Kiss Day On German Biography Channel

Today (Sunday October 31st) is a day totally devoted to Kiss on the German Biography Channel. Read more here.

Gene And Shannon At Charity Event

Gene Simmons has posted this photo on his Twitter page showing himself and Shannon Tweed at the charity event Rally For Kids With Cancer.

Ace Frehley And The Gibson Firebird X

Earlier today Gibson Guitars presented their new model Gibson Firebird X. Ace Frehley was one of the guitar heroes that attended the press conference in New York.

New Gene Simmons Interview

The TV and movie news site World Screen has published a new very interesting interview with Gene Simmons. Read it here.

Gene's Black Eye

Gene Simmons has posted this photo on his Twitter page. As reported earlier, Gene fainted due to dehydration and hit his head while falling.

Kiss Custom Chopper Give-Away

Kiss HDTV will do a give-away of a custom Kiss Chopper. Enter the competition here.

Gene Says He's Fine

After being hospitalized yesterday, Gene Simmons seems to be totally fine again. He has now published this new Twitter comment:

Yes. I'm fine. Rumors aside.. I was exhausted, dehydrated & passed out at the airport. Miss Tweed was by my side. All is well. Back to work.

Gene Simmons At Rally For Kids Charity

Despite being hospitalized yesterday, Gene Simmons is active today with the Rally For Kids charity. He has now published these three comments on his Twitter page:

Rally For Kids charity event to raise money for children suffering with cancer. Check out GeneSimmons.com for fotos and story.

Went with Miss Tweed to catch Young Nick singing Iggy Pop's The Stranger at Bardot, in Hollywood....imagine Jim Morrison singing a Pop song.

Beautiful Sophie arrived just in time. Cameron Dias was in the audience... didn't see her there.

Gene Simmons Hospitalized

Yesterday (Monday October 25th) Gene Simmons was briefly hospitalized at the Centinela Hospital in Inglewood, California. Appearatently Gene fainted and hit his head while falling. He was rushed to the hospital. Luckily enough Gene could leave the hospital shortly afterwards.
Shannon Tweed has posted this comment on her Twitter page:

Thanks for asking,Gene is fine,he was just tired & dehydrated fr TRYING 2 beat me in the Rally4Kidswith Cancer! Vacation is not his thing.

New Unauthorized DVD Soon Released

December 7th sees the release of the unauthorized interview compilation DVD named "Kiss Meets The Press". The DVD can already be pre-ordered at Amazon.

Gene At Rally For Kids With Cancer

Kissonline has posted these photos of Gene Simmons attending the Rally For Kids With Cancer in Los Angeles last Saturday.

Gene Sees Retired Extremely Dangerous Film

Gene Simmons has updated his Twitter page with these two comments:

Tonight, we went to see RED. "Retired Extremely Dangerous" film, based on the DC comic book.

It rocked. Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman. Well written. Well Directed. Solid movie.

Eric Singer On German Magazine Cover

The German musicians magazine Drums & Percussion has put Eric Singer on the front cover of their latest issue. The entire magazine can be read online here. There you will find the nine page interview (in German).

OKEJ Book Featuring Kiss Soon Released

In the 1970s the biggest music magazine in Sweden was POSTER. This magazine played a big part in breaking Kiss in Sweden. In the 1980s the biggest music magazine was OKEJ. And this magazine was also very important when it came to promoting Kiss in Sweden. Kiss were many times on the front cover of OKEJ and there were a lot of exclusive interviews. Later this month a coffee table book about OKEJ will be released. This book will be in Swedish but there is definately enough cool photos to make this enjoyable even if you don’t read Swedish. The book can be pre-ordered at CDON.

Samantha Fox Remembers Her Time With Paul

The internet magazine Rock Confidential has published a new interview with 80s pop singer Samantha Fox. In 1989 she dated Paul Stanley and she mentions this love affair:

We had a great love affair. I went on tour for six months on a bus with a band. Me and Paul tried to see each other when we could. He was then on tour with KISS. After that tour I became a tax exile because I was paying so much tax and all of my money was basically going to managers and the tax man. I went to live in Spain for a year and our love affair just kind of fizzled out. There were no arguments or bad feelings. It was just a case of being apart. I have great memories of Paul. He's a really nice guy. He's a bit older than me but what can I say? I'm sure he lied about his age then! KISS is still a fantastic band and in 1989 they'd done far more than I'd done. Listening to their stories and his wisdom was fantastic.

Read the entire interview here.

Doro Pesch Mentions Gene And Tommy

The German metal queen Doro Pesch is celebrating her 25th anniversary as an artist. In a new interview with Brooklyn Rocks she mentions her collaboration with Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer:

It was an honor to work with Gene Simmon and Tommy Thayer on my second solo LP (1990). I was a huge Kiss fan and Gene was an incredible motivator who taught me so much about music. Tommy Thayer, who is now in Kiss, played most of the guitars on the record.

Read the interview here.

Gene Eats Asian

Gene Simmons has updated his Twitter page with this comment:

Had lunch with Rich Abramson, and Neil Stiles from Variety at Mr. Chow's. Next table was Kate Hudson and others. No hello's.

Tommy Thayer Inducted In Oregon Music Hall Of Fame

Tommy Thayer has posted a report with some nice photos on his webpage about Black 'N Blue's induction into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Check it out here.

Ace Frehley Perfoms New York Groove At Hockey Game

October 15th Ace Frehley performed "New York Groove" before the hockey game at Madison Square Garden. At 7:45 in this video clip you can watch the performance.

