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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.

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Izzy from KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix sharing her Famous Firsts. Check out the fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. Mumford & Sons is buzzing at Alternative! “Rushmere” arrived last Friday morning and is the #1 Most Picked song this week on Alternative Picks and debuts at 33* on the Mediabase Alternative chart. Jack White “Archbishop Harold Holmes” lands the only other chart debut this week at 40*. Green Day “Bobby Sox” hits #1 this week on the Alternative chart. Congrats to Warner’s Rob

January 20th, 2025|Alternative, Introduction|

Week of 1/20

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to RCA SVP/Alternative & Rock Promotion Gary Gorman (1/21), AMPLIFY’s Tracy Brown (1/24), WKQX (Q101)/Chicago Morning Host Brian “Sludge” Haddad (1/25), Polyvinyl’s Rob Wilcox (1/26).

January 20th, 2025|Alternative, Birthdays|

Lollapalooza Behind The Scenes Stories To Be Revealed In Book Coming March 25

New York Times bestselling authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour tell the no-holds-barred history of the iconic music festival. Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story Of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival includes interviews with artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more. A nostalgic look back at 1990s music and culture, the book traces Lollapalooza's groundbreaking origins, following the tour as it progresses through the decade, and documenting the action onstage, backstage, and behind-the-scenes in detailed and uncensored and sometimes shocking first-person accounts. This is the story of Lollapalooza and the 1990s alternative

January 17th, 2025|Alternative, Music Info|

Alternative New Music Friday #Happens  

Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with new singles out today from Mumford & Sons “Rushmere” and little image “THE PRESSURE.” Earlier this week, there was new music from honestav “Hurts To Fall In Love” and Coheed And Cambria “Someone Who Can.” I have your music queued up for you to listen, download and get song info below on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads.  Alternative Ratings: Nielsen December ‘24 12+ Ratings are being released. KMYZ (Z104.5 The Edge)/Tulsa 4.0-4.5 and WEXX (99.3 The X)/Johnson City, TN are two of the  latest Alternative stations with an increase 12+. KFRR (New Rock 104.1)/Fresno

January 17th, 2025|Alternative, Introduction|

Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers Part Of FireAid Concert On January 30 

A Los Angeles benefit concert, FireAid, will be held on January 30th at both Intuit Dome and Kia Forum dedicated to help raise money for rebuilding communities that have been devastated by wildfires.  The two venues in Inglewood, CA will have concerts running in tandem beginning at 6pm. The lineup for FireAid includes: Billie Eilish & Finneas, Dave Matthews & John Mayer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gracie Abrams, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby, P!NK, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rod Stewart, Sting, Stephen Stills, Stevie Nicks, Tate McRae, and more to be

January 17th, 2025|Alternative, Music Info|

WGBJ (ALT 99.5/102.3)/Ft. Wayne Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

ST Radio Alternative WGBJ (ALT 99.5/102.3)/Ft. Wayne is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year.  WGBJ's Zack Skyler says, "We’ve got a few things planned and one of those is Bandemonium, which features many of our local homegrown bands with original music. ALT has been supportive of local music for several years with ALT Homegrown Spotlight and our weekly local music show, ALT Homegrown Showcase. We have several live Bandemonium events  and the winner will receive some great prizes, including the Golden Axe from Fort Wayne Guitar Exchange! ALT has a working relationship with our local entertainment paper called whatzup,

January 16th, 2025|Alternative, News Updates|

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