PURE with Howard Thompson

"The Old, The New & The Timeless" (broadcast on 11/17/23)

Porcupine Tree: Hallogallo
Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle: Listen To The Radio
Mary Lee Kortes: The Music Got Me Here
Mary Lee Kortes: Born A Happy Girl
Mary Lee Kortes: Big Things
Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers: Sorry
American Beauties: The Rain
Gary Lucas & John Cale: Peter Lorre
Tulipomania: You Had To Be There
The Vacant Lots: Destruction
Heartworms: May I Comply
Omar & The Howlers: Crackin’ Up
The Mommyheads: Learning To Live
Sam Frazier: Cabbage Man
Kelly Hunt: You Make Me High
Verneri Pohjola: Avance!
Brinsley Schwarz: Ever Since You're Gone 
Smokey Robinson: I Wanna Know Your Body
Emma Swift: I Contain Multitudes
The Kinks: Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Lindisfarne: We Can Swing Together
Family: My Friend the Sun
Van Morrison: Two Hound Dogs
Wreckless Eric: Standing Sunday Morning
Wizzard: See My Baby Jive
The Flamin' Groovies: You Tore Me Down
Raspberries: Play On 
Dwight Twilley Band: I’m On Fire
Martin Rev: Dreams
Suicide: Rocket USA 
Television: Friction
The Girls: Jeffrey I Hear You
MX-80: Some Day You'll Be King 
X: White Girl
The Courettes: Non Ti Lascero (Won't Let You Go)
Bilk: RNR
Brian Setzer: Girl On The Billboard
Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre: Sister Anne (ft. Jeff Clayton, Ruyter Suys)
Bilk: RNR

“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 10:13
Simon Fisher Turner: Stem Jars 1:34
The Necks: Blue Mountain 20:49
Kid Koala w/Emiliana Torrini: Nightfall Pale Blue 2:48
Mark Dagley: Uranus Hill Fantasy 3:48
Throttle Elevator Music: Playing The Alleyway 5:21
Bruce Wooley & Polly Scattergood: Video Killed The Radio Star 4:01
Mark Eitzel: An Answer 4:33
David Houston: Almost Persuaded 2:54
Alison Krauss: You Don't Know Me 4:16
John Prine w/Peter Cooper: I Sang The Song 3:34
The 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 3:06
The Beat (feat. Ranking Roger): On My Way 2:58
Madness: Mr Apples 3:32
Pete Fowler: One Heart One Song 3:21
The Sir Douglas Band: Texas Tornado 2:52
Gene Casey: Tony Joe White 4:18
JD McPherson: A Little Respect 3:44
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men: Middle of Nowhere 3:11
Robyn Hitchcock: Autumn Sunglasses 5:02
Chuck Prophet: In the Mausoleum (After Alan Vega) 3:46
Alan Vega: Video Babe 3:17
Ray Davies: Poetry 5:01
The Weeklings: Don't Know, Don't Care 2:17
The Standells: Try It 2:44
Frank Turner: The Sand In the Gears (Live) 3:55
Randy Thompson: 33rd Of August 4:32
The Godfathers: Till My Heart Stops Beating 4:00
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin: Licka Sense 3:54

"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: Lowly
Kathryn 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) 

"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 Machine
Andy Thomas: Highway Junkie
Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells A Story
Ron Wood: A Certain Girl

"Black History Month" -

Prince: Avalanche
Tracy Chapman: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
Swamp Dogg: I Was Born Blue
B.B. King: Why I Sing The Blues, Pt. 1
Peter Tosh: Get Up Stand Up
The Heptones: Message From A Black Man
Aswad: Three Babylon
The O’Jays: Ship Ahoy
Shungudzo: It’s a Good Day (To Fight the System) 
Michael Kiwanuka: Black Man in A White World
The Equals: Police On My Back
The 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. 1
Peter Tosh: Equal Rights
Lee "Scratch" Perry: Big Neck Police 
Jah Lion: Soldier and Police War
Neville Brothers: With God On Our Side
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Political World
Marion Williams: I Pity The Poor Immigrant
Stevie Wonder: Blowin’ In The Wind
Curtis Mayfield: Power to the People
Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces Of A Man
2Pac: Changes [feat. Talent] 
KRS-One: Sound of da Police
Public Enemy: Fight the Power (remix 2020)
Peter Tosh & the Wailers: Down Pressor
Queen Ifrica: I Can't Breathe
Jimmy Cliff: Sufferin’ In The Land
Janelle Monáe: Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout) - excerpt

