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Official KISS Magazine #4 From: KISS Museum The Official KISS Magazine was quite an undertaking from the start. As issue #4 hits the stands this week, we ask: Can a magazine devoted to only one band still fill its pages time after time with all-new content? Or are we just getting the same rehashed blabber inside a new cover? Hold onto your dragon boots - like the preceding three issues, we have 72 pages of solid KISS, cover to cover. Starting off is some exciting new information on the upcoming home DVD concert release, followed by reviews of April's Rock The Corps show honoring U.S. soldiers. Although many pages are devoted to current news, the vast majority of articles, photos and content dig deep into the past, uncovering new information that will surprise even the most knowledgeable of fans. Premier KISS writer Ken Sharp, (KISStory, Spin, Billboard, etc.), delves deep into GENE SIMMONS' past with a brilliantly detailed article exploring the demon's passion for comics, science fiction writing and the fanzines he created as a child. Sharp is then joined by Curt Gooch and Jeff Souhs, both of KISS Alive Forever fame, with an amazing 10-page review of KISS music videos. The article contains some amazing details and outtake photos never before published, and includes an expose on the unreleased "Who Wants To Be Lonely" video. This original version was to have the KISS members dressed in business suits going to board meetings and trudging around in corporate-land. The band wisely thought the video wouldn't excite its fans, so it was re-shot as the concert piece we know today. An array of outtake photos of this video disaster are here to see, should you find this hard to believe. Members' solo projects - seldom reported by mainstream media - play an important role in this magazine's appeal to the most diehard fans. An incredible photo spread on PAUL STANLEY's artwork shows us the man's genius is not limited to his songwriting, performance and all-around good looks. The obvious amount of practice and skill seen on the final canvas may make you wonder where he found the time to develop such talent. But the magazine allows you to be your own judge; no less than seven of these masterpieces are reproduced within the magazine for readers to admire. To top it off, the centerfold is a double-sided poster; one side the old and the other new, reflecting the Official KISS Magazine's theme by bringing the past and present together. The only criticism to be found is the paper stock; an obviously much thinner, cheaper material than previously used. But this is only in comparison; on its own the quality is adequate. Coming up with new information on the band's history - something that has been combed over so meticulously by other projects - is the biggest obstacle this publication must overcome to prove its worthiness as a focal point of KISS news and information. This issue succeeds spectacularly on all levels. New and varied photos, current content and especially the historical research by fine writers has made the first three magazines a true success story - and this issue is no exception. Official KISS Magazine #4….$5.95 |
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