Gene gives his feelings in a street interview about Madonna and other singers who lip sync their performances. Can’t say we blame him and his candid response makes us realize how we have come to accept such crap unquestionably.

TMZ

Madonna has no business performing at the Super Bowl … this according to legendary KISS frontman Gene Simmons, who thinks the game would be better off with a “real band.”

Simmons was leaving Boa in Hollywood last night when we asked how he felt about Madge headlining the Super Bowl halftime show — to which Gene sarcastically replied, “I love all karaoke singers, I love all the girl singers who get up and sing with tapes … shame on you!”

Gene added, “By the way, Madonna’s terrific … I hate the tapes.”

It seems like KISS has unsurprisingly and once again been snubbed by the politics of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…

Pollstar

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The Rock Hall released its list of inductees for 2012 today, naming Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan, The Faces / Small Faces and Laura Nyro among the honored, while ignoring folks such as Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Heart, WAR, and The Cure for the career-spanning honor.

But perhaps the two bands most overlooked by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame are KISS and Rush. At least, that’s what their fans will tell you.

Every year the Hall announces its new inductees and every year fans of both bands take to online message boards to voice their displeasure. In fact, of the first five comments posted on Pollstar.com this morning in reaction to the Rock Hall’s announcement, four noted the absence of the Canadian power trio, with one reader calling today’s announcement “the yearly Rush diss.”