I'm your Uncle Marty with my ever vigilant furry sidekick Daytona as we take an in depth look at familiar music that you likely will recognize as songs you KNOW because this is what we are doing for the 639th time with a little bit of love added on The 3D RadioActivity. Since we got to KNOW these selections, next time we'll pleasure you with ones we DON'T KNOW! Got … [Read more...] about Know 3D
British Invasion
RadioActive Work
Daytona and your Uncle Marty are here with you as The 3D RadioActivity reaches the 603 yard line to finish our Group W Summertime Second Sounds with a post Labor Day salute in The States, featuring stacks of wax comprising a humongous steaming pile of musical WORK. We've made it through our Group W Summertime Second Sounds, with a hot finish for you. Next … [Read more...] about RadioActive Work
RadioActive Satellite Enterprises
Atlantic, Enterprise, Satellite and Volt were the largest subsidiary operations putting out records made at the prodigious studios that came out of the Memphis movie theater converted into one of the most fabled music production houses. They employed a style called head arrangements, in which none of the parts were written down and nothing was worked out in advance. Sessions … [Read more...] about RadioActive Satellite Enterprises
Song Of The Day – “I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman” by Whistling Jack Smith
Whistler’s brother? Actually, no. Then who was Whistling Jack Smith, and why is his sole hit from 1967 haunting me? I played an album of British Invasion hits released on the Parrot Record label from the late ‘60s before I went to work this morning. When this song came on, my ears quickly perked up. Although I recognized the recording, I hadn’t heard it in years and … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman” by Whistling Jack Smith
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “I’m Into Something Good” by Herman’s Hermits
They were the brain child of producer Mickie Most, the man who was also behind The Animals, Donovan, Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group...and they did have the mildly attractive Peter Noone as a lead singer. Still, it's hard to believe that Herman's Hermits gave The Beatles a run for their money during the early days of the British Invasion when they sold over ten million … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “I’m Into Something Good” by Herman’s Hermits