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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.

Tarric

Tarric VIP Access with Tarric. Let's meet the artist. ARTIST Tarric SONG "I Had It Wrong" LABEL Intrigue ORIGIN Los Angeles I have had an Indian-American upbringing growing up in the Midwest, and seemingly destined for a medical career, (my parents wish). Yet, as serendipitous events often occur, the creative sirens called me to a vastly different path where I traded the sterile confines of a hospital ward for the inherently transient existence of a struggling artist!  I decided to pursue my dreams and left the mid-west for Los Angeles with

January 24th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

The Killers To Play Hot Fuss Las Vegas Residency 

The Killers have announced a special hometown Las Vegas residency for later this summer. To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their iconic debut album, Hot Fuss, The Killers will perform the record front to back for the first time ever. The residency will run between August 14-30 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  Tickets are on sale starting Saturday, January 27th. Find more details HERE. 

January 23rd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Sublime Signs New Management Deal

Sublime has signed a new management deal with Regime Music Group co-founder Kevin Zinger and music industry vet/Vandals bassist Joe Escalante for worldwide management of business, legacy assets and licensing. The collaboration between Escalante and Zinger’s Regime Music Group marks the beginning of an exciting era and the next chapter for Sublime as original members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh have reunited with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob as front man.  As previously announced, the band are scheduled to perform on the main stage at Coachella and will be announcing additional music festival performances in 2024. Production will begin this year

January 23rd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

The Monday Alternative Music Meeting

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with KITS (LIVE 105)/San Francisco MD Jayn sharing her Famous Firsts. Happy to share some positive Alternative ratings news in the latest batch of Nielsen December ‘23 12+ Trends released last Friday. KRXP (X1039)/Colorado Springs leaps 1.5-2.1. Congrats to Carly Evans & team. UK’s The Last Dinner Party just announced North American tour dates. Incubus has been announced as a headliner at BeachLife Festival. Check out the lineup on Music Info. Mumford & Sons x Pharell Williams “Good People” is this week’s #1 Most

January 22nd, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Week of 1/22

ALT HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes this weekend to Polyvinyl’s Rob Wilcox (1/26), In2une Music SVP/Promotion-Rock Formats Dave Lombardi (1/27), Dangerbird President Jenni Sperandeo (1/28), and Land Shark's John Perrone (1/28).

January 22nd, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

The Last Dinner Party Announce North American Tour Dates

UK’s The Last Dinner Party announce their 20-date North American tour in cities including Austin, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and more. The band’s tour will kick off in Mexico City on March 19th, and tickets for all dates will go on sale this Friday, January 26th at 10am local time. Find the tour dates HERE.

January 22nd, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

ALTer Ego

It was a heavy pre-Alter Ego 2024 hang at Laurel Tavern on January 12th before the sold-out ALTer Ego 2024 at Honda Center. Pictured are (Back row, l-r) Dustin Matthews (WWDC/Washington), Gary Gorman (RCA), Lisa Worden (KYSR/Los Angeles), Chris Muckley (SiriusXMU), Angelo Scrobe (Concord), Warren Christiansen (Q Prime); (Middle row, l-r) Amy Vaughn (300 Entertainment), Rob Goldklang (Warner), Nerf (KTCL/Denver), Elliott Wood (KTBZ/Houston), Brad Hardin (iHeartMedia); (Front row, l-r), Chris Patyk (Pandora), Ayelet Schiffman (Island), Amanda Walk (Republic), and Artie Gentile (Lil Miss Guided Music).

January 19th, 2024|Alternative, Radio and Records Exposure|

Incubus To Headline Beachlife Festival

BeachLife Festival returns May 3-5 Redondo Beach, CA with Sting, Incubus, and My Morning Jacket headlining.  The 3-day festival lineup includes Dirty Heads, Devo, Local Natives, Santogold, Pepper, Steel Pulse, Fleet Foxes, Courtney Barnett, and Atlas Genius.  Find more BeachLife Festival info HERE. 

January 19th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Alternative New Music Friday

Happy Friday! Last night, RCA dropped the highly-anticipated new single from Cage The Elephant. This week’s New Music Friday spotlight is on Green Day with today’s release of their 14th album, Saviors.   Happy to see some ratings increases this week in the latest Nielsen December ‘23 trends at KIWR (89.7 The River)/Omaha (1.9-2.2), WHHZ (100.5 The Buzz)/Gainesville-Ocala (1.2-1.5), and WKZQ/Myrtle Beach (1.9-2.2). KTCL/Denver just announced Keggs & Eggs. Check out the lineup in The Latest Alternative News. The Killers will headline day 2 of The Governors Ball. Find the complete lineup in Alternative Music Info. Hope you are having a

January 19th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

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