PETER CRISS ON "THAT METAL SHOW" LAST NIGHT - VIDEO

Here is a clip of Peter talking about male breast cancer and early detection-
Courtesy VH1 Classic/That Metal Show.

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KISS ALIVE IN LOS ANGELES

KISS' LA concert can be seen here http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2645021

KISS READY TO PLAY VEGAS

By John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Sun

KISS, indefatigable glam/rock pioneers who spawned a billion Halloween costumes and its own teenage army, returns to Las Vegas on Saturday night for a show at Pearl Theater at the Palms. This fall, the band, powered still by founding members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, released its first studio album in 11 years, "Sonic Boom.

"This week the Las Vegas Sun corralled the 57-year-old KISS vocalist and guitarist as the band prepared for a show in Anaheim, Calif., this week. Following is the conversation as our BlackBerry chimed with Stanley's eagerly awaited call:

"Hello, this is Paul Stanley."

"Excellent. Where are you calling from?"

"Anaheim, getting ready for a show here."

"Anaheim! The home of Disneyland and No Doubt!"

"Right! Gwen (Stefani) has played the Pearl Theater, hasn't she?"

"She opened the place, yes.

Speaking of that, I want to ask about this concert. How are you going to be able to scale down your live show, which is built for arenas and stadiums, for a small theater like the Pearl?"

"We have special shoehorn where we take our size 12 foot and jam it into a size 9 shoe. But rather than go back to a big arena, we wanted to play the Pearl again (KISS performed at the theater in August 2008). Every seat is unobstructed, which you don't get often, but we're not going to do the lounge thing. We're going to test how much volume this place can handle.""Palms owner George Maloof likes to bring in bands he's a fan of. Is that how KISS came to play the Pearl?"

"Yeah, he is a fan. I've known George for about 15 years now. It's funny, I was there when the Pearl Theater was just rebar, talking with him about the day KISS would come to town. We were envisioning it even then."

"It's really interesting to be talking to someone on the phone you've known mostly from album covers, in concerts, on TV, almost like a fictional character. When you got to be famous, was there ever anyone you met and hung out with where you were saying, 'Wow, I can't believe I'm talking to this person?' "

"Of course, the first time I met Jimmy Page, Paul McCartney. Hopefully none of us get beyond that feeling. It keeps it exciting. You always have to have heroes, people you look up to, and it's amazing to have them as peers. I think that idolatry, hero inspiration, is something we shouldn't lose."

"What was it like to meet Jimmy Page? Can you describe that experience?""Oh yeah. Led Zep was mixing 'The Song Remains the Same' soundtrack, and we were coming into the studio after them. We were in the lobby, and Jimmy came up and he knew who I was, and who the band was. It was stunning. Not five years earlier, I was in the audience, watching Led Zeppelin with my mouth open, just not believing it.""There is a sense that KISS has a Led Zep-like influence on on rock music.""Maybe, but I leave it to others to determine where I belong in terms of stature. I like to keep those people I admire on a higher level.""The other day I was looking back at the 'Alive' album cover, the back..."

"Excuse me for interrupting, but everyone was at that show.""Hah, well I wasn't at that show (most of the album was recorded during a concert at Cobo Hall in Detroit). But I'm looking at that audience. All those people, and a bunch of fans seem to be stoned, or getting stoned, smoking joints right there in the arena and waiting for you to go on. There were no children around, it was a young-adult crowd, but today you've got all these children in makeup being brought by there parents to KISS shows."

"Yes, yes, they want to share the KISS experience with their kids, and it's cool. It's cool to experience the magic that they had when they first saw us. I love seeing the wonderment on young kid's faces. It's really, very, very gratifying, humbling and exhilarating. We're breaking down barriers. Don't have a set audience. We have a multigenerational audience."

"But originally, KISS was not something you shared with your parents. It was the naughty place, where you went to misbehave and disobey authority. I never thought to listen to 'Hotter Than Hell' or 'Love Gun' with my parents."

"No, no, no, you wouldn't. But there was not yet a precedent for a band lasting that long. For a long time they were disposable, pop idols, seen as a commodity and pre-manufactured. You had Fabian and Frankie Avalon being thrown at you, but once bands started writing their own material and transcending time, you saw them evolve over generations. Before, parents didn't have any connection to rock 'n' roll, because it was disposable."

"You've set a standard for production that really changed how concerts are staged, and now a lot of bands are using pyrotechnics and costumes onstage. How do you continue to stay ahead of the curve in your live show?""We've inspired a lot of bands, sure. Everybody is borrowing from us, but they will never be us. It only takes money to have a KISS-type show, but you will never have KISS. I'm flattered by all the mimicry, the bands who have borrowed from us. To me, we just have to keep doing what we've been doing and continue to be musically great."

"You've said many times that this is the best version of KISS (with co-founder Gene Simmons on bass, Tommy Thayer on guitar and Eric Singer on drums) ever.""Totally. A night doesn't go by that we are not consistently in top form. We've now got four people who are all saying, 'How can we make the band more famous?' Instead of, "How can I make me more famous?' "

"You've talked before, during the 'Monster Circus' reunion project with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, that it was difficult to work in the studio with attorneys instead of musicians.""Yeah, if only attorneys could sing and play instruments, we'd have been a better band. But Eric has been with us for 18 years now, Tommy has been in the band for seven years and around us forever (as a onetime member of the band Black 'n Blue and a KISS tribute band who became an assistant to the band and helped Frehley's re-learn some of his solos for the 'Monster Circus' reunion tour). We're a great band."

