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'KISS Symphony' DVD Continues To Do Brisk Business In Australia

KISS's "Kiss Symphony" DVD is at position No. 8 on the Australian Music DVD chart after six weeks of release, according to the official web site of the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The DVD, which features KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer playing...
November 4, 2003
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THRESHOLD To Release 'Critical Energy' CD/DVD In January

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have completed work on their live DVD and double CD, titled "Critical Energy". The following feature list has been confirmed for the DVD: 01. Complete concert footage filmed in Holland (18 songs, 118 minutes) 02. Selected ProgPower USA 2002 concert footage (3 son...
November 4, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Says That KISS Don't Care About ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Josh Bell of Las Vegas Weekly caught up with KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons and asked him about the group's chances of making it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "With all due respect to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it's a popcorn fart for us," Simmons sneered. "It doesn't ...
October 27, 2003
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DON ARDEN's Autobiography To Be Published In April

Don Arden's much-anticipated autobiography, "Mr. Big", has been pushed back to an April 2004 publication date via Robson Books. Arden, one of the earliest and most notorious managers of the rock 'n' roll era and father of Sharon Osbourne, wife/manager of former BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne, wa...
October 24, 2003
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VAN HALEN: 'The Early Years' DVD Set For Release In November

A brand new VAN HALEN DVD, "The Van Halen Story: The Early Years", is slated for release on November 25 through Passport Video. "The Van Halen Story: The Early Years" (view cover here) chronicles the rise of four young musicians from their formative years to their transformation into a worldwide phe...
October 22, 2003
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Former BLACK SABBATH Manager Publishes Tell-All Autobiography

Don Arden, one of the earliest and most notorious managers of the rock 'n' roll era and father of Sharon Osbourne, wife/manager of former BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne, has just published his autobiography via Robson Books in the U.K. Dubbed the "Godfather Of Rock" and the "Al Capone of Pop" by...
October 13, 2003
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KISS' 'Symphony' DVD Tops Australian Chart For Second Week In A Row

KISS's "Kiss Symphony" DVD has topped the Australian Music DVD chart for the second week in a row, according to the official web site of the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The DVD, which features KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer playing classic so...
October 7, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Does St. Louis

Deb Peterson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: "Gene Simmons didn't kiss the Lou goodbye lightly. The tongue-wagging lead singer of KISS was at the St. Louis Galleria signing copies of his new book 'Sex Money Kiss' on Monday [September 29] when mall security spotted him with a woman who had a dog...
October 2, 2003
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KISS' 'Symphony' DVD Enters Australian Chart At No. 1

KISS's "Kiss Symphony" DVD has entered the Australian Music DVD chart at No. 1, according to the official web site of the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The DVD, which features KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer playing classic songs such as "Rock A...
October 2, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Donates Voice To 'King Of The Hill' Episode

KISS star Gene Simmons has donated his voice to the November 9 episode of Fox's "King Of The Hill", titled "Reborn To Be Wild", according to Canada's Chart Attack. Simmons will play the role of Jessie. Also featured in the episode are members of SUM 41, who play a gang of Christian youths who expres...
September 30, 2003
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KISS' PETER CRISS: 'I Miss ACE'

KISS drummer Peter Criss has admitted in a recent interview with Rocky Mountain News that he wishes for the return of original guitarist Ace Frehley. "I've got a knot in my gut at times for Gene (Simmons) and Paul (Stanley)," Criss explained. "And I miss Ace. I really do. I wish he was up here. ...
September 30, 2003
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KISS Frontmen Subpoenaed Before Chicago Concert

William Hageman of Chicago Tribune reports that KISS leaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were served subpoenas by a private investigator Friday night (September 26) before their performance at the Tweeter Center in connection with a former business manager who is now a fugitive living in South Afr...
September 29, 2003
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Review: KISS Deliver 'Big Dumb Noise', AEROSMITH Offer Substance At St. Louis Gig

Kevin C. Johnson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that "anyone who left the AEROSMITH/KISS concert at UMB Bank Pavilion Sunday night [September 28] with ear drums and eyebrows intact (the noise, the pyro),and eyesight undamaged (the side-butt display from Gene Simmons) got off easy. "That's the k...
September 29, 2003
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BORDERS Manager: 'GENE SIMMONS Was The Most Gracious Celebrity Ever To Visit Store'

The Tennessean reports that "KISS tongue-man Gene Simmons' book signing [in Nashville] was completely different from what you might think. "Yes, lots of people showed up at Borders on West End Avenue. In fact, more than 800 came for autographs of his book, 'Sex Money Kiss', and all sorts of other th...
September 26, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Talks Money: 'Being Alive Means I Want More'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to Bankrate.com about his business philosophies and his penchant for getting involved in other ventures have made him a mogul in his own right even beyond his band's achievements. When asked how much he's worth, Simmons said, "A lot. An awful lot. Bu...
September 25, 2003