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KISS-Themed Coffeehouse On Track For Spring Opening
Dawn Bryant of MyrtleBeachOnline.com is reporting that the first KISS Coffeehouse is getting ready to stir it up at Broadway at the Beach, with an early May debut planned. Brian Galvin - the man behind this latest, and one of the most unusual, creations for the famed rockers - was in town last ...March 26, 2006
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Original ANTHRAX Singer To Guest On 'The Vault Of Metal' This Wednesday
Neil Turbin, the original voice of ANTHRAX, will appear on "The Vault of Metal" this Wednesday, March 22, 2006 with DJ Raven the Devil at 9 p.m. (EST) / 3 a.m. (CET). Turbin will talk about his new band NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS' upcoming album, "A Fate Worse than Death", and will be taking live req...March 21, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS Named Grand Marshal Of Honda Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg
Waving the checkered flag at this year's Honda Grand Prix at St. Petersburg will be none other than venerable entrepreneur and rock legend, Gene Simmons, it was announced on Monday (March 20) by event officials. Watch on Sunday, April 2 (live on ESPN at 3:45 p.m. EST) as Simmons kicks off the second...March 21, 2006
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First Daze Here Too – The Vintage Collection
So you're telling me that we're supposed to shell out money for another odds-and-sods collection of demos from this seminal doom rock band? That disc one, the only seven decently recorded tracks here, contains two covers and a well-loved but already-released gem? And that in the liner notes, drummer...March 20, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS To Appear On 'Wind Tunnel'
Gene Simmons, co-founder of the rock band KISS and recent addition to the IndyCar Series marketing effort, will be Dave Despain's featured guest on "Wind Tunnel" this Sunday (March 19) on SPEED at 9 p.m. ET, according to PaddockTalk.com. As one of the most recognizable rock stars in history, Simmons...March 18, 2006
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KISS: Newly Discovered Songs From Late ERIC CARR To Surface
Newly discovered, unreleased material from late Eric "The Fox" Carr, who was the drummer for KISS between 1980 and 1991, will be released by his family later this year. The songs all are from the era 1984-1991. It's not known at this time whether the family will release an EP or if they will just .....March 14, 2006
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Begin Recording New Album
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has issued the following update on the recording process for the group's follow-up to last year's "Alien": "Got most everything done on drums [on Tuesday, March 7]... Gene [Hoglan] will amaze you, as usual, with some sick drumming! [On Wednesday, March 8] we f...March 10, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS: The Outrageous Entrepreneur
Josh Friedman of The Los Angeles Times has issued the following report: As the tongue-wagging singer for the rock band KISS, Gene Simmons likes to brag about turning a band into a brand. Behind the garish makeup, Simmons, 56, was the driving force behind a blitzkrieg of KISS-themed products, includi...March 4, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS Visits 'Your World': Video Available
What does Gene Simmons have in common with Indy Racing? Watch an interview with the KISS star on "Your World with Neil Cavuto", where he also discusses his right-leaning politics, at FoxNews.com. ...March 3, 2006
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GOATWHORE Announce New Album Title
GOATWHORE, the New Orleans-based band featuring vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR),are putting the finishing touches on their third full-length album at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNA...March 1, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS: ACE FREHLEY Is 'The Laziest, Most Self-Destructive Person I've Ever Met'
Britain's Uncut magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with KISS mainmen Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Simmons: "What was the first sign that we'd made it? Simply, the girls. As soon as we'd started KISS, girls were turning up backstage and wa...March 1, 2006
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Brand-New Photos Of DIMEBAG's Final Resting Place Posted Online
Several brand-new photos of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's final resting place at the Moore Memorial Gardens cemetery in Arlington, Texas — taken earlier today (February 28, 2006) by Amanda Zurfluh — have been posted online at this location (all pictures are "Copyright A.M.Z 2006"). Dimebag was buried n...February 28, 2006
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DON CABALLERO: New Album Details Revealed
The seminal instrumental band DON CABALLERO has set "World Class Listening Problem" as the title of its forthcoming Relapse Records debut. "World Class Listening Problem", the band's first record in almost five years, will feature ten new tracks. The track listing is as follows: 01. Mmmmm Acting. I...February 24, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS To Take NGTV Cable Channel Public
According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, KISS entrepreneur Gene Simmons is looking to start a cable channel featuring uncensored footage of celebrities and launch it with an IPO (initial public offering, defined as the sale of equity in a company, gene...February 22, 2006
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'Rock School' Student Talks About Opening For JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX In Los Angeles
Sarah Brealey of the U.K.'s Norfolk Eastern Daily Press has issued the following report: When Chris Hardman auditioned for [Gene Simmons' reality TV show] "Rock School", his mum Karen told him: "You can't sing, you can't play guitar, what are you going to do?" The 15-year-old's guitar was a cheap in...February 20, 2006