Supermanager Irving Azoff and radio megaglomerate Clear Channel have teamed up to launch “a.p.e. radio,” an all-lowercase effort that will allow people who just can’t seem to find a space on the dial that’s playing “Hotel California” or that Weezer song about Beverly Hills ad nauseam to tune in to artist-specific channels (similar to the ones on Sirius/XM) on CC’s iheartradio network. (Lowercase all theirs, not mine.) The first clients of Azoff’s Front Line Management to get the personalized radio stations: The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, and Weezer. Unfortunately, there’s no word yet on whether Guns N’ Roses will also get this treatment, possibly because Front Line isn’t sure whether or not Axl Rose has fired the company for the fifth time this month. [FMQB via Hipsters United]
“Hi, NeverEnough? Please to meet you. I’m Satan and I will be giving you your personal tour of Hell. First up, here’s your very own all-Eagles radio station. Clever form of torture, huh? And over here is Jimmy Buffet who will be anally raping you while singing “Cheeseburger is Paradise” every hour on the hour…”
For years, there have been a lot of free internet streams which are dedicated to one band only. I’ve been scratching my head, ever since discovering stations dedicated to the likes of Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen on satellite radio. If these guys have their own stations, then why don’t other artists? It seems like a no-brainer that the Rolling Stones should have one, for instance (although I assume the group would have to sign off on such an endeavor are reserving their right not to). It’s not really a surprise, then, that other conglomerates are jumping on the idea. Which bands are “worthy” of a dedicated station will eternally be up for debate.
Need to know the call letters for iheart radio for the EAGLES please…