Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash have had the video game treatment in Guitar Hero 5 while the Beatles have been immortalised in their own title.

Vincent Furnier may once have had his problems with crack and booze, but these days the 61-year-old is a Republican golf fanatic who teaches kids religion every Wednesday. So why can't he give up his alter-ego Alice Cooper, songs about serial killers and decapitating babies live on stage?

Shock rocker Alice Cooper was being reunited with his beloved collection of more than 300 horror movies after his bag went missing at an airport.

For the second year running, Australia's most prestigious prize for religious art has been overshadowed by a row over one of the paintings in the competition.