"Your new album, 'Sonic Boom,' is getting good reviews, and so is this tour. What's going on?""(Laughs), I am suspicious of this. It's either that all of the old-guard critics have died off, or KISS fans have taken over the office.""Maybe both.""Maybe, yeah. But the reviews have been unanimously over-the-top for 'Sonic Boom.' It's gotten reviews I couldn't write better. But it is great to have an album out that is undeniably good, like we've reclaimed what is rightfully ours."

"I want to ask you a couple more Vegas-centric questions. You have a place at Palms Place, right?"

"I've had a place there since it was under construction, before it was completed, yep."

"And there reports last year that you might be in Las Vegas, as a resident, playing the Phantom in "Phantom - Las Vegas Spectacular" at The Venetian. Any truth to that?""Yeah, I had been in Las Vegas, having meetings, and we'd discussed that. I'd played the role before (in the Toronto production), but for a lot of reason it wasn't to be. I think it's a great show. Terrific. I still intend on doing it on Broadway, but there are only so many hours in the day, you know?"

"We have The Beatles-Cirque du Soleil show, 'Love,' at The Mirage and an Elvis-themed Cirque show at Aria called 'Viva Elvis.' You've seen 'Love,' right?""I did and it was absolutely terrific.""Would you be interested in a Cirque-produced show with a KISS theme?"

"Sure, we've been in talks with different people with possibilities... not Cirque people, but we'll see what develops over time... Anything is possible with KISS."

"I would be remiss not to ask you about wearing makeup. After 35 years, hasn't it become an inconvenience to still have to wear that when you perform?"

"I liken it to putting on my war paint. When you go to fight, you want to be in your best possible form. ... It would be like going into the Super Bowl without the right equipment or the World Series. ... I don't know - I'm stammering here, because this is a big part of what makes us who we are. The idea of it being an inconvenience doesn't play into this. At the very least I would say, if you win the lottery, you don't complain about the taxes. When you've been as lucky as we are, there's not much to complain about."

LEIPZIG, GERMANY SHOW - NEW DATE

KISS have announced that their Leipzig, Germany date has been rescheduled, and will take place on May 25th, 2010.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

KISS on KTLA/Los Angeles



KISS "BLACK DIAMOND" from the Honda Center, Anaheim, Ca., 11/24/09.

KISS EUROPEAN TOUR- COMPLETE TOUR SCHEDULE

Fri 05/07/10
Dublin, Ireland
The O2 Dublin

Sun 05/09/10
Glasgow, United Kingdom
S.E.C.C.

Mon 05/10/10
Manchester, United Kingdom
Manchester Evening News Arena

Tue 05/11/10
Birmingham, United Kingdom
LG Arena

Thu 05/13/10
London, United Kingdom
Wembley Arena

Sun 05/16/10
Zurich, Switzerland
Hallenstadion Zurich

Mon 05/17/10
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva Arena

Tue 05/18/10
Assago, Italy
Mediolanum Forum

Thu 05/20/10
Vienna, Austria
Wiener Stadthalle

Fri 05/21/10
Ostrava Zabreh, Czech Republic
CEZ Arena

Sun 05/23/10
Prague, Czech Republic
O2 Arena

Wed 05/26/10
Berlin, Germany
O2 World

Thu 05/27/10
Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig Arena

Sat 05/29/10
Bratislava, Slovakia
Inter-Bratislava Stadium

Mon 05/31/10
Hamburg, Germany
Color Line Arena

Tue 06/01/10
Oberhausen, Germany
Konig - Pilsener Arena

Tue 06/08/10
Trondheim, Norway

Lerkendal Stadium

Thu 06/10/10
Tampere, Finland
Sauna Open Air Festival Grounds

Sat 06/12/10
Stockholm, Sweden
Olympic Stadium

Sun 06/13/10
Malmo, Sweden
TBA

Mon 06/14/10
Oslo, Norway
Vallhall

Wed 06/16/10
Aalborg, Denmark
Gigantium

Fri 06/18/10
Arnhem, Netherlands
Gelredome

Appearing at "Hellfest - Summer Open Air"
Sun 06/20/10
Clisson, France
Hellfest Grounds

Tue 06/22/10
Madrid, Spain
Palacio de Deportes

Appearing at "Azkena Rock Festival"
Fri 06/25/10
Vitoria, Spain
Azkena Rock Festival Grounds

Appearing at "Graspop Metal Meeting"
Sun 06/27/10
Dessel, Belgium
Boeretang

KISS: SONIC BOOM KISS CONTEST - WINS TIX IN TEXAS OR OK!!

SONICBOOMERS.COM is offering a SONIC BOOM of a KISS CONTEST!
You can win tickets to see KISS in Austin, Dallas or Tulsa, Oklahoma. SonicBoomers.com, a music and news source, is offering that opportunity to see KISS! Go to http://www.sonicboomers.com/page/kiss-contest to enter and win! Good Luck!

KISS will play-
When: December 4, 2009 at 7:30pm CST Where: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX
*Contest ends: Wed, December 2, 2009 @ 9AM CST
When: December 6, 2009 at 7:30pm CST Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX *Contest ends: Wed, December 4, 2009 @ 9AM CST
When: December 8, 2009 at 7:30pm CST Where: Bok Center in Tulsa, OK
*Contest ends: Wed, December 5, 2009 @ 9AM CST

KISS ALIVE/35 COBO DVD EXPECTED SUMMER 2010

KISS ALIVE ON DVD: A live dvd shot from the band's Kisstorical shows at Detroit's Cobo Hall, September 25-26, 2009 is expected to be in stores summer 2010. The release is more likely to be another Wal-Mart only exclusive as the band's succesful SONIC BOOM album which debut on Billboard's Top 200 Albums at #2.

