Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons on Oprah Winfrey 23 Years Ago

Paul and Gene appear on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' with authors' Jackie Collins and Pamela Des Barres- 1987.




Friday, November 26, 2010

Paul Stanley to appear on Pushking's New Album

Paul Stanley has recorded vocals for Russia's premire rock band PUSHKING's album, "The World As We Love It." Paul sings on the 6th track Cut The Wire. The album will be available
February 1, 2011 and will also feature Billy Gibbons (ZZTop), Alice Cooper, Graham Bonnet, Steve Vai and Steve Stevens.

Peter Criss on the Real Rock Radio Show

Peter Criss appeared on Frankie Dee's Real Rock Radio Show. Peter revealed "Hard Rock Knockers" as one of the titles to his new album. His new harder rocker album, which was first reported here summer of 2009, is expected sometime next year. Richie Scarlet is one of the guests on the new disc.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Remembering Eric Carr on the 19th Anniversary of his Passing


Eric Carr
July 12, 1950
November 24, 1991
It's hard to believe it's been 19 years since Eric has passed away. I remember like it was yesterday, hanging out together on the 1990 Hot In The Shade tour, which was Eric's last tour with Kiss before becoming ill in the spring of the following year.
He was one of the coolest guys I think I've ever met in his position, a drummer in rock and rolls most famous band. Anyone that knew him would agree with me, he had the most incredible sense of humor, stammering from the very clean to the dirty, sometimes just telling a story will make you laugh hysterically. Eric's passions and dedication was always Kiss, his music and his fans. He loved his fans unconditionally, and they loved him back, and he knew it.
Eric's first show with Kiss was at the Palladium in New York City, July 25, 1980. His final live performance with Kiss was November 9, 1990 at Madison Square Garden.
Eric is interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery in the Hudson River Valley, New York. Eric's beloved mother Connie Caravello passed away earlier this year and is interred with Eric in the family crypt.
Eric Carr's Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carr

Monday, November 22, 2010

Gene Simmons Attends M for Montreal

Gene Heads North for Talent
MontrealGazette.com
MONTREAL - Despite years of blood-spitting, fire-breathing, and salacious tongue waggling, Gene Simmons is probably not the Antichrist. But the legendary KISS bassist, reality TV star, and marketing mastermind might be channelling Mammon, the demon of wealth, or perhaps whatever Horseman of the Apocalypse rides the most expensive thoroughbred.

At least, that's the impression he seems to playfully cultivate in interviews and his long-running A&E reality show Gene Simmons Family Jewels, as he shrewdly and pragmatically discusses dollars and cents with a devilishly sharp wit, and one eyebrow perpetually arched above impenetrably dark sunglasses.

As a founding member of KISS, one of the biggest-selling bands in rock history, Simmons continues to tour arenas all over the world. But he's in town this weekend for a different reason. At the M for Montreal music showcase, he'll be scouting talent for his new label, Simmons Records, and promoting his first signing, Toronto rockers The Envy, who gave a free show Wednesday night at Cafe Campus.

Partnered with ex-MP Belinda Stronach, Simmons' latest venture is focused exclusively on Canadian bands. "I really believe that the next generation of superstars is going to come out of Canada," he says. "You've got perhaps the biggest marketing entity in the world right next door. You can take advantage of America, but you've got to have the goods."

And those goods can be found right here. "There's plenty of talent (in Canada)," he says, listing off a number of national songwriting treasures and also Nickelback. "What's missing up here ... is not the talent, but the ability to market and sell the talent."

