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ALICE COOPER LATEST NEWS
Who is the Jackalope?
08 May 2008
This week on Channel 3 Good Morning Arizona has taken a roadtrip in which they encounter a 'Jackalope' (which appears to be a guy dressed up in a rabbit suit?!?). There is also a contest to win an Itouch Ipod by guessing who's in the suit. Several clues were given away each day last week. 1. This local celebrity ran track at Cortez High School. 2. This famous person had an article in the school newspaper entitled."Get out of my hair". 3. This Musician's first bands were "The Earwigs" "The Nazz" and "The Spiders". And the possible choices were: Royal Norman, Brandon Webb, Shaquille O'Neal, Alice Cooper, Leslie Nielsen, Steve Nash, Eric Byrnes, Chris Parker. Obviously the answer isn`t too hard for anyone reading this site! Tomorrow (Friday May 9th) they will unveil the Jackalope and pick the winner of the Itouch. More info here, which also has a short video advertising the event and a pic of the 'Jackalope'. (Thanks PsychoPat)
On Saturdays, May 10th and 17th Alice will be the guest host on KTTU Channel 18 (USA), introducing two really bad movies: 'The Killer Shrews' (May 10th) and 'Attack of the Giant Leeches' (May 17th). More info about this can be found at Tuscon Weekly.
New show in Russia
06 May 2008
According to a post on the official Alice Cooper MySpace page Alice will be playing July 21st in Kaliningrad, Russia at the Baltiskij Stadium.
There is apparently a TV advert running in the Vancover area that says Alice will be playing both September 18th AND 19th at the Center For Performing Arts. No other info has turned up to confirm this. (Thanks David)
Alice's appearance on the German TV 'Chart Show' is now up on YouTube (Tommy Clufetos was standing in for Eric Singer). He also appeared on 'RTL'. While on YouTube check out this previous unshown clip of Alice Cooper performing 'The Ballad Of Dwight Fry' on German show Beat Club in 1971. It recently showed up on a Swiss TV show "Vinyl" but only this 90 second part was shown. There's also a second short interview from the NME awards.
On May 5th Alice was back home in Phoenix for the annual golf tournement where he took the stage with Runaway Phoenix (Dash's band) to perform 'No More Mr. Nice Guy', 'Eighteen', 'Be My Lover', 'Lost in America' and 'School's Out' (with Damon Johnson joining them). PsychoPat has some pics.
Small Stuff
03 May 2008
An update on the ticketing situation for the Redmond Show. According to the promotors " the concert will be "free" with paid fair admission, however you must have a pass to allow you into the concert. Those free passes are distributed through remote locations that The Twins 98.3 (radio station) set up starting Memorial Weekend until fair starts July 30. If you know someone in the area here that could drive to one of the remote broadcasts and pick up your pass that is the way to do it. The station will not give away passes out the door or through mail." (Thanks Jean)
AZ Central has an article about the forthcoming Alice Cooper Golf Tournament here.
Wayne Kramer (MC5), Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) have been added to the list of performers at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert honoring Alice Cooper and Slash.
'All You Need Is Love', The seventies music documentary which features early footage of Alice Cooper, is released by Voiceprint on Monday (a week later in the USA). The 5 disc set can be ordered from AmazonUK and AmazonUS.
Guitar Hero
30 Apr 2008
Activision have released an online version of their hit game 'Guitar Hero' and it features 'School's Out' as one of the three songs you can try and play. Controled via your keyboard you can play it below!
Alice will appear on German TV's 'Chart Show' on RTL friday night 9:15 pm. A commercial last night said that Alice will be live in the studio. (Thanks Gerhard)
Roxie And Hunter News
27 Apr 2008
Happypill will be playing their biggest show to date supporting KISS (with Eric Singer of course) in Stockholm on Friday 30th May at the Stockholm Stadium. You can still check out the new happypill video below.
