November 30, 2013
Charleston Kiss fan donates idol's bass to Smithsonian

Photo: Paul Stanley shooting with his son Evan

INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are links to some interesting Kiss Auctions that are ending soon on eBay:

Monster All Access Pass


Paul Stanley nutcracker


Monster Picture Disc LP


Rock and Roll over Picture Disc


Ongaku Senka 1975


Japan 2003 Tourbook


Vinnie Vincent Metal Tech Video


Aussie Juke Special 1980


remote control van


Destroyer mirror


Kissology 18 DVD Box Set Japan


Madison Square Garden 1977 concert-poster


Colorforms Set


MTV Unplugged LP (yellow vinyl) + phone-card + poster


"Shout it out loud" (live) 7" single from Sweden


"Rock and Roll all nite" 7" single from Holland

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November 29, 2013
Kiss Rocked and Rolled Over

KISS Members Opening New Restaurant In Hawaii

GENE SIMMONS WIFE AND DAUGHTER START FILMING NEW REALITY SHOW
(from Bravewords)
A big part of Shannon and Sophie’s new show will be the many celebrities and personalities they will run into during social and business adventures including Rock Legend and Media Mogul, Gene Simmons himself, who will make regular cameo appearances.
Click here to read more details.
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November 28, 2013
NEW KISS MERCHANDISE AT AMAZON
Amazon Germany:


Amazon USA:


New message from Bruce Kulick on his recent activities

Photo: Eric Singer & Bruce Kulick at the LA Car Show
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November 26, 2013
Video: Vote for Kiss

KISS ARMY CATALUNYA FANZINE
(from dACEniel)
Last Saturday, The KISS ARMY CATALUNYA presented Petó (Kiss), a new Kiss zine made by fans, in a very vintage style, include news, art, stickers, interviews, Kruise III & Japan tour chronicles and exclusive stuff through QR codes inserted. The lucky ones were able to purchase the dvd KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (original version with Catalan subtitles).

More info: http://kissarmycatalunya2011.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/blog-post.html   or kacatalunya@gmail.com


Here you can register for Kiss Kruise IV presale

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS to Open Rock & Brews Paia on Maui

Photo: Paul Stanley with Ringo Starr

KISS CALENDAR 2014
A new unofficial Kiss 2014 Calender is available at Amazon Germany - including a free poster.


Three Sides Of The Coin Podcast #51: Megan McCracken Talks About Living with Bill Aucoin & Sean Delaney & Early KISS Stories

INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

"Rock and Roll over" US Promo EP: $ 232,-


signed Monster Picture Disc LP: $ 308,-


signed "Sonic Boom" LP: $ 377,-


signed Japan 1977 concert-poster: $ 178,-


Aussie Promo Poster 1980: $ 199,-


Peter Criss key chain: $ 202,-


Aussie movie poster: $ 216,-


Destroyer Chevy Van: $ 240,-


Kiss pinball machine brochure: $ 256,-


Portugese "C'mon and love me" 7" single: $ 371,-


Sleeping bag: $ 399,-


Kiss pinball machine backglass: $ 470,-


Kiss pinball machine: $ 3.450,-


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November 25, 2013
KISS KRUISE III REVIEW
An extended review with videos from the Kiss Kruise III can be found here: Kiss Kruise III - A Wild Time.

Photo: Paul Stanley and his wife posing with Rod Stewart before his show last night
Photo: Gene Simmons posing with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and director Judd Apatow when visiting a Peal Jam concert last night in LA
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November 24, 2013
AUCTIONS FOR CHARITY
Check out these auctions for charity:
Private Gene Simmons Expereince in LA Including a Visit to His Home and Tour of His KISS Collection
Join Paul Stanley Jan. 5 - Jan 7 in LA for the Ultimate Sports Expereince
Become a Member of the KISS Entourage on Their 40th Anniversary Tour on 2 Back to Back Shows

KISS IN THE PRESS
Paul Stanley is on the cover of the December 2013-issue of "Musician's Friend", which is being offered on eBay.

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November 23, 2013
ACE FREHLEY REMASTERS
The new remastered limited edition Ace Frehley albums "Second Sighting" and "Trouble walkin'" are now also available at Amazon.com.


INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are links to some interesting Kiss Auctions that are ending soon on eBay:

pinball backglass


Toy Guitar


Kiss Concert Set Promo Poster


Paul Stanley Doll


Japanese Marvel Comic


Set Cups


The Originals 8-track


Spunky! 1977


Portugese "C'mon and love me" 7" Single


Aussie Ace Frehley key chain 1980


Unmasked multicolour Vinyl from Mexico


Unmasked yellow Vinyl from Mexico


Sonido Kiss Special from Mexico


Juke Kiss Special 1980


Ace Frehley signed Artwork


Notebooks


1976 Tourbook


"Creatures of the night" Tourbook

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November 22, 2013
Krazy Knights Podcast: Interview with Steve Coronel

The Kiss Room Podcast November 2013

KISS Army Founder Bill Starkey On The Truth About His Story, True KISS Fans, His Experiences 38 Years Ago and Much More

Creatures Of The Net Podcast #63: Episode 63- The KISS Kruise III
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November 20, 2013
WHY SHOULD GET IN THE R&R HALL OF FAME

2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: Online Fan Poll (you can vote daily)
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November 19, 2013
Three Sides Of The Coin Podcast #50: VH1 Classic That Metal Show Host Eddie Trunk Sits Down and Clears the Air on KISS

Kiss is in the Lead Over Nirvana For the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

1997 Gibson Les Paul Ace Guitar: $ 4.697,-


Kiss meets the Beatles screen prints: $ 2.000,-


"Dressed to kill" Promo-Poster: $ 1.750,-


MTV Unplugged LP signed by 6 members: $ 1.000,-


1973 conzert ad from newspaper: $ 598,-


Ace Frehley signed Artwork: $ 455,-


Mark St. John CD: $ 395,-


1973 conzert ad from newspaper: $ 300,-


Paul Stanley Solo 7" single from Zimbabwe: $ 245,-


The Elder LP from Turkey: $ 202,-


More interesting closed auctions: see above the news
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Photos: Tommy & Amber Thayer in Westlake magazine
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November 18, 2013
Detroit's adopted band KISS leads fan votes for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; view poll results

Video: ad for Las Vegas Fundraiser featuring Kiss on December 5th
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November 17, 2013
Podcast: Kiss Kruise III

KISS 7" VINYL GUIDE
(from kiss-fryslan/ebay.com)
The KISS 7"vinyl guide is printed in a limited edition of 400 books and contains pictures and information about all released KISS 7"vinyl singels / 45 rpm from all over the world.

Did you know that there are 38 different countries who relaesed KISS singles? All are in this KISS 7"vinyl guide, in alfabetical & chronological order. Showing full color pictures of front & back sleeve + label, catalogue numbers, extra information, mentioning b-sides and even a RATING SYSTEM which shows the rarety of each single.

Also in the KISS 7"vinyl guide are: Acetates, testprintings, promo's, picture discs, colored vinyl, re-issues, aberant labels, mispressings etc. All is there, from Argentina till Zimbabwe, from their 1st 1974 USA Nothin'to lose till the 2012 The Casablanca singels 1972-1982 box!!! 
Click here to read the rest.


Video: Paul Stanley introduces the new Washburn PS12.

Paul Stanley - The Starchild Santa: Interview with Paul Stanley
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November 16, 2013
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are links to some interesting Kiss Auctions that are ending soon on eBay:

The Originals 8-track


Colorforms Set


Radio


Trash Can


Peter Criss Rockstics


Toy Guitar


Kiss Vest


Tommy Thayer Halloween Guitar Pick


Gene Halloween 2012 Guitar Pick


Shirt


Gene Simmons Solo LP Poster


Ace Frehley Poster


Kiss, ‘Lick it Up’ – Hilariously Outdated Videos

ERIC CARR FIGURE
The Carr family has released Eric Carr Figures. They can be seen here.

KISS wishes Cadillac High good luck in football playoffs
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November 15, 2013
KISS ROCKET MODEL KITS
Kiss Rocket Model Kits are on sale at Amazon:


You can get season tickets starting at $ 99,- and also merchandise at the LA Kiss Homepage.

Video: The KISS Kruise III Recap

ACE FREHLEY ON MANCOW RADIO
Ace has been on Mancow radio today where he mentioned, that he signed a record deal with E1.

Photo: Paul Stanley shooting

KISS overtakes Nirvana in Rock Hall's fan poll
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November 14, 2013
GERMAN ROCKS KISS SPECIAL ISSUE ON EBAY
The German Kiss Rocks Special issue is now offered on eBay.


OFFICIAL KISS MERCHANDISE
Check out the T-Shirt (Apparel) section in the official Kiss Shop. The European Monster Tourshirt and some others are on sale for $ 9,99 (7,40 Euros).


Video: Eric Singer announcnes "Dressed to kill" to be the theme for Kiss Kruise IV

Kiss leads fan voting for Rock and Roll Hall of fame fan poll

Video: Comedy Central Kiss Sketch
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November 13, 2013
"NOTHIN' TO LOSE" PAPERBACK EDITION
"Nothin" to lose" will be released as a paperback edition on April 15, 2014.


Video: Tommy Thayer announces The KISS Kruise IV Pre-Party

Photos: take a Look Inside the new Rock Kiss Special magazine

Photo: Kiss with kids on the Kiss Kruise.

