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March 4, 2022
Veteran Music Publicist Cary Baker Retires After 42 Years
VARIETY is reporting that veteran music publicist CARY BAKER is retiring after 42 years in the business. On MARCH 18th, the L.A.-based BAKER is said to be shutting down CONQUEROO, the independent music PR firm he founded in 2004, and officially retiring. … more »
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January 14, 2022
KVVL/Maryville, MO Flips To '97.1 Real Alternative Radio'
REGIONAL MEDIA Classic Rock KVVL/MARYVILLE, MO flips to "97.1 REAL ALTERNATIVE RADIO" starting TODAY (1/14) with THE BOB & TOM SHOW in mornings. KVVL's playlist will include Alternative and New Wave standbys like THE CARS, TALKING … more »
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December 16, 2021
KCRW/Santa Monica, CA, To Offer Deirdre O'Donoghue's Seminal 'Bent Music' As Podcast
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE NPR station KCRW/SANTA MONICA, CA, will air episodes of the late KCRW DJ DEIRDRE O'DONOGHUE's seminal show, "BENT MUSIC," starting on JANUARY 1st, 2022, almost to the day 40 years since the first installment … more »
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August 12, 2021
Lady Gaga Teams Up With Ceek For Virtual Reality 'Chromatica' Anniversary
LADY GAGA is teaming up with CEEK VR to present a behind-the-scenes look into her video, “911” in Virtual Reality. The GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter will release this content to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the #1 album … more »
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May 12, 2021
Oasis Announces Feature-Length Knebworth Concert Documentary
It was the concert that defined an era. Two days in AUGUST 1996 that will be remembered forever by 250,000 fans. On a scale rarely seen before or since, OASIS staged one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll events to ever take place on BRITISH soil. … more »
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April 15, 2021
Adam Schlesinger's Life Celebration Set For May 5th
ADAM SCHLESINGER songwriter and performer passed away last year on APRIL 1st due to complications from COVID-19 (NET NEWS 4/1/20). SCHLESINGER's bandmate, JODY PORTER (FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE), has brought together an array of performers and friends to … more »
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February 15, 2021
Russ Thyret, Former Warner Bros. Records Chairman/CEO, Passes At 76
RUSS THYRET, who reigned as one of WARNER BROS. RECORDS top executives during the BURBANK-based label's glory years, including a stint as Chairman/CEO from 1995 to 2001, passed away FRIDAY morning after a long illness at the age of 76. Over the … more »
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January 18, 2021
WAQX (95X)/Syracuse Featuring Icons Of Alternative Throughout January
CUMULUS Alternative WAQX (95X)/SYRACUSE is in the middle of a monthlong spotlight on the "ICONS OF ALTERNATIVE" featuring a deep dive into a different artist each weekend throughout JANUARY. "We went through and picked 20 bands we felt … more »
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December 24, 2020
Members Of Nico Vega Drop Playlist After Trump's Unauthorized Use Of Their Song
In response to PRESIDENT TRUMP's unauthorized use of their song, “Beast,” former NICO VEGA members AJA VOLKMAN-REYNOLDS and DAN EPAND of the band TWO, have issued a statement and dropped a SPOTIFY playlist highlighting bands that have had … more »
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September 17, 2020
TV Version Of 'Song Exploder' Podcast Coming To Netflix October 2nd
"SONG EXPLODER" is the latest podcast to make it to television, with NETFLIX ready to debut the TV version on OCTOBER 2nd. Creator, producer, and former host of the podcast version HRISHIKESH HIRWAY is hosting the video version of the show, … more »