Guitarist Steve Hunter has released a new solo album entitled 'Hymns for Guitar'. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin. Hymns for Guitar’ is Steve’s acoustic guitar arrangements of some of his favorite old American hymns. Many of these great melodies were written in the mid 1800s. “When I was a very little boy....maybe 4 or 5 years old...my grandmother would occasionally take me to Sunday church with her. I always enjoyed the sound of people gently and quietly singing those beautiful old hymns. My main goal was to try to recreate the warm, peaceful sound with acoustic guitars that I had heard as a boy in church”. The album can be purchased at Guitar Nine and at CD Baby! Sound clips are available at both sites.
New USA Show
26 Apr 2008
Tickets are on sale for a show on 30th October at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey.
Getreadytorock.com has a new interview with Neal Smith and a review of his new KillSmith album.
Alice's interview with Jon Anderson of Yes has been posted to the NWAC site. You can listen to it here.
NME Awards
25 Apr 2008
A couple of Alice mentions in the press to relate. The first is in the Essex Gazette and relates to songwriter Jimmy Jewell and golf, while the second is rather more interesting as it is about Alice's appearance at the NME awards in the El Rey Theater in L.A. on April 23rd, where he presented the 'Best International Live Act" award, and features photos of Alice. There's also video from the event here and a couple more photos here.
There is a new range of STUK clothing now available due to endless requests over the years. Designed by our own artist extrarodinaire Dannorama based on various Alice type images you can grab yours here and wear it with pride on the forthcoming tour! The company supplying them ships worldwide. STUK also now has a presence on 'Facebook' if you use their site. Check out the STUK group here.
New Show in Switzerland
24 Apr 2008
A new European show has turned up for 9th July in Pratteln, Switzerland at the Z7 club. Tickets are on sale for 65.00 SFr here.
New Album News
24 Apr 2008
STUK has been stateside for the last week so there's a little catching up to do on the news front.
Alice has been talking about the forthcoming abum, 'Along Came A Spider' and here's what he had to say: '..the album is based on a fictional serial killer named Spider, who wraps his victims in a silk web. "Every song is sort of a letter to the police," he explains. "They think they're investigating it from the outside, but he's actually woven them into the whole thing." Cooper has international tour dates booked from July through October. For the "Along Came A Spider Tour," which will most likely begin in 2009, Cooper says he plans to model each show after an old radio drama, like "The Shadow." "Nobody has ever done that, in the format of a '40s radio cliffhanger kind of thing," he notes. "I want people actually playing detectives between the songs." The album is apparently "75% done" and is currently aimed at a August release date.It's being co-produced by Greg Hampton and Danny Saber in Los Angeles. You can read the full article here.
The Manchester Evening News has an article mentioning a golf feud between Alice and pop star Lloyd Cole.
Alice is interviewed on a new DVD called 'Radio Revolution' which you can get here. The film is a feature length documentary that investigates the international social, political and musical impact of radio stations CKLW during the 1960s and 70s.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been added to the bill at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert honoring Alice and Slash on May 9th, 2008, at The Music Box @ Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. He will perform with Kamp Freddy (Billy Morrison, Chris Chaney, Donovan Leitch, Matt Sorum and Slash) along with Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and Robin Zander (Cheap Trick). The evening will also feature a special performance by Blind Melon, and a very special performance by Alice and Slash.
The Dennis Dunaway Project, who are currently hard at work on new material, will be playing The Haunt in Yonkers on May 30th. A new song will be unveiled. Dennis along with Al Bouchard (of Blue Oyster Cult) will also be playing a special engagement in Paris with members of 'American Dog' on June 14th. More info here. More European appearances are hoped to be announced shortly.
Keri Kelli's new CD with 'Saints Of The Underground' is out now and can be ordered from AmazonUK and AmazonUS. The album, entitled 'Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner' also features Jani Lane (ex-Warrent) on vocals Robbie Crane (Ratt).and Bobby Blotzer (Ratt).
