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News Archive August 2011
Lady Gaga Rocks But 'Rock Sucks's, KISS Frontman Says
From: MTV News
Posted: August 29, 2011
Gene Simmons refuses to hold his tongue. On Tuesday, MTV News asked the KISS frontman who he's most looking forward to seeing at the 2011 VMAs, and he pretty much denounced all of this year's nominees, except for one.
"There is only one exciting artist, and her name is Lady Gaga," Simmons told us when we caught up with him in Los Angeles on the red carpet celebrating the Blu-ray release of the 1983 Al Pacino classic, "Scarface." "Everybody else is exactly the same. Every rapper is the same as every other rapper; every rocker is the same as every other rocker. Uniqueness is the only important thing, and Gaga is the real thing."
The outspoken icon gave Justin Bieber his just due, though he compared him to other teen idols like 1970s sensation David Cassidy. "I mean, he's terrific, but I've seen him before," Simmons said of Bieber.
Sebatian Bach Loses House, KISS Collection To Irene
From: Toronto Sun
Posted: August 29, 2011
Rocker Sebastian Bach has told of his devastation after his New Jersey home was destroyed by Hurricane Irene.
The former Skid Row singer is planning to move to Los Angeles after a savage storm ripped through the east coast of America, causing a reservoir opposite his house to overflow and send a bridge crashing into his beloved property.
Bach has been left feeling "numb" after losing personal items including master tapes, videos and other rock memorabilia, and he's not been allowed to enter the property to investigate the destruction due to fears of electrocution.
Chicago KISS Expo 2011 Hits Home
From: Chicago KISS Expo
Posted: August 29, 2011
The long awaited Chicago KISS expo is back! KISS Army come join us for a fun filled day of KISSmania. The stage is set for Sunday October 9th @ the Best Western Chicago Hillside, 4400 Frontage RD. Hillside, Illinois. Doors open @ 11:00am - 6:00pm. Check out the hottest KISS merchandise with vendors from across the Midwest! Put on your best KISS makeup for the costume contest.
Special guest will include:
- Eddie Balandas - Voice of Alive 2 and security guard
- Christopher Franchi - Product and package designer
- Mike Brandvold - Former webmaster during Reunion
- Prizes, Giveaways, Live Music and much much more!!
- KISSArmy "You Wanted The Best You Got The Best"
Visit the Chicago KISS Expo Website HERE
10 Things You May Not Know About KISS
From: Classic Rock Corner
Posted: August 26, 2011
This week, KISS mogul Gene Simmons celebrated his 62nd birthday, probably surrounded by dozens of strippers in KISS panties, swinging on KISS sex swings, while pouring wax from KISS candles onto their KISS tramp-stamp tattoos. Damn, that actually sounds kind of hot, come to think of it.
For this weeks batch of creamy rock facts, we took on KISS, one of the most beloved bands on Earth. Houston hasn't seen any shortage of KISS in the past few years, as the band has been here about three times since 2009, with the last appearance coming at this year's RodeoHouston.
Previously, we've been flying solo on these fact sheets, but this time around we enlisted the help of the biggest KISS fan we know, one Jarod Frank. Frank works in the radio industry, including a DJ slot over at the old 107.5 The Buzz from 1995 to 1999, when they were playing the bands we love that now influence all the bands we don't like on the station today. Now he works for CBS Radio Houston.
Happy Birthday Gene
From: KISSasylum.com
Posted: August 25, 2011
KISSasylum.com wishes Gene Simmons a happy birthday today.
What's New In KISS Collecting
KISS Destroyer Costumes
From: Yell Magazine
Posted: August 23, 2011
Christian doctrine teaches that God exists in three beings (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), creating a trinity otherwise known as "Godhead." Basically, all are one and none exist without the other. This is somewhat the basis for Yell! Magazine's Holy Trinity series. What we present here are three elements from a particular medium and/or genre within a particular medium (be it three albums from a band, a musical genre, a film director, a genre or sub-genre of film, video game franchise or developer/publisher, etc.) that must be owned, heard, viewed, or played in order for a "fan" to achieve completion. For example, if someone is a heavy metal fan, their album collection is incomplete without the eponymous Paranoid, from Black Sabbath. However, owning the latest Justin Bieber album trumps everything, making you a true fan of everything and the messiah.
