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October 31, 2009
VIDEO
CLIP OF "DEUCE" LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
(from Kissonline)
Check out this video of KISS opening the Madison Square Garden show on October
10, 2009 with "Deuce" - shot from ON the stage!
[Comments]
October 31, 2009
WHEN KISS
WAS (KINDA) COOL: THE ELDER
(from dogmaticblog.com)
In 1981, it was looking to be all over
for KISS. After the release of the disastrous (but oh so amazing) Bob Ezrin produced The
Elder album, the band was facing the prospect of a commercial failure.
In a last ditched effort, manager Bill Aucoin and the KISS
publicist office, were desperate for any press.
In this series of photos, Gene and Paul visit a hospital.
[Comments]
October 31, 2009
DETROIT
ROCK CITY (VOCALS ONLY)
Click here to listen to a vocal only version of "Detroit Rock
city".
[Comments]
October 30, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY ON TOUR
Ace Frehley started his "Anomaly" world tour opening for Alice Cooper.
His set list was: Rocket Ride, Parasite, Outerspace, Snowblind, Sister, Speedin'
Back To My Baby, Shock-Me, Love Gun , Gold Gin / Black Diamond Outro.
His musicians had their faces painted as Ace.
Click here to see
Snow blind and Sister.
Click here to see
Ace perform "Outer Space".
[Comments]
October 30, 2009
KISS ARMY
INVADES AUGUSTA
Click here
to see KISS visit the Charlie Norwood VA Medical
Center and greet some of the patients.
[Comments]
October 30, 2009
KISS IN
THE PRESS
Gene Simmons is on the cover of "Where
Y'at" magazine (November 2009).
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
KISS
VISITS WOUNDED WARRIORS
(from Kissonline)
Here's a CBS News clip of KISS's visit to the Wounded Warriors in
Augusta yesterday!
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
KISS IN
THE PRESS
(from Javier Rueda/www.Kissarmyspain.com)
The new number of the November edition of the Spanish Heavy Rock magazine has got KISS on
the cover. It also includes a review of the New York concert and an interview with Tommy.
Plus an add of sonic boom release is included too.
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
KISS IN
THE CHARTS
"Sonic Boom" is at # 17 in its third week in the US Billboard Charts.
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
KISS IN
THE PRESS
"La Historia de Kiss" is a new Kiss book, which just came out in Argentina.
DeuceNews reports,
that Kiss are on the cover of the Italian magazine "Rock Star" (October 2009)
pic: DeuceNews
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
"SAY
YEAH" LIVE IN ATLANTA
Click here to see Kiss performing "Say Yeah" in Atlanta.
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY AT LES PAUL TRIBUTE IN NASHVILLE
According to www.gibson.com, Ace will be appearing at the Tribute to Les Paul to be
held at the historic Ryman Auditorium, former home to the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville on
Thursday, November 19, 2009.
[Comments]
October 29, 2009
KISS
VISITS WOUNDED WARRIORS
(from Channel 6 ABC News via Kissonline)
Some of Augusta's Wounded Warriors got to go see KISS, in Atlanta, on Monday night, but
for those who couldn't, KISS came to see them.
Wednesday, some of the band members stopped by the uptown Augusta V.A. Medical Center, on
Wrightsboro Road.
Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, and Tommy Thayer (Gene Simmons had a prior engagement)took
photos, signed autographs, and just said 'thank you' to veterans who were injured
overseas. It was a big day for those veterans, but Stanley says, it's also a big day for
the band.
[Comments]
October 28, 2009
CANCER
FIGHTER
Peter Criss was on Fox News talking about his breast cancer fight.
Click here to see the video.
[Comments]
October 28, 2009
PODKISST
#25: MICHAEL DORET AND COBO 2009
(from podkisst.com)
Our celebration of all things “Sonic Boom!” Thanks to our friend Alex (BagBoy on
the forums), Ken was able to land a great interview with artist extraordinaire
Michael Doret. Mr. Doret spoke at length about his involvement with KISS, from the days of
“Rock and Roll Over” through 2009’s “Sonic Boom” album. Plus, we
bring you our exclusive coverage of KISS’ triumphant 2009 residency at KISStoric Cobo
Hall in Detroit. Live and studio rarities… insights and interviews… it’s
all here! And if it’s too loud, you’re too old!
Click here to listen to the
podcast.
[Comments]
October 28, 2009
KISS GO
BIGGER, LOUDER WITH "SONIC BOOM" AND ALIVE 35 TOUR
(from Tennessean.com)
Fans that got a kick out of the last three decades will likely be giddy over 2009.
Not only did KISS get nominated for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in September, but the band released Sonic Boom — KISS’ first album of new material in about 11 years — and embarked on Alive 35, a tour singer Paul Stanley says dwarfs everything they’ve done previously. And for the first time in their careers, the band’s efforts are earning critical plaudits, too.
“Quite honestly I find myself shaking my head,” Stanley says. “I’ve made a career out of not getting those reviews, and all of a sudden we are universally and consistently getting rave reviews. We’ve always had this massive fan following, and that has certainly been the lifeblood of what we do. Maybe the reason we’re getting good reviews now is because all the KISS fans have now become critics.”
KISS fans can catch the Alive 35 tour at Nashville’s Sommet Center on Wed., Oct. 28. This year marks the 35th anniversary of KISS’ first tour, and Stanley says the show is packed with all the hit songs and over-the-top elements fans have come to expect.
“If we could call this tour anything, we would call it
‘bigger, better, more,’ ” the singer says. “Anything you like that
we’ve done, there’s more of it.”
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 27, 2009
KISS IN
THE CHARTS
According to thise site,
"Sonic Boom" could be at # 19 in the US charts next week.
[Comments]
October 27, 2009
KISS IN
THE PRESS
Kiss are on the cover of the new edition of "Heavy"
(Nov/Dec. 2009, Germany).
(pic:ZzDestroyerzZ/Kiss Forum)
[Comments]
October 27, 2009
SAY YEAH
Here you can see "Say Yeah" performed for the first time in
Atlanta last night in full length.
[Comments]
October 27, 2009
KISS ADDS
"SAY YEAH" TO SET LIST
Kiss added "Say Yeah" to the set list in Atlanta yesterday to the very first
time.
The begging has changed as well, they are already standing on
stage when the show started...
The Atlanta set list was as follows:
Deuce
Strutter
Let Me Go Rock And Roll
Hotter Than Hell
Shock Me
Modern Day Delilah
Say Yeah
Calling Dr. Love
She
Parasite
100,000 Years
I Love It Loud
Black Diamond
Rock And Roll All Nite
Shout It Out Loud
Lick It Up
Love Gun
Detroit Rock City
[Comments]
October 27, 2009
KISS
ROCKS A-STAGE AT HDSTUDIOS
(from shootonline.com)
Southfield, MI, October 26, 2009 |
SHOOT Publicity Wire | --- Legendary rockers KISS recently stormed into 'Detroit Rock
City' in September 2009. While in town, the foursome paid a visit to hdstudios' A-Stage to
shoot a new music video with production company Merge/Crossroads. hdstudios is a division
of Grace & Wild, Inc.
