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
Rock and Roll
Uncle Marty Gras ~ Another Fat 2’sDay
Hey hey, it's time for Uncle Marty Gras, as the 628th happening of The 3D RadioActivity as Daytona and I celebrate the yearly Fat Tuesday Festival theme with artists and music as tasty as a heaping helping of King Cake (with the baby!), a Beignet or Paczki, washed down by a steaming cup of Chicory Cafe Au Lait followed by Crawfish Étouffée, a Po Boy sandwich, Shrimp Jambalaya … [Read more...] about Uncle Marty Gras ~ Another Fat 2’sDay
3D VJ II
I'm Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity number 567, as we continue our retrospective look at Chicago's Vee Jay records. The parent company adopted a distinctive label design: a rainbow-colored band around a black and silver background which featured an inset red and white oval logo. There were a great number of hits to come out of their headquarters at 1449 Michigan … [Read more...] about 3D VJ II
3D Chess Volume 1
Welcome back my friends, I'm The Uncle Marty, on installment number 562 of The 3D RadioActivity. We have been taking a look at the history of some fabled studios over the past few episodes, starting in Memphis to visit Sun and Stax. Now we head north to Chicago, where Chess was established in 1950 focusing on Blues and RnB. Over time it expanded into soul, gospel, early rock … [Read more...] about 3D Chess Volume 1
3D Sun Colors
This time on The 3D RadioActivity, your favorite Uncle Marty takes a look at the different colors we found at Sun Records as we focus on a favorite, starting out with some swinging blues for you that are out of sight and state. The Sun Studio catalog is one of the deepest around, there were well over 250 titles when we began, so there's still plenty more Memphis hits to … [Read more...] about 3D Sun Colors