Friday, December 28, 2012

Gene On TV

Gene Simmons was the guest on KTLA Los Angeles' morning show on Boxing Day. Check it out here.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Steve Coronel Interviewed

Steve Coronel is the guy who introduced Paul Stanley to Gene Simmons and he was the guitar player in Wicked Lester. Legendary Rock Interviews has published a very interesting interview with him, read it here.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Gene Simmons At Jay Leno

Yesterday Gene Simmons was the guest at The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Check out Gene singing "Jingle Bells" below.

Friday, December 21, 2012

39 Years Ago Today

The earliest known Kiss footage is from their show at The Coventry in Queens, NY which took place December 21st 1973. Today we celebrate that this is 39 years ago!

New Kiss Kruise Website Launched

The website for the third Kiss Kruise (taking place October 28th - November 1st) has now launched. Check it out at www.thekisskruise.com.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Peter Criss On Eddie Trunk's Show

Yesterday Peter Criss was the guest on Eddie Trunk's radio show. The entire show can be heard below.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Tommy Thayer Stage Played Guitars Available

Since quite some time, both Paul Stanley stage played guitars and Gene Simmons stage played basses have been available. Now you can buy a Tommy Thayer stage played guitar. A package with a guitar + a meet and greet costs USD 3000. Read more here: .http://www.tommythayerguitar.com/

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Doc McGhee Interviewed

Kissonline has posted an interview with Kiss manager Doc McGhee that was published in the second issue of the official Kiss Monster Magazine, Check it out here: http://www.kissonline.com/news/article/id/35141

Monday, December 10, 2012

Swedish Kiss Book To Be Released In The Spring

May 15th 2013 sees the release of a new Kiss book called "Kiss - Den Osminkade Sanningen". The author is the Swedish journalist and Kiss fan Carl Linneaus. The book is written in Swedish and the title means "Kiss - The Unmasked Truth". It is said to be 350 pages long. The book can be pre-ordered here: http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=21&a=1997056&g=16159304&url=http://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=9187301024 or here: http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=362&a=1997056&g=17415644&url=http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789187301025/kiss-den-osminkade-sanningen/

Friday, December 7, 2012

Dates Set For Third Kiss Kruise

It is now confirmed that the third Kiss Kruise will take place October 28th - November 1st 2013. More details can be found at www.thekisskruise.com.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Gene At Aerosmith Show

Look at all those rockers! on Twitpic Gene Simmons has posted this photo of himself and Sophie & Nick together with Steven Tyler after an Aerosmith / Cheap Trick show earlier this week.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Promo Clip For The Casablanca Box Set

Here's a brand new promo clip for the vinyl version of the new Kiss Casablanca Singels Box Set. The CD version can be ordered here.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Singles Box Set Released


The massive Casablanca Singles Box Set is now being shipped to the persons who have pre-ordered it. Check it out here.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Hello Kitty Kiss Fabric Available

Some new Kiss Hello Kitty fabrics are now available. More fabrics can be found here: Kiss Hello Kitty Fabric At Amazon

Interview With Eric Singer's Drum Tech

Eric Singer's drum technician Paul Bassett has been interviewed, check out the first part of the interview below.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Paul Stanley On Sixx Sense

Yesterday Paul Stanley was interviewed by Nikki Sixx in his radio show Sixx Sense. An excerpt from the interview can be heard below.

Tommy Thayer Signature Guitar Coming

An Epiphone "Spaceman" Tommy Thayer signature guitar will be released in January. Hear Tommy speak about Epihone below.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Kiss Back To Hellfest

It's now confirmed that Kiss will headline next summer's edition of Hellfest in France. Kiss played at Hellfest in 2010. Read more at www.hellfest.fr.

New Italian Book Released

A brand new Kiss book, written in Italian, has now been released. The title is "Kiss - Welcome To The Show". The book can be ordered here.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Kiss To Switzerland

Yet another show has been added to next summer's European tour. This time it's Hallenstadion in ZĂĽrich, Switzerland on June 20th.

