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May 31


Stanley Dons A New Mask
From: Halifax Herald via John H
By Ben Rayner / Toronto Star
Sheer spectacle, gut instinct propel singer from KISS to Phantom
Toronto - There's a fair amount of continuity between Paul Stanley's best-known role as the double-entendre-spewing lead vocalist for KISS and his latest endeavour, playing the Phantom in Andew Lloyd Webber's equally enduring theatrical spectacle. Both ventures jibe nicely with Stanley's personal philosophy of "entertainment in capital letters," favouring grandness and pyrotechnic flash over subtlety and evocative minimalism. KISS and Phantom of the Opera, too, have both weathered years of critical abuse to amass millions in album and ticket sales. Those same critics and Phantom die-hards are no doubt itching to take a few shots at Stanley's first foray into musical theatre. But the budding thespian threw everything into his new gig at the Pantages Theatre to ensure he has the last laugh. "I'm not one who ventures into areas I don't plan on winning," says the soft-spoken Stanley, 47, pausing for a chat at a downtown hotel between rehearsals, voice lessons and mask fittings. "No guts, no glory. The philosophy that will get you the farthest in life is the one that dares you the most. "I think we're innately fully aware of what we're capable of doing, and that it's up to us to confirm our gut instinct."
Picture courtesy Veronica Henri / The Toronto Sun / CP
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Paul Stanley on Pamela Wallin
From: Sandra MacEachern, Producer of "Pamela Wallin"
Paul Stanley will be our guest on "Pamela Wallin" on Monday, June 7th. "Pamela Wallin" is an hour-long interview program which airs across Canada on CBC Newsworld weeknights at 10:00 p.m. EST and 1:00 a.m. EST. It also repeats on the main CBC network the following afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

Second Coming on VH-1 / UNION News
From: Metal Edge Online via Mike Hogan
If you haven't seen the home video of KISS' Second Coming you'll be able to catch it on TV several times--VH1 will run an edited version premiering on June 3 at 8 and 10 PM, June 5 at 1 AM, June 6 at 6 PM, June 7 at 2 AM, and June 12 at 11 AM and 10 PM. Gene Simmons was on hand to see two of his former bandmates in action on Saturday night, when Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer shared a bill but not the stage at Pleasures, a strip club that books live rock music on weekends. Kulick's UNION opened for Gilby Clarke, in whose band Singer plays when he's in town (it's down to a trio now with Stefan Adika on bass; Tracii Guns is out on the Poison tour with L.A. GUNS). Union's excellent set included favorites like "Old Man Wise," "Around Again," "Pain Behind Your Eyes," "Heavy D," "Love (I Don't Need it Anymore)," and "Tangerine" (with some Led Zeppelin touches from "Kashmir" and "The Immigrant Song") and covers of KISS' "Jungle," The Scream's "Man in the Moon," Cheap Trick's "Surrender," and the Beatles' "Oh Darlin." UNION has been working on and demoing new songs and will start recording on June 13 with producer Bob Marlette, but will be performing several times during the month. The first is a show at Pink E's in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5, followed by The Shack in Anaheim, California on June 12 and Scruffy O'Shea's in Marina Del Rey, California on June 18. Copies of new live album Live in the Galaxy will be available at the shows, and soon via the UnionAsylum.com Web site. "Those will be signed copies," says Kulick, who was the special guest at a KISS Expo in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 25. "It was amazing. They treated me like God," says the guitarist, who jammed with a local band for 1000 fans. Singer's drum solo was one highlight of Clarke's rocking set, which featured favorites like "Cure Me or Kill Me," Knockin' on Heaven's Door," and "Tijuana Jail Doors."

Charmed by Phantom's KISS
From: Toronto Sun via Francesco Gucciardo and Steve Araki
By Jane Stevenson -- Toronto Sun
Paul Stanley knows a little something about giving the fans what they want
Like Gene Simmons, his loud-mouth cohort in veteran glam-rock band KISS, the chatty but more refined Paul Stanley has never met a journalist he didn't like. So it would appear when Stanley sat down recently to discuss his surprising career move into theatre as the star of the long-running Toronto production of The Phantom Of The Opera. It opens with him at the Pantages Theatre on Wednesday night after previews this past week. Stanley screams rock star on this particular day, in a black leather outfit with his shirt undone to just above his belly button. He's also wearing silver hoop earrings. As I take notes, he rattles off his breakfast menu. "He orders Earl Grey tea, frosted flakes, skim milk, and an English muffin," says Stanley with a smile as I sit opposite him in a restaurant at a downtown hotel that's been his home for the last month during Phantom rehearsals. "You've done this before," I joke. Ah yes, the promotional machinery that has been KISS for the last 27 year doesn't suddenly disappear just because Stanley has traded in his platform boots, black spandex and Kabuki makeup for an opera mask and a black-tie ensemble. If anything, Stanley is selling himself even harder because he knows there are skeptics out there -- Entertainment Weekly referred to his casting as "talk about a Phantom Menace" -- who doubt his ability to perform without pyrotechnics. "I've always liked the challenge of breaking the rules and breaking tradition, and also winning at the game," says Stanley, 47. "I don't make a habit of doing things where I look foolish. I may have people scratching their heads when I do something but, by the end, they're usually well rewarded." And is there really that much of a difference between singing the KISS anthem Lick It Up and The Phantom's signature song, Music Of The Night? "It's related obviously," admits Stanley. "And yet it takes re-orientation. I've always thought of myself as a singer who sings rock as opposed to a rock singer. So in doing Phantom it gives me a chance to explore another facet." Stanley, who was on the road with the KISS Psycho Circus tour when he got the call in January to audition in New York, first saw Phantom in London back in 1988. He has seen it several times since, including twice in Toronto with his predecessor, Quebec singer Rene Simard. Stanley, who takes over the role until Aug. 1, will be followed by actor Jeff Hyslop as Phantom wraps up its 10-year run in September. Unlike Simard and Hyslop, Stanley has a healthy built-in audience. His visit to the Mike Bullard's Open Mike show caused KISS fans to start lining up outside the Masonic Temple at 10 a.m., while about 600 people showed up at Tower Records last weekend for an in-store appearance. Even Livent's ads for Stanley's Phantom run exclaim: "You can't escape his KISS!"
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Buenos Aires KISS Expo Report
From: Gabriel Ravarini
It was almost a week ago since the First Buenos Aires KISS Expo, and now I'm recovering from one of the most excitings weeks of my life!! First of all... Bruce is the greatest guy you could ever meet!! He gave several interviews to the media and signed everything that they put on his hands! The KISS Expo was GREAT!! There was an attendance of 1,000 people aprox.!! The Q&A with the fans was quite interesting and after that, Kefren played some original songs from them and then Bruce join them on stage to perform great KISS classics like Jungle or Crazy Nights to name a few! I will have some pics on our website within this week and more about the first Buenos Aires KISS Expo, that proved to be so sucessful that I can assure you that won't be the last! http://www.kissfever.com.ar

May 30


KISS Asylum Chat Room
From: KISS Asylum
We have gotten quite a few emails from KISS ASYLUM fans wanting to know what is wrong with the KISS Asylum chat room hosted at Rockchat.com. Since Rockchat.com hosts the chat they are responsible for the upkeep and maintanence of the chat room and thus are in the process of working out the problems as we speak. We don't have any specific details at this time about when the chat room will be up and running again but keep checking back at KISS ASYLUM and the chat room to see when it is back up and running. Thanks for your patience.

