Your Army America Rebrands To CIRCA
Your Army America has rebranded and launched CIRCA, a new transatlantic music promotions company. CIRCA will immediately assume all operations of Your Army America, including all active New Media, Radio, and DJ promotions campaigns. In addition, the company has opened a London office, headed by Charlie Reid. Your Army America now has offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London. CIRCA will operate as part of ATC Group’s Services division, alongside synchronization specialists Familiar Music Group, brand partnerships agencies companyX and Simpatico, digital innovators [namethemachine], and merchandising powerhouse Sandbag. You can reach Gary McDonald at gary@circa.inc and Geoff Goddard at
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is The Ramona Flowers. The UK band’s new single “Dangerous” is chart bound at Alternative. “Lyrically it deals with a topic everyone can relate to,” says drummer Ed Gallimore. “The devil on your shoulder, often fun in the moment but that you know is dangerous to indulge. Even so you can never seem to leave it alone. Everyone at some point has dealt with something like that, we four certainly have in different ways. Hopefully when you listen to Dangerous you can connect with that sentiment.” Big thanks to Todd
The Ramona Flowers
The Ramona Flowers VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Sam Dyson (guitar), Steve Bird (vocals), Dave Betts (keys, guitar), and Ed Gallimore (drums) ARTIST The Ramona Flowers SONG "Dangerous" LABEL Distiller ORIGIN Bristol, UK Hey, my name is Ed and we are The Ramona Flowers. We met after Sam and Dave, who’d been making music together for a few years already, placed an add to find a vocalist for a new project. Shortly after Steve answered the call and the three guys recruited me not long after. From there we’ve never
Mahashmashana Will Be Father John Misty’s Sixth Album
Father John Misty announced his sixth album, Mahashmashana, will be released on November 22nd. The Mahashmashana collection will include 8 songs. To accompany the announcement Father John Misty has shared his new single "Screamland," a 7-minute epic that features Alan Sparhawk from Low on guitar. Watch the official “Screamland” video directed by Estefania Kröl HERE. Kröl says “The video is a visual journey through the depths of "Screamland," capturing the essence of both the music and the artists. Father John Misty blends seamlessly into the scene, becoming a part of the city, a living echo of ‘Screamland.’” Father John Misty
WHJT-HD2/Jackson, MS Flips To Alternative
Digio Strategies Blues WHJT-HD2-W225BK/Jackson, MS has flipped to Alternative as "Rock 93.1" under Brand Manager Jay Michaels, who joined the cluster in May 2024 to oversee Top 40 WYOY (Y101) and AC WJKK (Mix 98.7). The longtime programmer previously programmed Alternative KDGE (The Edge)/Dallas and WROX (96X)/Norfolk. Michaels said, "To have the opportunity to launch the very first Rock/Alternative station in Jackson is such a huge game-changer, as we bring back iconic artists like Weezer, Linkin Park, Nirvana, Cranberries, and blink-182, plus new rock from Shinedown, Noah Kahan, Twenty One Pilots and more!" Rock 93.1 launches with 5,000 songs in
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! We kickoff the first day of the week with Ian Camfield from Audacy sharing his Famous Firsts. Fun stuff! Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s the #1 Most Picked song on New Music Discovery Picks for the second week in a row. The new single is already inside the Top 5 on the Alternative chart. The new single that has been out for only 10 days is already inside the Top 5 on the Alternative chart. Myles Smith “Stargazing” moves to #1 on the Mediabase Alternative Chart this week. Congrats to Gary Gorman &
Chris Moradi Exits Hallwood Media
Hallwood Media SVP/Promotion & Licensing Chris Moradi has exited. Moradi joined Hallwood in 2022 after a 22 year run at Interscope Records. Moradi said, "With the continuing attrition at major labels, artist development is increasingly happening on the management and independent label level. So many great artists and management teams need the assistance with DSP playlisting support, managing radio campaigns, video promotion and sync placements. Getting an artist to 50 MPH is not only needed to get the attention of majors for label deals, but also for lucrative publishing deals, PRO advances and tour marketing for ticketing, and merchandise sales.
Week of 9/16
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to WARQ-HD2 (ALT 99.7)/Columbia, SC APD/MD Amy Reed (9/17), Megaforce’s Tami Morrissey (9/17), Alchemy Recordings GM Joe Guzik (9/20), In2une Music’s January Clark (9/21), Pandora VP/Content & Programming Kevin Stapleford (9/22).
