Herald: ZLX picks up Alice Cooper show

[raccoonradio]

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=164970

No politics (Alice says you shouldn't turn to rockers for political views), just music.
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"Cooper’s radio show was on just five stations when it debuted nearly three years ago. Now, it’s heard on more than 100 stations. 'I go to deeper music. I come from the ’60s, ’70s era and I think a lot of that classic rock gets lost. And with that, every single artist I play I know,' Cooper told the Herald yesterday."

Cooper in a previous interview: ""If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."

 

[Varulven]

Cooper was fantastic Saturday night and again yesterday morning. Great radio.

Rob Barnett, formerly of WAAF, should've tried Cooper instead of David Lee Roth when he replaced Stern.

Alice is a superstar and knows how to do radio.

 

[raccoonradio]

Doesn't he own a restaurant in Cleveland, "Cooperstown"? Last year I went to an Indians game with a friend
of mine from that area and I think we walked past it (we didn't stop in, no time...)

Who knows, may eventually pick up a best-of by him. His hits include:
I'm Eighteen
School's Out
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Only Women Bleed
I Never Cry
You And Me
How You Gonna See Me Now

 

[Eli Polonsky]

It's a good show. One of the more listenable shows on WZLX, IMO.

He plays some good tracks you don't often hear without going too obscure for the mainstream classic rock audience. His delivery is lower key than you might expect for an in-concert "shock-rock" act like Alice, but it reminds me of the kind of AOR that I liked back in the 70's.

He's not insulting the listener's intelligence like so much of WZLX's airtime currently does. It takes a celebrity with Alice's status to produce a nationally syndicated show like that these days.

He's come a long way since I saw him play on the Boston Common in 1971 for $1 dollar. (He's sold out at Foxwoods tonight).

 

[Big_Bunny]

His show has been on down here in Phoenix since the beginning, since this is where he lives and golfs ;-) He's very laid back on air, a pretty good show for a chuckle and some music. He will definitely play stuff you would not expect from Alice Cooper, but he definitely does not hold back on any of his feelings about the songs or the artists! It's a good show, but not what you would put on drive-time IMO.

 

[redbaron]

It's a good show. One of the more listenable shows on WZLX, IMO.

He plays some good tracks you don't often hear without going too obscure for the mainstream classic rock audience. His delivery is lower key than you might expect for an in-concert "shock-rock" act like Alice, but it reminds me of the kind of AOR that I liked back in the 70's.

He's not insulting the listener's intelligence like so much of WZLX's airtime currently does. It takes a celebrity with Alice's status to produce a nationally syndicated show like that these days.

He's come a long way since I saw him play on the Boston Common in 1971 for $1 dollar. (He's sold out at Foxwoods tonight).

I believe you've mentioned this before. How does WZLX go about "insulting the listener's intelligence"?

 

[Varulven]

Alice from Monday, October 30, will be back! On the WZLX website

Carter said that the production guy had a couple of days off but the interview would be up.
True to his word, here it is - I'm listening to it right now!

http://wzlx.com/pages/64787.php

WZLX has rubbed elbows with some famous people over the years, check these out!


Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 1 of 4
Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 1 of 4


Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 2 of 4
Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 2 of 4


Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 3 of 4
Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 3 of 4


Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 4 of 4
Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 4 of 4


Carter Alan interviews Lindsey Buckingham 10/13
Alice Cooper With Karlson & McKenize Part 4 of 4

 

[Eli Polonsky]

I believe you've mentioned this before. How does WZLX go about "insulting the listener's intelligence"?

The same way that many male-oriented major market rock stations do nowadays. Listen to most of the DJ patter. I know they want to image as a "party" station, but so much of it is about glorifying getting smashed and otherwise f**ked up, and a Wayne's World-like "awesome, dude" style of delivery. It just sounds dumb.

When I try to tune in to K&M in the morning, I can't listen to it. I tried one morning last week and heard a bit that was insulting to Spanish people, and another bit that was insulting to gays. I'm neither Spanish nor gay, but I don't like humor at the expense of certain groups of people. Maybe it's the way to get ratings among a young white male audience these days, but in my opinion it's sad that the business has pushed the common denominator down so low.

WZLX used to be a cut above all that. It had some class for a number of years. Carter Alan still manages to maintain some, and Nowlin at least sounds somewhat tongue in cheek with his schtick. That's about it. The rest of it I'm finding increasingly unlistenable.

 

[TowerBuzz]

Cooper was fantastic Saturday night and again yesterday morning. Great radio.

Rob Barnett, formerly of WAAF, should've tried Cooper instead of David Lee Roth when he replaced Stern.

Alice is a superstar and knows how to do radio.

