A little while ago, Coca Cola in France started a new advertising campaign featuring KISS. In the advertisements, Gene Simmons' face in full KISS makeup was displayed on the Coke bottle, while the TV commercial included a four-man troupe posing as KISS and actually featured the real KISS live on stage during the ...
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According to a posting on guitarist/singer John Corabi's (MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM, UNION, ERIC SINGER PROJECT, RATT, CARDBOARD VAMPYRES) web site, Corabi's old band ANGORA has a MySpace web page with a DVD and CD for sale. The CD contains five songs while the DVD features the only ANGORA live footage ...
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SEVEN WITCHES' webmaster has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The [Jack Frost] solo CD is done! It will be mastered next Wednesday in NYC by Les Paul's son, Gene Paul. He's amazing and Jack feels he'll do the record justice. After it's mastered and ready to go, I'll be putting ...
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KISS are currently looking at an October release for their "Rock the Nation" live DVD, which was finished earlier this year. In a recent interview, Gene Simmons stated that the disc has "been done for a while. We're just waiting for the right time." Originally, there was also talk — or rumor — of a ...
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According to KissKollector.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will co-host Couzin Ed's Babefest 2005 on Friday, June 24 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. Playing live at Babefest will be Canadian rock trio DANKO JONES and Philadelphia's own OCTANE. Besides being the hardest rocking man in rock 'n' roll, DANKO JONES' frontman/namesake is ...
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RockEyez.com recently conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick. An excerpt from the interview follows: RockEyez.com: Did you think that Gene [Simmons] and Paul [Stanley] would ask you back after Ace [Frehley] left again? Bruce Kulick: "You have to remember Ace left in a very strange ...
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On May 19, 2005, KISS fan site The Kiss Underground Archives conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. Several excerpts from the interview follow: The Kiss Underground Archives: What's going on in the world of KISS? Gene Simmons: "What's going on is that obviously the best way for anyway to find out ...
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"Kiss: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography" has been released in paperback, with a new cover. Now everything is finally revealed about one of rock music's most outrageous and enduring phenomena. In this definitive, official authorized biography, authors David Leaf and Ken Sharp were given full, unprecedented access to KISS and their inner circle. ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose and KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons are among the 20 "baddest boys" in music, according to a list compiled by the MuchMoreMusic show "Listed". Hosted by Karina Huber, "Listed" features a weekly roster of top artists who live in the record books — and the ...
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A Gene Simmons (KISS) doll and MÖTLEY CRÜE concert tickets are among the items that were donated by WTFX-FM (100.5) for a for a raffle and silent auction, to be held at a benefit concert at Bearno's By-the-Bridge in honor of slain Louisville, KY police officer Peter Grignon. All proceeds will go to his widow, ...
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A five-page interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is included in the current issue of DUB magazine. The article in "the original automotive lifestyles magazine" is decorated with photos of Gene with babes and cars. Go to Kiss Kollector to see photos of Gene with playmate Audra Lynn and Penthouse pet Taylor Wane, ...
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SHIRLEYS TEMPLE, the Norwegian rock band who released their cover of KISS' "God of Thunder" on CD-single last year and who wrote and recorded the title track from Gene Simmons' "Asshole" solo album, will be releasing a full-length album in September. Entitled "Guinea Pigs", the CD features a guest appearance on one of the tracks ...
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Zoe Street of Gigwise.com is reporting that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons may have been re-commissioned for the second series of "Rock School", but not everybody is enamored of the face-painted glam-rocker. The bassist proved a triumphant success on the upcoming television series — which sees him teaching posh classical music students how to ...
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According to DigitalSpy.co.uk, the U.K.'s Channel 4 has decided to commission a second series of upcoming show "Rock School" before a single episode has aired. The show sees KISS bassist Gene Simmons turning classical music students into rock stars. After their training, the students, who wear yellow stockings and a 16th century frock coat as ...
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Drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, DIMMU BORGIR) has launched his official forum at this location. Tony's official web site, TonyLaureano.com, is expected to be up first week of May. In a recent interview with Ukranian webzine Encomium, Laureano spoke about his musical influences and experiences as a live performer: Encomium: Whose are ...
