Remembering Timmy T on the 30th anniversary of his No. 1 hit

Also, new work from DJ 4 a.m. and a debut album from the Moonjacks

Count this as slightly belated, but last week Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the last time a Fresnan had a No. 1 hit single (I am fairly certain that is a true statement, you can correct me if I am wrong).

That Fresnan was, of course, Timmy Torres, aka Timmy T.

The song was “One More Try,” a synth laden love redemption ballad with a ridiculously catchy chorus that begs for a sing along every. single. time. you hear it.

The song spent one week on Billboard’s Top 100 chart, pushing out Mariah Carey’s “Someday,” before being pushed out itself by Gloria Estefan’s “Coming Out of the Dark.”

It was No. 5 for the year, just below Paul Abdul’s “Rush Rush.”

To celebrate the anniversary, Timmy T produced a limited run of T-shirts with the cassette single cover on the front.

There could be a few more left, so check out his Facebook page for details.

If you are not familiar with the song, it got a Fresno rap remix in 2012 when Hecktik sampled it on “One More Try (G.C.C.A.),” a five minute shoutout to Grizzly City with verses from Fashawn and Omar Aura.

Check out the official videos for both songs below:

Jason Nevermind and DJ4AM; “Java: Adventure Elsewhere / Kuppa Joy”

The new single from Jason Nevermind, aka, JP Lovecraft, aka DJ4AM will seem particularly sentient to anyone chilling out in Fresno’s Tower District these days, especially if said persons have any historical perspective on the area, as DJ4AM does.

The two tracks (also available on Bandcamp in instrumental and acapella versions) are “musings on coffee, old-school Hip-Hop, evangelical gentrifiers, 2,000-year old death cults, neighborhood zoning, Fresno, pop music, beatboxing, Jon Cryer movies...”

Multiple listens are necessary to get a full accounting of all the great lines here.

For instance: San Joaquin Valley/take the 99 and hang a left/past the zombies trolling motel drive/committing copper theft.

The Moonjacks, self titled

The Moonjacks fit easy into the new wave of young garage/surf rock throwback bands.

Those familiar with the San Diego’s The Frights for instance, will find much to like on the Clovis band’s self-titled debut (out now on Pacific Records). But so will fans of pre-green album Weezer and/or anyone who’s generally into angsty and energetic, melodic punk(ish) tunes about getting drunk and having sex.

Having seen singer Gabriel Torres Ureno with his former band Boozer Boys, I am fairly certain the album doesn’t fully capture the energetic chaos of the songs. That’ll have to be experienced live. Someday.

That’s it for this week. If you have anything you think I need to be looking at or listening to, feel free to let me know: jtehee@gmail.com