The Elder Spoken Word

The KissFAQ has once again made a very interesting (and unexpected!) interview. This time they have interviewed the daughters of the late spoken word actor Anthony Parr who is one of the voices at "Music From The Elder". It is now revealed that he is the man behind the voice of the leader of The Council Of The Leader. Read the interview here: http://www.kissfaq.com/novelder/feature_antony_parr.html

New Eric Singer Interview

Rock Music Star has published a very interesting interview with Eric Singer where he talks about the relationship between himself and Peter Criss as well as the problems between Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer. Read it here: http://www.rockmusicstar.com/kissericsinger/

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Gene Simmons At Charity Poker Tournament

Gene Simmons will join a charity poker tournament together with Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Sean Penn etc. This will take place December 1st at The London in West Hollywood. Read more at www.mendingkids.org.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Postponed Release Date Of The Singles Box Set

According to Amazon Italy, the release of the vinyl edition box set "The Casablanca Singles"has been postponed to January 29th. The box set can be ordered here.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Australian Tour Poster

Kissonline has published this photo of the poster for the Melbourne show.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Kiss Hello Kitty Toilet Paper Available

Just when you thought you'd seen it all... Now you can buy this Kiss Hello Kitty toilet paper. A set of four rolls is up for auction at Ebay, check it out here.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Italian Shows Confirmed

Two Italian shows have now been added to the European tour, the dates are the following:

June 17th: Codropio, Villa Manin
June 18th: Assago, Mediolanum Forum

One More Australian Show Added

A second show in Melbourne has now been added to the Australian tour. The full tour looks like this:

Feb 28th – Perth - Perth Arena
March 3rd – Adelaide - Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar
March 5th – Melbourne - Etihad Stadium
March 6th – Melbourne - Etihad Stadium
March 9th – Sydney - All Phones Arena
March 12th – Brisbane - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 16th – Mackay- Virgin Australia Stadium

A new website has been launched for the Australian tour, check it out here: www.themonstertour.com.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Kiss Snare Drums Soon Available

A set of brand new Kiss snare drums will be available in December. One drum per band member will be released. The price is $ 2500 per drum or $ 9000 for a set of all four. Read more at www.rockcustomdrums.com.

Peter Criss At Days Of The Dead

Peter Criss was the guest at the Days Of The Dead convention November 17th. Here's footage from his Q&A session.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Prague Show Confirmed

One more show is now confirmed for the European summer tour. Kiss will perform in Prague, Czech Republic on June 14th.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Kiss Kruise Video Report

Sixthman is the company behind the Kiss Kruise. Here is a video clip they have produced from the last cruise.

The KISS Kruise II Recap from Sixthman TV on Vimeo.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Kiss On Brazilian TV

The Brazilian TV show "Jornal Da Globo" yesterday showed this news piece from the Kiss show in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Ace Frehley Guitar Straps Available

This cool Ace Frehley guitar strap is now available at a price of $ 300. More information can be found at www.acefrehley.com.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Australian Tour Confirmed

As mentioned here before, Kiss will do a tour of Australia together with Motley Crue and Thin Lizzy. The confirmed dates are the following:

February 28th – Perth - Perth Arena
March 3rd – Adelaide - Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar
March 5th – Melbourne - Etihad Stadium
March 9th – Sydney - All Phones Arena March
12th – Brisbane - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 16th – Mackay- Virgin Australia Stadium


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Kiss In Paraguay

Yesterday (November 12th) Kiss performed for the first time ever in Paraguay. The set list was the following:

Detroit Rock City
Shout It Out Loud
Calling Dr. Love
Hell or Hallelujah
Wall of Sound
Hotter Than Hell
I Love It Loud
Outta This World
God of Thunder
Psycho Circus
Love Gun
War Machine
Long Way Down
Black Diamond
Lick It Up
I Was Made for Lovin' You
Rock and Roll All Nite

Here's fan filmed footage of Rock And Roll All Nite.

Monday, November 12, 2012

New Kiss Related Book Released


 The music journalist Chris Epting has released a book called "All I Need to Know I Learned from KISS: Life Lessons from the Hottest Band in the Land". The book is about his life long journey with the band, starting out in the early 1970s when he joined the KISS Army and continuing until today. The book can be ordered here.

