Alice Cooper

Dark Shadows: Johnny Depp as Vampire Family Man in Tim Burton's Latest

Flock Of Seagulls' Mike Score Talks New Wave Hair and Aliens

Mike Score is the mastermind behind A Flock Of Seagulls. Inspired by Bowie and Alice Cooper, he combined science fiction, hairspray, girl pants, makeup, guitars, and synths to start his band in 1979. Then he led his Flock around the world. Crossfade asked the man himself about the journey in advanc ... More >>

Bonnaroo Unveils 2012 Lineup, SportsCenter Anchor John Anderson Helps

​Bonnaroo unveiled its 2012 lineup moments ago with the random help of ESPN's John Anderson. And according the SportsCenter funnyman, it's going to be "crazy good." Appearing in a YouTube video, Anderson pulls out a Roland AX-Synth from under his desk--a keytar he lovingly calls his battle-axe-- ... More >>

Guess Those Rock Star Boobs!

​While y'all were nursing a hangover on New Year's Day, one newly engaged musician kicked off 2012 with a topless Hawaiian snorkeling adventure. This rock 'n' roller's chest looks great for a 63-year-old woman but alarmingly droopy for a 63-year-old man. Sadly, however, this person is in much be ... More >>

Alice Cooper's No More Mr. Nice Guy Tour at Hard Rock Live December 15

​While y'all were nursing a hangover on New Year's Day, one newly engaged musician kicked off 2012 with a topless Hawaiian snorkeling adventure. This rock 'n' roller's chest looks great for a 63-year-old woman but alarmingly droopy for a 63-year-old man. Sadly, however, this person is in much be ... More >>

Gene Simmons vs. The World: KISS Frontman's Top Five Feuds

Gene Simmons is a smarmy motherfucker.​Maybe we were born too late. Or in the wrong part of the country. But quintessential '80s hair-metal extravaganza rockers KISS have always come off as kinda goofy. Alice Cooper, The Stooges, Black Sabbath ... Now there's some blues-derived din that knew how ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Alice Cooper! Three Farcical Encounters With the King of Shock Rock

​Crossfade's favorite shock rocker, Alice Cooper, turns 63 today. And even though he's probably out at some exclusive country club working on his celebrity golf game, we like the image of vintage Alice that involves prop blood, live chickens, and nightly decapitations. So to celebrate AC's birthd ... More >>

Ten Worst Cover Songs: From Vanilla Ice vs. Public Enemy to All Time Low on Rihanna

Rob Van Winkle is no Chuck D.​All great imitation, even when it's parody, respects the original source. The covers that disappoint fail to do this. Notably missing from Crossfade's list are the pain-inducing covers that have been discussed to death. Examples: Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC's "You S ... More >>

Meat Loaf performs at Hard Rock Live September 1

Rob Van Winkle is no Chuck D.​All great imitation, even when it's parody, respects the original source. The covers that disappoint fail to do this. Notably missing from Crossfade's list are the pain-inducing covers that have been discussed to death. Examples: Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC's "You S ... More >>

The 2009 Miami Book Fair offers a strange brew of talent

Rob Van Winkle is no Chuck D.​All great imitation, even when it's parody, respects the original source. The covers that disappoint fail to do this. Notably missing from Crossfade's list are the pain-inducing covers that have been discussed to death. Examples: Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC's "You S ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: Top Ten Halloween Songs (Sort Of)

​The season for spooking is here, and to help awaken your inner ghoul who's been lying dormant, here is a list of ten songs to celebrate the holiday. Some are obvious, some have loose, vague, or quirky affiliations with Halloween themes (you'll be hard-pressed to find some of these on other Ha ... More >>

Concert Review and Photos: Alice Cooper at Pompano Beach Amphitheater, October 3

photo by Arielle CastilloAlice CooperPompano Beach Amphitheater, Pompano BeachSaturday, October 3, 2009Better Than: Watching some new jacks noodle boringly in the name of authenticity.The Review:This past Saturday marked a strange, rare occasion in which fans of shlock-gore-obsessed hard rock were f ... More >>

Alice Cooper's Theatre of Death tour passes through Pompano Beach

photo by Arielle CastilloAlice CooperPompano Beach Amphitheater, Pompano BeachSaturday, October 3, 2009Better Than: Watching some new jacks noodle boringly in the name of authenticity.The Review:This past Saturday marked a strange, rare occasion in which fans of shlock-gore-obsessed hard rock were f ... More >>

The God of Skeptics

Heretics, nonbelievers, and doubters worship the Amazing Randi. So what will free thinkers do when he's gone?