KISS On VH-1's RockShow
From: Garry Radke
The 5-28 edition VH1's Rock Show featured a segmant on KISS! They showed some footage of them at the Intrepid Press Confeence showing off some of the old stuff. What was really funny was when Paul showed off the original picture of KISS (sans-makeup, this picture is a.k.a Wicked Lester, circa '73) pointed to Ace and said, What you may not know is that Lilly Tomlin was our original guitarist, and everyone burst into laughs. Then they showed some AWESOME footage from the Psycho Circus tour, and finally they played the Let's Put The X In Sex video from '88. Really cool stuff!!

"Shout It Out Loud" Video Reviewed On Rock of Ages
From: Kenny
KISS' video for "Shout it Out Loud" was reviewed on VH1's show "Rock of Ages". This show has people, from different age groups, review music videos. The KISS video was reviewed by 2 groups of wrestlers (children and adults). During the review, Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart compared KISS' live show to a WCW wrestling match. He said that they "both have thousands & thousands of screaming fans having a great time and loud music". One of the child wrestlers said "they're kind of psycho-looking, they look like they're in a freakshow". This was a very funny clip.

Paul on MuchMusic
From: David Bower
MuchMusic aired a piece on "The Phantom Of The Opera" during their "Fax" show this weekend, playing some live footage from Pantages with Paul on stage (very cool!) and then switching to footage of the Tower Records in-store held the 22nd of May. Paul was showing the camera "KISS This" wine as he was signing the bottle. He was on camera to say this...."The most awesome thing about doing Phantom is it gives me a chance to continue doing what I love doing, which is performing for people...so everybody who's out there who's seen Phantom, you should come back because I'm gonna do something that I think you haven't seen before that brings something special to it. Everybody who's never seen theatre, this is the time to come...theatre is not for the rich, it's not for the elite, it's not for the people in black tie, it's for you, come see Phantom of the Opera, I'll be there May 25th to August 1st. I promise you'll have a great time!"

KISS on Cover of Famous Monsters of Filmland
From: lbingham@burgoyne.com
KISS appears in the newest issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland (#226), which made it to newsstands this week. Gene is interviewed about his love of old monster movies, and how that has influenced the band. All four members have their own cover, and all covers are on each issue.

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Biographies of the KAOL Bands
From: Kathy Labonte
Bios on each of the bands who have recorded for KAOL are now up on the website. Pictures, great musical backgrounds, and how they came to be involved with the KAOL CD makes for some interesting reading. The KAOL bands are from all over the world - - read about our Swedish, Canadian, and Japanese friends, as well as those from all around the U.S. that provided musical performances for KAOL. Go and see what these talented KISS fans look like, what songs to expect from them for KAOL 3, and where they are headed in the music world. If you'd like to see YOUR band's bio displayed on the KAOL page, there is still time to audition for the final KAOL 3 album. We need more bands to cover tunes from KISS' 1978 solo albums. The deadline for entries is September 1st. There is a list of songs taken and those that are available on the website at: www.musicareonline.org Be a permanent part of KISS history with your talent - time is running out to get your band involved!

Eric Singer Website Redesign
From: KISS Asylum
Fans of Eric Singer have to check out the brand new slick and crisp redesign of the All Access with Eric Singer website! Kai, the webmaster, has done a great job adding lots of great new aspects to the website including an "Ask Eric" feature and an awesome Multimedia section. Make sure to check it out at http://www.nextlevel.com/ericsinger/

Las Vegas KISS Expo Guests Update
From: Warren Ross
Our confirmed Expo guests are: Gordon G.G. Gebert-Author of "KISS & Tell", "KISS & Tell More", and musician STILL WICKED, & look for the forth comming book "Rock & Roll War Stories". Andre Augustine-Author of the book "Guardian Of The Gods" & Former KISS Security Director & Road Manager. Andre will have his book available at the Expo. Dale Sherman-Author of "Black Diamond" & "Black Diamond 2", many online novels, and the forth comming Alice Cooper book. AND... FORMER KISS GUITARIST MARK ST. JOHN! For ticket & Expo info ifno send an e-mail to LVKISSEX@webtv.net , tickets are $15 pre-paid & $20 at the Expo door. Children under 10 are FREE! The next 100 people to pre-pay will get a coupon for $5 off an awesome KISS baseball jersy from Joe Wright (Rightrock). Also, we are still randomly giving away prizes to pre-pays. (videos, KISS merchandise, etc.)

May 27


Paul Stanley Takes On The Phantom
From: RollingStone.com via Paul Boyd
Kiss singer premieres as the lead in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical production. A newly-shorn Paul Stanley donned a different mask than the greasepaint one he has become re-accustomed to in recent months when he paraded onto the Pantages Theater stage in Toronto last night (May 25) for the opening performance of The Phantom of the Opera. Before a motley crew of theatergoers, tourists and long-haired rock fans, the face which earned a mother's fear and loathing in Kiss took on the title role in Andrew Lloyd Weber's operetta about a disfigured masked man who terrorizes the Paris Opera House. Stanley proved very much in his element amid the pyrotechnics and subterranean setting of the show, which is based on the novel by Gaston Leroux and full of macabre overtures and booming, dark orchestrations. Having just returned from a stadium tour of Europe, South Africa and Mexico to promote Kiss's latest album, Psycho Circus, Stanley admitted in a recent press conference that his week-long stint as the Phantom would fulfill a decade-long dream. The guitarist first saw The Phantom of the Opera ten years ago in London and vowed then to one day play the lead. After weeks of rehearsals, he was about to embark on that goal. When the performance began, a couple of hoots and whistles signaled that this was not your typical socialite theatergoing crowd. Three scenes into Act I, Stanley made his first appearance as a reflection in a mirror, as he eerily crooned, "I am your angel of music" to the naïve opera starlet Christine Daae, with whom the deformed apparition is infatuated. As the mirror opened, the black-caped, white-masked figure pulled Christine into his underground world, leading her to the boat that would navigate the couple's way through the conduit beneath the theater. Candles and dry ice blanketed the stage, much as smoke and fire would at a classic Kiss show.
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May 26


