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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.

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|

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! It’s the last day of September. We kickoff the first day of the week with Alex Mac, the new night jock at WWDC (DC101)/Washington, D.C. sharing his Famous Firsts. Fun fact: Alex started his career at WRXL/Richmond working for Dustin Matthews.  Balu Brigada is buzzing at Alternative! “So Cold” is the #1 Most Picked song on New Music Discovery Picks this week with the official impact still another week away. The band has made a strong impression opening twenty one pilots tour dates. Listen & Download to Balu Brigada “So Cold” HERE. Randy Slack has officially been named

September 30th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Week of 9/30

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to KNRK (94/7)/Portland, OR Brand Manager Mark Hamilton (9/30), Warner VP/Rock & AAA Formats David Ravikoff (10/3), Big Loud Rock’s Lloyd Norman (10/3), HITS’ Ted Volk (10/3), 300 Elektra EVP/Promotion Greg Dorfman (10/4), WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia’s Jammin’ Jessie Sabella (10/4). 

September 30th, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

Oasis Announce 2025 Reunion Tour Dates

Today Oasis announced the North American dates of their Oasis Live '25 World Tour. Watch the trailer HERE. The tour will kick off on October 24th in Toronto at Rogers Stadium. Oasis will also play October 28th in Chicago at Soldier Field, October 31st in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium, September 6th in Los Angeles at the Rose Bowl, and September 12th in Mexico City, MX at Estadio GNP Seguros. It's the band's first tour in 15 years and Cage The Elephant will open all the dates. Oasis commented: “America. Oasis is coming. You have one last chance to

September 30th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

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