Alice Cooper hails small independent venues: “That’s where your fanbase comes from”

’m Dreaming and its followup Don’t Sleep, which dropped earlier this month via Last Gang Records (ROW) and Dew Process (ANZ).Ivy is “the full package of songwriter, producer and artist, and we, at Concord, are thrilled to work with her,” comments Kim Frankiewicz, executive VP of Worldwide A&R at Concord Music Publishing.

coronavirus pandemic has had on the music industry, particularly in terms of the grassroots live music community.As well as assessing how independent venues, promoters and artists have fared during the pandemic, ‘Independents Day’ will also include panels on creating greater representation of minority groups at a grassroots level on and off stage, exploring what direct actions can come from the Black Lives Matter movement in grassroots venues, what venues can do beyond live music to sustain

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt appears that the lobbying by representatives for independent venues has at least begun to pay off on Capitol Hill: Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced a new relief bill for indie venues impacted by the coronarvirus pandemic.The “Save Our Stages Act” would provide six months of financial support to help “keep venues afloat, pay employees and preserve a critical economic sector for communities across America,” according to the

With the benefit of hindsight, Alice Ivy was in wonderland when she cut Don’t Sleep.

Alice Cooper has discussed the Black Lives Matter movement and police reform in a new interview.Speaking to Hawaii Public Radio, Cooper stated that he believes that racist police in America need to be “weeded out”.Discussing the violent protests of the 1960s and civil rights marches, Cooper said: “Well, isn’t it amazing that that was 50, 60 years ago, or something like that, and we’re still dealing with the same problem?“You would have thought that that solved the problem.

Alice Cooper is teaming up with an Arizona-based dairy company to release his own brand of chocolate milk.The news first became public last week in an Instagram post by Ideas Collide, an Arizona-based marketing agency. The post included pictures from a product photoshoot, featuring Alice Cooper himself.“We are rocking it for chocolate filming AZ rock legend @alicecooper !” Ideas Collide wrote in their Instagram caption.

Anderson Cooper's son is growing up fast! The 53-year-old proud dad took to Instagram on Monday to share new pics of Wyatt Morgan Cooper in honor of his 10 weeks of life.

Ellise Shafer editorAs the coronavirus pandemic triggered bans on large gatherings across the U.S., independent music and comedy venues were among the first to shut down.

Kanye West is hoping to unseat Donald Trump as U.S. leader.The rapper and entrepreneur took to Twitter on America’s Independence Day (July 4, 2020) to re-announce his plan to run for the White House in November (2020).“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.

Matthew McConaughey had an important message to share on Independence Day.

There are a number of ways to celebrate July 4th, but with COVID-19 restrictions still in place in some places and others just staying home to stop the spread, a Twitter account has come up with a clever way to mark the day.

Laurel Stearns A week ago, I hopped on a Zoom call not knowing what to expect. The Town Hall-style conference was for a newly formed non-profit organization called The National Independent Talent Organization, or NITO (www.nitolive.org).