January 2005 News

From: KISSAsylum.com
MR.SPEED will return to Indy for the 2005 Expo. Celebrating their 11th year as a tribute to KISS their set this time around promises to cure your rock 'n roll blues. 16 gems sure to make the KISS Army stand up and shout! They'll perform what's being called the "Lost Setlist". True to their trademark show you'll hear songs that have not been performed by KISS in concert for some time...if ever! So if you long to see a tribute perform anything but what you're used to don't miss this expo!

The band will meet with fans and pose for photos following their performance. Come on out and see Cleveland's KISS Tribute...MR.SPEED. Log on to www.mrspeedonline.com for up to the minute information regarding this acclaimed tribute to KISS!

Expo will take place Saturday March 5th, 2005 at the Holiday Inn Indianapolis - East, 6990 East 21st St. For hotel rooms - call 317-359-5341 and ask for the special KISS Expo rate.

Tickets on sale now at KISSshop.com.

From: AussyAce
With KISS guitarist TOMMY THAYER overseeing it, as he has with most of the group's full-length videos in years past, "KISS - Rock The Nation Live!", the new live KISS two-disc DVD set will feature the hottest songs from the Washington, D.C. and Virginia Beach, VA concerts, filmed this summer in high-definition video, according to a posting on the group's web site. The song list is vast and features a collection of KISS gems, many performed and recorded live for the first time in many years. The DVD will also include KISS Powervision interactive bonus features that include Select-A-KISS, allowing the viewer access to separate channels for each of the four band members. At any time the viewer can watch the main concert program, or switch to different cameras focusing just on PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS, TOMMY THAYER or ERIC SINGER. The DVD will be loaded with additional behind-the-scenes, life-on-the-road footage and interviews, giving the viewer a virtual all-access pass to soundchecks, the famed KISS dressing room and other rare glimpses into the world of KISS. The DVD is tentatively slated for a spring 2005 release.

From: AussyAce Plus A Message From Producer / Director, Chris Maelen
Keep your eyes peeled for The NEW movie "Remedy", starring former KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY, which will be released at the end of March, according to the film's lead writer, Nicholas Reiner. The movie, which features ACE FREHLEY in the role of "Johnny," will have national video distribution via MTI Home Video in Blockbuster as well as other stores. A trailer for the film can be viewed here www.remedythemovie.com .

A New York City Artist (Christian Maelen, Ransom, This thing of ours) is witness to a best friend's murder...or was he ??? A blinding drug addiction keeps him from remebering the truth, and now he's the prime suspect. He desperately tries to uncover the truth and clear his name before it's too late... REMEDY is a darkly comic tale surrounding the sordid affairs within a tightly knit band of urban contemporaries whose extreme indulgences into the dark underground of New York nightlife push them into a destructive tailspin which ultimately leads to their collective undoing... With an all-star cast that includes Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore of the Sopranos and the Goodfellas, and ACE FREHLEY of the Legendary Rock Group KISS, REMEDY is and edgy crime with a twist that will have you guessing until the final frame...

Message from Christian Maelen, Producer and Director of REMEDY. I produced and directed this indie feature. "Remedy" - It's being released nationwide March 24th in blockbuster. ACE plays a mystical Junkie (Jonny) in this 90 minute psychological thriller directed and produced by Christian Maelen. Keep the Indie dream alive and the spirit of KISS forever!!!!!!! See the Trailer and Lots More at http://www.kissfreaks.com/www.remedythemovie.com.

From: KISSAsylum.com
by Ken Rodenas


UNION photos from last week's California show with ERIC SINGER on drums!

From: KISSshop.com

The INDY KISS Expo has been confirmed and this year's Expo will be a 2 day event taking place Saturday March 5th and Sunday March 6th.

Saturday's Expo will feature special guest KISS drummer ERIC SINGER who will perform live in concert with Eric Dover (Alive Cooper) and Stefan Adika (Dee Dee Ramone). Eric will also do a Q&A as well as sign autographs and pose for photos. KISS Tribute band MR. SPEED will perform a set of classic KISS not usually performed live by KISS!!

Sunday's Expo will feature special guest BRUCE KULICK. Mr. Speed will play a different set and Bruce will join them on lead guitar for 6 Kulick era KISS songs. Bruce will also do a Q&A as well as sign autographs and pose for photos.

From: KISSAsylum.com
photo by Al Soluri
KISSASYLUM and the entire KISS Army would like to wish PAUL STANLEY a Very Happy Birthday today Jan 20th.

From: KISSNation.com
KISSNATION (New York City's only KISS tribute band) Along with Opie & Anthony (XM Satellite Radio Host) Would like to invite you to a free show at the Hard Rock Cafe Friday Jan 14th.

