The Black Angel’s Death Song
Detroit (feat. Mitch Ryder): Rock & Roll
Hollis Brown: Head Held High
The Feelies: We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
Kurt Vile & the Violators: Run Run Run
Squeeze: Hangin’ ‘Round
The Velvet Underground: Sister Ray
Chris Washburne & The Syotos Band: Walk On the Wild Side

Lou Reed illustration: Duane Potosky

“Catch A Wave” fundraiser (broadcast 6/19/26) - MUSIC ONLY

all the artists (in bold) played on this episode of PURE have shows in the area. We gave tickets away for donations. A handful (at face value) are still left - call 203) 331 9756 if interested.

The Cars (Greg Hawkes w/Eddie Japan): Drive - 6/19 Fairfield CT
The Cars (Greg Hawkes w/Eddie Japan): Tonight She Comes - 6/19 Fairfield, CT
The Courettes: SHAKE (Japanese Version) - 10/17 Norwalk CT
Flamin' Groovies: Feel A Whole Lot Better - 10/17 Norwalk CT
The Damned: New Rose - 10/17 Norwalk CT
The Courettes: Only Happy When You're Gone - 10/17 Norwalk CT
Flamin' Groovies: Yeah My Baby - 10/17 Norwalk CT
The Damned: Neat Neat Neat - 10/17 Norwalk CT
Dion: Your Own Back Yard - 9/17 Portchester NY
Dion: Summertime Blues - 9/17 Portchester NY
Hayes Carll: Another Like You - 7/22 New Haven CT
Hayes Carll: Bad Liver And A Broken Heart - 7/22 New Haven CT
LCD Soundsystem: North American Scum - 9/11 New Haven CT
Reverend Horton Heat: Ace of Spades - 9/4 Old Saybrook, CT
James Hunter: Carina - 8/9 Old Saybrook, CT
James Hunter: No Smoke Without Fire - 8/9 Old Saybrook, CT
Southern Culture On The Skids: Daddy Was A Preacher But Mama Was A Go-Go Girl - 10/2 New Haven
Southern Culture On The Skids: Liquored Up And Lacquered Down - 10/2 New Haven CT
Southern Culture On The Skids: Soul City - 10/2 New Haven CT
Southern Culture On The Skids: Muswell Hillbilly - 10/2 New Haven CT
Adam & The Ants: Antmusic - 8/25 New Haven CT
Adam & the Ants: Dog Eat Dog - 8/25 New Haven CT
Squeeze: Tempted - 8/25 New Haven CT
Squeeze: Black Coffee In Bed - 8/25 New Haven CT
Trombone Shorty: Nervis (ft. Cyril Neville) - Cyril Neville Plays the Dead 9/10/26 Fairfield CT
Terrance Simien: Turn on Your Love Light - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival 7/24-26 Goshen CT
Jack White: I’m Shakin’ - 7/18 New Haven CT
Reverend Horton Heat: Twenty Flight Rock - 9/4 Old Saybrook, CT
Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action - 10/17 Norwalk CT

WPKN May 24th 2026 “Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Fundraiser” - music only

Bridget St. John: Just Like A Woman (Piblokto Version) 
Tom Jones: One More Cup Of Coffee
Diana Krall: This Dream of You 
Solomon Burke: The Mighty Quinn
Bob Dylan: Cold Irons Bound
Emma Swift: I Contain Multitudes
Mick Ronson: Like A Rolling Stone (feat. David Bowie)
Dave Alvin: Highway 61 Revisited 
Dr. John: End Of The Line (feat. Aaron Neville & Katie Pruitt) 
Chrissie Hynde: Love Minus Zero No Limit (feat. James Walbourne)
Ian Hunter: Knockin’ On Heaven's Door
Willie Nile: Abandoned Love
Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez: Crash on the Levee (Down In The Flood) 
Marianne Faithfull: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Linda Ronstadt: I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Dean & Britta: I’ll Keep It With Mine (Scott Hardkiss Electric Remix)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Ballad of a Thin Man
Emma Swift: Going Going Gone
Willie Nile: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Bryan Ferry: Simple Twist Of Fate
Michael Chapman: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 
Mary Lee's Corvette: You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (live) 
Carl Perkins: Champaign, Illinois
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Chimes of Freedom [Manchester, 5/14/25]
Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead: All Along The Watchtower (live)

"7" (broadcast 5/15/26)