KISS continues it's highly successed

ALIVE/35 tour now in California with a Facebook concert from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday night, November 25. Got to the band's Facebook page facebook.com/KISS

for more details.

ERIC CARR REMEMBERED

Today, November 24, 2009, we are remembering our dear friend, Eric Carr who passed away 18 years ago on this date in 1991. Eric was a driving force behind Kiss and a tremendous friend to Kiss Mask.

One of rock and roll's premire drummers, Eric's talent was a big as his personality, his hair and his compassion for people.

We will never forget his bombastic drumming, his love for the band, fans and his incredible sense of humor.

Eric is entombed at the Cedar Hill Mausoleum in Newburgh, New York.

KISS TO PLAY CHILE 2010

(e!tc.com)
Kiss will be present at the Azkena Rock Festival 2010, both promoter Last Tour International and the band revealed on Monday.
The show by Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Tommy Thayer (lead guitar and vocals), and Eric Singer (drums, percussion and vocals) will arrive in Vitoria-Gasteiz on June 25th. Tickets will be available from Friday, November 27, onwards.

KISS EUROPOEAN 2010 DATES ANNOUNCED

KISS EUROPEAN DATES 2010:


Fri 7th May Dublin, O2 Arena (Eire)
Sun 9th May Glasgow, SECC (UK)
Mon 10th May Manchester, Arena (UK)
Tue 11th May Birmingham, LG Arena (UK)
Thu 13th May London, Wembley Arena (UK)
Sun 16th May Zurich, Hallenstadion (Switzerland)
Mon 17th May Geneva, Arena (Switzerland)
Tues 18th May Milan, Mediolanum Forum (Italy)
Thurs 20th May Vienna, Stadhalle (Austria)
Fri 21st May Ostrava, Cez Arena (CzechRepublic)
Sun 23rd May Prague, O2 Arena (CzechRepublic)
Wed 26th May Berlin, O2 World (Germany)
Thurs 27th May Leipzig, Arena (Germany)
Sat 29th May Bratislava, Stadium (Slovakia)
Mon 31st May Hamburg, Colorline Arena (Germany)


Tues 1st June Oberhausen, Koenig Pilsner Arena (Germany)
Tues 8th June Trondheim, Lerkendal Open Site (Norway)
Thurs 10th June Tampere, Sauna Rock (Finland)Sat 12th June Stockholm, Stadium (Sweden)Sun 13th June Malmo, Stadium (Sweden)
Mon 14th June Oslo, Valhall (Norway)
Wed 16th June Aalborg, Gigantium (Denmark)
Fri 18th June Arnhem, Gelredome (Holland)
Sun 20th June Nantes, Hellfest (France)
Tues 22nd June Madrid, Palacio De Los Deportes (Spain)
Fri 25th June Vitoria, Azkena Rock Festival (Spain)
Sun 27th June Graspop Festival (Belgium)
KISS SONIC BOOM OVER EUROPE- KISS ARMY PRESALES:
There will be a KISS ARMY Members-Only ticket presale for KISS' Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour beginning Wednesday at 10AM. Premium KISS ARMY Members will have access to Members-Only tickets...these are among the best available seats.

Presale starts: Wednesday, November 25 @ 10AM (local venue time)
Presale ends: Thursday, November 26 @ 10PM (local venue time)

Meet & Greet and Premium Ticket packages will also be available starting @ 10AM (EST) only to KISS Army Fanclub members.

If you are a Premium KISS ARMY Member:LOGIN NOW and visit the tour page to get your unique code to access the presale.

If you are not a current Premium Member of the KISS ARMY and would like to participate in the Pre-sale: JOIN NOW

BRUCE KULICK'S "BK3 SET FOR FEBRUARY 2010

BK3 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 16, 2010
- KULICK.net 11.19.09 -

If you ever play Six Degrees of Bruce Kulick, the former KISS/current Grand Funk Railroad guitarist's résumé will keep you happily busy for hours. Having been tapped by artists as diverse as Meat Loaf and Kanye West, the veteran axeman's boundless creative energy permeates his third solo LP, BK3. In the works for nearly six years and produced by Jeremy Rubolino, BK3 delivers explosive hard rock arrangements and addictive pop melodies that honor both Kulick's singular past and bright future. And then there's the jaw-dropping guest list, boasting members of KISS, the Knack, Toto, Mötley Crüe and more.

"Bruce was to KISS what Ronnie Wood is to the Stones," says Rocket Science GM & Fanboy Enterprises A&R executive Ken Gullic. "The new guy to one generation, and the long standing stable horse to another."

After getting his solo feet wet with 2001's Audio Dog and 2003's Transformer, Kulick - the often unheralded driving force on 12 years of classic KISS records, from 1984's Animalize to 1992's Revenge - assembled his own rock 'n' roll dream team. The roster: KISS icon Gene Simmons and up-and-coming son Nick (each vocally appearing separately), longtime friend John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Kulick's own Union), Knack mainman Doug Fieger, Toto axe authoritarian Steve Lukather, Edguy power metal stalwart Tobias Sammet and even current KISS drummer Eric Singer.

"Many albums lack cohesion with different vocalists, but I know that my guitar playing is the glue on BK3," Kulick says. "There was the clear goal of making absolutely the best record that I could put together. I feel like this is my Revenge."

BK3 will be released February 16th on Twenty 4 Records /Rocket Science Ventures.

www.kulick.net

ACE FREHLEY CANCELS LES PAUL TRIBUTE IN NASHVILLE

Ace cancelled his scheduled appearence at a tribute to the original guitar hero, Les Paul, that took place in Nashville last night. Ace suffered a high fever and had to pull out.