"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 Reason
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes: All Night Long 
Chase: History
Hayes 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 Immortal
Van Der Graaf Generator: W [New Stereo Mix, 2021] 
The Rolling Stones: Melody
The James Hunter Six: Sure Thing 
The James Hunter Six: Trouble Comes Calling
Andy Thomas: Highway Junkie
Stereolab: Melodie Is A Wound
Marianne Faithfull: She Moved Thru' The Fair (alt. version)
John Holt: Just The Way You Are
Jackie Robinson: Homely Girl 
Sly & Robbie: Taxi Connection 
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: Rhythm Connection
Billy Bragg: City Of Heroes 
Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (12" Mix)
Suicide: Ghost Rider
Alan Vega: Outlaw
Alan Vega: Ice Drummer
Alan Vega: Jukebox Babe
Lola Young: Messy
The Reverend Shawn Amos: Little By Little
Anne Richmond Boston: Dark Room
The Crickets: Rock Me My Baby (undubbed, stereo)
The Crickets: Not Fade Away (stereo) 
Tony Poole: Chelsea Girls (1965)
The Damned: Heart Full Of Soul
The Crickets: That’ll be the Day (stereo, no backing vox)

“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 Suicide
Viv Albertine: A Letter to Hermione
Karen O & Willie Nelson: Under Pressure
Chris Kibble: Drive In Saturday
The Bad Plus: Life On Mars
The Neanderthals: Space Oddity 
Cowboy Junkies: Five Years
Bush Tetras: Sister Midnight
Rickie Lee Jones: Rebel Rebel
David Fonseca: The Man Who Sold The World (w/Ana Moura)
The Mission: After All
Peter Frampton: Loving The Alien
Gretchen 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 Hi
Garbage: Starman
Robyn Hitchcock: Andy Warhol
Iggy Pop: Play It Safe
The Reverend Shawn Amos: The Jean Genie
JD McPherson: Lust For Life
Dennis Coffey: Fame
Steve Harley: Absolute Beginners
Mick Ronson: Stone Love (Soul Love) [Demo]
Billy Bragg, Jill Sobule: All The Young Dudes
The Pink Fairies: Cracked Actor
The Black Crowes: Moonage Daydream
Motörhead: Heroes 

"In Memoriam (Jan - May, 2025)" (broadcast 5/16/25)

Don Nix 83, 12/31 & The Alabama State Troupers: Going Down 4:04
Brenton Wood 83, 1/3: Gimme Little Sign
Sam 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 Driftwood
Barry Goldberg 83, 1/22: Minstrel Show
Marianne Faithfull 78, 1/30: Love Is
Koko Taylor (Gene “Daddy G” Barge 98, 2/2): Wang Dang Doodle
JAY-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 Malice
Jerry Butler 85, 2/20: For Your Precious Love
Gwen McCrae 81, 2/21: Rockin’ Chair
Roberta Flack 88, 2/24: Feel Like Makin' Love
David Johansen 75, 2/28: Funky But Chic (Live Feb/82)
Badfinger (Joey Molland 77, 3/1): Baby Blue
The Damned (Brian James 70, 3/6): New Rose
Roy Ayers 84, 3/4: Coffy Is The Color
The Youngbloods (Jesse Colin Young 83, 3/16): Get Together
The Scientists (Leanne Cowie 60, 3/20): I’m Taking It With Me
Black Grape (Paul "Wags" Wagstaff 60, 3/22): Kelly’s Heroes
Terry Manning 77, 3/25: Nervous Breakdown
Johnny Tillotson 86, 4/1: Poetry In Motion
Wayne Handy 89, 4/1: Say Yeah
Gang Of Four (Dave Allen 69, 4/5): At Home He's A Tourist
26. Blondie (Clem Burke 4/6, 70): Dreaming
27. Dion (Nino Tempo 90, 4/10): Born To Be With You
28. Max Romeo 80, 4/11: One Step Forward
29. Mike Berry 82, 4/11: Tribute To Buddy Holly
30. Free (Roy Thomas Baker 78, 4/12): All Right Now
31. JJ Cale (Mac Gayden 83, 4/16): Crazy Mama
32. Roy Orbison (David Briggs 82, 4/22): Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time
33. David Thomas 71, 4/23: What Do We Do with a Drunken Sailor
34. The Alarm (Mike Peters 66, 4/29): Sixty Eight Guns
35. Joe Louis Walker 75, 4/30: It Hurts Me Too
36. Jill Sobule 66, 5/1: Supermodel

