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 February 2006 NewsPage updated on February 28, 2006All 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.
Indy Expo Update From: KISSAsylum.com Bill Aucoin has had to cancel his apprearance at the March 11th Indy KISS Expo due to a scheduling conflict with another project. ERIC SINGER to the rescue!! Eric will appear at the Expo along with former KISS Security man John Harte! I really appreciate Eric helping us out of a bind by agreeing to come in on short notice! (Eric you're a great friend!! Thanks!!) John Corabi has also been added as a guest!! For Hotel and ticket info please visit www.getalifeinc.com. Short Japan Expo Note From: KISSAsylum.com Sitting in lobby of Washington Shinjuku Hotel with Asylum's Russ Dannecker and Al Soluri. Another great Expo and another great trip!! Will have full update along with tons of Al's photos and soon as we get back to the US. BRUCE KULICK, John Corabi, Bob Kulick, Chuck Garric and Asylum's Peter Arquette flew out yesterday. Eric is leaving for Australia tonight. Al also took some great shots of Eric's drum clinic. One more day for us. Today we're off to Tokyo Disney Land with some friends of ours!
From: Edward Yip Here is my new goalie mask which was airbrushed by Steve Nash at Eyecandy Air. It turned out awesome!! Check out his website at www.eyecandyair.com - he does fabulous work. [more] KISS Army Calls Needed From: Joe Apple 4 Hours of publicity on the airwaves dedicated to the HOTTEST BAND IN THE LAND AND THE KISS ARMY MARCH ON AUGUST 5 , 2006!!!! Its time to give the rock and roll hall of fame induction committee a reality check!!! March 2nd, straight out of California, the KISS Army will be heard!!! I call out to all members of the army to get involved, call in, voice your opinion.... UNITE!!!!! You are all here for the same reason, KISS. Now is the time to do your part, a very important part. This march is about to double in size and your help is needed..... [more]
From: Radio Reality Check Calling all KISS Army Soldiers!!!!! March 2nd 2006, its time to give the Hall of fame a Reality Check!!!! 8pm to 12am pacific time, 4 full hours will be broadcast live on the radio and via the internet about the hottest band in the land. All KISS army members are encouraged to call in and talk about the band, the constant omission of KISS from the rock and roll hall of fame and the KISS Army March on August 5th 2006 in Cleveland Ohio. [more] BRUCE KULICK Interviewed For John Corabi's Book From: Mick's Headbanger's Ball MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has completed his interview for former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi's forthcoming authorized autobiography, co-written with Jake Brown, due out later this year. Other music stars who have contributed interviews to the book include former KISS and UNION guitarist BRUCE KULICK, music producer Bob Rock, "Canadian Idol" judge and pop star Sass Jordan, music producer Eddie Kramer, and CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer, among others who came up with Corabi throughout his 25-plus-year career in the music business.
From: kreweofgemini.com The Krewe of Gemini will feature a KISS float named "Rockstar" in thier Mardi Gras parade this Sat, Feb 25th in Shreveport/Bossier City Louisiana. The Krewe is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting Mardi Gras in the Ark-La-Tex. This years theme is "Come With Us to the Land of Dreams."
From: Eric-Singer.com Just returned from the German Tour with Alice Cooper/Deep Purple ! We did 10 shows together and the turnout was fantastic !! Thank you to all the fans new & old who came out. Was great to see some familiar faces as usual at the shows. I was surprised at the turnout in the middle of winter too ! Wow what great fans and I think we made some new ones as well. [more]
From: KISSKollector.com KISS Expo Belgium with special guest Bill Aucoin 30 years ago, KISS first toured Europe in the summer of '76. The tour ended in Harelbeke, Belgium at Het Spoor. In the summer of 2006, Belgium's premiere tribute band KISStory will relive this legendary event by playing at the same venue as KISS did on June 6, 1976. Along with KISS Kollector Fanclub (the European KISS Army) they've turned the event into the first ever KISS Expo in Belgium. Legendary KISS manager Bill Aucoin will be the very special guest, answering your questions, signing autographs and posing for photos. Mr. Aucoin was KISS' manager from August '73 uptill April '82. International KISS dealers will offer you the best in vintage and new KISS merchandise, local band Dirty City will be playing some KISS classics in their very own style, while KISStory will be taking the stage at 21:00 hours and pull out all stops with all the KISS classics, lots of pyro and fireworks and everything else you'd expect from a KISS show. Tickets are only 10 euro (pre-sale) and can be ordered via www.kisstory.be. For additional information, please check out www.kisskollector.com.
