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July 2005 News

Page updated on July 31, 2005
All news should be considered an unconfirmed report unless verified, and all information published at KISS Asylum is attributed to the source from which it was received so that readers may judge the validity of the statements for themselves. All information is confirmed where possible, and all publication is governed by common sense.

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From: GeneSimmons.com

I thought you might like to post this pic of David Grohl of the Foo Fighters from the contents of this month's Rolling Stone magazine.

Rolling Stone may not like to run stories on KISS, but thanks to artists like Grohl, they can't avoid their influence!

It's a KISS world, and we only live in it.........

Andrew,
Staten Island, NY

From: KISSMuseum.com

KISS 1976 Empire State Poster Reprint.

The most famous KISS poster of all time is arguably the image of KISS straddling the edge of New York City's Empire State building. Photographer Barry Levine captured the band with apparently nothing between them and the ground, nearly a quarter-mile below. The secret behind the shot, though, is that the band was posed one floor above the observation deck on a four foot wide walkway — giving the illusion of hanging off the edge but with a deck just one story down; still a nasty, but not catastrophic, fall.

With the poster being in hot demand from diehard fans an official reprint has just been released, much to the delight of collectors worldwide. There are a few minor differences to note: the silver-gray logo of the original print, (top), has been replaced by a bolder red version, (bottom). The new poster is also borderless, with the image running all the way to the edge of the paper.

And that's not all—other recent official poster releases include an airbrushed image of the Dressed to Kill album and a five-foot tall KISS Door poster.

KISS Empire State poster $9.95

From: USA TODAY

Who do YOU feel is the greatest American rock band of all time? — Chris Lemanski, New Britain, CT

I think everyone in the band would answer this question pretty differently. But KISS inspired me personally to pick up a guitar and go for it. My life would have been different without PAUL STANLEY or ACE FREHLEY. They would have to be the greatest on my list as an influence to my life at 11 years old.

From: Robert Ivanko
Hello KISS Army!

My name is Robert Ivanko from Slovak Republic, since I'm a big KISS fan and will be finally married on July 30th 2005, I would like to show you my special wedding card in style of KISS, I hope you will all like it.

Rock on!

From: Hit Parader
Sent in by Mike Hayes
The July 2005 issue of Hit Parader magazine includes several "all-time" Top 10's and a Top 100, including different KISS releases (and on the cover there's even a small picture of PAUL STANLEY). KISS' Alive! album is the number 1 in the All-Time Top 10 Live Albums. In the All-Time Top 10 Most Influential Metal Albums, Alive! can be found at the number 4 spot, while it's also at number 4 in The Top 100 CD's In Metal History.

In this same Top 100, Destroyer is at number 16, while Love Gun takes up the number 33 spot. In the All-Time Top 10 Metal Albums Of The 70's, Destroyer can be found at number 2. The Hotter Than Hell album takes up the number 5 spot in the All-Time Top 10 Albums With "Hell" In The Title, and at number 7 in the All-Time Top 10 Shock Rock Discs.

From: Chicago Tribune
by Phil Rosenthal
There's no business like show business, and way too much news like it, if you believe what people in show business tell you.

"It's commercial media, they're chasing an audience — so are newspapers," said GENE SIMMONS, leader of the rock band KISS. "But there should be an hour or two hours sometime during the day where it's only news and no entertainment and, if Bruce Springsteen turns gay, it shouldn't be the top news of the hour."

From: Angelo Coppola
Just wanted to let you know you can catch a couple of encore presentations of my performance on "America's Most Talented Kids".

Sunday August 14 at 7 pm and Friday August 19 at 8 pm

"America's Most Talented Kids" is on PAX television network which is also called i TV network - Independent Television. (they're in the process of changing the name of the station)
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From: KISSAsylum.com/Kulick.net
by Keith Leroux/BRUCE KULICK

Just back from Grand Funk's show here in Indy. Another great show. This band is so tight - if you get a chance to check them out - GO!! Good catching up with Bruce. We're looking to do a few expo together hopefully in the fall and another Japanse expo looks like a go for Feb. Bruce with some form of UNION will also be doing an early winter European swing.

