I’m Uncle Marty, with our 429th get together, where we are going to get Low, and down with the music. Put ’em both together and they resemble what we call The 3D RadioActivity. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180506-LowFidelity.mp3 We are fast approaching summertime seconds where we traditionally revisit themes that had more great music than we could […]
Today in Rock History – April 20
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 […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Soul Kiss” by Joe Jackson
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Soul Kiss” by Joe Jackson For an artist as ornery as Joe Jackson was on stage berating his audiences regularly; he did come out with some of the sweetest and most articulate music of his time. While critics were rushing to compare Elvis Costello to Irving Berlin […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy This track is ground zero in all of hip hop and perhaps the most in your face rap single of all time! While Public Enemy are no doubt the most influential rap group of all time, they were also the most […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Disseminated” by Soul Coughing
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Disseminated” by Soul Coughing Mike Doughty was once the doorman for The Knitting Factory, a downtown New York City club that specialized in avant-garde jazz and off-the-wall rock music. It was through his association with the musicians that frequented the club that Soul Coughing was born. Doughty […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Freeway Jam” by Jeff Beck
Nothing prepared rock fans for the transformation that took place in the mid-70s when Jeff Beck joined forces with producer George Martin on his albums Blow By Blow and Wired. Beck, of course, was well known as the blues-based British rocker from the Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group who dabbled in jazz, but cut […]
Mo UncleMartyGras 18
Join us down on the bayou because that’s where we are, at least virtually at the mouth of The Mississippi with a heaping helping of Creole cooking from the Crescent City. Once again it’s time for Mo Uncle Marty Gras on The 3D RadioActivity. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180211-MoUncleMartyGras18.mp3 Next time we are going back for another […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Slow Down, Love” by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Slow Down, Love” by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings I got dap dipped several years ago. What’s that? You say you don’t know what it is to be dap dipped? Well, I’ll tell you… The moment you first lay your lucky ears onto the retro-soul sound of […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #99 – The Hollies: “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” b/w “Look What We’ve Got” Epic 5-10871
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #99 – The Hollies: “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” b/w “Look What We’ve Got” Epic 5-10871 By the time today’s jukebox classic hit the charts in 1972, The Hollies were already on their second career having survived the setback of having two […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #98 – Sly & The Family Stone: “Hot Fun In The Summertime” b/w “Fun” – Epic 5-10497
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #98 – Sly & The Family Stone: “Hot Fun In The Summertime” b/w “Fun” – Epic 5-10497 It doesn’t matter what time of year you hear today’s jukebox classic, it still has the power to put you back into the long hot days of […]
