ContactMusic — Bulgaria's Sonisphere festival has been scrapped a week before Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Alice Cooper were set to hit the stage in Bankya. Event organisers at Balkan Entertainment have yet to give a full reason for the cancellation of the 21 June (11... more info

Guardian Music — Donington Park, DerbyshireWhile there are many things Def Leppard can be criticised for, a lack of showmanship or sense of spectacle are not among them. A quarter of a century after they first played here in its Monsters of Rock guise, they made the ... more info

Guardian Music — These 70s fetishists from Bath are on a mission to revive glam, mixing cheesy, infectious pop with kick-ass guitar solosHometown: Bath.The lineup: Luke Smyth (vocals, guitar), Jules Wells (bass, backing vocals), Jay Synclair (drums, backing vocals), ... more info

ContactMusic — Linkin Park closed the UK's Download rock festival last night (12. 06. 11). The 'Crawling' rockers ended the three day event which also saw performances from metal heavyweights including Rob Zombie, System of a Down, Alice Cooper, The Darkness, Def L... more info

ContactMusic — Alice Cooper thinks the kids of today are "afraid" to rock. The 'Elected' singer pioneered the shock rock genre with his theatrical shows which famously featured him having his head 'guillotined' off, but he feels the younger generation are lacking w... more info

ContactMusic — Alice Cooper, who headlined the second stage of Download Festival last night, has told the Daily Star that he wants a rock version of The X Factor. Writing his own column in the paper, Alice Cooper derided modern rock bands for having no attitude and... more info

ContactMusic — Alice Cooper hates golf. The legendary 'School's Out' rocker - real name Vincent Furnier - is famed for his skills with a driver and a nine iron in his leisure time, but his onstage alter ego can't stand the sport. He told BANG Showbiz "Alice... more info

NME — Singer sets out his dream for reality talent show called ‘Lunatic Fringe’ more info

ContactMusic — 30 Seconds to Mars and Alice Cooper received top honours at the Kerrang! Awards 2011 last night (09. 06. 11). Jared Leto's rockers took home two awards - Best International Band and Best Single for their track 'Hurricane' - while Alice scooped the Ke... more info

Gigwise — Call the show Lunatic Fringe... more info