KISS EUROPEAN "SONIC BOOM" TOUR SET FOR MAY 2010?

KISS EURO-DATES COMING SOON!!

Internet resources are rumouring that KISS will tour Europe in May 2010. Dates have not yet been confirmed and should be treated as rumour until it is reported on the band's website, Kissonline.

Spain-Headlining, the Rock In Rio Festival, the HELLFEST in France, the ARROW Festival in the Netherlands as well as dates in the UK: SECC, Glasgow - (May 9), MEN Arena, Manchester - (May 10), Wembley Arena, London - (May 12), LG Arena, Birmingham - (May 13).

Confirmed dates should be reported on November 23.

KISS- SACREMENTO, CA. 11/09/09 - VIDEO CLIPS

Fan filmed clips from KISS' performance at Arco Arena Sacremento, CA.
Strutter-


Detroit Rock City-


Eric Singer's Drum Solo-

Black Diamond-

KISS SONIC BOOM CHARTS WEEK #6

KISS' SONIC BOOM


Billboard Top 200 - #97


Top Rock Albums - #36


Top Independent Albums - #8


Top Hard Rock Albums - # 15

KISS LA SHOW TO STREAM ON FACEBOOK

FIRST KISS: KISS CELEBRATES GUITAR HERO RELEASE WITH THEIR FIRST WEB CONCERT ON FACEBOOK VIA USTREAM PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT GOLDEN WHEAT
(from Kissonline)


Bud Light Golden Wheat presents the legendary rockers KISS ( http://www.kissonline.com/ ) on Facebook via a Ustream streaming link live from their show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 9 pm PST on Wednesday, November 25. This is the first-ever live web concert for one of rock's most iconic bands as KISS celebrates the November 19 release of their new, three-track Guitar Hero pack featuring Modern Day Delilah, I Was Made for Loving You and Lick It Up.

Users can watch and interact by visiting the official KISS Facebook page at facebook.com/KISS or on Ustream at www.ustream.tv/channel/kiss-live to connect with other KISS fans for a personal chat and live video experience in real-time during the show. Users who own an Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft can click the Guitar Hero banner at the bottom of the screen and go directly to Xbox LIVE Marketplace on Xbox.com to purchase the KISS three-song track pack and queue it up for download to their Xbox 360 console. PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Wii owners can purchase the track pack through the in-game music store in either Guitar Hero 5 or Band Hero.
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KISS "ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE" SEATTLE 11/15/09 - VIDEO

KISS "ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE" from Key Arena, Seattle, WA., 11/15/09.

PAUL STANLEY TALKS ABOUT 3 GUITAR HERO TRACKS

Paul discusses KISS's Guitar Hero 3-song track pack, the Alive 35 tour and more in a podcast interview with www.MajorNelson.com, the official blog of Microsoft's Xbox Live. The KISS Guitar Hero track pack will be released on Thursday, November 19.

KISS- LOOKING BACK-ERIC CARR FALLS DOWN 1985 TOUR

KISS' Eric Carr falls down going up the lightning bolt staircase during an encore of the 1985-86 ASYLUM tour as Paul Stanley has a little fun with him, busting his chops- very funny.

PAUL STANLEY & TOMMY THAYER INTERVIEW WITH REVERB NATION

Reverb Nation's Metalheadz show (United Kingdom) interview with Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer.

KISS "DEUCE" CHICAGO 11/06/09 -VIDEO

Fan filmed intro & "Deuce" from the United Center, Chicago, IL., 11/06/09.

KISS/FAMILY GUY LA PROMO - VIDEO

Here is the KTLA promo for the "watch and win" contest running for the Staples Center show in Los Angeles.

KISS KOMPENDIUM

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.The KISS Kompendium, over 1,200 pages of KISS comics - on sale December 8, 2009 - is available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, WalMart and wherever books are sold.

ACE FREHLEY RRFC SHOW AT WHISKY A GO GO

ACE TO PLAY ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY CAMP SHOW AT THE WHISKY

ACE FREHLEY will perform with Camper Bands and RRFC All-Stars at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA., on Sunday November 15. Tickets are $45.00 and show begins at 7:00PM. Go to http://www.rockcamp.com/ for more information.

Photo:Marshall Blakely for Kiss Mask

Ace smoking guitar in Cleveland 11/11/09.

BRUCE KULICK IN GUITAR PLAYER HOLIDAY ISSUE

Check out the article here http://kulick.net/photos/GuitarPlayer.jpg

BK3- Release date coming soon.

Track Listing

1. Fate

2. Ain't Gonna Die (featuring Gene Simmons)

3. No Friend Of Mine (featuring John Corabi)

4. Hand of the King (featuring Nick Simmons)

5. I'll Survive

6. Dirty Girl (featuring Doug Fieger)

7. Final Mile

8. I'm The Animal (featuring Tobias Sammet & Eric Singer)

9. And I Know

10. Between The Lines (featuring Steve Lukather)

11. Life

KISS "DETROIT ROCK CITY" SASKATOON 11/10/09 - VIDEO

Fan filmed video "Detroit Rock City" from the front row from KISS' Sasakatoon, Canada show.

ACE FREHLEY LIVE IN CLEVELAND 11/11/09 - VIDEO

FOX ON THE RUN

LOVE GUN

PAUL STANLEY: "I'M ON THE TOUR THAT NEVER ENDS"

Paul Stanley is interviewed here by Redding Radio 106X KRRX-FM, Redding, California.