The band was in town to open the U.S. portion of its "KISS Alive 35" tour at
Cobo Arena in Detroit on Friday, September 18. They came to hdstudios the day prior, to
shoot footage for a music video for their new single, "Modern Day Delilah".
Merge/Crossroads captured green screen footage of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer
and Eric Singer walking through a miniaturized CGI version of Detroit. They towered over
buildings and walked around the city, passing Detroit landmarks such as the Renaissance
Center and the People Mover.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 26, 2009
TIM CRICH
(from rockpages.gr)
We continue our KISS special feature with the 42nd interview of a KISS-related
figure. This week, KISS’ engineer, Tim Crich, remembers the recordings of
“Animalize”! Here’s an excerpt:
Rockpages.gr: Paul Stanley was clearly the one who handled the majority of the
production work (for “Animalize”), because Gene was busy doing the
"Runaway" movie. What do you remember from Paul Stanley and what kind of a
person really is? Did you have the chance to meet other KISS members (I know that you have
met Gene several times)?
Tim Crich: Paul Stanley is the epitome of the term Rock Star. Paul is so totally
confident, that it allows him to relax and be a nice guy. He has that aura of Rock star,
and, while he knows it and knows how and when to wield it, he was able to hang out and
laugh with everyone. He loaned me one of his guitars once, so I am indebted to him. Gene
made it clear that KISS was a job. They put in the hours, take a wage, and have a pension,
like any other corporation. And that is what KISS is. A corporation with products to
sell…Paul does his job very well.
Read the full interview on: http://www.rockpages.gr/standard.aspx?type=13&sub=K&lang=EN
[Comments]
October 26, 2009
KISS IN
THE CHARTS
"Sonic Boom" will be in its third week in the German
charts at # 24.
[Comments]
October 26, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH PAUL STANLEY
(from Metal Hammer via
Kissonline)
By Tim Grierson
KISS have been the godfathers of good-time rock for 35 years. Having unleashed their best
album in years, they're still not ready to hang up their platform boots. Paul Stanley
explains how they're showing the pretenders how it's done.
Paul Stanley is a man in perpetual motion. At 57, he and his bandmates in KISS are days
away from the next leg of the group's seemingly never-ending Alive 35 tour, and he's so
consumed with last-minute details that he had to postpone our initial interview in Los
Angeles to focus on rehearsals before catching a flight to Detroit, where the band will
kick off the tour. Later, relaxing in the band's Motor City hotel, KISS's venerable
guitarist and vocalist takes a moment to reflect on the group's recent record-breaking
concert tallies.
"In the last year," he says, "we played to about a million people. Our tour
of Europe was our biggest and most successful ever. We did 30 shows in about three months
and played probably to about three-quarters of a million people. And then after that, we
did the stadiums of South America, playing to somewhere between 30,000 and 80,000 people a
night. And then we went on to Canada and did 15,000 to 90,000 people a night. It's been a
terrific year for us."
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 24, 2009
KISS
ALIVE 35 LIVE RECORDINGS BOX SET
(from concertonline/eBay)
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- Certificate Of Authenticity / Each Box Is Numbered
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 24, 2009
PETER
CRISS ON VH-1 ABOUT BREAST CANCER
Click here to see
Peter Criss talking about breast cancer on an upcoming episode on "That Metal
Show" on VH-1.
[Comments]
October 23, 2009
ACE WOULD
JOIN KISS FOR ROCK HALL
(from YouTube/ArtisanNewsService)
Ace Frehley, who has released his new album Anomaly, said that
he would be glad to attend the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony with his old Kiss mates
should they get in.
Click here to see the report.
[Comments]
October 23, 2009
ERIC
SINGER: MORE NEW SONGS LIVE
Eric Singer revealed in an interview with DeuceNews, that
they will be adding more new songs from the new album once more people have bought the
album and get to know the songs better.
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
KISS EXPO
BELGIUM
Wanna be a guitar hero? Want to become Paul Stanley in
your room or rehearsal space? Here's your chance....
During our evening concert at the expo in Kuurne on November 1st we will be giving away a
brand new Paul Stanley
PS 400 G4 Washburn guitar including a color gig bag, studded strap, signature picks
etc........New price on this baby was $ 649.
You can get it for free !!!! Just come to the expo and it could be yours.
A freebie...and a great one........Everybody coming to the KISS expo on November 1st in
Kuurne will receive a free KISS poster.
This will be a reissue, A 2 size, full colour of a Sweden Poster style magazine poster.
Those of you collecting magazines know the brilliant quality of these treasures from the
Seventies.
more Info here:
http://www.kisstory.be/cms/pages/en/expo-2009.php
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
BACKSTAGE
AT KISS CONCERT IN ORLANDO
(from David Eitel)
After their concert, a reporter for Fox 13 gets some time with KISS:
http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=af86af0c-387f-4357-92f4-5a61543228c4
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
EUROPEAN
TOUR PLANS
Paul Stanley said in an interview with the German
"Rocks" magazine, that they play on doing some festivals in the summer in Europe
and then come again for more shows in the autun.
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
RESCHEDULED
AUSSIE DATES FOR ACE FREHLEY
(from undercover.com.au)
Ace Frehley will now tour Australia in February, 2010.
Ace will be touring Australia to promote his solo album ‘Anomaly’. He also played on every Kiss album from 1973 to 1982 as well as coming back to the band for touring between 1996 and 2002.
He also had his own hit song in 1978 with ‘New York Groove’.
“I don’t know why it’s taken so long,” he said of the new record in a statement. “I had to put the record on the back burner when I reunited with KISS. But I knew it would be important, so I kept listening to my old records to try to capture what the fans like.”
New dates are:
Monday February 1st
PERTH. Metropolis Fremantle.
Thursday February 4th
ADELAIDE. HQ.
Friday February 5th
MELBOURNE Palace (formerly Metro)
Sunday February 7th
SYDNEY Enmore Theatre
Monday February 8th
BRISBANE The Tivoli
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
PETER
CRISS ON CNN
Peter Criss was on CNN talking about his breast cancer.
Click here to see the video and the story about it on Blabbermouth.
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
KISS IN
THE CHARTS
"Sonic Boom" will be # 11 the second week in
the US Billboard charts.
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
KISS IN
TAMPA
Yesterday Kiss played in Tampa. The venue was packed, but not sold out. There was no change to
the show or set list.
