Gene Simmons introduces Blue Ruin

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After the release of their first EP, ”Green River Thriller”, Blue Ruin took the New Zealand market by storm, supporting bands such as Misfits, Steel Panther, Buckcherry and Cheri Currie of The Runaways. Shortly after, the band relocated to Europe to step it up a notch. After two successful headlining tours throughout Europe and the UK, Blue Ruin are beyond excited to announce that they will be embarking on yet another kick ass tour as support for the original Hollywood Vampires, LA Guns, featuring Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns.

May 13th – VIFTEN, Rodovre, Denmark
May 14th – VOXHALL, Aarhus, Denmark
May 15th – JOHN DEE, Oslo, Norway
May 18th – MATRIX, Bochum, Germany
May 19th –  BI NUU, Berlin, Germany
May 21st – ORION, Rome, Italy
May 22nd – BORDERLINE, Pisa, Italy
May 23rd – DRUSO, Bergamo, Italy
May 24th – NEW AGE CLUB, Treviso, Italy

DAVID LEE ROTH REVEALS HOW DID GENE SIMMONS DISCOVER VAN HALEN IN 1976

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During a recent interview with ‘The Star Tribune,’ David Lee Roth talked about Van Halen’s demo tapes, which were recorded in 1976-1977, in a collaboration with legendary KISS bassist Gene Simmons.

Gene Simmons said that he discovered Van Halen in a club in an interview with Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon in 2017. Today, David Lee has revealed his opinions on Gene Simmons and his producer role.

Here’s what David Lee Roth stated:

“Van Halen was like a sea anemone. It’s born looking exactly the same way it does as it passes into the hereafter.

If you listen to tracks from our club days in 1973, Van Halen, once I joined the band, sounded exactly like we did the first day together at Ed [Van Halen]’s mom’s house as we did on the first record as we did on ‘Jump.’”

He continued:

“It took us five-and-a-half years before Warner Bros finally showed up. About two years before that, Gene came to the Starwood and said: ‘Let’s try to do some demos.’ We flew to Electric Ladyland and made some tapes, but nothing really came out of them. So that was that.”

Click here for the source of the statement.

PAUL STANLEY Says KISS Can ‘Absolutely’ Continue Without Him And GENE SIMMONS

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Paul Stanley has once again said that he believes KISS can carry on without any original members.

More than a year ago, the legendary rockers launched their second farewell tour, dubbed “End Of The Road”, which is scheduled to end in July 2021. Joining founding members Stanley and Gene Simmons in the band’s current lineup are Tommy Thayer on guitar and Eric Singer on drums. Thayer and Singer are replacements for original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively.

Asked by Sioux City Journal whether he thinks KISS could one day exist without him and Simmons, Stanley said: “There was a time when people said, ‘KISS has to be the original four members.’ Well, those people are 50 percent wrong. And all of this is conjecture. I’m not walking away from what Gene and I have built over 45 years. I’m of the mindset that teams don’t fold because their star pitcher or star hitter is gone. There’s an amazing pool of talent out there. Can it continue? Absolutely.”

It was back in 2005 that KISS manager Doc McGhee first told the New York Times that the group had “been toying with the idea of recruiting an entire band to don the band’s famous makeup.” McGhee said: “KISS is more like Doritos or Pepsi, as far as a brand name is concerned. They’re more characters than the individual person. I think [new members] have a legitimate chance to carry the franchise.”

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KISS’s Manager Hints Band Might Continue Without Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley

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Kiss‘s ‘End of the Road’ tour is just that for the band’s remaining co-founders, front man Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons.

Fans have been understandably skeptical of Kiss’s current farewell tour after the band’s previous one 20 years ago didn’t stick. Longtime manager Doc McGhee says he’s certain Stanley and Simmons are truly ready to say goodbye at the band’s final show on July 17, 2021 in New York City.

“I doubt things will ever change, but s–t happens all the time,” McGhee told Rock Talk with Mitch Lafon. “But from what we believe, today, this is the end of the road, certainly for Gene and Paul.”

McGhee added — to no one’s surprise — that Kiss, as a brand, isn’t going anywhere. The band plans to maintain its pop culture presence with more Kiss content, like “movies, Broadway shows, whatever? Everybody’s talking about them… As far as a touring base, as far as going out and doing shows, no. There’s not going to be any tours with Gene and Paul. In essence, that’s the end of the road for Gene and Paul for sure.”

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PAUL STANLEY Says He Loves GENE SIMMONS’s ‘Heart’: ‘He’s A Great Guy’

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On January 22, KISS frontman Paul Stanley was interviewed by Eric Blair of “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show” at the grand opening of the Rock & Brews restaurant in Tustin, California. You can now watch the chat below.

Asked what the best part is of having David Lee Roth opening for KISS‘s “End Of The Road” tour, Stanley said: “Well, Dave‘s got so many great songs. All the VAN HALEN catalog is terrific, and that’s what he’s doing. So, people get to hear all those great songs, and it was something that really appealed to us.”

Questioned about what he loves the most about his KISS bandmate Gene Simmons, Paul said: “I happen to love his heart. He’s a great guy, and in spite of what other people might think, or what he projects to people, or some of the things he says, he’s been my brother for 50 years, and he’s family.”

Stanley also talked about why he thinks the music of KISS and the image of KISS has stood the test of time. He said: “I think musically, it’s because we never preached. And what we’ve done is really timeless. When you sing about self-empowerment and when you sing about believing in yourself and succeeding on your own terms, that’s timeless. We’re not singing about saving the whales. There’s a lot of causes that are great. Interestingly, I think some people miss the whole point that some of the most important things that could be said are the simplest. And that’s what we do. We also try to make sure that everybody is included in our shows. You have young, young people; you have people in their 70s, 80s. And the look, it’s just a way of saying to people that you can’t always look like us, but you can feel like us. So, I can give it a lot of analyses, but at the end of the day, it’s worked.”

 

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