From: KISSKollector.com A while ago, a handful of songs co-written by original/former KISS drummer PETER CRISS were published by Athletic Cowboy Music and released on the debut album by One Of A Kind, the band formed by former Criss bassist Mark Montague. The tracks Golden Arm and The Shooter are listed as co-writes by Peter. However, a third song, U Gotta Know is only credited to Montague in the CD booklet whereas the ASCAP registration also lists Peter as a writer of the song that also has been published by PETER CRISS Publishing - just like the other two songs credited as being PETER CRISS co-writes. Along with 10 other songs, these tracks appear on the self-titled One Of A Kind album, released on Azimuth Records in October of last year. In the booklet, Peter and Gigi Criss are amongst the many people thanked by the band, and Peter's website is also being listed, by the way. One Of A Kind's history goes back to 2004, when Mark Montague's new band hit the metal scene and completed by drummer Ryan Brown and another former Criss member, guitarist Mike McLaughlin, he recorded the first album. The trio was helped out in the studio by a handful of other musicians, including KISS drum roadie Ed Kanon and Eddie Rogers who replaced Peter in Criss when Peter reunited with KISS (Criss then went on under the name Skoff). Montague of course co-wrote most songs on the 1993 Criss EP as well as the band's full length debut album Cat #1 as released in 1994. (The photo shows the 1994 Criss line up, consisting of f-l-t-r: PETER CRISS, Mike Stone, Mark Montague and Mike McLaughlin.) The song The Shooter (lyrics by Peter and Montague/music by Montague) happens to be an old Criss tune that they played during their live performances in 1995. Golden Arm is a co-write between Peter, Montague and Barbara Degennaro, while Montague wrote the music. The album's opening track, One Of A Kind, probably also was born in 1995 during the final Criss days, as it's a co-write between that year's Criss members Montague and Jason Ebs (lyrics) as well as Montague and Mike McLaughlin (music). For more info on the One Of A Kind album, please check out KISS Related Recordings. A full review of the CD will appear in the next issue of KISS Kollector magazine. [more] Australian KISS Army Fights Back From: George Xirocostas Another year has gone by, without The Hottest Band In The World, being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. The KISS ARMY, the largest rock 'n' roll fan club in the world, as you all should know by now has declared war on the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. The need to serve KISS has come, so let's all get together as one. [more] Vote For KISS Eddie Trunk has a new website. On the right side is a poll "What major artist do you most want to see a new studio CD from in 2006?" Bands listed are, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, KISS, Guns & Roses, Metallica, Rush, Ozzy, Motley Crue. At the moment, KISS is in the lead with 39% of the 2265 votes cast so far. Vote for KISS at www.eddietrunk.com
From: News Telegraph UK Chris Hardman was once an ordinary 15-year-old who went to an ordinary comprehensive school in the ordinary seaside town of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Living with his mother Karen, 43, a supermarket worker, father Ian, 43, a slaughterhouse worker and his brother and sister, his only claim to fame was that at 4ft 11in, he was the shortest boy at Kirkley High School. Then the television cameras from Channel 4's Rock School arrived, along with GENE SIMMONS, the face-paint wearing, "demon guitarist" of KISS, one of the world's most outrageously successful rock acts. The "rock legend" has notched up 43 gold discs, 30 years of touring and, he says, 4,600 female conquests. But now he faced a new challenge: teaching teenagers from Lowestoft to be rock musicians and selecting the best for the Rock School band. [more]
From: Keith Terrier KISS Asylum Japan / Aussie Reporter Rock the Nation DVD by KISS has now moved to #2 on the Australian Record Industry Association Top 40 DVD Chart. It is in It's third week on the charts. The KISS ARMY seem to be out in force downunder for this DVD. See the full chart here. New PAUL STANLEY Art Update From: KISSAsylum.com Paul is working on a new series. Each one is of a KISS member and also has text from a song that is identified with them, painted on it. Very cool. First one is of Paul w/Love Gun lyric. Will post more details when the other prints are available.