Today Kiss will play in Sunrise,FL.
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
NEW PETER
CRISS PHOTOS & ARTICLE
Reuters is reporting about Peter Criss' breast cancer and
released some new photos from Peter as well.
Click here to see the new photos and to read the article.
[Comments]
October 22, 2009
GETTING
TO KNOW YOU WITH ERIC SINGER
(from roadrunnerrecords.co.uk)
Next up in the Getting To Know You series we sit down with Eric
from rock legends KISS. What a great guy he was!!
What were you doing when we interupted you to do this?
I was eating in the other room actually some … chicken quesadilla, with my shoes off, relaxing.
Date of Birth?
May 12th
Where did you go to high school?
I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and I went to High School on the
east side of Cleveland. At that time it was in the Seventies and I was lucky to grow up in
a cool time of music and culturally, at least in America. It was a typical mid western
town but Cleveland’s a real rock n roll city its where the rock n roll fame is at. It
was a great place, very open minded- I mean as regards to music (not so much culturally
with people), but when it comes to music people just really loved rock n roll there,
always have and what we looked forward to was buying records every week or going to a
show. I saw so many great concerts in my formative years as a kid so I’m glad I grew
up there. It was a great place to grow up, no doubt about it.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 21, 2009
ATTENDANCE
FIGURES
Here are the latest official attendance figures:
KISS, Buckcherry Bell Centre
Montreal, Quebec
Oct. 1, 2009
$688,735
7,908 / 8,986
1 / 0
$116.08, $78.93, $60.36
Gillett Entertainment Group/Live Nation
KISS, Buckcherry Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Conn.
Oct. 3, 2009
$477,200
7,131 /
7,601
1 / 0
$95, $75
Live Nation/in-house
[Comments]
October 21, 2009
SEALED
WITH A KISS
(from miamiherald.com)
Get ready to rock and roll all night -- KISS is back.
The veteran rockers' ``Alive 35'' world tour is an homage to KISS Alive, the double album that rocketed the guys to global fame in the mid-'70s.
At Thursday night's BankAtlantic Center concert, the always kinetic foursome -- with founding members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons still at the helm -- will play fan favorites, plus a song or two from Sonic Boom, their first studio album since 1998's Psycho Circus. We spoke to Stanley, 57, about how they keep it going after 35 years:
How many songs from the new album are you doing?
``We didn't want to do songs people didn't know, but here you are the No. 2 album in the country and obviously people are getting to know these songs. They had to sound great live because we recorded them live. Music isn't supposed to be made under a microscope. Everything we did was on the first or second take. If it's perfect, it's not rock 'n' roll.''
How has your songwriting changed?
``To write great music you almost have to debrief yourself. Technical ability can sometimes get in the way. All the great early songs were written really quickly, without overanalyzing every verb and adverb.''
Were you pleased with the outcome?
``What I wanted to get on this album was that same vitality and that same energy that I think had been lacking. From the get-go, the first rule was no outside writers. The idea of bringing someone in to do the work for you, to interpret who you are, is a problem.''
What sets `Sonic Boom' apart?
``This time it was more important to make a great album. You can't make a great album with people in the band saying, How can the band make me more famous? Instead of: How can I make the band more famous? This album is about people who believe in the band.''
How different would it be today to accomplish what you did in the '70s?
``MTV and the Web made the world a much smaller place. Now a band in Boise can see what a band in Prague is doing and copy it.''
What is different about this show?
``It's huge: bigger, better, more. We have
incredible video screens built into speaker cabinets, bombs, flash pots, smoke. What
you've come to expect. It is, by far, the best show we've ever done.''
-- HART BAUR
[Comments]
October 21, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH PETER CRISS
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, KISS drummer Peter
Criss made his own battle with the disease public. After keeping his treatment and
recovery quiet for more than two years, he joined Jane Pratts Jane Radio show on SIRIUS XM
Stars (SIRIUS Ch. 102, XM Ch. 155) to discuss how his rock career actually helped him
discover he had the disease.
Click on the links below to listen to the interview:
interview part
1
interview part
2
interview part
3
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
BEHIND
THE SCENES ON LETTERMAN SHOW
(from Kissonline)
Go behind the scenes with the KISS crew as they pack KISS's stage show into the Ed
Sullivan Theater for KISS's performance on "The Late Show with David Letterman."
Click here to see the clip.
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
KISS IN
THE CHARTS
Kiss are at # 14 the second week in the German charts. It
looks like Kiss could be # 9 the next week in the US Billboard charts. In Italy
"Sonic Boom" went up 2 places to # 12!
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
"ANOMALY"
JAPANESE RELEASE
Ace Frehley's Solo Album "Anomaly" will be
released in Japan on December 9th, 2009 through Universal Music. It can be pre-ordered at
CD Japan for 19,69 Euros/US $ 29,5. So far no info, if it will contain a Bonus Track or
not.
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY IN THE PRESS
Ace is on the cover of the Japanese magazine "Jetaany".
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
KISS IN
PENSACOLA
Kiss played in Pensacola yesterday. There was no change to the set list, so Tommy
sang "Shock me" again.
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH TOMMY THAYER
Kissonline has posted an interview with Tommy Thayer from gopensacola.com.
Click here to read the interview.
[Comments]
October 20, 2009
KISS
KOMPENDIUM
(from Kissonline)
In '77, blood from each member of the rock band KISS was drawn by a registered nurse and
poured into vats of red ink used for printing the band's first comic book. It was created
by Marvel legend Stan Lee and was the beginning of a hugely successful KISS comic book
franchise. All are now out of print.
Now, for the first time, the KISS Kompendium combines the most breathtaking KISS comic
books into a lush oversized collector's compilation. Brought to life by graphic
illustrations as riveting and hardcore as the band's real-life fire-breathing line-up, the
Demon (Gene Simmons), Starchild (Paul Stanley), and the other band members' superhero
alter egos defeat evil in over 1200 pages of stunning KISS comics!
This is a book authorized by KISS. KISS founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
have contributed the forewords to this. The book also includes exclusive never-before-seen
backstage photos from KISS' newest tour along with commentary by the band-members.
This is a must-have for every KISS fan eagerly awaiting the band's new album, their first
in over 10 years, and a perfect holiday gift for comic-book lover to pour over time and
time again.
This title will be released on November 24, 2009.
[Comments]
October 19, 2009
ACE ADDS
SHOW IN SWEDEN
(from Niclas Olsson/Kiss Army
Sweden)
on
Amazon Germany and here
on
Amazon USA.
While some men feel embarrassed because of "this macho crap," Criss said surviving breast cancer -- yes, men get it, too -- was actually a blessing. He was treated before the tumor could spread and said he's speaking about male breast cancer now -- during National Breast Cancer Awareness month -- to raise the profile of this rare disease.
