Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! We kickoff the first day of the week with Megan Holiday from KROQ/Los Angeles sharing her Famous Firsts. Fun stuff! Bishop Briggs “My Serotonin” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s this week’s #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks. Jack White “That’s How I’m Feeling” is your new #1 song this week on the Mediabase Alternative chart knocking off Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”, which logged 6 weeks at #1. Congrats to Matt Pollack & the Jack White team, who are feeling pretty good on a Monday morning. KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas debuts new on-air lineup today with Ian Camfield,
Week of 11/5
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Thirty Tigers SVP/Promotion And Artist Development Mike DePippa (11/5), WBNH-LP (105-1)/Bedford-Manchester, NH PD Harry Kozlowski (11/7), Concord GM Jill Weindorf (11/10), WRIS (The Resistance 106.7)/Madison APD Miranda Daniels (11/10), Record Promo Vet John Di Maio (11/10).
Suki Waterhouse Releases 4-Song Collection Via Amazon Music City Sessions
Suki Waterhouse, in collaboration with Amazon Music, has announced that her City Sessions 4-song EP, drawn from her Amazon Music live-stream last month, is available exclusively on Amazon Music. Her performance features 3 tracks from her new album Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin, and 1 track from her 2022 Milk Teeth EP. Tracklisting: 1.“OMG - City Sessions (Amazon Music Live)” 2. “Supersad - City Sessions (Amazon Music Live)” 3. “Good Looking - City Sessions (Amazon Music Live)” 4. “Model Actress Whatever - City Sessions (Amazon Music Live)” Check it out HERE. You can also watch her performance of “Model, Actress, Whatever
KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas Debuts New On-Air Lineup
Audacy Alternative KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas debuts new weekday on-air lineup, effective today (11/4). Ian Camfield moves from middays to mornings from 7am-1pm (CT) with Marci Wiser joining lineup for middays from 1pm-4pm, and Nicole Alvarez is now on from 4:00pm-7pm. Kevan Kenny remains in nights from 7pm-11pm. "We’re excited to unveil this dynamic new lineup, designed to enhance our overall weekday programming slate,” said John Allers, Regional Vice President of Programming, Audacy. “We’re committed to delivering an exceptional listening experience to our listeners in the DFW area and beyond, and we look forward to this revamped lineup entertaining them throughout
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! Welcome to November! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with The Cure, Songs Of A Lost World. The highly-anticipated new album is out today. The 8 song collection is The Cure’s first new album in 16 years. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales. Robert Smith created the sleeve concept, and Andy Vella, a long-time Cure collaborator, handled the album's art and design. The cover art features 'Bagatelle', a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat. To celebrate the release, The Cure will be playing Live At Troxy in London. You can watch the Global Live Stream today on
Weezer Releases 30th Anniversary Edition Of Blue Album
Weezer celebrates three decades of their debut full-length album with a 30th Anniversary release today of the Blue Album via Geffen/UMe. The Super Deluxe Edition box set includes the classic album newly remastered from the original analog tapes. Across four 12-inch 180-gram LPs, a 10-inch EP, and 7-inch, it consists of 50 songs in total—with thirty-six previously unreleased tracks (encompassing 8 “Kitchen Tape Demos”), twenty-two early practices and live recordings, six BBC radio recordings – two of which have never been heard before – and four tracks from their LMU sessions. Longtime friend, collaborator, and de facto band historian Karl
ALT 94.3 Debuts In Winnipeg
Pattison Media Hot AC CHNW/Winnipeg has flipped the switch from 94.3 Now! Radio to Alternative as ALT 94.3 – Winnipeg’s Music Alternative. The station plans to establish The Alternative Music Experience in Winnipeg with music from the 2000s and on-air talent providing local vibes. ALT 94-3 PD Dale Davies said, "Winnipeg is long overdue for a station dedicated to new Alternative Music and I couldn’t be prouder to bring the best in Alternative to my hometown." “We are excited to be Winnipeg’s Music Alternative and specialize in what alternative music is today and has been over the past 20+ years,"
