Editor’s note: This review was first published 8/4/12… The sad truth about day two of Lollapalooza was the storm that evacuated the festival and closed it down for several crucial hours during the afternoon cancelling sets by Alabama Shakes and truncating sets by tUnE-yArDs and many others. Before the rain came, the day showed some […]
Children 0f 3D
I’m Uncle Marty, with The 3D RadioActivity, number 475 and just as children want to play, we will plan on providing some great sonic examples of how they accomplish this feat by seeing how they do it, where they go, and what they might be humming along the way. I’ve still got well over 200 more CHILD.ish songs on […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Shhh” by O(+> (Prince)
Editor’s note: We have culled many of Eric’s Prince selections from his “Song of the Day” Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Shhh” by – Second day in a row for a Prince song, however this one’s technically by “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince” or . Here we have a live version […]
Song Of The Day – “Joy In Repetition” by Prince
Editor’s note: this originally ran on January 18, 2012 There are guitarist who can play from the head, but rarer are the guitarists who play from the heart….you know, the ones whose emotions are left out hangin’ to dry with each note. Jimi Hendrix did…so did Jerry Garcia and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Derek Trucks sure […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Hang Loose” by Alabama Shakes
Sometimes I find I’m way to critical a listener of music. On face value, the Alabama Shakes’ debut album “Boys & Girls” is a fine old-school, STAX-inspired soul record with sturdy songs sung by newcomer powerhouse vocalist Brittany Howard. But here’s where the rub comes…when I hear a retro record like this that hawks back […]
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “Take Me Back” by Aloe Blacc
It’s all about the positively sinister groove that is going down on this track from Aloe Blacc’s essential 2010 album, “Good Things.” I think I’m already three cuts deep into this album for “Song Of The Day” posts so far, and there’s plenty more where this one came from! Most people, like myself, first became […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Thin Line Between Love And Hate” by The Persuaders
Although they were best known for this 1971 million seller, The Persuaders also recorded the original versions of classics like “The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” (later covered and brought to the charts by Gladys Knight & The Pips) and “Some Guys Have All The Luck” (covered and charted by Rod Stewart). In […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn’t Be Like It Is)” by Albert King
Like Jimi Hendrix after him, Albert King had a unique guitar sound due to his playing of a right handed guitar upside down with his left hand. In King’s world, he was pushing up on the strings a righty would normally push down on. His style was an inspiration to the likes of Robert Cray, […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Dancing Machine” by The Jackson 5
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Dancing Machine” by The Jackson 5 They were growing up…but the world liked their Jacksons young. By 1973, The Jackson 5 were becoming somewhat of a spent force around Motown. It had been a few years since the group scored a bona-fide top ten hit, and there […]
Song of the Day – “The Horse” by Cliff Nobles & Co.
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Horse” by Cliff Nobles & Co. Cliff Nobles was a gospel singer from Alabama who relocated to Philadelphia to break into the recording industry. He was quickly signed to Atlantic records where he recorded three singles: “My Love Is Getting Stronger,” “Let’s Have A Good Time” […]