KISS JAMS TO "FIREHOUSE" WHILE FIRE IS PUT OUT

Winnepeg, BC: A section of the lighting rig had to be lowered to extinguish a small fire. You could say that Kiss' set was delayed, but the band cranked into a impromptu version of "Firehouse," which is awesome- check out the video:

ACE FREHLEY INTERVIEW BY JASON MAPES- AUDIO

Ace Frehley interviewed by Bad Side guitarist Jason Mapes for his radio shows on WIHC The Bear 97.9 FM and 99.5 YES FM WYSS radio stations in Sault Ste Marie. Interview took place on 11/10/09 while Ace Frehley was on tour to promote his brand new CD "Anomaly". Ace Frehley in concert at Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste Marie on Friday, November 13th! www.acefrehley.com www.kewadin.com www.badsiderocks.



Tix&Pass courtesy Marshall Blakely

KISS ALIVE/35 MEET & GREET UPDATE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR KISS FANS PLANNING MEET & GREET EXPERIENCE-SOLD OUT PACKAGES AND LIMITED PACKAGES AVAILABLE-BOOK YOUR KISS MEET & GREET PACKAGE TODAY.

(from Kissonline)

The KISS ALIVE 35 North American Tour Meet & Greets have been a huge success with over 95% of all available packages being sold!

The upcoming Vancouver, Anaheim, Houston and Dallas Meet & Greets are now completely SOLD OUT, and there are only a hand full of packages left for Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Glendale, Austin, Kansas City and Pittsburgh.

KISS MEET & GREET EXPERINCE INCLUDES:

KISS Meet & Greet Experience One premium, reserved ticket located within the first 5 rows of the stage, Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of KISSPersonal photograph with KISS Autographed 8X10 photo, Official KISS Concert Shirt Collectible KISS, of KISS guitar picks, $100 voucher to the official KISS on-line store. Purchase KISS Meet & Greets

ACE FREHLEY CLEVELAND - LAST NIGHT

ACE ROCKS CLEVELAND!

Ace Frehley rocked the House Of Blues in Cleveland last night.
Ace, Derrick Hawkins, Scot
Coogan and Anthony Esposito slayed the House Of Blues with this blistering list of songs, new and old.
(Special thanks to Kymm/60 Cycle Media and Marshall Blakely)
Set-List:
SHOUT IT OUT LOUD *PARASITE SNOWBLIND *SISTER OUTERSPACE *SPEEDIN' BACK TO MY BABY *2000 MAN *LOVE HER ALL I CAN* FOXY AND FREE *NEW YORK GROOVE *SHOCK ME - SOLO *FOX ON THE RUN *ROCKET RIDE *DEUCE
Encores:
RIP IT OUT *LOVE GUN* COLD GIN (Smoking guitar at intro, & outro of song)*BLACK DIAMOND OUTRO

Photo: Marshall @ http://www.kollectingkiss.com/

ACE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO TONIGHT!
The ANOMALY tour moves onto Columbus, OH., with Derrek Hawkins (guitar), Anthony Esposito (bass) and Scot Coogan (drums), Frehley has scheduled nine U.S. tour dates, mostly in the Midwest, before touring Europe and Australia through early next year and coming back for a North American tour. They will play their sixth show of the tour Nov. 12 at Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St. The show is at 7 p.m. and tickets are $20.

KISS ARMY REVIEW: NASHVILLE & LITTLE ROCK SHOWS

What an Amazing 2 days of Kisstory for me and my friend Ton-Kiss Army Arkansas! We got to the Somett Center in Nashville around 5 and went over to a few places on Broadway and one place had someone doing Facepainting!Found Genes Bus earlier and snapped a few pics! There was a Big Blockparty in front of the Somett center that evening and alot of people came in make up and costumes and i put on the Paul Make up for the day. There was a radio station dj there doing a costume contest, not sure who won that though. This was my 17th Kiss show and 1rst time going with my friend Tom, that to me is special! I Ran across some friends i knew from websites and chatted with them and just had fun! Buckcherry took the stage around 7:30 and played alot of songs i knew, they were ok. They were a little off on a few songs i thought. And now the lights went out around 9 and you look up on the small screems left and right of the place and you see them comming out! The place was close to being sold out and there were still people comming in as the night went through! You talk about fireworks! Gene , Paul, Tommy and Eric were really awsome that night! Paul got the crowd into singing a few times, including "Black Diamond", Gene was awsome in flying to the top as usuall and of course his fire breathing! 100,000 years was long but for a reason! This is where you get to see Eric put on one heck of a drum solo( his set comes up and spins around!) Yes i think the stage is bigger and badder! They performed a couple of songs from Sonic Boom, "Modern Day Delilah" and "Say Yeah"(which they did in Little Rock the next night too!) Then later came "Love Gun" which Paul flys to the back and sings to them there, it seamed he zoomed to the back really fast! That was an awsome show but for me it didnt stop there, from Nashville i headed to Little Rock to get ready to see them again at the Verizon arena there. You couldnt see Genes bus because it had been raining all day and still was when we got there. But rain didnt keep anyone from seeing the best there! We ran into Linda (Kiss Fan Site)and her family there and talked for a bit. Took a look around at the merchandise booth, i ended up picking up a shirt. Once again KISS Would take the stage around 9 and yes there was a small difference in the setlist from the other night to Little Rock, They didnt play both of the Sonic Boom songs back to back like the night before. Where we was sitting we could feel the music as well as the heat from the fireworks that kept going off! That was awsome! Another thing i knoticed(besides Gene and Paul and Tommy and Eric having a strasight up blast onstage is the fact on Black Diamond, Genes got you under his thumb was said in Nashville and Pauls got you under his thumb in Little Rock sanged by eric. The crowd was louder in Little Rock! This is what its all about, seeing the Best band on the planet and having a blast seeing them with your friends with ya, theres nothing like that! KISS has outdone themselves again, Look foward to seeing them again soon!
John Wicker
Kiss Army Missouri
Mayhem in this fan filmed clip from the 5th row at Kiss' Nashville show Oct. 28, 2009at the Sommet Center.