Symphony Orchestra In Kiss Related Problems

Sweden's two biggest newspapers, Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet, have both published a story about the symphony orchestra of Malmö who has complained about work related problems after having performed a concert with the Kiss tribute band Dressed To Thrill. The published story looks like this:

SYMPHONY ORHCESTRA MUSICIANS COULDN'T STAND THE SOUNDS OF KISS

Some of the members almost started to cry. Others called in sick. Several of the members of The Symphony Orchestera Of Malmö wanted the project to be cancelled. This happened when the symphony orchestra did some shows with the cover band Dressed To Thrill.
The concerts were a big success for the audience but it became a work related problem. It was supposed to be a meeting between two musical cultures.
 - It was very loud and above all a difficult sound environment, says Lars WallĂ©n, chairman of the union.

The stories can be found here:
http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/orkestermusiker-talde-inte-kissljud
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article15753812.ab

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Set List From Santiago

Here's the set list from yesterday's Kiss show in Santiagio, Chile.

1. Detroit Rock City
2. Shout It Out Loud
3. Calling Dr. Love
4. Hell or Hallelujah
5. Wall of Sound
6. Hotter Than Hell
7. I Love It Loud
8. Outta This World
9. Guitar Solo (Tommy Thayer)
10. Bass Solo (Gene Simmons)
11. God of Thunder
12. War Machine
13. Psycho Circus
14. Love Gun
15. Black Diamond
16. Lick It Up
17. I Was Made for Lovin' You
18. Rock And Roll All Nite

Friday, November 9, 2012

More European Shows Confirmed

Two shows in Italy have been added to next summer's European tour. The dates are the following:

June 18th: Udine, Villa Manin
June 20th: Milan, Mediolanum Forum

Kiss To Play In Australia In 2013

Kiss are confirmed to perform at the motorsport event Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in Australia. Motley Crue will also perform and the date is March 3rd.

Kiss In Argentina

Yesterday Kiss performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here's a TV report from the event.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Kiss Confirmed For Nova Rock

Kiss are now confirmed to perform at Nova Rock in Austria, June 14th-16th. Read more at www.novarock.at.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Berlin Show Confirmed

Kiss are now confirmed to perform at WaldbĂĽhne in Berlin on June 12th. Tickets will be available here.

Kiss To Play At Download Festival?

There are internet rumors about Kiss playing at next summer's Download Festival in England. They are said to headline the second stage. This is NOT confirmed and should be considered a rumor.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Kiss Kruise Merchandise Available

Brand new official merchandise from Kiss Kruise II is now available at the Kiss Store.

Q & A Session From The Kruise

Here's footage from the Q & A session that took place at the second edition of the Kiss Kruise.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Kiss Kruise Acoustic Show

Here's fan filmed footage of the acoustic show on the second edition of the Kiss Kruise.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Frehley's Comet To Be Reformed?

There are rumors about Frehley's Comet joining forces again. Guitarist/vocalist Tod Howarth has posted the following on this Facebook page:

"John Reagan and I spoke briefly yesterday. We talked about a lot of things concerning Ace and the Comet. There are some new developments that are brewing but that's all I can knowingly add here. I did learn a lot of things that might help, maybe get the ball rolling for the Comet so fingers are crossed for the fans."

Peter Criss' Book In The Charts

The recently released book "Makeup To Breakup" by Peter Criss has entered the New York Times bestseller charts at number 7 in the category "Hardcover Nonfiction".

Friday, November 2, 2012

More Details About The Box Set



As mentioned here, an amazing singles box set soon will be released. The official release date is now set to December 4th. The box set will contain the following 29 singles:

1. Nothin' To Lose / Love Theme From KISS
2. Kissin' Time / Nothin' To Lose
3. Strutter / 100,000 Years
4. Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll / Hotter Than Hell (Germany sleeve)
5. Rock And Roll All Nite / Getaway (Holland sleeve)
6. C'mon And Love Me / Getaway (Japan sleeve)
7. Rock And Roll All Nite (live) / Rock And Roll All Nite (Germany sleeve)
8. Shout It Out Loud / Sweet Pain (Japan sleeve)
9. Flaming Youth / God Of Thunder (U.S. sleeve)
10. Detroit Rock City / Beth (Japan sleeve)
11. Beth / Detroit Rock City (Germany sleeve)
12. Hard Luck Woman / Mr. Speed (Germany sleeve)
13. Calling Dr. Love / Take Me (Germany sleeve)
14. Christeen Sixteen / Shock Me (France sleeve)
15. Love Gun / Hooligan (Sweden sleeve)
16. Shout It Out Loud (live) / Nothin' To Lose (live) (Germany sleeve)
17. Rocket Ride / Tomorrow And Tonight (live) (Germany sleeve)
18. Strutter '78 / Shock Me (Germany sleeve)
19. Hold Me, Touch Me / Goodbye - Paul Stanley (U.K. sleeve / Purple vinyl)
20. New York Groove / Snow Blind - Ace Frehley (U.K. sleeve / Blue vinyl)
21. Radioactive / See You In Your Dreams - Gene Simmons (U.K. sleeve / Red Vinyl)
22. Don't You Let Me Down / Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll - Peter Criss (Germany sleeve)
23. You Matter To Me / Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll - Peter Criss (U.K. sleeve / Green vinyl
24. I Was Made For Lovin' You / Hard Times (Germany sleeve)
25. Sure Know Something / Dirty Livin' (Germany sleeve)
26. Shandi / She's So European (Holland sleeve)
27. Tomorrow / Naked City (Japan sleeve)
28. A World Without Heroes / Dark Light (Spain sleeve)
29. I Love It Loud / Danger (U.S. sleeve)

The box set can be pre-ordered here.

The First Of The Kiss Kruise Shows

Yesterday Kiss performed the first of their two indoor shows at the Kiss Kruise. This included live performances of "Wall of Sound", "All For the Love of Rock and Roll", "Hell or Hallelujah", "Out of This World" and "Long Way Down". Shannon Tweed has published this photo on her Twitter page. Show in board last night. on Twitpic

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Setlist From The Acoustic Show

Yesterday Kiss played the following songs during the acoustic show at the Kiss Kruise:


1. Hard Luck Woman 
2. Christine Sixteen 
3. Got to Choose 
4. Goin' Blind 
5. Love Her All I Can 
6. Nothin' to Lose 
7. Take Me 
8. Any Way You Want It 
9. A Million to One 
10. A World Without Heroes 

Kiss Kruise Has Sailed Away

The second edition of the Kiss Kruise has now sailed away. Above you can see a photo that Kissonline has published showing the fans waiting for the acoustic show.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Kruise Has Started

Kissonline has posted this Tweet from the Kiss Kruise that starts today.

Monday, October 29, 2012

More Details About The Singles Box Set

As mentioned here before, a great box set called "Casablanca Singles Box Set" will be released in late November. Some new details have now surfaced. The box set will be limited to 2500 copies. It will feature the paper masks from the solo albums. The official release date is November 30th.
The box set can already be pre-ordered here.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Sirius XFM Interview With Kiss

A couple of days 20 winners in a Sirius XFM competition met Kiss for a question and answer session. Here you can see footage of the event.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Peter Criss On Fox News

Here is a brand new interview with Peter Criss that aired on Fox News yesterday.

Ace Cancels Hard Rock Hell

For the second year in a row, Ace Frehley has cancelled his performance at Hard Rock Hell Festival in Wales. No official reason has been given but the festival has made this announcement:

Ace Frehley cancels for the second year running - this time failing to produce a doctor’s certificate, or to give a proper reason.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Kiss Pez Coming Soon

Kissonline reports that this nice limited edition Kiss Pez gift set now is available. It can be ordered here.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Gene Simmons Allstar Band At Rocktoberfest

During the Rocktoberfest Gene Simmons performed with his allstar band. Besides himself, the band consisted of Eric Singer, Bruce Kulick and Bob Kulick. Here you can see footage of them playing Nothing To Lose, War Machine, I Love It Loud and Deuce
Nothing to Lose: Gene Simmons All Band-“KISS... by emmreport
War Machine: Gene Simmons All Band-“KISS DAY”... by emmreport
I Love it Loud: Gene Simmons All Band-“KISS DAY”... by emmreport
Deuce:Gene Simmons All Star Band by emmreport

Eric Singer At Rocktoberfest

The examiner interviewed Eric Singer at the opening night of Gene Simmons' event Rocktoberfest. Check it out here.
ERIC SINGER: ROCKTOBERFEST OPENING NIGHT RED... by emmreport

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Kiss In Jimmy Kimmel Live Sketch

The TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live has started the campaign "Helping Parents To Rock". Kiss, Alanis Morissette and Jack Black are some of the stars in this campaign. Check out Kiss here.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Paul On Fox News

Paul Stanley has been interviewed about Fox News about the new Kiss album, check it out here.

