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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.

Green Day Celebrate Landmark Anniversary Of Dookie And American Idiot With The Saviors Stadium Tour In 2024

Green Day have officially shared details on their massive 2024 global stadium tour with support from The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas in North America and Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, Donots, The Interrupters and Maid of Ace in the UK/EU. The Saviors Tour kicks off with the European run on May 30th in Monte De Gozo, Spain and travels through France, Germany and Italy, before reaching the UK, including a London show at the legendary Wembley Stadium on June 29th. The North American run, produced by Live Nation, begins July 29th in Washington at Nationals Park and

November 2nd, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

The Last Dinner Party Announce Debut Album

The Last Dinner Party announce their debut album, Prelude To Ecstasy, will be released on February 2nd via Island Records. It was produced by James Ford in London, and will feature the band’s breakthrough single, “Nothing Matters,” which is heading Top 20 on the Alternative chart. To coincide with the album’s announcement, the all-female quintet also shared another new track, “On Your Side.” It’s the fourth new offering from the forthcoming album following “Sinner” and “My Lady Of Mercy.” About the album, The Last Dinner Party had this to say, “Ecstasy is a pendulum which swings between the extremes of

November 1st, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday Alternative Add Board

Happy Wednesday! Welcome to November! Green Day is #1 Most Added for the second-consecutive week with closeout adds on “The American Dream Is Killing Me.” Nielsen PPM Ratings for October ‘23 are being released this week and I have some Alternative Radio 6+ highlights to share. It was an historic month for KITS (Live 105)/San Francisco up 3.4-4.0, big congrats to the one and only, John Allers. WNNX 99X)/Atlanta climbs 3.7-3.8 for Steve Craig. Christine Malovetz leads WDZH (ALT 98.7)/Detroit to another increase, 2.9-3.1. Dustin Matthews dials up WWDC (DC101)/Washington from 2.8-3.0. Nerf’s up in Denver as KTCL (Channel 93.3)

November 1st, 2023|Alternative, Introduction|

Ella Red

Ella Red VIP Access with Ella Red. Let's meet Ella. ARTIST Ella Red SONG "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" LABEL Unsigned ORIGIN Frisco, TX Hey! I am Ella Red and I'm a 20 year old recording artist from Frisco, Texas. I was introduced to music very young, we had an old piano in our house growing up and my mom would sometimes play it. I remember being 6 years old and asking her to teach me, but she was a busy mom and didn't have the time so I

October 31st, 2023|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

MGMT Announce New Album And Release First Single Via Mom+Pop

MGMT announce their fifth studio album, Loss Of Life, will be released on February 23rd via Mom+Pop Music, the band’s new home following a long tenure with Columbia Records. It's the followup to 2018’s Little Dark Age. The duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser produced the 10-track Loss Of Life with Patrick Wimberly (Beyoncé, Lil Yachty). Longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Spoon) mixed the album as he has done on the group’s past four full-lengths. The lead single "Mother Nature" arrived on Halloween with the album announcement.  According to the band, the song "outlines the archetypical MGMT

October 31st, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

KNRK (94/7 fm)/Portland Rolls Out ‘December To Remember 2023’ Lineup

Audacy Alternative KNRK (94/7 fm)/Portland, OR has unveiled the lineup for "December To Remember 2023." The station announced each show one day at a time for the holiday tradition that returns to The Crystal Ballroom. Here's the lineup of the 7 94/7 fm holiday shows: Saturday, December 2nd: TALK and Wilderado Wednesday, December 6th: Cannons Sunday, December 10th: Bakar Monday, December 11th: Portugal. The Man Tuesday, December 12th: The Moss and The Walters Wednesday, December 13th: Fishbone Sunday, December 17th: Beach Weather and The Beaches Find more details on December To Remember 2023 HERE. 

October 30th, 2023|Alternative, News Updates|

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