The Tom Petty Manifesto, by Radio 45
This manifesto is a declaration of our intent, approach and goals when Radio 45 is performing the music of Tom Petty.
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: PETTY 45 BRUNCH EVENT AT CITY WINERY
Radio 45 is thrilled to announce an appearance at City Winery Pittsburgh! Radio 45 will be appearing as their Petty 45 alter-ego, known colloquially as Radio Petty and the Chart Toppers. Petty 45 works hard to honor the Songs, Tones and Sounds of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers live. Great songs. Great memories. This is […]
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 […]
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Petty 45 and We Came From Space
DATELINE PITTSBURGH Radio 45 is thrilled to announce a new show with brothers-in-arms We Came From Space on Thursday, April 11 at Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh. Radio 45 will be appearing as their Petty 45 alter-ego, known colloquially as Radio Petty and the Chart Toppers. Petty 45 works hard to honor the Songs, Tones and […]
Radio 45 Takes New Anti-Gravity Single To The People
Radio 45 started the year off with new music — literally. Anti-Gravity — the latest new music from Radio 45 debuted everywhere at the stoke of midnight on New Year’s Eve 2024. And the band started off the new year with a new look: new “anti-gravity” jackets! Anti-Gravity has a more in a progressive rock […]
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.
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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. […]