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Nita Strauss reunites with Alice Cooper for new single Winner Takes All – and Strauss is cutting heads in the solo

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 March 23

“There was no question that I wanted to create a song to collaborate with my longtime boss and friend, the legendary Alice Cooper,” says Strauss

Alice Cooper and Nita Strauss performing live

Nita Strauss will return to Alice Cooper’s lineup for 2023 tour

By Matt Owen published 6 March 23

After taking temporary leave to perform alongside Demi Lovato, the Ibanez signature artist is set to reunite with Cooper and co for a string of tour dates this year

Tommy Henriksen performs with Alice Cooper at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on December 15, 2015

Tommy Henriksen: "When you play with a Kemper, you hear every little mistake, and that alone forces you to be a better player"

By Andrew Daly published 24 February 23

The Alice Cooper guitarist discusses what he's learned from the shock-rocker, how AC/DC informed his new project Crossbone Skully, and why he's a Gibson SG man through and through

Ryan Roxie: "Being in Alice Cooper's band is like being in the trenches. You do a bit of everything, be it playing guitar, singing background vocals, or dodging crazy pieces of the set on stage"

By Andrew Daly published 30 January 23

The veteran hard-rock guitarist explains why there's a place for both new and vintage guitars in his collection, and discusses what he thinks of John 5's introduction into the Mötley Crüe fold

Nita Strauss: “Any time you’re playing guitar, you’re improving, no matter what it is – whether you’re playing power chords or technical metal”

By Alison Richter published 30 December 22

The Ibanez signature artist made the very public shift from Alice Cooper’s band to Demi Lovato’s band this year, but she’s so much more than “someone else’s guitar player”

Justin Hawkins reacts to The Winery Dogs music video Xanadu

Justin Hawkins: “What?! Split harmonics on the bass?”

By Nick Wells published 19 December 22

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins reacts to the fast and furious licks of Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen of rock supergroup The Winery Dogs

Kane Roberts on rejoining the Alice Cooper band following Nita Strauss's departure, adjusting to a Kemper and the revival of his fabled machine gun guitar

By Andrew Daly published 24 November 22

It was decades since Roberts had assumed the role of six-string sideman to one of rock's most towering figures. But that didn't stop him from throwing himself at the opportunity to accompany Cooper on the shock rock legend's recent US trek

Watch Nita Strauss rejoin Alice Cooper – and play a Jackson Jeff Loomis signature Kelly – at Colorado show

By Matt Owen published 6 October 22

Strauss seamlessly slipped her Cooper cap back on for the performance alongside Kane Roberts and Tommy Henriksen

Nita Strauss on lighting Demi Lovato’s guitar fire and how fresh tones – and the 2nd position – are helping her introduce shredding solos to new audiences

By Amit Sharma published 31 August 22

The Hurricane talks tutoring the pop superstar and recruiting her to the ranks of Ibanez, and why her new solo single Summer Storm embodies everything she is about as a player

Nita Strauss hints at future return to Alice Cooper’s band: “Everyone’s saying it’s a ‘departure’ but I don’t feel, necessarily, that I left”

By Matt Owen published 24 August 22

“Depending on what the schedule looks like next year, I may have the chance to come back,” said the Ibanez signature artist, who recently joined Demi Lovato's touring band

The 30 greatest rock guitar albums of 1972

By Greg Prato published 24 August 22

In '72, Alice Cooper and Bowie grew ever more theatrical while the riffs of Iommi, Blackmore and co got bigger. 50 years on, we celebrate the best from a banner year for rock

Alice Cooper reenlists former lead guitarist Kane Roberts for fall tour

By Matt Owen published 14 July 22

Roberts’ return comes after Cooper’s former resident shred star Nita Strauss announced her departure from the lineup earlier this week

Nita Strauss performs with Alice Cooper on stage at Resorts World Arena on May 30, 2022 in Birmingham, England

Nita Strauss announces departure from Alice Cooper's band, cancels solo 2022 festival appearances

By Jackson Maxwell published 11 July 22

Strauss announced the end of her eight-year tenure in Cooper's band on social media, saying that she was "forever thankful" for her time with the rock legend

Nita Strauss recalls a male fan throwing his sweaty boxer shorts at her during an Alice Cooper concert

By Sam Roche published 8 July 22

One of Strauss's bandmates hurled the underwear back into the crowd, where they landed on another fan's face. “I actually fell down from laughing so hard,” the guitarist remembers

Learn the fiery playing style of Nita Strauss

By Martin Cooper published 28 June 22

The Alice Cooper guitarist did not get the nickname Hurricane Nita by accident. Her all-action rock style will seriously test your rhythm and lead chops alike

Tosin Abasi, Lzzy Hale, Gavin Rossdale, Bishop Briggs and Alice Cooper are judges on new music reality TV show No Cover

By Jonathan Horsley published 21 April 22

The new show stars unsigned musicians performing all-original compositions in competition for a record deal, studio time, festival slots and more – watch the first two episodes now

[L-R] Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley and Orianthi

Alice Cooper joined by Ace Frehley and Orianthi at his 19th annual Christmas Pudding benefit concert

By Sam Roche published 7 December 21

The event – which benefits Cooper's Rock Teen Center in Phoenix, Arizona – took place on Saturday

Ace Frehley joins Alice Cooper for medley of School’s Out and Pink Floyd’s Another Brick In The Wall

By Matt Owen published 13 October 21

During Cooper’s recent show at West Palm Beach, Frehley added his guitar firepower to fellow axe-slingers Nita Strauss, Ryan Roxie and Tommy Henriksen for the high-octane grand finale

How Nita Strauss ended up playing Jason Becker’s prototype Peavey 'Numbers' guitar live

By Matt Owen last updated 27 September 21

The iconic guitar was lent to Strauss by Benny Goodman of The Neurotic Guitarist, who has started the #ALSAWARENESS4JASON hashtag in order to raise awareness for Becker and ALS

Nita Strauss weighs in on the ‘shred stigma’ debate: "Yngwie Malmsteen’s three notes are no more or less valid than BB King’s"

By Matt Owen published 3 June 21

"They’re just three notes played differently, at different speeds, on different guitars, in different styles,” says the Alice Cooper guitarist