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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.

Legendary Producer Steve Albini Dies Of Heart Attack

Sad to report the passing of musician/producer Steve Albini, who died of a heart attack on May 7th at age of 61. Albini's music career started as lead singer/guitarist of Chicago punk band Big Black in 1981. He later formed Rapeman in 1987 and Shellac in 1992. Albini left his mark on the Alternative format. He produced Nirvana - In Utero (1993), Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988), and so many indie artists. In 1995, he bought Electrical Audio, a recording studio in Chicago. Electrical Audio issued the following statement: On the night of May 7, our captain, Steve Albini, died

May 8th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Girl And Girl. The 4-piece from Australia are in the U.S. this month opening for Royel Otis. Today you get VIP Access to Girl And Girl lead singer Kai James so you can get to know the band and their lead single “Hello” which has already been added at 91X and WEQX.  Speaking of Royel Otis, “Murder On The Dancefloor” is knocking on the door of Top 5 on the Alternative chart and the duo were at WWDC (DC101)/Washington’s “DC101 Soundspace” this past weekend and chatted with Mike

May 8th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Girl And Girl

Girl And Girl VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Kai James (vocals) Liss (drums) Jayden Williams (guitar)  Fraser Bell (bass) ARTIST Girl And Girl SONG "Hello" LABEL Sub Pop Records ORIGIN Melbourne, Australia My name is Kai James, I front Girl And Girl. The band got started in my mum’s garage, she lives on property in Queensland Australia, and Jayden and I would jam down there. Aunty Liss, our drummer, used to walk her dogs on the property and dropped in one day to mess around on the kit, whereby we

May 8th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

blink-182 To Headline Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024

The Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024 lineup has been announced for October 4-6 and October 11-13 at Zilker Park in Austin. The headliners are Dua Lipa, Tyler, The Creator, Chris Stapleton, blink-182, Sturgill Simpson, and Pretty Lights. The nine-stage, two weekend ACL Fest will include Foster The People, The Beaches, Benson Boone, Bakar, CAAMP, Cannons, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Dominic Fike, The Marias, Jungle, Royel Otis (weekend #2), Porter Robinson (weekend #1), Something Corporate (weekend #1).    More than 30 Texas artists will grace this year’s ACL Fest stages, including including Dexter And The Moonrocks (weekend #1) and Late Night

May 7th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Phil “PK” Kukawinski from WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville sharing his Famous Firsts after a fun-filled Kentucky Derby Weekend at Churchill Downs.  Alternative programmers are buzzing about Dead Poet Society “My Condition.” It’s the #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks this week and chart bound. Green Day “Dilemma” returns to #1 on the Alternative chart this week after getting bumped last week by twenty one pilots “Overcompensate.” “Dilemma” is the 13th #1 single for Green Day at Alternative. “Overcompensate” is the 11th

May 6th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

The Sisters Of Mercy And Blaqk Audio Set U.S. Fall Tour

The Sisters Of Mercy (TSOM) have announced a run of 26 shows this Fall with Blaqk Audio that include such legendary venues as New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles’ The Greek, San Francisco’s The Masonic and Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom among others. The tour kicks off September 14th in Detroit at The Fillmore. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10th with presales beginning Wednesday, May 8th to Thursday, May 9th.

May 6th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

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