Tag: perfect pop
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Episode 1855: Perfect Pop: DOA ‘War’
Scot Isom is back for a second day of Perfect Pop and he goes north of the border for classic punk band DOA, who tear up a version of a well-known tune.
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Episode 1854: Perfect Pop: Operator Please – ‘Just A Song About Ping-Pong’
Scot Isom sent in a few Perfect Pop picks and we dug into them to start the week. First up is a song from a New Zealand band that’s, you know, just about ping pong.
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Episode 1837: Perfect Pop: The Oranges Band – “OK Apartment”
Patrick adds a song to the Perfect Pop pantheon, this time turning to his indie rock roots for a track from 2003 by the Oranges Band, “OK Apartment.”
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Episode 1712: Perfect Pop: Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir, Amanaz
Jim brings two weeks of Perfect Pop to a fitting conclusion with two masterpieces from the Seventies. Listen as he discusses “Like A Ship” by Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir and “Khala My Friend” by Zambian band Amanaz.
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Episode 1711: Perfect Pop: The Smiths, Old 97’s, Neko Case
Urb Fernandez checks in from New Jersey with tales of hearing songs on the radio and hearing them turn into perfect pop. He discusses The Smiths (“How Soon is Now?”), Old 97’s (“Timebomb”) and Neko Case (“Star Witness”).
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Episode 1710: Perfect Pop: Howlin’ Wolf, John Hiatt, Eddie Floyd
Kurt Gallagher drops in with a trio of perfect pop picks. He muses on glorious songs from Howlin’ Wolf (“Killing Floor”), John Hiatt (“Memphis in the Meantime”) and Eddie Floyd (“Knock on Wood”).
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Episode 1709: Perfect Pop: “Hey Joe”
Bob Peterson definitely thinks “Hey Joe” is a song worthy of inclusion in our Perfect Pop pantheon. But which version? How about five?
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Episode 1708: Perfect Pop: The Darkness
Steven Routledge takes up the Perfect Pop case for The Darkness, a band whose 2003 debut album Permission to Land flew in the face of prevailing musical trends.
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Episode 1707: Perfect Pop: The Bats, Sloan
Eric Lohrenz and Mark Neese are on hand today to discuss the beautiful, jangly, perfect pop of The Bats and Sloan. We’ll hear about “Jeweller’s Heart” and “Money City Maniacs,” respectively.
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Episode 1706: Perfect Pop: The Apples in Stereo – “Energy”
Kevin Bartlett takes the Perfect Pop reins and gallops through a landscape populated by The Apples in Stereo and their brilliant track “Energy.”