December 31, 2009
KISS IN THE PRESS
(from Javier Rueda Moja/Kiss Army Spain)
The new special number of Heavy Rock Magazine (Spain) has KISS on the cover and back cover, the cover has a picture of Gene and the backcover has an advertisement of the KISS (now) sold out concert in Madrid next 22/06/2010. It also contains one inside page of Gene and Paul.

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December 31, 2009
SOUNDCHECK MINNEAPOLIS
Footage from the Soundcheck in Minneapolis has surfaced on YouTube. Kiss play "Modern Day Delilah" and "Say Yeah". There is also a camera man on stage filming the soundcheck. Watch it.
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December 31, 2009
THE POLLSTAR TOP 50
(from Pollstar)
Pollstar has compiled its Top 50 Tours of North America for 2009 and, although there is no surprise as to who came in at No. 1, there were plenty of surprises just the same.

U2 surpassed all other tours by a wide margin, grossing $123 million in North America and selling more than 1.3 million tickets overall. It beat its closest competitor, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, by about $30 million. Click here to read the rest.

Pollstar Top 50 Tours of North America:

1 U2
2 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
3 Elton John / Billy Joel
4 Britney Spears
5 AC/DC
6 Kenny Chesney
7 Jonas Brothers
8 Dave Matthews Band
9 Fleetwood Mac
10 Metallica
11 Nickelback
12 "Walking With Dinosaurs"
13 Miley Cyrus
14 Trans-Siberian Orchestra
15 Eagles
16 Keith Urban
17 Celine Dion
18 Rascal Flatts
19 Coldplay
20 Paul McCartney
21 Phish
22 Brad Paisley
23 Jeff Dunham
24 No Doubt
25 Cher
26 Lil' Wayne
27 KISS
28 "American Idols Live"
29 Bette Midler
30 Dane Cook
31 Blink-182
32 The Dead
33 Beyoncé
34 Il Divo
35 Taylor Swift
36 Def Leppard
37 Cirque du Soleil - "Saltimbanco"
38 Mötley Crüe
39 Depeche Mode
40 George Strait
41 Eric Clapton / Steve Winwood
42 Kings of Leon
43 Leonard Cohen
44 Bob Dylan
45 "So You Think You Can Dance"
46 Jimmy Buffett
47 Luis Miguel
48 The Killers
49 "Vans Warped Tour"
50 Green Day
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December 29, 2009
BEST OF KISS ALIVE 35
(from concert-online.com)
Concert Online exclusively recorded the concerts of the KISS ALIVE 35: North American Tour 2009.

Now that the tour is over we've remixed and mastered only the very best live performances of all KISS ALIVE 35 klassic hits.

The result:
The 2-CD Best Of KISS ALIVE 35 set - filled to the brim with 27 smashing live audio tracks recorded in 21 locations!

Ranging from genuine KISS Alive! klassics such as "Deuce", "Strutter", and "Rock n Roll All Nite" covering the all-time rock hymns "Detroit Rock City" or "Shout It Out Loud" up to their latest single "Modern Day Delilah" and anthems such as "Lick It Up" this KISS ALIVE 35 2-CD Set has it all.
Click here for more infos.
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December 29, 2009
BRUCE KULICK ON NEW AVANTASIA ALBUM
(from bravewords.com)
He has played for MEAT LOAF during the Bat Out Of Hell tour, he has been responsible for the lead guitars on KISS classics such as 'Crazy, Crazy Nights' and 'God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You'. And now he will upgrade the value of Tobias Sammet's new AVANTASIA epic with his remarkable lead guitar sound: legendary KISS axeman Bruce Kulick.

Tobias says about the collaboration: "I've met Bruce in 2008 in Los Angeles. KISS drummer Eric Singer (who has played drums for Tobias' Avantasia project as well) had played him our Avantasia album The Scarecrow and Bruce must have liked my voice as far as I know. So eventually he asked me to sing a song on his solo album BK3 which is gonna come out in February 2010. I liked the idea, I liked the track, I liked Bruce and so of course I did it. Bruce has always been one of my favorite guitar players, he is one of the classic '80s shredders who got a unique tone and a terrific feeling. His playing is very tasteful. Now, I was looking for an additional lead guitar player for Avantasia to add a new color to some songs and it stood to reason to ask someone who had just become a member of my extended family, so I went for him, and I am happy he liked the idea and immediately agreed. Bruce is a super cool guy, he sacrificed Christmas Eve to start the recording sessions for me in Los Angeles. That says a lot about his work ethic. He is a real pro and a class act! Check out his website Kulick.net."