From: Peter Stasukevics Artist Pete Stasukevics describes for us how he created this unique motorcycle model: "I bought my FXRT Harley brand new in 1986. Ever since, I have been looking for a model of this bike. Most Harley mechanics agree that the FXRT is the best riding touring bike; it was never a great seller because it didn't have the well known gull wing shaped faring. Because of low demand no company bothered to make a model." "I was recently in a ceramics store where they pour clay into molds for people to take home and paint, glaze and then have the piece fired. To my delight they had a Harley FXR. That is my bike without the faring trunk and saddle bags. If they could pour one and leave it wet for me I could make the bags and faring out of clay and attach them to the bike prior to firing. They agreed to do that so when I picked up the wet model I took it home and went to work fashioning saddle bags faring and trunk out of clay. After they hardened, but were not yet dry, I attached them to the bike. I let the piece dry slowly, then fired it in my kiln. Now it was ready for painting. I painted the whole piece with primer then sanded and sprayed it with silver spray paint. For the black and the white KISS faces I used an airbrush; the fine details I did with a very fine paint brush, then added a clear coat to the Black parts. The windshield was cut from a plastic container and formed around a jar. The bike is 13" long. The entire project took 30 hours". [more]
From: Célébrités Galleries PAUL STANLEY's latest Limited Edition Art "Love Gun" is a self portrait of Paul in makeup. You can see more of Paul's art at www.celebrityfineart.com/celeb/pstanleyindex.html Japan Expo Update From: KISSAsylum.com Getting excited for our trip next week back to Japan!!! We leave one week from today and I can't wait!! This will be my 17th visit to Japan, one of my favorite places in the world. Coming along from Asylum is Peter Arquette, Russ Dannacker and staff photographer Al Soluri. If your at the expo, please stop by to visit us and thanks so much for visiting Asylum every day! We appreciate the support!! A huge thank you to our friend Takeshi and his staff, especially Manny for all of their help!! We are looking forward to another great expo. Eric and Chuck Garric are touring with Alice Cooper in Germany this month and return just in time to get on a plane and leave for Japan next week. Bruce is busy this week with VH1's Fantasy Camp and has been rehearsing with John Corabi and Bob Kulick for the shows next week. Bob will join ESP for a few tracks from Alive II and also a cut from PAUL STANLEY's '78 release. If all goes well we will be recording the shows for a new ESP CD!!! [more]
From: Alan Perry A great photo of Ace from September 8, 1980 at Wembley Arena. You can see more KISS photos from that show here. PAUL STANLEY's Solo Album "Live To Win" From: PaulStanleysParadise.com KISS frontman PAUL STANLEY has confirmed to ABC Radio's ePrep that his new solo album will be called "Live to Win". Stanley is still in the process of shopping the record to labels in various countries, explaining, "There's nothing worse, that I've seen in the past, [than] when you have a deal, let's say in America, and the company in Germany hates your album." To combat that, the singer is seeking out different labels internationally to assure they're all excited about the CD. He expects it to be in stores in about four months. Stanley is planning a tour to support the CD, and says he'll be bringing out a bigger band than he's used at past solo gigs, "because there's a lot more going on on this album." He estimates he'll have about six people in his band. As for the musicians he used during the recording of "Live to Win" - a list which includes session drummer Victor Indrizzo, guitarist Corky James, former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, former KISS guitarist BRUCE KULICK (who plays bass on a few songs) and noted string arranger David Campbell - Stanley says, "[It's] some friends of mine - it's not a 'who's who.' I didn't want to do one of those albums where you list people and it becomes some sort of a, trying to impress everybody with names. So it's a great album. Everybody loves it." Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Wake Up Screaming" and "Second to None".
