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 […]
Today in Rock History – March 26
1965, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman all received electric shocks from a faulty microphone on stage during a Rolling Stones show in Denmark. Bill Wyman was knocked unconscious for several minutes. 1966, The Who performed at St. George’s Ballroom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. 1967, Jimi Hendrix appeared at the Tabernacle Club in Stockport, […]
Boogie Woogi3D
I’m Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity number 469, as we continue our groove. No matter who you are, one size fits all, as we hope you are ready to get your Boogie Woogi3D! Here’s another program with 18 choice cuts. Next time we’re going to BOOGIE with our friends in the animal kingdom […]