Jason Hook has been busy recently and is hard at work on a new solo album. Some working titles include "Domestic Violins" and "Cheers To My Sobriety". He's hoping to have ot finished in time for the Alice tour this summer. There's also a video clip of Jason working on his first album 'Safety Dunce' over on Youtube. MVD Music Video Distributors has picked up a 2 disc 'Safety Dunce' CD/Video package which should now be avaialble worldwide. You can get it from AmazonUS or AmazonUK. Jason has also signed a sponsership deal with Marshall Amplification, and there's some new merchandise available here.
An audio sample from the Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) and Tobias Sammet (Avantasia) "Elected" cover mentioned previously is available here.
New USA Shows Announced
17 Apr 2008
Aug 3rd Sturgis, SD Legendary Buffalo Chip Aug 16th Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Casino - Stir Concert Cove Aug 17th Tower, MN Fortune Bay Resort Casino Aug 23rd Florence, IN Belterra Casino Resort October 26th Schenectady, NY Proctor's Theatre
Don't forget to Check out Mr. Ryan Roxie's band Happypill who will be premiering their official music video "This Year".(April 18th ) If you can't make it down to the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm, the video will also be shown on Youtube as part of their worldwide premiere (just do a search for Happypill) or check it out below!
Small Stuff
11 Apr 2008
Check out some footage of Dennis Dunaway performing 'Eighteen' with Earl Slick (David Bowie etc) at the launch of the Bowie tribute album they both feature on at the Brighton Bar, Long Branch, NJ. Friday, March 28, 2008.
Keri Kelli has posted the following update: "I've added new photos from the Australian, New Zealand, and Japanese tour to kerikelli.com). Also, some dates of upcoming appearances with my brother Jani Lane, as well as Alice and Slash! Things are progressing in regards to the new Coop CD, I've heard several tentative release dates but nothing in stone yet. The 'Saints Of The Underground' CD will be available on Tuesday, April 22nd at all your Walmart, Best Buy music retailers (to name a few) as well as online giants iTunes, Amazon, etc. This project also features Lane(Warrant), Bobby Blotzer(Ratt) and Robbie Crane(Ratt). In the merch section, I've also added a few new "Pearl" and "Glow-In-The-Dark" picks to the collection. Go check 'em out!"
The Southampton show date has been changed from Wednesday 23rd July to Friday 25th July. All tickets will remain valid for the new date. This is a bit of a disaster as many fan already have Southampton tickets, AND also already have tickets to see Damon Johnson and Whiskey Falls at the Borderline in London which is now on the same night. The date has been changed on instructions of the promotor. No other reason has been given.
Small Stuff
06 Apr 2008
The new issue of Classic Rock magazine has a couple of Alice mentions including an entry (surprising low) in their list of top live acts.
The Michael Bruce Group will be playing the legendary Whisky A Go Go club in LA on May 12th at 10:30 P.M. In other MBG news Javier Garcell has become an official member of the band on lead vocals and Steve Conklin has replaced Tommy Dominick on Bass Guitar. The official Michael Bruce Music Page has started accepting friend requests at www.myspace.com/michaelbruce and new MB music will be featured there shortly.
According to TV Guide Alice will appear on the next episode of 'Final 24', a documentary show that follows the final 24 hours in the life of celebrities shown on the biography channel. This show appears to be on Keith Moon.
Chuck Garric's band 'The Druts' have their EP available now on Amazon.com as a digital download. There are five tracks, three of which appear to have been on the original release of the EP (but could be new versions?) and two new tracks. You can grab them here.
BCLocalNews.com have a short Alice article about the 'Golf Monster' book.
German Show
04 Apr 2008
Alice will play Osnabruck, Germany at the Halle Gartlage on 13th July.
'Golf Monster' is due to be released in paperback form on May 27th with a new cover. You can pre-order a copy from AmazonUS here or AmazonUK here. Both links also have a pic of the new cover.