PETER AND ACE INCLUDED IN NEW DOCUMENTATION
Director Alan G. Parker reports via Facebook, that both Ace Frehley and Peter Criss will be appearing in the movie via two full length interviews that no one has even seen a second of.

ROCKS MAGAZINE RELEASES KISS SPECIAL ISSUE
Rocks magazine in Germany has released a Kiss Special issue. It includes 114 pages and touches the following subjects:

* The whole Kiss history: background stories and album reviews
* The best interviews
* The best photos from 40 years of Kisstory
* 114 high quality pages
* Bob Ezrin & The Elder
* Wicked Lester
* Bill Aucoin
* Starz, Spider, Piper, Billy Squier
* Bruce Kulick: Blackjack & Union
* Guest stories from: Alice Cooper * Mike Portnoy * Nicke Andersson * Paul Gilbert * Tobias Sammet * Dregen
* Competition!

PAUL STANLEY IN NEW SCORPIONS DOCUMENTATION
Paul Stanley has been interviewed for a new 3 hour long Scorpions documentation. It will be shown on VOX on December 7, 2013 at 20:15. VOX can be seen free all over Europe through Astra satellite.
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November 12, 2013
Video: Gene Simmons announces The KISS Kruise IV

Three Sides Of The Coin Podcast #49: Did KISS Dig Deep Enough with the KISS Kruise Setlist?

INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

Vinnie Vincent Jackson Guitar: $ 5.000,-


Paul Stanley Ibanez PS 10 Guitar 1981: $ 2.300,-


Kiss kids shirt: $ 1.200,-


concert-poster 1975: $ 1.005,-


concert-poster 1974: $ 842,-


signed Monster Gold Album: $ 509,-


Set Dynasty Teddybears: $ 500,-


Trash can: $ 417,-


"Rock and Roll Over with Kiss" Radio Promo LP: $ 500,-


"C'mon and love me" Single from Portugal: $ 300,-


Kiss curtains 1978: $ 265,-


Alive! LP: $ 257,-


"Rock and Roll Over" Picture Disc: $ 250,-


Kiss Zippo: $ 237,-


Sngle from Chile: $ 215,-


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Video: Gene spitting blood & "God of thunder" live in Calgary

DID YOU KNOW...
... that there are Kiss gnomes on sale in Canada? Here's a photo of them.
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November 11, 2013
Video: Paul Stanley announces The KISS Kruise IV

Ace Fehley to be Special Guest at the "Days of the dead" Expo in Chicago this weekend

KISS GREATEST HITS VOLUME 5
The "Kiss Greatest Hits Volume 5" paperback will be released on February 18, 2014 and is now available for pre-order.


‘The process takes about two hours’: Kiss’ Gene Simmons explains his traditional pre-show ritual

Gene Simmons Receives Patriotism Award

November 11, 2013
KISS HANDBOOK
(from Amazon.com)
The Kiss Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Kiss (654 pages)
Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well known for its members' black and white face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s with their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics.
Click here to read the rest.

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November 10, 2013
Could heavy rock be just a teeny-weeny bit sexist?
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November 9, 2013
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are links to some interesting Kiss Auctions that are ending soon on eBay:

46 Kiss 7" singles


Rockstics


Kiss Radio


Revenge Tourbook


Toy Guitar


unbelievable bidding battle for a Kiss Zippo lighter


Curtains


"Hell or Hallelujah" Japan Promo DVD


Kiss Kruise III Beach Towel


"I threw picks with Gene" Guitar Pick


Calgary set list

Flood-delayed Kiss performance at Calgary Saddledome worth the wait

Kiss delivers familiar spectacle to enthusiastic fans

Videos: Kiss live in Calgary

Photos: Kiss live in Calgary
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November 8, 2013
Video: Kiss Kruise III Q & A

NEW OFFICIAL KISS MERCHANDISE
New official merchandise includes the updated Kiss Monster tourbook printed in Japan with 4 new pages and Japanese merchandise. All available here in the official Kiss Shop.


Initiative hosts Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons cries as he is honoured for his work with U.S. veterans

A KISS for Calgary: shock rockers going strong after 40 years
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November 7, 2013
NEW MOVIE "YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST"
The Facebook page for the official Kiss movie "You wanted the best, you got the best" reveals, that the movie will run about 2 hours & 20 minutes. The editing begins on Monday, November 11th in Soho, London (UK). The movie opens in cinemas worldwide roughly September 2014.

KISS' Gene Simmons Offered Role To Play Green Goblin In Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

PAUL STANLEY AUTOBIOGRAPHY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Paul Stanley's autobiography "Face the Music: A Life Exposed" will be released on April 22, 2014 as a hard cover edition including 432 pages. It is available for pre-order here at Amazon.


