Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Answering Machine” by The Replacements When they were good, they were really great. But when The Replacements were bad, they were truly awful. Seeing The Replacements in concert was always a crap shoot. Whether it was boredom from being on the road, or just youthful blowing off […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “‘Til I Die” by The Beach Boys
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “‘Til I Die” by The Beach Boys Today’s Song Of The Day is one one of Brian Wilson’s deepest creations from the 1971 album originally titled Landlocked but ultimately released as Surf’s Up. The lyrics really show where Brian’s head was at the time which was not […]
3D Radio Road Trip
I’m your Uncle Marty with The 3D RadioActivity interlude number 435. For the third time, we’re going to take you on our style of a Road Trip, as we have a fair number of them to meander down. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180617-3DRadioRoadTrip.mp3 We’ve taken a variety of rides down roads and we will get in more leashwork on our […]
3D Radio’s Third Ride
This is the start of our Summertime Seconds onThe 3D RadioActivity where we revisit an earlier theme for more great tunes we haven’t gotten around to playing for you yet. We took this idea out for a spin twice before on programs 351 in fall of 2016, and 392 a year ago, so it is time […]
3D Memorial Day 18 Pt II
I’m Uncle Marty on episode # 433 of The 3D RadioActivity, as we observe part two of our musical Memorial Day. Once again, we pay tribute to the memory of the artists who have recently left us by playing their music for you on the program this time. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180603-3DMemorialDay18PtII.mp3 It’s summer and time to […]
3D Memorial Day 18 Pt1
I’m Uncle Marty on The 3D RadioActivity number 432, as we observe part one of our musical Memorial Day. On this program, we pay tribute to the memory of the artists who have recently left us by playing their music. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180527-3DMemorialDay18Pt1.mp3 This presentation has focused on Remembering some of the great musicians who have crossed […]
Today in Rock History – May 29
1965, Bob Dylan’s album Bringing It All Back Home was at number one on the UK charts, his second chart topping album. It would be displaced the following day by the soundtrack to The Sound of Music. 1965, The Beach Boys started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Help […]
Today in Rock History – May 16
1966, The Beach Boys released the album ‘Pet Sounds.’ The album is now regarded as the masterpiece of composer-producer Brian Wilson, and is often hailed as one of the best and most influential albums in popular music. 1966, Dylan’s iconic Blonde On Blonde album was released, reaching No.9 in the US charts and No.3 in […]
Today in Rock History – May 14
1964, Jan & Dean start recording “Little Old Lady (From Pasadena).” 1965, The Who appeared at Civic Hall in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. 1965, San Francisco radio station KYA hosts the Rolling Stones, the Byrds, Beau Brummels, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and the Vejtables at the Civic Auditorium. 1966, The Who played at Palais in […]
Today in Rock History – May 4
1967, Pink Floyd performed at the Locarno Ballroom in Coventry, West Midlands, England. 1968, Steppenwolf make their first appearance on American Bandstand. 1968, The Yardbirds played at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan. 1968, Mary Hopkin won her heat on the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. She later signed with The Beatles owned Apple Records, Paul […]
