1965, Velvet Underground's manager and music journalist Al Aronowitz arranged for the group's first paying gig, $75, to play at Summit High School, in Summit, New Jersey, opening for the Myddle Class. 1966, The Monkees debut album started a 13-week run at number one on the album chart, selling over three million copies in three months. The group would own the album charts … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 12
XTC
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Making Plans For Nigel" by XTC
I had my iPod at the New Year's Eve party I attended this evening and at one point we played the XTC album "Black Sea." Now I was fortunate to see them on tour in 1980 behind that album and little did I know at the time that it would be their last tour ever due to Andy Partridge’s stage fright. While spinning "Black Sea" at the party we decided that this song from the 1979 … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Making Plans For Nigel" by XTC
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Me And The Wind” by XTC
They were a band with two very distinct songwriters…Colin Moulding wrote some of their biggest early hits (“Making Plans For Nigel,” “Life Begins At The Hop”) that were typified by stop-start rhythms, big drums and infectious melodies, while Andy Partridge was the guy who was responsible for some of their prettiest, most pastoral recordings (“Summer’s Cauldron,” “Dear God,” … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Me And The Wind” by XTC
Musicians At Work on The 3D RadioActivity
On this episode of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, we are playing songs about Work, various professions and other employees on the jog in honor of the United States Holiday celebrating "Labor Day". [jwplayer mediaid="5725"] We hope you had a pleasant day away from your toils, and have gratitude for all of the people who are on the clock. … [Read more...] about Musicians At Work on The 3D RadioActivity