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GENE SIMMONS To Attend SIA.09 SnowSports Trade Show In Las Vegas

Dussault Apparel, Inc. has announced that the company founder Jason Dussault will be attending the SIA.09 SnowSports Trade Show 2009 SIA Ski and Snowboard convention in Las Vegas with rock legend Gene Simmons. Dussault and Simmons will be showing their latest collaborations of hats and beanies to be...

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Guitarist GLEN ALVELAIS Quits FORBIDDEN; STEVE SMYTH Steps In

Guitarist Glen Alvelais has left reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN and has been replaced by Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE). Commented Glen: "Back in October of 2008, I felt it better to remove myself from the business part of the band with the hopes I could go forward playin...

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POISON Frontman BRET MICHAELS: 'Nobody Wants To See Me In Spandex Right Now'

POISON singer Bret Michaels recently spoke to Cristina Kinon of New York's Daily News about his VH1 "Rock of Love" dating reality franchise. The latest installment of the show, "Rock of Love Bus", takes place entirely on the road, with 20 female contestants vying to stay on board and in Michaels' he...

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GENE SIMMONS And Family Land In Vancouver

According to CTV, reporters who arrived at Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Monday (December 29) in search of hockey star Mats Sundin wound up bumping into Gene Simmons instead. The KISS bassist/vocalist was in town with his family. The Simmons family was en...

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Former FREHLEY'S COMET Member Releases Acoustic Re-Recording Of 'Time Ain't Running Out'

Former FREHLEY'S COMET member Tod Howarth has uploaded an acoustic re-recording of the classic FREHLEY'S COMET song "Time Ain't Running Out" on his MySpace page. He says, "I hope that you FREHLEY'S COMET fans enjoy it; it was done for you, with the idea coming from friend/fan Brian Sword. He has had...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Know How To Make Things Happen'

A three-minute video report from Rhonda Nye of Citytv.com's "City Scene" on KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent visit to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to unearth more talent that will be signed to his new record label can be viewed below. Nye talks to two bands that were handpicked to play for hi...

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Heart On

They aren't THE EAGLES and they sure in the hell aren't death metal, so what in the name of Joe Walsh's disemboweled corpse are the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL doing? For starters, Josh "Baby Duck" Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS) spends the entire album running so far away from his SABBATH-laced an...

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GENE SIMMONS, Live-In Girlfriend, Daughter Perform National Anthem; Photos Available

Sophie Tweed-Simmons sang the national anthem with her mother, Shannon Tweed, as Sophie's father Gene Simmons, co-founder of the legendary band KISS, accompanied her on guitar, on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the L.A. Derby Dolls Banked Track All-Star Exhibition Roller Derby at 1910 Temple St. in...

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When KISS Was Just Another All-Black Arena Rock Band From New Orleans

Before Gene Simmons, before the Hollywood Walk of Fame, KISS was just another all-black arena rock band from New Orleans. Check out this hilarious KISS-related clip (see below) from the Comedy Central series "Chocolate News", starring David Alan Grier. According to The New York Times, "Chocolate New...

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GENE SIMMONS Talks To BILLBOARD About ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons sat down with Billboard magazine at its annual Touring Conference on November 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York to talk about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, discount tickets at live shows, and a possible tour with QUEEN. Watch the three-minute chat below. Duri...

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KISS: German 'Kissmass Party" Announced

The 2008 German "Kissmass Party" will be held on Saturday, December 20 at Chill - Da Halle, Knappenstrasse, 46047 Oberhausen. The fan-run event will feature a performance KISS tribute band KISSIN' TIME. Visit www.kissfanclub.de for more information. KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told Jane S...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "Petri Sankala [drums] has left the band. The reason for this mutual decision is Petri's back pain that hasn't allowed him to play drums 100% during the past two years. None of us has bad feelings whatsoever an...

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GENE SIMMONS: If I Became President Of The United States…

Fish Griwkowsky of the Edmonton Sun conducted an interview this past Friday (December 5) with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons during the rock star's visit to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to cut the ribbon on a new Future Shop (see video below) while simultaneously promoting his new Guitar Hero axe....

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GENE SIMMONS, Daughter To Perform National Anthem

Sophie Tweed-Simmons will sing the national anthem as her father Gene Simmons, co-founder of the legendary band KISS, accompanies her on bass guitar, on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the L.A. Derby Dolls Banked Track All-Star Exhibition Roller Derby at 1910 Temple St. in Los Angeles, California. Do...

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TRIXTER Sells Out Homecoming Show; Photos Available

The reunited TRIXTER performed for a sold-out crowd this past Friday, November 28 at Dexter's Entertainment Complex in Riverdale, New Jersey. This was the band's first headlining appearance of 2008 and its first hometown show in over 13 years. TRIXTER originally reunited earlier this year to play th...