From Phoenix garages to global stages, Michael Bruce shaped the sound of shock rock — and his songs still ring out like battle cries of a golden era.

Where the Glitter Began From grey Britain to a technicolour explosion – the story of how rock got fabulous. Glam rock didn’t just happen – it erupted in the UK at the start of the 1970s like a sequinned volcano, turning drab streets into catwalks and ordinary lads into peacocks. The Spark That Lit the Fuse The drab backdrop: Three-day weeks, power cuts, strikes, and post-war austerity still hanging in the air. Britain needed colour, escape, and a damn good kick up the backsid

A Group Reunion Shock-Rock Return Released as a double vinyl LP in Europe on July 25, 2025, on Ear Music/Alive/Edel (catalogue: 0220680EMU), Alice Cooper’s The Revenge Of Alice Cooper reunited the original Alice Cooper Group (Alice, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith) for the first time since 1974. Produced/mixed by Bob Ezrin, this 13-track hard rock triumph featured “Black Mamba,” “Up All Night,” and “What A Syd.” Issued in standard stereo, purple marble, yellow trans

Alice Cooper’s School’s Out , originally released in 1972, was reissued as a newly remastered deluxe edition through Rhino/Warner Bros. Records on June 9, 2023 (catalog number R2 695500). The 1972 album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Produced by Bob Ezrin, it features essential tracks like “Luney Tune,” “Alma Mater,” and “Gutter Cat vs. The Jets,” the latter an homage to West Side Story with lyrics from “Jet Song,” earning Leonard Be

Alice Cooper Group’s Killer  was reissued as a newly remastered album in the US by Rhino/Warner Bros. Records (catalog number R2 695501) on June 9, 2023, with a UK release in July 2023. The 1971 album peaked at No. 21 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 27 on the UK Albums Chart. Produced by Bob Ezrin, it features singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover,” alongside tracks like “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,” “Desperado,” and the prog-rock epic “Halo of Flies.” The deluxe edition includes

Michael Bruce’s 1983 indie rock statement — raw, melodic, and defiantly his own.

Michael Bruce’s 1975 solo debut — a melodic, soulful step into his own artistic identity.

The mad genius behind Alice's billion-dollar sound – Ezrin spills all! two-page feature in Beetle Magazine, January 1, 1975. Behind The Scenes Bobby Gimby is a Canadian whose bandleader-composer biggest claim to fame in the nation's collective memory is a centennial song which was a huge success in 1967 when celebrated 100 years as a nation. It was an adequately insipid jingle that we all sang. 'Caaaa-naaaa-daaaa'. we Bob Ezrin's father played bass with the Bobby Gimby Band.

Alice turns Santa into a boozy nightmare – Christmas will never be the same! cover & two-page feature in DISC, December 28, 1974.

Here are the future picks one-page feature in Circus Magazine , December 1, 1974.