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Gene+Simmons+talent+scout+sniffs+north/3853444/story.html#ixzz160x2bBtO

Bruce Kulick going to Chile

Bruce Kulick is going to Chile on December 11 and taped this message to his fans there:

Sensation Greyson Chance is a Kiss fan

Greyson Chance is a huge KISS fan
Celebuzz.com
Here’s something you might not know about Greyson Chance, the 13-year-old Oklahoman whose YouTube covers of artists like Lady Gaga are so popular: He’s a big fan of ’70s rockers KISS.
“I actually watched the Glee episode where they did Gaga and KISS,” says Chance, who just stopped by EW’s office. “I was like, ‘Wow, I’m going to start getting into this.’ I bought the KISS biggest hits record on iTunes, and it just started blowing my mind.”

His favorite KISS tunes are the two performed by the Glee cast this May: “Shout It Out Loud” and “Beth,” both originally released in 1976. “I love them because they can get up on stage and they can party so hard with these big rock party songs [like 'Shout It Out Loud'],” he says.
“With their makeup and all, they’re so dramatic. I love theatricality. The way that they can do that and then go into a slow ballad like ‘Beth,’ it’s very inspirational.”
Chance is currently busy recording his debut album for release next spring on Ellen DeGeneres’ eleveneleven record label. Seasoned music industry professionals including Ron Fair and the Matrix are helping him in the studio.

Kiss Army Turns 35!


On this day in KISStory, November 21, 1975, the KISS Army was born in Terre Haute, Indiana! Thirty-five years and millions of fans later, KISS Army members can be found around the world!Terre Haute native Bill Starkey and his friend Jay Evans founded the internationally known KISS Army in 1975 after a local radio station, WVTS refused to play KISS music.


News 10 caught up with Starkey at his home in Speedway, Indiana to talk about the legendary fan group and why November 21, 1975 is a date he'll never forget.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Chris Lendt Interview Now Online

Kiss Business Manager and Kiss & Sell author Chris Lendt- Audio KISS Otaku Interview
MichaelBrandvold.com

Great interview- I highly suggest listening to these fascinating tapes- J.Frank Hagan

from Mike Brandvold:
Digging through my collection of audio clips from KISS Otaku here is a file to enjoy. I will be posting many of the files I have gathered over the last 15 years. Please leave comments and let me know what you think.
KISS Otaku Interview with Chris Lendt, Author KISS and Sell – Part 2 – 49 Minutes

Part one:
KISS Otaku Interview with Chris Lendt, Author KISS and Sell – Part 1

Part two of the interview can be found HERE.

Part three will be posted next week.

'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' Returns with a look at the Holocaust

Gene's Family Jewels Returns December 5th With a Look at Holocaust
A&E Network

Fans of Gene Simmons Family Jewels will be delighted to know the rocker returns with his reality show to A&E on December 5, 2010. The show features the Kiss bassist and vocalist and his longtime partner Shannon Tweed, as well as the couple’s two children Nick and Sophie Simmons, as they go through life in the spotlight. Gene Simmons Family Jewels returns for its 6th season on December 5, 2010 on A&E and begins at 9:00 p.m., ET. There will be a total of ten episodes for season six.

According to an announcement by A&E, Gene Simmons Family Jewels will return with a one hour special that will delve into Gene Simmons’s personal life and past. Gene (whose real name is Chaim Witz) is forced to face the realities of his mother’s past when he visits the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Though the show is known for its ‘rock star’ approach to life, the premiere episode promises to be an open look at the cruelty Gene Simmons mother, Flóra Klein, faced throughout the Holocaust. Gene Simmons mother and his uncle (Larry Klein) were the only members of his family to survive the brutality of the Nazi concentration camps.
Gene Simmons was born in Tirat Carmel, Haifa, Israel and immigrated with his mother to the United States when he was eight years old. The family settled in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, New York.

The premiere episode will be the first time Gene Simmons has gone public with an intimate look at his family’s history and survival of Nazi concentration camps.

