Before he became a right-wing zealot, recording TV-sold religious records, Charlie Daniels was a superb session musician, songwriter and producer. Daniels wrote songs for Elvis Presley (“It Hurts Me”) in the early 1960s, and played on numerous late ‘60s sessions for producer Bob Johnston including on records by Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Marshall Tucker Band […]
Today in Rock History – May 24
1966, Captain Beefheart appeared at the Whisky a Go Go. West Hollywood, California. Supported by Buffalo Springfield and The Doors. 1967, Jimi Hendrix played at Gröna Lund in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1968, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band appeared at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan. 1968, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull are arrested on charges of […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Loser” by Grateful Dead
The mammoth box from the Grateful Dead archives “Spring 1990” features 18 discs spanning six full shows between March and April 1990. If you believe the powers that be at Dead.net, the Spring 1990 tour was “consistently great, where every show is excellent, not a dud in the bunch.” Now I saw my share of […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I’m Sorry” by Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee was 15 years old when she recorded her smash hit and Decca Records held back the release of the single because they thought she was too young to be sorry for, well, anything. When it was finally released on a single, it was the flip-side to the up-tempo hit “That’s All You Gotta […]
Today in Rock History – May 18
1967, The Beatles were selected to represent the UK for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The group agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion, scheduled for June 25. John Lennon wrote “All You Need is Love” which was thought to sum up the 1967 “Summer of Love” […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Trying” by Dwight Yoakam
It’s been seven years since Dwight Yoakam’s last album of original material and although time has moved on, it has seemingly stood still when it comes to this album…and that, of course, is a good thing. Yoakam has been treading the line between honky-tonk country and roots rock ‘n’ roll for over 30 years and […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Scarlet Town” by Bob Dylan
I’ve spent a little time with the new Dylan album and while many of the songs still need to get under my skin both lyrically and musically, I’m here to say that It would be hard to justify the 5-Star accolades that are being heaped upon the record especially when there are three songs, encompassing […]
Gotta Be 3D
I’m your Uncle Marty, with The 3D RadioActivity number 482. Informal speech and representations of such will oftentimes combine words. GOTTA is used in written English to represent the words ‘got to’ when they are pronounced informally, with the meaning ‘have to’ or ‘must’. Since a lot of poetic license is applied to the musical form of lyrics, […]
Hanging With The RadioActivity
I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, welcome to the 481st helping of The 3D RadioActivity, where this time we’re simply going to HANG out with you and some great music. You’ve been Hanging With The RadioActivity, next time it’s Gotta Be 3D for you and we. Have one you want to hear? Then tell me by sending email or with a message on our Facebook page […]
Used 3D Music
I’m Uncle Marty, The 3D RadioActivity hits the 480 mark this time with tunes that are all new to our virtual airwaves, while every one of them will be USED to expand musical knowledge and enjoyment. We’ve managed to use our heads, tears and love, both in the present and past tense, along with a few other visceral connections. Next […]