From: TommyThayer.com Question: Whatever happened to the song "Promise The Moon" and are there other B 'N B tunes sitting around no one has released? -- Aimo Cale, El Cerrito, CA ANSWER: That was a song that we recorded for the Nasty Nasty album that never made the final cut for the record. There was another tune called "Good & Evil" that was recorded when we did our first album. Both of these tunes are in the can somewhere and as far as I know, no plans for release anytime soon.
Kewadin Casino's (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) The start date for ticket sales has been set for April 8th. At 8 AM that day, you'll be able to buy tickets at the box office window in Sault Ste. Marie, or at the gift shop at Kewadin's St. On April 9th at 8 AM, tickets will also be available through the box office phone (1-800-539-2346) and on-line at www.kewadin.com. Tickets cost US $57 for reserved admission or US $47 for general admission. A total of 10,000 tickets will be sold with 2,500 reserved seats, 2,800 bleacher and 4,700 general admission. All details are subject to change. KISS DVD chart postion in Australia KISS Rock the Nation DVD is at #3 on the Australian DVD charts in it's second week. You can view the chart here.
From: Blabbermouth.net Toy Vault has announced plans to release limited-edition (runs to be determined) plush dolls of the band KISS. Look for solo boxed large KISS plush (suggested retail price $30) and a mini-plush box set ($50) this summer. Ace's Mom From: KNAC.com Our Deepest Sympathy's Go Out To ACE FREHLEY and Family. Original KISS drummer PETER CRISS' website reveals that former bandmate, guitarist ACE FREHLEY's mother has passed away. The message at Peter's site reads, "We want to send our deepest sympathies to the Frehley family. We love you. God Bless, Peter and Gigi Criss."
Q & A With ERIC SINGER From: Eric-Singer.com hi Eric, i have a question regarding tightness, and cramping while playing drums. in the past six months this has happened 4 times. i don't smoke or drink alcohol. on gig days i drink water and Gatorade. eat bananas and fruit. i also have a fan that keeps me cool under the very hot lamps. Eric, have u had this problem in the past, if so, how did u correct it? are there any tips you can give me for this? thanks Eric for your time. Scott Sheppard [more] KISS Seeks Sweet Smell of Success From: Women's Wear Daily They paint their faces, wear leather and studs and have legions of faithful fans. Now KISS, after more than three decades of heavy-metal music and outrageousness, plans to market two fragrances. How's that for a surprise? The band inked a licensing deal with Gemini Cosmetics Thursday for both beauty and fragrances. The first products will be out in September: men's and women's scents. "We thought about doing makeup," band co-founder PAUL STANLEY, the group's guitarist, joked in an interview. "But we weren't sure how many women would want to walk around with white-painted faces." The deal, brokered by the band's management, Doc Mc Ghee Management, and its merchandise and licensing representative, Signatures Network, includes both fragrance and beauty products, with men's and women's scents launching first. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [more] KISS Purfume & Cologne From: Canadian Press The rock group is putting the final touches on a line of perfumes and colognes, PAUL STANLEY said from Clive Davis' pre-grammy party's red carpet. "They're unrepentantly sexy and a little naughty," he said. Stanley's also finishing a solo album. "It's been about 26 years since my last solo album. That's a big gap. There's a lot of catching up to do," he said. [more]
Here's a few photos of our man at the Clive Davis pre-GRAMMY party: PAUL STANLEY of KISS gestures for photographers as he arrives at a pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, California February 7, 2006. The Grammy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Paul with the Dixie Chicks, and Paul with Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks. [more]
From: BillboardBooks.com Production on Lydia Criss's forthcoming autobiography Sealed With A KISS continues to move forward and the 300+ page book will be released exclusively through the author's Web site, with midsummer 2006 as the targeted release date. Lydia was married to original KISS drummer PETER CRISS from 1970-1979 and accepted KISS's 1977 People's Choice Award for "Beth" on their behalf Sealed With A KISS will be published in a large, coffee-table format, roughly 10" x 12" in size, and contains over 1,500 unpublished photographs of KISS during their 1970s heyday. Lydia continues to publish exclusive images from Sealed With A KISS on her Web site with the most recent image posted on February 1, a never-before-seen live shot of KISS from their first tour in July 1974. "The venue was so small that KISS had to sit their lighted logo on the side of the stage," Lydia noted in a recent update on her Web site. You can see the previously unpublished KISS photo here. Please visit www.lydiacriss.com for further updates, exclusive previews, and the ongoing Photo of the Month feature.
