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KISS SYMPHONY Pay-Per-View, DVD, CD On The Way

KISS' recent one-off collaboration with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Melbourne, Australia, dubbed the Kiss Symphony, will be shown on pay-per-view in the U.S. and will eventually be made available on DVD, complete with behind-the-scenes and "making of" footage, according to KISS guitarist/voc...
March 25, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS To Release Demo Recordings With Upcoming Book

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is set to include two previously-unreleased demos, "Everybody Knows" and "You're My Reason For Living", with his forthcoming book, "Sex Money Kiss", due in late June through Simmons Books/New Millennium. The book, which will come in a special lunch-box design, will...
March 21, 2003
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KISS' PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS Comment On Use Of Pyrotechnics At Rock Concerts

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons appeared on a recent edition of CNN's "Connie Chung Tonight" in which they discussed their use of pyrotechnics and the aftermath of the GREAT WHITE concert tragedy that claimed the lives of nearly 100 people. The following is a t...
March 9, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Lets It Rip!

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' skintight black leather pants split at the seams after he wolfed down a fried fish appetizer, salad, soup, seafood pasta, and a salmon entree at Ago, a hip eatery in Los Angeles, according to Star magazine. Despite the embarrassment, Gene placed his jacket over hi...
March 4, 2003
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KISS Vow To Continue Using Pyro Despite Rhode Island Tragedy

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons have have vowed to continue using pyrotechnic displays at their concerts despite the Rhode Island nightclub tragedy that claimed 97 lives. "People want a thrill, people love spectacle and people love to be entertained," Stanley t...
February 25, 2003
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KISS: 'The Official Authorized Autobiography' On The Way

"KISS: Behind The Mask: The Official Authorized Biography", a brand new book endorsed by KISS mainstays Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, is scheduled to surface this October. Meanwhile, VH1's "Ultimate Albums" series will cover "Alive", with details to be announced at a later date. Also, Stanley has c...
February 7, 2003
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Hip Hop Organization Boycotting PEPSI Over OSBOURNES Ad

Angered at Pepsi for placing foul-mouthed Ozzy Osbourne in a Super Bowl commercial only months after yanking rapper Ludacris for his vulgar language, hip-hop icon Russell Simmons said Tuesday he will announce this weekend plans for a boycott against the soft drink giant, accusing Pepsi of applying a...
February 5, 2003
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AEROSMITH's TYLER, KISS' SIMMONS, THE OSBOURNES To Make An Appearance At LANE BRYANT Show

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and the entire Osbourne clan are scheduled to make an appearance at tonight's annual Lane Bryant lingerie show at the Manhattan Center in New York City. Among the ladies strutting the runway will be Kelly Osbourne, Tyler's daughter...
February 4, 2003
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MARCEL JACOB: No Chance Of A New HUMANIMAL CD

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN bassist Marcel Jacob has issued the following statement in response to reports that Z Records would be issuing a new HUMANIMAL CD in 2003/2004: "I won't do it, [vocalist] Jeff [Scott Soto] won't do it, it's possible [guitarist] Pontus Norgren might go for...
January 24, 2003
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KISS' PAUL STANLEY: 'I'm Not Ready To Hang It Up'

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley recently addressed the band's decision to abandon their retirement plans in favor of further touring and a possible new studio album. Appearing live on the "Merry KISSmass Special" hosted by WNEW radio personality Eddie Trunk on Dec. 21, Stanley explained that th...
January 12, 2003
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AEROSMITH/KISS Summer Tour Back On?

The joint AEROSMITH and KISS tour is apparently back on for this summer, according to Launch. Promoters are said to be reporting that the two bands are currently putting together an itinerary that is likely to play mostly in arenas, although some stadium dates are also possible. When asked about the...
January 10, 2003
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SKID ROW Frontman Recounts Sharing Men's Room With KISS' PAUL STANLEY

A brand new interview with SKID ROW frontman Johnny Solinger has been posted online via the group's official web site at this location. When asked by the interviewer for the "funniest story" he's ever told, Solinger recounted an experience from the band's tour with KISS in 2000 in which he happened...
December 20, 2002
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PAUL STANLEY Reveals More Details About KISS SYMPHONY Concert

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has revealed more details about the group's upcoming Kiss Symphony concert in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 28, 2003. The one-off show — which will be filmed and recorded, and broadcast via pay-per-view around the world — will open with the band performing "a shor...
December 11, 2002
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JANE'S ADDICTION's Dave Navarro And Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members To Help Animal Avengers

JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer and guitarists Matt Sorum, Slash, and Gilby Clarke, Gene Simmons, and members of POISON (C.C. Deville and Rikki Rocket) will hold a benefit Tuesday (Dec. 10) at Los Angeles' Key Club to support Animal Avengers. The holiday non-profit...
December 6, 2002
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HALFORD Guitarist Builds PAIN MUSEUM, Plans Debut Album in 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HALFORD guitarist Metal Mike Chlasciak has announced the formation of PAIN MUSEUM, a new powerhouse metal band featuring vocalist Tim Clayborne, current HALFORD drummer Bobby Jarzombek and long time Metal Mike collaborator Steve Booke on bass. The band will tour and record aro...
December 2, 2002