Alice Cooper News

Detroit's original shock rocker Alice Cooper is a product of the city's east side, off Kelly Road, just blocks from Eastland Mall, who doesn't know when to quit.

His teenage garage band had, in the mid-to-late 60's, evolved in name from the Earwigs to the Spiders to the Nazz , which was a reference to beatnik comedian Lord Buckley's jive spoken-word retelling of the story of Jesus Christ In 1968, though, the band discovered that Todd Rundgren already had a band by that name, so they switched.

It's a rare occurrence for a headlining act to have less of an impact on the crowd than the artist who preceded him.

Recently we spoke with Alice Cooper. That same day British newspaper The Guardian posted an archived article from 40 years ago highlighting efforts of high-ranking government officials to ban his shock-rock stage shows from entering the United Kingdom.

"No more pencils/ no more books/ no more teachers' dirty looks/ Out for summer/ out till fall/ We might not go back at all" - "School's Out" by rocker Alice Cooper ?Midmorning one day last week I was greeted at my front door by the shrieks of children across the street.

A couple of years ago I was in a two-day leadership class, when the instructor decided to trot the old tired cliche know as the "ice breaker".

Alice Cooper showed two things at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Thursday night: One, why he's the godfather of shock rock; and Two) Even at 65, he's still got it.

On the surface, they are both shock rockers. Manson is still touring behind his 2012 album "Born Villain" that he said took him back to the sounds that prompted him to "start making music in the first place."

Alice Cooper, playing the Outer Harbor with Marilyn Manson on Friday, talks about Gaga, the folk resurgence, and the dawn of a new age of spandex... First there was Alice Cooper, and then there was Marilyn Manson.

The Father of Shock Rock, Alice Cooper, and the world's easiest guitar to play, Fretlight Guitar , announced today the launch of Quitters Anonymousa , an online community for "tried but quit" guitar players.

Shock rock legends Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson turned the Don Haskins Center into a theater of horrors on Saturday night.

Two reasons for this one: Mr. Cooper, who is interviewed in today's Friday! magazine, is playing Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Thursday.

In what is obviously a "dream" pairing, or some might say a "nightmare," Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson will be teaming up for the "Masters of Madness" tour.

Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson brought their Masters of Madness tour to Utah on Tuesday night and opened up the outdoor concert season at the USANA Amphitheater with contrasting versions of shock rock.

Recently we spoke with Alice Cooper. That same day British newspaper The Guardian posted an archived article from 40 years ago highlighting efforts of high-ranking government officials to ban his shock-rock stage shows from entering the United Kingdom.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Guitar Company Launch Online Community "Quitters Anonymousa " Helping "Tried But Quit" Guitar Players Learn to Rock )--The Father of Shock Rock, Alice Cooper , and the world's easiest guitar to play, Fretlight Guitar , announced today the launch of Quitters Anonymousa , an online community for "tried but quit" guitar ... (more)

Marilyn Manson joined Alice Cooper on stage last night at the Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the opening show of their co-headlining "Masters Of Madness" tour to perform the Cooper classic "I'm Eighteen". Video footage of Manson's appearance can be seen below.

Baby boomers who still have their hearing - well, most of it at least - and Generation Xers , this summer's northwest Ohio concert season is for you.

Alice Cooper: The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of one of the most theatrical rock performances ever to hit the stage.

At the start of their careers, few performers generated as much controversy as shock rockers Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson.