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Shawn Alexander

Shawn Alexander has been connecting the Alternative Community from Radio & Records (1989-1995) to All Access (1996-2023) to #Happens.

KROQ/Los Angeles Launches ‘KROQ EQ’ Hosted By Miles The DJ

Audacy Alternative KROQ/Los Angeles launches a brand-new show dedicated to the best in electronic music: “KROQ EQ.” The 3-hour show, hosted by MD Miles The DJ, airs Saturday nights from 11pm-2am (PT) beginning October 5th. KROQ-EQ will feature a mix of electronic music including house, future bass, electro, and big beat, among others—for fans of Coachella's Sahara Tent, HARD Summer, Portola, and EDC. Miles The DJ said, “We're thrilled to launch KROQ's new electronic show on Saturday nights. I couldn't be happier to welcome Justice as the first guest on the episode airing on 10/5, featuring a guest DJ set

October 4th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Alternative New Music Friday #Happens

Happy Friday! Smile, Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with new albums out today for you to check out from Coldplay, Jake Bugg, Katastro, and The Smile. Plus, the Bad Monkey Soundtrack Celebrating The Music Of Tom Petty with several alternative artists contributing cover songs, including Eddie Vedder “Room At The Top” and Weezer “Here Comes My Girl.”  We learn about Balu Brigada who are from New Zealand and Ekoh who is from Las Vegas this week. Both have new singles now available for you to listen & download on the #HAPPENS Alternative Downloads page. Your Alternative New Music Discovery is

October 4th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Three Days Grace Announce The Return Of Vocalist Adam Gontier

Adam Gontier is back with Three Days Grace. The original singer surprised fans at the band's Nashville performance and is returning to the band's lineup with Matt Walst remaining a lead vocalist too. The shocking announcement was teased in a video across social media of Gontier and Walst linking up at the studio to work on new music.   On the reunion, Gontier shares, "I feel like it’s been seamless, better than we were expecting. It’s like we got back in a room together and picked up where we left off. We have been friends for so long it's kind of

October 3rd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info, News Updates, Rock|

Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Weathers. The L.A. band’s single “Wasn’t Gonna Go Out” is chart bound. “When writing the song, we were talking about how annoying it can be after a break up when you feel like you can’t go to the same places or talk to the same people, simply because you shared so many experiences with one person, says lead singer Cameron Boyer. Thanks to Mike Jakubow from Sumerian for VIP Access.  Green Day “Bobby Sox” socks out #1 Most Added for the second-consecutive week on Mediabase Alternative Add Board. Congrats

October 2nd, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Weathers

Weathers VIP Access. Let's meet Weathers. Cameron Boyer (singer), Cameron Olsen (lead guitar), Brennen Bates (bass), Christian Champion (drums) ARTIST Weathers SONG "Wasn't Gonna Go Out" LABEL Sumerian ORIGIN Los Angeles Hello, I’m Cameron Boyer, singer of Weathers. Brennen and I started playing music together in high school. I started my first band at 13 years old and soon after meeting Brennen. We got a few other guys to play with us and then entered a battle of the bands at around 15 years old in Manhattan Beach, California. We were

October 2nd, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

Vienna Vienna Introduces ‘Glimmer Rock’ And Announces Debut EP

LA-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Vienna Vienna will release his debut EP, Wonderful on October 11th via PULSE Records in collaboration with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz’ label DCD2 via Concord Records. Describing his music as "glimmer rock, Vienna Vienna fuses dreamy guitar riffs with raw, revealing lyrics. Vienna Vienna sings, "I'm not scared to die, yeah fucking right, you're too cool to care but you fucking tried..."   The music video for the lead single "Vienna (Everything's Fine)" is a playful and hallucinogenic music video with Vienna Vienna interrogated by a group of mysterious, surreal orange men. The visuals add

October 1st, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Big Loud Rock Appoints Zach Siegal-Eisman As VP/Digital And Viral Marketing

Zach Siegal-Eisman joins Big Loud Rock as VP/Digital And Viral Marketing. Most recently, Siegal-Eisman launched Amplify Legacy, a marketing consultancy focused on audience growth and digital partnerships. He previously was an Account Manager at Crowd Surf and spearheaded Artist Network Management's recording and marketing budgets for their JV label, Five Music Inc.. Big Loud Rock President Greg Thompson said, "We're thrilled to welcome Zach to the Big Loud Rock family. His passion for music, dedication to building community, and vision for expanding our artists' reach bring the right energy at the perfect time. We're excited to see the impact he'll

October 1st, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

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