New York's PULSE 87 has found a new home in Hudson Valley's WJZZ (88.1 FM) after 13 years of being online. Owned and programmed by NY Programmer and Operations Executive Joel Salkowitz, the dance station will be assisted by Valerie DeLong’s company MOXY Entertainment on the marketing and artist/label relations side.

Salkowitz, who launched HOT 97 in New York, helped PULSE 87 reach a weekly cume of more than 1m people despite several obstacles, including a remote dial position and limited signal.
DeLong’s career spans decades in the radio and video field for multiple major and independent labels, most notably with Republic, Motown, Cash Money and Lava Records.

"Valerie has been both a longtime business associate and friend," Salkowitz said. "What makes her such a perfect fit for this job is her relationships with both the radio and the record label communities. Over her 20+ years at labels Valerie’s interaction with radio stations was very successful due to her honest approach to business and her impeccable follow through. She is straightforward, tenacious and well-respected which lends itself to be the perfect enhancement to New York’s PULSE 87’s ever growing audience and business."

DeLong added, "Joel Salkowitz is one of the most legendary Program Directors and visionaries in the history of New York City radio. His inventiveness has been the crucial element of legendary stations including Hot 97, which he launched in New York as well as in the development of music programming for Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. His vision, insight and execution has provided New York listeners with 'the PULSE' of the city not only for decades but currently with PULSE 87. I am ecstatic to partner with Joel and the artists that make NYC the greatest music scene in the world."

Find the PULSE 87 online here, while we search for our own sinus rhythm.

Young the Giant will get back to their club roots in October with a two-night underplay at the Troubadour in Los Angeles—a stand that sold out in spectacular fashion.

Dubbed "a special anniversary event," the 10/13-14 gigs went clean in a matter of minutes. Per the venue, a queue of 10.5k fans—the largest in Troubadour history—were waiting to purchase the allotment of 500 tickets per night, which they did in less than 30 minutes.

The shows will offer a front-to-back performance of Young the Giant's gold-certified 2010 self-titled debut on night one, and a full airing of their sophomore outing Mind Over Matter the next. That album was reissued in honor of its 10th anniversary last week by WEA/Fueled by Ramen.

The Cali-bred quintet, which is handled by Activist Artists Management founding partner Matt Maher, is currently on tour with Cage the Elephant.

After depositing his surprise new album into the shopping bags of unsuspecting customers at his Third Man Records stores in Nashville, Detroit and London two weekends ago, Jack White has revealed a wider release for the project, which is still called NO NAME.

The 13-track set will materialize on DSPs on Friday (8/2), while a blue vinyl edition will be available tomorrow at Third Man stores and the following day at select indie retailers. A black vinyl variant is being sold online only through Third Man and White's web sites.

NO NAME was recorded, produced and mixed by White at his Third Man Studio over the past year and change. It's the follow-up to his twin 2022 albums Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive. But on NO NAME, White ditches the experimentation and returns to his sweet spot: raw-boned, Zeppelin-inspired rock & roll.

The announcement contained the cover art—yup, Jack remains in his blue period—and track names following a burst of imaginative guesswork from hard-core fans unsatisfied with “JW_NO_NAME_A_01,” etc. The official titles are...

Side A

1. Old Scratch Blues
2. Bless Yourself
3. That’s How I’m Feeling
4. It’s Rough on Rats (If You’re Asking)
5. Archbishop Harold Holmes
6. Bombing Out
7. What’s the Rumpus?

Side B

1. Tonight (Was a Long Time Ago)
2. Underground
3. Number One With a Bullet
4. Morning at Midnight
5. Missionary
6. Terminal Archenemy Endling

Following a show tonight in Atlanta, White will head abroad for four August festival dates filling in for the ailing Queens of the Stone Age. The artist is booked by Robby Fraser (U.S.) and Russell Warby (international) at WME. His longtime manager is Ian Montone.