On April 3rd, The Wicked Symphony and Angel Of Babylon will be released as a double CD in a deluxe box set. This sequel of Avantasia's 2008 chart breaker album The Scarecrow will feature the following guest stars: Klaus Meine (SCORPIONS), Ripper Owens (HAIL!, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN), Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN), Andre Matos (ANGRA, SHAMAN), Bob Catley (MAGNUM), Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X), Eric Singer (KISS), Felix Bohnke (EDGUY), Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS), Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY), Felix Bohnke (Edguy), Ralf Zdiarstek (AMITAF) and producer Sascha Paeth (ex-HEAVEN'S GATE),

More will be confirmed at Tobiassammet.com as soon as possible.
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December 28, 2009
KISSOLOGY VOL.3
The "Kissology Vol. 3" 5 DVD-Set (568 minutes) will be released in Germany on February 2, 2010.
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December 28, 2009
"ALIVE/35" TOUR HAS ENDED
(from Kissonline)
To All,
The KISS Alive 35 tour has now ended! We started in Melbourne, Australia and ended in Pittsburgh, PA with 100 shows in between in 29 countries! We played to OVER 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE!
You showed us your incredible support and it took us to new heights...Even for us!!!
The SONIC BOOM OVER EUROPE TOUR starts in May and begins the next chapter. Almost sold out already and adding dates!
We've never had this much fun, and I can promise you BIGGER, BETTER and MORE!
Thanks,
Paul Stanley
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December 27, 2009
"ALIVE/35" CD BOX SET
(from Jamie Taylor)
Here is some info on the new Kiss Alive 35 Box Set:
The build quality is superb, the box itself is awesome, just like a mini flight case, heavy and solid, comes with 2 metal logos on it, the Alive 35 logo on the top, Kiss logo on front side, both are screwed in making it look superb.

Then the goodies inside: firstly they come with certificate of authenticity, these are ltd to 200 cases worldwide. Mine being 3/200 which im chuffed about.
Then 46 shows, all recorded from the latest North American tour. All come with the setlist inserted into the cd, which helps unlike the previous instant live CDs they sold. Also 4 leather USB wristbands. These are empty, but you can put what you want on them pics, music whatever..
Then under the lid it has been personally signed by Gene, Paul, Tommy and Eric.

This is one of the best Kiss collectables out there. I know the price is steep £799, but its worth every Penny, with it being ltd to 200 as well makes it a real Kiss gem.
I thought the Japanese DVD Kissology box was awesome, but for me this is just as good if not better...

