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Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbara Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

The Guardian - UK

“I not only learned the set, I learned a whole new style of guitar playing”: John McCurry had only been playing guitar for five years when he joined Cyndi Lauper’s band – and featured on one of her biggest records

McCurry got the nod despite being self-taught and unable to read music – and his Cyndi success story is an inspiration to all

Guitar World

"I was driving, Steven Tyler had a gun and we were on some mission": The scandalous story of Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies

The Alice Cooper Band's outrageous behaviour prompted a statement in Parliament while their songs thrilled a generation

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"I was on the floor, and he had his boot on my throat. I was like, That's great Elvis, that's great." The surreal story of the night Alice Cooper met Elvis Presley

When Alice Cooper received an invitation to meet Elvis Presley, things didn't go as "the cat with the snake" had imagined

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“Alice really wanted a signature riff. When I played it for him, he just smiled and patted me on the back”: The iconic Alice Cooper Poison riff started out as John McCurry’s warm-up routine – and it lives a double life

McCurry’s legendary guitar hook had been used for another song two years earlier – but Alice Cooper was desperate for his Sweet Child O’ Mine moment

Guitar World

“Listening to Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert… all kinds of crazy-fast players. And you tried to keep up with them”: Andy La Rocque on why he is no longer a 120mph soloist – and what we can expect from the long-awaited King Diamond album

La Rocque has been the King's six-string courtier for 40 years now. Here he tells us how it all began, how his style has evolved, and yes, the new stuff is coming...

Guitar World

“How many weddings can you jam I'm Eighteen, Enter Sandman, and Cowboys From Hell?”: Nita Strauss shreds an Alice Cooper classic at her own wedding in newly shared clips

Strauss has celebrated her first anniversary with Josh Villalta by looking back on the ceremony – which hosted a star-studded jam band

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Strange inventions and odd moments in time that demonstrate how perspectives change over the years.

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Halestorm, Whiskey Myers, Laura Jane Grace and five other kings and queens of the nightime world

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“I knew the spirit of the Alice Cooper group was back – what we were making was very much an album that could’ve been in the '70s”: Original Alice Cooper lineup reunites after more than 50 years – and announces brand-new album

The Revenge of Alice Cooper – the lineup's first record since 1973's Muscle of Love – promises to deliver all the shock rock goods of the band's heyday

Guitar World

Alice Cooper survived fame thanks to 50-year marriage

Music veteran Alice Cooper is convinced being "happily married for 50 years" has helped him keep rocking into his 70s.

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“If they were ever going to do the story of Nero, probably the most decadent of all the emperors, they would have to use Roy Thomas Baker”: Tributes to the legendary producer of Queen, Alice Cooper, Journey and more, who has died aged 78

RTB produced Bohemian Rhapsody and other landmark songs

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Alice Cooper says he thrives on proving people wrong: ‘I am defiant about this’

Shock rocker is still going strong at 77 and just announced a new album with his band’s original lineup

The Independent UK

The Alice Cooper Band reunite on first album in 50 years

The Alice Cooper Band have announced their first album since 1973.

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Watch the video for the first new music from the original Alice Cooper Band in half a century

Black Mamba comes from the Bob Ezrin-produced Revenge of Alice Cooper, out in July

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UK Supreme Court Declares Transwomen Are Not 'Real Women': JK Rowling, Other Celebrities Likely Support The Ruling

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that under equality law, a woman is defined by biological sex, a decision following a case brought by For Women Scotland.

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Alice Cooper and Judas Priest announce co-headline tour

Guillotines and motorbikes, together at last

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“They perform incredibly well over many decades, just like I have and of course they're incredibly good-looking, just like me”: Alice Cooper launches his own limited edition reel-to-reel tape recorder

Plus he says Hall Of Fame is spreading its definition of rock n’ roll “pretty thin”

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“He was riding a bicycle on stage. I had my camera on a tripod and, gee, what a coincidence – almost every night he’d knock it over!” Tony Levin on the differences between Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp

Veteran bassist Tony Levin, who met Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp on the same day in 1976, compares and contrasts the two band leaders

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"They're incredibly good-looking, just like me": You can buy an Alice Cooper-branded reel-to-reel recorder for just €27,000

The Revox machine is limited to just 25 units, and there's a snazzy turntable too

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What Alice Cooper has in common with Hannibal Lecter: Shock rock's foremost practising Christian on snakes, guns, alcohol and Bible study

After decades in the business of rock'n'roll, this is the Gospel according to Alice Cooper

Guitar World

“Excuse me, Mr. Dylan”: How Reb Beach introduced Bob Dylan to the Floyd Rose – and taught him how to tune his guitar

The Whitesnake, Winger and Alice Cooper guitarist joined Dylan for a 1987 movie, and they jammed every day

Louder

“We spent seven months on David Gilmour’s boat and almost bankrupted ourselves. But Bob encouraged us to dream big”: How Bob Ezrin brought out the prog in Kula Shaker

Crispian Mills hails the “complete maniac” Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel and Alice Cooper producer for his work on 1999 album Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts

Guitar World

“It licked me!” Nita Strauss gets licked in the face by Alice Cooper's snake while playing – but doesn't drop a note

The shock rocker’s boa constrictor ensured Hurricane Nita got a warm welcome back after she’d temporarily stepped aside to fulfill solo dates

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“I wrote to Vincent Price. I didn’t expect a reply, but he knew who I was. He really got stuck into the role”: The twisted story of Alice Cooper’s shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare

How Alice Cooper made shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare – with help from a horror icon

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