Paul Stanley As The Phantom Of The Opera: Review
From: Michael Anthony


Paul Stanley Phantom Postcards!
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Here's my review of Paul Stanley's opening night as the Phantom of the Opera. Tonight was a very cool night! Paul Stanley did his first performance as the Phantom of the Opera at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto. Here's what happened....Walking into the theatre was all that was needed to know that this wasn't just another Phantom of the Opera. I saw the production 9 years ago and something here was definitely different. The people here weren't your typical theatre goers. There was a lot of long hairs and leather there tonight which was great. It was a little louder than usual as well. The souvenir tables were selling Kiss CD wallets and Kiss T-shirts, programs, CD's (Paul doesn't sing on it. It's an old release) etc. We had some great seats, front and center section, about 8 rows back. There were a lot of Kiss fans in this section. We had some friends about 6 rows back and we had to stick our 3 fingers out (heavy metal style) and stick our tongues (Gene Simmons style) now and again just for kicks. Nobody was dressed in full Kiss garb though which kind of surprised me. I thought for sure somebody would do it. If anybody there came in make-up, I didn't see them. As far as the rest of the theater goes, it was packed like it always is. The show started and I was curious as to how the fans would react when Paul came on stage. I had forgotten exactly how the Phantom made his entrance. The female lead (Christine, no, not Christine 16) was singing in front of a mirror in which you could see her reflection and suddenly you hear Paul's voice singing a duet with her which was really cool. After he sang some of the song with her, his reflection appeared in the mirror with her. I expected some applause here. As it turns out, the reflection isn't actually Paul, but a body double. The double comes out of the mirror and walks down a flight of stairs. They then appear walking down a flight of stairs from way up in the air. This is actually Paul now. Not much noise from the fans yet, but you could tell they were getting excited.
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KISS Dominates The 1998 Metal Edge Readers Choice Awards
From: KISS Asylum
KISS once again dominates the Metal Edge Readers Choice Awards walking away with six band awards topping their 5 collective awards they won in 1996. KISS won top awards for "Band of the Year","Album of the Year","Song of the Year (Psycho Circus)","Best Video Clip","Best Video Cassette (Second Coming)" and "Best Live Performance." Gene Simmons walked away with the "Best Bassist" award. Ace Frehley was runner up in "Best Guitarist" as was Peter Criss in "Best Drummer." Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were runners up in the "Best Male Performance" catetory and Paul was runner up in "Best Vocalist." In addition to KISS dominance in the Metal Edge Readers Choice Awards, as first reported by UnionAsylum.com, Bruce Kulick's band "UNION" won the "Best new Band" award. Metal Edge claims that this readers choice poll saw the most ballots and cyberballots of any previous readers choice poll. More evidence that the KISS Army (online and offline) is alive and well!

KISS #83 in EW's 100 Greatest Moments of Rock
From: KISS Asylum
KISS seeing the New York Dolls 5/29/72 ranked in at #83 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Moments of Rock. Entertainment Weekly quotes Gene Simmons, "Paul and I looked at each other and said, 'Wow, they look like real rock stars." "Then we said, We'll kill'em."

KAOL News Update: Eric Carr's Rockheads CD
From: Kathy Labonte
Very Special Offer for Eric Carr fans: Bruce Kulick, Adam Mitchell, and the Caravello Family have donated some of the new ROCKHEADS CD to MusiCare Online to help raise money for KAOL projects and the Children's Hospital. This gesture on their part was of great importance to us as it means that people are recognizing the importance of using music to raise money for charity, which is the kind of awareness that the KAOL projects have been trying to raise in the last couple of years. We have a limited amount of SIGNED discs that will be for sale on June 1st. These are signed by both Bruce Kulick and Adam Mitchell and are sure to be collector's items in the future. The website will have full ordering info AND a review of the disc on June 1st. These will go fast so make sure you check back to place your order. If you would like to secure your copy now and get it on a reserved list, you can contact me directly at ILOVE70s@aol.com. ALSO: The deadline for the final KAOL 3 album has now been SET. ALL bands who are interested in recording for this must have their master tapes in by September 1st at the latest. There will be a news update here on the Asylum next week with more info. In the meantime, please check the KAOL website now for the latest update. www.musicareonline.org

New England KISS Expo Update
From: Loukiss98@aol.com
This years guests will include Mark St. John and Andre Augustine! New York's Own DRESSED TO KILL will also be performing live! The Expo will be held on Sunday September 26, 1999 at the Venus De Milo, Swansea MA ( only 10 minutes from Providence RI ) The Expo will be much larger than in past years, many more dealers, and much larger ballroom! For more details, please check out our web site! The New England KISS Expo

May 25


Firehouse Magazine - It's A Small KISS World
From: Ronn Roxburgh / Firehouse Magazine Online
My name is Ronn Roxburgh and I am editor of the KISS fanzine called FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE. I am currently working on an article called "It's A Small KISS World" in which I will show how many times things have happened in KISSTORY that were somehow linked, ie: 1) Bob Kulick tried out for KISS back in 1974, and then in 86 his brother Bruce Joins KISS. 2) Mark St. John who was in KISS for one album, later joined Peter Criss in a band called 'The Keep'. 3) Ace Frehley recorded a song by Vinnie Vincent who replaced him in KISS, and Ace also recorded a Paul Stanley song "Hide Your Heart" on his Trouble Walking album. There is a ton of stuff like that, but I need help coming up with as many as possible!! If you can come up with some, send them to me, and if we use yours, we will include your name in the credits for the article.

May 24


A World Without Heroes - The FINAL Chapter!
From: KISS Asylum
KISS ASYLUM is proud to bring you an original KISS story by none other than Dale Sherman, author of the great KISS books "Black Diamond" & "Black Diamond 2."
Chapter 25 -- The FINAL Chapter of Dale Sherman's Online Novel, "A World Without Heroes" is now up! Check it out! Click here to Finish your journey to "A World Without Heroes!"

Paul Stanley Autograph Session Report
From: Toronto Fan
Hi! I'm e-mailing from Toronto Canada and just to let everyone know Paul Stanley did an autograph session at Tower Records on Saturday May 22/99 in Toronto. He did a Q & A and then signed autographs for 75 minutes. He was in great spirits and was really hyped and seemed quite prepared for the Phantom of the Opera that he kicks off on Tuesday. At the Q & A he said that KISS will be performing some of the 80's and 90's KISS material on the next leg of the tour. I am seeing the Phantom on Friday of this week so will let everyone know what it was like seeing Paul in action!!! Apparently Gene, Ace and Peter will be attending the opening night on Tuesday!!!

May 20


Paul Stanley As The Phantom
From: Haydn@idirect.ca
Here is the new newspaper ad for the Phantom with Paul! This ad appeared in The Toronto Star newspaper today, May 20, 1999. It clearly shows Paul in full Phantom attire! Click Here To View It!

Second Coming On VH-1
From: KISS Asylum
Second Coming KISS video will be shown on VH-1 on Thursday, June 3rd at 8pm EST. It will also repeat that same weekend on Saturday and Sunday. VH-1 will not be showing the full video but rather a specially edited version running one hour in length.

Detroit Rock City Soundtrack News
From: MTV via Mike Hogan
Marilyn Manson, Everclear, the Donnas, and Drain STH will be among the artists revisiting the big rock of the '70s on the soundtrack to the upcoming film "Detroit Rock City." Set in 1978, the movie follows a group of teens desperately trying to get into a sold-out Kiss concert. In keeping with that period, Manson will cover AC/DC's "Highway To Hell," Drain STH will tackle the T-Rex classic "20th Century Boy," and the Donnas will take a stab at the Kiss nugget "Strutter." Everclear will also dig into the pre-1978 rock catalog for the soundtrack; the band is heading to frontman Art Alexakis' basement to record Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town." Of course, Kiss will be featured as well, with the band kicking in three old tracks and one new song written for the band by Dianne Warren, the woman behind Aerosmith's Oscar-nominated "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing." "Detroit Rock City" opens on August 13, and the soundtrack should arrive at the end of July.