Ace Frehley To Perform At New York Rangers Game

Tonight (October 15th) Ace Frehley will perform "New York Groove" at Madison Square Garden before the hockey game between New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Detroit Metal City DVD To Be Released In The US

As mentioned here before, the Japanese film "Detroit Metal City" - where Gene Simmons plays a small part - was released in Japan last summer. November 9th the film will be released on DVD in the US. The DVD can now be pre-ordered at Amazon.

Pretty Boy Floyd To Release Kiss Tribute

According to the band's Facebook page, Pretty Boy Floyd will release a Kiss tribute called "I Love It Loud - A Tribute To Kiss" October 26th. No more information is available right now.

Gene Is Busy

Gene Simmons has updated his Twitter with this comment:

Every day full of meetings. Not a complaint. I'm a lucky guy.

New Kiss Iphone And Ipad Skins

Kissonline reports that these new Iphone and Ipad skins are available at the Official Kiss Store.

Ace Frehley Update

Ace Frehley has updated his Twitter and Facebook pages with this comment:

Thanks to everyone who came out to see Ace at Spooky Empire! Regarding the price on guitar signatures, collectors say that Ace's signature doubles it in value, so we felt we charged a fair price, much lower than what was charged in the past. Ace also made sure there were many other items priced that were affordable for all.

27 Years Ago Today

Today it's 27 years since Kiss performed for the first time without their make-up. October 11th 1983 Kiss played in Lisbon, Portugal and this was the opening night of the Lick It Up tour. At this show Gene was spitting blood during "God Of Thunder". This is the only time he has done that without make-up. It was clear that this routine didn't work unmasked.
Here's footage of "Detroit Rock City" from this show, 27 years ago today.

Gene Simmons Speaks At College

The San Bernardino Sun reports that Gene Simmons held a lecture at the Pitzer College where he taught the students the facts of life. Read the entire article here.

Kiss 51st Best Selling Tour

Pollstar has published a list of the most successful tour of 2010 so far. AC/DC is in the top of the list with more than 1.8 million ticket sold. Kiss can be found at 51st place with 210,000 tickets sold. Check out the entire list here.

Gene Simmons Leaving Cannes

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed are now leaving Cannes after a few days there. Shannon Tweed has now published this photo of Gene where he doesn't look too happy carrying Shannon's bag...

Peter Criss On Eddie Trunk's Radio Show

Tonight (October 8th) at 11 PM EST Peter Criss will call into Eddie Trunk's radio show "Friday Night Rocks". The show will be streamed here.

Ace Frehley On Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp TV Show

October 16th VH1 Classic will show the Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp TV Show. Ace Frehley is one of the artists and he can also be seen in this trailer.

Gene Mentions Upcoming Album

Artisan News Service has made this new Gene Simmons interview where he mentions Kiss releasing a new album next year.

New Kiss Merchandise Available

Kissonline reports that these new Kiss merchandise items now are availabe at the Official Kiss Store.

Gene Simmons In English Newspaper

The English Daily Record newspaper has today published an exclusive interview with Gene Simmons. Check it out here.

Ace Frehley Performing New York Groove

Yesterday (October 5th) Ace Frehley took part in a celebrity panel about drug use at The Carnegie Hall in New York. After the panel Ace and Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister performed "New York Groove". Check it out here:

Paul Stanley Mentions New Album

Paul Stanley has published a message on Kissonline where he thanks the fans for this tour and he also says this:

A whole lot more coming, including another album and another tour.

Gene Simmons In France

Shannon Tweed has published this photo on her Twitter page showing her and Gene Simmons going to lunch at Restaurant La Place de Mougins in France.

Gene Simmons On Australian TV

The Australian "Today" TV show has broadcasted a new Gene Simmons interview, check it out here.

Kiss On TV In Mexico

Here's a Mexican TV report from the Kiss show in Guadalajara.

Gene Simmons At MIPCOM

As reported earlier, Gene Simmons is in Cannes, France for the MIPCOM conferene. Here is footage of Gene discussing entertainment brands at the conference.

Shannon Tweed In Cannes

Shannon Tweed found this Family Jewels wall and posted the photo on her Twitter page.

Gene Has Arrived In Cannes

Just a few minutes ago Shannon Tweed published this photo of her and Gene Simmons in Cannes, France. Gene will be the keynote speaker at a TV conference there.

Gene On His Way To France

Gene Simmons has published this posting on his Twitter page:

On my way to Cannes to be Keynote Spkr at MIPCOM. Int'l TV Con... buyers & sellers... And Miss Tweed with me!!! And shooting GSFJ episode

Bruce Kulick Playing Unholy

Bruce Kulick is in Australia where he is doing some shows and clinics. At The Australian International Music Show Bruce performed "Unholy", check ut out here:

Ace Frehley's Book To Be Released In April Next Year

April 26th 2011 is set as the release date for Ace Frehley's upcoming memoir book "No Regrets". The book can already be pre-ordered here: No Regrets

Rare Turkish Kiss Single On Ebay

The mega-rare Turkish 7 inch single Hard Luck Woman / Detroit Rock City is now up for auction at Ebay. This is the only Kiss single every produced in Turkey. Check the auction out here.

Gene Simmons In New NME Interview

The English pop magazine NME has done a new interview with Gene Simmons where he talks about the new Guitar Hero game. Read the interview here.