1996, ANTiSEEN, Sick Things guest Michael Bruce

AntiSeen - Here To Ruin Your Groove CD, 1996

"Sick Things" with guest lead guitar Michael Bruce

AntiSeen is a great garage band and at one point some of them backed GG Allin as The Murder Junkies. 

On this CD they cover "Sick Things" that includes guest on lead guitar Michael Bruce. 

This is a very good version of "Sick Things" that Michael Bruce performs 

at his classic best. The intro of this song is the

intro from "Lay Down And Die, Goodbye".

AntiSeen even covers "Needle And The Spoon" from Lynyrd Skynyrd. 

 They re-released this CD in 2003 with 2 bonus tracks.

Cover 

CD Booklet opens as a 4 panel booklet

Two page spread

Back Cover Booklet

Inside cover

Inside two page spread

last page

CD

Behind CD holder

Back Jewel Case CD

"Sick Things" youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPq8IJnBFXg

2014, Gilbert Gottfried's Podcast, Mickey Dolenz

I stumbled across this site of Gilbert Gottfried one of my favorite stand - up comedian

who has a podcast. In this episode Gilbert interviews Monkees Mickey Dolenz

who talks very brief about The Hollywood Vampires

in 41:50 of interview.

The whole interview is very good if you are a Monkee fan.

https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/micky-dolenz

Merry Christmas

A Very Merry Christmas To All

1972, Photo by Ken Regan

Alexander's Dept Store
(found image on-line)

Santa Claws Is Coming To Town, an Alice Cooper fan video

I always enjoyed Christmas Eve as a kid. It's the anticipation of

Christmas morning viewing all the new toys under the tree.

Christmas Eve was really big in our family I think it's

being raised in an Italian up bringing with family and food.

Then heading over to Midnight Mass and everyone's clothes smelled

of food they cooked that night.

I guess it's like Alice Cooper saying "School's Out" is 3 minutes

before the bell rings.

From 2008, CD
"We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year"

Here is a cool video from an Alice Cooper fan

using the 2005 horror film "Santa's Slay" for

"Santa Claws Is Coming To Town"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd_wksvW88o

Santa Alice a homemade version

A while back I found on some random radio website

Toy-A-Day which they displayed Alice Cooper.

Well I saved it and will post it later but I did

a Christmas version. I hope this works out.

Just click & drag onto your desktop for full image

Original version below will give you

an idea on how to put it together

2014, Decibel Geek interviews Paul Taylor

Decibel Geek

has a great interview with Paul Taylor

who played with Alice Cooper during Nightmare Returns Tour, 

Raise Your Fist And Yell and at that time he was known as Paul Horowitz.

Also played with Alice on and off from '96 - '98.

Besides Alice Cooper, Taylor talks about his career playing with a number of musicians

Aldo Nova, Winger, Steve Perry, Tom Keifer and many more.

Paul also wrote the theme song for TV series Sabrina The Teenage Witch

among a number of other TV shows he list off.

Decibel Geek, Episode 118

http://www.dbgeekshow.blogspot.ca/2014/01/episode-118-paul-taylor.html

Paul Taylor known as Paul Horowitz

on Raise Your Fist And Yell Tour

Decibel Geek has a lot of great interviews

check them out at

http://dbgeekshow.blogspot.com/

School's Out single inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame

From the 1972 "School's Out" album the single

"School's Out" inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame

http://variety.com/2014/music/news/2015-grammy-hall-of-fame-inductees-1201380039/

Here's the photo Variety should of used instead of the '75 image shown on their webpage

2007, Designer John Varvatos

I found these 2 photos on line from

Designer John Varvatos

of Alice Cooper.

I am not sure if these photos appeared in any magazines

but they are amazing images of Alice Cooper.

A dapper Alice w/ cane sitting down as a hugh python wrapped around him.

Second photo reminds me of an Alice concert w/ snake

slithering over his face.

Both outstanding photos to be hanging on any wall.

I don't know how many photos were produced but would like

to see the contact sheets.

