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  Friday, October 30, 2009 LOS ANGELES: HALLOWEEN ROCK WITH ALICE COOPER: By Gerry Gittelson - Melodicrock.com Los Angeles Correspondent / Story by Gerry Gittelson. Photos by Rhonda Woodfine Los Angeles -- Halloween was coming, and that was a perfect time for shock-rock king Alice Cooper to bring his latest theatrical concert tour to Los Angeles, so the 61-year old American pulled out all the stops Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the 7,000-seat Nokia Theatre – blood, confetti balloons, swords, crutches, straight jackets, a giant syringe and of course his trademark guillotine. From the opening song “Schools Out,” through a whirlwind of his biggest hits like “Eighteen,” “Poison,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Under My Wheels”“Billionaire Dollar Babies,” Cooper commanded the stage like a man half his age. The crowd was loud and appreciative, and there was always something a little weird happening – like Cooper parading around with a sword stuck through a baby's head – to keep things interesting. Cooper has a top band, too, led by guitarists Keri KelliDamon Johnson. Kelli has played with everyone from Big Bang Babies to Vince Neil, and Johnson has played with John Waite and other national acts. They work well together, and during an encore reprise of “Schools Out” at the end of the evening, none other Slash strapped on a guitar, and the place went crazy. Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley opened the show. The crowd enjoyed watching smoke rise from his guitar on “Shock Me,” and the best song of the night was a well-executed version of the Kiss hit “Cold Gin.” xx GUN RETURN TO RECORDING DUTY WITH TOBY JEPSON: Following Toby Jepson's decision to join Scottish rock band Gun we are delighted to announce the band's debut mini album Popkiller is now exclusively available to preorder through Townsend Records. Preorder the new mini-album now by clicking here The album consists of five brand new studio recordings including: 'Let Your Hair down', 'Seraphina', 'Popkiller', 'Ripping Up The Letters' and 'The Only'. Here's a few words from Toby on the new material... ''I see this as a great new dawn for Gun, we are so excited about the music and feel we have created some cool new tunes that stand up to anything the band have done in the past. It is a new time and we hope that the music speaks for itself; we want to take it out there and take the band back up to where it belongs, on big stages delivering emotionally charged music that can inspire and entertain in equal measure..." In support of the band's great new album 'Popkiller' we have a limited amount of framed album artwork prints signed by all the band members. Everyone who pre-orders 'Popkiller' will be entered into our special draw winning one of these extra special Gun items. After returning from a triumphant Spanish tour, Gun will shortly begin their full UK tour in support of their new Popkiller album, tickets available from venue box offices & www.gunofficial.co.uk Gun's UK tour: 08/11 Belfast Limelight 12/11 Newcastle Academy 2 13/11 Manchester Academy 3 14/11 Nottingham Rock City 15/11 Sheffield Corporation 17/11 Leeds Rio's 18/11 Leamington Assembly Rooms 19/11 Cambridge Junction 21/11 Gloucester Guildhall 22/11 Wrexham Central Station 23/11 Bristol Academy 24/11 Southampton Brook 26/11 London Islington Academy 27/11 Milton Keynes Pitz Club 28/11 Brighton Concorde 2 29/11 Swansea Sin City 01/12 Carlisle Brickyard 02/12 Glasgow ABC1 04/12 Hard Rock Hell, Prestatyn, Wales GUITARIST DAVID MARK PEARCE DEBUTS SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING SOLO PROJECT: The debut single Tell Me Why from David Mark Pearce's forthcoming album, Strangeang3ls, will be available November 1, 2009 at www.davidmarkpearce.com Pearce will be discussing the single as well as his current projects on Paul Baker's 'Soundscapes,' ARfm (www.arfm.co.uk) November 1. The show airs from 3 – 6 UK time. “Tell Me Why” was written and produced by Pearce, as well as features his signature guitar playing. Also featured on the single are vocals by John Payne (of Asia featuring JP) keyboardist Lisa LaRue, bassist Chris Brown (of Ghost Circus and Roswell Six) and drummer Damian Rodd David Mark Pearce is the guitarist for the Oliver Wakeman Band, as well as co-producer and participant of the Lisa LaRue Project 2K9. He has previously released a solo EP titled “Shelter Me From the Rain,” and is currently working on his long-awaited debut solo CD, “Strangeang3ls” which is targeted for a Spring 2010 release. Pearce was voted eighth Best Guitarist by Classic Rock Society Magazine, 2008. For more information, please visit: www.davidmarkpearce.comMR-X UPDATED:MR-X has been updated with the following new features:Snakes In Paradise - Demos 2000 (7 Tracks) - Blue Murder - Live Tokyo 1989 (Full Show, Soundboard) - Foreigner - Unusual Heat Profiled (Atlantic Records promo release - Q&A with the band to promote the Unusual Heat release). Video - Def Leppard - Live At Download 2009 (23 mins, Live from VH1 Classic) Plus the following new Video Clips38 Special - One Time For Old Times, Aldo Nova - Medicine Man, Tesla - Signs (Live At Download 2009), Twisted Sister - 30 and - The Great Escape (Live)MR-X Membership Details.MRCD6: Updated info and new soundbytes any time now. Just waiting on delivery of 2 more songs. Info thus far: MRCD6 Page. - 1990, the Chicago Rock Scene was drunk on Metal and fast becoming a major breeding ground for new bands on the rise. Sgt. Roxx had arrived and everyone took notice including every major label! There was a little hint of every major influence of the time from the full-bodied meshing of guitars of Lillian Axe, the dangerous and dirty edge of Ratt, to the dripping sleaze of Motley Crue. Their sound took from everything and imitated no one, becoming something entirely unique, delivering something special and different to everyone that listened, and many did and still do. "Weapon of Miss Distraction" features19 of the rarest recordings by one of the most coveted "Hair Metal" bands in the world. This release includes re-mastered versions of 1990's "Push N Squeeze," which fetches as much as $400 an auction on eBay, as well as 14 other never before heard archived recordings; including the rare demo sessions for CBS Records and live recordings from the infamous Gateway Theater. - In 1991, living in the heart of "The Grunge Capital," Seattle, WA, DR. GRIND landed its first show in Ballard, WA at the infamous "Ballard Firehouse." This show led to an utter explosion of new found popularity, an abundance of shows, and a grueling tour schedule throughout the West Coast and the United States. Their debut, "Speechless" was recorded at Full-Voice Audio in Seattle, with late, legendary producer Maverick Gibson and mixed by Lou Michael's at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California. (MP3) 6. Janie 7. Follow Your Own Road 8. Faces 9. Tears 10. Love Will Find A Way 11. Gone 12. Here And Gone 13. Something To Come 14. Time Will Tell 15. Can't Get Enough 16. Huge Wad 17. "He´ s only 21 so he was a try out for some time. He´ s done great, both on tour and in rehearsals, so we asked him to come aboard full time and I think he will suit the band perfectly. I understand he´ s be a fan and own all the albums so he knows very well what we´ re about. Now he can leave the audience and step up on stage, where he belongs! Musically he´ s got a great tone and a wide register and visually the look of a true viking! Looking forward to writing, recording and touring the upcoming album with Andreas - we welcome a great musician and overall nice guy to M.ill.ion!": "I have known their singer Ulrich Carlsson and been a fan of the cool M.ill.ion music for a couple of years. And when I got the call some months back about the guitarist position, asking me if I wanted to try out, I immediately said Yes! The jokes are flying, we share the same kind of humour and playing with them is a lot of fun! I feel happy and honoured to be chosen as the new guitarplayer for this brilliant melodic rockband!".

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