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December 24, 2009
KISS IN THE CHARTS
In its 11 th week "Sonic Boom" is up from # 194 to # 179 in the US Billboard Album charts.
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December 24, 2009
PAUL WITH SHORT HAIR
TMZ showed a paparazzi clip of Paul with short hair. Click here to see it.
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December 23, 2009
ATTENDANCE FIGURES
(from Roman Schwarz)
Pollstar has released the attendance figures for some of the US Kiss concerts. "End Stage" is the configuration what the venue cand hold at the most, counting seats also behind the stage (which don't go on sale with Kiss because of the video-wall):
September 25, 2009 Cobo Arena DETROIT, MI 10,780/10,780 (sellout) End Stage: 11.961
September 26, 2009 Cobo Arena DETROIT, MI 10,780/10,780 (sellout) End Stage: 11.961
September 28, 2009 Quicken Loans Arena CLEVELAND, OH 8,903/ 8,903 (sellout) End Stage: 17.490
September 29, 2009 John Labatt Centre LONDON, ON 8,500/ 8,500 (sellout) End Stage: 9.570
October 1, 2009 Bell Centre MONTREAL, QC 7,908/ 8,986 End Stage: 15.449
October 2, 2009 Air Canada Centre TORONTO, ON 13,909/13,909 (sellout) End Stage: 19.800
October 3, 2009 Mohegan Sun Arena UNCASVILLE 7,131/ 7,601 End Stage: 10.000
October 5, 2009 TD Garden BOSTON, MA 8,560/ 8.560 (sellout)  End Stage: 18.490
October 7, 2009 GM Centre OSHAWA, ON 5,904/ 5,904 (sellout) End Stage: 6.400
October 9, 2009 Nassau Coliseum UNIONDALE, NY 10,213/10,213 (sellout) End Stage: 17,760
October 10, 2009 Madison Square Garden NEW YORK CITY, NY 14,339/14.339 (sellout) End Stage: 19.522
October 12, 2009 Wachovia Center PHILADELPHIA, PA 12,579/12,579 (sellout) End Stage: 19.449
October 16, 2009 Hampton Coliseum HAMPTON, VA 7,436/ 7,436 (sellout) End Stage: 12.075
October 17, 2009 Bi-Lo Center GREENVILLE, SC 10,582/10,582 (sellout) End Stage: 13.571
October 21, 2009 Saint Pete Times Forum TAMPA, FL 7,282/ 7,793 End Stage: 19.490
October 24, 2009 Jefferson Arena BIRMINGHAM, AL 8,973/ 8,973 (sellout) End Stage: 18.940
October 28, 2009 Sommet Center NASHVILLE, TN 10,674/10,674 (sellout) End Stage: 18.498
November 6, 2009 United Center CHICAGO, IL 13,986/13,986 (sellout) End Stage: 23.500
November 7, 2009 Target Center MINNEAPOLIS, MN 11,587/12,769 End Stage: 19.245
November 9, 2009 MTS Center WINNIPEG,MB 11,652/11,652 (sellout) End Stage: 16.170
November 10, 2009 Credit Union Centre SASKATOON, SK 12,627/12,938 End Stage: 12.938
November 12, 2009 Pengrowth Saddledome CALGARY, AB 13,063/13,063 (sellout) End Stage: 19.289
November 14, 2009 General Motors Place VANCOUVER, BC 13,546/13,546 (sellout) End Stage: 13.546
November 17, 2009 Rose Garden PORTLAND, OR 9,605/ 9,605 (sellout) End Stage: 14.870
November 19, 2009 Arco Arena SACRAMENTO, CA 9.123/ 9,123 (sellout) End Stage: 12.279
November 22, 2009 Oracle Arena OAKLAND, CA 7,829/ 7,829 (sellout) End Stage: 17.890
November 24, 2009 HondaCenter ANNAHEIM,CA 13,986/13,986 (sellout) EndStage: 18.325
November 25, 2009 Staples Center LOS ANGELES,CA 13,031/13,031 (sellout) End Stage: 19.998
December 1, 2009 Jobing.com Arena GLENDALE, AR 10,876/10.876 (sellout) End Stage: 19.472
December 2, 2009 Don Haskins Center EL PASO, TX 6,536/ 6,536 (sellout) End Stage: 9.870
December 4, 2009 Frank Erwin Center AUSTIN, TX 7,006/10,219 End Stage: 17.141
December 5, 2009 Toyota Centre HOUSTON,TX 12,048/12,048 (sellout) End Stage: 19.300
December 8, 2009 Bok Center TULSA, OK 10,604/10,604 (sellout) End Stage: 13.644
December 10, 2009 Sprint Center KANSAS CITY, MO 9,921/ 9.921 (sellout) End Stage: 19.252
December 11, 2009 Mid America Centre COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 4,679/ 4,679 (sellout) End Stage: 7,800
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December 23, 2009
BRUCE KULICK INTERVIEWED ON MARS ATTACKS
In the latest episode of Mars Attacks host Victor M. Ruiz interviews former Kiss and current Grand Funk Rail Road guitarist Bruce Kulick.  During this episode Bruce discusses the making of his upcoming solo album BK3, the special guests that appear on the album which includes Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and John Corabi among others.  He also touches upon some of his favorite Kiss moments, the recording of several albums including Revenge and Carnival of Souls, dispels some rumors pertain to the recording of both albums, talks about his memories of Eric Carr, and his involvement in various Rock And Roll Fantasy Camps.  He also goes on to discuss his relationship with Paul Stanley and former members of the band Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, and Vinnie Vincent.

Throughout the episode you’ll hear songs Bruce played on from Kiss, Union, and some of his solo work.

Mars Attacks! is a weekly radio show that airs exclusively on Bionic Strigl Radio Thursdays at 8PM EST / 5PM PST  /2AM Friday CET (Replays Friday 4PM EST / 1PM PST / 10PM CET).

Bionic Strigl Radio can be found here: http://www.bionicstriglradio.com or within the radio section of iTunes under Hard Rock/Metal stations. 
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December 23, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH ACE FREHLEY
More-Metal.com & Pitcam.tv did an interview with Ace Frehley while he was in Berlin. Click here to watch it on YouTube.
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December 22, 2009
GENE SIMMONS ON FOX NEWS
Click here to see Gene Simmons' appearance on Fox News to promote KISS Kompendium.
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December 22, 2009
BRATISLAVA CONCERT POSTER
(from Pavel Hromada)
This is the concert poster for Bratislava:

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December 22, 2009
ACE & GENE TO COME OUT FOR THE 2010 NAMM SHOW
(from namm.org)
CARLSBAD, Calif., December 21, 2010—The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced just some of the many stars and events that will make up the world-famous NAMM Show, which will take place in Anaheim, Calif., Jan 14-17, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center. The trade-only and highly exclusive NAMM Show is one of the longest-running and largest events in the music world, featuring thousands of the latest musical instruments and products, amazing live music at every turn and the biggest names and brightest minds from the international music products industry.

At the 2010 show, attendees will be able to see such greats as Quincy Jones, Yoko Ono, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Eddie Van Halen, Jason Mraz, Chad Smith, Nikki Sixx, Vince Gill, Orianthi, Weird Al Yankovic, Stevie Wonder, Sara Bareilles, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Peter Frampton.
Click here to read the rest.
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December 22, 2009
ACE FREHLEY TO RELEASE "BEHIND THE PLAYER" DVD WORLDWIDE JANUARY 19TH
(from acefrehley.com)
Ace Frehley will release 'Behind the Player' a retrospective DVD chronicling his work as one of the world’s most influential guitar players. The DVD will be released worldwide January 19th, through IMV, Rocket Science Ventures and Sony/RED.

