1999, aug, METAL EDGE, The Real Man In The Box

August 1999

Metal Edge

Article, AD, and News all on Alice Cooper's Box Set

Pg 5, contents

Pg 7

Box Set full page AD

Pg 26 - 30

Pg 32

Metal Wire section

1980, july, Trouser Press

July 1980

Trouser Press

Pg 22 - 25

more Alice Cooper mentions in other books

Following are five books that briefly mention Alice Cooper

1992, hardcover

The Persistence of Memory

Biography of Dali

by 

Meredith Etherington - Smith

Being a fan for years and read a number of books on Dali

this is one of my favorites.

Pg 376

Dali and Gala had always been interested in celebrities. During the

1970s they became particularly fascinated by the emerging phenome-

non of rock superstars, latter-day dandies who were famous in the

same populist way that Dali was famous. Dali loved them, and they

admired him. He cultivated them assiduously; he made a hologram of

Alice Cooper’s brain that formed part of the exhibition at the Knoedler

Gallery in 1972, and John Lennon commissioned him to create a

birthday present for Ringo Starr. But the world of rock and roll, while

intriguing him with its excess and its power of worldwide communica-

tion, also produced the greatest threat to his happiness in the unlikely

figure of an unknown singer from Ohio called Jeff Fenholt.

from Evenspotspeaks:  Jeff Fenholt played Jesus Christ in the musical

Jesus Christ Superstar. Dali feared his wife Gala was having an affair

with Fenholt.

1993, paperback

 Come As You Are

The Story of Nirvana

by

Michael Azerad

This reissue came out after Cobain's death

I always wanted to read this cause I remember reading

that Cobain said they were too honest in this book.

Pg 87

Around that time, the so-called alternative rock scene was under-

going one of its periodic sea-changes. Although they wouldn’t have

been caught dead admitting it even a year before, people were now

quietly admitting that yes, seventies dinosaurs like Aerosmith and

Led Zeppelin and Kiss and Alice Cooper really did rock. But it

wasn’t like punk rock never happened, either. A new tide of musi-

cians began synthesizing the hard rock they were raised on in the

seventies and the American indie punk rock they had embraced in

the eighties.

2000, paperback 

Captain Beefheart The Biography

by Mike Barnes

Excellent book on Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet. 
What I like about this book is they interview all the members in 
the band and since Captain Beefheart didn't want to be involved 
the next best thing Barnes did was pull out old articles to quote him.

p 121

... the unhinged a cappella singer Wild Man Fischer, raconceur Lord

Buckley and Alice Cooper - to whom Van Vliet was antipathetic to say the

least. Cooper’s alleged cruelty to animals onstage, although hyped up,

annoyed him so much he warned Cooper, via the press, that if they met

again he’d spank his ass.

2003, paperback

Fargo Rock City 

by Chuck Klosterman

At the time of this book Chuck Klosterman was a senior writer at SPIN magazine and other publications. Not sure if he's still w/ SPIN.

This book is about his teen years growing up in North Dakota listening to hair band music. 

Chuck is more of a KISS fan from what I can tell. Subtitle of the book is titled 

“A Heavy Metal Odyssey In Rural North Dakota.”

pg 151

One section of the book called “Jack Factor” which is what it would cost him not to play a certain album ever again. Before Chuck list them he gives a few he won’t consider such as no Led Zeppelin or Ozzy-era Black Sabbath saying they are just about better than any record on his list.

As for Alice Cooper, Chuck states on #9. No Alice Cooper concept records, and no Alice Cooper records that seem like concept records (which - as far as I can tell - is the entire Alice Cooper catalog before he started to suck).

I think Chuck would be a good guest on That Metal Show. This book is pretty good even though Chuck doesn’t seem to like Alice Cooper. Beside that it’s a good book on 80’s metal mostly hair bands.

If you are wondering Chuck’s “Jack Factor” the least is Van Halen, 1984 (Jack Factor: $66)

Top was Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction (Jack Factor: $5,001)

2008, paperback

A Devil on One Shoulder

and an Angel on The Other

The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon

by Greg Prato

An excellent book on Shannon Hoon

one of the most overlooked performers. 

