This is our 581st adventure of The 3D RadioActivity, as we gather together to partake and heal musically in The Gospel According To Uncle Marty. We are going to followup our look into Chess, Stax, Sun, and VeeJay, with a retrospective of Blind Pig and Alligator Records all the way up to Memorial Day when we remember musicians who have met their fate in this past year. … [Read more...] about The Gospel According To Uncle Marty
FUNK
3D Hz
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
3D Answers
This episode has the solution, a mixture of first, second and third person perspectives, no matter who or what you are speaking to or of. For instance there's one for those who love to leave messages on machines that don't talk back and are easy to clean as your trusty Uncle Marty has the correct ANSWERS on adventure 576 of The 3D RadioActivity. We've had fun finding a … [Read more...] about 3D Answers
Today in Rock History – February 8
1964, Responding to claims that the Kingsmen's incomprehensible "Louie Louie" is pornographic, the song's publisher, Max Firetag, offers $1,000 to anyone who can indentify the "suggestive" elements in the song's lyrics. 1968, The Band Of Joy, featuring John Bonham and Robert Plant, made their first London appearance, supporting Edwin Starr at the The Marquee Club in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 8
Today in Rock History – January 29
1964, The Beatles spent the day at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, France, The Beatles' only studio recording session for EMI held outside the UK. They recorded new vocals for "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Can't Buy Me Love," after EMI's West German branch persuaded Brian Epstein that they would be unable to sell large quantities of records in Germany unless … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 29