My guess Alice will be under contract for United stations or who it is that syndicates his show for a while so he was unavilable, plus he is not a talk host, he does what Dee Snider started out doing, he is a dj. David Lee Roth was a great idea on paper, it made sense given he is arguably a bigger superstar than Cooper and he probably has amazing life experiences none of which he discussed on air and the show was horrible as a result. So if they take the Alice Cooper show who will be out of a gig? what time are they running it? live nights as it's fed?.

 

[TravisWMLN]

Doesn't he own a restaurant in Cleveland, "Cooperstown"? Last year I went to an Indians game with a friend
of mine from that area and I think we walked past it (we didn't stop in, no time...)

Who knows, may eventually pick up a best-of by him. His hits include:
I'm Eighteen
School's Out
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Only Women Bleed
I Never Cry
You And Me
How You Gonna See Me Now

I went to the cooperstown you speak of (been there, got the t-shirt) wasn't bad, but there was hardly anyone in there, or in Cleveland for that matter...cool city though

 

[Varulven]

TB posts conjecture when the facts are easy enough to find:

The Conjecture "he is arguably a bigger superstar than Cooper"

The Facts:

David Lee Roth was/is hardly a "bigger superstar" than Alice. Do the cumulative album sales; look at the equal amount of hit singles - BUT, notice how Alice spans decades while Lee Roth's "heyday" fame lasted one decade

Cooper 11 between March 1971 and October 1989

David Lee Roth with Van Halen 7 between March 1978 and June 1984.

Roth 4 solo singles 1985-1988

Look at the huge amount of movie appearances, ticket sales spanning 1971-2006 - 35 years, and attention in the press

IF Alice Cooper left Van Halen it is clear they would have had to have begged him to come back; Sammy Hagar was better suited to the role of VH frontman and infinitely (no pun intended) more professional than
DLR

Van Hagar's "Why Can't This Be Love" is essential rock radio. Sammy also had and has his solo career chock full of great music. DLR could not have made it without Eddy Van Halen's prowess and platform; Alice shook off his original band, hired Lou Reed's band (before they played with Buzzy Linhart and then Bette Midler), went through numerous sidemen, and remains Alice.

David? David Bowie? Davidlee Wilson (film director) - Lee Roth couldn't connect with the kids today and his banter was stale with those who want good conversation. Alice Cooper would've generated some nice numbers - certainly not on Howard Stern's level, but not as dismal as DLR.

Why hasn't David Lee Roth surfaced with an overnight show? Superstar?

Tower Buzz, your pal in Kentucky is the expert on VH. Ask him.

In regards to who will be out of a gig if they purchase the Cooper show?

Most likely those who host Saturday 6 a.m.-10 a.m. and Sunday night 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

and deservedly so.

 

[TravisWMLN]

TB posts conjecture when the facts are easy enough to find:

The Conjecture "he is arguably a bigger superstar than Cooper"

The Facts:

David Lee Roth was/is hardly a "bigger superstar" than Alice. Do the cumulative album sales; look at the equal amount of hit singles - BUT, notice how Alice spans decades while Lee Roth's "heyday" fame lasted one decade

Cooper 11 between March 1971 and October 1989

David Lee Roth with Van Halen 7 between March 1978 and June 1984.

Roth 4 solo singles 1985-1988

Look at the huge amount of movie appearances, ticket sales spanning 1971-2006 - 35 years, and attention in the press

IF Alice Cooper left Van Halen it is clear they would have had to have begged him to come back; Sammy Hagar was better suited to the role of VH frontman and infinitely (no pun intended) more professional than
DLR

Van Hagar's "Why Can't This Be Love" is essential rock radio. Sammy also had and has his solo career chock full of great music. DLR could not have made it without Eddy Van Halen's prowess and platform; Alice shook off his original band, hired Lou Reed's band (before they played with Buzzy Linhart and then Bette Midler), went through numerous sidemen, and remains Alice.

David? David Bowie? Davidlee Wilson (film director) - Lee Roth couldn't connect with the kids today and his banter was stale with those who want good conversation. Alice Cooper would've generated some nice numbers - certainly not on Howard Stern's level, but not as dismal as DLR.

Why hasn't David Lee Roth surfaced with an overnight show? Superstar?

Tower Buzz, your pal in Kentucky is the expert on VH. Ask him.

In regards to who will be out of a gig if they purchase the Cooper show?