Criss, who played drums for KISS and was known as "Catman," offered this advice to men who spot lumps in their breast: "Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away.' It might not and you might not see life anymore and how beautiful that is."
The 63-year-old musician is now cancer free.
Like many others, Criss wasn't aware men could get breast cancer.
"Even though we don't think of men as
having breasts, they have breast tissue and are susceptible to getting breast
cancer," said Dr. Sharon Giordano, an associate professor of medicine in the
department of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston. She is not involved in Criss' care.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
BRUCE
KULICK EUROPEAN EVENTS COMING
(from kulick.net)
Bruce is heading to Holland, Switzerland and Norway for 4 appearances. At each event there
will be a sneak peak of the upcoming BK3 CD, guitar clinic, personal meet and greet event,
Q&A session, and new merchandise available. The scheduled appearances are:
HOLLAND - Friday, November 27th. MP3 Voetboogstr.3 Amsterdam, Holland, 20:30.
Tickets at www.kisskollector.com
SWITZERLAND - Saturday, November 28th. Salle du centre de la Jeunesse - Serre 12
La-chaux-de-fonds (Time TBA). This event is SOLD OUT.
NORWAY - Monday, November 30th. Backstage Musikk AS, Sandvika, 20:00. Tickets at http://www.backstagemusikk.no/
Tuesday, December 1st. Glassheim, Jevnaker (Time TBA). Tickets at http://www.untouchables.no/
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
CASABLANCA
RECORDS CO-FOUNDER DISCUSSES HIS EARLY DAYS WITH KISS
(from noisecreep.com)
Casablanca Records was one of the most successful labels during the 1970s. In terms of
disco, they had no real competition with acts like the Village People and
Donna Summer on their roster. But it was their 1973 signing of Kiss that
helped fund the label's later foray into disco -- and later, feature films.
Much has been written about Casablanca Records during the years, but a new book has just
hit store shelves that tells the label's story from the inside. Written by former label
vice president Larry Harris, 'And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records'
is a firsthand account of the company's glory days, told with unflinching honesty and
detail.
Noisecreep caught up with Harris and asked him about his and the label's early days with
Kiss.
Can you talk about the first time you saw Kiss play at their audition for the
label? Was it as magical as their hardcore fans would expect?
It was definitely not anything like that for me (laughter). First off, I had to get over
the loudness of the band. We were all crammed in this little rehearsal room in Manhattan,
and here they were playing at full volume. I'm a promotions guy so the first thing I
thought about was, "How the hell are we going to sell this band?" I was taught
in the business that you just have to find a way to get your records played, and sometimes
you have to psyche yourself into it. I had to get past how loud they were in there that
day and start thinking of ways to push them.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
LENNY
KRAVITZ TALKS KISS
(from Kissonline)
Lenny Kravitz plays a bit of "I Was Made for Loving
You" and talks about KISS onstage, live at the Fillmore.
Click here to see the clip.
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
"SONIC
BOOM" WORLDWIRE CHART ACTION
(from furukawa/Kiss Forum)
Worldwide "Sonic Boom" chart action:
USA: # 2
Norway: # 2
Sweden: # 2
Czech Republic: # 3
Germany: # 4
Austria: # 6
Finland: # 7
Switzerland: # 12
Holland: # 13
Italy: # 14
UK: # 24
Denmark: # 24
France: # 31
Spain: # 32
Belgium: # 57 / # 92
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
NEW SONGS
PLAYED DURING SOUNDCHECKS
During the soundchecks Kiss are often testing
out new songs from the new album. Will we get to hear any more new songs in the concerts
soon?
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
Q &
A: GENE SIMMONS
(from 2.macleans.ca)
The Kiss bassist on his ego, his Playmate, his surprisingly normal kids, and his very
traditional parenting style.
Q: How is it that 35 years after your first album, you’re bigger than ever?
A: I kiss the ground of the country I landed in, the United States of America. In totalitarian states, or religious states, or even in Europe, there are limitations, culturally and in other ways. The same guy, me, with the same talent and ambition, in Iran or Africa—it wouldn’t work. So it’s the right thing at the right time in the right place, and the rest of it is luck and hard work. I approach everything I do as if it’s the only chance I will ever be given and the alternative is complete destitution.
Q: Your Wikipedia entry says, “When Simmons was young, his mother’s long absences while working two jobs in order to make ends meet left emotional scars that gave him a strong desire for wealth.” Is that accurate?
A: I would urge all kids to see a single parent who not only
provides but is thankful for the opportunity to provide. Emotional scars?
That’s a point of view, not a fact. The person who wrote that is going to be wrapping
fish next week. It’s a crime that Wikipedia lets anyone go in and alter information.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 15, 2009
PHOTOS
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
(from Carrie)
KISS performed at the historic Madison Square Garden this past Saturday
as part of their Alive 35 tour. As a fellow member of the Kiss Army, I wanted to share
this exclusive photo gallery with you from the show: http://blogs.msg.com/themonitor/2009/10/12/kiss-live-at-madison-square-garden-photo-gallery-and-setlist/
They really rocked the house and their upcoming album should be another huge success!
Please feel free to pass this on to all of your readers and other KISS fans, who I’m
sure will be just as excited as I am.
[Comments]
October 14, 2009
1970s
PARTY, CASABLANCA STYLE: PART TWO
(from kissfaq.com)
KissFAQ: How dead on was Neil’s postscript of Casablanca as being a
“profitless prosperity”? What ultimately did the label in, and did the excess
really outweigh the success?
Larry Harris: What killed Casablanca was that a couple of guys who started a
record label — although Neil had a lot more experience than I did — never
thought the ride was going to end. It got to the point where we were so successful, we had
more gold and platinum albums than Warner Bros., Columbia and Capitol put together.
The thing that broke our back was the four KISS solo albums. I mean keep in mind, we were
also riding high with the movies with Midnight Express,
which won an Academy Award. We were doing really well but losing that much money on those
four albums at one time...Polygram cracked down on us. They owned half the company and
they distributed our product. And then disco started to fail. The Village People stopped
selling. And they did the world’s worst disco movie ever, Can’t Stop The Music, what a piece of crap
(laughs). And that hurt them drastically. We had hit our high I think. We had already come
out with Robin Williams’ album, which was great. It sold a couple million copies. But
we were starting to go down hill.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 14, 2009
KISS
STILL ROCKING AFTER 35 YEARS
(from BBC News)
Rock band Kiss are celebrating their 35th year in the music charts with the release
of their first studio album in nearly a decade, Sonic Boom.
The band, who formed in New York in 1973, have sold more than 80 million albums
worldwide.
