by Shawn Alexander
shawn@happens.vip
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! If you are reading this on President’s Day and off for the holiday, enjoy the extra long weekend. We kickoff the first day of the week with The Rev from KFRR (New Rock 104.1)/Fresno sharing his fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts.
The Black Keys “The Night Before” is the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks this week. The band’s new single is buzzing at Alternative and already heading Top 20 on the Alternative chart.
The Offspring “Ok, But This Is The Last Time” is your #1 song this week on the Mediabase Alternative Chart. Congrats to Concord’s Angelo Scrobe, Elias Chios & The Offspring team! Scrobe says, “We’re all thrilled to celebrate two back-to-back #1 Alternative hits with The Offspring! Time and time again, The Offspring has shown that their music connects with fans worldwide, and their influence continues to grow with every new release.”
There are 4 new songs on the Mediabase Alternative Chart this week: Good Neighbours “Ripple” is the highest chart debut at 29*, Rise Against “Nod” debuts at 34*, AWOLNATION “Barbarians” debuts at 36*, and honestav “Hurts To Fall In Love” debuts at 38*.
Bummed to report that Chris Crowley has exited iHeartMedia Charlotte & Raleigh. Crowley delivered some of the best ratings ever for 106.5 The End. KTCL (Channel 93.3)/Denver has “Keggs & Eggs” coming on March 14th. Find out more on Alternative News.
Dropkick Murphys & Bad Religion announce co-headline U.S. Tour beginning in July. Find the tour dates on Alternative Music Info.
Coming next week is #HAPPENS 2025 Las Vegas featuring 3 days of MUSIC.COMMUNITY.DISCOVERY on February 26-28. Find Schedule HERE. Registration HERE. Hotel HERE.
| ARTIST | The Black Keys |
|---|---|
| SONG | “The Night Before” |
| LABEL | Warner |
“The Night Before” is from The Black Keys upcoming 13th studio album, No Rain, No Flowers. “It’s so groove-based,” says Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. “‘The Night Before’ started with a chord progression that Daniel and I came up with and the rest just fell out. It was really collaborative and all came together in about 30 minutes.”
ALTERNATIVE BIRTHDAYS
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to WWDC (DC101)/Washington DC morning host Elliot Segal (2/17), C3’s Mike Newman (2/19), Mute Records VP/Marketing & Project Management Mona Dehghan (2/23).
