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Alice Cooper Leads All-Star Benefit for Youth Music Academy

Billy Dukes — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:27:27 +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.

25 Years Ago: Alice Cooper Almost Hangs Himself – Again

Eduardo Rivadavia — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:00:57 +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, Rush, Tom Petty + More Announced for Summerfest 2013 Lineup

Jeff Giles — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:28:49 +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, [...]

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

Jeff Giles — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:49:12 +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 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 — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:45:54 +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 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:43:29 +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.'

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

Eduardo Rivadavia — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:00:41 +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 Guests at Slash Concert

Dave Lifton — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:01:12 +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).

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

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:29:14 +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.

Alice Cooper: 'Rock And Roll is Keeping Us Young'

Dave Lifton — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:13:19 +0000

Despite having been on the road for 45 of his 64 years, Alice Cooper still feels like a kid. In a new video interview, he talks about how performing is always the cure for what ails him. “A lot of times you’ll be on the road,” he told CNN. “You’ll have a toothache, you’ll have [...]

10 Songs Dedicated to Hurricane Sandy [VIDEO]

Meagan Kyla — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:01:11 +0000

“I’ve got chills, they’re multiplyin’ / And I’m losin’ control” This music playlist goes out to Sandy — Hurricane Sandy, that is. Feel free to make all your friends a mixtape, but be sure to seal it in a waterproof container. “Rock You Like A Hurricane” — Scorpions “Purple Rain” — Prince “The Tide Is High” — [...]

Alice Cooper Offers Preview Video for Halloween Haunted House

Sterling Whitaker — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:24:30 +0000

It looks like pioneering shock rocker Alice Cooper is headed back to hell. Universal Studios Hollywood is set to present a Halloween haunted house this year called ‘Alice Cooper Goes to Hell,’ named for Cooper’s 1976 album. According to our friends at Brave Words, the new attraction debuts on Sept. 21 as part of Halloween [...]

Alice Cooper Celebrates 40 Years of 'School's Out' with Advice for Students

Jeff Giles — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:41:21 +0000

Four decades ago this month, Alice Cooper released the song that would help define his career — and become an annual staple on rock radio, not to mention graduation playlists, for years to come. We’re talking about ‘School’s Out,’ of course, and Cooper helped celebrate his signature work’s latest anniversary with a Huffington Post editorial titled ‘A Rock Star’s Guide to Coping After Not Getting Your Grades at School.’

10 Freakishly Cool Iron Maiden Album Covers

Joe Russo — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:44:50 +0000

It could be agrued that “Eddie,” the monster that graces the cover of every Iron Maiden album, is as big a part of the iconic metal band as its members. Eddie and the artwork of Iron Maiden have made the band legendary in metal circles and angered lots of moms and advocacy groups along the way. The [...]

Alice Cooper: 'I Think Every Album I've Done Has Been a Conceptual Album in My Head'

Chad Childers — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:00:54 +0000

Alice Cooper is known for his theatrics, but along with that came some quite in depth storytelling over the years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer says whether everything always came together in one neat package or not, he always had an eye toward creating conceptual pieces of work.

Alice Cooper Opens a 'Sanctuary for Troubled Teens' [AWESOME '80S WEEKEND]

Jeff Giles — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:00:34 +0000

He rose to fame as a makeup-sporting shock rocker whose music, stage name, and concert shenanigans gave parents nightmares and drove kids wild — but we’ve known for awhile now that Alice Cooper, a.k.a. Vincent Furnier, is actually a nice, normal, golf-loving guy, and he just proved it again with the grand opening of his long-planned Rock Teen Center in Phoenix, AZ.

Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden Kick Off North American Tour – Exclusive Photo Gallery

Mary Ouellette — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:00:29 +0000

It doesn’t get any more ultimate than the combined forces of rock juggernauts Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden, so when the two announced plans to tour North America together, it quickly became the most anticipated tour of the summer. The tour will be rolling into Darien Lake in a couple weeks, on Monday, July 16, but it kicked off a couple weeks ago at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Mass. on June 26.

Alice Cooper Explains His Admiration for Lady Gaga

Dave Lifton — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:00:29 +0000

Rock n’ roll, as well as politics, makes strange bedfellows. When we first heard that Alice Cooper covered Lady Gaga‘s ‘Born this Way‘ at Bonnaroo on June 9, we collectively scratched our heads. In a new interview, Cooper provides insight in to what he likes about the pop star.

Johnny Depp Calls Alice Cooper the 'Ugliest Woman I've Ever Seen' in New 'Dark Shadows' Trailer

Dave Swanson — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:50:42 +0000

Could it be a new celebrity feud? Johnny Depp can be seen calling rock legend Alice Cooper an “ugly woman” in a newly released video. Okay, so maybe Depp himself didn’t say that, but his latest film alter ego sure did in the trailer for the upcoming movie ‘Dark Shadows.’