Monday, October 15, 2012

More Kiss Shows In Scandinavia

In addition to the shows in Stockholm and at Sweden Rock Festival, these new tour dates have now been added:

June 3rd - HARTWELL ARENA - HELSINKI, FINLAND
June 8th - VIKING FEST - VIKING STADION - STAVANGER, NORWAY
June 11th - FORUM - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Kiss In New York

Check out this nice footage of Kiss leaving Good Morning America and arriving at Sirius XM Radio last week.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Paul On Led Zeppelin Movie Premiere

Paul Stanley and his son Evan last Tuesday attended the premiere of the new Led Zeppelin movie "Celebration Day". Billboard has made a report, check it out here: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/backbeat/backbeat-led-zeppelin-movie-premiere-afterparty-1007978162.story

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Kiss On Good Morning America

A few hours ago Kiss performed at Good Morning America.

Singles Box Set Soon Released

November 19th sees the release of a really cool box set. This will include replicas of all Casablanca seven inch singles. The box set can now be pre-ordered at Amazon for $ 160.
More details will follow. Casablanca Singles

Kiss On David Letterman Yesterday

Here's footage of Kiss performing "Hell Or Hallelujah" on Late Night With David Letterman yesterday. Kiss also performed a 48 minute set for "Live At Letterman", this can be seen here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/liveonletterman/artist/190885/kiss/ 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Austrian TV Commercial

Here is a TV commercial for "Monster" that will start airing on Austrian TV today.

Kiss At Letterman Tonight


Kiss will perform at Late Show With David Letterman tonight (October 10th) at 11.35 PM EST. In addition to this, Kiss will also perform at the webcast "Live On Letterman" which can be see at CBS and VEVO. Read more here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/liveonletterman/artist/190885/kiss/

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Stockholm Tickets Released Today

If you are a Kiss Army member then you can buy tickets to the Kiss show in Stockholm, Sweden (June 1st) today. If you're not a member yet, then go here for more information.

Monster Released Today!

Today (October 9th) is the day for the US release of the new Kiss album "Monster".

Monday, October 8, 2012

Gene On The Cover Of Sweden Rock Magazine

Gene Simmons will be on the cover of the 97th issue of Sweden Rock Magazine that will be released October 30th.

Kiss To Sweden In June

The first Kiss shows of the summer of 2013 are now official. Kiss will come to Sweden for two shows in early June:

June 1st: Stockholm - Friends Arena
June 6th: Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival

Tickets to the Stockholm show will be released October 12th through Ticnet.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Billboard Interviews Gene

Billboard Magazine yesterday published a long and interesting interview with Gene Simmons. Check it out here: http://m.billboard.com/v/News/GeneSimmonsQaOn/?KSID=fdc698d3aac2052442b24ffc9b8c2561

Friday, October 5, 2012

Monster Out Today!

Today is the release day of "Monster" in Europe. It will be released in the US next Tuesday.

Monster TV Commercial

Check out this brand new TV commercial for the "Monster" album.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

New Box Set Available

The box set "5 Classic Albums" is now available. This set contains the following albums:

Destroyer
Rock And Roll Over
Dressed To Kill
KISS
Millennium Collection- 20th Century Masters

The box set can be ordered here.

Listen To Two New Kiss Songs

Two songs from the upcoming "Monster" album can now be heard. The songs are "Long Way Down" with vocals by Paul and "All For The Love Of Rock & Roll" with vocals by Eric.

Long Way Down
All For The Love Of Rock & Roll

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Ace Frehley On The Passing Of Paul's Mother

Ace Frehley has posted the following statement on his official webpage:

"I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Stanley's mother Eva. She always had a smile on her face at the Kiss shows she attended in New York and was always very gracious to me and my family when we'd meet backstage before and after concerts…My deepest sympathy goes out to Paul and his family…God Bless..."

