Alice Cooper Releases New Single

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Alice Cooper Releases New Single

News 8 Oct 09 By

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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