Radio 45’s Quest To Reach New Listeners
Pennsylvania Musician Magazine Cover StoryJuly 2024 By Jim “The Professor” PricePennsylvania Musician MagazineJuly 2024 Edition Click or Tap Story to View High-Res PDF VersionPage 1Page 2
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way…
Radio 45’s “Mr. White” charts a path through Pittsburgh’s Indie Music Scene. He walked away after scoring a #2 hit on 98 radio stations in 8 countries with fellow band-mate Aaron Greer. It was brutal for both of them. “I failed at that” Gilbert would say when talking about the Aaron Greer Band days. “Perhaps […]
Msexy Monday: Random Record Pick
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. This week Msexy digs into his large music library and pulls out a random record (or cd) and tells you in a minute why (or maybe why it […]
Written Word Wednesday: An Obvious Overlap? Not So Fast…
There’s an obvious overlap between the written word & songwriting. Or is there…? If you read Bono’s new book, which I highly recommend, you would think the transition from songwriter to author is an easy one. So maybe the reverse can be true.
Written Word Wednesday: Inspiration Can Be Hard to Find
Written Word Wednesday with Radio 45’s Gary Bickerstaff Written Word Wednesday! Musings from the front with a deep understanding of — and respect for — language in all it’s many forms. Inspiration can be hard to find. It’s fickle. Random. For artists, who rely on their work to pay the bills, this can be tricky. […]
Guitar Nut Thursday – Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Reissue
Guitar Nut Thursday with Radio 45’s Aaron Greer Guitar Nut Thursday! Notes of wisdom from r45’s lead ax-man. Checkout Aaron’s 2011 1958 Reissue Les Paul Standard This week Double-A features his 2011 1958 Reissue Les Paul Standard — and plays it a bit — in the attached video. Special shout out to Vic Dapra and […]
Rock Tech Tuesday: The Aria Pro II
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. “A neck-through design with passive electronics. Amazing…” Scotto goes off-script and talks up his classic Aria Pro II bass guitar. They don’t build them like this anymore… #radio45#petty45#RockTechTuesday#ariaproII#ariapro2#ariaguitars#neckthrudesign#passiveelectronics Want to show your […]
Written Word Wednesday: The real power is in the delivery.
Written Word Wednesday with Radio 45’s Gary Bickerstaff Written Word Wednesday! Musings from the front with a deep understanding of — and respect for — language in all it’s many forms. Last week I talked about how, and where, the written word is still alive, though maybe on life support. Be that as it may, […]
Guitar Nut Thursday: The Cadillac of Guitars
Guitar Nut Thursday with Radio 45’s Aaron Greer Guitar Nut Thursday! Notes of wisdom from r45’s lead ax-man. A Look at Aaron‘s 2004 1968 Re-Issue Les Paul Custom This week Double-A talks all about his 2004 1968 Re-Issue Les Paul Custom. Hear all about the guitar — and hear the guitar — in the attached […]
Written Word Wednesday: The written word. Is it going out of fashion?
Written Word Wednesday with Radio 45’s Gary Bickerstaff Written Word Wednesday! Musings from the front with a deep understanding of — and respect for — language in all it’s many forms. So. The written word. Is it going out of fashion? Has it gone out of fashion already? Do people actually write serious articles anymore? […]