Here's Bruce's latest post from his site - Kulick.net:

Hello everyone! Hope you are all enjoying your summer. I certainly have been, with so much traveling, but playing alot and I love that of course. But it the season as you know. Rock n Roll and barbeques and fireworks. Hope you all had a great July 4th. I saw some great fireworks here in LA. Sadly my dog Joe was freaked! OK back to the news of the last few months...
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From: KISS Army Norway

UNVEILED HISTORIC KEN KELLY KISS PAINTING)
"KISS Army Norway & Voices Music Entertainment proudly unveiled the Ken Kelly painting that will become the cover for the upcoming Norwegian tribute CD. Kelly painted both the classical Destroyer and Love Gun covers. A large bunch of national press and special invited fans were present at Sentrum Scene in Oslo where the event took place. The KISS tribute album will be released september 5th and will be called "Gods Of Thunder - A Norwegian Tribute To KISS". The album artwork can be seen at this location.

Executive producer Stig Karlsen clame that the album will bring tribute CD's to a new level both musically and visually. The album consist of #1 chart topping and award winning bands from Norway. Among them millionselling Espen Lind, and World Idol winner Kurt Nilsen who won over US platinum artist Kelly Clarkson in last years final. Billboard US top 100 hundred artist Stage Dolls and the members from TNT Ronni Le Tekro & Tony Harnell are also on the album. The Norwegian superstars Wig Wam do "I Was Made for Loving You" with former KISS-guitarist BRUCE KULICK who wanted to pay tribute to his Norwegian fans. GENE SIMMONS Norwegian favorites Shirleys Temple, the band behind the song Asshole do "God Of Thunder". More information on the album and a massive release festival and KISS Expo at HERE."

Additionally, also From: KISS Army Norway:
KISS Army Norway and Voices Music Entertainment have the pleasure to announce the tracklist for the fortcoming "Gods Of Thunder - A Norwegian Tribute To KISS" (released on September 5th - 2005). The tracklist is:
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From: Eric-Singer.com
by Drumboo
Check out the great new photos of Eric from a recent Alice Cooper show in Germany at www. Eric-Singer.com.

From: Fernando De Narvaez
The Best KISS Tribute Band in South America is going to play in front of 6,000 in the Palacio de los Deportes Stadium (Sports Palace) August 27 in Bogota City, and in Cali City on August 25.

The band is called KISZ and youll be really surprised of the quality of this tribute band much better than most tribute bands.

For really cool look alike pictures Go to the oficial KISZ web site: www.zumbis.com

From: KISSAsylum.com
KISS will play a corporate show for Honda in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 10th. The show is not open to the general public.

From: Acef41@hotmail.com
Are you a fan of the greatest band in the world and the greatest sport in the world? Then join my fantasy football league for KISS fans! It's totally free to join and play! Just send an e-mail to Acef41@hotmail.com and I'll get you started in a great game that brings you together with other KISS fans. No fees, no requirements - just a lot of fun.

From: Kansas City Star
GENE SIMMONS, the lead singer of rock group KISS, has turned into a cable TV impresario, concocting male beauty pageants for Oxygen ("Mr. Romance"), creating a cartoon show for Nickelodeon ("My Dad the Rock Star") and planning the launch of a channel he calls NGTV (No Good Television) this fall.

He came here to promote "Rock School" (Aug. 19, VH1), a reality show in which Simmons takes a job as a teacher at a classical music school and gets the students to start a rock band.

Simmons made it clear that his show was not to be confused with "School of Rock," the movie in which Jack Black took a job as a teacher at a prep school and got the students to start a rock band. "School of Rock" is set in the United States, while "Rock School" was taped in England. Jack Black is an actor who played a teacher for a few weeks, while Simmons is an entertainer who played a teacher for a few weeks. See? Completely different.
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From: TommyThayer.com
by TOMMY THAYER
Question #1 What is your favorite fast food restaurant? What is your favorite candy? — Nick Manning, Glendale, California

ANSWER: I've been straying away from fast food as much as possible anymore, but when the temptation arises it's usually In N Out Burgers. Candy selection would be dark chocolate, preferably Dove.

Question #2 Which of the current KISS Tribute bands are the best? Are there individual members from different acts that you think stand out more than others? — Amy Sanchez, Austin, Texas
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From: KISSAsylum.com
KISS frontman PAUL STANLEY recently announced that he's planning a solo tour in support of his upcoming solo album. Stanley will also have exhibitions of his paintings throughout the USA soon. In April of this year, the first-ever public exhibition of his art took place on Maui, Hawaii.