"Kiss started as a dream of ours," explains Gene
Simmons, the band's bassist.
"All the bands we ever saw on stage played the hits we wanted to hear, but
were devastatingly poor in their visual live performance."
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 14, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY AUSTRALIAN TOUR NEWS
(from redanttouring.com)
TOUR POSTPONED UNTIL
EARLY 2010
Original KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley was due in Australia next week for 3 shows,
however Australian promoters advised today that the tour will now be postponed until
February 2010 in order to accommodate the artist schedule and the newly tour dates.
When the tour does reach Australia in early 2010, it will be in an expanded format with
extra dates being scheduled in Perth and Adelaide due to overwhelming demand from Ace fans
in both those cities.
ACE was due to perform at Melbourne’s Palace October 19th, Sydney’s Enmore
Theatre October 20th and Brisbane’s The Tivoli October 21st.
Ticketholders can hold onto their tickets which will be valid for the new dates – due
to be announced shortly. Alternatively they can seek a refund from their ticketing agency.
[Comments]
October 14, 2009
KISS IN
WASHINGTON DC
Kiss played in Washington DC
yesterday. There was no change to the set list. Since yesterday however, Gene's bass solo
and blod spitting act has changed. The "bell sound" and stage acting from the
Creatures of the night/Lick it up tour is abck, and Gene blood on top of the platform now.
Click here to see
it.
[Comments]
October 14, 2009
KISS ON
COVER OF FIREWORKS MAGAZINE
(from kissinuk.com)
KISS are on the cover of the new issue of
Fireworks magazine (issue 38), it features both an interview with Paul Stanley and Ace
Frehley!
You can get copies from Borders or online at www.rathole.com/fireworks. As
well the interviews there are reviews of Anomaly and Sonic Boom plus lots of other great
interviews and features - not to mention 2 free cd's of the latest releases in hard
and melodic rock! Price is £5 and this issue should be out in around two weeks.
[Comments]
October 13, 2009
KISS
ENTERS US BILLBOARD CHARTS AT # 2
With 105.000 copies sold, "Sonic Boom" enters the US
Billboard charts at # 2.
Click here
to see the full charts.
[Comments]
October 13, 2009
BRAD
SINSEL
(from rockpages.gr)
We continue our KISS special feature with the 41st interview of a KISS-related
figure. This week, War Babies singer, Brad Sinsel, turns back the hands of
time…approximately 17 years! Here’s an excerpt:
Rockpages.gr: What do you remember from your collaboration with him?
Brad Sinsel: Ummm…I show up at his new huge house that had no furniture in
it except two chairs, and we just sat and played things we had back and forth till we
stumbled onto something we both felt we could sink our teeth into. Which ended up being a
song called 'Cry yourself to sleep' Tommy McMullin the War Babies guitar player had more
in common with Paul Stanley than I did coming from the point of view of Tommy being a KISS
fan as a kid, Tommy wrote 'Hang me up" with Paul. I personally never owned a KISS
doll.
Read the full interview on: http://www.rockpages.gr/standard.aspx?type=13&sub=K&lang=EN
[Comments]
October 13, 2009
KISS IN
PHILADELPHIA
Kiss played in Philadelphia
yesterday, the set list was the same as in New York City.
[Comments]
October 13, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY DOWNUNDER TOUR POSTPONED
It seems that Ace Frehley's Tour
in Australia will be postponed until next year.
[Comments]
October 13, 2009
AND PARTY
EVERY DAY
(from rosradley/Kiss Forum)
This is one of a few rare photos
from the "And Party Every Day" book. It's a very interesting book about the
inner workings of Casablanca Records.
[Comments]
October 12, 2009
DESTROYER
RE-RELEASED IN ITALY
(from Jotty Loreno)
For the second time KISS In "The Kings Of Metal" Series In Italy.
The Italian weekly "TV Sorrisi e Canzoni" and "Panorama" has launched
a series of CD-packages exclusively dedicated to Hard Rock & Heavy Metal in
collaboration with Gods Of Metal. This series, called "The Kings Of Metal", the
first issue released last June 5 was nothing else than KISS' "Dynasty"! For this
October, KISS retourn with "Detroyer" of 1976 !
[Comments]
October 12, 2009
KISS #4
IN GERMANY
Kiss enter the official German
Media Control Album Charts at Number 4, right behind Tokio Hotel, Nena and Scooter!
[Comments]
October 12, 2009
KISS IN
THE CHARTS
In Great Britain "Sonic Boom" entered the charts at Number 24, in
Italy at NUmber 14.
In Germany it looks like it could reach the Top 10 in its first week.
[Comments]
October 12, 2009
RUMOUR
MILL: KISS #2 IN BILLBOARD CHARTS
(from hitsdailydouble.com)
Gene Simmons: “First, I have to take you
back about 25 years ago. I noticed that musicians kept calling their guitars their
‘axes.’ They would say, ‘I want to play my axe.’ I decided that
because of my persona, I’d actually build a guitar that looks like an ax. You just
need to take one glance to know that this guitar looks so cool. Who doesn’t want to
have the coolest looking guitar around? Seek and you shall find; ask and you shall
receive. I personally created this guitar, approved the electronics, the body type,
the design and even the wood. I even went to the trademark office of the U.S. Government
and now own the body type of the guitar and the word AxeBass because my guitar looks like
an ax.”
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 11, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY: THE SPACEMAN LAUNCHES "ANOMALY"
(from goldminemag.com)
Ace is back, and when you get hit with the attack of his strident new record Anomaly,
you’ll realize that his couple of decades away from his solo career in earnest did
not constitute time wasted. Sure, Ace has been wasted more times than Def Leppard has
deferred to song doctors, but now clean and sober, he’s found himself making strong
stadium-rock statements sure to trade punches with those on the Kiss album arriving in
October.
“I thought it kind of went along with the kind of person I am,” says Frehley,
asked about titling this titillating record with such a big word. “I’m the kind
of guy who thinks outside the box, who’s been in all kinds of crazy situations, the
ups, the downs, and everywhere in-between. You know, the fact that I’m still walking
around this earth, I must be an anomaly, right?”
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 10, 2009
KISS IN
UNIONDALE
Kiss played in Uniondale yesterday and again, the opening of the
show has been changed. See here.
The curtain is gone and the opening song is "Deuce" again.
The set list in order was as follows:
Deuce
I Stole Your Love
Got To Choose
Modern Day Delilah
Hotter Than Hell
C'Mon And Love Me
Parasite
She - Tommy Solo
Watchin You
100,000 Years - Eric Solo
I Love It Loud - Genes solo
Black Diamond
Rock And Roll All Nite
Shout It Out Loud
Lick It Up
King Of The Nighttime World
Love Gun
Detroit Rock City
Today Kiss will play at
Madison Square Garden.