From: Uncut Magazine On the 30th anniversary of The Year They Ruled The States, metal make-up gods KISS feature on the front cover of this special American collectors' edition of Uncut* *All other content remains the same as the regular edition. This month we interview masked megastar marauders KISS about their monstrous metal career, the legendary John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival talks us through the band's mighty run of Woodstock-era singles, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook recall the highs and lows of life in Squeeze, and we meet Sparks' ever-inventive brothers Mael. Meanwhile, Nick Cave and Ray Winstone explain the motives behind violent Aussie Western The Proposition, Walter Hill gets the film-by-film treatment and Oscar shoe-in Philip Seymour Hoffman is reborn as Truman Capote. Album of the Month is the Arctic Monkeys, postpunk gods Wire are Reissue of the Month, and Good Night, And Good Luck is Film of the Month. Spotlight on GENE SIMMONS From: immigration.about.com Welcome to our second piece in our Musician Immigrants series, a developing collection of articles talking about those who left their homelands to experience a culture outside their own, making musical contributions that serve to enrich and inspire us. It is safe to say that he probably has one of the longest tongues in the Rock Music Business - his trademark body part that can be seen on album covers as well as during live shows with the Hard Rock Band KISS, where he is playing bass and singing. But lyrics are not the only things that roll off his enormous "flesh carpet:" pyrotechniques (such as spitting fire) are a regular part of his performances, or, at elevations over 50 feet, he will often throw up blood all over the audience - acts that can compete with any circus. Born Chaim Witz on August 25, 1949 in Haifa, one year after the proclamation of the state of Israel, Simmons was renamed "Eugene Klein" after immigrating to America in 1958. He then changed his name to GENE SIMMONS, maybe because he thought the name "Klein" inappropriate for his height (he is about 6'2") and the length of his tongue, since "Klein" means "little" in German. [more] BRUCE KULICK To Guest On Majic 100.3's "That 80s Show" Feb 10th From: Bravewords.com Ex-KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, UNION guitarist BRUCE KULICK will be Codi Jeffrey's guest this Friday night (February 10th) on That 80s Show on Majic 100.3 in Ottawa (ON) Canada. The show airs from 6 PM to 10 PM (EST). Those not in Ottawa, but wishing to hear Bruce's interview can get a live stream at www.majic100.fm KISS Sightings at Superbowl From: various fans Detroit Rock City and Rock And Roll All Nite were both heard in the background during the Super Bowl coverage on ABC. BRUCE KULICK Audio Interview Posted Online From: TalkingMetal.com TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 39 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features a 30-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with legendary guitarist BRUCE KULICK. Topics include Kulick's twelve years with KISS, his current activities with Grand Funk Railroad, Union, and the ERIC SINGER Project, the KISS Forever instructional DVD, his "Transformer" and "Audio Dog" solo albums, and his upcoming appearance at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp. This podcast as well as "Talking Metal" episode 38, a KISS Tribute Special, can be downloaded at this location. iTunes users can also subscribe to "Talking Metal" for free at this location. GENE SIMMONS & INDY From: Indiana Business Journal On the heels of a week when IRL officials hired famed rock 'n' roller GENE SIMMONS to help sharpen the series' public image and announced retired NASCAR star Rusty Wallace will be the lead announcer on its national TV broadcasts, series honchos were still pondering why car count is declining, teams are folding, and sponsors are abandoning the open-wheel circuit. With the hiring of Simmons and partner Richard Abramson, IRL officials hope to kick-start the series' popularity, especially with