The Hollywood Vampires have added an extra show on September 13th at the Lifepark Open Air Venue in Istanbul, Turkey. Tickets can be purchased here.

Alice and the band stormed the ANZ Stadium 'Fire Fight Australia' stage earlier today for a short four song set featuring 'Department Of Youth', 'I'm Eighteen', 'Poison' and, of course, 'School's Out' which included the 'Another Brick In The Wall' snippet. Even without a stage set and mostly prop-free the band still took the roof off, with Alice managing to go through a few costume changes including the white tailcoat with an Australian flag sewn on the back. During and after the performance both #AliceCooper and #HurricaneNita were apparently "trending" on twitter in Australia for a while, and there were nothing but positive reports in the mainstream media. I'm told there was also a very brief clip of Alice on the BBC news earlier today.
The Daily Mail (UK) strangely probably has the best text coverage with photos from the show, but currently you can watch the full performance on YouTube.

The previous evening 'The Goon Squad' (Chuck, Ryan, Glen and Tommy) played a small club show at Frankie's Pizza in Sydney which included a surprise appearance by Rose Tattoo legend Angry Anderson for a cover of the Tatts "Rock And Roll Outlaw". So far I've only found a short 15 second clip showing Anderson with the band, but hopefully more footage will show up soon.
UPDATE: Frankies have posted video of the the full show on their facebook page!

In other news the New Zealand Herald has a story about Alice playing golf downunder, while 'Heavy' and 'Noise11' have reviews of the Melbourne show, and the Daily Mail (again!) have a review and excellent photos from the same show.

The latest issue of 'Steel Notes Magazine' has one feature on Dennis Dunaway's 'Cold Cold Coffin' film, and another of frequent DD collaborates Tish And Snooky of 'Manic Panic' who are also on the cover. You can read the whole magazine here.

The Hollywood Vampires have announced that their Milan, Italy show has been switched from September 10th to September 9th due to "logistical difficulties of transporting our personnel and equipment through Europe". All tickets for the original date will of course be honoured.

Highlights from the Australian Fire Benefit concert WILL be shown in the UK by SKY ONE on Monday February 17th (the day after the show) between 8PM and 9.30PM. With only 90 minutes (including adverts) it seems unlikely we'll get to see more then one or two Alice Cooper songs at most, but it's likely the full Australian broadcast will turn up on YouTube pretty quickly.

Alice and the band are now in Australia of course, playing a short tour, so there are reviews and interviews to check out. The setlist is basically the same as last year, but with the addition of 'Department Of Youth' which was a big hit down under. The Rockpit has a review and photos from the Perth show, the Daily Mail (UK) also has photos. Stuff has a new interview with Alice, as does WSFM and TripleM.

Dennis Dunaway has posted a new blog entry covering the Christmas Pudding reunion show and recording a couple of tunes while in Phoenix for the next Alice Cooper album!

Alice seems to have got the cartoon bug recently. After 'Mickey and The Roadster Racers' and 'Bubble Guppies' there now comes 'Duncanville', but this time he voices himself in episode two of this new Fox cartoon which will air in the US on February 23rd. The episode is entitled 'Red Head Redemption'.

The Hollywood Vampires have been announced as playing the Lowlands Festival in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. This is a three day festival between August 21st and 23rd of August (the band are already booked for the 23rd though, so presumably they will play either the 21st or 22nd). Tickets are on sale for the full weekend but apparently no day tickets will be available.

Beasto Blanco will be playing dates in the US during March. Opening acts will be 'Dead Girls Academy' and 'Sin Shake Sin'. VIP Meet and Greet tickets are available now for the following shows:

March 9th - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
March 10th - St Peters. MO - Diamond Music Hall
March 11th - Moline, IL - Rascals Live
March 12th - West Dundee, IL - Rochaus
March 13th - Chesterfield, MI - Diesel
March 15th - Lakewood, OH - The Winchester
March 17th - Pittsburgh, PA - Crafthouse
March 18th - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
March 19th - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz
March 20th - Glen Burnie, MD - La Fontaine Bleue

Neal Smith's movie 'Desolation Angeles/Rise of the BOAS' is now available on Amazon in the USA and UK. If you have Amazon Prime it's free to watch. The blurb goes "A group of freelance Mercenaries are hired by a Secret Government Agency to disrupt the relationship between the Russian Mob and Mexican Cartel! Things don't go as planned for the Mercenaries and the Russians seek revenge! The results are Bloody and just!" Neal plays a "ruthless Russian mob boss' and also provides the theme song 'Desolation Angles". You can check out the music video of 'Desolation Angels' below.

Alice and Johnny Depp were at the MusiCares tribute to Aerosmith last week and you can watch fan filmed footage of them on stage with the band for 'Train Kept A Rollin' on YouTube or here. Orianthi was also there performing 'Back In The Saddle' with Sammy Hagar!

Radioplay.se has a short interview with Alice from September last year that I don't think I've seen heard before. You can listen here.

'Nightmare Returns' bassist Kip Winger got on stage with Alice Cooper tribute band 'Eyes Of Alice' at the Rockpile in Toronto last week to perform 'I'm Eighteen' and you can check it out here.

