Hudson Hott To Exit KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles Middays
iHeartMedia Alternative KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles middayer Hudson Hott is exiting. Her last show on ALT 98.7 will be this Wednesday, September 18th. Hudson says, "Toughest decision I’ve ever had to make. Alt98.7 is the love of my life. But after almost 3 decades of eating breathing living EVERYTHING radio, I’ve decided to peruse another dream . I hosted Hudson and scotty B in Honolulu for 20 years and the last 8.9 years I have been on Alt 987) which was my dream. I have the coordinates tart’s on my wrist I was so sure I would be on alt987
Vlad Holiday’s New Single Features Matt Shultz From Cage The Elephant, Debut Album Out In November
Romania-born, Nashville-based Vlad Holiday will release his debut album, My Favorite Drug on November 15th via ONErpm. The album announcement arrives with a new single "Closer" featuring guest vocals from Cage The Elephant’s Matt Shultz, who is also a co-writer on the track. Shultz’s voice can be heard singing the "ah ah ah ah" hook and some repeated "closers" in the outro. On the single, Holiday shares, "This is a love song. It introduces the romantic element of the album. It’s about going with the flow and letting the universe do its thing, rather than forcing things into existence." About
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! It’s Friday The 13th! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with new albums for you to check out today from Suki Waterhouse, Dayglow, Nada Surf, Robert DeLong, Snow Patrol, Cursive, Hello Mary, and Porches. It's been a busy week for Suki Waterhouse leading up to her double album release today of Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin via Sub Pop. On Wednesday night, she was at the VMA’s and introduced Lenny Kravitz and yesterday (9/12) Suki was on the TODAY morning show. Check out the interview HERE. KNRK 94/7 Portland is the latest station on board with her new single ”Supersad.”
KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles Shares ‘Friendsgiving” Lineup
iHeartMedia Alternative KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles has announced "Friendsgiving" on November 22nd featuring Dirty Heads, Sublime with Rome, The Interrupters, and Beach Weather at Kia Forum. ALT VIPs get a chance to win a pair of tickets before they go sale. Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 13th. Find more on Friendsgiving HERE.
Franz Ferdinand Returns With The Human Fear In January 2025
Glasgow, Scotland's Franz Ferdinand announce their new studio album, The Human Fear, will be released January 10, 2025 via Domino. It's the band's sixth album and first since Always Ascending in 2018. Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with them on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the album showcases Franz at their most immediate, upbeat and life-affirming, unashamedly going for the pop-jugular in classic Franz style. The new collection will have 11-songs that all allude to some deep-set human fears and how overcoming and accepting these fears drives and defines our lives. Lead singer Alex
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is UK’s Sports Team. “I’m In Love (Subaru)” is the new single from the 6-piece that is now chart bound at Alternative. Lead singer Alex Rice says, “There was a really popular racing game in the UK called Colin McCrae Rally, where the Subaru just felt like the most glamorous, height of cool, thing you could have alongside beyblades. Subaru is sort of an exploration of how that concept of what you love grows up.” Big thanks to Braden Merrick from Bright Antenna for VIP Access. No surprise, Linkin Park
Sports Team
Sports Team VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Alex Rice (lead singer) Oli Dewdney (bass) Al Greenwood (drums) Rob Knaggs (rhythm guitar/vocals) Ben Mack (keyboards) Henry Young (guitar) ARTIST Sports Team SONG "I'm In Love (Subaru)" LABEL Bright Antenna ORIGIN Cambridge, UK I’m Alex Rice, the singer in Sports Team. We got together in Cambridge, UK where we’d put on our own shows and fell into being this hype band around the UK. Then we all lived together in London and carried on making music together. Alternative, maximalist, rock that’s