Photographer Danny Clinch

Photographer Danny Clinch

http://www.dannyclinch.com/

There is an article on this theme of Rockers sporting John Varvatos fashion

http://www2.gibson.com/news-lifestyle/features/en-us/cheap-trick-alice-cooper-and-.aspx

Looking for that last minute Christmas gift visit

http://www.johnvarvatos.com/

1971, Happy Holiday "Killer" Season promo

This photo was sent to me a while back.

Not sure if this was from a magazine or photo but looks to be

the Killer album promotion during the Christmas Season

and the new single "Under My Wheels"

1978, April 28th, Alice Cooper Live at St Paul Civic Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Here's a cool vintage review of a person who has

first hand account of this concert titled

"Tear Gassed with Alice Cooper"

this was during "The School's Out Summer Tour 1978"

http://www.uberrock.co.uk/retro-rock/74-november-retro/13119-vintage-concert-bill-tear-gassed-with-alice-cooper.html

Happy Birthday Dennis Dunaway, Pre-order his Book

Pre-order Dennis Dunaway's book on

his life in Alice Cooper titled

"Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!

My Adventure in The Alice Cooper Group"

by Dennis Dunaway and Chris Hodenfield

Release date June 9, 2015

From St. Martin's Press

Hardcover

6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches

304 pages, Plus one 8-page

black & white photograph insert

You can pre-order through amazon US & UK

I am really looking forward to reading his book. In past

interviews Dennis Dunaway has said between himself and his wife Cindy who was

the band's costume designer and the Dancing Tooth/Nurse during those concert tours

always kept a diary and scribbled down notes of the conversations during those times.

I read both "Me, Alice" and "Golf Monster" from Alice Cooper and

Michael Bruce "No More Mr. Nice Guy" it will be good to hear another

perspective from Dennis Dunaway.

I just hope the publisher doesn't homogenize it.

2008, We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year CD

"Santa Claws Is Coming To Town" by Alice Cooper, John 5,

Billy Sheehan, Vinny Appice

Looking for that special stocking stuffer for someone.

All Star metal guest produced by Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen. 

Bob Kulick who put out many of the tribute CDs.
I’m not much into Holiday soundtracks by rock artists.
Did you ever listen to Billy Idol’s Christmas album? Man! That’s one brutal collection of 

holiday music gone bad. But this Metal Xmas is just amazing.

In the intro of "Santa Claws Is Coming To Town"Alice pretends to be a kid writing 

a letter to Santa Claus as he starts to spell out loud

“S-a-n-t-a -C-l-a-w-s, Santa Claws...”

The music sounds like a chase scene in a Halloween movie.
As Alice sings

“...he knows where you live,
he knows that your window is open,
he knows what’s under your bed…”,

while John 5 plays a sinister guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass and Vinny Appice on drums.

The rest of the CD is just as good.

Opening CD starts w/ a typical a wholesome Lawrence Welk choir singing “We wish you a Merry Christmas" that gradually switches to “We wish you a Metal Christmas” sung by Jeff Scott Soto.
“Run Rudolph Run” sounds like Chuck Berry is backing Lemmy on guitar. Matter of fact it’s ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons on guitar and Foo Fighters David Grohl on drums.
Dio sings “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” that sounds like it came from the “Holy Diver” album.
I also love Ripper Owens’ “Santa Claus Is Back In Town".
Testament’s Chuck Billy singing “Silent Night” is hardcore metal with just amazing guitar works by Anthrax Ian Scott and Shadow Falls Jon Donais.
Deep Purple/ Rainbow Joe Lynn Turner rocks out w/ “Rockin Around The Xmas Tree”
The only weak track is Styx, Tommy Shaw on “Happy Xmas (war is over)”.
This is one xmas CD I’ll be playin’ every season.

Not sure if they still do it but this CD came with a cardboard cover

that slide over the jewel case.

Cover of CD Booklet

this appeared on the front cover of the cardboard covering

Pg 1 - 2

Pg 3 - 4

Pg 5 - 6

Pg 7 - 8

Back Cover of CD Booklet

CD

Back of CD Jewel Case

this appeared on the back of the cardboard cover