Second Coming Home Video Chart News
From: Chris
Second Coming comes in this week at #29 on Billboard's Music Video Top 40. It is in its 24th week of release. Since VH1 is apparently going to begin airing it in a couple weeks, we should see a spike in sales.

May 19


Musicians mourn Bruce Fairbairn
From: The Vancouver Sun via Bruce Lacouvee
By: John Mackie, Vancouver Sun
The sudden death of renowned record producer Bruce Fairbairn stunned the Vancouver music community Tuesday. Fairbairn, 49, was found dead in his home on Monday afternoon by his studio manager, Sheryl Preston, and singer Jon Anderson of the rock band Yes. The cause of death is unknown; an autopsy was to be held late Tuesday or today. Fairbairn was one of the most successful producers in the music business. His knack for bringing out the best in musicians helped produce hits for such hard rock stalwarts as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Loverboy, AC/DC, Van Halen, Poison, Scorpions and KISS (Psycho Circus 1998).

KISS Strike Fanzine
From: Nico
Just a short note to mention that STRIKE 45 was released some time ago. It contains tour reports from the Psycho Circus U.S. tour, the ESP tour report from Australia, the KISS press conference and many other things. So look out for it! You will find it in Tower Records soon or you can get it from Peter Arquette deveraux@usit.net or joining the club through Russell Dannecker in New York kisstrike@aol.com Strike is printed in glossy paper and the 64 pages contains all exclusive photos that i took in U.S. you can get more infos on STRIKE going to my web site www.kissweb-it.com/strike . The KISS Army International is also working on the first KISS CD-Rom "The KISS Bible" which will contain great photos, audio interviews and video footage from 1973 till 1979 the Classic KISS period and it will contain a detailed history of the band. The release date is scheduled for August 1999 and it will be a great way to celebrate KISS in their 25th anniversary!

May 18


Paul Stanley On Mike Bullard Show Report
From: jderrick@ica.net
This evening Paul Stanley appeared on "Open Mike with Mike Bullard" here in Toronto, Canada. The show is kind of like the Canadian version of David Letterman. Paul was there to promote his upcoming run as "The Phantom", in "The Phantom of the Opera" theatre production. Paul has cut his hair short for the part(!). After playing 5 stadium shows in South America, Paul said that he flew into Toronto, and began rehearsals. In the brief interview, he discussed how this is a new challenge for him, and he hopes that it will be supported by KISS fans and theatre goers alike. He also noted that KISS will be back touring again and that he felt the best was yet to come. After his segment, he approached the audience to sign autographs, and then made a quick exit. The majority of the audience was made up of enthusiastic members of the KISS ARMY. Personally, I lucked out and somehow managed to get a front row seat for the show (very cool).

Gene Simmons In Nike TV Commercial
From: David Swayne
I was watching TV today, when a NIKE commercial about baseball started. It had some really big stars in it such as Spike Lee, Michael Jordon and Ted Williams, to name a few, all talking about baseball. Of course, the greatest star was saved for last, The Demon. There he appeared in full make-up holding on to a black baseball bat with metal spikes comming out of it. He growled and sneered at the camera and said "My Dad made me play baseball!" With that, he stuck out his infamous tongue. Too Cool!

May 17


Australian KISS Expo
From: Wayne Kepler
There will be a KISS convention in NSW on the 30th May. It's an all ages gig from noon to 5pm at St Marys Band Club, 411 Great Western Highway, St Marys (96231211). Bands performing original numbers and KISS covers will be Hussla, Tigris, Jac.G.Fash, and the inimitable KISSteria. There'll be memorabilia (old & new), KISS videos on a giant video screen, door prizes, face painters, and a recorded interview with Bruce Kulick. Kids under 12 get in free, and tickets are $10 available from the club or on the day. For more information contact Teena at Meridian Star on 0412 275002 after 4pm.

May 15


3-rd Moscow KISS Expo 1999
From: Vladimir / KISS Asylum News Russia
Russians fans get psycho! After cancelled tour in Russia this year KISS fans wants a party anyway. And russian fan-club called Moscow Rock City plan to run 3-rd KISS Expo in Moscow at 3-rd of July.
Date: 3 of July, 1999
Place: club "Camelot"
Running time: 16:00 - 23:00
Tables with KISS merchandise from: KISS Revenge Fan-Club and KISS Legacy Fan-Club Cover-bands: Lady Prowler, Tom Cat, Idol, X-Rayz, Star-Lit, Avenger (all russian bands performing only KISS songs from Kiss to Psycho Circus albums.
Ticket price: 1,5 $
Phone: (095) 944-55-42, ask Pavel

ClownWhite Fanzine
From: Deno
ClownWhite Magazine will hit the shelves in the UK next week (UK £2.95). Despite the delay with the premier issue the ball is now rolling... If you've e-mailed regarding subscriptions, fear not - all will be revealed in the first issue! To get your hands on a copy, we can send to the American fans by mail order. However, ClownWhite will NOT be available to buy of the shelves in the States. Watch this space - full ordering details will appear in these pages shortly. Until then, apologises if we haven't responded to your e-mail, it's been hectic over here the last month! ClownWhite was distributed to the gaming press at 'E3' on Friday, thanks to our friends at Third Law Interactive. These copies were the first ones of the press and means that people in the States have seen the mag prior to it's release in England! An interview with the team and images from 'The Nightmare Child' PC game are shown in this issue. Check out the pages opposite for a sneak preview...

May 14


Paul Stanley on "Open Mike with Mike Bullard"
From: Lefki Tourgelis
Paul Stanley will appear on "Open Mike with Mike Bullard" May 18th. You may call 595-4556 to researve seats. "Open Mike with Mike Bullard" appears on Canada's The Comedy Network (not the US' Comedy Central) Monday to Friday at 10:00pm and is also on CTV at 12:35am. For more information check out Mike's website at http://www.open-mike.com/frame_tv.htm.

Bruce Greets Argentina Fans
From: Gabriel Ravarnini / KISS Fever Online
The countdown has begun! We're just 11 days away to live one unique event never done before in South America, The First Buenos Aires KISS Expo! On May 25th, the fans in Argentina will spend a day with BRUCE KULICK, and as a teaser of Bruce's visit to our country, he sent us a greeting for all his fans!! Now you can download it in MPG format! To the right is a screen capture of the greeting and you can click the picture to download the rest or you can click the direct URL at http://www.kissfever.com.ar/noticiasgrf/bruce_greeting.mpg

KISS Songwriter Desmond Child Web Chat
From: Sonicnet.com
Sonicnet.com wanted to inform all KISS ASYLUM KISS fans that there will be a Desmond Child Yahoo! Chat Mon, May 17 at 8:00 PM EDT. Go to this URL for more info: http://www.sonicnet.com/channels. Desmond is the writer of many of the KISS songs which include "My Way, I've Had Enough, Reason To Live, Bang Bang You, Let's put X In Sex, You Make Me Rock Hard, I Was Made For Loving You, Heaven's On Fire, Hide Your Heart, You Love Me to Hate You, Who Wants to Be Lonely, I'm Alive, Radar For Love, and Uh! All Night." Behind the scenes, Desmond Child penned and produced no.1 hits for Aerosmith, KISS, Bon Jovi and co-wrote Ricky Martin's hit "Livin' La Vida Loca". Find out how to write a hit from the master.

