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“Going from strength to strength, Radio 45 has followed up their breezy anthem Feels Like Summer with another piece of pop perfection. There’s something so effortless and carefree about this band, and the feel-good single Come Alive manages to relay the joy of being in love without ever tipping into cheesiness.” Radio 45 / Transcendence […]
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. I missed my calling. Not really. Well, sort of. Let me explain… I’ve always loved music. I was surrounded by it as a kid. […]
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, […]
It’s inevitable! Sooner or later you’re going to find yourself at a Radio 45 show. Multiple options for buying tickets are available for every show. Usually, Radio 45 will be able to offer tickets at the lowest possible cost to you. We can help save some coin on ticket prices — and make the entire […]
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, […]