More Shows Again
03 Apr 2008
September 24th - Grand Prairie, AB Crystal Centre September 28th - Lethbridge, AB Enmax Centre October 4th - Thunder Bay, ON Auditorium October 14th - Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square October 22nd - Cornerbrook, NF Pepsi Centre
US Show
02 Apr 2008
28th August - Waterfest in Oshkosh, WI
And More New Shows
02 Apr 2008
July 16th - Soenderborg, Denmark, Moelleparken July 31st - Redmond, OR, Deschutes County Fair September 5th, 6th and 7th - Las Vegas, NV, Orleans Hotel & Casino October 17th - Halifax, NS, Metro Center October 18th - St John, NB, Harbour Station October 19th - Moncton, NB, Moncton Coliseum.
More Canadian Shows
01 Apr 2008
More Shows: 20th September - Vernon, BC - Vernon Multiplex 26th September - Red Dear, AB, Enmax Centrium 1st October - Regina, SK, Conexus Arts Centre 2nd October - Saskatoon, SK, TCU Place 6th October - Hamilton, ON, Hamilton Place Theatre 7th October - Barrie, ON, Barrie Molson Centre 21st October - St. Johns, NL, Mile One Centre
Roxie News: Happypill will be releasing their very first music video and have set April 18th 2008 for the "official" premiere party at Stockholm's Hard Rock Cafe. The band will be on hand for the viewing and will also be performing a very special acoustic performance at the event and be there afterwards to sign copies of their debut double single release CD. The Video will be released and aired on You Tube at the exact same date & time, so even if you can't make it to the show you can still see the video. Also the band have the following shows lined up: June 7th - Sweden Rock Festival July 18th- Bug Jam (UK) July 19th- Ljusterö Rockfestival, Sweden
Updated:
May 8, 2008 2:37 PM
Newest additions/ changes in Yellow
Europe July 6th 2008 Kavarna, Bulgaria July 9th 2008
Pratteln, Switzerland July 10th 2008
Bad Arolsen, Germany July 11th 2008
Kvinesdal, Norway July 13th 2008
Osnabruck, Germany July 16th 2008
Soenderborg, Denmark July 18th 2008
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden July 19th 2008
Kilafors Herrgard, Sweden July 21st 2008 Kaliningrad, Russia July 24th 2008 London, England July 25th 2008
Southampton, England
U.S.A.
July 31st 2008
Redmond, OR August 2nd 2008
Great Falls, MT August 3rd 2008
Sturgis, SD August 15th 2008
Imperial, NE August 16th 2008 Council Bluffs, IA August 17th 2008 Tower, MN August 23rd 2008
Florence (Belterra), IN August 28th 2008
Oshkosh, WI September 5th 2008
Las Vegas, NV September 6th 2008
Las Vegas, NV September 7th 2008
Las Vegas, NV September 12th 2008
Hutchinson, KS
Canada
September 18th 2008 Vancouver, BC September 19th 2008 Vancouver, BC September 20th 2008 Vernon, BC September 21st 2008 Kamloops, BC September 23rd 2008 Prince George, BC September 24th 2008 Grand Prairie, AB September 26th 2008 Red Dear, AB September 27th 2008 Edmonton, AB September 28th 2008 Lethbridge, AB September 29th 2008 Calgary, AB October 1st 2008 Regina, SK October 2nd 2008 Saskatoon, SK October 4th 2008 Thunder Bay, ON October 6th 2008 Hamilton, ON October 7th 2008 Barrie, ON October 8th 2008 Oshawa, ON October 10th 2008 London, ON October 11th 2008 Ottawa, ON October 14th 2008 Kitchener, ON October 15th 2008 Montreal, QC October 17th 2008 Halifax, NS October 18th 2008 St John, New Brunswick October 19th 2008 Moncton, NB October 21th 2008 St. Johns, NL October 22nd 2008 Cornerbrook, NF
U.S.A.
October 26th 2008 Schenectady, NY October 30th 2008 Englewood, NJ
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This week on Channel 3 Good Morning Arizona has taken a roadtrip in which they encounter a 'Jackalope' (which appears to be a guy dressed up in a rabbit suit?!?). There is also a contest to win an Itouch Ipod by guessing who's in the suit. Several clues were given away each day last week. 
