Another in a long line of superb Erica Ehm interviews!  Alice Cooper seems like a pretty easy guy to interview, but in the late 80s Alice was on the cutting edge (pun intended) of horror-themed live shows.  He was a more controversial figure then, but as usual, Erica had a great rapport with her guests.  As a bonus, Alice brought with him Kane Roberts to premiere his new solo album and music video “Rock Doll”.

The two guys banter back and forth like a comedy duo, while Erica peppers them with both fun and topical questions.  This interview is a must-see front to back.  Topics covered:

• The stage show circa 1987, when Alice was going full-on with the blood and gore
• Is Kane the Rambo of rock and roll?
• Alice on Lemmy
• Jokes about snakes
• Acting, horror, and John Carpenter using some of Alice’s stage tricks in Prince of Darkness
• The script that Alice and Kane wrote called Scarebox
• Drinking and drugs
• Hilarious “Pepsi ad”
• Kane on Alice (Several great moments here.)
• Upcoming bands like E-Z-O, Guns N’ Roses, and Faster Pussycat
• Tipper Gore!
• Can rock and roll go to far?

When I was a kid, I watched this interview over and over again.  I even used it in a highschool project on censorship.  This is a full Power Hour episode (sans music) and you want to watch the whole show from start to finish.