email 1964, Marvin Gaye appears on American Bandstand singing “You’re a Wonderful One.” 1967, Pink Floyd performed at Town Hall in High Wycombe, England. 1967, Jimi Hendrix appeared at Klub Bongo in Malmö, Sweden. 1968, Johnny Lee Hooker, supported by The Hallucinations performed at Boston Tea Party in Boston, Massachusetts. 1968, Pink Floyd played two […]
All Out RadioActivity
email I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity episode number 384, our musical quest will cover coming, holding, falling, getting, looking, putting, working, with one common denominator, and you won’t need pencil and paper to work this equation out. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170521-AllOutRadioActivity.mp3 Next time, we will be doing our Memorial Day tribute to musicians […]
Today in Rock History – May 22
email 1964, The Beatles arrived back from their first US trip at Heathrow Airport and were greeted by thousands of fans. Also on this day The Beatles scored their second chart topping album with The Beatles Second Album. It displaced Meet The Beatles! from the top of the charts. 1965, The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride ” surpassed […]
Over The 3D RadioActivity
email It’s your Uncle Marty, here with chapter 383 of The 3D RadioActivity, as we explore this theme Over and Over, after we Jumped last time. Its’ all over now, and that’s a good thing for us. Listen: Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170514-OverThe3DRadioActivity.mp3 We have managed to propel the program to different elevations the past two times […]
Today in Rock History – May 13
email 1967, The Monkees second album More Of The Monkees, went to No.1 on the charts. In 1967 only four albums reached No.1; The Sound Of Music which spent 17 weeks at No.1, The Beatles Sgt Pepper”s, 25 weeks at No.1 and The Monkees” first and second albums spent 9 weeks at No.1. 1967, The Who played at […]
Song Of The Day – “Around The Way Girl” by LL Cool J
email “Don’t Call It A Comeback, I been here for years…,” so begins the title cut from the 4th album called Mama Said Knock You Out by James Todd Smith…aka Ladies Love Cool J…aka LL Cool J. And back in the day in my hood, the strains of LL could be heard emanating from booming […]
Song Of The Day – “Knowing When To Leave” by Dionne Warwick
email “Walk On By,” “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” “You’ll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart),” “Message To Michael,” “Alfie,” “”Do You Know The Way To San Jose,” “I Say A Little Prayer” — the list goes on and on, making an argument for the notion that the songwriting partnership of Burt […]
The 3D RadioActivity Jumps
email I’m Uncle Marty, this is the 382nd happening of The 3D RadioActivity, as this time we are getting a jump on all sorts of cool music things. It’s a noun – as to get a jump on the competition by starting early, and it can be a verb as to propel oneself upward, forward […]
Any RadioActivity Left
email If you’re one of those looking for another helping of the theme we have been following over three of our recent shows, you have reached the right place. I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, this is our 381st adventure in music on The 3D RadioActivity, as we go back to discover significant tunes that we haven’t […]
Today in Rock History – April 29
email April 29 1967, The 14-hour Technicolour Dream benefit party for The International Times was held at Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill in London. Seeing the event mentioned on TV, John Lennon called his driver and went to the show. Coincidentally, Yoko Ono was one of the performers. More than thirty acts appeared included The Move, […]
