ALICE COOPER AND SHOUT! FACTORY ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “KEEPIN’ HALLOWEEN ALIVE” AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES “Cooper-oke” Video Contest Runs Through October 31st
Alice Cooper, the King of Halloween, has a brand-new single celebrating the macabre holiday: “Keepin’ Halloween Alive.”
Alice Cooper’s “Keepin’ Halloween Alive” is available for purchase exclusively on iTunes, as a single, or as a Digital 45 with the “Cooperoke” vocal-free version and a bonus digital booklet.
Fans are encouraged to join in on the fun by entering the “Keepin’ Halloween Alive” Cooper-oke Video Contest, in which they upload videos of themselves singing their own karaoke versions of “Keepin’ Halloween Alive.”
Three winners, chosen by Alice Cooper, will have their videos posted on AliceCooper.com and elsewhere, and will be awarded one of three cash prizes: First Place: $1,000, Second Place: $500, and Third Place: $250. All videos must be submitted no later than midnight PDT, October 31st, 2009. Entry details, contest rules and more info available at www.nightswithalicecooper.com.
Alice delivers “Keepin’ Halloween Alive” with the garage-punk snarl he is best known for, ensuring that it will soon be a Halloween classic. “At home my family all gathers around an old spooky tree decorated with skulls and bones in the living room, and we exchange gifts,” says Cooper. “It’s our holiday. We even all have matching black-and-orange Halloween sweaters! I wanted a theme song for people like me, and for us Halloween never ends. In the chorus I say, ‘I’m keepin’ Halloween alive, baby, 3–6–5’… and I mean it!”
“Keepin’ Halloween Alive,” was co-written and co-produced by Cooper with Piggy D. (a member of Rob Zombie’s band), who played rhythm guitar/backup vocals. Dave Pino (Powerman 5000) is featured on lead guitar, and David Spreng (Engineer for Bob Dylan, The Bravery) mixed the track and played drums. Of the recording, Cooper says, “We played it live as a band to capture the vibe. It was the easiest work I think any of us have ever done, not to mention a blast!”
In addition to releasing the new single, Cooper is busy hosting his “Nights with Alice Cooper” radio program, now syndicated on more than 100 stations worldwide, and staying on the road with his Theatre of Death world tour—tour dates below. For more information on “Nights with Alice Cooper” please visit www.nightswithalicecooper.com.
Nights with Alice Cooper airs on over 100 radio stations worldwide and is produced and distributed by United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., the nation’s leading independently owned and operated radio network. United Stations distributes and produces multiple format specific services to nearly 4500 rated radio stations across the U.S. in every mass-appeal format including the target format for Nights with Alice Cooper, Classic Rock. The New York-based company was founded in 1994 by radio pioneers Dick Clark and Nick Verbitsky.
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com.
Alice Cooper Theatre of Death tour dates:
Fri, Oct 2 Clearwater FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sat, Oct 3 Pompano Beach FL Amphitheatre
Sun, Oct 4 Ft Myers FL Mann Perf Arts Center
Mon, Oct 5 Daytona Beach FL Peabody Auditorium
Weds, Oct 7 Montgomery AL Performing Arts Center
Fri, Oct 9 Marksville LA Paragon Casino Resort
Sat, Oct 10 Biloxi MS Beau Rivage Casino
Sun, Oct 11 Houston TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
Mon, Oct 12 Dallas TX Palladium
Fri, Oct 16 Lake Tahoe NV Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room
Sat, Oct 17 Wendover NV Peppermill Casino
Mon Oct 19 Idaho Falls ID Civic Auditorium
Weds, Oct 21 San Francisco CA The Warfield
Fri-Sun, Oct 23-25 Las Vegas NV Orleans Hotel & Casino
Tues, Oct 27 Fresno Saroyan Theatre
Weds, Oct 28 Los Angeles CA Nokia Theatre
Fri, Oct 30 Indio CA Fantasy Springs Casino
Sat, Oct 31 Valley Center CA Harrah’s Rincon Open Sky Amphitheatre
Weds, Nov 18 Kocise, Slovakia Cassosport Hall
Thurs, Nov 19 Bratislava, Slovakia Sports Hall Pasiersky
Fri, Nov 20 Plzen, Czech Republic CEZ Arena
Tues, Nov 24 Manchester, England Apollo
Weds, Nov 25 Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium
Fri, Nov 27 Newcastle, England City Hall
Sat, Nov 28 Sheffield, England City Hall
Sun, Nov 29 Swindon, England Oasis
Tues, Dec 1 Wolverhampton, England Civic Hall
Weds, Dec 2 Plymouth, England Pavilions
Fri, Dec 4 Nottingham, England Royal Concert Hall
Sat, Dec 5 Brighton, England Centre
Sun, Dec 6 London, England Hammersmith Apollo
Tues, Dec 8 Kerkrade, Netherlands Rodahallen
Weds, Dec 9 Schwerin, Germany Sports & Kongresshalle
Fri, Dec 11 Espoo, Finland Arena
Sat, Dec 12 Oulu, Finland Teatria
Mon, Dec 14 Gothenburg, Sweden Lisebergshallen
Tues, Dec 15 Vasteras, Sweden Bombardier Arena
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