[Comments]
October 10, 2009
KISS TO
APPEAR ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA"
(from Kissonline)
ABC's Good Morning America filmed a segment at tonight's Nassau Coliseum KISS Show! It
will air next Saturday morning, 10/17.
[Comments]
October 10, 2009
1970s
PARTY, CASABLANCA STYLE: PART ONE
(from kissfaq.com)
Larry
Harris: The KissFAQ Interview
Casablanca Records. It was the 1970s. It was a party every day. And then some.
The legendary record label was the vision of Neil Bogart, a man of many talents and a man
possessing a vivacious personality. Casablanca rode the wave of the decade to the top
through triumphs, failures, cash-flow problems, and gold and platinum albums — all to
a backdrop of an era fueled by lavish excess, great music and creativity. Lest we forget,
it was also the label that took a chance on four makeup-wearing and leather-clad men from
New York.
Though a consummate leader and ultimate iconic industry figure, Bogart didn’t do it
all alone. Enter Larry Harris, his cousin and the man who traveled westward with him to
get Casablanca off the ground and running, and who ultimately assumed the title of senior
vice president and managing director for the company.
In part one of a two-part interview, Harris shares with us his insight on Neil Bogart and
how he got his start at Casablanca, the importance of radio and television for KISS,
Angel, a Rush in Canada, what really broke KISS in Detroit Rock City, as well as artists
pissing out of windows, hanging with fugitives, and doing lines of white powder over
clown-white faces. After all, it was the 1970s.
So discard the MP3 player and smartphone, fire up some KISS vinyl and take a journey back
to the ‘70s with Larry Harris, author of And Party
Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records.
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Lead guitarist Tommy Thayer, 48, grew up a KISS fan in the Portland, Ore., area.
As a child, he dressed up as original KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley for Halloween. A quarter-century later, he replaced Frehley as the band’s main ax man.
"I’ve been a fan of KISS since I was 13 years
old," Thayer said in a phone interview. "I discovered KISS when their first
record came out in 1974. I hadn’t even started playing guitar yet. I saw a feature in
a magazine called Circus. I saw some live photos of KISS doing a performance, and
I thought, 'These guys look menacing!’ They had cool guitars and platform heels. I
got my first KISS album for Christmas in 1974, and I was on my way.
Click here
to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 9, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH ACE FREHLEY
Click here to see an interview Ace did with a journalist from South America
at the Viper Room.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
KISS,
BUBLE BATTLE FOR NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD 200
(from billboard.biz)
Next week's Billboard 200 chart will either house a first-ever No. 1 album from
iconic band Kiss, or pop singer Michael Buble may crash the group's rockin' party with his
new set, "Crazy Love."
Industry sources suggest that Kiss' new Wal-Mart exclusive album, "Sonic Boom,"
may shift somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000 copies in its first week. If the set sells
that much, it will also mark the group's best sales week since Nielsen SoundScan began
tracking data in 1991.
Up against Kiss is Buble, who is releasing his new album on Oct. 9 to capitalize on his
appearance that day on the "Oprah Winfrey Show.” Buble's last set -- 2007's
"Call Me Irresponsible" -- debuted at No. 2 (with 212,000 copies) before moving
to No. 1 the following week.
It's hard to believe that Kiss has never reached the top in its long career. All told, the
act has notched seven top 10 albums. Its highest charting set is 1998's
"Psycho-Circus," which debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 110,000 copies in its
first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group's other high-charting sets include
1975's "Alive!" (No. 9), 1977's "Love Gun" (No. 4) and 1992's
"Revenge" (No. 6).
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
PISS
SCANDAL: MAN ARRESTED FOR URINATING ON FAN AT KISS CONCERT
(from rollingstone.com)
In what now seems to be an unfortunate trend at Boston rock concerts, a man was arrested
at Kiss‘ TD Garden show on
October 5th after urinating on the concertgoer standing in front of him. According to the BPDNews
blotter, a woman was watching the Sonic Boom band in action when suddenly she
experienced “a warm feeling on the back of her leg.” The victim turned around to
see the source of the warmth, only to discover the man standing behind her was urinating.
Security was called over and the guilty party was quickly escorted away and detained until
the police arrived.
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
KISS
SHORTENS SET LIST IN OSHAWA
Kiss dropped "Watchin' you" and "Let me go Rock'n
Roll" from the set list at yesterdays show in Oshawa.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY IN THE CHARTS
"Anomaly" is down to Nr 150 in the US Billboard Charts in its third week.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
KISS
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Click here to watch an
interview with Paul Stanley & Tommy Thayer brought to you by Classic Rock & Metal
Hammer.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
KISS
PERFORMS ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
(from OfficialKISSOnline/YouTube)
KISS performs "Modern Day Delilah" and
"Detroit Rock City" live at Detroit's Cobo Arena, airing on Jimmy Kimmel Live
10/7/09.
Click here to watch the
video.
Click here to see the full version of "Detroit Rock city".
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
KISS ADDS
5 ADDITIONAL SHOWS
(from Kissonline)
KISS is excited to announce five
additional dates have been added to their North American Alive 35 Tour!
Stay tuned to KISSONLINE for on-sale information.
08.12.2009 Tulsa/BOK Arena
10.12.2009 Kansas City/Sprint Center
11.12.2009 Council Bluffs/Mid-America Center
13.12.2009 Pittsburgh/Mellon Arena
15.12.2009
Sault Ste. Marie/Esscar Centre
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
BILLBOARD
MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS GENE SIMMONS
Billboard magazine has a lengthy interview with Gene
Simmons on their website. Read it here.
[Comments]
October 8, 2009
KISS'
SONIC GOES BOOM!!
(from hitsdailydouble.com)
KISS’ Wal-Mart
Exclusive Looks Headed for Top Spot Next Week
KISS their ass.
Gene Simmons has done it again. His Wal-Mart exclusive for the band’s new Sonic Boom album, its first new studio effort in 11 years, is headed for between 150-175k in sales, giving the masked rockers a beeline on their first chart-topping release ever.
That's based on reports from those retailers out there who haven't packed up and moved to Boca Raton or begun to write a tell-all biography.
Showdog Nashville’s Toby Keith album American Ride is the next highest at 80-90k, though Reprise crooner Michael Buble’s Crazy Love, which comes out this Friday (10/9) to coincide with the singer’s Oprah appearance, could also be in the mix.
Capitol Nashville’s Luke Bryan is next with 40-45k, along with Jive/JLG’s Relient K and Backstreet Boys.
Malaco’s veteran gospel act BeBe & CeCe Winans appear headed for the 30-35k range, followed by Columbia’s Brandi Carlile (25-30k), Cherrytree/Interscope’s Tokio Hotel (18-22k) and Atlantic’s Mayday Parade (18-22k).