Most likely those who host Saturday 6 a.m.-10 a.m. and Sunday night 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

and deservedly so.

why would they drop the saturday morning and sunday night programming? wouldn't it make more sense to stay on for saturday nights to get that relaxed/casual atmosphere that is needed to listen to alice's show...i think people are going to listen if it is on, but they will not wake up on a saturday morning to tune in each week...just my 2 cents

 

[Varulven]

Travis, that was just a response toTB, the poster. The times appear to vary from station to station

Check out Alice's site:
http://www.nightswithalicecooper.com/news.asp

http://www.nightswithalicecooper.com/comingup.asp

TOMORROW - 11/3/2006 - Hey, it's Friday the 3rd...Wait, that's not scary! But Alice Cooper is, so celebrate your Friday night with a titillating This Day in Rock, a Cooper's Cover of Pink Floyd, Alice's Closet Classic of cool obscure music, and of course, Coop's commentary on what's coming out in the movies tonight! Then it's a Name That Theme featuring GNR and Twisted Sister, plus a previously unreleased live song from Cream to kick start your Friday night festivities. All this and much much less, only on tonight's demented Nights With Alice Cooper!

MONDAY - 11/6/2006 - That guy who pretends to be a DJ, Alice Cooper, starts your week off the right way with great news about Elton John, U2 covering Bob Dylan, bizarre facts you never imagined were true, and of course a Closet Classic, directly from Coop's crusty vault to your ears. Then there's new music and stories about the Who, plus a bonus Closet Classic from Robin Trower. It's more excitement than you ever imagined could happen on the radio, tonight on Nights with Alice Cooper!

 

[SonicOverload]

I went to the cooperstown you speak of (been there, got the t-shirt) wasn't bad, but there was hardly anyone in there, or in Cleveland for that matter...cool city though

there's one in Phoenix too... my (now former) Alice fanatic friend went there and actually SHOT VIDEO OF THE INTERIOR of the restaurant... now that's a hardcore fan... or a geek... or both

 

[TowerBuzz]

Joe;

Knowing your penchant to argue with virtually ANYONE who doesnt fall in lock step with your opinions passing as facts, you'll note that I said that Roth is "ar-gue-a-bly" a bigger star than Alice, neither one is of any particular relevence right now. Notice that you quote album sales when it suits your argument but at times when someone mentions how few albums you or some of the artists you constantly promote here as still being relevent have sold, you are quick to steer the argument away from album sales, interesting. Finally I dont know anyone in Kentucky that im aware of, what ar eyou talking about?

 

[Varulven]

You did say "arguably"; my opinion is that "arguably" doesn't apply here. That's like saying Cyndi Lauper is "arguably" a bigger star than Mick Jagger in 1986 or whatever because she had a triple platinum album (was it 3 or 4 mill...whatever).

The longevity factor, Alice's career started earlier and is in full swing while DLR was just humiliated internationally, and given the fact that Van Halen is the star who survived Vocalist #1, Vocalist #2 and Vocalist #3, there's no argument. Van Halen is van Halen, Alice is Alice, and DLR is probably doing E.R. (you'd probably know better, I don't follow him; I own his biography - doesn't mean I'm going to read it),

If he does E.R., it is admirable. But "arguably a bigger superstar"...no argument. Just a back and forth on a radio-info board.

 

[TowerBuzz]

Alice started his career before Roth yes. So what? who do you think gets more spins on radio? DLR? or ALice Cooper? that is a no brainer, what other measure can one use for relevence?. You are also an older gentleman, so while Alice may be more of a factor in your life and experience, the average person under the age of 50 can probably name :school's out" if you were to ask for Alice Cooper songs whereas if you were to ask for Roth songs (again speaking to those under 50) the list that would roll off the tongue would be a lot longer. This whole exchange is pointless as they are both old men way past their prime!

LOL

;D

 

[Lucylu]

Will adding another 'wrinkle' to Saturday nights really help ZLX?

 

[Mickey37]

Will adding another 'wrinkle' to Saturday nights really help ZLX?

ZLX isn't looking for ratings help from Alice. If he brings in one or two more listeners, great. I think this is about ZLX trying to keep costs down. A syndicated show is usually less expensive than paying local talent.

 

[radiodouble]

Will adding another 'wrinkle' to Saturday nights really help ZLX?

ZLX isn't looking for ratings help from Alice. If he brings in one or two more listeners, great. I think this is about ZLX trying to keep costs down. A syndicated show is usually less expensive than paying local talent.

very good point. alice's presence there is irrelavant. it's a cost factor.
they're putting a lot of money into tv this fall hoping that it pays off in the winter and
spring books. can it? may be fractionally, but in the long run the format has hit the wall
here in a major way. it's a harder sell these days because 25-54 is over-targeted in boston more than any other city. you have mike-fm, wbos, wror, wzlx, wods all playing pretty much the stuff that appeals to the same group.