Photo: Gene, photographer Mick Rock and clothing designer extraordinaire John Varvatos at his book signing in LA
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November 6, 2013
Video: KISS' Gene Simmons says he can't sing and doesn't do drugs

KISS frontman Gene Simmons, Ford unveil custom 1956 F-100 pickup
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November 5, 2013
Three Sides Of The Coin Podcast #48: Ace & Peter Reunite & Kiss Kruise Acoustic Setlist

Ross Halfin on the Kiss Kruise III

INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

Paul Prototype boots: $ 2.000,-


Set Psycho Circus Zippos: $ 1.000,-


Lo mejor de Kiss LP: $ 450,-


Double Platinum Japan CD Box: $ 405,-


Peter Criss signed drumstick: $ 450,-


Poster: $ 305,-


Aucoin kids shirt: $ 275,-


Picture Disc LP: € 256,-


Rocks 6/1977: $ 154,-


Finnish Intro magazine 1975: $ 128,-


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Ace Frehley Fires Back at Gene Simmons

Kiss on the "Simpsons"

Photo: Doro & Bruce Kulick in New York 2002
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November 4, 2013
‘Simpsons’ Executive Producer On the Show’s KISS ‘Tribute’

ACE FREHLEY Slams GENE SIMMONS Over 'Cancer' Comments: 'All He Can Do Is Badmouth Other People'

KISS KRUISE III VIDEOS
Lots of videos from the Kiss Kruise III can be seen here. Official photos from the kruise will soon be uploaded here.

KISS IN THE PRESS
Gene & Paul are on the cover of PMQ Pizza magazine (November 2013)

Tommy Thayer Meet And Greet at Isbhibashi Gakki in Tokyo

KISS LIVE AT RITZ 1988
The radio broadcast from the club concert at the Ritz club in New York in August 1988 is available as MP3 Download at Amazon Germany. You can listen to samples here. The CD is listed for a release on December 2, 2013. It seems to be an unofficial release.


KISS HELLO KITTY MERCHANDISE
Here is some of the Kiss Hello Kitty merchandise available at Amazon:

Amazon Germany:


Amazon USA:

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November 3, 2013
Wild weddings are sealed with a Kiss

Kiss Go Overboard with Rare Tracks on Third Annual Kiss Kruize

Video: Unplugged at Meet & Greet in Osaka (starting with "Smoke on the water" with Paul on drums, Gene on guitar and Eric on bass)

ACE & PETER ON EDDIE TRUNK ANNIVERSARY PARTY PHOTOS
Peter Criss posts photos of Eddie Trunks Anniversary Party on his website. Peter says: "I have had great times in my life, but last night was really magical playing for a true friend like Ed. The band was great and it always warms my heart to play with Ace. God Bless, Peter Criss - The Catman". See the photos here on Peters website.
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November 2, 2013
ACE & PETER ON EDDIE TRUNK RADIO SHOW
Eddie Trunk talked to Ace and Peter on his Radio Show:
Interview with Ace (Ace said he will sign a record deal next week, new CD out early next year, new book out next year, his opinion on the Rock and Roll Hall of fame and the new Kiss documentary and his meeting with Peter)
Interview with Peter (he talked about his meeting with Ace)

INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are links to some interesting Kiss Auctions that are ending soon on eBay:

Bravo 12/1975


"Hide your heart" German 7" single


Unbelievable bidding battle for a Picture Disc LP


Fürth 1976 concert poster


Casablanca Singles Vinyl Box Set


Kiss Collection articles & posters


Dynasty Press kit


remote control van


Rocks 6/1977


Music Life Kiss book


Intro magazine 1975 from Finland


concert poster 1975


"Creatures of the night" tourbook


Destroyer mirror


Japan Special 1977


Young Rock Special Japan 1977


ACE & PETER ON EDDIE TRUNK RADIO SHOW
Eddie Trunk announced via Twitter, that he will talk to Ace and Peter on his radio show tonight:
"LIVE show tonight 11P ET on @Q1043 NYC. Both Peter Criss & @ace_frehley call in live to discuss their jam at my party and more!"
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November 1, 2013
KISS TO PLAY 7 SHOWS IN GERMANY IN APRIL
Kiss News reader Carsten Busch met Doc McGhee at the Kiss Kruise and asked him when Kiss will come to Germany. He was told, that the band will come to Germany for 7 shows in April 2014. Many thanks to Carsten Busch for the news!


KISS KRUISE III
Paul Stanley has already announced Kiss Kruise IV. On the flight home Pauls plane was diverted to Phoenix because of shooting at LAX. 
Some videos from Kiss Kruise III can already be seen on YouTube:
Let me know live
The Oath live
Hide your heart live
Almost human live
Mainline live
Anything for my baby live
Unplugged Part 1
Unplugged Part 2
New videos from Kiss Kruise 3 are expected any time to be seen here.
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