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PETER CRISS Says 'Jealousy' Causes GENE SIMMONS To Belittle Ex-KISS Members' Abilities

Rod Harmon of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. An excerpt from the chat follows: HeraldTribune.com: Your last recording experience, "Psycho Circus" (by KISS in 1998) was very much a confrontational one, where you and Ace were barely involved....

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PAUL STANLEY 'Sounded Great' At Friday's Soundcheck, Says Swedish Guitarist

Video footage of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons explaining to the audience at KISS' July 27, 2007 concert in San Jacinto, California that guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley would be unable to perform the show and announcing that the rest of the band would go ahead and play the the concert as a thre...

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The Dark Secrets Of SHARON OSBOURNE's Dad Revealed

Mick Wall of Britain's Daily Mail reports: Like everybody else who ever knew him, I'd heard about Don Arden, who died last week, long before I met him: he was the self-styled Al Capone of Pop, as he enjoyed being known. He was the music-business gangster who'd hung fellow pop impresario Robert Stigw...

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KISS Performing Without PAUL STANLEY: First Video Footage Posted Online

Three video clips have surfaced from Friday night's (July 27) KISS concert where the group performed as a three-piece. As previously reported, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was forced to pull out of the show in San Jacinto, California, about 90 miles (145 km) east of Los Angeles after his hea...

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GENE SIMMONS, PAUL STANLEY Expound On Technology; Video Available

Cisco has posted a short video clip of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the rock band KISS expounding on technology. Watch it at this location. In the clip, the costumed crooners weigh in on the current state of "the connected life," which happens to be the theme of Cisco's new corporate positioning...

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PAUL STANLEY: I'm Proud Of Rest Of KISS For Carrying On Without Me

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was forced to pull out of a show in California on Friday (July 27) after his heart started beating at more than twice the normal level, he said on his web site. According to Reuters, the apparent tachycardia happened while the band was rehearsing for a performanc...

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KISS: Photos From Last Night's 'Historic' Concert Available

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with the following report: "Last night an extraordinary page was written in KISStory. At the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, last stop of the band's 2007 'Hit & Run' mini-tour, KISS performed as a TRIO for the first time ever. I...

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PAUL STANLEY Hospitalized Prior To California Gig; KISS Performs As Three-Piece

Paul Stanley was unable to perform at KISS's show earlier tonight (Friday, July 27) in San Jacinto, CA. According to unconfirmed reports, he was sent to a local hospital after it was determined that his heart was beating at 200 beats per minute and he was given a shot in an attempt to slow it ...

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Baseball League To 'KISS' Its Season Goodbye

According to Spinner.com, the Brockton Rox of the independent Can-Am baseball league will pay homage to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons on his birthday (August 25) with a blowout dedicated to Simmons and his band. "Kiss the Season Goodbye" night — which falls, logically enough, during the last we...

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PETER CRISS: 'I'm A Kid Inside And The Music Keeps Me Young'

Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the reminiscent nature of his new solo album, "One for All": "As I have grown and become a real adult — kind of — it's an album of ...

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KISS EXPERIENCE Show To Become Reality

A production company with over 20 years of experience putting shows on the road for some of the country's top artists is putting together a Kiss Experience show for a 2007-2008 debut. The company is currently seeking the Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley personalities for the project. All potential candi...

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MANDY LION: 'DON ARDEN Represented Everything This Industry Should Be About But Rarely Ever Is'

WWIII frontman Mandy Lion has issued the following statement regarding the passing of music mogul Don Arden (Sharon Osbourne's father),who died on July 21 at the age of 81: "I am sad to let everyone know that one of the greatest men I ever knew died on Saturday... "Don Arden was more than just ...

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SHARON OSBOURNE 'Too Traumatized' To Attend Father's Funeral

According to ContactMusic.com, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon failed to attend her father Don Arden's funeral — because she was too upset to go. Arden passed away on Saturday (July 21) in a Los Angeles nursing home from undisclosed causes, although he was known to have Alzheimer's Disease. He w...

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GENE SIMMONS Dismisses Reports He Will Take Part In 'I'm A Celebrity' Series

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has shot down reports that he has signed up for the next installment of the British jungle survival series "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!". The Daily Star reported over the weekend that producers expected Simmons to spice up the jungle with his outrageous op...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Find The Energy Of A Lot Of People Really Taxing'

Mike Exley of Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: You're well known of course, for producing music with an introverted influence rather than stuff influenced fr...