The DVD features the iconic Spaceman talking about his life as a guitar player, including rare photos and video footage. Ace also gives in depth lessons for his KISS classics “Shock Me” and “Cold Gin.” The DVD includes an all-star jam session of Ace playing with George Lynch, John 5, Matt Sorum, Chris Wyse and Tommy Clufetos. Frehley says, “I haven’t done anything like this before, but liked what they were doing with the Behind The Player series. Jamming the tracks with the guys was a lot of fun.”

Ace Frehley Behind The Player will be available January 19th at music retailers and for digital download everywhere.
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December 20, 2009
GENE SIMMONS RADIO INTERVIEW
(from YouTube/Kissonline)
Gene discusses KISS Kompendium and more on this radio interview with KGO AM 810.  
Click here to listen to the interview.
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December 20, 2009
REVIEW: BRUCE KULICK'S NEW "BK3" SOLO ALBUM
(from woodytone.com)
Here’s a tip for web-minded musicians: Do a blog about your recording process. A good one. Detailed, daily, with lots of photos.
That’s what Bruce Kulick did for the recording of his BK3 CD, and if you’re at all a gear head – and what musician isn’t – after reading Bruce’s blog you’ll want to heard the CD because you want to hear what he talks about doing.

Bruce is a self-confessed gear-a-holic, and as you can see from his blog he used an impressive and pretty cool string of guitars on BK3, including: several Les Pauls, notably his ‘53 (his #1 guitar); a ‘79 Ibanez PS-10 (signature Paul Stanley model – I had one!); a Telecaster; a couple of PRSs; several ESPs including his signature ESP; an ’80s BC Rich koa Mockingbird (sweet!); and even more.
Click here to read the rest.
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December 19, 2009
GENE SIMMONS ON CW NEWS
Click here to see Gene discussing the release of KISS Kompendium, Sonic Boom and more on WPIX CW 11, 12/17/09.
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December 18, 2009
KISS IN THE CHARTS
"Sonic Boom" is still in the US Billboard Album charts in it's 10th week at position 194.
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December 18, 2009
GENE SIMMONS ON NBC TODAY SHOW
Gene appeared on NBC's Today show to promote the new official "Kiss Kompendium" book.
Click here to see the clip.
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December 17, 2009
CONCERT POSTER PRAGUE
(from Pavel Hromada)
This is how the concert poster from Prague looks like:

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December 17, 2009
KISS IN THE PRESS
Kiss are on the cover of the December-issue of   "Night Wire", an Entertainment-magazine from Pittsburgh.

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December 17, 2009
INTERVIEWS WITH BRUCE KULICK
Bruce is doing a lot of interviews to promote his new album "BK3". There are 2 more interviews with Bruce online:
Woody Tone interview
House of Hair with Dee Snider interview
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December 16, 2009
$ 7 KISS T-SHIRTS AT WINDOWS 7 SECTION 7
Windows 7 Section 7 offers music lovers a number of insider benefits, including exclusive ticket buying options, discounts and opportunities to meet their favorite artists, fan clubs, great deals on tickets, merchandise and more. It also features a Daily Offer every weekday that connects fans with great deals to concert tickets and merchandise from their favorite artists.
Daily Offer today is $7 KISS T-shirts at http://www.mysection7.com/.   They go on sale at 10am CST.
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December 16, 2009
NEW KISS TRIBUTE CD
Click here to check out the promo video for a new Kiss Tribute CD from a band called "Klown".
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December 15, 2009
KISS NOT IN "ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME"
The Stooges, Genesis, Abba, The Hollies and Jimmy Cliff will be inducted into the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" this year - not Kiss...
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December 15, 2009
KISS ON BRIAN MCKNIGHT SHOW
(from Kissonline)
KISS recently appeared on the Brian McKnight Show. Here's a clip!
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December 14, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH ACE FREHLEY
Guitar World did an interview with Ace Frehley. In 2003 Ace said he had forgotton how to use all his computer programs after he fell down the stairs, and that he had to re-learn how to use them. Click here to read the interview.
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December 14, 2009
KISS ADD SECOND WEMBLEY DATE
For some reason it has not been announced officially (yet), but Kiss will play a second Wembley concert on May 12, 2010. Tickets for all additional UK dates go on sale December 15.
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December 14, 2009
KISS ADDS ADDITIONAL UK DATES
(from Kissonline)
KISS is excited to add the following dates to the 2010 Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour!

