MAY 19TH 2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. STUDIO REPORT - THE NEW ALBUM IS COMING!
2. ALICE COOPER DATES - NEW DATES IN JULY
3. THINGS FOR SALE - MONKEYHEAD RECORD, SIGNED 8X10'S AND MORE!
4. WHAT'S ONLINE - HOOK INTERVIEW AT WE ROCK CITY (JAPAN)
ALICE ON GERMAN TELEVISION SHOW
YOUTUBE CLIP OF 'MUSIC CARES' BENEFIT
5. GEAR CORNER - TOAD WORKS PEDALS
6. COOPER CATCH - WEEKLY ALICE COOPER PICTURE!

THE NEW ALBUM IS COMING! Well we're half way through May and progress is slow.... I have finished three more songs (2 instrumentals and one cover) I'm trying to get everything finished before we leave on tour in July. New titles are "Bitterness, Hatred and Violence" and "Serial Kill-Her" . Overall, I would say this record is a lot darker than Safety Dunce. I also recorded a version of "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel but done METAL style. It's very different from the original and will probably include a guest vocal. That's about it for now.... Stayin' true to making music and always turning it up loud   - Jason Hook

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JULY
Sun 07/06/08 Kavarna, BUL Kaliakra Stadium
Wed 07/09/08 Pratteln, SWI Z7 appearing at "Magic Circle Festival"
Thu 07/10/08 Bad Arolsen, GER Magic Circle Festival Arena appearing at "Norway Rock Festival"
Fri 07/11/08 Kvinesdal, NOR Norway Rock Festival Grounds
Sun 07/13/08 Osnabruck, GER Halle Gartlage
Wed 07/16/08 Soenderborg, DEN Moelleparken appearing at "Rock Weekend"
Sat 07/19/08 Kilafors, SWE Kilafors Mansion
Mon 07/21/08 Kaliningrad, RUS Baltiskij Stadium appearing at "British International Motor Show"
Thu 07/24/08 London, UK London Excel Arena
Fri 07/25/08 Southampton, UK Southampton Guildhall
Thu 07/31/08 Redmond, OR Deschutes County Fair

AUGUST
Sat 08/02/08 Great Falls, MT Montana State Fair
Sun 08/03/08 Sturgis, SD Legendary Buffalo Chip
Fri 08/15/08 Imperial, NE Chase County Fair
Sat 08/16/08 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Casino - Stir Concert Cove
Sun 08/17/08 Tower, MN Fortune Bay Resort Casino
Sat 08/23/08 Florence, IN Belterra Casino Resort
Thu 08/28/08 Oshkosh, WI Waterfest / Riverside Park

SEPTEMBER
Fri 09/05/08 Las Vegas, NV The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Sat 09/06/08 Las Vegas, NV The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Sun 09/07/08 Las Vegas, NV The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Fri 09/12/08 Hutchinson, KS Kansas State Fair
Fri 09/19/08 Vancouver, BC Centre In Vancouver For Perf. Arts
Sat 09/20/08 Vernon, BC Greater Vernon Multiplex
Sun 09/21/08 Kamloops, BC Interior Savings Centre
Tue 09/23/08 Prince George, BC CN Centre
Wed 09/24/08 Grande Prairie, AB Crystal Centre
Fri 09/26/08 Red Deer, AB Westerner Park/ENMAX Centrium Arena
Sat 09/27/08 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sun 09/28/08 Lethbridge, AB ENMAX Centre
Mon 09/29/08 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

OCTOBER
Wed 10/01/08 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
Thu 10/02/08 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
Sat 10/04/08 Thunder Bay, ON Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Mon 10/06/08 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place Theatre
Tue 10/07/08 Barrie, ON Barrie Molson Centre
Wed 10/08/08 Oshawa, ON General Motors Centre
Fri 10/10/08 London, ON Centennial Hall
Sat 10/11/08 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Civic Centre Arena
Tue 10/14/08 Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
Wed 10/15/08 Montreal, QC St. Denis Theatre
Fri 10/17/08 Halifax, NS Halifax Metro Centre
Sat 10/18/08 Saint John, NB Harbour Station
Sun 10/19/08 Moncton, NB Moncton Coliseum Complex
Tue 10/21/08 Saint John's, NL Mile One Centre
Wed 10/22/08 Corner Brook, NL Pepsi Centre
Sun 10/26/08 Schenectady, NY Proctor's Theatre

MONKEYHEAD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE MonkeyHead is an original project spawned by Jason Hook and singer Simon Davies. The album was originally released in 2001 as a Japanese import and is now available from jasonhook.net as a digital download. click here to see more
8" X 10" PROMO SHOTS - 3-PACK PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED **INCLUDES A FREE GUITAR PICK** PRICE: $24.95 (CA residents - 8.25% tax)
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Jason Hook video interview at http://www.werockcity.com click here (* if you have issues streaming this video from the W.R.City website, you can download the .wmv file by right clicking here and selecting "save as"

YouTube video of Alice Cooper band at the 'Music Cares" event in Hollywood Feb. 9th 2008

Jason has added TOADWORKS USA products to his arsenal of pedals and effects. I was searching for a specific pedal to use in my studio set up. After doing some research online I contacted ToadWorks CEO Ryan Dunn and was given the opportunity to test drive these fine boutique pedals.... they're high end and sound awesome... check out ToadWorks here www.toadworksusa.com

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