“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 Kings
Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs, 81, 6/23): Rock And Roll Queen
Lalo Schifrin 93, 6/26: Bullitt, Main Title
The Strawbs (Dave Cousins 80, 7/13): Part of the Union
Owen Gray 86, 7/20: My Darling Patricia 
Family (John "Poli" Palmer 82, 7/21): Larf and Sing
Ozzy Osbourne 76, 7/22 & Motörhead: Hellraiser 
Golden Earring (George Kooymans 77, 7/22): Radar Love
Tommy McLain 85, 7/24: Sweet Dreams
Texas Tornados (Flaco Jimenez 86, 7/31 & Speedy Sparks 79, 10/7) Bailando
Terry Reid 75, 8/4: The Hand Don't Fit The Glove
Eddie Palmieri 88, 8/6: Vámonos Pa'l Monte
Derek And The Dominos (Bobby Whitlock 77, 8/10): Thorn Tree In The Garden 
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (Roy Estrada 82, 8/14): Anything
The Turtles (Mark Volman 78, 9/5): Elenore
Supertramp (Rick Davies 81, 9/6): Bloody Well Right
The Pretty Things (Viv Prince 84, 9/8): Road Runner
The Monkees (Bobby Hart 86, 9/10): Last Train To Clarksville
Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Sonny Curtis 88, 9/19): Rock Around With Ollie Vee
Danny Thompson 86, 9/23: Hatmosphere
The Yardbirds (Chris Dreja 78, 9/25): Hot House Of Omagararshid
The Psychedelic Furs (Thommy Price 68, 10/10): Heaven
Ace Frehley 74, 10/16: New York Groove
Billy Paul (Anthony Jackson 73, 10/19): Me and Mrs. Jones
The Champs (Dave Burgess 90, 10/19): Tequila
Grateful Dead (Donna Jean Godchaux 78, 11/2): Scarlet Begonias
Squeeze (Gilson Lavis 74, 11/5): Cool For Cats
Todd Snider 59, 11/14: Alright Guy
Ian Hunter (Hilly Michaels 77, 11/15): Somethin’s Going' On
The Stone Roses (Gary "Mani" Mounfield 63, 11/20): I Wanna Be Adored 
Jimmy Cliff 81, 11/24: The Harder They Come
Brinsley 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 

“America” (broadcast 7/4/14)

Steve Miller Band: Livin' in the USA
Charlie 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 America
Jim Morrison/The Doors: An American Prayer 
Jay-Z & Kanye West: Made in America (ft. Frank Ocean) 
Dr. John & The Lower 911: Only In Amerika
Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl 
Tanya Tucker: Bidding America Goodbye
Miley Cyrus: Wake Up America
I.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 USA
Suicide: Rocket USA
The Mothers Of Invention: America Drinks & Goes Home 

"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 Gone
Rick 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 Memphis
Ed Hamell: PURE ID (Suicide)
Suicide: Be Bop Kid
ManBreak: It's On
MC5: Sister Anne  
The Lone Sharks: Bad Baby
Danny Gatton: Sun Medley (feat: Delbert McClinton) 
Georgia Satellites: Another Saturday Night/Rockin' All over the World
Johnny Rivers: Turn On Your Lovelight 
Ed Hamell: PURE ID
Hamell On Trial: Civil Disobedience 
Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away
Jerry Lee Lewis: Rock And Roll (w/Jimmy Page)
Bob Seger: Get Out Of Denver
The 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