Week of 11/20
ALT Happy Birthday wishes to Audacy Regional Brand Manager & KKDO (Alt 94.7)/Sacramento PM Driver Andy Hawk (11/21), In de Goot's Brett Greenberg (11/24), and Jacobs Media’s Bill Jacobs (11/25).
The Monday Alternative Music Meeting
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! It was a quiet past week of new music and there’s not a lot of movement on the Mediabase Alternative chart this week; in fact the top 9 songs remain the same. I have the chart highlights you need to know, including this week’s only chart debut, which belongs to The Revivalists “Good Old Days.” Congrats to Concord’s Angelo Scrobe & team! MGMT “Mother Nature” remains the #1 song this week on New Music Discovery Picks. SAINT PHNX has signed to Nettwerk and you can find their new single in ALT Music Info.
Gold’n Retriever Entertainment Adds Independent Label Distribution
Gold'n Retriever Entertainment has expanded into the independent label scene via a distribution agreement with Vydia Distribution. The company first launched in January 2021 by veteran label executive Joe Riccitelli, following a successful 25-year run as head of promotion at several labels, rising to co-President & GM of RCA Records. Gold'n Retriever is now a multi-faceted music company involved in marketing and consultancy for several artists and labels. Riccitelli remarked, "After a blessed career on the major label side. It has been a joyous transition for me to work with independent artists and help independent labels launch their own respective
SAINT PHNX Sign With Nettwerk And Release New Music
Nettwerk has announced the signing of Scottish duo SAINT PHNX and share the band's new single "Something In The Water." Check it out HERE. SAINT PHNX had this to say about their new single, "'Something in the Water' is a song about individuality. It's about letting that inner person who you really are out for the world to see and not care what others think." Formed in 2016, the Glasgow brothers, Stevie and Alan Jukes have hustled hard, performed countless gigs, and even touched down on U.S. soil to write in Las Vegas. The duo served up their single “KING”
Alternative New Music Friday
Happy Friday! It’s the end of the year as we know it. Back by popular demand will be Year End Picks - The Best Albums Of 2023. If you haven’t already sent me your Top 5 list, make sure I get it by December 1st to join in on all the fun. This week’s New Music Friday spotlights Bad Suns. Daft Punk releases Random Access Memories Drumless Edition. Bleachers share details on upcoming album and I have it for you in Music Info. Jill Nelson is returning to WNNX (99X)/Atlanta on November 27th. Find all the exciting details in The
Bad Suns Deliver Infinite Joy For New Music Friday
L.A. 3-piece Bad Suns share a new collection of songs titled Infinite Joy via Epitaph. Infinite Joy is the band's fifth album. It was produced by Ben Allen (Washed Out, Walk The Moon). “The songs on Infinite Joy reflect an oceanic scope of emotions which colored the last year of my life,” said lead singer Christo Bowman. "In October of 2022 I got clean after a decade spent battling with alcohol abuse. In the direct aftermath, it was like experiencing an entire ten years’ worth of growth, in a matter of months. Growth doesn’t occur independent of pain, sorrow, joy
Daft Punk Releases Drumless Random Access Memories
Following the release of two tracks “Within (Drumless Edition)” and “Motherboard (Drumless Edition),” Daft Punk has released a Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) album via Columbia to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the GRAMMY-award winning Album Of The Year. The new edition strips away all drum and percussive elements from the album. Daft Punk’s “Memory Tapes” content series continues most recently with episodes with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. Directed by long-time Daft Punk collaborator Warren Fu, interviews for Memory Tapes were conducted at Henson Studios in Los Angeles and Gang Studios in Paris, where much of Random Access Memories
Jill Nelson Returns To WNNX (99X)/Atlanta To Host Nights
Cumulus Alternative WNNX (99X)/Atlanta welcomes back Jill Nelson to host nights, Monday-Friday from 7p-midnight, beginning Monday, November 27th. She will also anchor weekends on 99X. The Atlanta native was part of the original 99X from 1992-2008. Her new music show “Planet Jill” will return in December from 8-9p. 99X PD Steve Craig said, "The final member of the 99X Original Cast has returned! Jill has deep roots in Atlanta and was with us from the very beginning in 1992! Her incredible knowledge of music and ties to our local band community will be, as it was then, a valuable asset
Bleachers Fourth Album To Be Released In March 2024
Bleachers announce their upcoming self-titled fourth album, will drop on March 8th via Dirty Hit. The lead single "Modern Girl" is inside the Top 15 on the Alternative chart. Jack Antonoff has also shared another new track, "Alma Mater" featuring backing vocals from Lana Del Rey. The press release says, "Antonoff’s distinctly New Jersey take on the bizarre sensory contradictions of modern life, on his position in culture, and on the things he cares about." It’s also perfect music for "driving on the highway to, for crying to, and for dancing to at weddings." The collection will include vinyl options