You can watch full episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels here: Gene Simmons Family Jewels Full Episodes

Monday, November 15, 2010

New Ace Frehley Signature Art Available

Don't you wish you could be 100% sure when buying a KISS autograph on eBay? There are so many fakes, wouldn't it be nice if you could have a photo of the member signing the actual item you were buying? Well, we are have THREE pieces currently on eBay that are 100% authenticated with photos of Ace Frehley either holding or signing the actual items! And these are not just signatures but works of art Ace created last Sunday at a private autograph signing session for KISSmuseum.com.
Click the links below for all the info and more detailed pictures:
Ace Frehley Signed Alive II 1977 Poster HERE.
Ace Frehley Signed Artwork on White HERE.

Ace Frehley Signed Artwork on Black HERE.

Kiss Pinball Machine featured on 'Pawn Stars'

The 1979 Kiss pinball machine is featured on recent episode of the History Channel's 'Pawn Stars.'

Kiss Planning Next Album

A New Kiss Album due in mid-2011
Cynthia Martin/Yahoo! News

A feature on Kiss drummer Eric Singer reconfirms comments made by singer Paul Stanley, earlier this year, that a new Kiss album is due in “mid-2011.”

In July, Stanley told Rolling Stone that the band plans to go back in to the studio next February and release an album as early as next summer.

Cynthia Martin of Yahoo reported the albums news while checking in with Singer about his work schedule in Kiss.

"Being in Kiss is such a responsibility,” said Eric. “Not so much with the work involved, but with the daily stuff - working on the makeup and the two hours it takes to get ready, and all these shoots and meet-and-greets and interviews before the shows. I mean, it's just really steady work being in this band. It's not like when I'm in another band where I just get to sit backstage in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and being like, 'Okay, we're playing in 20 minutes,' and just get up and play."

“I get to work with great people who I've learned a lot from and who I've learned the most from,” continued Singer. “I've learned that hard work pays off. You need to have that kind of attitude, because I've seen how hard you can fall. And you need to stay focused. And that's why we're successful. Aside from all the special effects and stuff, the men behind the masks really have the work ethic and a sturdy kind of focus. And if it wasn't there, you and I wouldn't be talking right now."

With their "Hottest Show on Earth" tour completed last month, Kiss is headed back to the studio to create their next musical masterpiece. Due to hit stores mid-2011, and with a tour to follow, their new album is sure to stun and surprise - in true Kiss fashion.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Gene Simmons Joins The NOH8 Campaign




Gene Joins the Fight: NOH8 Anti Bullying
Gene Simmons has joined the NOH8 Campaign in the fight against bullying and discrimination of the Gay, Lesbian, BiSexual and Transgendered community of people.

Click NOH8 Campaign for more information.

Left:Gene's photo shot by famed photographer Adam Bouska, for the campaign.
Below:Watch the Television message.

New Kiss in Melbourne Australia 1980 Video Surfaced

Razor0079/You Tube

Gene Simmons Goaltending: Video

Gene Simmons Playing Goal at Saskatoon Blades Game

Gene manned the net last night during intermission shoot-out at the Portland Winterhawks/Saskatoon Blades in Saskatchewan, Canada. Enjoy the fan filmed video.


Friday, November 12, 2010

New Kiss Swedish Lottery TV Commercial

Lotto Med Joker

Gene Simmons To Host Aces and Angels

Pegasus News
DALLAS — KISS rock legend Gene Simmons, star of A&E’s Reality Series Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels will host 1,000 Texas servicemen and women and more than 3,500 partygoers at the 2011 Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops, a benefit supporting The Wounded Warrior Project and the USO. It is the first major event of the big game week in Dallas and takes place at Fair Park’s Centennial Hall, Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Aces and Angels will feature live performances in part by multi-platinum Grammy-nominated artist Five for Fighting (“100 Years,” “Chances,” “Superman ”), ACM Vocal Group of the Year Little Texas (“God Bless Texas”), and many others. Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops will also play host the $100,000 Texas State Poker Championships where the winner will advance to represent the State of Texas at the World Series of Poker. The first 100 ticket purchasers will receive $100 off general admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, log on to www.aces-angels.org or call 214-440-3936.
“There is one man who will blow the roof off Dallas and that man is Gene Simmons. This is absolutely the one event that you definitely don’t want to miss,” said Executive Producer Michael Eakman.

