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Alice Cooper’s A Taste of Christmas Pudding at Comerica Theatre Last Night

Alice Cooper's A Taste of Christmas Pudding Comerica Theatre December 18th, 2010 In a lot of ways Alice Cooper's yearly Christmas Pudding charity concert is like most families Christmas gatherings. Everybody gathers together in one spot and you have to sit through a lot of boring, awkward and downright uncomfortable moments in...
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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 1/13 Issue

This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts.What sort of music did Jared Lee Loughner listen to?Why does Alice Cooper have a naked lady...
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Alice Cooper’s Proof Is In the Pudding Compilation

Christmas came just a little bit early this year for Phoenix resident and original shock rocker Alice Cooper when it was announced that he would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.But induction into the Rock Hall of Fame isn't just something anybody can pick up at...
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Kristin Anderson, What Are You Listening To?

​Kristin Anderson The Fox10 news anchor is participating in the Climb to Conquer Cancer on Saturday, February 26. Go to www.myfoxphoenix.com to join her Fox10 team. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Probably a CD. But if I'm listening to...
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Alice Cooper Headed to Rock Hall of Fame

Congratulations, Alice, you're headed to Cleveland.Alice Cooper, the shock rocker raised and residing in Phoenix (Detroit is also trying to claim him today) has been selected for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on the shores of Lake Erie.Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Dr. John and...
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Zia Prepping Annual Local Music Compilation Disc

Record Store Day is still a few months off, but local chain Zia Records has already put out a call for songs to include on their annual You Heard Us Back When compilation.Bands have until March 7 to get their material in, and they've got a good shot of getting...
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Henry Rollins Reveals He Produced an Album For Killer Charles Manson

At a benefit event he recently hosted for Los Angeles radio station KCRW, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins revealed that he produced an album for serial murderer and cult leader Charles Manson, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Rollins produced a handful of Charles Manson's acoustic "pop songs" at some...
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Medical Marijuana Election Night Party at Alice Cooper’stown

When last call came to Alice Cooper'stown last night, Prop 203, Arizona's medical marijuana bill, was losing by less than one percent of the vote margin. But the advocates and proponents who gathered at the downtown "rock and jock" restaurant behind US Airways Center were prepared for passage of medical...
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Our 10 Favorite Hot Dogs in Phoenix

The snap of the casing, the juicy mystery meat, the seasonings -- thankfully, the mighty hot dog makes its home not just in ball parks and backyard barbecues, but at plenty of wiener stands across the Valley. With so many places to choose from and always a new hot dog...
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Limewire Shuts Down, Giving Less Options For Free Downloads

A U.S. District Court judge has ordered LimeWire to be shut down, according to Consequence of Sound. Four years ago, 13 record companies sued Lime Wire LLC so that their company and their artists could properly be paid for their hard work.The LimeWire program is the only part of the...
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Arizona Medical Marijuana Bill Still Too Close to Call

As we reported, more than 70 percent of precincts have delivered voting results -- and Proposition 203, Arizona's Medical Marijuana Initiative, is losing by a narrow margin. As this is being written, Prop 203's down by less than a percentage point.   In other words, Prop 203 looks like it's...
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Alice Cooper Nominated to Join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Local boy Alice Cooper is up for induction into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Better news yet, this year's field is so weak he appears to be a shoo-in.Actually, this year's list of 15 nominees is probably no weaker than last year when, somehow, ABBA was inducted into...
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Gentlemen Afterdark

Help from Alice Cooper, placement in People magazine's "Stars of the Future" issue and a mountain of cocaine? It seemed Gentlemen Afterdark were headed for great things in the early '80s Phoenix new wave scene. Nope. This Phoenix glam act, once referred to as the "West Coast answer to the...
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Election Night 2010: Our Totally Unauthorized Drinking Guide

Yeah yeah, we know. All the best election night watering holes in this town are dust. Ancient history. We miss the Newsroom and Nixon's, too. There's plenty to be depressed about, from the state of the city's bar scene to the state of the nation. But if you're planning to cry...
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The Culver’s Zone: Cheese Curds, Custard, and Alice Cooper

Butter burgers? Custard? Fried cheese curds? For those not familiar with Wisconsin-based Culver's, the Midwest's favorite blue-roofed home of fresh fast food, those eats may as well be served on board the V's mother ship. Luckily, this Fry Girl's spent some quality time with the good folks of Wisconsin, where...