Alternative New Music Discovery Picks
Top 5 Most Picked Songs
- Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music) (12)
- Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic) (8)
- The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes) (7)
- Wolf Alice “Bloom Baby Bloom” (RCA) (5)
- Rise Against “I Want It All” (Loma Vista/Concord) (3)
Jeremy Pritchard
AUDACY-KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego, CA
Brand Manager
1. Yellowcard "Better Days" (Big Noise Music)
2. Balu Brigada "Backseat" (Atlantic)
3. Wolf Alice "Bloom Baby Bloom" (RCA)
John Allers
AUDACY-KITS (LIVE 105)/San Francisco, CA, KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas, TX, KNRK (94/7 FM)/Portland, OR, KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento, CA
RVP/Programming
1. Nation Of Language “Inept Apollo” (Sub Pop)
2. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
3. almost monday “jupiter f/Jordana” (Hollywood)
Andy Hawk
AUDACY-KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento, CA, KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas, TX
Regional Brand Manager
1. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
2. Cameron Whitcomb “Bad Apple” (Atlantic)
3. flipturn “Rodeo Clown” (Dualtone)
Christy Taylor
AUDACY-KNDD (107.7 THE END)/Seattle, WA, KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego, CA
Regional Brand Manager
1. Jonah Kagen “Burn Me” (Arista)
2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
3. Slow Joy “Gruesome” (Mick Music)
Brad Steiner
AUDACY-WINS-F2 (ALT 92.3)/New York, NY, WDZH (ALT 98.7)/Detroit, MI, WSFS (104.3 THE SHARK)/Miami, FL, WRXL (ALT 102.1)/Richmond, VA
Regional Brand Manager
1. Royel Otis “moody” (Ourness/Capitol/ICLG)
2. Wolf Alive “Bloom Baby Bloom” (RCA)
3. Mt. Joy “Coyote” (Bloom Field Records)
Bruce Rave
GO DEEP WITH BRUCE RAVE
Programmer/Host
1. Garbage "R U Happy Now" (Stunvolume/BMG)
2. Portugal. “The Man "Silver Spoons (f/Lucius)” (KNIK)
3. Sports Team "Boys These Days" (Bright Antenna)
Amy Presley
KACV (FM 90)/Amarillo, TX
PD
1. Portugal. The Man “V.I.S.” (KNIK)
2. Arrows In Action “Cheekbones” (Nettwerk)
3. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
Dustin Carlson
KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix, AZ
APD/MD
1. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
2. Rise Against “ I Want It All” (Loma Vista/Concord)
3. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
Jason Squires
KFRR (NEW ROCK 104.1)/Fresno, CA
PD
1. Rise Against “I Want It All” (Loma Vista/Concord)
2. Three Days Grace “Apologies” (RCA)
3. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
Aaron Axelsen
KITS (LIVE 105)/San Francisco, CA
Soundcheck
1. Pool Kids "Easier Said Than Done" (Epitaph)
2. Wet Leg "CPR" (Domino)
3. Been Stellar "Breakaway" (Dirty Hit)
Sophia John
KIWR (89.7 THE RIVER)/Omaha, NE
PD
1. Biffy Clyro “A Little Love” (Warner)
2. David Byrne “Everybody Laughs” (Matador)
3. ROLE MODEL “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” (Interscope)
Eddie Gutierrez
KJEE/Santa Barbara, CA
PD
1. Sublime with Iration “D.J” (Sublime/SVNBVRNT)
2. Yellowcard “ Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
3. Papa Roach “Even If It Kills Me” (New Noize)
Brian Garris
KJJZ-HD2 (ALT 101.5)/Palm Springs, CA
MD
1. The Black Keys “No Rain, No Flowers” (Warner)
2. Rise Against “I Want It All” (Loma Vista/Concord)
3. The Lumineers “A**hole (First We Ever Met” (Dualtone)
Josh Venable
KMYZ (Z104.5 THE EDGE)/Tulsa, OK-WZNE (94.1 THE ZONE)/Rochester, NY
PD/Format Captain
1. Winona Fighter “You Look Like A Drunk Phoebe Bridgers” (Rise/BMG)
2. Pulp “Spike Island” (Rough Trade/Beggars)
3. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
