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Learn the fiery playing style of Nita Strauss
By Martin Cooper published
The Alice Cooper guitarist did not get the nickname Hurricane Nita by accident. Her all-action rock style will seriously test your rhythm and lead chops alike

Tosin Abasi, Lzzy Hale, Gavin Rossdale, Bishop Briggs and Alice Cooper are judges on new music reality TV show No Cover
By Jonathan Horsley published
The new show stars unsigned musicians performing all-original compositions in competition for a record deal, studio time, festival slots and more – watch the first two episodes now
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Alice Cooper joined by Ace Frehley and Orianthi at his 19th annual Christmas Pudding benefit concert
By Sam Roche published
The event – which benefits Cooper's Rock Teen Center in Phoenix, Arizona – took place on Saturday

Ace Frehley joins Alice Cooper for medley of School’s Out and Pink Floyd’s Another Brick In The Wall
By Matt Owen published
During Cooper’s recent show at West Palm Beach, Frehley added his guitar firepower to fellow axe-slingers Nita Strauss, Ryan Roxie and Tommy Henriksen for the high-octane grand finale

How Nita Strauss ended up playing Jason Becker’s prototype Peavey 'Numbers' guitar live
By Matt Owen published
The iconic guitar was lent to Strauss by Benny Goodman of The Neurotic Guitarist, who has started the #ALSAWARENESS4JASON hashtag in order to raise awareness for Becker and ALS

Nita Strauss weighs in on the ‘shred stigma’ debate: "Yngwie Malmsteen’s three notes are no more or less valid than BB King’s"
By Matt Owen published
"They’re just three notes played differently, at different speeds, on different guitars, in different styles,” says the Alice Cooper guitarist
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Alice Cooper responds to Gene Simmons' comments on the death of rock music: “There's kids out there with guitars and they're playing hard rock”
By Sam Roche published
The School's Out rocker says the genre is “where it should be right now”

Watch Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Depp jam Alice Cooper classics with the shock-rocker's original line-up
By Richard Bienstock published
The all-star band jammed School’s Out, I’m Eighteen and more at Alice’s annual fundraiser
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