email 1965, The Byrds were at number one on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song “Mr Tambourine Man.” It was the first Bob Dylan song to reach the top of the charts. Across the Atlantic, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones began the third of it’s […]
Today in Rock History – July 23
email 1964, The Beatles were atop the UK singles chart with “A Hard Days Night,” the group’s fifth. They would be number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August. 1964, The Beatles take part in the Night of a Hundred Stars at the London Palladium. 1965, The Kinks perform “You Really Got Me” […]
Today in Rock History – July 22
email 1963, The Beatles’ first US album, Introducing The Beatles was pressed by Vee-Jay Records, who thought they had obtained the legal rights from EMI affiliate, Trans-Global Records. When it was finally released in January, 1964, Capitol Records would hit Vee Jay with an injunction against manufacturing, distributing, advertising, or otherwise disposing of records by […]
Song Of The Day – “Champagne Coast” by Blood Orange
email Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in July 2013 There’s really nothing truly new and original going on in new music today, and the adage “everything old is new again” was truly on full display throughout the three-day Pitchfork Music Festival. Several threads can be drawn through the music presented at Pitchfork this past […]
3D Radio Rides Again
email The 3D RadioActivity Rides Again! I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty on installment 392 of our ongoing sonic journey. This time we’re examining the features of RIDE music once more… This time we will be going back to Part II of show 315 to take you on another audio excursion. Click to play: Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170716-3DRadioRidesAgain.mp3 […]
Today in Rock History – July 20
email 1965, Bob Dylan releases “Like a Rolling Stone.” The single becomes his first major hit, reaching number two on the US charts. The song remained on the charts for twelve weeks. It was recorded on June 15th and 16th at Columbia Studio A, on Seventh Avenue in New York. Then session musician Al Kooper […]
Song Of The Day – “Hidden Place” by Bjork
email Editor’s note: This article appeared originally in July 2013 With the impending threat of massive thunderstorms due to lower the temperature from 97 to the low 80s, my fourth Pitchfork Music Festival got off today with three great sets by Mac Demarco, the legendary industrial punk band Wire and the main reason to go […]
Today in Rock History – July 14
email 1964, The Rolling Stones were at number one on the UK singles chart with “It’s All Over Now,” the group’s first of eight UK chart toppers. The original Valentinos version of the song was played to the Rolling Stones during their first North American tour in June 1964 by New York radio DJ Murray […]
Another 3D Mental Time Out
email I’m Uncle Marty, with a heapin’ helpin’ of Summertime Seconds as this is The 3D RadioActivity, the 391st in the collection and we’re not running off… We’re running out. Out of our heads, minds, and most importantly, out of time. Click to listen: Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170709-Another3DMentalTimeOut.mp3 We’ve been out all over this time, and […]
Today in Rock History – July 12
email 1962, The Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, London, with Dick Taylor on bass (later of The Pretty Things) and Mick Avory on drums, (later of The Kinks). They were a last minute fill-in for Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, who had been plucked to appear on BBC radio’s Jazz […]
