Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Kill Your Sons” by Lou Reed After the huge success of the Transformer album and its top-twenty single “Walk On The Wild Side,” Lou Reed delivered his most beautifully disturbing album as a follow up. The concept album, Berlin was considered at the time to be a […]
“Birthday” by The Sugarcubes
Song of the Day – “Birthday” by The Sugarcubes Possessing an otherworldly approach to singing and an obtuse sense of fashion, Iceland’s greatest musical export is Bjork! Go ahead…name another! Bjork started out as a children’s recording artist making her first record at the age of 11. By the late ’80s, she joined The Sugarcubes […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Wings” by Tim Buckley
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Wings” by Tim Buckley My sister is seven years my senior, and growing up she was my biggest musical influence introducing me to artists and albums I would have never otherwise discovered at such a young age. And so it was back in 1972 when she brought […]
3D’s Third Out
I’m your Uncle Marty, this our Summertime Seconds wrapup of the 445th inning of The 3D RadioActivity. Since June, we revisited Ride, Road, Run, Better, Best, Deep, Close, Going, Gone, Away, and Over with half of our themes being delved into the three times, including this one. We’re going to boogie a bit and just […]
Today in Rock History – August 29
1966, The Beatles played their last concert before a paying audience, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California to a sold-out crowd of 25,000. John and Paul, knowing what the fans do not, bring cameras on stage and take pictures between songs. Songs performed at the show were “Rock and Roll Music”, “She’s a Woman”, […]
Today in Rock History – August 24
1966, The Doors started recording their self-titled first album at Sunset Sound Recording Studios, West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The Sunset Sound Recorders complex was created by Walt Disney’s Director of Recording, Tutti Camarata, from a collection of old commercial and residential buildings, some built more than 80 years ago. At the encouragement of […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Don’t Let’s Start” by They Might Be Giants
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Don’t Let’s Start” by They Might Be Giants You can’t bottle creativity, but in the case of They Might Be Giants, you certainly can buy it! They were two wild and crazy nerd-boys when they burst onto the scene in the 1980s, we just didn’t realize how […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “I Got Loaded” by Little Bob and the Lollipops
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “I Got Loaded” by Little Bob and the Lollipops For many years, I thought this song was a Los Lobos original. Their version was so in line with their sound and it fit so well on their Will the Wolf Survive album. So it was surprising to […]
Today in Rock History – August 7
1965, Herman’s Hermits went to number one on the singles chart with “I’m Henry VIII I Am.” The single was only released in the US. Singer Peter Noone once interviewed Elvis Presley for UK music paper New Musical Express. 1965, Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five suffered two broken ribs when he was pulled […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Voice Poetry” by Ornette Coleman
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Voice Poetry” by Ornette Coleman Back in 1978, Ornette Coleman formed Prime Time, his first double trio, and began releasing records on his own Texas-based label, Artist House Records. Today’s Song Of The Day by Eric Berman comes from the first release on the label called Body […]