ACE FREHLEY'S BAND IN MAKE-UP OCT 28

ACE FREHLEY and BAND played

the Nokia Theatre on Oct. 28

with Alice Cooper.

Ace's band wore his trademark

make-up for the night.

(L to R): Anthony Esposito, Ace, Derrek Hawkins, Scot Coogan

Photo credit: Michael T Regan

REVIEW: KISS FLASHY AND OVER THE TOP

By Rob Williams/Winnipeg Free Press

Fireworks, concussion bombs, fog and pyro are a normal part of most big rock concerts these days.
For Kiss, it's their introduction.
The New York rock band who helped invent the arena concert spectacle in the 1970s know exactly what their fans want. Say what you will about them -- still on the road nine years after their farewell tour -- there's no denying they know how to put on a big, dumb, flashy rock show.
"There's something about Canada that just brings out the best in Kiss. You're going to hear all the stuff you came for tonight," frontman Paul Stanley told the sold out crowd of 12,750 at the MTS Centre early last night.
He wasn't lying.
The band is touring in support of their first album in 11 years, Sonic Boom, but despite the fact it's a return to their classic sound, the band only played two new songs, Modern Day Delilah and Say Yeah, preferring to stick to hits from their 1970s heyday.
Much like the Alive! album they're celebrating with the title of the tour (Kiss Alive 35) the band opened with Deuce and Strutter off their 1974 self-titled debut. During the opening number founding members Stanley and demonic bassist Gene Simmons gathered at centre stage with lead guitarist Tommy Thayer, dressed in Ace Frehley's spaceman makeup and nailing every solo effortlessly, for some synchronized moves.

Read the rest here http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/music/arena-rock-masters-strutter-their-stuff-69638607.html

LIFE ON THE ROAD WITH PAUL STANLEY - VIDEO

ABC News John Berman speaks with Paul Stanley from Chicago on life on the road and travel tips.

BRUCE KULICK READIES "BK3"/HEADS TO EUROPE

BRUCE HEADED TO EUROPE!
New Album, Tour & Web Site


HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND & NORWAY: November 27th - December 1st, 2009 - 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.
AUSTRALIA: December 12-14, 2009 - Bruce is heading back to Australia with a special treat for his Australian fans! Bruce's new album, BK3, will be released ahead of its worldwide debut at Bruce's three Australian concerts.

BK3:FULL CD SOON!
Track Listing
1. Fate
2. Ain't Gonna Die (featuring Gene Simmons)
3. No Friend Of Mine (featuring John Corabi)
4. Hand of the King (featuring Nick Simmons)
5. I'll Survive
6. Dirty Girl (featuring Doug Fieger)
7. Final Mile
8. I'm The Animal (featuring Tobias Sammet & Eric Singer)
9. And I Know
10. Between The Lines (featuring Steve Lukather)
11. Life
To hear samples and more information log onto http://kulick.net/
Official BRUCE KULICK Merchandise Available!!

KISS SOUNDCHECK TARGET CENTER 11/0709

Check out this fabulous video of KISS doing sound check "Modern Day Delilah" and "Say Yeah" at the Target Center, Minneapolis, MN. 11/07/09.



KISS sound check in Sunrise, Florida

KISS MINNEAPOLIS/TARGET CENTER 11/07/09 - VIDEO

"LET ME GO, ROCK AND ROLL"

"PARASITE"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMMY! ON-STAGE VIDEO

KISS and the audience sing "Happy Birthday" to Tommy on stage at the Target Center, Minneapolis 11/07/09.

Pictured: Tommy, Paul and Eric
backstage with Tommy's special
birthday cake.

KISS ROCKS CHICAGO!!

By Greg Kot/Chicago Tribune

Photo by Trash

Once you've seen a giant demon in silver platform boots sprout wings and spit blood and fire, what's left? For Kiss, that shtick was outrageous enough to get them noticed in the '70s until they were the biggest band in the world.

On Friday at the United Center, not a whole lot had changed. Rock's answer to the Ringling Brothers - Kiss cofounders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley - brought the circus to a near-capacity audience. Fans were blinged out in vintage Kiss tour T-shirts and face paint. A few adolescents have enlisted, but the Kiss Army consisted mostly of folks who came of age in the mid-'70s, back when 10-year-olds were toting Kiss lunch boxes to school and rocking "Kiss Alive" on the stereo loud enough to annoy Cat Stevens fans everywhere.

Still selling loads of tickets, Simmons and Stanley run the greatest self-marketing machine in rock history, perhaps the first pair of businessmen-rockers to put the "r" in band, as in "brand." They keep finding new ways to sell themselves: In the '70s it was everyday-is-Halloween masks; at Friday's show, $30 got you a USB leather wristband containing digital files of the night's performance.

The garish black-and-white makeup was intact, as it was when the band brought a shot of glam to New York City grime in 1973. Simmons wore his 60 pounds of demon regalia, while Stanley was the bare-chested star man.
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KISS has dropped "Say Yeah" from the set while "Shock Me" and "Calling Dr. Love" remain.

