I'm Your Uncle Marty, with Chapter 583 of The 3D RadioActivity as we continue our retrospective with a second look into Blind Pig Records. From the very beginning, belief in the creative abilities of the artists and the need to expand the limits of their form took precedence over a strict adherence to any narrowly defined musical idiom. As a result, the label's natural … [Read more...] about Son of The Blin3D Pig
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Some folks seem to push for pain, your Uncle Marty and The 3D RadioActivity prefers to pluck for pleasure, so on our 578th time around the virtual and real turntables we'll be calling Brenda Holloway, Billy Ocean, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and others for help as we will be HURT'in for certain. We've had 15 different HURTS and one rebuttal to close it out. After all this … [Read more...] about 3D Hz
Today in Rock History – February 15
1964, The Beatles scored their first number one album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at the top of the charts for eleven weeks. 1964, The Dave Clark Five appeared on the UK TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars. 1965, American singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of lung cancer. His first hit was the 1943 "Straighten Up and Fly Right." Cole also had the 1955 US number … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 15
Today in Rock History – January 15
1965, The Who released their first single "I Can't Explain," with Jimmy Page on guitar and The Ivy League on backing vocals. It went on to reach number eight on the singles chart. 1966, The Who play at The Two Puddings Club in Stratford and the In Crowd Club in Hackney, London, England. 1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of "Lets Spend The Night … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 15
Today in Rock History – December 9
1966, Supergroup Cream released their debut studio album Fresh Cream in the UK. The power trio of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker also released their second single "I Feel Free" on the same day. 1967, The Doors appeared at the New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut. Before the show, a policeman found singer Jim Morrison making out with an 18 year-old girl in a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 9