Sat, May 1 - Sheffield Arena
Sun, May 2 - Newcastle Arena
Tue, May 4 - Liverpool Arena
Wed, May 5 - Birmingham LG Arena - (moved from 11th)

Also note the date change for the Birmingham show from May 5 to May 11.
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December 14, 2009
WHEN KISS WAS COOL - A MERRY KISSMAS 1976
(from dogmaticblog.com)
Celebrating Christmas the KISS way… photographer Neal Preston shot KISS for a mock Christmas card and Creem Magazine feature in late 1976.Indeed, when KISS was cool! Click here to see the photos.
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December 13, 2009
GENE SIGNING AT BORDERS
(from Kissonline)
Gene Simmons will appear at the Manhattan - Columbus Circle - Borders on December 17, 2009 at 12:30 PM.

KISS Kompendium is an eye-popping compilation of the previously out-of-print Stan Lee Marvel comic book adventures of the legendary heavy metal band, as well as the famed Psycho Circus and Dark Horse editions and KISS's own KISStory. Only copies of KISS Kompendium purchased at Borders will be signed.

Store Info:

Borders
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
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December 13, 2009
KISS GOES TO SCHOOL
(from YouTube/Kissonline)
Click here to see a clip from a Fox 23 segment of KISS visiting Wilson School to donate instruments.
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December 13, 2009
BRUCE KULICK IN AUSTRALIA
Bruce is touring Downunder at the moment. He does also play "Sword & stone" at the concerts - a song which should have been on the "Crazy nights" album, but didn't make it. Click here to see a clip from the concert in Adelaide.
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December 13, 2009
NEW ACE FREHLEY DVD "BEHIND THE PLAYER"
(from Blabbermouth)
IMV, a Los Angeles-based producer of interactive music content and video game systems, has set a January 19, 2010 release date for original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's "Behind the Player" DVD.

In his IMV "Behind the Player" DVD, Frehley gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician, including rare video footage. Frehley then gives in-depth lessons for how to play "Shock Me" and "Cold Gin" and jams the tracks with special guest musicians, including Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON), Chris Wyse (JANE'S ADDICTION), Tommy Clufetos (TED NUGENT, ALICE COOPER, ROB ZOMBIE) and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB).

"Video Tab" shows exactly how Frehley plays the two tracks. The video-game-style animated tablature is similar to Guitar Hero, but shows how to play the tracks for real.

Check out preview clips from Ace Frehley's "Behind the Player" DVD at this location.
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December 12, 2009
ACE FREHLEY VIBRATO GUITAR LESSON
Check out a vibrato guitar lesson from Ace Frehley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYQeWwtPiU8&feature=player_embedded
Taken from Guitar World magazine (December 2009 issue).
At the end of the video you can also see the cover of Ace's upcoming guitar learning DVD:

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December 12, 2009
SPACEMAN SPEAKS - TOMMY THAYER INTERVIEW WITH THE SAULT STAR
(from The Sault Star)
To some, Ron Wood is still the spankin' new Stone -- and he officially joined ranks with Mick, Keith and boys in 1976.

Tommy Thayer hasn't strutted his stuff as a member of Kiss for nearly as long, but he concedes to feeling some kinship with the famed British musician when it comes to being dubbed new kid on the block.

"If Ronnie Wood is the new Stone after 35 years, I'm definitely the new guy in Kiss," says Thayer, who officially took over lead guitar duties when original axeman Ace Frehley finally departed for good in 2002.

"But my place in the band has become more and more fortified as time goes on, and that's great. Good things take time and this continues to build and grow for Kiss and for me personally, too."
Click here to read the rest.
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December 12, 2009
KISS SHOWS BEER CAN BE SOLD AT WEB CONCERTS, TOO
(from adage.com)
CHICAGO (Adage.com) -- So it turns out giving a concert away online is a pretty good way to sell beer and video games.

On Nov. 25, Kiss partnered with live streaming video platform Ustream for an online broadcast of the bombastic and pyrotechnic closing concert for its "35 Alive" tour at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

The broadcast drew more than 2 million views -- Ustream's feed was viewed on its own site as well through social-media hubs such as Facebook -- and it generated enough buzz to rate as a trending topic on Twitter during the Thanksgiving eve performance. The 1.1 million unique visitors, while not rocking all night, stuck around a while: The average viewing time during the broadcast was 43 minutes.
Click here to read the rest.
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December 11, 2009
ACE TO PLAY SWEDEN ROCK 2010
(from Alex Fedotov)
Ace Frehley will come back to Europe in this summer for Sweden Rock Festival in Solversborg for the final day - 12 June 2010 (the same day KISS will play in Stockholm).
More dates in this summer later...
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December 11, 2009
KISS VISITS TULSA HARD ROCK
(from oknews.com)
KISS visited Tulsa's Hard Rock to greet fans and autograph guitars for the hotel. Here's a news clip!
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December 10, 2009
KISS IN THE CHARTS
"Sonic Boom" is still in the US charts in its 9th week. With more than 6.500 copies sold it climps up 12 places to # 182.
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December 10, 2009
PAUL INTERVIEW ON FOX NEWS
(from Fox News)
Fox News recently caught up with Paul to discuss Sonic Boom, the Alive 35 tour, and his artwork. Here's the clip!
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December 10, 2009
KISS GIVES INSTRUMENTS TO SCHOOL KIDS
Check out this Redlasso Clip titled "KISS gives instruments to school kids"
http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=9c5c7958-1f01-4fda-80bf-2e2f6e5cf819
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December 10, 2009
ACE IN BOCHUM
Ace played in Bochum for about 700-800 people yesterday, that's well over 200 more than in Hamburg. Here is the set list. 27 people were at the meet & greet, they could meet Ace, got stuff signed and they also got a photo with Ace. Clips from the show in Bochum are already on YouTube. The venue for Berlin has changed to Columbia Club.
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December 10, 2009
KISS MAKES STOP AT HARD ROCK TULSA
(from Tulsa World)
CATOOSA — As an oversized tour bus rolled to a halt in front of the grand front foyer of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, fans rolled outside, lining up to welcome the band.