As previously reported, drumming on Stanley's upcoming solo CD was handled by Victor Indruzzo, who has toured and recorded with MACY GRAY, toured with BECK and appears on various recordings by the Matrix production team. Most of the guitars have been handled by Corky James, who also is heard on various recordings by the Matrix team, including AVRIL LAVIGNE. In talking about their contributions Paul raved, "Victor is just an amazing drummer who can bash with the best of them while keeping a great groove going." As for James, Stanley added, "Corky just blows me away with his parts and sounds." As far as bass..."I've always been a big fan of BRUCE KULICK's bass playing so it's great to have him on some of the album." Keyboards have been handled by Russ Irwin who has toured with both STING and AEROSMITH. "I've known Russ for over 15 years before the KISS/AEROSMITH tour happened and his being a part of the project seemed like a natural". Of course all the vocals are handled by Paul. A few of the tracks recorded include "Wake Up Screaming", "Second To None" and "Live To Win".

Paul has been collaborating with Swedish songwriter Andreas Carlsson (BON JOVI, DEF LEPPARD), and for the first time in 15 or so years, Desmond Child (BON JOVI, AEROSMITH). "It's magic," Stanley said of the collaboration. Paul went on to add, "From the songs to the playing and singing, everything about this album is consistent without compromise. The album is exactly who I am now and what I want to be doing. It's got all the sides of what I do, so it's not surprising that it's got elements of everything I've done plus a leap into the 21st century. I don't need to hype it. I'll leave that to everyone else who's heard it."

From: KISSexpo2005@aol.com
The date, November 19th 2005, the venue, Nottingham Rock City. U.K.

Very special guest is current member of KISS - ERIC SINGER! Hot from the Alice Cooper UK tour, ERIC SINGER will be there for a 'Q & A' session, everyone who attends is guaranteed an autograph and photo session, and ya never know, he may just play a little!

There is a Live performance from the U.K.'s Number 1 KISS tribute band Dressed to Kill, and along for the ride again, will be Channel 4's Mr. Iain Lee. More special guests T.B.C.
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From: Metal Hammer

KISS' GENE SIMMONS is to release the self-titled, debut album from solo artist Bag through Simmons Records this coming Autumn.Bag is a South American-born Canadian-dwelling singer, writer producer & mixer, and claims influences from Pink Floyd to Frank Zappa, via Bob Dylan.

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

This should do wonders for our relationship with the British. VH1 sent tongue-wagging GENE SIMMONS over to Christ's Hospital Boarding School in Horsham. There, the KISS icon entered a classroom — "MY NAME! Is Mr. Simmons. ROCK! is about grabbing everybody's attention" — and proceeded to teach young classical music prodigies how to get the Led out.

Not as easy as you might think. The goal is to become good enough to open for Motorhead. The show is "GENE SIMMONS' Rock School," coming Aug. 19. And the kids' rigorous classical training doesn't mean a thing to him.
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From: Reuters

Music recording artist GENE SIMMONS (C) from the band KISS poses with kids from the new VH1 television series 'Rock School' in this undated publicity photo. The show features Simmons taking on the challenge of turning the classically trained 13-year-old musicians from Christ's Hospital private board school into rock-n-roll ones.

From: EddieTrunk.com
by Eddie Trunk

Spoke to ACE FREHLEY Friday. Doing great and the same deal, when he has stuff to talk about musically he will be back on the show. For now he's just laying low. He did play on a track however on an upcoming CD by Kathy Valentine the bassist from the Go Go's. That's out in September. He also told me he's working in his home studio on music for soundtracks and possibly an album at some point. NO time table at all for an album or tour at this time. Told you guys I'd give you news when I had it, so there you go.

From: Jim Frangella
New additions include Angelo Coppola 9yr old Drumming Sensation and Winner of the "Most Talented Kid Award" Drumming to KISS Klassics and a rare unplugged set by Chicago's own King of The NightTime World. They join KISS drummer ERIC SINGER, Tribute band Black Diamond and KISS Army founder Bill Starkey. For more info and to buy tickets, visit the expo website - http://www.kissexpochicago.com.

From: Yahoo News
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- GENE SIMMONS invades England to teach a bunch of prim and proper boarding school students how to rock in the new VH1 series, "GENE SIMMONS' Rock School," premiering Friday, August 19 at 11PM.* The infamous "Demon" of KISS faces a monumental task: turning a group of classical music mini-scholars into a killer rock band.

Music recording artist GENE SIMMONS (pictured, R) from the band KISS gives the high five to Rodney Vubya (L), general manager of the rock band put together by Simmons, on the VH1 TV show 'Rock School', at the Television Critic's Association Summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills July 14, 2005.