Ace Frehley at Bahamas Rock Camp


Ace Frehley Goes To Camp
Ace Frehley along with Tommy Lee and Lita Ford will be the headliners at the Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp set to take place at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, in the Bahamas February 17-20, 2011. For more information go to http://www.rockcamp.com/.
Ace Frehley To Appear in Camp Finale
Ace will also appear, alongside Van Halen's Michael Anthony and Bret Michaels, in the season finale, on VH1 Classic's Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp this Saturday night (11/13) at 10PM (EST/PT)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Kiss Army Spain Offers Kiss Army Memberships


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New Kiss Video from Argentina Surfaces from 1994 Tour

Never before seen pro-shot video and sound from Kiss' KISS MY ASS Tour of 1994 have surfaced on YouTube. The stage features Leon Sphinx from 1990's Hot In The Shade tour. Enjoy!

Detorit Rock City

God Of Thunder

Heaven's On Fire

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed to appear on Canadian TV

Gene and Shannon discuss thier 'open' relationship
CBC.com
Gene Simmons will appear on Canada's George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight television show on Friday, November 12th. It airs at 11 p.m. ET on CBC. Here's a clip from Gene's previous appearance on the show:

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Bruce Kulick at Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp

Message from Bruce Kulick
Kulick.net

Hello everyone! I just returned from the 3 day Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp in San Francisco, and what a great time I had! My band was really fun to play with since most of them perform already together in bands in the Bay Area, but for the camp they wanted to perform something new besides the tunes from their list.

We decided on Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds," which is a bit ambitious, but we all loved the great melody and intensity of the song. Our second song was "Last Time" by the Rolling Stones, an early catchy classic of theirs. Last but not least we learned "Mustang Sally," which has a great groove and singalong background vocals. After our spirited performance at the Fillmore (what an amazing venue!) I jammed with the Counselor band, and it ended with Dickey Betts and his son Duane (a truly gifted young Betts) jamming on some Allman Brothers classics.

I came home exhausted, but very pleased with how the camp changes peoples lives. The joy of music and the common love for playing and performing and how the campers participate and "get inside" the hard work of music, with the reward and joy of making music together at the camp, truly takes our campers to another level of living. I see this at every camp.

I want to thank my band, named "Dubious Conundrum" (crazy I know!), and of course my dear Lisa for helping out on vocals for the Elvis tune. Also the staff at the camp and all my counselor friends, once again, for having an amazing time! And thank you all at The Sheraton Four Points in Emeryville for allowing us to take over the hotel. That felt very rock 'n roll!

Keep watching the VH-1 Classic HIT show "Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp," as it is so powerful watching the bands' experiences captured in full TV glory, that feeling I try to explain to you all. And visit www.rockcamp.com for info on how to be involved with something that one can't fully describe, only experience for themselves.I think the photos are self explanatory, although my only regret was I wish I could of played Dickey Betts' Les Paul!Take Care,

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And now, KISS Pick World is giving away a guitar autographed by all four members of KISS!

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And now, KISS Pick World is giving away a guitar autographed by all four members of KISS!

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WIN A WASHBURN GUITAR SIGNED BY KISS !KISSPICKWORLD.COM
KISSPickWorld.com is your exclusive source for licensed, authentic KISS tour guitar picks, featuring commemorative city tour guitar picks from KISS' Hottest Show on Earth and Sonic Boom Over Europe tours!

And now, KISS Pick World is giving away a guitar autographed by all four members of KISS!

This beautiful Paul Stanley Washburn guitar was autographed by Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer, and Gene Simmons backstage in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Hottest Show on Earth tour, and the guitar also features picks from KISS' 2010 European and North American tours.

