A Dallas record store’s efforts to reunite the original Alice Cooper Band after 40 years is the focus of the upcoming documentary/concert film Alice Cooper: Live From the Astroturf.
Cooper superfan and Good Records owner Chris Penn lobbied for Cooper and his former bandmates – Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith alongside new guitarist Ryan Roxie (in the late Glen Buxton’s place) – to stage a (non-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction) concert together for the first time since 1974, with the surprise reunion gig taking place in October 2015 at the Dallas record shop.
Cooper superfan and Good Records owner Chris Penn lobbied for Cooper and his former bandmates – Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith alongside new guitarist Ryan Roxie (in the late Glen Buxton’s place) – to stage a (non-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction) concert together for the first time since 1974, with the surprise reunion gig taking place in October 2015 at the Dallas record shop.
- 2/13/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
As directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn proved with 2010's "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage," they can take even the nerdiest, most seemingly inoffensive band, and turn out something fascinating, amusing, insightful and even at times moving. And on paper, tackling shock rocker Alice Cooper—whose onstage persona inspired decades of artists to actively piss off parents—should be an obvious next step. Yet surprisingly, and disappointingly, the filmmakers—along with third co-director Reginald Harkema—miss the mark with the mostly dull and uninvolving "Super Duper Alice Cooper," a portrait of the rock star that lacks the very edge and sense of danger that the artist himself exuded in his prime. And given the access the team behind the movie had not only to Cooper himself, but many key players around him, frustration mounts as one realizes that this could've been so much more. Famed promoter and manager Shep Gordon,...
- 4/24/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"From Straight To Bizarre" : Zappa, Beefheart, Alice Cooper and La's Lunatic Fringe", will be released on DVD, February 21, 2012, including rare footage, archive interviews, location shoots, "...and the music that made it all worthwhile..." :
"...in 1968, musician Frank Zappa, desperate to remove himself from his original deal with Verve Records, set up the Bizarre and Straight labels with manager Herb Cohen.
"Records by Zappa with his 'Mothers of Invention' band would rub shoulders in the label's racks with releases by Wild Man Fischer, the all female 'GTOs', acapella gospel collective 'The Persuasions', the first clutch of 'Alice Cooper' records, Tim Buckley's 'Starsailor', live recordings by Lenny Bruce and 'Lord Buckley' and a whole lot more.
"But it would be a 1969 release by the Don Van Vliet aka 'Captain Beefheart', that would provide the 'art-statement' for which the Bizarre/Straight enterprise is remembered best, and which...
"...in 1968, musician Frank Zappa, desperate to remove himself from his original deal with Verve Records, set up the Bizarre and Straight labels with manager Herb Cohen.
"Records by Zappa with his 'Mothers of Invention' band would rub shoulders in the label's racks with releases by Wild Man Fischer, the all female 'GTOs', acapella gospel collective 'The Persuasions', the first clutch of 'Alice Cooper' records, Tim Buckley's 'Starsailor', live recordings by Lenny Bruce and 'Lord Buckley' and a whole lot more.
"But it would be a 1969 release by the Don Van Vliet aka 'Captain Beefheart', that would provide the 'art-statement' for which the Bizarre/Straight enterprise is remembered best, and which...
- 1/18/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Ke$ha is not only the queen of glitter and Jack Daniel's, but she's also a bonafide rockstar--that is, according to Alice Cooper.
Cooper's new album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare," the sequel to his platinum 1975 concept album, drops Sept. 13. Cooper not only reunites with producer Bob Ezrin, who produced the first "Nightmare," but he also reunites with the three surviving members of the original Alice Cooper group--guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith-- who appear on three tracks. Other collaborators include Buckcherry's Keith Nelson, Vince Gill ("A Runaway Train") and "Tik Tok" singer Ke$ha ("What Baby Wants").
And if you're asking yourself, 'Why Ke$ha?'--that was Cooper's intention.
"I met (Ke$ha) at the Grammys," Cooper told Billboard magazine, "and I immediately looked at her and went, 'This girl is not a pop diva. She's a rock singer.' She would much rather be...
Cooper's new album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare," the sequel to his platinum 1975 concept album, drops Sept. 13. Cooper not only reunites with producer Bob Ezrin, who produced the first "Nightmare," but he also reunites with the three surviving members of the original Alice Cooper group--guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith-- who appear on three tracks. Other collaborators include Buckcherry's Keith Nelson, Vince Gill ("A Runaway Train") and "Tik Tok" singer Ke$ha ("What Baby Wants").
And if you're asking yourself, 'Why Ke$ha?'--that was Cooper's intention.
"I met (Ke$ha) at the Grammys," Cooper told Billboard magazine, "and I immediately looked at her and went, 'This girl is not a pop diva. She's a rock singer.' She would much rather be...
- 8/24/2011
- by Crystal Bell
- Huffington Post
Alice Cooper's official site has announced the shock-rock overlord's first-ever holographic "4D" concert, slated to take place in the UK's historic Battersea Power Station next month. The "Jägermeister Ice Cold Event" will feature holographic projections of Alice and his original band lineup of bassist Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith and guitarist Michael Bruce, with Steve Hunter filling in on lead guitar for the late Glen Buxton. Their performance will coincide with the release of Cooper's Old School box set, and it's historic in other ways too. Read on for more details... Alice and his fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will be transmitted to the UK stage on May 11th for this...
- 4/14/2011
- FEARnet
Alice Cooper is to make history next month with the UK's first holographic 4D rock gig at Battersea Power Station in London. At the Jägermeister Ice Cold Event on May 11, veteran rocker Cooper will appear in front of the audience using a state-of-the-art holographic system, V-Depth. Hosted by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, the event will feature Cooper 'performing' with all members of his original band - Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith and Michael Bruce - for the first time in the UK since 1972. The event will also have DJ sets from Lowe and Xfm pair Eddy Temple Morris and Ian Camfield, along with a live performance from The King Blues. (more)...
- 4/14/2011
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
After setting the bar for the entire shock-rock genre and cranking out memorable tunes for more than four decades, Alice Cooper is finally getting a long-overdue shot at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Alice and his original band lineup (formed in the late '60s) are among the fifteen nominees for induction this year, and The Coop has just issued an official announcement acknowledging the honor. Read details from from that announcement after the jump! In his latest site update, Alice expressed honor at the nomination on behalf of not only himself but all of his original band members – bassist Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith, and guitarists Glen Buxton (who died in 1997) & Michael Bruce. "Five...
- 9/29/2010
- FEARnet
Alice Cooper's legendary 1973 concert film Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper will make its Blu-ray debut next month. Captured during Alice's wildly popular Billion Dollar Babies tour – and known for some totally bizarro comedy bits between most of the songs – the shock-rock overlord's big-screen smash first stunned audiences in 1973, but it's never had this classy a presentation. Read on for more details, including a hellish heap o' extras... Good To See You Again features Alice's original band lineup – namely guitarists Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith – while showcasing the Coop's once-raunchy stage persona that he would tone...
- 8/17/2010
- FEARnet
According to the Gibson Guitars website, the four surviving members of Alice Cooper's original band – including, of course, The Coop himself – will be among the guests at this weekend's Chiller Theatre convention in New Jersey. The shock-rock legend and his early-era bandmates will be doing meet-and-greets & autograph signing sessions throughout the convention weekend. Hit the jump for more details! Gibson officially confirmed Alice's reunion with his original '70s band – whose surviving members include guitarist Michael Bruce, bass player Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith (Alice's original lead guitarist Glen Buxton passed away in 1997). The four will be in attendance during all...
- 4/15/2010
- FEARnet
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