Alice Cooper Playing Pompano Beach Amphitheater October 3

​Every death metal, horror punk, shock rock, and costume wearing band in America owes Alice Cooper a debt of gratitude. Without him bringing electric chairs, fountains of fake blood, and corpse makeup onstage, rock and roll would be a much tamer genre. He hasn't been all shock rock and makeup thou ... More >>

Archive Diver: Decline Of Western Civilization II, The Metal Years - Grove Cinema Ad From 1988

image via Miami New Times Archives week of August 3 - 9, 1988​According to Hart Baur from SKUM, Grove Cinema "was the only theatre in Miami that had a liquor license," which means that if you were old enough to have a drink in 1988 you could have done so while watching The Decline of Western Civil ... More >>

Saturday Night: Surf Nazis on Ecstasy at Goo

photo by Benjamin ThackerSurf Nazis on EcstasySaturday, May 30Goo, MiamiBetter Than: Midnight at the mortuary.  The Review:They don't surf, they aren't Nazis and they don't do drugs -- but Surf Nazis on Ecstasy sure do suck. And by sucking, they are actually really rocking. After all, isn't tha ... More >>

Manchester Band The Whip Gets Feisty with Glam Electro-Pop

photo by Benjamin ThackerSurf Nazis on EcstasySaturday, May 30Goo, MiamiBetter Than: Midnight at the mortuary.  The Review:They don't surf, they aren't Nazis and they don't do drugs -- but Surf Nazis on Ecstasy sure do suck. And by sucking, they are actually really rocking. After all, isn't tha ... More >>

Last Night: Gloria Estefan at Seminole Hard Rock

photo by Benjamin ThackerSurf Nazis on EcstasySaturday, May 30Goo, MiamiBetter Than: Midnight at the mortuary.  The Review:They don't surf, they aren't Nazis and they don't do drugs -- but Surf Nazis on Ecstasy sure do suck. And by sucking, they are actually really rocking. After all, isn't tha ... More >>

Black Mountain

In the Future (Jagjaguwar)

It's in the Mix

What not to put on that Valentine's Day CD.

Super Groups

Our fantasy draft for the Super Bowl halftime show.

The Genitorturers

Our fantasy draft for the Super Bowl halftime show.

They're Just Like Us

Rock stars get haunted too

Ice Meets Vice

Magnus Sigurdarson washes ashore in Wynwood

Genitorturers

Magnus Sigurdarson washes ashore in Wynwood

The Detroit Cobras

Magnus Sigurdarson washes ashore in Wynwood

Ghoul Sounds

Magnus Sigurdarson washes ashore in Wynwood

Beyond the Edge

Erstwhile indie rock legend Kreamy 'Lectric Santa rebounds from tragedy and returns to a scene it helped create

Look Ahead

D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

Young Guns

The Filth and the Fury

True Rhymes

The Filth and the Fury

Kissing Ass

The Filth and the Fury

Unsung Heroes

The Filth and the Fury

It Only Hurts When They Sing

The Filth and the Fury

That's Entertainment

The Filth and the Fury

Rotations

The Filth and the Fury

Grunge History 101

The Filth and the Fury

Rocky Horror Stage Show

The Filth and the Fury

State of Siege

The Filth and the Fury

Manson Family Values

Teach your children well and accept that Heaven is Hell

King of the Queens

Some people say South Beach is a drag, and they aren't talking about rowdy teenagers and parking nightmares. They're referring to the likes of Kitty Meow, the king of the queens.

Danzig In th Dark

These devil's advocates give the hard rockers their due

Local Calls

These devil's advocates give the hard rockers their due

Andrew's Themes

You can kiss the clarinet goodbye -- it's time for a real wind instrument

Dude Indigo

You can kiss the clarinet goodbye -- it's time for a real wind instrument

Sentimental Journey

You can kiss the clarinet goodbye -- it's time for a real wind instrument

Letters

You can kiss the clarinet goodbye -- it's time for a real wind instrument

The Manson Murders

You can kiss the clarinet goodbye -- it's time for a real wind instrument