New Music Friday #Happens With Washed Out
Washed Out has a new album, Notes From A Quiet Life, out today via Sub Pop Records. It’s the fifth album from Ernest Greene, who goes by the stage name Washed Out. The new 10 song collection features the lead single “The Hardest Part.” It’s his first album in four years and first for the Georgia native since moving in 2021 to a former horse farm in Macon, GA that he calls "Endymion." He named it after the pastoral John Keats poem about a lovesick shepherd, the opening line is: “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.” Inspired
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens With Washed Out. Notes From A Quiet Life is the first album in four years for the Georgia native, Ernest Greene, who records under the name Washed Out and now lives on a farm in Macon, GA. It’s Shawnski’s Favorite Album Of The Week and in this week’s New Music Friday album spotlight. Ella Red and Robert DeLong released new singles today that are now available for airplay on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. Many of you saw HotWax showcase at #HAPPENS 2024 Las Vegas. Now you can see the UK band on the new
Eddie Ybarra Upped To Assistant Brand Manager At Woodward Radio Group/Appleton-Green Bay
Woodward Radio Group Alternative WFZZ (104.3 The Fuse) & WSKZ (95.9 KISS FM)/Appleton-Green Bay MD Eddie Ybarra has been promoted to Assistant Brand Manager of the FM cluster. In addition to WFZZ and WKSZ, Ybarra adds Active Rock WZOR (Razor 94.7 & 104.7) and Classic Rock WAPL. He joined Woodward Radio Group two years ago. Ybarra continues MD duties for WFZZ and WKSZ. He said, "This is the most talented group of radio pros I’ve ever worked with and I wanna thank Woodward Community Media for trusting me with this opportunity."
HotWax Cover Deep Purple ‘Sail Away’ On Amazon Prime’s My Lady Jane
#HAPPENS 2024 Las Vegas UK showcase band, HotWax are featured on the soundtrack for the new Amazon Prime series, My Lady Jane that debuts today (6/27). HotWax recorded a cover of Deep Purple’s "Sail Away" for the show which will be featured twice throughout the series. Check out their version of the song HERE. The new series is a witty revisionist take on Tudor history and the My Lady Jane Soundtrack released today via Milan Records, includes up-and-coming female-fronted artists from the UK putting their own unique spin on iconic British songs. Here's the My Lady Jane Soundtrack Tracklist: Goat
Audacy Ups Jeff Sottolano To Chief Programming Officer
Jeff Sottolano has been upped to Chief Programming Officer at Audacy and has agreed to a multi-year contract extension. In this role, Sottolano will be responsible for the content strategy and performance of Audacy’s local brands in all formats across broadcast, streaming, and podcast distribution platforms and oversee the programming leadership team, talent and content creators nationwide. Sottolano will also work closely with the Company’s product and technology teams as it enhances its creator tools and delivers new digital experiences for consumers and advertisers. He will also collaborate with its podcast leadership team on the development and launch of new
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Rare Americans. The Vancouver band has a new single “Stupid Heart.” Today you get VIP Access with one of the brothers from the band, James Priestner, who is affectionately known as “Jamesy Boy.” Coldplay “feelslikeimfallinginlove” lands #1 Most Added song this week. It's the first single from Coldplay's 10th studio album, Moon Music, which will land on October 4th. Congrats to Greg Dorfman & the 300 Elektra team on the massive launch! Ratings Love! KMYZ (Z104.5 The Edge)/Tulsa is up again, 3.6-3.8 in the Nielsen May ‘24 12+ Ratings.
Rare Americans
Rare Americans VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members: James Priestner, Jan Cajka, Duran Ritz ARTIST Rare Americans SONG "Stupid Heart" LABEL Crooked City Records ORIGIN Vancouver, Canada I’m James Priestner, but I go by Jamesy Boy in the band and amongst friends. We started back in 2018! My older brother Jared and I took a vacation together to the Caribbean, and since he’s a decade older than me, I wasn’t 100% sure what we were going to spend our time doing. I was writing songs and playing in
Ravey Exits The Woody Show
The Woody Show longtime co-host Renae Ravey has exited the Premiere Networks syndicated morning show that originates from KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles. Ravey has a 22 year history on The Woody Show with Jeff "Woody" Fife. She shared the following on social media: "I know this is a tough day for long time fans of the show. It’s a tough time for me as well. I know everyone wants more information or 'the truth'. But for right now — all I will say — is that I will miss the Woody Show fans like crazy. 95% of you have been