Iconic rock act KISS greeted fans on Wednesday to sign memorabilia for the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, a day after a near full-house concert at Tulsa’s BOK Center.

Hundreds upon hundreds of fans raised digital cameras — and screams — in unison as the foursome marched in wearing full makeup. Their inches-tall platform boots raised them to superstar status as they peered over their fans.

Click here to read the rest.
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December 10, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE KULICK
(from sleazeroxx.com)
Bruce Kulick has been very productive since his departure from KISS in 1996. He's recorded three solo albums, released two studio albums and a live record with Union, has made countless guest appearances and has been a member of classic rock act Grand Funk Railroad, touring extensively with them during the past nine years. Recently I had a chance to talk to Bruce about his upcoming solo album BK3 which will be issued on February 2, 2010. I hope you enjoy the interview as much I as I enjoyed talking to Bruce - he's a class act and a good interview.

Sleaze Roxx: How long in the making was the new album BK3? Where these songs lying around for sometime or is this all new stuff?

Bruce Kulick: Well it's all new stuff, there is some stuff on there that dates back as a late as the end of 2003.On Audio Dog that was stuff that I hoped KISS would do but they didn't. So that was stuff that had been sitting around. The reason BK3 took a little bit of time to record and release was that I had other commitments, obviously the touring with Grand Funk Railroad. The material on the record was basically written within the past five years.
Click here to read the rest.
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December 10, 2009
ACE IN HUSTLER MAGAZINE
Click here to read the interview with Ace from Hustler magazine. Some good questions and anwswers in there...
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December 10, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH LARRY HARRIS (FROM CASABLANCA RECORDS)
(from avclub.com)
Larry Harris broke into the record business in 1971 when his cousin, Buddah Records bigwig Neil Bogart, gave him a shot at local radio promotion—Harris became Bogart’s right-hand man. He moved with Bogart from New York to Los Angeles in 1973 to co-found the legendary Casablanca Records, which later expanded to include a movie company that produced The Deep, Midnight Express, and Thank God It’s Friday, the lattermost essentially a 90-minute ad for the record label. Casablanca at its height hardly needed the exposure: Its signings included Kiss, Parliament, Donna Summer, Cher, and The Village People, as well as the early comedy records of Robin Williams. Casablanca was also notoriously profligate, spending lavishly and doing whatever it took to appear luxuriantly successful—something that was seldom the case on paper. The company typified late-’70s excess: drugs, especially cocaine and Quaaludes, proliferated. Employees were having sex on desktops (sometimes with help from the musicians), when Bogart wasn’t setting fire to them. And until co-owner and distributor PolyGram stepped in to put the overspending to a halt, free-flowing finances were the order of the day.

All this is detailed in no-holds-barred fashion in Harris’ new memoir, And Party Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records, co-written with Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs. The most dirt-filled music book since Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt, And Party Every Day is always entertaining and frequently jaw-dropping, from Harris’ description of acting as runner for an enormous amount of cocaine for Curtis Mayfield and several female hotel guests during the Buddah days to tales of calling his own positions on the Billboard charts. The A.V. Club spoke with Harris over lunch at a deli in midtown Manhattan about Gene Simmons’ business acumen, George Clinton’s drug habits, wet T-shirt contests, and much, much more. 

The A.V. Club: Leaving aside the obvious question of your age, if we were conducting this interview in 1978, how would it be different? 

Larry Harris: Well, Casablanca would be riding the wave, especially in 1978. Disco was king. Kiss was still huge—they’re pretty big now, but not huge like they were. And I’d probably be slurring on Quaaludes.

Click here to read the rest.
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December 10, 2009
KISS PRESENTS WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH GIFT OF MUSIC
(from newson6.com)
TULSA, OK -- Legendary rock band KISS visited Tulsa's Wilson Middle School on Wednesday to shoot a segment of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

"I can't believe what all they have planned," said Caleb Starr, principal at Wilson. "This is going to be an amazing experience for the kids and the adults."

