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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTARY “SUPER DUPER ALICE COOPER” TO PREMIERE AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

Eagle Rock Entertainment, in association with Banger Films, are proud to announce the world premiere of Super Duper Alice Cooper at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, where it will screen as part of their Spotlight section. Taking us through his life and career, Alice presents his story in the first ever “doc opera” film – a dizzying blend of documentary archive footage, animation, and rock opera.

Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr. Jekyll whose rock n’ roll Mr. Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, a preacher’s son who struck fear into the hearts of parents as Alice Cooper, the ultimate rock star of the bizarre. From the advent of Alice as front man for a group of Phoenix freaks in the 60’s to the hazy decadence of celebrity in the 70s to his triumphant comeback as 80s glam metal godfather, we will watch as Alice and Vincent battle for each other’s’ souls. Alice’s story is told not only by the man himself, but through exclusive interviews with members of the original Alice Cooper band, Elton John, Iggy Pop, John Lydon, and Dee Snider.

Super Duper Alice Cooper is the creation of Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn at Banger Films, producers of Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009 SXSW Audience Choice Winner) and Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage (2010 Grammy-nominated and Tribeca Audience Choice Winner), and much-lauded filmmaker Reginald Harkema, winner of the TIFF Special Jury Prize for his film Monkey Warfare.

The 13th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival will take place from April 16th to April 27th at locations around New York City.

For more information on Super Duper Alice Cooper, please visit www.SuperDuperAliceCooper.com or like the Facebook page

Alice Cooper needs no introduction. Still touring the world, with over 100 concerts scheduled in 2014, and hosting his internationally syndicated Nights With Alice Cooper radio show five nights a week for over a decade, Alice shows no sign of slowing down.

Alice on the web:

alicecooper.com/
facebook.com/AliceCooper
twitter.com/realalicecooper

BLACK SABBATH TO RELEASE “BLACK SABBATH: THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS (1970-1978) 8 CD BOXED SET ON APRIL 15TH

After forming Black Sabbath in 1969, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terry “Geezer” Butler, and Bill Ward went on to record one of the most influential canons of music in the history of rock and roll.

Warner Bros./Rhino brings together the original quartet’s groundbreaking eight-album run for Black Sabbath: The Complete Studio Albums (1970-1978). The hard-hitting, eight-disc boxed set will be available on April 15 for a suggested list price of $64.98.

Presented in a clamshell box, the set contains all of the studio albums Black Sabbath recorded for Warner Bros. Records during the 1970’s, including its iconic, eponymous debut (1970), the multi-platinum landmark Paranoid (1970), the platinum albums Master Of Reality (1971), Vol. 4 (1972), and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973), as well as the gold albums Sabotage (1975), Technical Ecstasy (1976), and Never Say Die! (1978).

The past few months have been busy ones for Black Sabbath. Following hugely successful shows in North and South America, Australia, Asia and Europe, the band won its second Grammy® Award when the song God Is Dead? picked up the trophy for Best Metal Performance.

The group will kick off another North American tour on March 31st with a show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. In the weeks that follow, the trek will hit ten cities in Canada, including stops in Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton, before it wraps on April 26th at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. These dates are part of the band’s final shows of its 2013-14 world tour in support of its first studio album in 35 years, 13. A resounding success, the album entered the charts at #1 in 13 countries (including their first #1 in the U.S.). Another run of European festivals and headlining shows will follow this summer.

First formed in Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath’s doom-laden sound pioneered a new kind of heavy rock music, a sound that would later influence hundreds of other bands. Many consider Black Sabbath to be the godfathers of heavy metal, but Sabbath was capable of surprising its fans with songs that showed other facets of their skills besides darkness and monstrous decibels. Decades after their initial impact, guitarists are still stunned by Tony Iommi’s jaw-dropping riffs, Geezer Butler’s swooping bass lines, and Bill Ward’s thunderous drums. And, of course, in Ozzy Osbourne the band has one of the most magnetic and unpredictable front men ever in rock, with a maniacal voice like few others before or since.

Black Sabbath: The Complete Studio Albums (1970-1978) album listing:

Black Sabbath (1970)
Paranoid (1970)
Master Of Reality (1971)
Vol. 4 (1972)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
Sabotage (1975)
Technical Ecstasy (1976)
Never Say Die! (1978)

EDDIE’S INTERVIEW WITH MOTLEY CRUE GUITARIST MICK MARS POSTED ONLINE, LISTEN TO IT HERE

Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars was a guest on Eddie’s Eddie Trunk Live (Trunk Nation) radio show on March 3rd. Listen to the interview below.

Motley Crue recently announced their farewell tour with dates starting in July and wrapping up in November.

SINGER GEOFF TATE WEARS A WIG DURING TV SEGMENT

Geoff Tate, frontman for Queensryche, took part in a performance and interview on the March 4th edition of New Day Northwest on King 5 TV, to promote his show Rock And Vaudeville, which will take place in May at the Triple Door in Seattle, Washington. Watch the segment below.

Rock And Vaudeville dates May 1, May 2 and 3.

** Thursday (one show) – 7:30pm
– 6:00 p.m. doors open and dinner service begins in the theater (All Ages)
– $20 advance / $25 day of show / $30 VIP (front two rows of seating)

** Friday, Saturday (two shows each night) – 7:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m.
– 5:30 p.m. doors open and dinner service begins in the theater (All Ages)
– 9:30 p.m. doors open and dinner service begins in the theater (21+)
– $25 advance / $30 day of show / $35 VIP (front two rows of seating)

Description of the event: “Welcome to the history of rock done Vaudeville style. See the rock songs you love from the ones you grew up to what’s playing today sung by rock legend Geoff Tate from the internationally famous band Queensryche, all while watching aerialists, burlesque dancers, go go dancers, drag queens and circus performers show their stuff.”

Additional source: blabbermouth.net

WINGER RELEASE A VIDEO FOR THEIR SONG “RAT RACE,” WATCH IT HERE

Winger have released their first video for the song, Rat Race, from their forthcoming new album, Better Days Comin’ due April 22nd. Watch the video below.

The high-energy song and video alternates between black and white performance footage and color montages of life’s daily rat race. Rat Race was filmed in Nashville, TN and directed by Jason Green.

“In this day and age, how quick you think, hard you try, no matter how fast you run, someone is always gaining on you” states front man Kip Winger. “We wanted to make sure the video visually represented that.”

To read more about Better Days Comin’, please click here.