Love 'em or hate 'em, KISS' influence and bombastic impact on heavy metal and hard rock is irrefutable. Who in the civilized world isn't familiar with at least one of their songs (most likely "Rock And Roll All Nite") or can't name that band based solely on an image? And while, yes, the argument presented thus far is weak, we'll appease any naysayers, though they already know it's true, and state that:
KISS has sold more than 100 million albums world wide; while promoting their first album much bigger bands refused to let KISS open for them for fear of being upstaged by their live show; KISS was the first band to find success with a live album (Alive!), setting the bar and ushering in a new era of music consumption; KISS are marketing giants having achieved a level of branding many strive for but few reach; KISS beat the The Beatles at Budakan, selling and performing five sold out shows while The Beatles only managed four; between 1977 and 1979 alone, KISS merchandise sales reached an estimated $100 million (do you know how much money that was in the '70s? It's about $300 million today.); KISS was the first band (and I can't name any subsequent bands) to have all members release "solo" albums simultaneously on the same day; they've released 19 studio albums (12 of which were released in their first decade of existence); in total KISS has received 42 Gold and 16 Platinum Awards in the U.S. alone.
What's New In KISS Collecting
KISS Destroyer Costumes
From: KISSmuseum.com
Posted: August 22, 2011
The NEW KISS Destroyer Costumes are finally available! If you order this week we will throw in FREE shipping on the Ace, Gene, Peter and Paul Destroyer costumes shown here! Click the link below for more details.
Available at KISSmuseum.com
Paul Stanley: Girls Are God's Revenge
From: People.com
Posted: August 19, 2011
For KISS lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley, the arrival of his second daughter Emily Grace seemed a fitting moment.
"I always say I've learned that girls are God's revenge," he jokes to PEOPLE. "It's payback for my past."
Born on Aug. 9, Emily joins big siblings Sarah Brianna, 2 1/2, and Colin Michael, 4 1/2 - Stanley's two children with wife Erin, an attorney - and 17-year-old Evan Shane, the rocker's son from a previous relationship.
"Honestly, it's just the greatest gift," he says of adding another little girl to the family.
KISS' New Album Is A "Monster"
From: KISSonline.com
Posted: August 19, 2011
KISS' follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Sonic Boom" album will be called "Monster." The band is currently working on the album in Los Angeles for a 2012 release. Paul is producing again. All songs, as last time, are written by the band. There are no ballads.
"We were all blown away by the unanimous raves from critics and fans for Sonic Boom. Anyone who thought that album was a lucky fluke is in for a brutal surprise. This album kills." - Paul Stanley
KISS is planning a massive 2012-2013 "Monster" world tour which will take the band around the globe.
KISS '70's Merchandise Sale
From: KISSmuseum.com
Posted: August 19, 2011
We just got ahold of a GREAT old KISS Collection with items all being from the 1970's. Not just your typical vintage Aucon toys from the era, but very rare, odd, one-off promo and VIP items. Do check it out, there are some amazing items still available!
See the collection HERE
Simmons: Imported American Pride
From: The Washington Times
Posted: August 18, 2011
A word of warning to all you jaded, politically correct readers out there: This op-ed piece is not for you. Go read the New York Times.
This piece is written by a grateful immigrant. A legal one, but an immigrant nonetheless.
I was born in Haifa, Israel.
I emigrated to America with my mother, Florence, when I was a child. My mother was a survivor of the Nazi Germany concentration camps of World War II. She was in the camps when she was 14 years old.
KISS To Open Themed KISS Coffeehouse In Las Vegas
From: Las Vegas Sun
Posted: August 17, 2011
Las Vegas, where it's easy to rock 'n' roll all night and party every day, may soon be the capital of KISS.
The iconic glam-rock band is embarking on two themed ventures that could leave a lasting footprint - in the shape of a high-heeled leather demon boot, of course.
Band members on Sunday announced plans to open a KISS Coffeehouse in Las Vegas next year. It will be the second KISS java joint in the country (one in Myrtle Beach, S.C., just celebrated its fifth anniversary) and could set the stage for a national chain. It will also piggyback on a KISS-themed miniature golf course scheduled to open this fall just off the Strip.
Gene Simmons: Kids Should Have Jobs
From: musicrooms.net
Posted: August 17, 2011
Gene Simmons has joked there is no need for child labour laws as "kids should be working."
The 61-year-old musician gained international fame as a founder member of iconic metal group KISS, although his early career was far less rock and roll.
