Nights with Alice Cooper

Nights with Alice Cooper is a radio show hosted by rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and broadcast on over 100 radio stations in the US, seven in Canada, and is also available in the UK (on Planet Rock), Germany (on Star FM), Ireland, Australia (Classic Rock 91.5/95.3 FM), Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand. In addition, dozens of affiliate stations stream the radio show. Most stations broadcast the program between 19:00 and midnight local time.

During the program Cooper plays requests as well as his favorite songs (most of which are from the classic rock genre), answers emails from his fans, and interviews celebrities. Celebrities he has interviewed on his show include Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Brian Johnson of AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Meat Loaf, Rob Zombie, Glenn Danzig, Def Leppard, Peter Frampton and Jerry Springer. The show also plays rare tracks from classic rock artists, along with blues, early punk rock, and psychedelic music.

In 2005, The Guardian described the program as "a distinctive music show...Cooper makes an entertaining host with some unique one-liners".^[1]

History

The show debuted on January 26, 2004 on 16 stations, including its flagship station, KDKB in Phoenix, Arizona.

Nights with Alice Cooper features many segments, including "Tuesday Bluesday", "Freaky Factoids", "Movie Music Madness", "Cooper's Covers", "Same Name" (two different songs with the same name), "Closet Classic", "The Quiet Room", "Lockdown Rockdown" (songs for Cooper's jailed listeners), "Monster Prog", "Throwback Thursday", "Hey Superstar Clean Out the Garage", "The Best Band You've Never Heard In Your Life" and "Songs We Just Don't Understand". Alice also plays his own rare songs and tells the stories behind them in the "Alice's B.O." (Beyond Obscure) and "Alice's Lost Hits" segments.

Holidays are big events on Nights with Alice Cooper, especially Halloween. The radio show has offered numerous contests and giveaways, including a flyaway trip to see Cooper in concert; a trip to see Led Zeppelin in London; and in October, 2008, the giveaway of a signed ESP guitar. Alice is also a huge trivia buff, and gives away signed pairs of his own pants to listeners who correctly answer his questions, which mostly relate to rare rock or movie trivia.

Nights with Alice Cooper is produced by music journalist and former Rockline producer Katherine Turman.

References

1. ^ Elisabeth Mahoney (1 July 2005). "Alice's wonderland". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/jul/01/radio.television. Retrieved 25 March 2011. 

External links

• Official Nights with Alice Cooper website