When Melanie’s released her biggest hit back in 1972, roller skating and roller rinks were all the rage in my eleven year old age group, and “Brand New Key” was speaking our language. Having an older sister, I had been exposed to Melanie’s music since 1970 and her single with The Edwin Hawkins Singers, “Lay […]
Song Of the Day – “The Alley Cat” by Bent Fabric
Dance crazes come and go, but they are never forgotten. Today there’s Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” wreaking havoc across dance floors all over the world. In the 1990s, there was “The Macarena.” In the 1980s, country line dancing and “The Lambada” had their day in the sun, and the ‘70s gave us “The Electric Slide.” But […]
Song Of The Day – “Come On Get Happy” and “When We’re Singing”– by The Partridge Family
The Friday nights of my wonder years would have never been complete without The Partridge Family. “The Partridge Family” TV show was based on the real-life family group, The Cowsills, who had hits in the 1960s with “The Rain, The Park and Other Things” (1967) and “Hair” (from the musical of the same name) in […]
Song Of The Day – “The Painless Dentist Song” by Allan Sherman
Funny guys are often tragic figures, and Allan Sherman surely fits into this category. In the span of several years, Sherman went from the pinnacle of success as a TV sketch writer and recording artist who had a huge hit with the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” (plus the requisite books, cartoons and board games […]
Song Of The Day – “Dinner Bell” by They Might Be Giants
Choosing the perfect Thanksgiving Song Of The Day is not an easy task. In the past, I’ve done the obvious with the all-American standby, “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie. It’s something I’ve listened to every year on Thanksgiving ever since I was a kid, and I will be spinning it again (on vinyl, of course.) […]
3D Rides Fourth
I ‘m everybody’s Uncle Marty, as we go back to our Summer Seconds Series, at least in the Northern hemisphere, as we unearth more standards and choice cuts that we haven’t played for you before on our first three installments with our musical featured favorites. After takeoff, as we approach cruising altitude, libations will be […]
Song Of The Day – “Don’t Let’s Start” by They Might Be Giants
You can’t bottle creativity, but in the case of They Might Be Giants, you certainly can buy it! They were two wild and crazy nerd-boys when they burst onto the scene in the 1980s, we just didn’t realize how wild and crazy they really were. The two Johns: Flansburgh and Linnell have always looked at […]
3D x Better with The RadioActivity!
I’m Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity and on installment # 487, we’re gonna further enhance our little musical 12 fret recovery program, as we make amends to all of the BETTER things out there waiting to be heard. We’ve played GOOD and BETTER music for you, so the obvious feature next time has to be our return to listen […]
RadioActive Child Play
I’m Uncle Marty to all the children, with the 476th chapter of The 3D RadioActivity, with more Child Play for you. We know who the who are, here’s some examples of the when and where that they can be found. We’ve had 28 examples of CHILD’S PLAY over this show and the one before. We will continue in that general […]
Children 0f 3D
I’m Uncle Marty, with The 3D RadioActivity, number 475 and just as children want to play, we will plan on providing some great sonic examples of how they accomplish this feat by seeing how they do it, where they go, and what they might be humming along the way. I’ve still got well over 200 more CHILD.ish songs on […]
