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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.

Week of 2/26

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Silverstone Entertainment USA/BANDTANGO’s Mike Quinn (2/26), Dunn Creative Media’s Bill Dunn (2/26), Hard Boiled’s Chris Stowers (3/1), former Audacy Alternative Regional Brand Mgr. Bailey (3/1), and WQMP (FM 101.9)/Orlando PM Driver/Imaging Director James Steele (3/3).  

February 26th, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

Seth Resler Launches Community Marketing Revolution

Former Jacobs Media Digital Strategy Consultant Seth Resler has launched Community Marketing Revolution for the arts and entertainment industry. Resler provides online courses and digital resources to generate revenue through strategic community engagement.  In his role at Jacobs Media from 2015-2023, Resler helped radio stations design and implement action plans that combine websites, social media, email marketing, search engine optimization, content marketing, lead generation, and other online tools. He has a long track record in Alternative Radio at WXRK (92.3 K-Rock)/New York, WBCN/Boston, KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle, KPNT (105.7 The Point)/St. Louis, and WBRU/Providence. On February 29th, Resler will deliver

February 26th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Alternative New Music Friday #Happens

Happy Friday! New Music Friday with I DONT KNOW HOW BUT YOU FOUND ME today. New Downloads this week from Amigo The Devil, Catfish And The Bottlemen, and Grouplove. Before we dive into New Music Friday, I wanted to share some good ratings news. Congrats on the latest Alternative stations posting ratings increases in the Nielsen January ‘24 PPM 6+ Ratings. WWDC (DC101)/Washington 2.9-3.4, WDZH (ALT 98.7)/Detroit 2.9-3.2, KNDD (107.7 THE END)/Seattle 2.6-3.3, KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego 1.7-2.2, KTCL (CHANNEL 93.3)/Denver 4.4-5.0, WEND (106.5 The End)/Charlotte 4.4-4.5, KXRK (X96)/Salt Lake City 3.4-4.3, KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento 3.8-4.3, WXDX/Pittsburgh 5.5-5.8, KXTE (X107.5)/Las

February 23rd, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Linkin Park Announce Greatest Hits Collection

Linkin Park will release a greatest hits album, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023), on April 12th via Warner. The 20-track collection features the latest unreleased single "Friendly Fire." The song was recorded during the 2017 sessions for their seventh album One More Light. Watch the video for "Friendly Fire" HERE.  Mike Shinoda said, “In the making of each Linkin Park album, I want to love and believe in each individual song completely. I hope that if any one track is heard on its own in the world, it is something I can feel proud of, and something that takes root inside

February 23rd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Kings Of Leon Rev Up ‘Mustang’ And Announce New Album And Tour

Kings Of Leon return with a new label partnership with Capitol Records for their upcoming 9th full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun, out on May 10. The album announcement arrives alongside a 2024 World Tour and lead single, “Mustang.” Watch the video for "Mustang" HERE. It’s the band’s first new music since When You See Yourself was released in 2021 on RCA. Can We Please Have Fun, as the new  album title suggests, sees the band cutting loose, trying new things, and, yes, having some fun. Recorded at Dark Horse studio in Nashville and produced with new collaborator

February 22nd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Militarie Gun. The band’s new single “Do It Faster” on Loma Vista/Concord is now chart bound and you get VIP Access today. Excited to share some Alternative ratings highlights from the latest Nielsen January ‘24 PPM 6+ Ratings: KYSR (ALT 98,7)/Los Angeles (2.7-3.0), KROQ/Los Angeles (1.9-2.2), KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas (2.5-3.1), KTBZ (94.5 The Buzz)/Houston (3.4-4.9), and WNNX (99X)/Atlanta (2.9-3.7).  KTBZ PD Elliott Wood shares, "Rod Ryan Morning Show continues a strong run after a record setting 2023. January: #1 in demos - 6+, 12+, 18+ P18-49, P25-54, P35-64

February 21st, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Militarie Gun

Militarie Gun VIP Access. Let's meet Militarie Gun. ARTIST Militarie Gun SONG "Do It Faster" LABEL Loma Vista/Concord ORIGIN California We are Militarie Gun, we started in March 2020, being that there was nothing else going on we did nothing else besides write songs and practice. As soon as we could, we transitioned all that energy into touring and have been running nonstop ever since. Aggressive and catchy. Guided By Voices has always been a guiding principle of the band, we try to write as much as we can

February 21st, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

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