To enter to win the guitar, or other great prizes, visit http://www.kisspickworld.com/ and register to win through December 31st! No purchase is necessary to win. But, for each KISS Pick World order you place from the between now and the end of the year, you'll also receive an additional entry into the contest!

First Prize: Band-signed autographed Washburn guitar signed by Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer and Gene Simmons, featuring official KISS guitar picks from the Sonic Boom Over Europe and Hottest Show On Earth tours!

Second Prize: Complete Sonic Boom Over Europe official guitar pick set, featuring Paul, Tommy, Eric and Gene picks from each of the stops on the European tour, plus a bonus pick from each night!

Third Prize: Complete Hottest Show On Earth official guitar pick set, featuring Paul, Tommy, Eric and Gene picks from each of the stops on the European tour, plus a bonus pick from each night! ENTER NOW!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Gene Simmons 'Monster' Box Set

Gene Simmons 'Monster' Box Set Coming
antimusic.com
(hennemusic) Gene Simmons is one active guy, even on Twitter. The Kiss bassist posts frequently, keeping followers update on his plans, including a hefty, new music project.
On Monday, Simmons tweeted: "Been working every day, on and off on my Box Set... unreleased songs from over 30 years!!! Lots of toons. Maybe 200. Soon."
At this point, it's unclear if the box set will include Gene's solo output, songs he wrote for Kiss that weren't used, and/or maybe even Kiss stuff. - more on this story

What the Puck? Gene Simmons as a Goalie?

WINTERHAWKS: Team will see KISS star Gene Simmons, sort of, in Saskatoon
The Portland Tribune
He probably wants no part of the red-hot Portland Winterhawks, but rock star Gene Simmons will take the ice and play goalie on Friday when the Hawks face the Saskatoon Blades in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The KISS bassist plans to man the net during an intermission shootout.
"He'll be dressing up in goalie gear from head to toe," says Brittany Loraas, the Blades' manager of game-day operations.
Not sure what that will look like, but during the second intermission Simmons plans to have three people take shots at him.
Read the rest herehttp://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=128923574656565400

Monday, November 8, 2010

Paul Stanley At Freedom Choice Awards 2010


Click link below to view slideshow photos of Paul at Freedom Choice Awards:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/realtvfilms/sets/72157625338010950/show/

Freedom Awards.com

November 7, 2010/Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach, CA.

Paul Stanley of KISS was among the celebrities attending the 2010 Freedom Awards in Los Angeles on November 7th.

LOS ANGELES -- More than 27 million people are trapped in slavery throughout the world today. But there are heroes - many of them escaped slaves themselves - who risk their lives to free others from brothels, sweatshops and horrific mistreatment in modern slavery. These heroes are the Frederick Douglasses and Harriet Tubmans of our time.Each year, the non-profit organization Free the Slaves honors the best of the best with the anti-slavery movement's highest honor: The Freedom Award.About Free the Slaves: Free the Slaves liberates slaves around the world and helps them rebuild their lives. With its main offices in Washington and Los Angeles -- and field offices in Ghana, India and Nepal -- Free the Slaves works with grassroots groups on the frontlines of slavery today. Free the Slaves builds awareness, influences policy, and researches real-world solutions to eradicate slavery in our lifetime.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Happy Birthday Tommy Thayer!

Tommy Thayer turns 50 years old today. Happy Birthday Tommy!
Enjoy a fan filmed solo from Tommy in Tulsa, 12/08/09, on the Kiss Alive 35 2009 US Tour:

So Much To Know 24/7, a Hollywood TV show, recently caught up with Tommy and asked what he's currently listening to-

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Ace Frehley on 'Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp'

Ace Frehley will appear on tonight's episode of VH1 Classic's 'Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp' at 10pm (ET/PT).
VH1 Classic Trailer

Kiss YouTube is Back Up and Running

Kiss Video Channel Up & Running Again
The recent copyright trouble the Official KissOnline YouTube Channel experinced this past week is back up and running. Earlier this week the Kiss YouTube channel was shut down with this message from YouTube, “This channel has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of our community guidelines, and/or claims of copyright infringment." The channel, now under another name, can be found here http://www.youtube.com/user/klerouxkiss

