Rockin' the house
By Brian Wilkerson, Daily News


The first thought was that the band would bring down the house. Literally.
Fearing the noise could shake loose plaster, director Cory Lash warned
several not to stand under gaping holes in the ceiling at the old L&N depot,
where Radio-Active Flowers spent most the day Sunday shooting its first music video.
The ceiling remained intact and the depot proved to be an ideal location for the video's
opening sequence. "We were looking for something to juxtapose the band and the song
against some kind of bleak background and the train station looks pretty bleak," he said.
Cathy Allen, who sings and plays acoustic guitar, wrote the song, "Something's Gotta Change"
in March 1995. Marci VanderMeer, who also sings and plays flute, said the Bowling Green
based band, which has been together for nearly two years has about 24 original songs.
"Something's Gotta Change" was chosen because "It's a song I think everybody can identify with."
The song talks about changes and revelations in one's personal life. Drummer Tim Shortt said
the band hopes to have the video appear on such cable networks as MTV or VH1.
"Somebody's going to have to take it to them, a higher power than us," Shortt said. "We're
shooting for the best quality as we can get, so whoever pitches it, it's an easier job for them."
Lash, whose credits include two videos for the Bowling Green band Government Cheese, said
that with an album, titled "One", and now a video, the band stands a better chance of being
singed by a record company. The video could also serve as a calling card, giving the band
more opportunity for bookings. Lash said the plans are to open the video in black and white
at the depot, slowly adding color as the song progresses. At the end, the background will switch
to Jackson's Orchard, blooming in full color to match the song's ending.

The shoot covered much of the day and the video now has to be edited to 3 1/2 minutes.
Radio-Active Flowers - which includes bassist Chris Huges, acoustic and lead guitarist
Daniel VanderMeer, drummer Scott Bolser and John Watts who works behind the scenes -
play in seven states and is looking to increase that to as many as 15 within the next year.
The band tours two to four days a week, working part-time jobs the other days.
The band will return to the studio this fall, Marci VanderMeer said.

"Every single day, we're working harder and harder," she said, "and I want everybody out there
to just keep their eyes open because this band is going somewhere, come hell or high water."