Kamasi Washington: Seven Prayers
Warren Storm: Seven Letters
Blackberry Smoke: Lucky Seven
David Bowie: Seven (Marius de Vries mix)
Roseanne Cash: Seven Year Ache
Luna: Seven Steps To Satan
Egg: Seven Is A Jolly Good Time
June Tabor & the Oyster Band: Seven Curses
Charlie Haden Family (ft. The Haden Triplets): Seven Year Blues
David Greenberger/the Huckleberries: All Together 7
Iain Matthews: Seven Bridges Road 
Rory Gallagher: Seven Days
Genesis: Seven Stones
Prince Fatty: Seven Nation Army Dub (ft. Alice Russell & Dennis Alcapone)
J.J. Cale: Seven Day Woman
Love Spit Love: 7 Years
Culture: Two Sevens Clash
Billy Hands & George Cork Maul: Documenting Number Five And Seven
Gary Lucas: The Seven Faces Of Dr. Lao
Polyrock: #7
Tito Rodríguez: The Magnificant Seven
Mose Allison: The Seventh Son
The MRCYFKS: Seven Point Eight Three Hurts
Billy Strings: Seven Weeks In County
The Quireboys: Seven O' Clock 
Spielgusher: Seven Seas Of Love
Ronnie Wood: Seven Days
Hank Williams III: 7 Months, 39 Days
Elvis Costello: Seven Day Weekend 
Ramones: 7-11
The Heroes: Seven Day Week-End
Audience: Seven Sore Bruises
Traveling Wilburys: 7 Deadly Sins
Love: Seven & Seven Is
MX-80 Sound: Summer 77
Hamell On Trial: 7 Seas 
Nick Lowe: 7 Nights To Rock
Dr. Feelgood: Lucky Seven 
Wah! Heat: Seven Minutes To Midnight
The Clash: The Magnificent Seven
Toots & the Maytals: Six And Seven Books Of Moses 
Desmond Dekker: 0.0.7 (Shanty Town)
Baba Brooks Band w/Lynn Taitt: Skalarama (The Magnificent Seven Theme)

“Women Who Play”

Enya: Pax Deorum
Nico: It Has Not Taken Long 
Joni Mitchell: Shadows And Light 
Chicken Shack: I’d Rather Go Blind 
Björk: Álfur Út Úr Hól 
Kim Deal: Are You Mine
Delia Derbyshire: Dr. Who Theme
Anne Müller: Serenade at 2 
Julia Holter: Hello Stranger
Kathryn Tickell & The Side: Penguin Notes
Laura Nyro: Up On the Roof 
Molly Lewis: Whistling in the Dark
Juana Molina: Sin Dones
Tori Amos: I Don’t Like Mondays 
Moe Tucker: Heroin
Victoria Williams: Sweet Jane (w/Lou Reed)
Dean & Britta: Not A Young Man Anymore (My Robot Friend Remix) 
Tom Tom Club: Femme Fatale
Angel Corpus Christi: The Day John Kennedy Died
Rickie Lee Jones: Walk On The Wild Side
The Velvet Underground: Foggy Notion
Laurie Anderson: Sharkey’s Day
Josephine Foster: I’m a Dreamer
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women: Downey Girl
Bridget  St. John: Nice
Bonnie Raitt: Love Has No Pride
The Cramps: Hard Workin' Man
Kate St. John: Don’t They Know You've Gone
Anoushka Shankar: Lasya
Rachelle Garniez: My Sister and I 
Bela Fleck & Evelyn Glennie: Presto in G Minor after Bach
Kate Bush: Eat the Music
Frank 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 Today
Macy Gray: Let You Win 
Viv Albertine: If Love
Wet Leg: Don’t Speak
The Slits: Typical Girls
Mary Lattimore: Your Birthday at the Huntington
The Bangles: Bitchen Summer (Speedway)
The She Trinity: He Fought The Law
Sonny & Cher: The Beat Goes On 
The Liverbirds: Talking About You 
Anna Calvi: Ghost Rider 
Lita Ford: Kiss Me Deadly
The B-52’s: Love Shack 
The Cramps: Human Fly
Talking Heads: Psycho Killer
The Courettes: Better Without You 
The Prissteens: Are You Ready
The 5.6.7.8s: Roadrunner (partial)

“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)

“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 Nowhere
The Pretty Things: Sickle Clowns 
Russell Hunter station ID #1
The Deviants: Deviation Street 
Mark Bingham: The Coffle Rolls 
Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti: 
Bonfire At Tina's
GIVĒON: 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 Paper
Björk: Sorrowful Soil
Public Image Ltd: Hawaii 
SSVU: David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes
Dubmatix station ID
Dubmatix & The Hempolics: Crazy Days 
King Princess: Crowbar 
Devil Devil Love: Break-in' For You 
Adeem the Artist: Heritage of Arrogance
Devil Devil Love: In The Pocket Of Big Wendy
LCD 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

"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): Always
Whispers: 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 Gone
Elvis 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 So
The Velours: My Love, Come Back 
Little Richard: True Fine Mama 
The Paragons: Florence
Clarence ‘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: Audry
Desires: Hey Lena 
 Students: My Vow To You
The Mothers Of Invention: Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder 
The Persuasions: Papa Oom Mow Mow 
The Channels: You Promised Me Love

"PURE w/howard thompson & Kevin Patrick"   (broadcast 3/18/16)

Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do 3:56
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty: You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 2:30
MX-80 Sound: You're Not Alone 3:36
Suicide: Cheree 3:40
Motorhead: Tear Ya Down 2:39
The Psychedelic Furs: Pretty In Pink 3:56
Adam & the Ants: Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3:49
X: See How We Are
Marianne Faithfull: Losing 3:47
Aswad: Ways Of The Lord 3:49
John Mayall: Sensitive Kind 5:14
10,000 Maniacs: Scorpio Rising 3:11
The Sisters of Mercy: This Corrosion 4:22
The Cramps: Mean Machine 3:54
Sweet: Fox On The Run 3:21
The Sugarcubes: Birthday 3:57
Lo Fidelity Allstars: Battleflag 3:55
Wheatus: Teenage Dirtbag 4:01
Danny Gatton: Harlem Nocturne 4:46
Billy Bragg: Help Save The Youth Of America 2:46
Suede: Trash 4:02
The Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands to Yourself 3:22