KISS Army Online Q&A with Bill Aucoin
From: KISS Asylum
Bill Aucoin, former manager of KISS, in conjunction with Lochness Monster Productions has released a spoken word album called, "Bill Aucoin - 13 Classic KISS Stories." To celebrate this new album, KISS ASYLUM along with Lochness Monster Productions is giving the KISS Army Online a chance on a regular basis to ask Bill Aucoin some questions. Ask him anything! Submit your questions (with the subject header to read "BILL Q&A") to MzCharisma@aol.com There will be a limited amount of questions that will be able to be answered, so be creative and make 'em count -- the best will be submitted to Bill. The latest batch of answered questions are up now. Click Here To View Them.

KISS Interactive Trivia PC Game
From: Wizard Works via Chris & Sandra
GT Interactive Software Brings The Best of Legendary Rock 'N Roll Band KISS to Your Computer -- Everything you wanted to know about KISS in an interactive trivia game for the PC
E3, Los Angeles, May 13-15, 1999 - A journey into the past, present and future of one of the greatest rock n'roll bands of all time is compiled in GT Interactive Software's (Nasdaq: GTIS) KISS trivia game for the PC from WizardWorks. The title features challenging trivia questions about the band with music and video clips, and also includes full-length videos and voice over narration made exclusively for the game by band members Peter Criss, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley. "KISS is one of the greatest rock n' roll bands of all time and they have a huge worldwide following of dedicated fans who want to learn everything possible about the band," said Paul Rinde, senior vice president of Product Acquisition and Development for WizardWorks. "Our upcoming KISS title will give those fans the information they've been looking for with more than 8,000 trivia questions that will challenge even the most seasoned KISS follower." Developed by WayForward Technologies and Running Dog Software, WizardWorks' KISS title will be available this summer at retail outlets nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99 as well as through secure online transactions at www.gtstore.com.

Gene Simmons at E3 Convention Report
From: Carlos
I was in attendance at the e3 convention yesterday (Thursday 5.13) in Los Angeles, upon arrival I headed straight for the Gathering of Developers "Promise Lot". The sign posted in front said "Gene Simmons 12pm", so since it was 11:30am I decided to wait. I entered the trailer that was previewing "Psycho Circus:The Nightmare Child". 3 months had been put into this game (so far) and it already looks amazing! The guys from Third Law (the developers) were great and wanted to hear all suggestions (which I had alot of!), especially from KISS fans! I got to spend a good hour in the trailer talking to the guys from Third Law who were also pretty excited to meet Gene (it was their first time, for me I've met the DEMON on many occasions). Well noon came and went and still no Gene, at that time we were told that he would be there from 3pm to 5pm. At three I reentered the "lot", only to be told that now it would be four o'clock! My brother Dave (also a lifelong fan) went in and previewed the game at that time, and his report was the same as mine! He loved it as well! Finally at 4:30pm Gene walked in looking very tired and hardly talking to anyone. He told security that he didn't want to stand in front of the trailer and sign autographs (even though there were only maybe 20 people there), but if security collected a few pieces of memorabilia he would sign. To my surprise I was one of the only people who actually brought anything (one girl showed up after with a lunchbox)! I handed over my german Dynasty LP, my Creatures of the Night (glow-in-the-dark) LP, and my Playboy cover, to the security guy (Playboys were handed out to the few people there). After about 15 minutes the security guard, arose with our signed goods. Soon after that Gene walked out said a few words and left! Now I've met Gene on alot of ocassions and he has always been the nicest guy. But this time his actions, his look, his tardiness, and his failure to say more that two words to most people, (he did talk to my brother for a minute) led me to believe that he just was not feeling well (if that's true, get better soon Gene). So look forward to the game, it's gonna kick some serious ass! Sverre from Third Law told me it would be coming out around the first of the year!!!

Las Vegas KISS Expo Update
From: Warren & Steve
We have our first 2 confirmed Expo guests! Goron G.G. Gebert, author of "KISS & Tell", & "KISS & Tell More", and Dale Sherman, author of "Black Diamond", and "Black Diamond 2." Both of these great guest will be doing a Q&A, book signings, and much more! We plan to announce more guests soon! Attention Vendors: We are quickly running out of wall spaces with outlets, hose spaces are first come, fisrt serve. If you need one of these spots, please get your agreement and fees in ASAP to make sure you have a spot wih wall space and an outlet. We are still giving away prizes to random pre-pays, so get 'em in folks, "You got, you got, you got nothin' to lose!"
Click Here To View More KISS Expo Date Information

Video Spotlight / Rockheads Polls
From: KISS Asylum
Byron Fogle, author of the Video Spotlight feature here at KISS Asylum sent an email stating that recently his computer got a virus and all the stuff in his hard drive was destroyed which of course included all of the Poll tallies for the latest Video Spotlight and Rockheads Album polls he was conducting. If you took the latest polls Byron would love if you would take them again so we can get an accurate count and if you have not taken the polls please take a moment and check them out along with the very cool Video Spotlight articles and Rockheads EP review.
Click Here To Check Out The Latest Video Spotlight and Take The Poll
Click Here To Read The Rockheads EP and Take The Poll

KISS ASYLUM Webmaster Note
From: KISS Asylum
Remember that announcement a few weeks ago we made about the marriage of the Mr. & Mrs. Asylum? Well, now its Honeymoon time! =) We just wanted to put up a notice to KISS ASYLUM's great visitors that we will be gone for about a week and upates on KISS ASYLUM maybe a little slow, so please bare with us during this time. When we get back things will return to full speed.

May 12


Farewell Tour?
From: Metal Edge
Will the next KISS tour be the band's last? Rumors of a "farewell tour" have been floating, but that remains to be seen. According to manager Doc Mcghee, "As long as they can continue to give 110%, they'll keep doing it." In any case, McGhee sees the members doing more solo and side things in the future, like Paul Stanley is doing now with the stage musical Phantom of the Opera and GeneSimmons' movie producing endeavors, including Detroit Rock City, while remaining active in KISS.

Another KISS Baseball Tribute Night
From: Chuck Zuber
Hello, I just thought that I would update everyone as to the upcoming KISS night at the ballpark being held on June 12th in Southbend, Indiana. The event is being held at the Stanley Covelski Regional Stadium home of the Southbend Silverhawks, the minor league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. There will be tons of KISS related things happening, as the whole night will be entirely KISSthemed, and will include TWO special perfomances by KISS tribute band, DETROIT ROCK CITY. They will be perfoming the first set from 6:00pm until 7:00pm, and then immediately following the game, they will close out the night with a full show, including lots of pyro and fireworks!! You can look up the DETROIT ROCK CITY web page for further details concerning the show at members.aol.com/kissdrc

"Detroit Rock City" Soundtrack Info
From: Sean Cowie
Everclear has just been announced as the latest addition to the Detroit Rock City soundtrack. They will be performing Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town." Other artists on the soundtrack include Marilyn Manson, Cheap Trick and, of course, KISS.

UNION Chat To Launch Live Album Release!
From: UnionAsylum.com
Mark your calanders UNION fans because on Tuesday, May 18th a special treat is coming your way! To launch the release of UNION's live album "Live In The Galaxy" there will be a live chat hosted by Rockchat.com, complete with special guest Bruce Kulick! The chat is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. central time and you can access the chat by clicking over to the Rockchat.com website at that time on May 18th! Drop by and celebrate the release of UNION's Live album by chatting live with other UNION fans and Bruce. For more information click over to the official UNION website, UNION Asylum.

