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Kiss‘ first live album not only saved the struggling band’s career, it made them superstars. So it makes sense that the group has released many more live albums since that time. By early 1975 the facepaint-wearing foursome had built a reputation as a must-see live act, with a bombastic stage show featuring pyrotechnics, levitating drums and bassist Gene Simmons‘ fire breathing, blood-spitting stunts. The only problem was that not nearly enough people were buying the group’s early studio albums, which didn’t convey the power and energy Kiss was capable of unleashing onstage. With the band and t...
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Kiss‘ first live album not only saved the struggling band’s career, it made them superstars. So it makes sense that the group has released many more live albums since that time. By early 1975 the facepaint-wearing foursome had built a reputation as a must-see live act, with a bombastic stage show featuring pyrotechnics, levitating drums and bassist Gene Simmons‘ fire breathing, blood-spitting stunts. The only problem was that not nearly enough people were buying the group’s early studio albums, which didn’t convey the power and energy Kiss was capable of unleashing onstage. With the band and t...
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Ryan Gosling‘s upcoming Fall Guy film is apparently going to feature a jukebox of classic rock songs. Preview material has already included AC/DC, Journey, Bon Jovi, Phil Collins and now Kiss. In the movie, Gosling revives stuntman Colt Seavers from ‘80s-era TV show opposite fellow Oscar nominee Emily Blunt, who plays his ex Jody Moreno. Yungblud released his cover of “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” today ahead of the May 3 release of the film and soundtrack. Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” was featured in the initial trailer, followed by Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” in the second preview...
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The Gene Simmons Band opened the latest Rock & Brews venue in Ridgefield, WA., last night (April 23) with an 18-song set. It marked the Kiss star’s first appearance on stage since the band played their farewell show in December, and it was also his solo band’s first outing since September 2018. His latest lineup features guitarists Brent Woods (Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil) and Zach Throne (Corey Taylor, Bruce Kulick) plus drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner). Along with a stack of Kiss classics, the band delivered covers of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” and Led Zeppelin’s “Communication Br...
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Gene Simmons said the sale of Kiss’ name, logo, makeup and share of their music catalog was a deal the band didn’t go looking for. Pophouse Entertainment is reputed to have paid $300 million for the package; the company hopes to create an avatar show in the style of their ABBA Voyage production. In a new interview with People, Simmons said the agreement felt like a “natural thing” to make with the Swedish corporation, which had already been working with the band on an avatar concept. READ MORE: Paul Stanley Says Releasing New Kiss Albums Got ‘Frustrating’ He reported that the band “broke bread...
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Kiss has sold their music catalog, name, logo, image and likeness rights to Pophouse Entertainment group, the company behind ABBA‘s popular live avatar show. According to Fortune, the band is being paid over $300 million by the Swedish company, who plan to use the same technology to launch a Kiss avatar show in America. “Kiss the touring band is over,” bassist Gene Simmons said of the deal. “What Pophouse will do with our images, our music and our personas is unlike anything anyone has ever seen.” Billboard reports that the Kiss avatar show will open in an unspecified U.S. city in 2027. “We we...
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Kiss legend Gene Simmons has come to the defense of pop star JoJo Siwa after fans claimed her new “demon” look she debuted earlier this week was ripping off the iconic musician. Siwa, an alum of Dance Moms, various Nickelodeon shows and most recently appearing as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance, has made some inroads in pop and dance music in recent years. She’s just released the new song “Karma” and hitting the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in her “demon” rebranding likely drummed up support for her forthcoming video and music. Check out JoJo’s look below. Why People Were C...
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Eddie Kramer, who helped secure Kiss’ future with his production work on their 1975 album Alive!, recalled how nervous Ace Frehley could be in the studio. In a recent interview with Guitar World, he said he’d resorted to special measures in order to get the best out of the guitarist for his 1978 self-titled solo debut. “Ace is interesting because many interesting things go on in his brain – but you must get him in the right mood to get that cool stuff out,” Kramer said. “I had to have him lie on the floor with a pillow behind his head and a bottle of Heineken because he was too nervous to stan...
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Fans shouldn’t expect an appearance by the Demon when Gene Simmons returns to the stage. Kiss played their last announced concert in December, bringing to a close a four-year trek dubbed the End of the Road. They performed in the band’s original greasepaint, though members had come and gone around co-founders Simmons and Paul Stanley over the years. There were hints, however, that we hadn’t seen the last of Kiss. “The end of the road is the beginning of another road,” Stanley during their last performance. “We’re not going anywhere. You’ll see us in all different things all the time. We’ll see...
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When Kiss played their final show with guitarist Vinnie Vincent on March 17, 1984, it marked the end of a brief, productive-yet-volatile partnership that the band’s principals had pegged as doomed from the start. Vincent (born Vincent John Cusano) first linked up with the face-painted rockers in 1982, replacing co-founding lead guitarist Ace Frehley during the sessions for that year’s Creatures of the Night. Vincent co-wrote and played on several of the album’s songs as an uncredited member and hit the road with Kiss on the underperforming Creatures of the Night / 10th Anniversary Tour on Dec....
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