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Monster Parties In Oslo And Gothenburg

On Thursday (October 4th) a Monster release party will take place in Oslo, Norway. The venue is Rock In. Read more here. The day after (October 5th) another party will take place at 2112 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Read more here.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Paul's Mother Has Passed Away

The following statement has been published on the official sites of Kiss and Paul Stanley:

Eva Eisen, Paul Stanley's mother, died Saturday, Sept. 29th. She was 88 years old. Paul writes, "My mother found so much pleasure and fulfillment in all the various types of music that she so loved. It was through her that I too found that same passion. She lived long enough to see, enjoy and love an extended family that included her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She found numerous ways to contribute to her community and was appreciated and loved by those who knew her. My mom was the matriarch of our family and words cannot express our loss."
From the earliest days of KISS until recently, Eva was always seen by fans at New York area shows. We send our sympathy and condolences to Paul and his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Eric, Gene and Tommy

Friday, September 28, 2012

Kiss On David Letterman

Kiss will perform at Late Show With David Letterman Wednesday October 10th. More details will follow.

More South American Dates Added

Shows in Paraguay (for the first time ever for Kiss!) and Brazil have been added to the South American tour in November. The tour schedule now looks like this:


November 7, 2012: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires
November 10, 2012: Maquinaria Festival, Santiago
November 12, 2012: Jockey Club, Asuncion
November 14, 2012: Estadio do Zequinha, Porto Alegre
November 17, 2012: Anhembi, Sao Paolo
November 18, 2012: HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Monster Picture Disc Available Now

You can now pre-order the picture disc version of "Monster". This will be limited to 2000 copies. This can only be bought through the Official Kiss Online Store.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Gene Presents Rocktoberfest

October 15th-21st the Rocktober food and drink festival will take place at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Gene Simmons is one of the presenters. Read more at www.rocktoberfest.com.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

New Kiss Slot Game

A brand new Kiss slot game will be premiered at the Global Gaming Expo which will take place in Las Vegas Ocotber 2nd-4th. A promo video can be seen here.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Kiss To Tour In Australia With Motley Crue

The Kiss / Motley Crue US tour has just finished. Yesterday Tommy Lee announced on his Facebook page that it's now confirmed that both bands will tour together in Australia in January next year. Tommy's message looks like this:

Wow! how time flys!! Last night of the US part of the tour.One show in Mexico in a few days but its a rap for 2012 kids!! A little break til Jan 2013 then off to Australia with Kiss n Motley.. Been goin like fuck since Feb in Vegas!! 9 months! fuckin Whooped.... i want to thank all the amazing crew guys n girls it took to put this insanity together and keep it up n running everydamnday!! Heros!!!

Friday, September 21, 2012

Kiss Music Industry Event

Bravewords has published a report from a music industry event held in Kiss' honor in Toronto earlier this week. All four members were present as well as record company employees, journalists etc. Read the report here: http://www.bravewords.com/news/190564

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Gene Tells Israeli Kids To Study Hard

The Times Of Israel mentions that Gene Simmons has done this short video for the students at Shifman School in his Tirat HaCarmel hometown.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Gene's Energy Tip

Shannon Tweed has posted the following comment on her Twitter page:

Know what gives  his energy before and during a show?peanutbutter&banana on whole wheat bread!

Hiring Our Heroes On Fox News

Earlier today, Fox News showed this news piece about Kiss hiring a veteran as a roadie through the "Hiring Our Heroes" programme. Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

29 Years Ago Today

September 18th 1983 was the first time Kiss ever showed their faces in public. This took place at MTV, check it out here.

Kiss In Pollstar

Pollstar Magazine yesterday published an interesting article about Kiss' new mobile merchandise. Read it here: http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=802737

Monday, September 17, 2012

Peter Criss On NJ KIss Expo

Here's footage of Peter Criss speaking at the NJ/NY Kiss Expo in Edison New Jersey September 8th.