This show will be aired live on XM Satellite Radio. So get there early, because it's a first come first serve event. For more info www.kissnation.com

From: HowardStern.com
Howard Stern's sidekick Artie Lange as GENE SIMMONS!

From: celebrityfineart.com
PAUL STANLEY with "The Red Planet" &"The Purple Moon". Look forward to more art from PAUL STANLEY with a special unveiling of his new release in the gallery. Call 1-800-428-3338 for more details.

From: orderofinca.com

The annual event of Mardi Gras first began in the streets of Mobile, Alabama, and we are proud to carry on this tradition! Friday, January 28, 2005. Pictured are a float-in-progress featuring GENE SIMMONS and a GENE SIMMONS I Want To Be A Rock Star bead.

From: RockConfidential.com
by Jesse Capps
I've seen you out and about with GENE SIMMONS a lot. Judging from our conversation today I think you and Gene have a lot in common, attitude-wise. How long have you known him?

Gene's a very good friend of mine. I just saw him last week. We're embarking on a new business deal. I can't really discuss it right now but if it happens it's gonna be great. I originally met Gene 10 years ago. It was the month I was on the cover of Penthouse, so it was June '94. Hustler was having a party and Gene was there. That night I was hanging out with Glenn Danzig and some other people. Savannah was there and I think the Nelson twins were there. Gene walked up to me and invited me to dinner. I was with a group of people so I told him "thanks," but I couldn't go. I didn't really keep contact with him until a few years later. My promotions manager sent my picture to Ladies In Waiting on Gene's site. He put me on his site and Gene contacted me and said he wanted me to come to some of his launch parties and promotions. It was hard for me at first. I told him I was running my own business and I can't just take off and go galavanting. I'm not that kind of girl! I'm running a business. I thought about it for a couple of days. "GENE SIMMONS from KISS is inviting me to go do these things and hang out and I'm turning it down because I have to work?" I have people that work for me - I can go galavant! I called him back and told him I'd do it. He flew me to New York. That was the beginning of the friendship. We've been very good friends for a couple of years now. Whenever he's doing a TV show or a launch party - I just did the cover of Dub magazine with him a couple of weeks ago. He did a show for the Travel Channel that's called Star Travel. I was on that show with him. I did the A&E Biography with Gene. I also did his music video. We're good friends and we talk on the phone a lot. He's a great guy. He's honestly a super nice human being. If fans run up to him he'll take a picture just like that. He'll say hello to every one of them. He's not mean and nasty to anybody. He's nice and polite to everybody. I have to admit. I am in awe of GENE SIMMONS. I don't care who knows it. The man is really intelligent and I admire anybody that has a wealth of knowledge. He has knowledge about all kinds of stuff and he's street smart. You have to admire somebody like that. He's a great businessman. He's aggressive and he knows how to go after what he wants in life. That's something that I admire. It's a compliment to me when you say I'm similar to him. I strive to be business savvy and aggressive. I work hard and I want to be able to achieve all kinds of things. I like to say it'd be cool if I could do something. I never say, "It'll never happen for me." I just run head-first into the wall and see if I end up on the ground.

You're not shy about putting your face and body everywhere, either. Tell me some of the items your face and body are on.

From: Matt Campbell
This is me wearing one of my KISS shirts, the one Keith give me, and I'm holding an M-60 Machine Gun. It was taken in my living quarters, which is a trailer that is 18x12. Better than a tent though, right? KISS ARMY ROCK AND RULE THE WORLD!!!

Matt Campbell

From: KISSWorld.com

KISSWorld is now taking pre-orders for the All KISS-member handsigned lithographs featuring the KISS Discography. The item can be found on the www.kissworld.net website under "lithographs". These will ship from Mid-March, 2005 but are up for pre order now due to the massive enquiry rate that we have received.

30 years of KISStory together on one beautiful, high quality lithograph that is the first piece of KISS merchandise to ever feature and celebrate EVERY member that has performed and recorded as KISS! PAUL STANLEY, PETER CRISS, ERIC SINGER, VINNIE VINCENT, BRUCE KULICK, MARK ST JOHN, TOMMY THAYER, GENE SIMMONS and ACE FREHLEY have all hand signed this magnificent piece in silver Sharpie and the late, great ERIC CARR is also featured proudly in the form of a plate signed autograph that has been authorised and supplied by his family who are fully supportive of KISSworld.

The lithograph features 36 album covers and is on heavy 300gsm acid free archival paper, it is high gloss and is 1000mm x 600mm high. This is a classy piece that will look great on any wall of your home or office. These lithographs have racked up thousands of miles in planes and trucks to have visited with every KISS member past and present and this is truly a once-off print.