NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia, June 22 (UPI) -- Alice Cooper canceled a show in Novosibirsk, Russia, after stage rigging collapsed, a spokesman for the U.S. shock metal singer said.

No injuries were reported in the Friday night collapse of scaffolding on the stage at Spartak Stadium, where Cooper was scheduled to do an outdoor concert Saturday, spokesman Bob Merlis said in Los Angeles.

The show -- part of the European leg of the singer's "Theater of Death" tour -- will not be rescheduled. Ticket holders were offered refunds but were also told their tickets would be honored for a concert this week in Krasnoyarsk, several hundred miles from Novosibirsk.

The incident will not affect any other tour dates.

The equipment that collapsed was provided by local vendors. No reason was given for the collapse but the weather at the stadium was clear, Cooper's tour manager said.

Alice Cooper is scheduled to return to the United States for a two-week tour beginning at the end of July before heading off for a series of dates in Australia and New Zealand.

 Cooper shocked by daughter's shower pal

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Rocker Alice Cooper once had a scare when he found a boy in his daughter's bedroom, while she was taking a shower.

The School's Out hitmaker's kid Calico was a teenager when Cooper thought she was up to no good with a new pal.

He tells TheRockRadio.com, "There's this really good-looking guy sitting on her bed and she's taking a shower. I look at the guy... and he goes, 'Oh hello Mr. Cooper! Cali and I were just trying on clothes.' I went, 'Either this guy is really good or he's really gay.'

"Calico looked at me and she says 'We were trying on dresses.' He was gay and it was a relief to me!"

Speaking out on Father's Day, Cooper admits he set his three kids a tough task when it came to rebelling against him when they became teenagers: "There was no way to rebel because what are they going to do, dye their hair black and wear black lipstick? I invented that, remember? My daughter put it perfectly in her yearbook. She said, 'I couldn't really rebel because my mom and dad were cooler than my friends.'" http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/music/story.html?id=6b92c4c5-d432-4db3-b22a-754b57458e00

Alice Cooper's Spider tour crawls into Canada
 
After two releases focused on "fast and loose" Detroit-flavoured rock 'n' roll, Alice Cooper finds himself re-adopting the theatrical madness of his glory days on his 25th album, Along Came a Spider.<br>
 
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  Vincent Damon Furnier lives two very distinct lives.

On the one hand, the life of a mortal, human: a down-to-earth father of three, married for over 32 years ("Maybe the happiest marriage in rock 'n' roll," he says).

On the other, the life of mythical figure and rock god Alice Cooper: the snake-toting, cane-wielding Prince of Darkness -- the man who inspired an entire generation of disenfranchised youth to join the "dark side."

The raspy, cheerful voice greeting me on the phone couldn't be that of the blood-curdling monster that has painted stages worldwide in blood and guts for almost 40 years.

Or could it? Better call him Vincent . . .

"My mom calls me Vince -- are you my mom?" Furnier warns with a chuckle.

Sorry, Alice.

Cooper -- as we will address him from this point -- isn't making the multiple personality situation any easier with the release of his latest album, Along Came A Spider.

After two releases (The Eyes of Alice Cooper and Dirty Diamonds) focused on "fast and loose" Detroit-flavoured rock 'n' roll, Cooper finds himself re-adopting the theatrical madness of his glory days on his 25th album.

This time, Cooper is donning the skin of a fictional serial killer who calls himself "The Spider." The album depicts how Spider goes on a murderous rampage in search of eight legs to complete his arachnid persona before finding salvation when he falls in love with his final victim.

If the idea of Furnier playing Cooper playing Spider sounds a little bit like Robert Downey, Jr.'s role in Tropic Thunder, it actually isn't too far from the truth.

"It's the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude!" Cooper exclaims with a hearty laugh. "To me this is Alice Cooper playing another character. Maybe there's some aspects of his character in this guy. I mean -- I've taken Alice to an insane asylum, to hell, to a nightmare, to school, I made him a billionaire. I like to take Alice and put him in different situations -- he's almost Harry Potter!"  Cooper laughs.

The good news is that this third persona has given Cooper a shock-rock "psycho-drama" that mirrors what fans like to call "the good old days."

Listening to Along Came A Spider can only lead to imagining the elaborate stage play that is sure to accompany its twisted storyline.
Without a doubt, this might be Cooper's strongest conceptual statement since 1975's Welcome To My Nightmare.

"We're planning a lot of really good tricks on this one," Cooper says.

At age 60, Alice Cooper has re-invented himself on numerous occasions.

Since his transformation from alcoholic menace in the '60s and '70s to sobered Christian man since the early '80s, Cooper says he has never had more fun.

"Actually, it was harder when I was drinking," he admits. "I wish I was in this headspace when I was doing Nightmare.

"Nightmare was a very gruelling show, especially when you're doing it . . . drinking all day and drinking half a bottle of whiskey before you go on stage. I really wish I could've done Nightmare sober because it would've been really fun. Who knows? Maybe there would be a time when I would do that: re-stage Nightmare."

Much like Welcome To My Nightmare, Cooper says Along Came A Spider is "haunting and funny."