Starr said producers from Extreme Makeover approached him with an offer of free musical instruments from Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation as part of an upcoming edition of the show.

"They're rebuilding the home of a music teacher and his wife," said Starr, "and the teacher wanted to give musical instruments to a school in need. They asked if we would be interested, and we jumped on the opportunity."
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December 8, 2009
KISS ANNOUNCES WEDNESDAY EVENT AT HARD ROCK
(from tulsaworld.com)
We know where KISS is staying while in town.

And now you do, too.

Band members Tommy Thayer, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Paul Stanley are staying at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa through Wednesday, sources confirm.

The band also performs tonight at the BOK Center in Tulsa as part of its world tour.

On Wednesday, the band will address fans and sign items for display in the casino during a press conference at 4 p.m. at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel.

It is free and open to the public, and fans are welcome to bring cameras for pictures and more, said Kelli Brewer, public relations manager for Cherokee Nations Entertainment, which handles PR for the casino.

The rock act will be in full costume and makeup, too, she said.

The event will be at the grand lobby entrance of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, at the junction of I-44 South 193rd East Avenue. For more information, call 384-7800.
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December 8, 2009
KISS KOMPENDIUM
The new official 1280-page comic book "Kiss Kompendium" has just been released. It is available at Amazon for a Special price now. Gene will do a sign session at Borders in New York on December 17 to sign copies of the book.
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December 8, 2009
ACE FREHLEY IN SWEDEN REPORT
There is a report about Ace in Sweden to be seen here on Aftonbladet TV.
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December 8, 2009
WALMART KISS COMMERCIAL
(from Facebook/Walmart)
How would it look if KISS went to work at Walmart? To get everyone excited for their first new album in 11 years – available only at Walmart -- they took the time to have a little fun and shoot this video. We thought we'd share it with you too.
Click here to watch the Kiss Walmart commercial.
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December 8, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH PAUL STANLEY
(from Rock Radio)
Paul Anthony catches up exclusively with Kiss frontman Paul Stanley. Click here to listen.
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December 7, 2009
MADRID BILLBOARD ON THE STREETS
(from Javier Rueda Moya/Kiss Army Spain)
Madrid woke up cloudy, light rain and... all streets papered with KISS POSTERS CONCERT, the billboard is a huge one in full color, it is awesome.
It says SONIC BOOM OVER EUROPE / tour ( sonic boom ) 2010.
I noticed,  that the tickets for Madrid are almost sold out only within five days and remember Spain is not a rock country... We need a sonic boom.

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December 6, 2009
PHIL ROBERTS
(from rockpages.gr)
We continue our KISS special feature with the 44th interview of a KISS-related figure. This week, Phil Roberts, illustrator of the “Detroit Rock City” Movie Poster. Here’s an excerpt:

Rockpages.gr: First of all, how did you get the job of designing the poster for the movie? Was it Gene Simmons who came up with this business proposal?

Phil Roberts: I'm known around Hollywood movie advertising for caricature posters, "Hot Dog, the ski movie" was my big break beating Jack Davis for that job. And so my friend in print/marketing division at New Line Cinema recommended me to Adam Rifkin when he and Gene weren't seeing any photo shoot posters they liked. I also was working as a sketch artist doing all the preliminary layout designing for the posters that were going to be a photographic solve. I was already familiar with the film by doing all the sketches for that stage of developing the advertising. The photo posters just weren't cool and interesting enough, not enough of an edge. Adam always saw this poster as something like "It's a Mad Mad World "(Monty Python) look. Adam and I got together; hit it off right away sharing the same sick humour and jokes. So it was easy to put all his humour to visuals with all the characters in the movie.

Read the full interview on: http://www.rockpages.gr/standard.aspx?type=13&sub=K&lang=EN
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December 6, 2009
ACE ON SWEDISH TALKSHOW
Click here to see Ace at the Swedish talkshow "Robins".
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December 5, 2009
ACE ON SWEDISH TV
Ace will be on a Swedish talkshow today. Click here to see some footage, which was apparently taken just before the show was recorded.
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December 5, 2009
BK3 IS KULICK'S CHARM
(from kissfaq.com)
Say the name Bruce Kulick to fans who grew up as fans of KISS in the 1980s and 1990s and the following words are likely to come to mind: talented, professional, consistent, versatile, musical.

Kulick came into KISS in 1984 at a point where all of the above attributes were needed, and then some. During his 12-year tenure in KISS -- from ghost spots on “Animalize” to his heavy stamp on “Carnival Of Souls” -- he was a consistent thread both in the studio and live, while showcasing an attitude conducive to a team environment. Along the way he showcased his six-string prowess and sensibilities across songs such as “Tears Are Falling,” “Reason To Live,” “Forever,” “Unholy,” “God Gave Rock And Roll To You II,” “Hate” and many more. He was also a vital component of fan-favorite tours in support of “Hot In The Shade” and “Revenge” and the KISStorical “Unplugged.”