"GENE SIMMONS' Rock School" has Master Simmons setting up court at one of the UK's top independent boarding schools, Christ's Hospital in West Sussex, south of London. The children who attend the 450-year-old school wear Tudor uniforms, march into the lunch hall accompanied by full brass band and know nothing about rock music. So, in just six weeks Gene must transform a class of classically trained 13-year-old musicians into little rock gods.
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From: GeneSimmons.com
by John Harrison
Dunno if you've seen this before...have no idea where it came from, where it is or how it got there but I found it online and thought you and your fans might like to check it out if they haven't already spotted it....

Cheers!

From: Alan Henderson
Late KISS drummer ERIC CARR is among the 10 best drummers in the world, according to some 3,500 music lovers who participated in Radio poll in order to vote for their fantasy super group - made up of any musician from any band. There are 4 categories: Best singer, Best guitarist, Best bassist and Best drummer. The four members of Led Zeppelin turned out to be the ultimate super group, as they're leading all categories. Apart from ERIC CARR, there are no KISS members in any of these categories. Most musicians/bands voted for are from the UK, undoubtedly having to do with the fact that Planet Rock Radio is based n the UK. Several websites have listed the four Top 10's, including the BBC News site.
Best drummer

10. ERIC CARR (KISS)
09. Dave Grohl (Nirvana)
08. Roger Taylor (Queen)
07. Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
06. Ginger Baker (Cream)
05. Phil Collins (Genesis)
04. Cozy Powell (Black Sabbath, Rainbow)
03. Keith Moon (The Who)
02. Neil Peart (Rush)
01. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

From: News Telegragh
by Julie Henry
On stage he is a rock'n'roll legend, known for his outrageous make-up and bedding more than 4,000 women. But in the classroom of one of England's oldest boarding schools, the KISS frontman GENE SIMMONS was rather a flop.

The arrival of Mr Simmons, the former lead singer of the glamrock band KISS, at the £17,900-a-year Christ's Hospital School, in West Sussex, to film a Channel 4 series entitled Rock School, brought 10 musically gifted teenagers face to face with a star whose trademark tongue displays have helped him to sell 100 million albums and fill stadiums all over America in the 1980s.

In the week after seasoned performers entertained five billion people across the globe in the Live 8 concerts, however, pupils at the school, talking for the first time about their experiences, were unswayed by the promise of a rock'n'roll lifestyle.
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From: Sacktrick.com
The Sheep In KISS Make Up CD is still selling well, (both online on the mail order section of www.sacktrick.com and through Cargo Records in shops across Europe and Hellion Records in Brazil) it seems you've all been spreading the word for us again haven't you? More nice people are sending us emails to say how much they've enjoyed the record (see the Sheep Reactions Page at www.sacktrick.com), the latest of these people only being Bob Ezrin- the guy who produced the original Elder album for KISS! We got a short email forwarded on to us after sending him a copy. He said he "loved it". Let me repeat that again in capitals...BOB EZRIN WHO PRODUCED THE ELDER FOR KISS LOVED OUR VERSION OF HIS RECORD!...You may or may not know how much that means to us, but it'd be an understatement if I said it was quite a lot.

From: KISSOnline.com

Last Chance! Issue #4 of the Official KISS Magazine will be out soon, this is your last chance to get issue #3 as part of your subscription.

Remember, issue #2 sold out, don't miss out on #3, subscribe today at www.dnapublications.com/kissmag

From: Fansanity.com
by Jim Frangella
You wanted it back ! You got it back ! KISS CHICAGOLAND EXPO 2005

Saturday September 3rd at the HOLIDAY INN - COUNTRYSIDE

6201 Joliet Road, LaGrange/Countryside, Illinois 60525-3958. 1-(708) 354-4200, featuring KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER. Eric will be singing autographs, taking photos and answering questions. All female KISS Tribute Band BLACK DIAMOND will rock the windy city!! Just announced Bill Starkey.
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From: Matt Campbell

Hey everyone! Happy 4th of July from Iraq...Well, a little late I know, but better late than never, right? Alright...here's a few pics from our show last night. The pics from outside the tent may look fuzzy...That's actually my camera's flash picking up sand particles. We are currently enduring a sandstorm, and have been for 3 days now. It sucks, but not even that will stop KISS Army Iraq! Looking forward to doing another show again on Labor Day. Take care and I will talk to you all soon!

