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 How Will The Wolf Survive album, I just assumed it was theirs. So it was surprising to me, when I found out that the song had been […]
Song Of The Day – “Iko Iko” by Dr. John
Where do you go after you’ve taken on an assumed name (“The Night Tripper”) and released four of the funkiest, trippiest, psychedelic, voodoo-inspired albums in all of music history? If you’re Dr. John, you go straight back home! “I decided I’d had enough of the mighty-coo-de-fiyo hoodoo show, so I dumped the Gris-Gris routine we […]
Song Of The Day – “Yes We Can” by Allen Toussaint
He is one of New Orleans’ favorite sons, responsible for penning a jukebox full of classics that have spun gold for those who have recorded them. Songs like “Mother-In-Law” (Ernie K-Doe), “Working In The Coal Mine” (Lee Dorsey, Devo), “Fortune Teller” (Benny Spellman, Rolling Stones, The Who), “Southern Nights” (Glen Campbell), “Java” (Al Hirt), “Whipped […]
Memorial 3Day 19 Pt II
I’m Uncle Marty on the 485th gathering of The 3D RadioActivity where we continue with Part II of our musical Memorial Day Rememberance. It’s been quite a busy year for departures from the earthly plane into the afterlife, as we continue to pay respects to them with examples of their timeless works. We’ve been “Remembering” some of […]
Spare Change
Lend me an hour and I’ll unload a pocketful of SPARE CHANGE! I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, this is installment 474 of The 3D RadioActivity, as we grab more than a few coins of the realm, because while a few are contractional, there are plenty in hand… And heart. This is almost all the SPARE CHANGE we have at the […]
Uncle Marty Gras – FaTuns3Day
Once again, it’s time for Uncle Marty Gras, as the 472nd happening of The 3D RadioActivity celebrates the yearly Fat Tuesday festival theme with songs and artists that are as tasty as a helping of An.doo.wee Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya, Crawfish Étouffée, or a Po Boy sandwich, followed a cup of Chicory cafe au lait to wash […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Ay-Tete Fee” by Clifton Chenier
Every Tuesday is Fat Tuesday when I look in the mirror…bada-bum! Yet, today is Fat Tuesday which in some cultures is a religious holiday. Fat Tuesday is Mardi Gras. “Gras” is French for fat and “Mardi” is French for Tuesday. The annual festivities start on January 6, the Twelfth Night Feast of the Epiphany, when […]
‘3’ Has All ‘D’ Luck
Some Guys Have All The Luck, and this time, I really do. I’m Uncle Marty, this is our 449th gathering of The 3D RadioActivity, as on this installment we will be investigating the aspects of the experience of notably positive, negative or the improbable. One might call this part of life good, bad, ill, a […]
Rover & Over & Over’3D
I’m your Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity. Since there are four letters in the word over, and because this is the third time we have gone over this feature, that sets the stage for our 444th adventure, perchance to ponder as we think it OVER. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180819-RoverOverOver3D.mp3 We’ve gone OVER three D times, so on our next […]
The Second Best RadioActivity
I’m Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity, and our 438th installment of the Seconds series will flip your perspectives around, so call your BFFs and have them tune in as the following selections can be best described as the times of BEST. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180708-SecondBestRadioActivity.mp3 Our Summertime Seconds Series continues to roll along, as we will go DEEP again on the […]
