Brian Phillips Lands Mornings At Rewind 103.5/104.3/Columbus, OH
Former longtime WWCD Ltd. Alternative WWCD (CD 92.9)/Columbus, OH morning host Brian Phillips has resurfaced at cross-town Saga Classic Hits WNND/WNNP (Rewind 103.5/104.3) for mornings, effective today. “My first day was tremendous,” said Phillips. “Great group of people at the CBUS Media Group. It's been a long long time since I've been the new kid in school and everyone was very kind. I also learned where the coffee maker lives so we're off to a productive start." Phillips first started working at WWCD in 1994.
Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin Benefit Album To Be Released September 20
A benefit compilation, Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin will be released on September 20th via Glassnote Records. In May 2023, Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The charity compilation will have all proceeds benefit Jesse Malin’s Sweet Relief Fund. "As always in my songs, the themes are all there— transcendence, positivity and global unity through music,” said Malin. “This is what I love to do, and I’m going to do everything I can to keep doing it.” Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin is tribute and benefit
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! It’s National Donut Day! YUM! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens With A Benefit For Jesse Malin. On September 20th, Glassnote Records will release a benefit compilation, Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin to support Malin who had a stroke last year that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The compilation is full of guest artists. The first song released features Bleachers. New Music this week from 311, The Offspring, Washed Out, and Clairo is now available for airplay on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. The Governors Ball Festival is this weekend in Flushing Meadows, NY. The GOV
Dogstar Heading Out On ‘Summer Vacation’ Tour
Southern California's Dogstar confirm their "Summer Vacation" Tour of the US in August and September in support of their new album Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees. The band shared, "We are having the best time out here on the road interacting with fans at these shows, we wanted to keep it going! For this next US run starting in August, we will be planning to try out some new songs as well—hope to see you out there!" "Summer Vacation" begins August 8th in Indianapolis. On-sale starts Friday, June 7th at 10am local time. Find tour dates HERE.
Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is SMITH. Today you get VIP Access with the artist and producer, who has been mostly incognito until now. Foster The People “Lost In Space” claims #1 Most Added this week. Congrats to 300 Elektra/Atlantic’s Greg Dorfman & the team! It’s Foster The People’s Atlantic debut from their long awaited fourth studio album, Paradise State of Mind, set to drop on August 16th. Mark Foster notes, "The record started as a case study of the late Seventies crossover between disco, funk, gospel, jazz, and all those sounds. It was
KCBS (93.1 Jack FM)/L.A. To Change To Blade FM On June 6 To Honor Richard Blade
Richard Blade will receive the 2,782nd star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 6 at 11am (PT) in front of The Aster at 1725 Vine St. in Los Angeles. To celebrate this honor, KCBS (93.1 JACK FM)/Los Angeles will rename the station 93.1 Blade FM all day tomorrow (6/6). Blade who hosts the weekday show "Flashback Lunch" on 93.1 JACK FM, will also join sister station KROQ, where he was a top-rated morning drive host in the 1980s, for a morning interview with the "Klein/Ally Show" and he is set to
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SMITH VIP Access. Let's meet SMITH. ARTIST SMITH SONG "Pathetic" LABEL Hitmaker Music Group ORIGIN Atlanta ️My name is SMI️TH + I started writing songs as a kid. They weren’t good songs, just my feelings expressed through semi melodic words. My mom worked in a recording studio and parents played in bands together and separately, so music as a job was pretty normalized for me. It really is just what I do regardless of whether or not anyone is listening. I’m like a farmer of songs. Farmer SM️ITH. A
AWOLNATION Announce New Album
AWOLNATION announce forthcoming fifth studio album, The Phantom Five will drop on August 30th, via Twenty Two Five Music/The Orchard. The new album includes the lead single "Panoramic View" which is heading Top 20 on the Alternative chart. The album announcement arrived with a dark new song "Jump Sit Stand March (featuring Emily Anderson)." Check out the video HERE. “We’ve played a few shows with Dead Sara over the years and I’ve always been a fan of Emily’s voice," says Aaron Bruno (aka AWOLNATION). "She is a vocal superstar. She ripped it on this track, and it’s really fun to