Matt
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From: TommyThayer.com
by TOMMY THAYER
As the heat of summer is fast upon us, I've been spending most of my time at home in Los Angeles.

I'm happy to report that the forthcoming KISS DVD, Rock The Nation Live! has been mastered, authored and is in position for worldwide release this fall.

I know you're gonna love it.
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From: WVOW
WVOW FM Radio announcer and mobile DJ Bill France, who just happens to be a die-hard KISS fan was asked to host a lip sync contest as part of his hometown's fourth of July celebration. France decided to dress up in his replica GENE SIMMONS outfit. He even did a lip sync to Rock and Roll All Night. "When I first stepped out...you could have heard a pin drop, jaws literally dropped," France said. "But once I hit the stage, the crowd was going nuts, cheering and singing along. Hopefully I'll convert a few more KISS fans with this performance."

For more pictures of the lip sync contest, you can visit France's website at http://www.djbillfrance.com

From: KISSAsylum.com
by Mike
BMGJapan.com has a page for KISS releases, at the bottom of the are two links (Real and Windows Media) to watch a 2004 promotional video of Gene talking about the upcoming release of Asshole and the upcoming KISS tour of Japan.

The video links are at the bottom of the page. http://www.bmgjapan.com/_artist/info.php?id=1577

From: Randy
Here's a great pix of my old buddy....Jacky "bam bam" Rena from 94WYSP radio (Philadelphia, PA) getting his licks in on Mr. Gene $immons

From: NotGeneSimmons.com
Carlos Espada is a renowned GENE SIMMONS impersonator who has appeared on countless TV shows, in print, and worked on official product with his childhood hero, GENE SIMMONS.

Having received praises from a wide array of media and from KISS themselves. Carlos also plays GENE SIMMONS in the New York City based KISS tribute band, KISSNATION. He is currently one of the most sought after GENE SIMMONS impersonators in the KISS world.

After many request of friends, family & KISS fans, The official web site was built,appropriately title Not GENE SIMMONS. So take a moment to look at the site http://www.NotGeneSimmons.com, it is constantly changing so book mark it for all the latest info on Carlos & his band KISSNATION.
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From: tributeAlbums.com
Greetings to the KISS Army! A lot of exciting things have been happening since the April release of "KISS Cover to Cover" . We wanted to touch base with you to give you the scoop!

For our home town KISS fans, "KISS Cover to Cover" is now available at both NYC Virgin Megastore locations. Conveniently stocked in the KISS section of the stores, "KISS Cover to Cover" is easy to spot due to its original and well received cover art! Stop by the Times Square or Union Square locations in New York City to pick up your copy on the most unique KISS tribute ever!

The current issue of "KISS Kollector" Magazine, the official magazine of the KISS Kollector Fanclub, features a nice review of "KISS Cover to Cover." We would like to thank eveyone at KISS Kollector for their support!
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From: KISSAsylum.com
by Mike
Image Entertainment, Inc., a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, today announced it has secured distribution rights to "Rockin' The Corps", one of the largest star-studded concerts ever held to support U.S. troops.

"Rockin' The Corps" was held on April 1 at Camp Pendleton, a U.S. military base near San Diego, for nearly 50,000 U.S. Marines and their families. The concert featured performances by DESTINY'S CHILD, KISS, RICHIE SAMBORA, HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH, TED NUGENT and GODSMACK. The evening was hosted by Cedric The Entertainer, with celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Randy Jackson, Heather Locklear, Cindy Crawford, Alyssa Milano and Carmen Electra, amongst many others on-hand to introduce the performers.

On Memorial Day 2005, Yahoo! featured excerpts from the event on their site in a salute to U.S. armed forces around the world. The theatrical release of "Rockin' The Corps" premiered June 26 in Washington, D.C., at an event hosted by "Rockin' The Corps" founder Joseph E. Robert, Jr. On Monday, June 27, special screenings were held on 150 screens in 75 top markets throughout the United States at Regal, Edwards and United Artists theatres as part of their Big Screen Concert series through their national Cinemedia division. A one-year broadcast initiative began over the July 4th holiday weekend on the prominent HD Networks, iN Demand, with subsequent television broadcasts, both free and pay-per-view, which is expected to continue interest in this special enterprise.
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From: Kaori Hashimoto (Ms.) Freelance Journalist/Photographer
(Click on the photos to see enlargements and more KISS photos from Kaori)

From: KISSAsylum.com
by George Xirocostas
Hi fellow KISS fans,

Another great performance from ERIC SINGER & friends. This time is was "MELBOURNE ROCK CITY'S" turn.