younger fans. Simmons seems like an odd choice, but Brown thinks he could be a strong addition. "I've met GENE SIMMONS on several occasions and he's a fantastic businessman," Brown said. "If people can get beyond his image as a guy with his face painted, sticking out his tongue on stage, I think you'll see he's a very good and innovative marketer." [more] Several KISS Sightings From: Gary Fisher At the end of the Miami Heat game, during the Shaq and Wade interview, you could hear Rock And Roll All Nite playing. Last night on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno, he did a special preview of sundays Superbowl and sent Mo Rocca to the event in Detroit. To Get the video clip started, Jay chose none other than KISS' Detroit Rock City. Also, Ace's new commercial for his new Live Hits cd has been airing on VH1 Classic, usally during the shows Rockfest and Metal Mania.
From: Pask Vari I'm a teacher at a High School on the South Shore just off of Montreal. Every department is in charge of organizing a staff party sometime during the school year and recently the Home Ec. and I.T.T. departments organzied a party and asked me to be their mystery guest. They know how fanatic I am about KISS so I was asked to dress as GENE SIMMONS. A great time was had by all and one thing is for sure, everyone at that school knows KISS. [more]
From: Kulick.net Hello everyone! I know it has been a while since my last message about my journeys to Europe and Mexico. So I will start off with a photo from days before I left on the road. My parents had their 58th Anniversary! Amazing!! The Kulick Family took a nice photo, and those of you with elderly parents know what a blessing it can be when they are healthy. So it was a good holiday season for me to be home and spent some time with them. My dog Joe took a great photo in his holiday outfit! Also check out his Hawaii outfit! What a poser he can be. Also some of you asked for a photo of the guitar I got for my birthday. So here it is. Thank you Guitar Center for a nice deal on a killer guitar. [more]
From: Modern Drummer Magazine "Realizing that this industry is a business and not about friends was probably the hardest thing to swallow," says drumming great ERIC SINGER. "Any time a band says there's musical or personality differences, it's usually about money." ERIC SINGER has been around the block. Since 1984 he's played and toured with the likes of Lita Ford, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, Brian May, KISS, and many others, and he's currently on tour with Alice Cooper. "The impression is that I'm a mercenary and play anything for money," he says. "Truthfully, being a pro musician can be an emotional roller coaster. It's a very inconsistent lifestyle for the most part. Very few people make consistent, real money doing this." With so many experiences and different gigs under his belt, it's no wonder Singer never stays unemployed for long. "I come in and give bands what they want," he says. "I've always brought professionalism to the show. It's not always about just playing the beats. It's about the day-to-day preparations and surviving the road so you can get up and play consistently. It's about being a quick study, and being on time and professional. Bringing a good vibe is important, too." [more]
From: KISSmuseum.com GENE SIMMONS donated an imprint of his lips along with his famous signature for this commemorative U.S. Postage stamp to benefit the Humane Society. Get ready for Valentines Day with a lick of this special stamp from Mr Romance himself. And remember, each stamp sold is a donation to a good cause. Stamps can be purchased at http://www.kissmuseum.com/mall/lobby.asp.
From: ebay.com From the personal collection of KISS' GENE SIMMONS and PAUL STANLEY comes the original oil painting used for 1977's "Love Gun." The painting was done by artist Ken Kelly. You can view the auction on ebay.
From: Anthony Pool Long time KISS Fan Anthony Pool has created several cool KISS related art project, which he has shared with fans on KISSAsylum. [more] |
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