The album includes the signature Cooper ballad (this one, entitled "Killed By Love and Salvation") and fist-pumping rock anthems.
Cooper's latest single, the venomous "Vengeance Is Mine" featuring Slash on guitar, easily recalls classics like "Feed My Frankenstein" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy."

When he finds himself criticized for glorifying the story of a fictional serial killer or accused of inciting younger fans to imitate his art, Cooper lashes back.

"Then that person should never see Shakespeare, should never go to the movies, should never watch television," he says. "If this is a catalyst, then what about everything else that's even more visual than that? If we had to worry like that, we would have absolutely no art at all. You have to play to the 99.999 per cent people that get it."

Alice Cooper's Canadian Tour Dates:

September 18, Vancouver
September 19, Vancouver
September 20, Vernon
September 21, Kamloops
September 23, Prince George
September 24, Grande Prairie
September 26, Red Deer
September 27, Edmonton
September 28, Lethbridge
September 29, Calgary
October 1, Regina
October 2, Saskatoon
October 4, Thunder Bay
October 6, Hamilton
October 7, Barrie
October 11, Ottawa
October 15, Montreal

After providing a c0uple of tracks for the Guitar Hero franchise, iconic rocker Alice Cooper is finally coming to Rock Band next week with six of the band’s hit records.  Along with Alice Cooper, the hard rock group, Taking Back Sunday will round out the week’s offerings with a trio of songs.

Alice Cooper “Under My Wheels” (Live)
Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen” (Live)
Alice Cooper “Billion Dollar Babies” (Live)
Alice Cooper “School’s Out” (Live)
Alice Cooper “Poison”
Alice Cooper “Vengeance is Mine”
Taking Back Sunday “What’s It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?”
Taking Back Sunday “Liar”
Taking Back Sunday “MakeDamnSure”

The Alice Cooper track back will be 800 Microsoft Loonies ($9.99 USD).  The Taking Back Sunday pack will set you back 440 Microsoft Loonies.  As with other track packs, you can buy songs from the packs individually for 160 Microsoft Loonies (1.99 USD).

While I am happy about getting some Alice Cooper in Rock Band, it kills me that the songs are live.  I bought the Def Leppard tracks for GH3, which were live, and they were terrible.  I am sure it has to do with the rights to the songs and so forth, but I have a fear that there will be freakish pitch changes or out of place guitar solos that you are unprepared for, because they were never in the original recordings.  That said, I am a sucker, and I will probably end up getting them.  Check the jump for the full presser.

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THE FATHER OF SHOCK ROCK ALICE COOPER MAKES HIS ROCK BAND® DEBUT; TAKING BACK SUNDAY ADDS THREE PACK TO THE ROCK BAND MUSIC STORE

Cambridge, Mass. - May 15, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that iconic metal genius Alice Cooper will make his Rock Band® debut next week adding a six pack of songs to the Rock Band® Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Next week’s lineup also features a three pack of songs from hard rockers Taking Back Sunday.

Alice Cooper’s impressive résumé spans over 40 years of rock ‘n roll history with multiple platinum albums and chart topping hits as well as unforgettable theatrical stage performances. Blending heavy metal, vaudeville, horror movies and garage rock, Cooper is credited with inventing and popularizing “shock rock.” The father of shock rock brings six of his biggest hits to the Rock Band Music Store in the “Alice Cooper Pack 01″. Four tracks are from Cooper’s live album, Classicks from 1995: “Under My Wheels (live),” “I’m Eighteen (live),” “Billion Dollar Babies (live)” and “School’s Out (live).” The other two tracks are “Poison,” the lead single from 1989’s Trash and one of Cooper’s biggest hits, “Vengeance is Mine,” from his latest offering, Along Came a Spider (2008).

Long Island based hard rock outfit Taking Back Sunday will also make its Rock Band debut next week offering up three of the band’s most popular hits. Deemed a consistent power player in the alternative/emo rock scene, the “Taking Back Sunday Pack 01″ includes “What’s It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?,” “Liar” and “MakeDamnSure” from the group’s major label debut, Louder Now (2006). Taking Back Sunday makes its Rock Band debut ahead of the highly anticipated release of its newest album, New Again, due out June 2, 2009.

Tracks: Alice Cooper “Under My Wheels” (Live)
Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen” (Live)
Alice Cooper “Billion Dollar Babies” (Live)
Alice Cooper “School’s Out” (Live)
Alice Cooper “Poison”
Alice Cooper “Vengeance is Mine”
Taking Back Sunday “What’s It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?”
Taking Back Sunday “Liar”
Taking Back Sunday “MakeDamnSure”
(All tracks are original master recordings)

Release Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday, May 21, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **

Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$9.99 (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Alice Cooper Pack 01″
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Taking Back Sunday Pack 01″

Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360
PlayStation®Network

Music Videos: Click on the track below to view the song’s corresponding music video. Videos can be embedded on your site.
Taking Back Sunday “MakeDamnSure”

Website Links: For more information, please visit:
Rock Band Website
Alice Cooper Official Website
Taking Back Sunday Official Website

Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system, PlayStation 2 system and Wii system.

There are now more than 670 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music). Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans’ and gamers’ voracious appetite for rock with more than 40 million paid downloads since its launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Rock Band and Rock Band 2are rated “T” for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes) by the ESRB.

For more information on Rock Band2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.comhttp://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090424-ENTERTAIN-90424034