Daily Archives: June 29, 2014

4th and Loud, Reality Show on Inaugural LA KISS Arena Football Season, Kicks Off Aug. 5

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Matt Coker | OC Weekly

4th-and-Loud_AMC_560pAMC announced Wednesday that 4th and Loud, a docu-series following the inaugural season of the LA KISS Arena Football League team that plays home games at the Honda Center, premieres at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Despite the headline to Daniel Cohn’s pre-season cover story above, LA KISS is not winning, having two victories at home and only one on the road for a disappointing 3-10 record in the National Conference’s West Division. The 14-0, division-leading Arizona Rattlers crushed LA KISS 83-47 on Saturday. The home team returns to Anaheim to play Spokane tomorrow night.

Even though LA KISS has not lived up to the hype, that does not mean 4th and Loud will be unworthy reality television. Remember how great Hard Knocks was when it followed the lackluster New York Jets?

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Live review: Kiss and Def Leppard at Sleep Country Amphitheater

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Robert Ham | Oregonian

15311487-mmmainThe iconic hard rock band arguably invented the arena rock spectacle, replete with synchronized pyrotechnics, elaborate stage sets and, of course, their signature face paint and glam rock demon costumes.

However, at some point — and we can debate all day long about exactly when this occurred — the pageantry became more important than the music.

And for the many fans that packed the Sleep Country Amphitheater on Friday night to see Kiss is concert, that’s something they readily accept and anticipate. Sure, hearing “Rock and Roll All Nite” was great, but hearing it while being showered in an unrelenting spray of confetti is apparently even better.

In that regard, everyone got what they wanted out of this deal: Kiss got their captive audience; the attendees got their sensory overload.

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