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KISS: 'Kissteria - The Ultimate Vinyl Road Case' Video Preview

This year marks the 40th anniversary of rock and roll giants KISS and in true KISS fashion, the band plan to make 2014 the biggest and loudest, non-stop rock and roll party of the century. Rock legends KISS were the first signing to Neil Bogart's newly formed Casablanca Records label after he saw an...

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ACE FREHLEY Responds To PAUL STANLEY, Says His Ex-Bandmates In KISS Are His 'Brothers In Rock And Roll'

In his long-awaited autobiography, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed", KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley wrote that former KISS members Ace Frehley (guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) once believed the band was "unfairly manipulated by money-grubbing Jews," a reference to Paul and fellow KISS co-found...

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PAUL STANLEY Believes That ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Are Anti-Semitic

In his long-awaited autobiography, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed", KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley accuses the band's fellow co-founding members Ace Frehley (guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) of resenting Stanley and KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons for controlling the group's creative output...

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KISS To Perform On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

KISS will perform on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Friday, April 11, one day after the band's long-overdue induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. on NBC. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Tom Morello will induct KI...

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ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CEO Defends Decision To Only Induct KISS' Original Lineup

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation CEO Joel Peresman has once again defended the organization's decision to only induct KISS' original lineup, thereby angering the band's leader, Paul Stanley. "I don't need the Hall Of Fame," Stanley told Rolling Stone. "And if there's not reciprocity, I'm not in...

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PAUL STANLEY Says FREHLEY And CRISS' Autobiographies 'Go From Being Questionable To Absurd'

Brian Aberback of New Jersey's Steppin' Out magazine recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Steppin' Out: What is the main message you want people to take from your [long-awaited autobiography, "Face The Music: A Life Expose...

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PROJECT ROCK Featuring Ex-Members Of PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY: Debut Album In The Works

PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS — is putting the finishing touches on its debut album. PROJECT ROCK lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens told Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show...

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GENE SIMMONS: PAUL STANLEY 'Is The Soul Of KISS And I'm The Cock'

As next week's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction approaches, KISS is arguably garnering more press than it did during its initial 1996 reunion tour. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the current lineup of the group is featured on the cover of the new Classic Rock magazine and talks frankly about t...

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COURTNEY LOVE Reunites Classic HOLE Lineup

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the speculation appears to be true, Courtney Love is once again reuniting the "Celebrity Skin" lineup of HOLE. Late last year, Courtney posted a photo on Facebook of her hugging on guitarist Eric Erlandson and tagged bassist Melissa Auf der Maur. The caption for the...

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TOM MORELLO To Induct KISS Into The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will induct KISS into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on April 10 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Joining KISS in the 2014 class of inductees are Peter Gabriel, HALL & OATES, Linda Rondstadt and Cat Stevens, while the E STREET BAND (Bru...

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Entire Current KISS Lineup To Attend ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

According to Rolling Stone, all four members of the current lineup of KISS will attend the band's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. They will be accompanied at their table by guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played in KISS during from 1984 to 1996. "The fact that they want me at their ...

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STANLEY: 'We're Not Going To Risk Tarnishing What We've Built For 40 Years To Satisfy Someone's Penchant For Nostalgia'

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons recently spoke to USA Today about their upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. You can now watch the report at this location. On Stanley and Simmons' offer to allow former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley to jam with KISS' ...

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BRUCE KULICK Says That He Has Handled His Post-KISS Years 'Very Respectfully'

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick at the second annual Rock Against MS benefit concert, which took place on Wednesday, March 26 to the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, California. The event...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON Interviewed By SF MEDIA At Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival (Video)

Emmy Mack of SF Media conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on February 23 at the Sydney stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT's recent tour of Australia was the band's first with r...

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EARACHE RECORDS Sues CENTURY MEDIA

According to the Courthouse News Service, British metal label Earache Records has filed a lawsuit against New York-based The Century Family, an affiliate of the nonparty record label Century Media Records, of Dortmund, Germany, claiming that the U.S. distributor owes it $250,000 in licensing fees, a...