The new tour was expected to start last night but it seems the first show in Windsor, Ontario was cancelled
. I’m not sure how much notice there was of this as it was only pointed out to me yesterday, but looking at the venue site it seems the whole place is currently closed until the 31st so maybe that’s why. Hopefully tonights show will go ahead as expected.
‘Metal Department’ have announced the release of "Alice Cooper And The Tome Of Madness" as a 12" vinyl single. This is taken from the Alice Cooper slot machine game which appeared a couple of months back and features Alice narrating an 18 minute horror story featured in the game. The record come in two forms – a plain black vinyl version and a limited edition (500) yellow vinyl version both in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with artwork from the game. Both are available exclusively from Metal Department and they aren’t cheap, especially when you add in postage to the UK! The slot machine game is apparently available on a couple of gambling sites, but you have to sign up to them to play. You can see a short promo video here.
Nita Strauss appears to like being on the road as she’s added even more solo shows on her ‘Winter Wasteland‘ tour during the gaps in the Alice Cooper schedule. The new shows are:
February 22nd – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly
February 23rd – Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug
February 24th – West Palm, FL – Respectable Street
March 1st – Atlantic City – Anchor Rock Club
March 2nd – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
March 3rd – Hampton, NH – Wally’s
March 4th – Frederick, MD – Cafe 611
March 5th – Johnson City, TN – Capones
March 6th – Huntsville, AL – Side Tracks Music Hall
March 8th – Corpus Christi, TX – House Of Rock
March 9th – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Nita is also on the bill of the ‘Rockfest‘ festival in Cadott, WI on July 14th.
Beasto Blanco have a new comic book on the way from Source Point Press entitled ‘Beasto Blanco: Spacewave Conquest’ and it looks really nice! Check out some images from it here. It’s due sometime during the summer but some comics sites seem to be taking pre-orders from next month.