1. Deuce2. Strutter 3. Let Me Know 4. Hotter Than Hell 5. Shock Me 6. Calling Dr. Love 7. Modern Day Delilah 8. Cold Gin 9. Parasite 10. 100,000 Years 11. I Love it Loud 12. Black Diamond 13. Rock and Roll All Night

Encore: 13. Shout It Out Loud 15. Lick It Up 16. Love Gun 17. Detroit Rock City

KISS' "SONIC BOOM 4TH WEEK CHART POSITIONS

"SONIC BOOM" has slipped to

No.41 this week from No.17 on

Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart.

Other Billboard Charts:

No.16 ROCK CHARTS

No.8 HARD ROCK CHARTS

No.8 INDIE CHARTS

No.36 EURO

PEAN CHARTS

KISS video from That 70's Show. May 28,2007.

The making of "That 70's Show" video with KISS and cast.

PHILLY'S SPECTRUM ARENA TO BE TORN DOWN

Here is the complete list of dates and openers for every Kiss show performed at the arena-

KISS AT THE SPECTRUM

DEC. 21, 1976 w/Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
DEC. 22, 1977 w/AC/DC
JAN. 30, 1978 w/the Rockets
SEPT. 7, 1979 w/Judas Priest
NOV. 25, 1984 w/Queensryche
DEC. 17, l985 w/Black and Blue
DEC. 18, 1987 w/Ted Nugent
JUNE 26, 1990 w/Slaughter/Little Caeser
OCT. 10, 1992 w/Faster Pussycat/Trixter

http://www.rememberthespectrum.com/

KISS performing "Crazy Nights" at the Spectrum, December 18, 1987.

KISS INTERVIEW w/ CLASSIC ROCK&METAL HAMMER- VIDEO

Paul Stanely & Tommy Thayer are interviewd for Classic Rock & Metal Hammer.

KISS AT VOODOO FESTIVAL HALLOWEEN NIGHT - VIDEO

KISS AT VOODOO HALLOWEEN NIGHT! KISS PLAYS TO HUGE CROWD IN THE BIG EASY!

KISS "SHOUT IT OUT LOUD" performed at the VooDoo Festival in New Orleans, 10/31/09. Check out the video below.

The video is courtesy of the FUSE TV website. There will be more showings of this hour long special. A half hour "Loaded" special features clips from the event. "The Best of VooDoo" Festival also airing on FUSE includes KISS performing "DETROIT ROCK CITY."

Visit FUSE TV at http://www.fuse.tv/tours/voodoo/live2.html

Airs times:

LOADED: 11/07 @ 4pm & 4:30pm & 12:00 am 11/08

The Best of Voodoo: 11/07 @ 6:00pm & 11:00 pm

"SHOUT IT OUT LOUD":

KISS "DETROIT ROCK CITY" CHICAGO 11/06/09 - VIDEO

"Detroit Rock City" from the United Center, Chicago, 11/06/09
KISS Interview with WGN News, Chicago from 09/17/09

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMMY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMMY!


The KISS MASK would like to wish you the warmest and happiest wishes on your birthday!


You rock Tommy!

KISS ON CNN "WOUNDED WARRIORS"

THE LEGEND IS ALIVE!

Legendary rockers KISS show their support for wounded warriors and reflect on their 35-year-career with CNN's Naamua Delaney.

Click HERE to view the video.

ACE FREHLEY WISCONSIN SHOW TICKETS ON SALE

When: 11/07/09 @ 9:00pmCost: $27 ($25 adv.; all ages)
Where:Majestic Theatre115 King St. , Madison[MAP]
Call: 255-0901
Web: http://www.acefrehley.com/
More Information:
ACE FREHLEY
with special guest, 16 SECOND STARE
Saturday - 11/7/2009 9:00pm All Ages $25 adv & $27 dos -
ON SALE SAT (10/3) Presented by 94.1 WJJO
Paul Daniel Frehley, better known as Ace Frehley, is an American guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss.

GENE SIMMONS TO SPEAK AT SYP&E LUNCHEON

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR GENE'S APPEARENCE AT CANADIAN LUNCHEON:
(via 600 Action News)
Rock and Roller Gene Simmons will speak to a luncheon put on by the Saskatchewan Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs on November 11th.
Simmons who heads the band KISS will be in Saskatoon for a concert with his band November 10th at Credit Union Centre. He then has been booked by SYPE to speak at a luncheon at TCU Place the next day starting at noon.
The event will incude a question and answer session with Simmons. Tickets are avilable for 75 dolars and can be purchased at www.sype.ca/Saskatchewan/home.html

ACE FREHLEY INTERVIEW WITH "TALKING METAL"

Talking Metal Ace Frehley Interview conducted at the Gibson Guitars showroom in New York City with John Ostronomy.

Pictured: J. Frank Hagan at the Gibson Showroom, September 2009.

KISS ALIVE! 35 Years "IN THE STUDIO"

"In The Studio with Redbone" aired a special on the 35th Anniversary of the ground-breaking album KISS ALIVE! Here is the three part interview with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.

ACE FREHLEY TRIBUTE TO LES PAUL- WIN TICKETS

American Songwriter- Nashville, TN:

On Nov. 19, fans young and old will pay tribute to one of music’s greatest icons during the Les Paul Tribute Concert at the Ryman Auditorium here in Nashville. Those present will be in for a special evening as the late guitarist’s son, Russ Paul, Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juskiewicz and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum President Terry Stewart host a line-up headlined by Paul’s godson, Steve Miller. Also set to perform are: Joan Jett, Zakk Wylde, Ace Frehley, Jennifer Batten, Charlie Daniels, John Rich and many other notables from in and around the Nashville area.

