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KISS Coffeehouse Opens In South Carolina: Photos Available

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with a number of photos from yesterday's opening of the Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Check them out at this location. According to Dawn Bryant of MyrtleBeachOnline.com, KISS bandmembers Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons cause...

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Former KISS Manager Sings Different Tune

According to FOXNews.com, former KISS manager and longtime fugitive Jesse Hilsen testified for the first time Monday (June 26) in Manhattan Family Court in response to charges that he failed to pay support to his ex-wife, Rita Hilsen, and their two children. Under questioning from his ex-wife's atto...

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Former ANTHRAX Frontman NEIL TURBIN Confirmed For California's BURNING STAR FESTIVAL

NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, have been confirmed for the Burning Star Festival, set to take place August 5-6 at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 5, 2006: HELSTAR NEIL...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER: 'Being In KISS Was Never My Intention At All'

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the second part of the chat follows: Burrn!: How long have you known Gene Simmons? Tommy: "I've known Gene for almost 25 years. The firs...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Talks About OZZFEST 2006: Audio Available

A 19-minute audio interview with Sharon Osbourne, conducted on Wednesday, June 21 by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station 99.9 KISW, has been posted online at this location. During the interview, Sharon talks about the upcoming Ozzfest 2006 tour; Gene Simmons; her sex life with Oz...

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KISS: Reissue Mania

To coincide with KISS' tour of Japan in July, the Japanese record company will once again re-release several KISS albums. Scheduled for July 12 are all '70s albums (excluding the four solo albums) in the carboard mini-LP-like sleeve jackets (the discs are the remastered versions from '97),like they...

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KISS To Play 'Intimate, No-Frills' Concert In California

On July 26, KISS will play the 1,300-seat theater at the Chumash Casino Resort, the hottest new Casino in California! Much like the Palms show back in 2003, the intimate, no-frills concert will allow KISS to flex its musical muscle! "It's a chance for us to just show people who and what we are music...

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New 1977 Pro-Shot KISS Concert Video Surfaces

While KISS sit on their archives, yet another professionally filmed show from the 1970s surfaced this weekend, Detroit Cobo Hall, Jan. 29, 1977. With the original 3/4" master from this incomplete recording recently having been sold on eBay for $5,000, the material has materialized in a variety of fo...

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KISS: Two New 'Old' GENE SIMMONS Demos Surface

According to a posting on the KISS FAQ web site, two new "old" demos from KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons have recently surfaced. "Street Legal" and "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)" probably date from the 1988-90 period and were recorded at Artisan Sound in Hollywood. "Something Wicked (This W...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Speaks

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the chat follows: Burrn!: Do the fans hassle you about being in Ace's makeup? Tommy: "The vast majority of the people see KISS up there...

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U.K. Teenage Guitar Sensation To Meet GENE SIMMONS

Peter Walsh of the U.K.'s Norwich Evening News is reporting that a Norfolk teenage guitar sensation is due to meet rock legend Gene Simmons when he visits the United States later this summer with his band. Oli Brown, lead singer and guitarist with BLUE EVOLUTION, shot to fame when he was plucked fro...

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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Stage Fright' Special To Air On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'

MOTÖRHEAD will get the royal treatment this Saturday, June 24 with the "Headbanger's Ball" thirty-minute "Stage Fright" special. Culled from the spectacular DVD of the same title (released earlier this year on SPV),the program contains a healthy selection of MOTÖRHEAD favorites along with some back...

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KISS Coffeehouse: More Grand Opening Details Revealed

The first-ever official KISS Coffeehouse is to open on Tuesday, June 27 at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The grand opening will be attended by KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, who are scheduled to cut the ribbon. If you are coming out to the Grand Opening of the K...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'I've Always Tried To Write Songs That Were Accessible'

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS frontman Paul Stanley for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! A few excerpts from part three of the chat follow: Burrn!: In talking about songwriting you have written some killer songs. I remember something that Edd...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'I Don't Expect Anything From Anyone Else That I Don't Expect From Myself'

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS frontman Paul Stanley for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! A few excerpts from part two of the chat follow: Burrn!: So life is exciting to you. You've got a new beautiful wife, baby on the way, new solo record, y...