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When asked to write a bio for Radio Therapy that will be used to persuade bar owners to book them and people to go see them (which, in turn, makes the bar owners happy) and purchase their cds (which makes the band happy) it's hard not to go overboard with praise for these guys (and I don't say that because I've been friends with these guys for a long time (more of a coattail rider, really)).
In one way or another, the members of Radio Therapy; Rob Atha (guitar & vocals), Kurt Cunningham (more guitar & more vocals), Tom Towns (bass & the occasional "WOO!") & John Cashman (drums, vocals & snappy banter) have been playing together since the early 90's in what amounts to a virtual history lesson of local music: Round & A Distant Few, Sticky Fingers, The Screaming Casanovas, The Swaggering Rogues, The Fantastic Four & The KMJ Band.
So, you may ask, what's the difference between all these bands and Radio Therapy? Why should I invest my time and money in them? Easy answer. As good and great as the aforementioned bands are & were, they are essentially cover bands with a few originals thrown in. Radio Therapy are working to become an original band with a few covers thrown in and that's what separates them from the pack; the ambition and drive to get their originals to a (believe it or not) music loving public that is aching to hear original music. .....and that, good people, is a good thing.
Now, don't take the above paragraph as a knock to cover-bands because covers fill up the dance floor and the covers that Radio Therapy have in their arsenal not only fill this proverbial dance floor but these are songs that people love and don't get to hear very often. Just a portion of the artists Radio Therapy covers include: Joe Jackson, The Clash, Adam Ant, David Bowie, Prince, Nirvana,Pink, The Vines, need I go on?
Not to sound all artist bio, but, do yourself a favor. Go see Radio Therapy live or one day, on a whim, pick up their completely original and completely wonderful cd (which will give you a taste at how wildly stylistically varied these boys are) and get ready to have a new favorite band.
So, to sum up: The band is Radio Therapy.
The cd is "Adjusted Frequency"
Your mission: Give them the support they deserve.
By: Chris Flisek
(Professional hanger-on.)
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| "I Love You To Death" is one of my favorite songs...ever. A great hook. It's satiric lyric is a form of (what Mose Allison calls) "kidding on the square" - meaning that underneath the humor is a v-e-r-y serious statement. Atha's stinging guitar just knocks me out. This is a tongue-in-cheek paean to suicide sung with long vowels and punk attitude like Alex Chilton on "You Can't Have Me". Should be a hit single somewhere on the planet.
Bo White - White's Bar (owner) |
CD: Adjusted Frequency
Credits: Atha,Cashman, Cunningham, Towns |
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| Last Night I Saw Your Ghost" opens with jangly guitars and two-part unison singing. A mid-tempo rocker with Atha's vibrato guitar riff recalling Danny Kirwin circa "Bare Trees". The macbre lyrical theme is a suicide trip...or is it?
The ghost/death metaphor speaks to the singer's sadness and pain...
HELL, SHE DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM the last time they ran into each other - thoughtless bitch!!!
The lyric cleverly stokes the flame of lost love. It's a breakup song with no reconciliation
Bo White - White's Bar (owner) |
CD: Adjusted Frequency
Credits: Atha, Cashman, Cunningham, Towns |
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| "My Blood Is Red" is power ballad with a Bo-Diddley inspired beat. The singer's strained emotive vocal is powerful and poignant.
"Every one is wrong, everyone is right"
Everyone is black...white... tired...hungry...confused. It's a song about the "great universal". We are all in this life together...the oneness of being - and when our spirit flies away, we all look the same.
Bo White - White's Bar (owner) |
CD: Adjusted Frequency
Credits: Atha, Cashman, Cunningham, Towns |
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