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Alice Cooper Wishes He Hadn't Quit Playing Guitar

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:29:05 +0000

Alice Cooper has enjoyed one of the more distinguished musical careers of the rock era, but he isn’t without regrets — such as giving up the guitar, something he pokes fun at himself for in a new series of ad spots for Fretlight guitars. “[I'm] playing the therapist talking to a guy and I’m saying, [...]

Alice Cooper Sings 'I'm Eighteen' with Marilyn Manson During Tour Opener

Jeff Giles — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:49:22 +0000

Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson kicked off their co-headlining summer tour on Saturday (June 1), and it didn’t take long for the two shock rock titans to come together for a duet. Manson joined Cooper during his set, coming out on stage to join him for a rendition of ‘I’m Eighteen’ (embedded above). It marks [...]

Alice Cooper: Tour With Marilyn Manson Will Feature 'Two Sick Brains'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:57:56 +0000

Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson hit the road on June 3 for the opening date of a summer run that Cooper is calling “the inevitable tour.” Cooper recently discussed the tour — along with many other subjects — during an interview with Philadelphia’s 93.3 WMMR, jokingly calling his Manson team-up a meeting of “almost mythical [...]

38 Years Ago: Alice Cooper Stages 'Welcome to My Nightmare' Tour

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:29:05 +0000

Kiss recently revealed that the staging for their upcoming tour will feature an enormous, fireball-spewing spider. And while the stage set is brand new, the idea is not -- in fact, David Bowie's 1987 Glass Spider tour featured a huge spider set, and more than a decade before that, original shock rocker Alice Cooper used an oversized arachnid as part of his 1975 tour.

Alice Cooper, Rush, Tom Petty + More Announced for Summerfest 2013 Lineup

Jeff Giles — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:35:49 +0000

As if anyone really needed another reason to wish they were in Milwaukee during late June and early July, this year’s Summerfest lineup looks like the classic rock party of a lifetime. The event, slated to take place June 26-30 and July 2-7, is assembling a typically crowded list of talent that includes the Eagles, [...]

25 Years Ago: Alice Cooper Almost Hangs Himself – Again

Eduardo Rivadavia — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:59:57 +0000

A happy family man, secure in his faith, his bank account, his golf game and his lofty status in the rock and roll pantheon, legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper is living the life these days -- especially for a guy who's been faking his own death on an almost nightly basis for decades. But 25 years ago Cooper almost ended up hanging for real when his onstage gimmick went horribly wrong.

Alice Cooper's Stolen 'Wayne's World' Jacket Returned

Jeff Giles — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:49:12 +0000

Roughly a year after thieves broke into a storage unit containing Alice Cooper‘s archives and absconded with a collection of priceless rock memorabilia, one of the items has resurfaced. Cooper’s website (via BraveWords) reminds us that some of the most valuable items lost in the break-in included the sculpture used on the cover of his [...]

Alice Cooper Leads All-Star Benefit for Youth Music Academy

Billy Dukes — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:27:27 +0000

Thursday night (March 28) Alice Cooper headlined a concert to celebrate the opening of the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sebastian Bach, Kiss's Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, and Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger also performed. Before the show Cooper explained how the lineup came about, and talked about the importance of this school and his own Solid Rock Foundation.

Alice Cooper Headlining Brennan Rock & Roll Academy Benefit Show

Billy Dukes — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:10:30 +0000

Few schools can land this type of lineup for a benefit show: Robby Krieger from the Doors, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer from Kiss, Sebastian Bach, and Warrant guitarist Joey Allen. Alice Cooper will headline the Thursday night concert to celebrate the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Sioux Falls, S.D. It's just one day of an almost week's worth of headliners.

Alice Cooper Targets Beatles, Who and Jimi Hendrix for Covers Album

Nick DeRiso — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:45:53 +0000

Alice Cooper might finally be ready to get around to that classic-rock covers album he first mentioned last summer. Bob Ezrin has already been tabbed to produce the project, with sessions set to commence after Cooper's upcoming tour with Marilyn Manson.

Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson Announce 2013 Tour

Dave Lifton — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:43:29 +0000

It's always a big event when like-minded rockers of different generations get their acts together and take them on the road. Last year saw Kiss tour with their similarly hormonal kindred spirits Motley Crue, and now Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson will team up for the ‘Masters of Madness: Shock Therapy Tour 2013.'

Alice Cooper Reportedly to Tour With Marilyn Manson

Billy Dukes — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:48:08 +0000

A poster on Alice Cooper's official website seems to indicate the singer will be touring with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson this year. Details for two dates have even slipped out since fans and media noticed the artwork for a tour called the Masters of Madness: Shock Therapy Tour.

40 Years Ago: Alice Cooper's 'Billion Dollar Babies' Released

Eduardo Rivadavia — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:08:41 +0000

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… The era dawned on a deeply divided America, caught between the iron grip of conservative government and the leather glove of shock rock, courtesy of Alice Cooper, who released ‘Billion Dollar Babies’ on Feb. 25, 1973. Some three months prior, Richard Nixon had [...]

Alice Cooper Calls Metal History 'Louder Than Hell' a 'Must-Read'

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:33:48 +0000

Headbangers rejoice! An upcoming book promises to trace the entire history and development of heavy metal through first-person interviews with many of its most important performers -- including pioneering shock rocker Alice Cooper, who calls 'Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Heavy Metal' the "book every metal fan should own."

Sam's Traffic Jam Preview 2/4

Sam Talkington — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:03:34 +0000

Make sure you tune in every day for the Traffic Jam, where I’ll play the songs you just never hear anywhere else. Unless you’re dropping the needle on a vinyl at home or shoving in an 8-track, or course! Here’s a little taste of what you’ll hear on The Traffic Jam today…

Alice Cooper Guests at Slash Concert

Dave Lifton — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:12:12 +0000

Although there is 17 years difference between the two, Alice Cooper and Slash have plenty in common, including a love of heavy rock, living on the edge and top hats. So it makes sense that the two would jam together, as they did on on Thursday (Jan. 31).

Alice Cooper 'Love it to Death' Photographer Roger Prigent Dies at Age 89

Jeff Giles — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:20:47 +0000

Photographer Roger Prigent, whose album cover shots included Alice Cooper‘s ‘Love It to Death,’ has passed away at the age of 89 after suffering a stroke that left him in a coma. Prigent rose to prominence in the 1950s, kicking off a nearly three-decade stint as a fashion photographer for magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s [...]

Don Felder and Johnny Depp Join Alice Cooper Onstage — Pic of the Week

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:29:14 +0000

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder and actor/musician Johnny Depp joined legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper onstage this past Saturday night (Dec. 8) as part of his eighth annual Christmas Pudding show in Phoenix, Ariz.

Sam's Traffic Jam Preview 12/03

Sam Talkington — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:18:01 +0000

Alice Cooper 'Zipper Catches Skin' Turns 30

Dave Swanson — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:00:30 +0000

As the ’70s gave way to the 80′s, the heroes of the old decade were struggling to stay alive in the new. Alice Cooper was one of many old guard trying to read the new maps for the new times. ‘Zipper Catches Skin’ was the third in a run of four experimental albums issued by the Coop in the period.