Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend!  It was great seeing you at #HAPPENS 2025 Las Vegas! It happens every year beginning the last Wednesday in February.

WKQX (Q101)/Chicago middayer Lauren O’Neil kicks off a celebration of “Women’s History Month” today (3/3) with a daily weekday special featuring the female artists who shape the sound of Q101 sharing their personal stories and musical journeys. The month-long weekday Q101 music special airs at noon (CT) and airs through March 31st. Find more details posted on the Alternative News page.

Justice “Neverender (feat. Tame Impala)” is your #1 song this week on the Mediabase Alternative Chart. Congrats to Virgin’s Marni Halpern, Marisa DiFrisco & the Justice team on landing #1 in week #26 on the chart!

There are 3 new songs on the Mediabase Alternative Chart this week: Dexter And The Moonrocks “Ritalin” is the highest chart debut at 28*, Myles Smith “Nice To Meet You” debuts at 30*, and Giovannie And The Hired Guns “Quitter” debuts at 39*.

Mick Music has new music from Slow Joy “Gruesome” that was released last Friday (2/28). Singer-songwriter Esteban Flores is the creative force behind Slow Joy, who sings, plays guitar and bass. His debut album, A Joy So Slow, At Times I Don’t Think It’s Coming, is coming May 18th. His new single is up on Alternative Downloads page. You can listen to “Gruesome” HERE.

Garbage will release a new album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light on May 30th via their own label Stun Volume. The Head And The Heart announce new album and 2025 ‘Aperture’ Tour.  I have all the details for you on Alternative Music Info.