Episodes

  • Alice Cooper@75 podcast celebrates the life and music of the “shock rocker” - CLE Rocks

    Alice Cooper@75 podcast celebrates the life and music of the “shock rocker” - CLE Rocks
    Mar 10 2023
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Meat Loaf: 45 years of Bat Out of Hell

    Meat Loaf: 45 years of Bat Out of Hell
    Nov 9 2022
    In this special, live episode of the CLE Rocks podcast, a panel of special guests, including Ellen Foley, Karla DeVito, Joe Stefko, John Gorman, Steve Popovich Jr. and Pearl Aday celebrate the legacies of Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman and Steve Popovich of Cleveland International Records, and how "Bat Out of Hell" changed the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Live Episode: Michael Stanley Band's Record-Setting Run (1982)

    Live Episode: Michael Stanley Band's Record-Setting Run (1982)
    Aug 26 2022
    In 1982, Michael Stanley Band played four shows at Blossom Music Center in Ohio, setting an attendance record for the venue. A special panel of guests, including MSB lead guitarist Gary Markasky look back on those concerts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Live Episode: Wonderstruck 2022

    Live Episode: Wonderstruck 2022
    Jul 11 2022
    Live episode recording at this year's WonderStruck Music Festival held at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio. The panel of guests featured Steve Oberman, executive vice president and head of music at See Tickets, Andrea Smith, tour manager for Vampire Weekend, Jackie Popovec, lead singer of Youngstown-based band The Vindys, and Denny Young, co-founder and president of Elevation Group, the company that puts on WonderStruck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    59 mins
  • Rush - First American Broadcast, Cleveland (1974)

    Rush - First American Broadcast, Cleveland (1974)
    Jul 8 2022
    Rush broke into the American market in 1974 thanks to help from Cleveland radio station WMMS, leading to the band's first American Broadcast that August. This episode takes a look back at how WMMS' music director Donna Halper brought Rush into the limelight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    24 mins
  • Live Episode: The Legacy of WIXY 1260-AM

    Live Episode: The Legacy of WIXY 1260-AM
    Jun 23 2022
    In a special live edition of CLE Rocks, we examine the legacy of WIXY 1260, the AM radio station that dominated Cleveland in the 1960s, revolutionizing the industry. Guests include radio legends Larry Morrow, Billy Bass and historian Mike Olszewski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Bruce Springsteen - American Music Masters, Wood Guthrie Tribute (1996)

    Bruce Springsteen - American Music Masters, Wood Guthrie Tribute (1996)
    Jun 17 2022
    In 1996, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame launched its American Music Masters series honoring legends of roots of rock. First up was Woody Guthrie with tribute concert headlined by Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger a young Ani DiFranco and more. This episode looks back on the series formation and one of the most unforgettable concerts in Cleveland music history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    27 mins
  • Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Live in Cleveland (1977)

    Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Live in Cleveland (1977)
    Jun 10 2022
    Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes' 1977 concert at Cleveland's Agora featuring Ronnie Spector -- The show that made the band a household name in Northeast Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show more Show less
    17 mins