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Nita Strauss: "A guitar solo is a way for the guitarist to tell a chapter of the song's story. That dictates my approach, rather than, 'Here's a bunch of cool notes'"
By Andrew Daly published
The Ibanez signature shredder on reuniting with Alice Cooper for her latest single, how working with singers made her a less selfish musician, and why people got her departure from Cooper's band so wrong
Nita Strauss reunites with Alice Cooper for new single Winner Takes All – and Strauss is cutting heads in the solo
By Jonathan Horsley published
“There was no question that I wanted to create a song to collaborate with my longtime boss and friend, the legendary Alice Cooper,” says Strauss
Nita Strauss will return to Alice Cooper’s lineup for 2023 tour
By Matt Owen published
After taking temporary leave to perform alongside Demi Lovato, the Ibanez signature artist is set to reunite with Cooper and co for a string of tour dates this year
Tommy Henriksen: "When you play with a Kemper, you hear every little mistake, and that alone forces you to be a better player"
By Andrew Daly published
The Alice Cooper guitarist discusses what he's learned from the shock-rocker, how AC/DC informed his new project Crossbone Skully, and why he's a Gibson SG man through and through
Ryan Roxie: "Being in Alice Cooper's band is like being in the trenches. You do a bit of everything, be it playing guitar, singing background vocals, or dodging crazy pieces of the set on stage"
By Andrew Daly published
The veteran hard-rock guitarist explains why there's a place for both new and vintage guitars in his collection, and discusses what he thinks of John 5's introduction into the Mötley Crüe fold
Nita Strauss: “Any time you’re playing guitar, you’re improving, no matter what it is – whether you’re playing power chords or technical metal”
By Alison Richter published
The Ibanez signature artist made the very public shift from Alice Cooper’s band to Demi Lovato’s band this year, but she’s so much more than “someone else’s guitar player”
Justin Hawkins: “What?! Split harmonics on the bass?”
By Nick Wells published
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins reacts to the fast and furious licks of Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen of rock supergroup The Winery Dogs
Kane Roberts on rejoining the Alice Cooper band following Nita Strauss's departure, adjusting to a Kemper and the revival of his fabled machine gun guitar
By Andrew Daly published
It was decades since Roberts had assumed the role of six-string sideman to one of rock's most towering figures. But that didn't stop him from throwing himself at the opportunity to accompany Cooper on the shock rock legend's recent US trek
Watch Nita Strauss rejoin Alice Cooper – and play a Jackson Jeff Loomis signature Kelly – at Colorado show
By Matt Owen published
Strauss seamlessly slipped her Cooper cap back on for the performance alongside Kane Roberts and Tommy Henriksen
Nita Strauss on lighting Demi Lovato’s guitar fire and how fresh tones – and the 2nd position – are helping her introduce shredding solos to new audiences
By Amit Sharma published
The Hurricane talks tutoring the pop superstar and recruiting her to the ranks of Ibanez, and why her new solo single Summer Storm embodies everything she is about as a player
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