On this episode of Beyond the Beat, hosts Piper Rigney and Riley Alderman discuss and share some historic alternative rock bands and music. Including Green Day, the Arctic Monkeys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cage the Elephant, and Weezer. Listen now to get some interesting insight on these bands and the Alt Rock genre itself. And as always tune in every Monday at 6:30 PM ET to be graced with the beautiful work of staff members Riley and Piper on 91.3WHJE Carmel.
Beyond the Beat – Episode 1

Piper Rigney, a senior at Carmel High School and a fourth-year radio staff. She has a music live show called “Beyond The Beat” where she talks about all different kinds of music genres! Outside of school, she loves to hang out with friends, family, travel, and listen to music!

Riley Alderman is a senior at Carmel High School and a fourth-year radio student at WHJE. She is the 25-26 staff year Website Manager in addition to being an on-air host. Currently, she is the host of Motivational Minute, a talk show where Riley specializes in providing unprofessional advice. You can tune in to Motivational Minute on Monday mornings at 7:45 a.m. Outside of the station, Riley enjoys student government where she represents the class of 2026 as a senator, an executive dance marathon member, and a member of the Superintendent Principal Advisory Council. Riley’s passion is non-profit work, specifically with Twisted Pink to raise funds for metastatic breast cancer. You can check out some of her non-profit projects on Instagram via @beyondthecureinitiative and @jennysjourneychs. Riley is always up to something, whether it’s being the captain of Unified Sports, reading a classic novel, or simply surviving senior year.