Gene has spoken about working in a butcher's shop at the age of 12, and has teased that youngsters should be doing the same.
Michael Jackson Tribute Concert's Big KISS-Off
From: Eonline.com
Posted: August 16, 2011
KISS has just been told to beat it from that Michael Jackson tribute concert.
The band's invitation to play the event was rescinded today after Jackson's estate complained about old comments Gene Simmons made about the late King of Pop.
So what did the sharp-tongued singer say that resulted in the uninvitation?
KISS Joins Michael Jackson Tribute Line-up
From: CNN.com
Posted: August 15, 2011
The legendary rock band KISS signed up to pay tribute to Michael Jackson in an October concert that will also headline Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green and JLS, the promoters told CNN Monday.
Musicians who played in Jackson's touring band for the past two decades will also reunite as the house band for "Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert" in Cardiff, Wales, according to promoter Global Live Events.
Kevin Dorsey, who served as musical director for several Michael Jackson tours, will also direct the October 8 show, it was announced Monday.
What's New In KISS Collecting
KISS 3-D Lenticular Poster
From: KISSmuseum.com
Posted: August 14, 2011
NEW KISS 3-D poster - 18.5" x 26.5" This HUGE 3-D poster has an image that just jumps out right at you! Size is everything with this type of medium and this is the best, most life-like image of it's kind we have every seen! Plus, for a limited time get this uncut cover of Barry Levine's 1997 KISS Years book, (click link for details), absolutely FREE!
KISS 3-D POSTER - $24.95 at KISSmuseum.com
KISS Are About 'Self-Empowerment,' Not Merchandise 'Schlock' Says Paul Stanley
From: Spinner.com
Posted: August 12, 2011
KISS have long been famous for their savvy approach to merchandise, with the prime example being the KISS Kasket, an actual coffin emblazoned with the band's logo and graphics (and now there's even a KISS cremation urn). So, with all that KISS-related swag and marketing tie-ins, does guitarist Paul Stanley worry that the band name is branded on too much stuff?
Never.
"It's misleading because of the volume of things we have, that KISS is just a schlock house," Stanley tells Spinner. "The truth of the matter is, we have pride in everything we do. At the core this is a rock 'n' roll band, but we don't put our name on anything that we don't believe in, or that the fans don't believe in.
KISS Coffeehouse Hits Five Years In Myrtle Beach
From: TheSunNews.com
Posted: August 11, 2011
The party will rock and roll all afternoon and night on Saturday.
A fifth anniversary party for the KISS Coffeehouse at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, with events starting at 10 a.m., will center around two special guests from the group: drummer Eric Singer and lead guitarist Tommy Thayer.
Thayer was on hand for the second-year celebration in September 2008, after KISS co-founders bassist Gene Simmons and guitarist Paul Stanley marked the grand opening in June 2006.
Singer and Thayer will take photos, meet fans and answer questions, before a KISS Army concert and after-party to round out the evening.
Thayer, who sports the spaceman makeup, took a few minutes Tuesday afternoon by phone to talk about the group and the coffeehouse.
Question: How does this extra interaction with fans, such as through the party this weekend in Myrtle Beach, remind you how the KISS name, concept, sound and look have remained a cultural touchstone for fans through the decades?
Paul And Erin Welcome Fourth Child
From: People.com
Posted: August 10, 2011
The KISS Army continues to grow.
The band's lead singer/guitarist Paul Stanley and his wife Erin, an attorney, welcomed daughter Emily Grace Stanley on Tuesday in Los Angeles, he tells PEOPLE.
Emily, who weighed in at 7 lbs., 10 oz., joins elder siblings Sarah Brianna, 2 1/2, Colin Michael, 4 1/2, and Evan Shane, 17, Stanley's son from a previous relationship.
