Nights with Alice Cooper

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Nights with Alice Cooper is a radio show hosted by rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It airs weeknights from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. in the local time zone. Alice plays his favorite songs (most of which are classic rock) and interviews celebrities. Celebrities that he has interviewed on his show include Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Brian Johnson of AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Meat Loaf, Rob Zombie,Glen Danzig, Def Leppard, and Jerry Springer. Alice Cooper's radio show also plays rare tracks of classic rock artists, along with blues, early punk rock, and psychedelic music.

[edit] History

The show debuted on January 24, 2004 on KDKB-FM, based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is now a syndicated show airing on over 100 stations including four Canadian ones. It also airs in Ireland on Today FM on Saturday nights from 6pm to 10pm, & on the Perth, West Australian station 96FM. Also Vega FM in Melbourne and Sydney from 10pm to 12am. In the Northern Indiana/Illinois area, the show airs on X-Rock 103.9 FM. In the Denver area, it airs on KRFX, 103.5 FM, "The Fox". In the Philadelphia area, the show airs on 102.9 WMGK FM.

The show often featured macabre news by dominatrix Mistress Kitty, however, her segment no longer airs. Also several comedy sketches were featured, some featuring legendary musicians. Often they would culminate with the artist asking Alice for money they were owed for being Alice's opening act. Alice, upon failing to produce said funds, would be beaten senseless by the artist(s). One such artist was Joe Satriani who said "now give me my money, or I'm gonna play the Satch Boogie on your head." During the beatings, the artist would often say "and THIS is for making fun of Rush!" Since in many commentaries Alice would often make fun of the Canadian rock band.