1968, Deep Purple made their live debut at a gig in Tastrup, Denmark. Formally known as Roundabout, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore suggested a new name, Deep Purple, after his grandmother’s favorite song. “Deep Purple” had been a hit for Peter De Rose. Blackmore’s grandmother had repeatedly asked if they would be performing the song. 1968, Apple […]
Encore Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Voice Poetry” by Ornette Coleman
Back in 1978, Ornette Coleman formed his first double trio, “Prime Time,” and began releasing records on his own Texas-based record label called Artist House Records. “Body Meta” was recorded in 1976 and featured Jamaaladeen Tacuma on bass, Charles Ellerbee and Bern Nix on guitars, and Ronald Shannon Jackson and his son Denardo Coleman on […]
RadioActive Changes
I’m your Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity, installment number 473 as we have a few of ‘them changes’ in mind for you. We have witnessed Them Changes in the World, Your Mind, Partners, Horses, moods and we have time for more in our sonic span, as we have so many musical modifications to choose […]
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 […]
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 […]
The First Radioactive Element
The First Cut Is The Deepest, and it is for several reasons as The 3D RadioActivity‘s 464th installment, also marks the start of your eleventh year with your Uncle Marty, as we bring you music every week that we have not presented before with every track being a FIRST. Download herehttps://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20190106-TheFirstRadioactiveElement.mp3 That’s our FIRST show […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Shhh” by O(+> (Prince)
Editor’s note: We have culled many of Eric’s Prince selections from his “Song of the Day” Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Shhh” by – Second day in a row for a Prince song, however this one’s technically by “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince” or . Here we have a live version […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Dead On It” by Prince
The follow up album to “Sign Of The Times” was to be Prince’s darkest and funkiest album to date. It was called “The Black Album” and was scheduled to come out in late 1987. At the last minute, and after a few promo copies had leaked out, Prince got cold feet and recalled the album […]
Get 3D
I’m your Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity, installment #461 is going to be a ton of fun, as we explore even more than the Rhythm that you’ll GET. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20181216-Get3D.mp3 Some of our programs seem to create themselves as this one did. Were you able to GET your fill? If not, dial […]
3D MiA
I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, as The 3D RadioActivityreaches installment #460; this time with a sure fire feature that has lots of hits and misses! Download here:https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20181209-3DMiA.mp3 We’ve spent a bit of time with female third person pronounsand the heartbreak of separation as two possible examples of MISS inmusic, coming up we will see who GETs […]