Donny Fandango
KPNT (105.7 THE POINT)/St. Louis, MO
MD
1. Architects “Everything Ends” (Epitaph)
2. Nothing More “Free Fall” (Better Noise)
3. Avatar “Captain Goat” (Black Waltz AB/Thirty Tigers)
Dave Levora
KQCJ (PLANET 93.9)/Quad Cities, IA
PD
1. Happy Fits “Everything You Do” (Diamond City)
2. King Falcon “Plastic Crown” (Mascot)
3. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
Kris Metzdorf
KRXF (92/9 FM)/Bend, OR
PD
1. Nourished By Time “Max Potential” (XL Recordings/Beggars)
2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
3. DIIV “Return Of Youth” (Concord)
Kenny Wall
KXNA (THE X 104.9)/Fayetteville, AR
PD
1. The Ataris “Car Song” (Double Helix/Regime)
2. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
3. Robert DeLong "SWITCHBLADE (Feat. Luna Aura)" (Round Hill)
Chris Meadows
KZND (94/7 ALTERNATIVE)/Anchorage, AK
OM
1. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
2. Sleep Theory “Gravity” (Epitaph)
3. Mumford & The Sons “Caroline” (Glassnote)
Mike "Pops" Popadines
Music Choice/MCAL
PD
1. Deep Sea Diver “What Do I Know” (Sub Pop)
2. Dropkick Murphys “Who’ll Stand With Us?” (Dummy Luck/Play It Again Sam)
3. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
Joe Arnold
PASSPORT APPROVED
MD/Syndication Director
1. The Vanns “Up All Night” (123 Music/Sony Music Australia)
2. Callinsick “Big Mouth” (Mahogany Songs)
3. The Stray Pursuit “Mess With My Head” (Unsigned)
Joe D
WAQX (95X)/Syracuse, NY, WEDG (103.3 THE EDGE)/Buffalo, NY
Regional PD
1. flipturn “Rodeo Clown” (Dualtone)
2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
3. Malcolm Todd “Bleed f/OMAR OPOLLO” (Columbia)
Harry Kozlowski
WBNH-LP (105-1)/Bedford-Manchester, NH
PD
1. Wolf Alice “Bloom Baby Bloom” (RCA)
2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
3. Nation Of Language "Inept Apollo" (Sub Pop)
Kevin Mays
WBTZ (99.9 THE BUZZ) /Burlington, VT
PD
1. Twenty One Pilots "The Contract" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)
2. Yellowcard "Better Days" (Better Noise Music)
3. Wolf Alice "Bloom Baby Bloom" (RCA)
Eddie Ybarra
WFZZ (104.3 THE FUSE)/Green Bay, WI
MD
1. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
2. Wolf Alice “Bloom Baby Bloom” (RCA)
3. Cameron Whitcomb “Bad Apple” (Atlantic)
Zack Skyler
WGBJ (ALT 102.3)/Ft. Wayne, IN
Programming Asst.
1. The Lumineers “A**hole (First We Ever Met” (Dualtone)
2. The Ataris “Car Song” (Double Helix/Regime)
3. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)
Phil "PK" Kukawinski
WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville, KY
PD
1. Sleep Theory “Gravity” (Epitaph)
2. Bush “The Land Of Milk And Honey” (earMUSIC)
3. Yellowcard “Better Noise” (Better Noise Music)
Jay Michaels
WHJT-HD2 (ROCK 93.1)/Jackson, MS
PD
1. sombr “Back To Friends” (Warner)
2. Lorde “What Was That” (Republic)
3. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
Steve Craig
WNNX (99X)/Atlanta, GA
PD
1. Yellowcard "Better Days (Better Noise Music)
2. The Black Keys "No Rain, No Flowers" (Warner)
3. David Byrne "Everybody Laughs" (Matador)
Miranda Daniels
WRIS (THE RESISTANCE 106.7)/Madison, MI
APD
1. The Lumineers “A**hole (First We Ever Met)” (Dualtone)
2. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
3. Lola Young “One Thing” (Republic)
Randy Slack
WRMR (MODERN ROCK 98.7)/Greenville, NC
PD
1. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
2. The Black Keys “No Rain, No Flowers” (Warner)
3. Sports Team “Moving Together” (Bright Antenna)
Jonah Griss-Bush
WRRV/Hudson Valley, NY
PD
1. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)
2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
3. Badflower “Paws” (Big Machine Rock)