1965, The Rolling Stones kicked off their third North American tour at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada. 1966, The Who played at the Odeon Theatre in Rochester, Kent, England. 1967, Jimi Hendrix appeared at the Gaumont Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 1969, The Beatles were at number one on the UK singles chart […]
Ordinary Joes
‘m your Uncle Marty, this is chapter 478 of The 3D RadioActivity, with an adventure we’re going to call “ORDINARY JOES” on Steve C’s recommendation for some. Similar to how we did “A Show Called Bob” or “You Don’t Know Jack“, here’s several Joes you know and a few I’d like to introduce to you. Our […]
Just KiDDDing
I’m your Uncle Marty to children of all ages, this is The 3D RadioActivity‘s 477th adventure. Friend and fan Bernie gave me the suggestion to play “offspring” music as our theme, and as the past two episodes have shown, there are plenty to go around the turntable a third time. Listen closely as we feature a few of […]
RadioActive Child Play
I’m Uncle Marty to all the children, with the 476th chapter of The 3D RadioActivity, with more Child Play for you. We know who the who are, here’s some examples of the when and where that they can be found. We’ve had 28 examples of CHILD’S PLAY over this show and the one before. We will continue in that general […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Just Can’t Help Believing” by Elvis Presley
Everybody has a favorite version of Elvis: the hip-swivellin’ 1950s hep-cat, the swarmy good ‘ol boy of his many second rate films, the leather-clad comeback kid of 1968, the sequined-suited star of Vegas, and, sadly, the fat bloated disaster of the late ‘70s before he met his maker, 35 years ago today. My particular favorite […]
Today in Rock History – April 5
1967, Monkees fans walked from London’s Marble Arch to the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square to protest Davy Jones’ planned call-up to the army. Jones was exempted because he was deemed responsible for supporting his father. 1968, The first date of a twice-nightly UK tour featuring, Amen Corner, Gene Pitney, Status Quo, Simon Dupree & […]
Today in Rock History – April 4
1964, The Beatles held the top five places on the US singles chart, with the fifth place – “Please Please Me,” at number four, “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” while at third was “Roll Over Beethoven.” In the second position, “Love Me Do,” and at the top spot, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” They also […]
Today in Rock History – April 2
1964, The Beach Boys recorded their next single “I Get Around,” which became their first US number one in the summer of ’64. 1965, The Who made their first radio appearance on the UK BBC’s Joe Loss Pop Show. 1966, a charity concert at The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, took place featuring, Jan and Dean, […]
Today in Rock History – March 29
1967, During a European tour The Rolling Stones appeared at the Bremen-Stadthalle in Germany. Also on the tour, The Easybeats and The Creation. 1967, Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles finished recording “Good Morning Good Morning.” They then started work on a new song “With a Little Help From My Friends,” (originally titled “Bad […]
Children 0f 3D
I’m Uncle Marty, with The 3D RadioActivity, number 475 and just as children want to play, we will plan on providing some great sonic examples of how they accomplish this feat by seeing how they do it, where they go, and what they might be humming along the way. I’ve still got well over 200 more CHILD.ish songs on […]