On the finale of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, rocker (and commitment-phobe) Gene Simmons dropped to one knee in Belize, proposing to longtime girlfriend Shannon Tweed. Shannon is the mother of Gene's children and the rock who's weathered their stormy relationship for 28 years. And yet, for some reason, she has been unable to convince Gene that their relationship was worthy of a trip down the aisle. We all know the show ended on a cliffhanger, attempting to goad viewers into waiting until next season to learn whether Shannon said "yes." But this is 2011, the age where the Internet is king and paparazzi chase down celebrities for invasive photos that can sell for thousands of dollars to popular tabloid newspapers and magazines. This week, (August 13th to be exact) marks the 12th anniversary of the 1999 release of Detroit Rock City, the first major movie I produced, and the project that introduced me to its director Adam Rifkin. It was on this flick Rif and I first conceived Chillerama, which all these years later is finally seeing the light of day. Of all the projects I have worked on, none have been as magical as Detroit Rock City. It truly was a labor of love, and the culmination, at the time, of many elements in my life coming together, my undying love for the rock group KISS topping the list. The thread which KISS has woven through my life is undeniable. It ties me to so many aspects of my existence. Friendships. Creative collaborations. My career. . I don't think it will ever end. (Hell - just compare Phil Robert's artwork for Detroit Rock City to his artwork for Chillerama! Recently, I went back to New Jersey to show my segment of Chillerama on a double bill with Detroit Rock City. These two films serve as fine bookends to my professional film career (at least till I make another film). While I was there, I had the extreme honor and pleasure of spending an afternoon with the Catman himself, Mr. Peter Criss. I've always shared a bond with Peter a bit different then my relationship with the other guys in the band. Maybe it's the strong Catholic upbringing and faith that we share. Maybe it's the fact we both seem to have many lives and incarnations. Maybe it's that, even among the outsiders who have accepted us where the mainstream has not, we still stick out and refuse to march to no other drum beat then our own. One thing's for sure - we share a common love for horror, a connection whose depth I honestly did not realize. KISSasylum.com wishes guitarist Vinnie Vincent a happy birthday. While Gene Simmons closed out the season of Family Jewels on bended knee, asking Shannon Tweed, his long-time companion and mother of his two grown children, to marry him, his former bandmate Ace Frehley is getting ready to release his autobiography titled No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir. In stores and available for Kindle on November 1, 2011, it's coming out on Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Shuster. Although a canny writer, Frehley enlisted the help of New York Times reporter Joe Layden to help him pen the 288-page tome, although what he needed the most help with was making sure he remembered everything accurately - having spent much of those years in an alcoholic haze. "It's hard for me to remember a lot of stuff, so what I've been doing is getting together with people I used to work with and usually they have better memories of situations than I do. You know, old bodyguards." As a result he has a no-holds-barred book that will rip the mask off all those apocryphal (and not-so-apocryphal) KISS stories. For the record, Frehley performed with KISS from its inception in 1973 until his first departure in 1982. He was persuaded to rejoin KISS in 1996 for their reunion tour. His second stint lasted until 2002. Dear Rock Stars, This upcoming November marks our 14th Anniversary and we couldn't have done it without you. Thank you so much. I am proud to announce that our Woodstock Camp is SOLD OUT August 12-14. I look forward to welcoming all of you, and I would also like to remind you to pencil in these exciting upcoming dates: August 20th at 10 PM: Watch live or set your TIVOs and DVRs to watch the premiere of Season 2 of Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp on VH1 Classic, produced by Mark Burnett! November 10-13th: "Fantasy meets Fantasy" 14th Anniversary Camp at the Playboy Mansion with Paul Stanley (KISS), Lita Ford (The Runaways), Nils Lofgren (E Street Band), Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie) and over 20 more rock stars, celebrity guests and VIPs! It should have worked - a blood spewing, fire breathing giant of a professional wrestler inspired and endorsed by the hugely popular rock band KISS. Yet, The Demon is remembered as a misfire, a major slip-up that finally sealed Eric Bischoff's fate with World Championship Wrestling and a testament to the over-the-top spending that eventually killed the company. (PHOTOS) So how did it all go wrong? "It blows my mind," Dale Torborg told WWE.com during a phone conversation in early July. "They didn't capitalize on how much influence KISS has. They tried to bury [The Demon] to make Eric look bad. That's the bottom line." Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, two of the founders of legendary superband KISS, are collaborating with rock journalist Ken Sharp on Nothin' To Lose, an oral history of the band's early years, from its founding in 1973 to the 1975 release of its breakout concert album Alive! The book will include interviews with bandmates Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, other rock stars of the era, and the behind-the-scenes players. The book will feature never-before-published photographs. IT Books, an imprint of Harper Collins is scheduled to publish the book in Summer 2012. Drummer Peter Criss has his own memoir due in 2012. IT Books Editor Denise Oswald exlusively talked to The Hollywood Reporter about the project. "KISS is one of the most beloved and influential hard rock bands of the last forty years. What is particularly fascinating about this project is about how the band got off the ground, how they came up with the concept of who they were that so defined them and captured the love and imagination of all of their fans." Oswald says the book is about more than just the band. "Its also an amazing depiction of New York in the early seventies--its Manhattan, its Queens, you have members of the Ramones, members of Blue Oyster Cult, touring with and playing with KISS. You really get this incredible portrait of a time." Simmons and Stanley founded KISS in 1973 after their previous band Wicked Lester broke up. They found drummer Peter Criss and lead guitarist Ace Frehley through advertisements in East Coast rock magazines. The band's first few albums recorded so-so sales, but KISS gained a reputation as a sensational live act for their makeup and Simmon's theatrics, which included spitting blood and breathing fire. They also cultivated an airy of mystery by not allowing themselves to be photographed out of makeup. Band members have also talked in interviews about the epic backstage partying that went on during its early years. KISS's big breakthrough came in 1975 with the release of ALIVE!, which featured the its first top-40 hit in the live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite." Rock memoirs have been a hot category for publishers of late with both Sammy Hagar and Steven Tyler's memoirs reaching the bestseller lists this year. Other recent announcements of upcoming books include memoirs by Pete Townshend, Gregg Allman, and Billy Idol. They are affectionately known to their fans as "The Hottest Band in the World." Since the early 1970s, they have sold more than 100 million albums around the world. They have enjoyed sold-out tours and hit songs such as the rock anthem "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth," "Detroit Rock City", "Hard Luck Woman," "I Was Made for Lovin You," and, my personal favorite, "Shout It Out Loud." The American band KISS thrilled and entertained audiences with their original line-up of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. Some of the members have changed, but the band continues to record and perform, most recently on television's popular "American Idol." KISS drummer Eric Singer recently sat down with BraveWords.com scribe, Mitch Lafon, for an all-encompassing three-hour chat. Part I of the sit-down can be found here. In Part II, Eric discusses more of KISS' upcoming plans. On the upcoming KISSology IV DVD Box set: "It should be out before Christmas. It'll be about twelve hours of stuff. Tommy has been putting it all together, but I can't tell you exactly what is on it because we still have to get the rights to some of the stuff. The band has to buy the rights even if it's only one song like on David Letterman or Jay Leno. Even though it's your performance, it's their show and they own it. KISSology IV picks up where the last one left off. For the most part it runs chronologically, but there is some old vintage stuff on there that they had been trying to find. It's all a matter of clearance and them getting permission to use certain stuff. There's an A list of stuff we want, a B list of stuff we know we can use and C list of stuff we have to wait and see if we can use, but I do know there will be a Cobo Hall (Detroit) concert from 2009." On the topic of Paul Stanley: "Paul is the consummate pro. Paul never complains. He's calm before the show, but when he walks out on stage he flips the switch, goes 100%, gives it all and never ever complains. This is a guy who has had both knees replaced, his hip (on the right side) replaced twice and torn both rotator cuffs (in his shoulders). He might say, 'I'm really sore, so I'll need a massage or I'm staying in bed today, but still after all he's had done he never complains." Looking for more KISS news? Here's a link to previous archives: [more]
Are Gene Simmons And Shannon Tweed Actually Happy Away From The Cameras?
From: Examiner.com
Posted: August 9, 2011
Shock N Roll 25 - A KISS Is Still A KISS/Chilling With The Catman
From: Fearnet.com
Posted: August 6, 2011
Happy Birthday Vinnie
From: KISSasylum.com
Posted: August 6, 2011
KISS's Ace Frehley Tells All (Or Some?) In Advance Of Upcoming Memoir
From: The Morton Report
Posted: August 4, 2011
Rehearse & Jam With Paul Stanley
From: Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp
Posted: August 2, 2011
Where Are They Now? The KISS Demon
From: WWE.com
Posted: August 4, 2011
KISS Bandmates Gene Simmons And Paul Stanley To Collaborate On Memoir
From: Hollywood Reporter
Posted: August 2, 2011
Gene Simmons And Shannon Tweed Honor The Troops
From: Homefront Journal
Posted: August 2, 2011
KISS To Deliver New Album Early Next Year - "There's No Plan To Sit Around In 2012"
From: BraveWords.com
Posted: August 1, 2011