Bruce Kulick on 'That Metal Show'

Bruce Kulick on 'That Metal Show' last Satuday night, October 30, 2010.
VH1 Classic


Friday, November 5, 2010

Kiss Hit With Copyright Violation Claim


KISS Hit With Copyright Violation Claim
rockradio.com

The official YouTube video channel of American glam legends Kiss has been closed for breaching copyright laws – just weeks after bassist Gene Simmons controversially called for all rights breakers to be sued and jailed.

Visitors to the band’s OfficialKISSonline channel were advised in a YouTube error message: “This channel has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of our community guidelines, and/or claims of copyright infringement.”

Some Kiss videos embedded on the band website’s front page were replaced with the message: “This video is no longer available because the associated YouTube account has been terminated.” At least one replacement message stated S’more Entertainment had lodged a breach of rights claim against Kiss.

Simmons recently angered online communities by stating: ““Make sure there are no incursions. Sue everybody. Be litigious. Take their homes, their cars. Don’t let anybody cross that line.”

His comments resulted in hacker outfit Anonymous blocking access to his sites GeneSimmons.com and SimmonsRecords.com, after which he said: “Our legal team and the FBI have been on the case and we have found a few, shall we say, ‘adventurous’ young people, who feel they are above the law.

“And, as stated in my recent speech, we will sue their pants off. First they will be punished. Second, they might find their little butts in jail, right next to someone who’s been there for years and is looking for a new girlfriend.

“We will soon be printing their names and pictures. We will find you. You cannot hide.”

However, he later updated the page to say: “We’ve been told by government people to take down our previous post, so they can do what they do best: find out who you are and where you are. Stay tuned.”

Simmons collapsed in an airport foyer two weeks ago, and cited exhaustion and dehydration as the cause. He received medical attention for a wound to his eye.

Gene Simmons to Speak at Atlantic Brand in January

You can buy everything from KISS toilet paper to coffins to, at one time, a KISS car. So who better to speak about branding than KISS bass player, singer and brand mastermind Gene Simmons?

KISS bassist and businessman Gene Simmons will be the keynote speaker at the Atlantic Brand Confabulation on Jan. 14 at Casino N.B. As Brad LeBlanc put it yesterday, KISS isn't "just a rock band, they're a rock brand."

LeBlanc, chief entrepreneurial officer with The Momentum Group, announced yesterday that Simmons would be the keynote speaker at Atlantic Brand Confabulation, a soirée packed with music, fine dining, champagne, a red carpet ... oh, and speakers talking about branding your business and branding yourself.

The event takes place Friday, Jan. 14, from 6-9 p.m. at Casino New Brunswick and tickets are now on sale for $249 each.

Gene Simmons was born in Haifa, Israel in 1949, the only child of his mother, a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp. Mother and son emigrated to New York, where in 1972, Simmons founded legendary face-painted rockers KISS.

Over nearly 40 years, he has turned the band into a marketing machine, with merchandise including comic books, lunch boxes, pinball machines, computer games, wine, clothing and yes, toilet paper and coffins, featuring the faces of KISS's four members.
Read the rest herehttp://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1294851

Snuggling Up To Kiss



By Steve Knight/CBS 21 News

In my spare time I really enjoy coaching youth baseball, it combines two of my passions... baseball and working with young people. I look at it as a way of giving back to the community that I call home, and it also allows me to spend more time with my own 8 year old son.

This past weekend was the last game for my New Cumberland Gold (8 and under) fall baseball team. I was blessed with a fun group of players that really wanted to learn and get better. As a token of appreciation for my time spent coaching the team, they presented me with a thoughtful (and practical!) gift.

