blink-182 Returns In 2024 For Massive Stadium And Arena Tour
On the heels of playing at When We Were Young Festival, blink-182 reveals a massive summer 2024 tour with a stadium and arena tour through North America. Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker will hit some of the biggest venues nationwide next year, debuting their new album One More Time … for the first time in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city trek includes stadium performances at Petco Park in the band’s hometown of San Diego, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Citi Field in New York, Fenway Park in Boston, and Rogers Centre in Toronto,
KROQ/Los Angeles Announces ‘Almost Acoustic Christmas’ Lineup
Audacy Alternative KROQ/Los Angeles announces the return of "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas" will be Saturday, December 9th at the Kia Forum. The event will feature performances from Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Garbage, Portugal. The Man, Bleachers, Cannons, Lovejoy, Bakar and The Beaches. The last KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas was in 2019. "KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas is a Southern California holiday tradition, and we're excited to bring this year's lineup back to the Kia Forum,” said Kevin Weatherly, KROQ SVP/Programming. "Together, we'll leverage the power of music to support Para Los Niños and Al Wooten Jr. Heritage – two
Former Longtime KROQ/Los Angeles Air Personality Dusty Street Passes
Sad to hear over the weekend that veteran on-air talent Dusty Street passed away at the age of 77 on Saturday (10/21) in Eugene, OR. Dusty was a fixture in nights at KROQ/Los Angeles throughout the 80’s. She most recently was on-air at SiriusXM on “Deep Tracks.” The following message was posted by SiriusXM Deep Tracks on Facebook: We have lost one of our own. Dusty Street has passed away after 77 joyous trips around the sun. And yes, Dusty Street was her real name. Dusty was one of the first female rock jocks on the west coast working at
Vacations New Album Is No Place Like Home
Australian band Vacations announces their new album, No Place Like Home, will be released on January 12th. The upcoming record follows an intense period of transformation for the lead singer Campbell Burns, who was diagnosed with Pure OCD (or “Pure O”), a subtype of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder marked by intrusive, unwanted, and uncontrollable thoughts. His experiences learning to live with this while touring the world informed the record, which also engages in nuanced discussions around personal growth and sexuality. Burns said, “I found it extremely difficult to write anything for years. I didn’t know what Vacations’ voice was anymore, or
KMYZ/Tulsa Sets Lineup For The Edge Christmas Concert
Stephens Media Group Alternative KMYZ (Z-104.5 The Edge)/Tulsa announces "The Edge Christmas Concert" lineup for Sunday, December 10th will feature Young The Giant, Wilderado, and The Beaches at Cain's Ballroom. Tickets are on-sale now. More info HERE.
ONE MORE TIME … For blink-182 On New Music Friday
blink-182 released their highly-anticipated ninth album, ONE MORE TIME... via Columbia on October 20th. It marks the first album to feature the group’s lineup of Mark Hoppus [bass, vocals], Tom DeLonge [guitar, vocals], and Travis Barker [drums] since 2011. The title track lead single moved to #1 on the Alternative chart earlier this week and the band is set to headline When We Were Young Festival this weekend. The trio recorded ONE MORE TIME... across 2022 and 2023 in the midst of their reunion tour, which sold out arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums across the world. The album, produced by Travis
Alternative New Music Friday
Happy Friday! It’s an Alternative weekend in Vegas with the When We Were Young Festival happening this Saturday 10/21 & Sunday 10/22 at Las Vegas Festival Fairgrounds. A belated ratings shoutout to a few stations that deserve some props from the Nielsen September ‘23 PPM Ratings. Elliott Wood leads KTBZ (94.5 The Buzz)/Houston to a 4.2-5.0 jump 6+. Steve Craig gets an immediate reward as WNNX (99X)/Atlanta posts a full share increase from 2.7-3.7. KPNT (105.7 The Point)/St. Louis continues to shine 6.8-7.5. Big congrats to Tommy Mattern, Donny Fandango & team! blink-182 dropped their long anticipated new album and
HotWax Drop New EP
Teenage UK three-piece HotWax release their second EP Invite me, kindly via Marathon Artists this week. Mixed by Alan Moulder (Foo Fighters, Wet Leg, Arctic Monkeys), Invite me, kindly encapsulates the three-piece’s ability to harness the firepower of grunge pioneers, matched with great songwriting and musicianship. The band has released three singles “High Tea," “Phone Machine,” and “Drop” from their newest collection. “Writing this EP felt really good, it all came together really quickly and the majority of the songs just fell into place.” explains singer Tallulah Sim-Savage. “I felt I had lots of phrases saved up in my head