UNION Set To Rock Vegas
From: UnionAsylum.com
UNION fans in and around Las Vegas get ready to rock! That's right, Bruce informed UnionAsylum.com that the band has a show booked at Pinkes in Vegas for June 5th. The band Junkyard will also be appearing on this night. More UNION dates for the West Coast area are in the works so keep checking UnionAsylum.com for more information on additional dates as they become available.

May 11


KISS Mailing Lists
From: KISS Asylum
The KISS community is filled with people wanting to discuss their favorite KISS topics. KISS Asylum has compiled a large list of mailing lists one can join to keep up with all that is going on in the KISS Community. If you run a list and it is not represented here, please email us with all the information and we will be glad to add it. Click Here To View The List

KISS Argentina Expo Ticket Information
From: Gabriel Ravarnini / KISS Fever Online
The tickets are on sale now for the May 25th Argentina KISS Expo with special guest Bruce Kulick! You can buy them at a discount until May 22, 1999 at:

  • MetalRock Cuenca 2840 Local 14 Villa Del Parque
  • City Records Esmeralda 561 Local 9
  • Rare Records La Valle 835 Local 31
  • Rock Soldiers AV. Rivadavia 6733 Galeria Le Boulevard
    Click To The Expo/Convention Tour Dates Page For More Information!

    New England KISS Expo
    From: NiteOwl
    The New England KISS Expo will take place Sunday, September 26th at Venus DeMilo 75 Grand Army Highway, Swansea MA. The special guest will be Mark St. John and the tribute band will be Dressed To Kill. There will be KISS and Rock dealers from all over the world, Q & A sessions, Free Autograph sessions, Door Prizes and Children 12 and under are welcome free of charge. For More New England Expo Info contact Lou Rodrigues (401) 722 3981 or visit the website at http://members.aol.com/kittycriss/expo.html

    A World Without Heroes: A Dale Sherman Novel
    From: KISS Asylum
    KISS ASYLUM is proud to bring you an original KISS story by none other than Dale Sherman, author of the great KISS books "Black Diamond" & "Black Diamond 2."
    Chapter 24 of Dale Sherman's Online Novel, "A World Without Heroes" is now up! Check it out! The FINAL Chapter, Chapter 25, is coming soon!!! Click here to continue your journey to "A World Without Heroes!"

    May 8


    Paul Stanley Autograph Signing & Q&A May 22
    From: Louise Solomon / Tower Records
    Prior to donning the mask in Phantom Of The Opera,Paul Stanley will make an appearance at Tower Records in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, May 22nd from 12 - 2pm. The instore will include a 40 minute Q and A, as well as an autograph signing. Should be outstanding!!

    KISS Concertology Book Help
    From: Radagast5@aol.com
    Hello again, KISS fans, For those of you familiar with the ever-ongoing KISS Concertology, skip ahead to the next paragraph. For those who don't know what this project is...The KISS Concertology project is an attempt to create an archive (which will be published as a book) of every concert KISS has ever performed from 1973 to the present. Included in the vast database of information are show dates, venue names, city/country, opening and headlining acts, attendance figures, promoters, setlists, etc. Currently, we have information on over 1,800 shows. Despite over four years of painstaking research, we are still missing some valuable information. So, once a year or so, we troll the vast network of KISS fans out on the internet in an attempt to fill in the missing information. As always, ANY assistance is always sincerely appreciated! (Of course, anyone who contributes information will be thanked in the book.) First, three general questions:
    1. Did you ever attend a show where Gene's hair caught on fire? If so, do you remember where and when it happened?
    2. Did you ever attend a KISS show where any of the other bands (either headliners or openers) scheduled to perform at the show were added or canceled at the last second?
    3. Did you ever attend a KISS show where Sweet, April Wine or Focus was the opening act?
    Now, onto the more specific stuff. If anyone out there attended any of the following shows (or knows anyone who did), please contact us at: radagast5@aol.com As much information as possible is listed for each show in hopes that it might assist you in your trip down memory lane. Each show is listed as follows: month-day-year / city-state / venue . Additional comments, when present, are listed in square brackets [ ]
    Click Here To View The Shows In Which Jeff Needs Information

    Las Vegas KISS Expo Update
    From: Warren Ross
    Hello all! We are very close to announcing our special guests for the "TOO HOT IN THE SHADE" Las Vegas KISS Expo! Unfortunately we can't give you the names at this time. We want to make sure we have "all of our 'i's dotted and 't's crossed" before we let the cat out of the bag. Let's just say, you will be pleased! As you all know, KISS Tribute band "Hotter Than Hell" is set to be ourHeadlining entertainment at the Expo. HTH will also be playing thenight before at Sunset Station Hotel & Casino in a "21 or older" show for those of you that want to check them out before the Expo. We are offering ads in the Expo program for the following prices: 1/4 page ad=$25, 1/2 page ad=$35, and a full size page ad = $50. A page is a standard 8 1/2" by 11" page, black and white only. ANY ONE MAY PLACE AN AD! Ads are not limited to vendors! Send your ads (actual size & art work) with a check or money order to to: TOO HOT IN THE SHADE, 631 N. Stephanie ST. #112, Henderson, NV, 89014. Deadline for ads is June 10th. We are pleased to announce that "SPENCER'S GIFTS" has a vendors table at the expo, which also brings me to the point that we are limited on vendor space and would like to urge all vendors to get their fees in ASAP to guaranty them a spot. We will have a GIANT Birthday card for Gene $immon's 50th birthday for every one to sign at the Expo. We will be sending him the card right after the Expo. CONGRATULATIONS to T. Piche of Yorba Linda CA! He's picking up a video of his choice at the Expo. Keep those pre-pays comming in folks! Seeing that we are with out sponsors, your pre-pays help to insure the entertainment and special guests. Also, for those of you that don't know, we are a non-profit Expo. ALL profits are going to be dontated to the school that is letting us use their facilities for the Expo.
    Click Here For More KISS Expo News & Information!

    May 7


    KISS: Psycho Circus 3D Models Revealed
    From: The Adrenaline Vault via Mark Schroeder
    Gathering of Developers sent these character portraits of some of the enemies that will populate developer Third Law Interactive's first-person shooter KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child. The game offers a demonic world of mystery and horror where players battle hideous monstrosities spawned by the conception an unborn evil whose arrival has perverted the fabric of reality. The player begins as a mere mortal and progressively acquires the powers of The Elder, a supernatural being. The Elder is embodied by four alter egos -- the Demon, the Starbearer, the Beast King and the Celestial, all KISS characters -- who together prevent the unraveling of the universe. The game is an intense 3D shooter where each character represents a different flavor of game experience with unique locations, challenges and powers. It is utilizing the LithTech2 engine. Story by David Laprad
        
    Click Over To The Adrenaline Vault To See The FULL Size Images!

