Photo By Gail
Everyone who knows me understands that my love for Alice Cooper begins and ends with the original band, for reasons that take too long to talk about. That doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate great ink: so I have to give a shout-out to this beautiful rendition of the cover of Alice’s 1978 solo album From The Inside, which resides on the left forearm of my good friend Teddy. When asked, Teddy admits there isn’t necessarily a ‘good story’ behind the tattoo, but it is pretty sweet!
In September of 1970 the band called Alice Cooper had been living out of their suitcases for a year; playing gigs across the country nonstop since leaving California in 1969. Choosing to put down roots in just outside of Detroit, in the center of the Midwest rust belt, proved to be one of the best decisions the band ever made, both creatively and financially. With two commercially unsuccessful albums behind them, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Vince Furnier (aka Alice Cooper), Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith were at the threshold of turning their music into Gold and Platinum for the first time. In the dawn of a decade bookended by The Beatles and Punk Rock, Alice Cooper exploded as a revolutionary force in theatrical American Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Alice Cooper in the 1970s: Decades, a new book by UK-based author Chris Sutton explores the story of Alice Cooper from their early years as band of five guys through to the end of the decade, when Alice launched a solo career after the band dissolved.
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This week, we bring you more awesome chick rock with the Video Clip for a song called “Captain’s Dead,” from Atlanta’s The Coathangers. The Coathangers first stormed on the scene over a decade ago, with their power firmly rooted in their ability to craft a crooked hook out of a grimy guitar line, a delightfully crass chorus, or an enticingly ham-fisted drum-and-bass groove. And it seems that they are still doing that! Continue reading Video Clip of The Week: The Coathangers, “Captain’s Dead”
Neil and Liane as Alice and Alice (Photo Courtesy of Liane Butler)
When my friend Liane and her husband Neil were invited to a Wacky Alice in Wonderland-Themed 40th Birthday Party, they took the term Wacky as seriously as possible. Not only did Neil go full drag as an extremely authentic blonde-haired Alice, but Liane took her look even further, recreating the classic Shock Rocker eye makeup of Alice Cooper. Seriously, that is just genius. Genius! Continue reading Alice Cooper in Wonderland
Artwork and Photo By Scott Stevens
In a backyard garden in Austin, Texas, lush with native succulents and clusters of Baby Doll Heads on Sticks, artist Scott Stevens has built a unique totem to his favorite musical performer, Alice Cooper. Scott has given Worleygig.com an exclusive on this larger than life representation of Cooper’s iconic eye makeup and how the sculpture came to be.
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