At the beginning of October in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, is Warren Hellman’s 3 day long “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival”, which is held every year for free. All of our featured artists on The 3D RadioActivity‘s 452nd episode performed onstage this year, although I will keep you in a bit of suspense, as I […]
Today in Rock History – October 17
1964, Manfred Mann started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Do Wah Diddy Diddy.” It was also a chart topper in the UK. The song was first released by the US group The Exciters. 1967, A 10-date package tour of the UK played the last night at the […]
Today in Rock History – October 14
1965, The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Checkmates, The Habit, The End and Charlie Dickins all appeared at The Odeon, Birmingham during a UK tour. 1966, Pink Floyd and Soft Machine appeared at the London Free School All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London. 1966, The Who performed at Queens […]
RadioActive Burn 451°
I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity, and since this is our 451st adventure, we are turning it into one that reflects on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel whose title is the Fahrenheit temperature at which books and other paper will catch on fire. There’s many items besides love that have a flashpoint, so […]
Today in Rock History – October 8
1964, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded their next single “She’s a Woman” in seven takes, plus overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours. 1964, Roy Orbison was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Oh Pretty Woman,” his third UK No.1. The title was inspired […]
Today in Rock History – October 7
1966, The Rolling Stones made their last appearance on UK TV Pop show Ready Steady Go! 1966, Johnny Kidd was killed in a car crash while on UK tour in Radcliffe, Manchester. He was 27. Kidd had the 1960 UK number one single “Shakin’ All Over.” The Guess Who covered it in 1965, and the […]
Today in Rock History – October 4
1966, The Byrds played the first of a 13 night run at The Village Gate, New York City. 1967, A 10-date package tour of the UK kicked off at London’s Finsbury Park, featuring Traffic, The Young Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, Art and Keith West. 1968, On the first night of a UK club tour Led Zeppelin […]
Song of the Day – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo A funny thing happened when jazz vocalists like Lena Horne fell on the wrong side of the generation gap during the late 1960s. Suddenly, older classics like “Stormy Weather” and “Love Me or Leave Me” began to sound […]
In 3D We Trust
I’m your Uncle Marty, with The 3D RadioActivity for the 450th gathering of gracious listeners with discerning tastes, good folks who know what they like and how we present it. You have come to know over the past programs that I find the unique, the forgotten and the overlooked favorites for your entertainment. Aretha may […]
‘3’ Has All ‘D’ Luck
Some Guys Have All The Luck, and this time, I really do. I’m Uncle Marty, this is our 449th gathering of The 3D RadioActivity, as on this installment we will be investigating the aspects of the experience of notably positive, negative or the improbable. One might call this part of life good, bad, ill, a […]