The past decade has been an interesting one for Kulick, with the closing of Union, forays with former KISS-mate Eric Singer in ESP, his first two solo albums, and joining the classic rock outfit Grand Funk Railroad.

But now Kulick is two months away from releasing his third solo album, “BK3,” a body of work that has been incubating for three years. While beaming with pride for the album, he is also grounded, candid and genuinely excited to talk about the actual music, creative process and guitar technicalities. Kulick expresses a sense of satisfaction with what he has accomplished over his career, but there is also the sense that he was never content with resting on the laurels of his past musical shadow. KissFAQ caught up with him to talk about how he is looking forward to sharing his own brand of “Revenge.”

Click here to read the interview.
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December 5, 2009
BRUCE KULICK IN EUROPE
Check out these photos of Bruce in Europe, which he posted on his website.
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December 4, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH GREG COLLINS AND TOMMY THAYER
Premium Guitar did an interview with Greg Collins (Sonic Boom producer) and Tommy Thayer.
Click here to read the interview with Greg Collins.
Click here to read the interview with Tommy Thayer.
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December 4, 2009
KISS CONFIRMED FOR ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK
Kiss are now also officially confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals. Tickets are already on sale.
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December 4, 2009
"MODERN DAY DELILAH"
More and more websites are publishing the video of "Modern Day Delilah". The Kiss Journal web-tv Facebook is one of them, where you can watch the clip.
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December 4, 2009
GENE SIMMONS ON CBS PRANK SHOW
(from genesimmons.com)
Gene Simmons will be one of the celebrity participants in the new season of CBS's prank show "I Get That A Lot". Here's Gene Simmons as a psychic guru teaching the power of touching customers. The show will start airing January 6th.
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December 4, 2009
ACE FREHLEY TO RELEASE DVD IN JANUARY
(from sleazeroxx.com)
As Rocket Science Ventures picks up steam through Sony/ RED, we have 6 new releases slotted into the RED Schedule. Fresh on the heels of Ace Frehley's Anomaly which is approaching 60K in U.S., look for a new DVD release from Ace in January. A brand new release from Bruce Kulick will also release via RSV in February 2010. The new BK3 release features guest appearances form Gene Simmons as well as Nick Simmons.
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December 4, 2009
"ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY CAMP" WITH ACE & BRUCE
Bruce Kulick and Ace Frehley will be at the Hollywood "Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp" in February 2010. Click here for more infos.
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December 3, 2009
ACE FREHLEY IN HELSINKI
(from Alex Fedotov)
In Helsinki the set-list was:

Fractured Mirror (tape intro)
Rocket Ride
Parasite
Snow Blind
Sister
Outer Space
Speedin' Back To My Baby
Rock Soldiers
Love Her All I Can
Satisfaction (little bit)
2,000 Man
Fox On The Run
New York Groove
Foxy & Free
Shock Me
Shout It Out Loud
Encore:
Rip It Out
Love Gun
Cold Gin/Black Diamond (Outro)

Deuce was dropped... - Ace forget about it! :) Really and funny!
Best show from this current Scandinavian leg!
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December 3, 2009
"MODERN DAY DELILAH" VIDEO SCREENSHOTS
Here are some screenshots from the "Modern Day Delilah" video.




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December 2, 2009
"MODERN DAY DELILAH" VIDEO
The video clip for "Modern Day Delilah" has been shown on UK TV "Scuzz" several times already.
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December 2, 2009
CNN INTERVIEWS KISS
(from Kissonline)
CNN International's Alan Duke interviews KISS in Los Angeles to discuss the upcoming Sonic Boom Over Europe tour for "Backstory."
Click here to watch the report.
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December 2, 2009
KISS IN THE PRESS
(from Marcel Müller)
Here is issue #12/2009 from the Czech music magazine "Muzikus"...

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December 2, 2009
FOX NEWS CLIP
(from eric-singer.com)
Check out the Fox News Clip.
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December 1, 2009
KISS IN LAS VEGAS REVIEW & PICS
(from Richard)
The website VegasNews.com presents great pictures from the last Kiss show in Las Vegas at the Pearl:
http://www.vegasnews.com/16275/kiss-performs-at-the-pearl.html
More photos can be seen here.
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December 1, 2009
KISS ON GERMAN TV
There was a report about Kiss on "Leute Heute" on ZDF. Click here to see the report online.
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December 1, 2009
ACE FREHLEY IN STOCKHOLM
Ace added "Rip it out" (played as the first encore) to the set list in Stockholm yesterday. Live footage from the show can be found on YouTube.
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December 1, 2009
PETER CRISS ON "THAT METAL SHOW"
The episode with Peter Criss on "That Metal Show" has been shown on TV recently. Click here to watch the episode online.
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