The market was up 16% vs. last week, down 8% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.
You may now return to wondering if Paul
Shaffer’s sex life is anywhere nearly as interesting as Dave’s.
[Comments]
October 7, 2009
ATTENDANCE
FIGURES
According to Billboard these are the official attendance
figures. It shows 4 sell-outs.
The Arena in Cleveland holds over 17.000 people, but had their upper section
closed.
KISS, Buckcherry Cobo Arena
Detroit, Mich. Sept. 25-26, 2009
$1,249,502
21,561 / 21,561
2 / 2
$128, $78, $49, $25
Concerts West/AEG Live
KISS, Buckcherry Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Sept. 28, 2009
$625,265
8,903 / 8,903
1 / 1
$128, $78, $49.50, $25
Concerts West/AEG Live
KISS, Buckcherry John Labatt Centre
London, Ontario
Sept. 29, 2009
$580,141
8,500 / 8,500
1 / 1
$116.71, $70.67, $45.58, $23.02
Concerts West/AEG Live
[Comments]
October 7, 2009
KISS ON
KIMMEL SHOW TONIGHT
(from Kissonline)
Part of KISS' performance at Detroit's Cobo Hall Arena will be seen on tonight's edition
of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The show airs at 12:05/11:05c on ABC TV.
[Comments]
October 7, 2009
SONIC
BOOM RECORDINGS #7
Click here to
see some more footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings in the studio.
[Comments]
October 7, 2009
SEX MONEY
KISS
The German version of Gene Simmons' book "Sex Money
Kiss" is now available!
[Comments]
October 7, 2009
KISS ON
LETTERMAN
Click here to see Kiss performing
"Modern Day Delilah" on "The Late Show" with David Letterman!
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH GENE & TOMMY
Click here for
an interview with Gene & Tommy on WDHA radio.
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
PHOTOS
FROM BOSTON
Click here to check out many great photos from the Kiss concert in Boston
yesterday.
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
KISS #3
in GERMAN MEDIA MARKT/SATURN CHARTS
Kiss will be # 3 in next weeks Media Markt/Saturn charts,
only beaten by Tokio Hotel and Bela B. These charts reflect the sales of all German chain
stores of Media Mart and Saturn. They have nothing to do with the official Media Control
charts.
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
PETER
CRISS NOE CANCER FREE
Peter Criss posted on his website, that he was diagnosed
with breast cancer last year. But due to the early detection he is now cancer free again.
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
KISS ON
LETTERMAN SHOW TONIGHT
Don't forget: Kiss will perform on "The Late
Show" with David Letterman tonight!
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
KISS IN
BOSTON
Kiss played in Boston yesterday. The set list stayed the
same:
King Of The Night Time World
Deuce
Got To Choose
Modern Day Delilah
Hotter Than Hell
I Stole Your Love
C'mon And Love Me
Parasite
She
Watchin' You
100,000 Years
I Love It Loud
Black Diamond
Rock And Roll All Nite
Shout It Out Loud
Lick It Up
Let Me Go, Rock And Roll
Love Gun
Detroit Rock City
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
WITH
"SONIC BOOM", VETERAN ROCKERS KISS WILL ROAR ANEW
(from usatoday.com)
WEST HOLLYWOOD — "Look at Kiss culture," says Gene Simmons,
radiating pride. "People tattoo their bodies with Kiss faces, name their children
after our songs, have Kiss conventions.
"This is Planet Kiss; we just live on it. The stage is holy ground, and what we do is
electric church."
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
SONIC
BOOM RECORDINGS #6
Click here to
see some more footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings in the studio.
[Comments]
October 6, 2009
ROCK HARD
GETS KISSED
The Italian and the French version of "Rock
Hard" magazine both have Kiss on the cover! They both also feature Ace
Frehley!
pics: Kissonline/Deuce News
[Comments]
October 5, 2009
TRACK BY
TRACK (PART 2)
Roadrunner Records UK have a video online of Paul Stanley
& Tommy Thayer commenting on each song of the album.
Click here to
watch part 2.
[Comments]
October 5, 2009
ACE
PERFORMS "STAR SPANGLED BANNER"
Ace performed "Star Spangled Banner" before a
NFL game in Kansas City yesterday.
Click here to watch his performance.
[Comments]
October 5, 2009
PAUL
& GENE ON CANADIAN TV
Paul & Gene appeared on a Canadian TV show called
"Tout le Monde en Parle" yesterday.
Click here to
see part 1 of the interview.
Click here to
see part 2 of the interview.
[Comments]
October 5, 2009
SONIC
BOOM RECORDINGS #5
Click here to
see some more footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings in the studio.
[Comments]
October 5, 2009
MORE
VINTAGE NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE
There has been more never before seen vintage Kiss
footage uploaded to YouTube.
Footage includes "Hotter than hell" and "Firehouse" from
London, Ontario 1976, private footage from Cobo Hall 1976 (see Paul falling after 44
seconds of that clip) and from 1977... Click here
to watch the footage.
[Comments]
October 4, 2009
MONTREAL
ATTENDANCE
(from Patrick Hughes)
Attendance at the Montreal show October 1st, was 9,780, the upper deck was closed.
In July they sold out the Bell Center with 15,242.
(Source Newspaper "Journal de Montreal")
[Comments]
October 4, 2009
KISS IN
UNCASVILLLE
After the sold out show yesterday for about 15.000 fans
in Toronto, Kiss played another sold out show for about 12.000 fans yesterday in
Uncasville. There was no change to the set-list.
[Comments]
October 4, 2009
SONIC
BOOM RECORDINGS #4
Click here to
see some more footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings in the studio.
[Comments]
October 3, 2009
KISS
ENCOUNTER SOUND PROBLEMS IN TORONTO
(from bravewords.com)
KISS and BUCKCHERRY performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario last
night (October 2nd). BraveWords.com scribe Aaron Small was at the show and files this wild
report:
"Buckcherry begin their set with 'Tired Of You'. After playing for about 15 seconds,
the PA gives out completely!!! The band finishes the song with only stage sound, which we
could hear as our seats were really close to the stage. Obviously no vocals. The band
leaves the stage, obviously very frustrated, and it takes the crew 15 minutes to restore
power to the PA, so their set was cut short.
KISS begins their set with 'King Of The Night Time World'. They get half way through the
song and kaboom - the PA gives out again. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are pissed! KISS
leaves the stage. It takes the crew another 15 minutes to rectify the problem. Thankfully,
KISS did not cut their set short. They played past the 11pm noise curfew until 11:15pm.
During Tommy Thayer's guitar solo, when he shot a rocket from the head of his guitar, it
hit the lighting rig, causing a rack of four lights to come crashing to the stage!!!"