Those that know me well know that I'm a big fan of the rock group KISS. They were in their prime in the late 1970's just as I was discovering rock music. Their songs combined with their make up and theatrics were the perfect combination for millions of kids in the 70's.. including me.

With that in mind, my team presented me with the perfect gift for a KISS loving weatherman, A KISS SNUGGIE!!! To show my gratitude for what they did for me, I promised to wear it on air.

As you can see from the video, far be it from "Coach Steve" to ever break a promise to his players :)

Kiss featured in "Gulliver's Travels" Film

Kiss is featured in the new Jack Black film Gulliver's Travels. Kiss is featured at the 2:01 mark on of the trailer.
Trailer:

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Nick Simmons Jams With Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer & Robbie Krieger

Nick Simmons jammed to The Doors with Gene on bass, Tommy on guitar and Robbie Kreiger at the Honored Tillman Foundation at the Moorpark Country Club in California on November 1st. The video was shot by Miss Shannon Tweed.

Stryper Covers Kiss Classic "Shout It Out Loud"

Stryper Covers Kiss
Blabbermouth.com
As we reported here before, Stryper, has covered "Shout It Out Loud" for their next album of cover songs titled, "The Covering."
Click link below to listen to audio samples
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148663
"The Covering"
01. SWEET - "Set Me Free"
02. SCORPIONS - "Blackout"
03. BLACK SABBATH - "Heaven and Hell"
04. UFO - "Lights Out"
05. KANSAS - "Carry On Wayward Son"
06. DEEP PURPLE - "Highway Star"
07. KISS - "Shout It Out Loud"
08. OZZY OSBOURNE - "Over The Mountain"
09. IRON MAIDEN - "The Trooper"
10. JUDAS PRIEST - "Breaking The Law"
11. VAN HALEN - "On Fire"
12. LED ZEPPELIN - "Immigrant Song"
13. God

'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' Returns

NEW EPISODES RETURN TO A&E ON
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 AT 9 PM ET/PT WITH A
SPECIAL ONE-HOUR EPISODE OF THE AWARD WINNING SERIES
A&E Press Release
Legendary rock god and multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons returns to A&E with brand new episodes of his hit award-winning unscripted series “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” premiering with a special one-hour episode on Sunday, December 5 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. The first episode captures a highly personal moment for Gene as he is forced to finally face his childhood demons and his mother’s tragic past when visiting the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
Gene’s life is an open book, but the one thing he keeps close to the vest is his mother’s harsh survival as a Jewish girl in Europe during WWII. His mother and Anne Frank were approximately the same age when they went into concentration camps and seeing how Anne lived strikes an emotional chord with Gene. No one is more important to Gene than his mother, and it’s a raw and telling look at Gene’s family history and childhood that fans have never had access to before now.

Over the course of ten new episodes, fans will continue to get the behind the scenes access to the family’s many adventures and milestone moments that make them the most interesting and enduring family on television.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Bruce Kulick & John Corabi Jam "Beth" at Atlanta Kiss Expo

Bruce Kulick and John Corabi play "Beth" at this past weekend's Kiss Expo in Atlanta.

Pretty Boy Floyd to Release Kiss Tribute Album

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Release New KISS Tribute Album; Tracklist Revealed, Audio Samples Available
Bravewords.com

Glam rock veterans PRETTY BOY FLOYD have released their new tribute album to KISS, entitled Kiss Of Death. It is now available for purchase on their official website here. Audio samples of the tracks 'I Stole Your Love', 'Goin' Blind' and 'I Love It Loud' are available on the band's official MySpace page. The complete tracklist is as follows:

'King Of The Night Time World'
'Room Service'
'I Stole Your Love'
'I Love It Loud'
'Goin' Blind'
'Deuce'
'Creatures Of The Night'
'Detroit Rock City'
'Firehouse'
'Love Gun'
'Shout It Out Loud'
'Christine 16'
'Strutter'
'Let me Go Rock N' Roll'
'Black Diamond'