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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.

Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Rainbow Kitten Surprise. The Boone, NC band’s “Superstar” single just went Top 20 this week on the Alternative chart. Today you get VIP Access with lead singer Ela Melo to get to know the band. It’s time for some ratings love! Nielsen April 2024 PPM 6+ Ratings are being released this week. It’s another incredible month for KTBZ (94-5 The Buzz)/Houston, which leaps 5.5-6.3, marking the station’s fourth straight monthly increase and moving up to #3 overall in the market. Congrats to Elliott Wood & team! KTCL (Channel

May 15th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Rainbow Kitten Surprise   VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members: Ela Melo (lead singer), Jess Haney (drums), Darrick "Bozzy" Keller (guitar/backup vocals), Ethan Goodpaster (electric guitar) ARTIST Rainbow Kitten Surprise SONG "Superstar" LABEL Elektra Records ORIGIN Boone, North Carolina Hi I’m Ela Melo from Rainbow Kitten Surprise. We got started as a band at App State in Boone, NC. We all lived in the same dorm. We’ve been playing shows for about 10 years now. Our music doesn’t really have one genre. I guess some would call it

May 15th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

Joywave Announce Permanent Pleasure World Tour 2024

Joywave has announced their Permanent Pleasure World Tour 2024 kicking off on September 11 in Toronto, ON. The U.S. tour leg will feature special guest HUNNY as the supporting act. Artist Presale begins Wednesday, May 15 at 10am (ET) and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 17 at 10am (ET).  Joywave's upcoming tour will coincide with the release of their fifth studio album, Permanent Pleasure, which will be released this Friday, May 17 featuring their latest single "Scared." Additionally, Permanent Pleasure: A film by Joywave premieres Thursday, May 16 at The Little Theatre in the

May 14th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Cumulus Media Selects Glass Animals For ‘Your Music Plus’ 

Glass Animals lands the latest Cumulus Media "Your Music Plus" 8-week feature for their new single, "Creatures In Heaven," from the band’s upcoming fourth studio album, I Love You So F***ing Much set to be released on July 19th. The Your Music Plus feature airs on Cumulus' Alternative stations across different dayparts providing insights and personal stories on the single and album from Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley. Cumulus Media VP/Music Partnerships Greg Frey said, "Cumulus Media is delighted to again partner with our friends at Republic Records with Glass Animals’ new song 'Creatures In Heaven' as the latest Your

May 13th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Week of 5/13

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to The Orchard SVP/Promotion Danny Buch (5/15) and Break Records' Chris Brown (5/16).

May 13th, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Steve Burrell from KTCL (Channel 933)/Denver sharing his Famous Firsts. Alternative programmers are buzzing about Dayglow “Every Little Thing I Do.” The earworm is the #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks this week. KFRR (New Rock 104.1)/Fresno debuts a new music show, “120 Buzz.” Find out more in The Latest Alternative News. Today’s latest radio & records exposure on Happens.vip Alternative Photos includes Tommy Mattern from KPNT (105.7 The Point)/St. Louis with Blame My Youth and Justin Cousart from WOKV-HD2

May 13th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

KFRR (New Rock 104.1)/Fresno Debuts ‘120 Buzz’ On Sunday Nights

One Putt Broadcasting Alternative KFRR (New Rock 104.1)/Fresno launches a new specialty show, "120 Buzz" hosted by Matt Davis. The weekly 2-hour Sunday night new music show airs from 6-8pm. The first show aired last night. A veteran of the Fresno radio scene, Matt has spent years on local KFCF, hosting "Left Of The Dial." He said, "I am thrilled to be bringing the 120 Buzz to New Rock 104.1 and contribute great programming to the already strong Sunday night line-up. New music is a passion of mine and I am excited to share my breadth of knowledge with the

May 13th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

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