[Comments]
October 3, 2009
KISS
FANZINE BOOK
Here are some pictures from the
new Kiss Fanzine book:
For a man who has spent the past 37 years wearing demonic
black-and-white makeup and singing "Love Gun" wearing leather pants and no
shirt, Stanley, 57, is pointedly serious on the phone. Asked about Casablanca Records, the
'70s disco label that broke KISS and was known for its executives' copious cocaine use and
excessive behavior, Stanley says he spent little time there. Asked about Ace Frehley, the fellow band founder
who spends much of his newfound solo career bashing KISS as sellouts in the press, Stanley
says he's just glad the guitarist is clean and sober. Asked what he wants for Christmas, Stanley delivers a
mini-lecture about supporting the American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Click here
to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 2, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH PAUL STANLEY
The Winnipeg Sun did an interview with Paul Stanley.
Here is an excerpt:
You guys aren't kidding with the Alive! 35 tour -- the set list is almost identical
to the old album except for Firehouse and Rock Bottom. Why did you drop those?
We had to make sure we could include songs other than Alive! songs. We're doing a
marathon encore, and at some point, something's gotta give. And while those songs may be
considered classics to some, they're more obscure to others. Certainly Rock Bottom. We
were faced with a choice between Rock Bottom and Hotter Than Hell, and we chose the one
the audience sings along with.
Here's the tough question: That chest hair of your still
looks totally black. Do you dye or pluck?
If you saw me up close, you'd realize I'm human, as much as I would like to think
otherwise. You can't possibly be my age and be as black as stallion.
Click here
to read the full interview.
[Comments]
October 2, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY REPORT #2
(from YouTube/ArtisanNewsService)
Ace Frehley made a name for himself playing on Kiss Alive at Cobo Hall in Detroit,
and the former Kiss guitarist recently revisited there before the performance venue
closed.
Click here
to see the video.
[Comments]
October 2, 2009
ACE
FREHLEY REPORT
(from YouTube/ArtisanNewsService)
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley met fans at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, New
York this past Sunday and he talked about his impressive Billboard debut, fans, and why it
took 20 years to make his new album Anomaly.
Click here
to see the video.
[Comments]
October 2, 2009
SONIC
BOOM RECORDINGS #2
Click here to
see some more footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings in the studio.
[Comments]
October 2, 2009
SONIC BOOM
"Sonic Boom" is finally out! You can get it in the stores, order it
online or just officially download it.
[Comments]
October 2, 2009
KISS FACES: IS IT THE
MASK OR THE MAN?
(from bostonherald.com)
If you squint your eyes at TD Garden on
Monday night, you might think you’re watching the original incarnation of KISS.
But founding members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss won’t be there. Both have
once again been bounced from the iconic band, replaced by longtime subs Tommy Thayer
(guitar) and Eric Singer (drums).
And for the first time in the band’s 30-year history, the two newer dudes will
be donning the “spaceman” and “cat” makeup made famous by Frehley and
Criss.
KISS blasphemy? Don’t tell that to ringleader Gene
Simmons.
“It’s not Ace and Peter’s makeup,” he told the Herald
matter-of-factly. “It’s our makeup. It’s like with the Yankees - the
Yankees own number 7, not Mickey Mantle.”
Click here to read the rest.
[Comments]
October 1, 2009
ACE FREHLEY LIVE IN
GERMANY
08.12.2009: Hamburg (Grosse Freiheit)
09.12.2009: Zeche (Bochum)
11.12.2009: Berlin (Huxleys)
12.12.2009: Frankfurt (Batschkapp)
13.12.2009: München (Tonhalle)
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October 1, 2009
"SONIC
BOOM" GERMAN VERSION
Some stores had the new Kiss album in stock
already. Click here to check out the German version of the CD.
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October 1, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH PAUL STANLEY
Check out the interview with Paul Stanley from
"The Metal File" from Montreals CHOM-FM.
Paul mentions, that a vinyl release for "Sonic Boom" is in the work!
Click here
to listen to the interview.
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October 1, 2009
KISS CREW
SETS UP COBO ARENA STAGE
Click here to check out the Kiss Crew setting up the Cobo Arena stage.
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October 1, 2009
NEW KISS
SHOP
Check out a new Kiss Online Shop with
more than 300 Kiss 7" singles: www.kissrecordshop.com
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October 1, 2009
VINTAGE
KISS PHOTOS
"Vintage Kiss Photos" is a new
book featuring Kiss photos from 1974 - 1981. It is very similar to the official Kiss book
"The Early Years". Almost no text, just photos!
VINTAGE KISS PHOTOS: 1974-1981, compiled by veteran KISS photo archivist Marc
Scallatino, chronicles the early days of the Hottest Band in the Land. Culled from
hundreds of rare, previously unseen images of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley,
Peter Criss, and Eric Carr, this book takes the reader on a thrilling ride through a major
chapter in KISS’ history.
![book[1].jpg (16450 Byte)](file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Gerhard/Lokale%20Einstellungen/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/XSZ867Q0/book[1].jpg)
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October 1, 2009
CASABLANCA
BOOK RELEASED
"And Party Every Day", a book
about Casablanca Records has now been released.
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October 1, 2009
SONIC
BOOM RECORDINGS
Click here to see some
footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings in the studio.
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October 1, 2009
MIKE JAPP
(from rockpages.gr)
We continue our KISS special feature with the 40th interview of a KISS-related
figure. This week, Mike Japp was kind enough to write a few words about his collaboration
with KISS. Here’s an excerpt:
Mike Japp: A couple of years later Bill Aucoin came knocking on my door (Bill as
you know managed KISS back then and we still stay in touch). He asked me to go to a hotel
where Paul was staying and go do some writing, I said “Ok” and off I went to
meet up with Paul. It was good to see him again and we started exchanging ideas. We worked
for about 3 or 4 hours and I left there leaving behind a couple of ideas in completely
naked form that have now become known as “Down on your Knees” and “Saint
and Sinner”.
Gene and I met at SIR for the first time and off we went on a writing spree at Diana
Ross’s house where Gene was staying for awhile. We wrote many things and had
different titles every other day for the same song! We would change things inside out, to
outside in; it was a lot of fun though. Paul and I had great fun also in different ways
when writing. Gene and I ended up finishing off the idea that I had left with Paul at the
hotel on the tape. That idea became “Saint and Sinner” (which of course had a
least 3 titles before that).
Read the full interview on: http://www.rockpages.gr/standard.aspx?type=13&sub=K&lang=EN
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October 1, 2009
INTERVIEW
WITH ACE FREHLEY
Check out www.stopsmilingonline.com for an interesting interview with Ace really
worth reading.
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