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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.

91X/San Diego Morning Co-Host Danielle Will Exit October 27

Local Media San Diego Alternative XTRA-FM (91X)/San Diego morning co-host Danielle Stuht is exiting to pursue a career in craft beer. Her last day on-air with Marty is Friday, October 27th. Marty & Danielle have been hosting mornings on 91X for the last four years. Danielle posted the following message on Instagram: “The last 8 years doing morning radio in San Diego, 7.5 of those years at 91X has been a dream. I’ve always called 91X home and I said I’d never work at another radio station because 91X is home, but it’s time to grow and leave home. I’ve

October 17th, 2023|Alternative, News Updates|

WWDC/Washington Announces DC101-derland

iHeartMedia Alternative WWDC (DC101)/Washington, D.C. has released the lineup for its DECEMBER 1st holiday show, “DC101-derland” with Young The Giant, Lovejoy, MisterWives, and Weathers playing at The Anthem. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 20th HERE. 

October 17th, 2023|Alternative, News Updates|

Roland West Exits The Orchard

The Orchard Sr. Director Marketing & Radio Promotion Roland West has exited after 8 years in the Sony system. West said, “My journey began in college radio, where I caught the bug at KCSC/Chico. My professional radio career started at KNAC/Long Beach (thanks Jimmy Christopher at Rock & Rhythm) as DJ/Music Director, then to KROQ to spend a year honing my on air chops surrounded by the greatest DJS of the time (Jed The Fish, Freddy Snakeskin, Richard Blade, Dusty Street, and lead by Rick Carroll). I got an offer I couldn't refuse (thanks Richard Sands), headed up to San

October 17th, 2023|Alternative, News Updates|

The Monday Alternative Music Meeting

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! blink-182 “ALREADY OVER” takes over the top spot on the Mediabase Alternative chart this week. Columbia SVP/Rock Formats Lisa Sonkin said, “A big THANK YOU for putting blink-182 back on top at Alternative Radio “One More Time”! There is so much fantastic music out there right now.  We know your playlists are tight. Your airplay and belief in the band and their music mean so much. One More Time, the album, will be out on Friday. We can’t wait to share it with you.” I’ll unpack this week’s chart and get you

October 16th, 2023|Alternative, Introduction|

Durry

DURRY VIP Access with Durry. Let's meet the band. ARTIST Durry SONG "Who's Laughing Now" LABEL Big Pip/Thirty Tigers ORIGIN Minneapolis Hey we’re Durry (Austin and Taryn), we’re a brother and sister from MN. We started out just kinda goofing around with new music together in the early days of the pandemic when Austin’s old band had been stopped in its tracks with lockdowns. What came out was a totally new sound for us, something that felt authentic and true. In 2021 officially started the band, naming it after our family

October 16th, 2023|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

Shinedown Announces Somewhere In The Stratosphere To Be Released For The First Time On Vinyl

Shinedown has announced their 2011 live album, Somewhere In The Stratosphere, will be available for the first time on vinyl on Friday, December 8th via Atlantic. The limited-edition red, black, and beige splattered 4LP set includes the band’s multi-platinum hit single “Second Chance” and their platinum single “If You Only Knew” as well as covers of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” and two full live show recordings: an electric set from Washington State and an acoustic set from Kansas City.  The Somewhere In The Stratosphere 4LP vinyl set is available exclusively via Shinedown’s official store.

October 16th, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

iHeartRadio Announces ALTer EGO 2024 Lineup

This year's iHeartRadio ALTer EGO will take place on January 13th at the Honda Center in Anaheim and feature performances from Paramore, The 1975, The Black Keys, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, Sum 41, Yellowcard, lovelytheband, and The Last Dinner Party.  The show will be hosted by Woody of "The Woody Show," nationally syndicated from Alternative KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles. Woody said, "Another year, another dope lineup, and another stunning display of misplaced confidence by the people running this company asking me to host such an event. My team and I can’t wait to get out there and pretend like

October 13th, 2023|Alternative, News Updates|

Noah Floersch Releases New Album NOAH

Nebraska-born unsigned artist Noah Floersch released his sophomore album, NOAH on Friday The 13th (10/13). The lead single “Ghost of Chicago” is at Alternative Radio now. It has already amassed 13 million streams on Spotify.  Floersch said, "Ghost of Chicago was a big leap forward for me and my music. Not only did it triple my listenership, but it elevated my confidence in my career choice. It demonstrated to me that people truly want to hear the kind of music I make, and to me, that means everything." Moving to Nashville, Noah immersed himself in the city's vibrant music scene

October 13th, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

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