American Songwriter will be giving away tickets to the Les Paul Tribute Concert; go to http://www.americansongspace.com/contest/lespaul for your chance to win. Contest ends Nov. 12.

Pictured: Two Legends- Les Paul and Ace Frehley.

ACE FREHLEY INTERVIEW 10/30/09

ACE Interviewed with ILMO Entertianment. Check out the audio below.

KISS ALIVE IN PHILLY 10/12/09- VIDEO

KISS @ WACHOVIA CENTER PHILADELPHIA, PA., 10/12/09.
GENE Spitting blood.

"I LOVE IT LOUD"

GENE SIMMONS CAMEO IN "Extract" ON DVD IN DECEMBER

EXTRACT Comedy due out December on DVD & Blu-Ray December 22, 2009.

An all-star comedy ensemble featuring Jason Bateman (Juno, Arrested Development), Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Kristen Wiig (Whip It, Saturday Night Live), Ben Affleck (He’s Just Not That Into You), J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Oz), Clifton Collins, Jr. (Sunshine Cleaning) and a cameo appearance by KISS front man Gene Simmons creates a cast of quirky characters and oddball employees in a true-to-life comedy packed with Judge’s signature razor sharp humor. Available just in time for holiday gift giving, Extract is priced at $39.99 SRP on Blu-ray Hi-Def and $29.99 SRP on DVD.

More herehttp://movies.insidepulse.com/2009/11/02/extract-oozes-out-in-december/

KISS VOODOO FESTIVAL INTERVIEW FOR FUSE TV

FUSE TV will air a VooDoo Festival Special on November 6. There is a 1/2 hour program and an hour program airing. Check your local cable, DirecTV, local listings.

"DETROIT ROCK CITY"

KISS LIVE CLIPS AT NOLA'S VOODOO FEST 10/31/09 - VIDEO

Kiss: Still alive at age 35

Rock's most colorful band is finally getting respect from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voters. And Mr. Potato Head, too.
By JON BREAM, Star Tribune

KISS
Opening: Buckcherry.
When: 7:30 p.m. Sat.
Where: Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls.
Tickets: $17.50-$126.
Web: www. kissonline.com

The bellman was at the door to pick up his luggage, his cell phone was ringing (the ringtone: Led Zeppelin's "Black Country Woman") and he had a hacking cough. None of those interruptions prevented singer Paul Stanley from talking about his favorite subject, Kiss.
As it celebrates its 35th anniversary, Stanley's band is hotter than an arena full of flamethrowers. The Kiss Alive 35 tour has filled stadiums in Europe and South America (it comes to Target Center Saturday). "Sonic Boom," Kiss' first album of new material in 11 years, debuted at No. 2 despite being available only at Wal-Mart. And after being shunted aside for 10 years, the band is finally on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot.
To top it all, "not only are we getting incredible response from the audience on tour, but it's odd to also get good reviews," Stanley said from Atlanta, with mock surprise.
Kiss' mouthpiece, who turns 58 in January, talked about "Sonic Boom," the status of former members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, and the newest Kiss products -- M&Ms and a Mr. Potato Head.
Q Why did you decide to go with a Wal-Mart exclusive for "Sonic Boom"?

A The reality is that the music retail store has pretty much dried up. The music industry is in a tumble, to say the least. And Wal-Mart offered us the opportunity to put out a package that kind of followed our philosophy of giving more than just an album. There was a time when we would include a Love Gun or a poster or a tattoo -- something to just take it over the top. We were able to put together a package that [also] has a CD of re-records of 15 songs and a DVD of excerpts from our most recent stadium show in Buenos Aires. To be able to do that for 12 bucks, it's a no-brainer. Plus, there are a lot more Wal-Marts at this point than there are record stores.
More here http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/67284357.html?page=1&c=y

KISS BEHIND THE SCENES: FLYING LIKE GENE SIMMONS

Ever wonder what it's like to fly like Gene Simmons? KISS crew member Dean Snowden tries on Gene's flying harness before the show at Detroit's Cobo Arena and takes a ride... camera in hand!
(from Kissonline)

KISS AT VOODOO FEST HALLOWEEN TO APPEAR ON FUSE TV

Highlights from last night's KISS concert at New Orleans' Voodoo Festival will appear in an upcoming Fuse TV special.
"The Best of Voodoo Experience" will air on November 6th at 10:00pm (9:00 Central) on the Fuse network. Fuse is found on DirectTV channel 339 and Dish Network channel 158, or check your local cable listings.

KISS NASHVILLE SHOW REVIEWED

THE KISS ARMY REVIEWS THE KISS ALIVE/35 TOUR:
NASHVILLE, TN. SOMMET CENTER OCT. 28, 2009.

The show was amazing in Nashville. I had seen the band 3 times before this show and this show was definitley the best I had ever seen them. With the new stage,costumes,3rd row seats, & my cousins first concert it was a great night. I was so excited when the lights when out and you could hear that saying that only a KISS fan would understand! Alright Nashville...you wanted the best...you got the best...the hottest band in the world...KISS!!! Paul sounded amazing hitting every note perfectly. He never stopped dancing and jumping all night. Our seats were infront of Gene and he definitley kept us entertained all through the show. Tommy and Eric were great as well hitting every guitar riff and drum beat. The guys really know how to entertain people from old to young they kept the crowd on their feet all night. What I loved about the show was seeing the guys all having a great time smiley,laughing, and really enjoying theirselves. Thats something I have never seen before much when I had seen them in the past. I'm so glad my brother and I had the chance to share my cousin's first concert with her. She is now a new member of the KISS ARMY! Thanks KISS for a great night of rock n roll music!!
Cinnamon Barrier
Savannah, TN