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

Interpol Announces Live At Third Man Records LP

Interpol has announced a live LP, recorded direct-to-acetate at Third Man Records Nashville’s Blue Room venue on June 13, 2024. The album will be available both digitally and physically on December 6, 2024.  The recording took place in the Third Man Records Blue Room in Nashville, cut exclusively on a 1955 Scully lathe that originally came from King Records in Cincinnati. Recorded live in one-shot, with no overdubs, no redo's, no starting-and-stopping, the process is truly of another time, rendered obsolete by the late 1950's and only available nowadays in TMR's locations in Detroit and Nashville. Interpol was recorded live

November 13th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Don’t Believe In Ghosts. The New York City 3-piece has a new single “Brooklyn Baby”, co-written and produced by Grammy-winning producer Ken Lewis (X Ambassadors, FUN). Lead singer Steven Nathan says, “Brooklyn Baby, is a tribute to the people who leave everything behind to pursue their dreams in New York City. It’s about that universal feeling of taking a chance on something bigger and stepping into the unknown, with the hope of finding a place that feels like home." James "Murr" Murray from Impractical Jokers had the band play

November 13th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Don’t Believe In Ghosts

Don't Believe In Ghosts VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members: Vocals, Guitar / Steve Nathan Guitar / Dan DelVecchio Drums / Ken Yang Listen & Download “Brooklyn Baby” HERE. ARTIST Don't Believe In Ghosts SONG "Brooklyn Baby" LABEL Mindful Recordings ORIGIN New York City I’m Steven Nathan, lead singer of Don’t Believe In Ghosts. The band came together initially as a songwriting project and quickly developed into a full band. Our vision has always been about breaking free from the past and focusing on the present. The name Don’t

November 13th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

My Chemical Romance Announce 2025 Stadium Tour In Celebration Of The Black Parade Album 

My Chemical Romance will play The Black Parade Tour in 10 cities in Summer 2025. The tour, produced by Live Nation, features a different hand-selected artist as the opening act in each city. Opening for MCR will be Violent Femmes in Seattle at T-Mobile Park (7/11), 100 gecs in San Francisco at Oracle Park (7/19), Wallows in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium (7/26), Garbage in Arlington, TX at Globe Life Field (8/2), Death Cab For Cutie & Thursday in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Satdium (8/9), Alice Cooper in Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park (8/15), Pixies in Toronto at Rogers Centre

November 12th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Papa Roach And Rise Against Celebrate 25 Year Anniversaries On Rise Of The Roach Tour In 2025

Papa Roach announces they will join forces with Rise Against and special guest Underoath to embark on the first North American legs of the Rise Of The Roach Tour in the spring and fall of 2025. In the tour announcement parody video, comedian Bert Kreischer dropped the ‘big news’ that he’ll be hitting the road with Papa Roach next year. In fact, he even let fans in on a little secret—he’s totally been in the band all along. Watch the full video HERE. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will hit over 30 major cities across two legs, kicking off

November 12th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! It’s Veterans Day! We kickoff the first day of the week with Matt Miguez, the new PD from KYMK/Lafayette, LA sharing his Famous Firsts. Fun stuff!  311 “Full Bloom” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s this week’s #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks and debuts on the Mediabase Alternative chart this week!  WGBJ (ALT 99.5/102.3)/Ft. Wayne is taking a trip down the nostalgia lane with an “A-Z Of The 90’s” all this week from 10am-6pm. WEQX/Albany celebrates 40 Years on-air this Thursday 11/14. Find the scoop in Alternative News. The nominations for 2025 Grammy Awards were announced last

November 11th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Week of 11/11

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to WEND (106.5 The End)Charlotte PD Chris Crowley (11/11), BMG’s Amit Kumar (11/11), Silva Artist Management’s Gaby Skolnek (11/12), Sub Pop's Scott Perlewitz (11/13), KROQ/Los Angeles Middayer Nicole Alvarez (11/13), Monotone GM Matt Pollack (11/14), Epitaph Head Of Radio Promotion Edie Lundeen (11/16), INgrooves VP/Commercial Strategy Gabriella Ianni (11/17). 

November 11th, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

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