Koe Wetzel Gives His Spin On Christmas Classics
In celebration of his favorite holiday, Koe Wetzel has released his new EP Koe Wetzel Presents… Wetzel’s Wonderland via Columbia. The genre-bending Texan puts his spin on three Christmas classics: “Please Come Home For Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” and “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Earlier this week Koe shared a hilarious EP trailer, which he wrote and co-directed. The video clip finds Koe encountering Mr. Claus himself "once upon a time in a lonely Texas dive bar." Watch it HERE. As Koe was leaving the bar after his run-in with Santa, he was asked for a statement from the scene: “Christmas
Veeps To Livestream iHeartRadio ALTer EGO 2024
The sold-out 2024 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO with Paramore, The 1975, The Black Keys, Thirty Seconds to Mars, BUSH, Sum 41, Yellowcard, lovelytheband, and The Last Dinner Party on Saturday, January 13th will air live exclusively for Veeps All Access subscribers at 7p (PT) from the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. This is the second year in a row that Veeps and iHeartMedia have partnered to offer live video streaming and an interactive digital concert extending access to the performances beyond the fans who are able to attend in person. "This year's ALTer EGO livestream saw an average watch time of
Wednesday Alternative Add Board Recap
Happy Wednesday! Congrats to lovelytheband on capturing #1 Most Added this week. It’s the third time in the last four weeks lovelytheband has been #1. Speaking of #1’s, I’m collecting Top 5 lists of Year End Picks - The Best Albums Of 2023 through this Friday, December 1st. Can’t wait to share everyone’s faves of the year on happens.vip. Nielsen November ‘23 PPM Ratings are rolling in this week and I’m psyched to share some good ALT ratings news. Big month for KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles (2.4-3.0) and KITS (LIVE 105)/San Francisco (4.0-4.5). Audacy RVP/Programming John Allers says LIVE 105
Noah Kahan, Weezer, Foo Fighters To Headline Shaky Knees 2024
The Shaky Knees Music Festival 2024 lineup has been announced for May 3-5 at Central Park in Atlanta. Friday 5/3 includes Noah Kahan, Arcade Fire, Young The Giant, Interpol, The Revivalists, Yves Tumor, Metric, All Them Witches, Switchfoot, and Del Water Gap. Saturday 5/4 includes Weezer, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Offspring, girl in red, Miike Snow, Royal Blood, and Sunny Day Real Estate. Sunday 5/5 includes Foo Fighters, Billy Idol, Portugal. The Man, Men I Trust, Dinosaur Jr, Waxahatchee, Matt And Kim, and The Struts. Pre-sale for the 3-day festival begins Thursday, November 30th. Find ticket info and
Blame My Youth
Blame My Youth VIP Access with Blame My Youth. Let's meet the band. ARTIST Blame My Youth SONG "Prizefighter" LABEL Big Loud ORIGIN Los Angeles I’m Sean Van Vleet, also known as “Blame My Youth”. I’m originally from Chicago, IL, where I spent most of my early music career with a band called Empires. After touring with bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Alkaline Trio, Deerhunter, etc., I moved to Los Angeles to focus on writing for others and it was during that time that I realized I missed playing
Shinedown Releases The Library Sessions
Shinedown has released The Library Sessions inspired by their current crossover single “A Symptom Of Being Human.” In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, the special November 28th broadcast event is benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), an organization dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide that Shinedown has been supporting for over a decade. The Library Sessions video features stripped-down, acoustic performances of “A Symptom Of Being Human” and Shinedown’s previous #1 rock single “GET UP” along with the band reading real fan stories that were submitted to the Symptom Library. Through their
Yungblud Delivers ‘Happier’ Music Video With Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes
Yungblud has shared the official music video for his latest single,‘Happier’ (ft. Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon). Directed by Masaki Watanabe of Maxilla Japan, the music video features both Yungblud and Oli, and was shot in Tokyo during their sold-out co-headlining tour. Watch the high-energy, in-your-face video HERE. "Happier' marks the second collaboration together following Bring Me The Horizon’s massive single "OBEY" in 2020. The pair have been touring Asia on their sold-out co-headlining tour this fall.
The Monday Alternative Music Meeting
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ Thanksgiving! Green Day “The American Dream Is Killing Me” claims the top spot on the Mediabase Alternative chart this week knocking off blink-182 “One More Time,” which spent 6 straight weeks at #1. There are no new chart debuts and most songs are down in spins following specialty programming over the holiday weekend. Thanks for visiting #HAPPENS, your new destination for Alternative Community. Find all the latest updates on the pages above to get The Latest Alternative News, New Music Discovery Picks, New Artist Discovery Of The Week, Music Info, Singles, Albums, Famous
Week of 11/27
ALT Happy Birthday wishes to WWDC (DC101)/Washington APD/MD/Middayer Tamo Sein (12/2) and Rent-A-Label’s Barry Lyons (12/3).