    GameSpot's KISS Preview: "The Nightmare Child"
    From: GameSpot.com via imbach@home.com
    KISS is back with a vengeance. The original lineup (Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley) is back on the world stage, touring in the United States and Europe and raising a new KISS army. Their licensing army is also on the march, spinning off KISS masks, KISS guitars, KISS wrestling, and even a KISS computer game. Is it too much? It always is; that's why it's KISS! Now in development, the computer game KISS: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child is based on the KISS, Psycho Circus comic book series by Todd McFarlane, the creator of Spawn. Developer Third Law Interactive, a start-up group composed of Ion Storm refugees, is using a modified version of Monolith's Lithtech engine, which was used for Shogo and Blood 2. Third Law plans to rev the engine extensively and throw down a hail of nasties your way. "We're an unproven group, so we want an intense, action-filled experience," says Sverre Kvernmo, game designer for Third Law. You will have to contend with large groups of demon spawn, the creations of an unborn evil that is somehow altering reality. As the game progresses, you advance from mere mortal to a creature with godlike powers, based on McFarlane's characterizations of The Elder (alter egos of the members of KISS). Gameplay will vary as you control each of the four Elders, with different environments, powers, and challenges. You'll need to assemble the five parts of each KISS member's costume to give you the power to defeat the Nightmare Child, since each item holds special powers. The platform boots, for example, will increase your jump height; the breastplate gives you better protection; and so on. (We wonder what Gene Simmons' tongue will do.)
    Click Over To GameSpot To Read The FULL Interview With The Game's Developers & View Selected Screen Shots Of The Game!

    UNION GIG in L.A. May 29th
    From: UNION Asylum
    Good news for UNION fans in the L.A. area. UNION will be playing a show in Pasadena at "Pleasures" on May 29th! Eric Singer will also be there playing with Gilby Clarke and it should be a great night for everyone! More details about times and tickets will be available in the coming days at UNION Asylum.

    May 6


    KISS Tribute Night With The Quakes
    From: Pat Filippone
    Plans for KISS Tribute Night continue to shape up well! First, here are the basiscs:
  • Date: July 23, 1999
  • Location - The Epicenter: Rancho Cucamonga, California (5 minutes from Ontario International Airport/40 miles from LA).
  • Tickets: Call box office at 909-481-5252 or via our web site at www.rcquakes.com.
    Artwork for the jersey is in and it looks awesome [View artwork to the right]! All of our players will be wearing the jerseys and we will auction them off the night of the game. We will also have a limited number of jerseys that will not be game worn for sale. They are $75 per uniform with $4.50 s/h in the USA. We are accepting pre-orders now with delivery expected in mid June. You can order by calling us at 909-481-5000. As for other merchandise we will have a special tribute night baseball similar to last year. Artwork and info will be up on the KISS Tribute Night webpage at KISS ASYLUM very soon. A special hat is also a possibility.
    As for the schedule for the big night, here is what we have planned:
  • The night will be totally KISS!
  • Only KISS music will be played throughout the game
  • Post game fireworks spectacular accompanied by KISS music
  • All players will have special KISS names
  • Face painting and other special KISS surprises
  • KISS trivia contests, KISS On Field Promotions, and special KISS surprises
  • The night will kick off with a set by a tribute band (TBA).
    Last year's tribute night was a huge success and I think this year will even be better! We will also be working with the KAOL project and hopefully some other cool KISS surprises! As for other things with the night I have been getting some great ideas from KISS ASYLUM fans. Please e-mail me any ideas you may have to make the evening more enjoyable for you. Anybody that attended last year's event let me know what you would like added to the event this year. I am constantly amazed at how many great ideas I received from the online KISS community. Keep them coming! Remember to check the KISS Tribute Night webpage at the KISS ASYLUM website for the latest info as I get it. I look forward to seeing everybody on July 23!

    KISS Army Sweden Goes Online
    From: KISS Army Sweden (http://www.kissarmysweden.com)
    The brand new official KISS Army Sweden site is finally online! The language is Swedish, but all Armypages will soon be available in English as well. Our features include:

  • Become a member online
  • Buy KISS merchandise (coming soon)
  • Contests
  • Buy tickets to our arrangements
  • Exclusive interviews and articles The site is still under heavy contruction, but drop by and have a look. Lots more coming.

    KISS Poem by Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx
    From KISS Kollector Online
    The other day Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue e-mailed a KISS poem he wrote years ago, called KISS This, to the Motley Crue mailing list. To prove his point that Motley Crue won't be calling it quits after the departure of drummer Tommy Lee, he decided to post his poem about the split of the original KISS line-up to his fans, and admitted that he was drunk when he wrote it ("So if it sux my apologies"). Click over to KISS Kollector Online to read the poem!

    May 5


    KISS Fan Art: Gene Simmons In 3D
    From: Shinichi Nakamura
    KISS Asylum gets sent some tremendous fan art from talented KISS artists throughout the online world. When we received this incredible Gene Simmons 3D art we just had to share it with everyone on the front page because it is absolutely amazining! The artist writes: "My name is Shinichi Nakamura from Tokyo, Japan. I've been a big KISS fan for 20 years. Now I'm looking forward to seeing the Psycho Circus Japan tour. I've made Gene Simmons (Psycho Circus version) in 3D using 3D STUDIO MAX R2.5. This is my first photo-realistic 3D Character. How about it? Maybe I'll make Paul Stanley next. I'm looking forward to hearing some thoughts from KISS fans all over the world."
    Here are 4 different angles of Shinichi's incredible 3D Gene:
    Gene 1 | Gene 2 | Gene 3 | Gene 4 | Gene 5 | Gene 6 | Gene 7 | Gene 8
    Click To KISS Asylum Photos Page To View More KISS Fan Art

    KISS Meets the Phantom of the Parking Lot
    From: E3.net via Chris & Sandra
    Everyone's favorite blood-spewing rocker/marketing genius will be in attendance at this year's E3. That's right, none other than Gene Simmons himself will be a guest of the Gathering of Developers gang, the publishers of Third Law's upcoming KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child. But don't look for The Demon on the show floor. The Gathering will be located in a parking lot across from the LA Convention Center, known as "The Promised Lot." Besides showing off games like Psycho Circus and Max Payne, The Promised Lot will feature live music and food, along with a happy hour from 5-7 PM. Celebrities and semi-celebrities in attendance at the Lot include: B-movie actress Julie Strain (May 15th 1-3PM), who served as a character model for the upcoming Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2. Playboy's Miss January 1999 Jamie Bergman (May 14th 1-5PM). We can't figure out what she's got to do with games, but hey...it must be a LA thing. Gene Simmons will be at The Promised Lot May 13, time TBD.

    KISS Mention In Rolling Stone Magazine
    From: David Swayne
    This from the lastest issue of Rolling Stone, out of a column called "The Sheffield Report" Yes, it's true: The KISS Army's four-star general PAUL "STAR CHILD" STANLEY is lending his magic pipes to a Toronto production of The Phantom of the Opera. Who knows if Paul will match his work in Kiss Meet The Phantom of the Park of if he'll quiz the crowd on whether they prefer tequila, vodka and orange juice, or cold gin, but as a special tribute, all the red ink in this issue's column is printed in Paul's blood.

