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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.

New Music Friday With IDLES

Bristol UK’s IDLES release their fifth album, TANGK, via Partisan. The 11-track album was co-produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), the band’s Mark Bowen and Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee). In an explosive run of unerringly stirring albums, TANGK—pronounced “tank” with a whiff of the “g” and an onomatopoeic reference to the lashing way the band imagined the guitars sounding that has grown into a sort of sigil for living in love – is this band’s most ambitious and striking record yet.  Speaking about the album, lead singer Joe Talbot says, "TANGK. I needed love. So

February 16th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Stephens Media Group/Rochester, NY Seeks Promotions Director

Stephens Media Group’s three station cluster WZNE (94.1 The Zone), WRMM (Warm 101.3), Adult Hits WFKL (Fickle 93.3)/Rochester, NY is seeking an organized, detail oriented and outgoing professional to lead our Promotions and Experiences team. You will work closely with our Operations Manager and Market Manager to proactively manage all market needs in regards to events, promotions and contesting. We are looking for someone that can help to create and develop top tier events and promotional opportunities, and who can work closely with programming and sales to develop revenue generating ideas. What You’ll Do: Work with the Programming and Sales

February 15th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Dexter And The Moonrocks Sign With Severance Records

Dexter And The Moonrocks signs with Severance Records, the independent division of Big Loud Rock. “We're honored to have Mike, Stevo, and the Severance / Big Loud team believe in us and give us the opportunity and resources to pioneer a sound that's meant for all the freaks, geeks, and everyone in between," Dexter And The Moonrocks share. "Whether you think 'a pair of boots' means cowboy or combat, we've got music that will make you feel truly comfortable in your own skin, and we cannot wait to share it with you.” Produced by Ryan Hewitt (Noah Kahan, Lumineers, Red

February 15th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday & Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks for the outpouring of birthday love to start my day! Oh yeah, it’s complicated. I’m going to celebrate with my wife later by going to see Bob Marley: One Love. Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is The Rockyts. The independent artist from Canada is wildly in love with Frank Sinatra and you have VIP Access today to lead singer Jeremy Abboud. In Music Info, Pearl Jam is #1 Most Added with their brand new single “Dark Matter,” which arrived late Tuesday night on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. It’s the title

February 14th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

The Rockyts

The Rockyts VIP Access. Let's meet The Rockyts. ARTIST The Rockyts SONG "Falling Again" LABEL Rockyt Records ORIGIN Ottawa, Canada My name is Jeremy Abboud and I’m 19. I started playing guitar at 8, but mainly made EDM music at the time. After taking a listen to Sgt. Pepper in its entirety on a whim one day while cutting the grass, I was forever hooked on rock. So, I started picking up drums, bass, piano & harmonica by ear, building a studio at home, experimenting with the sounds I could make

February 14th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

Lana Abruscato Exits Arista Records

Arista National Promotion Director + Head Of Touring Lana Abruscato has exited as her position was eliminated. Lana had been with Arista since April 2019.  Her past experience includes iHeart New York, Epic Records, Columbia Records, in2une Music, and tour managing. Reach out to Lana at LanaAbruscato@gmail.com.  

February 13th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Pearl Jam Announce New Album, Release Title Track, And Global Tour Dates

Pearl Jam will release their 12th studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench/Republic Records on April 19th and launch a 35-date worldwide tour in May. The album’s title track was released overnight to radio and is available HERE. Produced by multi-GRAMMY award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since Gigaton in 2020.  In 2023, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron [drums] retreated to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt at the helm. Writing and

February 13th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

girl in red Announces GIRL IN RED: DOING IT AGAIN TOUR!

girl in red has announced that she will support the release of her sophomore album I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! with the GIRL IN RED: DOING IT AGAIN TOUR!. The North American leg of the tour kicks off on April 16th in Boston with Momma supporting dates through May 5th in Nashville and The Beaches supporting dates from May 21st through June 2nd in San Francisco. Known for her high energy, raucous live shows, girl in red spent most of 2023 performing at various festivals, as well as opening for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour. Regarding her return to

February 12th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

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