Alice Cooper has been announced as a guest at this years 'London Film And Comic Con' at the Olympia, London between July 24th and 26th. This is NOT a concert, but an autograph and photo appearance. Tickets for the convention are on sale now, but getting an autograph and/or photo will cost a LOT more on top of your admission price. Prices quoted are an eye-watering £65 for an autograph and $75 for a photo, or a "diamond pass" that gets you an autograph, photo and "gift" for £175. Alice will be there all three days and tickets are available now.

'Live From The Astroturf, Alice Cooper' is getting another UK showing at the 'Manchester International Film Festival' which runs between March 7th and 15th. The film will be shown on Saturday March 14th at 7.45 at the Odeon, Great Northern.

Blue Coupe will be back in Europe for the Silja Rock Cruise from Stockholm to Helsinki on May 18th. Hopefully there will be more European shows announced soon.

Alice and Sheryl were at former elementary school Westwood High School in Mesa, AZ on Wednesday to announce that there will be a second 'The Rock' Teen center opening there this summer. 'Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Centers' will fund the renovations and provide more than $100,000 worth of music, arts and dance programming to youth ages 12 to 20 and the local community.

The Goon Squad (the Alice Cooper band without Alice and Nita) will be playing an "After Show Party" at 'Frankie's Pizza by the Slice' at 50 Hunter Street, Sydney, Australia on February 15th. This takes place after the proper Alice Cooper show at Quodos Bank Arena.

Blabbermouth have posted video of Nita Strauss at NAMM last weekend which you can check out here. Nita is currently working on her second solo album between AC tours.

Alice's appearance on 'Jonesy's Jukebox' this morning is likely to be posted on the radio stations site soon so keep an eye out here.

It's been confirmed that the 'Fight Fire Australia' charity show in Sydney next month WILL be televised by the 'Seven' and 'Foxtel' channels in Australia. The full nine hour plus show will be shown along with backstage footage and interviews.

Alice Cooper has announced a new batch of shows for May/June in the USA. The dates are as follows and VIP tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10AM. Support will be Tesla and Lita Ford

30th May Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre
31st May Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
3rd June Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom
5th June Thackerville, OK - Winstar World Casino
6th June Topeka, KS - Stormont Vail Events Center
7th June Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
9th June Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheatre
10th June Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center
12th June Welsh, MN - Treasure Island Resort and Casino
13th June Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre
14th June Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
16th June Boston, MA - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
17th June Wilkes-Barre Township, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena
19th June Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
20th June Gilford, NH - Bank of NH Pavilion
21st June Hanover, MD - The Hall at Live! Casino and Hotel
23rd June Wantagh, NY - Northwell Heath at Jones Beach
25th June Philadelphia, PA - The Mann Center
26th June Burgettstown, PA - S&T Bank Music Park
27th June Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

Alice will be a guest on Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) radio show 'Jonesy's Jukebox' at the Viper Rooms in LA this Friday and you can win tickets to be there in person at 955klos.com.

He will also be at the 'Motor City Comic Con' in Detroit between May 15th and 17th (all three days) for autographs and photos.

Nita, Chuck, Glen, and Michael Bruce, appear to have been at NAMM over the weekend. The easiest way to see what else they've been up to is check their facebook pages. Alice doesn't appear to have been there this year.

Alice has been talking to the Australian press about the upcoming bush fire benefit, but sadly they won't let you read it in Europe.

Dennis Dunaway's 'Cold Cold Coffin' has won another award, this time for 'Best Music Video' at the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival.

It has now been confirmed that Alice Cooper will appear at the upcoming 'Fight Fire Australia' benefit show at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia on February 16th along with Queen + Adam Lambert, Olivia Newton John, John Farnham, Icehouse and a host of other Australian stars. The show aims to raise substantial funds to combat the horrific fires currently sweeping the country. Alice's participation is not big surprise, it's been speculated ever since the show was announced because he's already playing a show in Sydney the night before, as are Queen, who are playing the same venue and have presumably offered their stage and equipment for the event. The actual format for the show has yet to be announced, as has the question of whether the show will be televised either in Australia or elsewhere.

There's also a new show announced for Niagara Falls, ON on March 31st at the Fallsview Casino Resort. Tickets go on sale this Friday.

Dennis Dunaway, who is currently recovering from a successful hernia operation, will be appearing at the Cutting Room in New York City on January 28th as part of the 'Latest From Storytown' event which features musicians telling anecdotes from their career along with Guy Story and his band playing songs. Tickets are available now.
If you haven't already had the chance you can now hear Dennis' song 'What Was Right For You', as recorded by Mary Lamont, on Mary's own radio show here. It's the second song with Mary introducing it around 5 minutes into the show.

Alice and Sheryl's youngest daughter Sonora Diaz has announced on Facebook that she is pregnant, so there will be another little Cooper grandchild in the coming months!

Rock Candy Magazine in the UK has four pages of Cooper content with superfan Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) talking about his Alice influences. It's out now with a Glenn Hughes cover.

SmartFem have an interview with Alice and Sheryl which I don`t think I've posted before. Tone Deaf also have a new interview with Alice promoting the Australian shows.

Nita Strauss has launched a new 'Bodyshred' challenge for those looking to get fitter. All the details can be found at NitaStraussbodyshred.com.

There's a new advert on UK TV for 'Funding Circle' which features a baby singing along to 'Zipper Catches Skin' classic 'I Am The Future' with very strange results! You can watch it on YouTube.