The great Melbourne band The Stand started the night off with some of their excellent music. I have to mention that their Melbourne fans got an extra KISS song than us Sydney fans. They played "Shandi" & "Is that you". Awesome performance.
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From: KISSAsylum.com
by Joe Mastro
I had the great pleasure of seeing ERIC SINGER and Friends in Melbourne last night and it was awesome. The guys were held up due to flight delays (major fog problems) The Stand open the show with a terrific set that warmed up the crowd. Eric and crew didn't come on till after 11.30 due to the plane problems, but it was well worth the wait. He was so caring and concerned about the crowd waiting around so long on a week night that he got on stage as soon as he arrived and apologized for the delay (like it was his fault that a fog took over the state!) and promised to start the show asap. Sure enough, within minutes the guys were on stage and pounding out a great set pretty much the same set as Sydney. Chuck Garric had a few technical problems with his amp. He made a great joke about feeling like Derrick Small (of Spinal Tap) trying to get back into his pod. He then belted out an amazing version of I Love It Loud which brought the house down. Ryan and Damon were in great form even paying a little homage to our masked heroes with a guitar sway on She.

Eric was fabulous as always and even with all the delays and exhaustion he and the boys hung around to sign anything and everything the fans had till the very last fan was satisfied. What a great night. Eric used a very small setup (stage limitations) but played his heart out. As Ryan said "tomorrow night we'll be playing cause that's what we're paid for (the Alice Cooper show), but tonight we play for love". Here at a local pub with no lighting production, small stage and limited equipment, these legends of rock put on a show from the heart.

Thanks for a night to remember.

From: Mike
KISS Podcast is available at iTunes Podcast Directory within the iTunes Music Store. The directory features over 3,000 free podcasts which you can find with ease and subscribe to in a second. The KISS Podcast is not yet listed in this directory but that does not mean you cannot play or subscribe to The KISS Podcast through iTunes. KISS fans can now experience an integrated solution for listening to the show.

Here is how it works:
1. Download iTunes version 4.9 for Windows or Mac.
2. Install on your computer.
3. Subscribe to The KISS Podcast feed through the 'Advanced' menu tab in iTunes.

I am in the process of preparing The KISS Podcast for inclusion into the iTunes Podcast Directory to ensure the subscription process is even easier. Until that happens, please use the above method to enjoy The KISS Podcast show.

From: KISS Army Norway
KISS Army Norway & Voices Music Entertainment proudly unveil the Ken Kelly painting that will become the cover for the upcoming Norwegian tribute CD. Kelly painted both the classical Destroyer and Love Gun covers.A large bunch of national press and special invited fans were present at Sentrum Scene in Oslo where the event took place. The KISS tribute album will be released september 5th and will be called "Gods Of Thunder - A Norwegian Tribute To KISS". The album artwork can be seen at this location: http://www.kissarmynorway.com/index_eng.htm.

Executive producer Stig Karlsen clame that the album will bring tribute CD's to a new level both musically and visually. The album consist of #1 chart topping and award winning bands from Norway. Among them millionselling Espen Lind, and World Idol winner Kurt Nilsen who won over US platinum artist Kelly Clarkson in last years final. Billboard US top 100 hundred artist Stage Dolls and the members from TNT Ronni Le Tekro & Tony Harnell are also on the album. The Norwegian superstars Wig Wam do "I Was Made for Loving You" with former KISS-guitarist BRUCE KULICK who wanted to pay tribute to his Norwegian fans. GENE SIMMONS Norwegian favorites Shirleys Temple, the band behind the song Asshole do "God Of Thunder". More information on the album and a massive release festival and KISS Expo at http://www.kissarmynorway.com/index_eng.htm

From: KISSAsylum.com
by Kaori Hashimoto
...So, ERIC SINGER has come back to our shores once again - albeit with Alice Cooper this time. Even more exciting news was, he and his Alice band mates made a welcome decision to stage their own show!

It was great to see Eric play up close and personal in his own skin (and his blond locks are back, too!). He makes a cute Cat with KISS all right, but it's still a 'borrowed' identity after all...

The main act was capably supported by our own STAND from Melbourne - well known as the backing players for the likes of BRUCE KULICK (KISS) and Mike Tramp (White Lion). They showcased their soon-to-be-released numbers, plus KISS' eighties hit, Is That You, at which the crowd went wild!
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