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Alice Cooper Releases Halloween Single, Holds Karaoke Contest

Local boy Alice Cooper, the self-proclaimed "King of Halloween," is releasing a new single called "Keepin' Halloween Alive."The iTunes exclusive track --which you can hear in the video above -- also comes with a "Cooperoke" vocal-free version which fans are encouraged to video themselves singing along to for a contest...
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Best Grammy-Winning Group You May Have Never Heard (or Heard Of)

Phoenix ChoraleQuick. Name an Arizona-based artist who scored consecutive Grammys for 2007 and 2008? Alice Cooper, George Benson, or DMX? Nope. It’s the Phoenix Chorale. Never heard of them? Then you need to wake up, because the choral ensemble formerly known as the Phoenix Bach Choir is a heavy-hitting enterprise in the classical music world, taking […]
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AZ Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Hosts Benefit

Grab a Stetson and your autograph pad: The AZ Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame is holding a benefit concert on September 6 at Handlebar J in Scottsdale, a great little honky-tonky type bar just north Shea and Scottsdale Roads. Heard of the institution we lovingly know by it's overly-complex...
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Page the Village Idiot Is Anything But

In Caribbean culture, the "calypsonian" holds the responsibility of being a social commentator, a collective voice for the people. Calypsonians' music has altered elections, sparked social revolution, and uplifted repressed minorities. The unique thing about calypso is that while the message is often related to social consciousness, the music is...
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Alice Cooper Joins Obama at ASU Graduation Wednesday

As the press release announcing Alice Cooper's appearance at Arizona State's graduation ceremony Wednesday says, the local shock-rocker has played on some pretty big bills: John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix. Even Pele.All big, but not Barack Obama big.Cooper will perform "School's Out" for  63,000 people at...
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Phoenix Celebrity Classic Happy Gilmore Open

Celebs including Joe Theismann, Lawrence Taylor, Alice Cooper (pictured), Seth Joyner, Neil Lomax, Dan Majerle, Richard Roundtree, and Barry Williams are scheduled to participate in the par-71 tourney at Lookout Mountain Golf Club at Tapatio Cliffs. Proceeds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Fri., May 8, 7:30 a.m.; Sat., May 9,...
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Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and a Bunch ‘o’ Buddhists in Chandler

"Have you ever been given meditation instructions at a concert before?" the emcee asked as the crowd sat down at Chandler Center for the Arts to witness a benefit concert by Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed, his wife, performance artist Laurie Anderson.We had not, but that quickly changed. It was...
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AZ Capitol Times Announces “Best of Capitol” Winners

Arizona Capitol Times just announced the winners of its annual "Best of Capitol" survey a few days ago, and it's interesting to see the restaurant picks of our local political movers and shakers. Not surprisingly, Cheuvront's gets props (owner Ken Cheuvront is a state senator), while Durant's seems to be...
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Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding This Weekend

It just wouldn't be Christmas in Arizona without Alice Cooper's annual event, Christmas Pudding, where the shock rocker turned radio jock assembles local and national talent to raise money for The Solid Rock Center, a Christian center aiming to keep teens out of trouble and teach them about the Way...
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The Top 10 Concept Records of All-Time

In anticipation of Queensrÿche's upcoming new album, we take a look at our picks for the "Top 10 Concept Albums of All-Time," ordered from least to most outstanding, with apologies to Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and Styx's Kilroy Was Here for just barely missing the list.
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Meaty Girl: “Pratt’s” Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich at Alice Cooper’stown

one can only handle turkey served so many ways, and one can only stay awake for so long after ingesting so much tryptophan (the amino acid in turkey that makes ya sleepy). So I decided to mix up the excess poultry with some tasty pork - namely, the "Pratt's" Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich from Alice Cooper'stown, the "rock and jock" restaurant on 1st street and Jackson owned by namesake shock rocker Alice Cooper.
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Alice Cooper Scouts Teen Talent for His Christmas Pudding Show

For the past eight years, Alice Cooper has given us yuletide rockings with his annual Christmas Pudding show. Phoenix’s resident shock rocker hosts the annual fete to raise money for his charity, the Solid Rock Foundation, a non-profit Christian corporation that provides a recreation center (The Rock Teen Center) for teenagers. To that end, Cooper’s “Proof is in the Pudding” talent competition -- which nets the winning contestant a gig at the Christmas Pudding show -- now includes a Teen Competition.
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 2, 2009

SO LONG, ROSE An artist whose work you can't pigeonhole: Sad, so sad. I've been a fan of Rose Johnson's work since the mid-'90s, when a friend told me about her. I've always been able to spot her stuff a mile away. I was excited when I was down in...