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ContactMusic.com is reporting that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is brushing up on his comedy skills, after learning that women truly want a man with a sense of humour. Simmons recently created the reality show "Mr. Romance", which features 1980s icon Fabio grooming 12 male contestants into suave gentlemen, and his research for the series has ...
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Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the UNION DVD, touring with Eric Singer, working on Paul Stanley's upcoming solo CD, and his thoughts on Gene Simmons' "Asshole" solo album, among other topics. An excerpt from the interview follows: RockConfidential.com: You've been staying busy and I know you're working with ...
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Variety is reporting that VH1 has partnered with British reality shop RDF Media ("Wife Swap") for "Rock School", ordering six episodes that take the premise of the Jack Black film "School of Rock" to the small screen. RDF just wrapped production on the skein for the U.K.'s Channel 4 — which has already ...
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, TESTAMENT) recently spoke to TheMegalith.com about boots, bongs, and everything that's happening in the Hoglan/SYL camp. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: TheMegalith.com: How do you think [the new STRAPPING YOUNG LAD album] "Alien" is going to be received by the fans? ...
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Guitarist extraordinaire Ralph Santolla (SEBASTIAN BACH, ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH) recently spoke to FourteenG.net about his influences, his experiences in the music industry and the recent SEBASTIAN BACH European tour, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: FourteenG.net: Like legendary greats as DEATH, CONTROL DENIED, EYEWITNESS, and MILLENIUM as well ICED EARTH. ...
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ABC ePrep reports: Most artists don't want their private behavior made public but KISS's Gene Simmons is evidently an exception. Simmons posted on his web site that he's being featured in a forthcoming book called "Deja Vu: You'll Never Make Love In This Town Again, Again". It's the sequel to a juicy Hollywood tell-all called ...
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With just one week left before the release of "KISS Cover to Cover", TributeAlbums.com sat down with its producer, R.E. Asbury, to talk about the details of the project. An excerpt from the interview follows: TributeAlbums.com (TA.com): Where did the concept for "KISS Cover to Cover" come from? R.E. Asbury (R.E.A.): I was ...
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According to the New York Post, former KISS manager Jesse Hilsen — otherwise known as New York City's worst deadbeat dad — stubbornly refuses to pay up, preferring to rot in jail rather than settle a nearly $400,000 tab to his kids that's piled up for 17 years. Hilsen, a former Upper East ...
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David E. Williams of CNN.com has issued the following report: Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing, blood-spitting KISS star, just might be the next Spongebob, thanks to his latest project: "My Dad the Rock Star". The show recently started airing in the United States on the cable channel Nickelodeon, alongside animated favorites like Jimmy Neutron, ...
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Metal musicians congratulate ANTHRAX on their 20th anniversary: MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine: "ANTHRAX is a band that I have always respected, that has always mattered and was very important to the American metal scene. As part of the 'big four' they were responsible for an enormous amount of the credit for helping establish American metal bands ...
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A 42-year-old KISS fan from Frankfurt was dismissed from the German reality TV show "Big Brother" because his tattoo of the original KISS logo was deemed too similar to the symbol used by Nazi stormtroopers during World War II. In an official statement, RTL 2, the German TV station responsible for ...
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La Source is reporting that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is among the special guests expected to appear at the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 20 in Kuala Lumpur. A number of other international celebrities have acknowledged they will be attending the Grand Prix, including Carmen Electra from "Baywatch", the world's most watched actor Jackie Chan, ...
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Brian Moran of WCNC.com has written a commentary on last week's episode of NBC's "The Apprentice", featuring a guest appearance by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. An excerpt from his write-up follows: "Gene Simmons' effort in this show probably deserves its own column but I'll do my best with a paragraph or two. When the gang ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is among the ten of the "biggest names" in the rock and rap music industry who will join Donald Trump and the remaining 10 candidates during NBC's star-studded "Apprentice" (March 10, 9-10pm ET). Candidates join forces with music television network Fuse as they petition these 10 celebrities to donate a "personal ...
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Cathy Kightlinger of Indystar.com has issued the following report: KISS fans from around the globe rolled into Indianapolis over the weekend to lick up the atmosphere at an Eastside hotel. Dan Foley, a 41-year-old police officer from Wyandotte, Mich., has been to dozens of these events — and looked like it. Dressed like ...
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