Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Kiernan from WRIS (106.7 The Resistance)/Madison, WI sharing her fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. By the way, Kiernan, Miranda & Ski are gearing up for “Kibble 4 A Cause 2025” this Thursday, April 10th with a live broadcast for 13 hours to raise money for local animal rescues and shelters, including an online auction for listeners to bid on awesome artist swag.

Wet Leg “catch these fists” is the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks this week. Find the rest of the Top 5 songs buzzing right now on Alternative Picks. 

Cage The Elephant “Metaverse” is the new #1 song this week on the Mediabase Alternative Chart. Congrats to RCA’s Gary Gorman & the Cage The Elephant team! 

There are 2 new songs on the Mediabase Alternative Chart this week: somber “Back To Friends” is the highest chart debut at 34* and Wet Leg “catch these fists” debuts in first week of release at 37*.

Alternative New Music Discovery #HAPPENS with new singles from almost monday “jupiter f/Jordana”, Badflower “Paws”, and Tunde Adebimpe “God Knows”. These are the latest songs now available for you to listen, download, and get song info now on the Happen.vip Alternative Downloads page. 

Andy Hawk at KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento checks in with just announced free shows for Phantogram, Dexter And The Moonrocks, and Winona Fighter for “Concerts In The Park Sacramento.” Get the details on The Latest Alternative News below.

GROUPLOVE announces a new live album. Modest Mouse Presents Ice Cream Floats On is coming February 5-9, 2026. Check out the lineup and get the 411 on Alternative Music Info. 

Josh Venable shares a photo with Jonah Kagen before the free concert he played yesterday for KMYZ (Z104.5 The Edge)/Tulsa. “God Needs The Devil” is now pushing Top 5 on the Alternative Chart. Check out the smiles on Alternative Photos. 

So shocked to hear about the sudden passing of longtime record exec Fred Shade last week. He was only 58 years old and will be missed. Condolences to his family & friends.

ICYMI: Michelle Rutkowski at WLUM (FM 102/1)/Milwaukee was featured last week in Barrett Media sharing her big accomplishments and how she created a winning culture at the station. Great read! Check it out HERE.