A piece of pure pop joy that sounds like a cross between The Knack and Fountains of Wayne.
Tech Tuesday with Radio 45’s C. Scott Gilbert Tech Tuesday! Nerd notes for the musically inclined. Or interested. Or not. It’s all good. “How do you guys get that great big phat sound?” Financing a rock band has its challenges. Everyone’s time is important — and unless it’s exclusively a labor of love — each […]
Guitar Nut Thursday with Radio 45’s Aaron Greer Guitar Nut Thursday! Words from r45’s lead ax-man. Guitars… one might say you can never have too many. Well, perhaps there is a limit, but I haven’t quite embraced that idea just yet. When I became the guitarist for Radio 45, we ventured into material that demanded […]
Msexy Monday with Radio 45’s Mark Wesesky Msexy Monday! Everything you wanted to know about Radio 45’s human metronome drum professional — but were afraid to ask. People ask me who influenced my style. I always say, “If I heard it, it’s an influence…good or bad.” I might hear a tv theme and think, “Man, […]
Guitar Nut Thursday with Radio 45’s Aaron Greer Guitar Nut Thursday! Words from r45’s lead ax-man. One of the few “stage” guitars I’m using for R45 shows is my newly acquired EVH Frankenstein Relic. I’ve always been fascinated by EVH’s original striped “Frankie,” and when I learned that these were being produced in solid colors […]
Tech Tuesday with Radio 45’s C. Scott Gilbert Tech Tuesday! Nerd notes for the musically inclined. Or interested. Or not. It ain’t easy being green. No, wait. It’s really easy. Radio 45 spends the bulk of its collective time writing, rehearsing, performing and recording music: creating audio. That said, video can be an important […]
Msexy Monday with Radio 45’s Mark Wesesky Msexy Monday! Everything you wanted to know about Radio 45’s human metronome drum professional — but were afraid to ask. Gary Bickerstaff joined the band in early 2023. He was in the band for about 20 minutes when he was thrust up on stage at Pittsburgh’s Hard Rock […]
Tom Petty Tribute Pittsburgh Everybody Loves the Music of Tom Petty Few artists are more radio friendly than Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The band had a long string of hit singles including “Breakdown”, “American Girl”, “Refugee”, “The Waiting”, “Learning to Fly”, and “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”, among many others. As fans of Tom Petty, […]
Dottie, also known as “Dot Mo” or just plain “Mo” — is featured as the doggie on the back of Radio 45’s Transcendence album cover. We lost Dottie during the mixing process for this record. A black and white shetland sheepdog, 9 years old, she’s remembered for her wonderful spirit and zest for life. Dottie […]