This book is more like reading a documentry of the band.

They quote the band, family, friends, road crew,

managers, record label employees even quote Shannon Hoon

from previous interviews.

I've been a fan of Blind Melon ever since I heard them.

Unfortunately everyone heard "No Rain" then didn't bother w/ them.

SOUP was the follow up and is just as good as the debut.

After Shannon's death NICO came out which has some excellent tunes.

photo of Shannon sporting Alice Cooper make-up 

at a Halloween party.

In any musician bio or story I would always look through the index to spot Alice's name.

Unfortunately I notice a number of books including this one don't include an index.

But I do remember reading in this book Shannon was sporting Alice Cooper

make up but thumbing through the book now I can't find it.

It was only one short sentence.

Trust me it was Alice Cooper make up.

2010, may, august, Classic Rock, april, SLASH, Limited Edition Collector's Mag and CD

May 2010

Classic Rock #144

Pg 103, Reissues

August 2010

Classic Rock #148

Pg 104, Live! 

This is interesting article

Alice talks about the follow up from

Along Came A Spider called The Night Shift

that he later dropped and worked on

Welcome 2 My Nightmare.

I wonder if Alice will ever return to this recording after his covers release.

April 2010

Classic Rock 

SLASH
Limited Edition Collector's Mag

This special package came with Slash's new CD that included

the Alice Cooper & Nicole Scherzinger track Baby Can't Drive

that wasn't released on the first outing of this CD in stores.

Pg 68 - 69

As you can see below these images they are not posing together

just some Photoshop manipulation

SLASH R&FN'R CD 

came with this issue the CD includes the bonus track by

Alice Cooper & Nicole Scherzinger, Baby Can't Drive

This is just some of the inside of the Exclusive Limited Edition

There are no pics of Alice or Nicole.

Cover

Back Cover

Intro

Listing

Center spread

CD

including iron-on patch

2001, mar-apr, INSTANT, Alice Cooper The King of Shock Rock

INSTANT was a black & white magazine

that was published from Berkeley, CA 

It was FREE at available record shops.

This happens to be the last issue.

March - April 2001

Instant

Pg 26

Last printed page of Instant

2011, july, Classic Rock

July 2011

Classic Rock #159

Pg 94 - 95

Old School Box Set review

Pg 67, Download

Intro page of Download article

I just scan the page with Alice Cooper pics

Pg 67, Download

Very short piece on Alice Cooper at Download

2002, mar-apr, HM, The Hard Music Magazine

I don't know if this publication is still around. 

I only seen it once when Alice Cooper was on the cover.

I believe this is a christian rock magazine.

March - April 2002

HM

The Hard Music Magazine

cover

Pg 9, Contents

Pg 28 - 30

Pg 32 - 35

2003, oct, MOJO, Last Night A Record Changed My Life

October 2003

MOJO

Pg 30

Alice talks about the West Side Story album.

It's interesting to point out that actor David Winter

who played A-Rab of The Jets gang member

would later direct Alice Cooper's

 Welcome To My Nightmare concert movie.

2011, oct, Classic Rock, Guest Editor Alice Cooper

October 2011

Classic Rock #163

Guest Editor Alice Cooper

Cardboard Envelope that holds this issue.

Front

Back

Front Cover

Pg 13, 

Alice Cooper, Guest Editor

Pg 18

First time reunion of original band

for Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Pg 30, Heavy Rotation

Alice #2

Pg 60 - 62

From The Inside story

Pg 94 - 95

Welcome 2 My Nightmare review

Following are Alice Cooper Approved

articles. Alice Cooper would give a little

intro to the following articles.

Pg 36, Pink Floyd

Pg 40, Jimi Hendrix

Pg 48, Leslie West

Pg 64, Peter Grant

Led Zeppelin's Manager

Pg 70, Johnny Winter

Pg 92, Full page ad on

Alice Cooper

Limited Edition Collector's Pack