Happy Monday! We kickoff the first day of the week with Brian Phillips from WKQX (Q101)/Chicago sharing his Famous Firsts. In addition to PM Drive, Brian is host/curator of Q101’s History Of Alternative on Sunday mornings. Check out Brian’s history on Famous Firsts.

Sam Fender “People Watching” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks with the official impact on December 3rd. 

Dexter And The Moonrocks “Sad In Carolina” is now the #1 song on the Alternative Chart this week. Congrats to David Barbis & the Big Loud Rock team! There are two new Alternative chart debuts this week: twenty one pilots “The Line” (from Arcane League Of Legends Season 2) at 35* and Culture Wars “It Hurts” at 40*. 

Damiano David is iHeart’s New “On The Verge” Artist. Get the details in The Latest Alternative News.

The deadline is tomorrow (12/3) to be part of the Alternative Special: Year End Picks – The Best Albums Of 2024. If you haven’t sent me your Top 5 list of favorite album picks, let’s go! Click HERE to submit your Top 5 Year End Picks.