Daisy Grenade Release Sabrina Carpenter Cover And Will Join Pierce The Veil On Tour
Daisy Grenade, the power punk bubble grunge duo of Dani Nigro and Keaton Whittaker, drop an uptempo, guitar-driven, punked up version of Sabrina Carpenter’s "Taste." You can get a "Taste" HERE. "On a song so clearly about two women, we thought, let’s make this into a duet – what if they’re talking back to each other?" says Whittaker. Daisy Grenade recently joined forces with Public Consumption / DCD2 Records to re-release an extended version of their sophomore EP, Cult Classic. Their mentor is Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), who produced their first two EPs. Daisy Grenade will open for Pierce
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Girl Tones. The duo are sisters from “Planet Earth” who say their music is influenced by “Beck, The Kills, Devo, Billy Childish, The Cars, and anything that makes noise.” Their lead single “Fade Away” was produced by Brad Shultz. Girl Tones head out on UK Tour with Cage The Elephant in February and have US dates supporting The Velveteers in March. Thanks to Billy Burrs at The Syndicate for VIP Access with Girl Tones. twenty one pilots “The Line” Is #1 Most Added on the Mediabase Alternative Add Board.
Shannon Exits The Morning Mess At WAQX (95X)/Syracuse
Cumulus Alternative WAQX (95X)/Syracuse's Shannon Wells has exited "The Morning Mess with Marty & Shannon" after 10 years. The longtime duo were previously together for 10 years at Top 40 WWHT before joining 95X. Marty continues to host “The Morning Mess” on 95X.
Girl Tones
Girl Tones VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Girl Tones are: Kenzie and Laila ARTIST Girl Tones SONG "Fade Away" LABEL Parallel Vision ORIGIN Planet Earth We are Girl Tones. Being that we are sisters, we've been playing music with each other since childhood in many different genres, starting with classical. Once we both began exploring a more alternative style of music rather than the classical music we grew up playing, Girl Tones was formed. We have been Girl Tones for a while, but we have eternally existed. Somewhere in
WZRH (ALT 92.3)/New Orleans Night Jock Daniel Merry Exits
Cumulus Alternative WZRH (ALT 92.3)/New Orleans night jock Daniel Merry has exited. Merry joined ALT 92.3 in 2018. He can be reached at DMerryVoice@gmail.com. Daniel Merry posted the following message on social media: DEFINITELY not the post I wanted to make, but here we are… I was unfortunately let go from @alt923fm. No tears over here! That’s just showbiz, baby! I have nothing but love for Cumulus Media and there’s no bad blood whatsoever. I’d LOVE for you to still support them and not treat them unfairly. This was a corporate decision which is well out of their control. So
New Order, Beach House, Weezer, Justice To Headline Kilby Block Party 2025
The lineup for the 6th Kilby Block Party has been announced for May 15-18, 2025 at the Utah State Fair Park in Salt Lake City. The indie music festival is expanding to 4 days with a lineup headlined by New Order, Beach House, Weezer, and Justice. The lineup includes DEVO, Future Islands, Yo La Tengo, Slowdive, Car Seat Headrest, Vacations, Momma, The Lemon Twigs, Been Stellar, Wallows, St. Vincent, IDKHOW, Friko, TV On The Radio, Still Woozy, Real Estate, and more. Find more about Kilby Block Party HERE.
Virgin And Partisan Form Global Distribution Partnership
Partisan Records has formed a global partnership with Virgin Music Group. Partisan is home to such acclaimed artists as IDLES, Blondshell, PJ Harvey, Cigarettes After Sex, and more. Virgin Music Group Co-CEO JT Myers said, "Partisan Records have done what is increasingly difficult in today’s music business, forging an important cultural movement around an independent record label. They have identified and nurtured some of the world’s most impactful career artists and we are looking forward to working alongside them to expand their audiences all around the world." "Under JT Myers and Nat Pastor, the new Virgin Music Group is the
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! We kickoff the first day of the week with Brian Phillips from WKQX (Q101)/Chicago sharing his Famous Firsts. In addition to PM Drive, Brian is host/curator of Q101’s History Of Alternative on Sunday mornings. Check out Brian’s history on Famous Firsts. Sam Fender “People Watching” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks with the official impact on December 3rd. Dexter And The Moonrocks “Sad In Carolina” is now the #1 song on the Alternative Chart this week. Congrats to David Barbis & the Big Loud Rock team! There are two new Alternative
Week of 12/2
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to WWDC (DC101)/Washington APD/MD/Middayer Tamo Sein (12/2), Rent-A-Label’s Barry Lyons (12/3), iHeartMedia National Programming Group COO Brad Hardin (12/6), TekniColour Marketing’s Jack Springer (12/7), SiriusXM's Rob Cross (12/8).
iHeartMedia Selects Damiano David As ‘On The Verge’ Artist For Multiple Formats
Damiano David is the latest iHeartMedia "On The Verge" artist with his new solo single "Born With A Broken Heart." In a first for iHeart, the Måneskin frontman will be featured across three formats - Alternative, Top 40, and Hot AC. “Part of Damiano’s brilliance is that he creates music that defies genres,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. "When our iHeart programmers first heard 'Born With A Broken Heart' we knew it didn’t fit into just one format, so we decided to do something we’ve never done before; our first multiple format 'On The Verge' across three
