Oct
4th
Alice Cooper is No More Mr. Nice Guy (CNA)
By Yuda
By Pearline Ng
SINGAPORE: It's not a nightmare and more of a dream for rock fans as Alice Cooper heads to Singapore for the first time with his "No More Mr. Nice Guy" concert that coincides with the release of his album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare".
To say he's shaped the culture of heavy metal and made the name Alice anything but sweet, is an understatement to those still unfamiliar with the 60-something rocker who will descend with "Guitar Goddess" Orianthi in tow come October 5th.
"Singapore will get the Full Alice treatment," said Cooper of his show this week at The Coliseum at Sentosa's Resorts World.
It's not clear if the prop boxes being unpacked in Singapore will see electric chairs and guillotines for the executions and other shock-rock theatrical concerts that is trademark Alice Cooper.
As amazing and outlandish as his shows have been, Cooper did reveal that that he has never had one of his shows banned.
"There is nothing truly 'shocking' about my show these days. It's more like a circus- there is a certain amount of comedy. Comedy goes great if you mix it with horror," he said in an email interview.
Performing in Singapore for the first time, the rock legend is as excited to play here as his fans are to see the rock horror master in the flesh.
"We've travelled everywhere. It's rare for us to perform in a city we've never played in before so for us it's something new."
He'll be heading to Singapore from Australia with Down Under guitar prodigy Orianthi Panagaris.
"Orianthi is an extremely talented guitarist. It's refreshing to see young women own the stage like some of these girls do," said Cooper of his newest tour member.
Apart from Orianthi, who last performed here at Singfest 2010, Cooper has also collaborated with rock-chick Ke$ha who features in his latest album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare".
The sequel to 1975 multi-platinum album, "Welcome To My Nightmare" which was released in September has been described by the creator himself as having an old-school sound although everything on the album is brand new.
"The things that scare Alice are different now. A nightmare can go in a million directions… but mostly it's just insane and that's what we try to capture in the album," Cooper said.
At age 63, Cooper has no plans to slow down and one thing's for sure, fans and newbies alike will not forget for a long time, the one night of 'No More Mr Nice Guy'.
As if making a promise, Cooper said: "I do know that fans usually remember it as of the best shows that they have ever seen."
-CNA/pn
SINGAPORE: It's not a nightmare and more of a dream for rock fans as Alice Cooper heads to Singapore for the first time with his "No More Mr. Nice Guy" concert that coincides with the release of his album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare".
To say he's shaped the culture of heavy metal and made the name Alice anything but sweet, is an understatement to those still unfamiliar with the 60-something rocker who will descend with "Guitar Goddess" Orianthi in tow come October 5th.
"Singapore will get the Full Alice treatment," said Cooper of his show this week at The Coliseum at Sentosa's Resorts World.
It's not clear if the prop boxes being unpacked in Singapore will see electric chairs and guillotines for the executions and other shock-rock theatrical concerts that is trademark Alice Cooper.
As amazing and outlandish as his shows have been, Cooper did reveal that that he has never had one of his shows banned.
"There is nothing truly 'shocking' about my show these days. It's more like a circus- there is a certain amount of comedy. Comedy goes great if you mix it with horror," he said in an email interview.
Performing in Singapore for the first time, the rock legend is as excited to play here as his fans are to see the rock horror master in the flesh.
"We've travelled everywhere. It's rare for us to perform in a city we've never played in before so for us it's something new."
He'll be heading to Singapore from Australia with Down Under guitar prodigy Orianthi Panagaris.
"Orianthi is an extremely talented guitarist. It's refreshing to see young women own the stage like some of these girls do," said Cooper of his newest tour member.
Apart from Orianthi, who last performed here at Singfest 2010, Cooper has also collaborated with rock-chick Ke$ha who features in his latest album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare".
The sequel to 1975 multi-platinum album, "Welcome To My Nightmare" which was released in September has been described by the creator himself as having an old-school sound although everything on the album is brand new.
"The things that scare Alice are different now. A nightmare can go in a million directions… but mostly it's just insane and that's what we try to capture in the album," Cooper said.
At age 63, Cooper has no plans to slow down and one thing's for sure, fans and newbies alike will not forget for a long time, the one night of 'No More Mr Nice Guy'.
As if making a promise, Cooper said: "I do know that fans usually remember it as of the best shows that they have ever seen."
-CNA/pn
Jul
28th
New Releases @ HMV This Week
By Yuda
(week starting 12th July)
Rock & Pop
Rock & Pop
- Orianthi - Believe II
- Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
- Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle
- Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul
- The Like - Release Me
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- OCR - December Rain
Jazz & Classical - Tom Jones - Praise & Blame
Dance & Urban - Incognito - Transatlantic RPM
Asian Pop - Ayaka Hirahara - My Classics 2
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- Orange Caramel - 1st Mini Album
- Jacky Cheung 張學友 - Private Corner Mini Concert
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