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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.

Peach Pit Announce New Album Magpie 

Vancouver quartet Peach Pit will release their fourth album, Magpie, October 25th via Columbia. The band also shared the title track, accompanied by an action packed new video. Watch it HERE. "As Vancouver was slipping into winter, Melbourne was heading into summer and the birds were everywhere,” recalls lead singer/guitarist Neil Smith. "It was the magpies that caught my attention. I’m not sure what it was about them – maybe it was just the name that I liked."   “I liked the idea that the magpie is neither good nor bad,” he says. “Or, maybe it’s both –  it just depends

August 23rd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Alternative New Music Friday #Happens  

Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with new albums out today from Fontaines D.C., Magdalena Bay, Sofi Tukker, Teenage Dads, Trapdoor Social, and Cassyette.  New singles released this week from Palaye Royale and BOYS LIKE GIRLS are available. You can find the latest new music to listen & download on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads page. blink-182 drop new single "ALL IN MY HEAD" and surprise second track "NO FUN" from ONE MORE TIME… PART-2 album coming September 6th. Michigander has new single and tour. More in Alternative Music Info. Billy Burrs shares a photo and a wild story with Culture

August 23rd, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Michigander Releases An ‘Anthem For People Pleasers’ With Headline Tour

Michigander has released a new single "Giving Up" on own imprint Totally Normal Records via Thirty Tigers. "Giving Up" follows three Top 10 singles at Triple A and has captured playlist placement on Spotify The New Alt and the #1 spot on both Apple Music’s The New Rock and Tidal’s The Hot Rock. The official music video, directed by longtime visual collaborator Tyler Appel (Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Manchester Orchestra), is streaming now on YouTube HERE. "I was so excited after I wrote this song,” says Jason Singer (aka Michigander). "It’s an anthem for the people pleasers who are

August 22nd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is almost monday. “can’t slow down” is now Top 30 on the Alternative chart and the band just announced their debut album, Dive, which will be released on September 25th. The San Diego band’s charismatic lead singer Dawson Daugherty says, “I remember someone saying to me a while back that our music feels like “you’re in a car packed full of your friends on a warm summer day, with the windows down, driving on the PCH.” This week, it’s almost monday all over again on #HAPPENS Alternative Artist Discovery. Big

August 21st, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

almost monday

almost monday VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members: Cole Clisby, Dawson Daugherty, Luke Fabry ARTIST almost monday SONG "can't slow down" LABEL Hollywood Records ORIGIN San Diego, CA ️I’m Dawson, lead singer in almost monday.  In high school, Luke and I decided we wanted to start a band.  But, it was just us and we were looking for anyone else who could play to join.  One day, I went surfing and happened to meet Cole.  We ended up back at his house and I found out he played guitar. 

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

Katastro To Release Final Album To Honor Late Lead Singer Andy Chaves

Katastro announces final album, Until The End Of Time, in honor of their late lead singer Andy Chaves. The band's seventh album will be released on October 4th via Kamp Records/Controlled Substance Sound Labs.  The Arizona-based quartet began working on new music in May 2022 when a tragic car accident took the life of Chaves. Over the last two years, Katastro’s surviving members – Ryan Weddle (bass), Andrew Stravers (drums), and Tanner Riccio (guitar) – searched through hard drives and past recording sessions to collect any vocal takes from Chaves they could find. Until The End Of Time took shape

August 19th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

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