    Dale Sherman's Alice Cooper Book
    From: Dale Sherman
    KISS book author Dale Sherman has a new rock book coming out soon on Alice Cooper. Dale added, "Okay, it's not KISS, but I know a lot of KISS fans are also fans of the Coop (even if they don't want to admit it). Just wanted to let everyone see some info on my new book about Alice, which should be hitting the shelves of stores everywhere around the beginning of June. It's 320 pages, with 16 pages in color, covering Alice's career from the days of the Earwigs right up to the release of the boxset. The book is like a combination of BD1 and BD2 for KISS, with Alice's career examined in each chapter in biographical form, then a look at the many variations of albums, singles, books, comic books, videos and tour-dates from over the years. Also included is a look at the solo careers of the other members of the Alice Cooper Group, guest appearances and over fifty bootlegs. With Alice's boxset just hitting the streets and more to come, 1999 looks to be the Year of the Coop! Check out the book and find out what's been going on all these years!" Click Here To View The Book Ad

    May 4


    Argentina KISS Expo
    From: Gabriel Ravarnini / KISS Fever Online
    KISS FEVER is proud to be sponsoring the First Buenos Aires KISS Expo! For the first time ever, Argentina will host a unique event never before featured in South America!! This Expo will have EVERYTHING that fans have come to expect from a quality KISS Expo:
  • KISS dealers on hand featuring all kinds of cool and rare items!
  • Screening of rare KISS videos!
  • KEFREN, a local rock and roll band, performing KISS covers LIVE!
  • Special Guest: BRUCE KULICK!
  • Photo and autograph session with BRUCE!
  • Q&A session with BRUCE!
  • Bruce onstage with KEFREN to perform KISS-KLASICS from the '80s-'90s!
    WHEN: Tuesday, May 25, 1999
    WHERE: SCAPE (ex-La Meca) -- ARAOZ 2424, Capital Federal.
    I'll send more info within the next few days about where you can get your tickets, so stay tuned! Twelve years of KISSTORY will be celebrated in Argentina at the First Buenos Aires KISS Expo on May 25th, so be prepared to share an historic day with fellow KISS fans and BRUCE KULICK!

    KISS Freaks Coverage of Indy KISS Expo '99
    From: KISS Freaks
    Steve Stierwalt of KISSfreaks.com attended the Indy KISS Expo '99 ("Black Diamond" author Dale Sherman, KISS Army Founder Bill Starky & "KISS Krusader" Tony Record accompanied Steve at the KISS Freaks table), and in the KISS Freaks Freatures section Steve has put up a batch of photos for everyone to enjoy. Reviews and video clips will be added later in the week! Stop by KISS Freaks and check it out!

    KISS: Psycho Circus Trade Paperback #2 -- Destroyer
    From: Todd McFarlane Productions
    Collecting the sold-out issues of KISS: Psycho Circus #'s 10 to 13 into a single 96 page volume, this book brings together the story of the struggle between the Four-Who-Are-One and an emerging evil that threatens to take over the world. The Starbearer, Prince of Hearts; The Beast King, Lord of the Hunt; The Celestial, Scion of the Cosmos; and The Demon, Lord of the Wasteland, take on the hordes of Chaos and their leader, the Nightmare King, in a battle that takes them all over the globe. This exciting story by Brian Holguin, Angel Medina, and Kevin Conrad is a must for comic book readers and KISS fans alike. Look for it in August.

    Eric Carr Rockheads EP Review
    From: KISS Asylum
    Byron Fogle, Video Spotlight: "I usually only review videos for the KISS ASYLUM but when I heard this CD was coming out and being the huge Eric Carr fan that I am I figured I'd try to expand my horizons and review this disc of unreleased Eric demos. Now moving along I am taking off my Video hat and putting on my audio on. I'm also going to put aside all love & admiration for The Fox and review this as impartial as possible. Let's check this CD out and see how each track holds up." Click Here To Read The Review!
    You can also read KISS ASYLUM's review, along with find out the latest Eric Carr & Rockheads News in addition to finding all the ordering information on the most recent Eric Carr/Rockheads Merchandise at KISS ASYLUM's Official Eric Carr/Rockheads News Page.

    May 3


    Chip Rock's KISS Outtakes Photo Book
    From: Studio Chikara
    Chip Rock's OUTTAKES photo book's new ship date is May 30, 1999. This date has been changed for the last time because we needed additional time to add many more photos and text. We are now printing the book domestically instead of in the Orient so that we can ensure high-quality printing. We don't want fans' books falling apart after they read it a few times. We appreciate everyone's patience and assure you the book looks sharp; fans will be pleased! Also, for the fans enjoyment here are two "outtake" covers of "Outtakes!"
    Outtake Version 1 | Outtake Version 2

    Andre "Guardian of the Gods" Augustine Q&A's
    From: KISS Asylum
    With the announcement of Andre Augustine's upcoming book "Guardian of the Gods" comes intrigued questions from the fans as to the extent of Andre's involvement with the band and what kind of information they can expect in the book. Well, shortly after the end of the Reunion Tour KISS Asylum was fortunate enough to be able to conduct an interview with the former head of KISS security. Check out what he had to say during KISS Asylum's Andre Augustine Interview! And the feedback from our first interview was so favorable that we did a follow up interview with Andre in which we asked him questions submitted directly by fans online. Questions poured in from as far away as Australia, Russia, and Singapore and you can check out what was on your fellow fans' minds and how Andre responded to the Fans Ask Andre Interview!

    Detroit Rock City Movie Website
    From: potisdal@uscsumter.edu
    In Yahoo Internet Life magazine the "Detroit Rock City" movie was mentioned with a picture of teens on a VW with a KISS sign behind them. It also mentioned that the movie web site is located at www.detroitrock.com (with a mirror locatation at www.detroit-rock-city.com). The front page of the website is black right now, probably pending official unveiling.

    New Line Cinema Wants Your Help
    From: New Line Cinema and KISS Online
    New Line Cinema is gathering a current list of KISS fanzines and websites. No word on what New Line plans to use the list for exactly, though it does involve the "Detroit Rock City" movie. So, if you run a KISS fanzine or website just email KISSOnline the following information:

  • Publication/Site Name
  • Contact Name
  • Mailing Address
  • Email Address
  • Website Address
  • Publication Frequency
  • Copies Printed
  • When Founded

    KISS Album Focus Returns
    From: KISS Asylum
    The KISS ASYLUM feature, KISS Album Focus, has been on hiatus for a bit due to the busy schedule of its writer, Julian Gill. But the focus has returned this week with the re-uploaded "Destroyer" Focus and the brand new "Rock & Roll Over" focus. If you are unfamiliar with the Album Focus, here at the KISS Album Focus you'll be able to find out the logic behind the releases, what was going on in the band during the recording of albums, what the band was up to in the period leading up to studio time, and lots more information which should be of interest to the diehard fans. Sit back and relax and learn your KISStory!
    Click Here To Read The KISS Album Focus!

    KISS Sighting in Movie "Idle Hands"
    From: Lou Bingham
    In the new (very funny) movie "Idle Hands" there is a scene that centers around a high school Halloween dance. One kid's face is painted like Gene, and his girlfriend looks like Paul. They listen to Ace's "New York Groove" while they make out in the car.

    Detroit Rock City Movie Ad
    From: Metalatic
    Sunday's New York Times had a full page add for the "Detroit Rock City " movie in the summer movie section as did the LA Times, in the calendar section.

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