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Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henriksen, Anna Cara
Alice Cooper’s guitar trio on how a wunderkind from England temporarily replaced Nita Strauss

By Andrew Daly Published

Not just anyone could temporarily fill Strauss’ shoes in Alice Cooper’s band. In this GW exclusive, Coop’s longtime sidemen reveal how Anna Cara scored shock-rock’s biggest gig

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The Hollywood Vampires guitarists Johnny Depp and Joe Perry with Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood joins Joe Perry and Johnny Depp for two blues rock classics in London

By Phil Weller Published

The Hollywood Vampires just got even more star-studded as they kicked off their European tour in London

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Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of Hollywood Vampires perform at The O2 Arena on July 09, 2023 in London, England
Joe Perry on what it's like being in a band with Johnny Depp

By Janelle Borg Published

From the silver screen to the studio, Johnny Depp’s ongoing tenure as one of three guitarists in the Hollywood Vampires is decades in the making

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Anna Cara of Alice Cooper performs at Rockhal on July 8, 2026 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
How 22-year-old Anna Cara landed the gig of a lifetime with Alice Cooper

By Janelle Borg Published

At just 19, Cara was scouted by Cooper's longtime guitarist, Tommy Henriksen, on social media, and immediately flown out to Los Angeles

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Alice Cooper, Anna Cara, and Kurt Cobain comped image
Watch Alice Cooper deliver a shock rock version of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit

By Phil Weller Published

The shock rock icon gave a grunge anthem a creepy twist at the 28th edition of Coopstock over the weekend

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Alice Cooper and Anna Cara
Alice Cooper announces new 22-year-old guitarist, handpicked by Nita Strauss to be her replacement

By Matt Owen Published

Anna Cara was cherry picked for the role and will join the Cooper band on the road in the US and Europe this year

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Tommy Denander
Meet Tommy Denander, the session guitar great who’s worked with everyone from Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson to Joe Perry and Ace Frehley

By Martin Kielty Published

You’ve heard the Swedish guitarist on over 100 gold or platinum records. He tells his war stories from decades of session work, from fighting for all-important missing credits to playing with his heroes – and writing the song that finally brought Alice Cooper and Jeff Beck together…

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Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp perform onstage during a concert at The O2 Arena on July 25, 2025 in London, England
Johnny Depp joins Alice Cooper onstage to cover Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in honor of Ozzy Osbourne

By Matt Owen Published

Depp and his Gibson Flying V lined up alongside Cooper and Nita Strauss for the performance

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New Alice Cooper guitarist Gyasi with Alice Cooper in a white top hat and matching suit, and a black and white portrait of the late Cooper guitarist Glen Buxton.
Alice Cooper’s new guitarist on why Glen Buxton is a seriously underrated guitar hero

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Alice Cooper Band’s Gyasi Heus argues that Buxton’s guitar is the essential ingredient in those classic Coop recordings – and the legend Bob Ezrin agrees

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John McCurry performs in the '80s with dark wayfarer sunglasses and an Olympic White Stratocaster.
Session legend John McCurry on Cyndi Lauper, Alice Cooper and the stories behind his biggest hits 

By Andrew Daly Published

A long-time collaborator of Lauper and Lennon, scoring hits with Bonnie Tyler, Belinda Carlisle and Alice Cooper, McCurry’s session career is legendary. To think he started out on accordion…

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