Ten Arrests At Darien Lake Show

During the Kiss / Motley Crue show in Darien Lake, NY a total of ten persons were arrested. This was due to disorderly conduct, harassment, trespassing etc. Read more at http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/ten-arrests-kiss-concert-darien-lake/33908.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

New Kiss Action Figures

The second series of the Kiss action figures (8 and 12 inch) are now available. More information can be found at www.figurestoycompany.com.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Monster Clips On Itunes

Some 30 second long clips from the upcoming "Monster" album can now be heard at Itunes, check it out here:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/monster/id547650804

Friday, September 7, 2012

Kiss Comics Issue 4

This is how the front covers of the upcoming fourth issue of Kiss Comics will look. These will be released late September.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Kiss Detroit Show Postponed

The Kiss / Motley Crue show that was supposed to take place yesterday (September 5th) in Detroit has been postponed to tonight (September 6th) after a truck transporting the pyro equipment has been in a road accident. Read more here: http://www.freep.com/article/20120905/ENT04/120905078/KISS-Motley-Crue-concert-DTE-postponed-after-pyrotechnics-truck-flips?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Monday, September 3, 2012

Destroyer Resurrected On Position 58

The new version of "Destroyer" called "Destroyer Resurrected" sold 7200 copies in the US the first week. This means that the album is on number 58 in the Billboard charts.

New Kiss Kruise Promo Video

Here's the new promo video for the second Kiss Kruise, leaving from Miami October 31st.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Bruce Kulick In Super Group

Bruce Kulick is confirmed as the new guitar player in the super group / show "Legends - Voices Of  Rock". Vocalists like Joe Lynn Turner, Bobby Kimball and Bill Champlin are already in this group. Bruce's first shows will take place in Europe in April next year.

Long Paul Interview About Monster

Metal Rules has made a very long and interesting interview with Paul Stanley where he goes throught the tracks on the upcoming "Monster" album as well as the recording process of the album and much more. Check it out here: http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/content/view/2648/121/

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Peter Criss In March Against Breast Cancer

Peter Criss will take part in the annual "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk" October 21st in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. Peter has also started a donation campaign for the cause, check it out here: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=17603826&pg=personal&fr_id=47310&fl=en_US&et=rrIv-Z1D9lSqw26ZpeimKw&s_tafId=969085

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

German Monster Artwork Revealed


The cover artwork of the German edition of the upcoming "Monster" album with the censored logo has now been revealed.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Interview With C.K. Lendt

The webzine Decibel Geek has made an interview with C.K. Lendt who was the business manager for Kiss in the 1970s as well as the author of "Kiss And Sell - The Making Of A Supergroup". Check it out here:
http://dbgeekshow.blogspot.co.at/2012/08/ck-lendt-author-of-kiss-and-sell-making.html

Monday, August 27, 2012

Massive Kiss Collection For Sale

A Kiss collection that includes items like the ad for the Kiss show at the Coventry in NY in 1973, an axe bass, an Ace Frehley Les Paul guitar etc, is up for sale at Ebay. The starting bid is $ 18,000.
Check it out here:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574699997&toolid=10001&campid=5336529392&customid=&icep_item=140835159827&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

Friday, August 24, 2012

Gene's Comics Released Next Year

Gene Simmons' comic books called "Simmons Comics Anthology" will be released in four different volumes next year:

Volume #1 - February
Volume #2 - May
Volume #3 - August
Volume #4 - November

A preview can be found here: http://www.arcana.com/reader.php?id=514

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Paul Stanley Auctions Meet And Greet For Charity

You can now bid on a meet and greet with Paul Stanley that also will include two tickets to any of the upcoming shows on the North American tour as well as a guitar played on stage. This is a charity auction for The House Research Institute. The auction can be found here: http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/316458

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Monster Book Press Conference In LA

Yesterday (August 21st) Kiss held a press conference and release party at the Viper Room in Hollywood, CA to celebrate the US release of their massive "Monster" book. Here's footage from the event.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ace Frehley Performs Love Gun

Here's footage of Ace Frehley performing "Love Gun" at Celebrate Erie in Erie, PA on August 18th.

Bruce Kulick In Las Vegas

Bruce Kulick has posted the following comment on his Twitter page:

Happy to announce that on Tuesday, Aug. 28th I will be making an appearance at the KISS Monster Mini Golf in Las Vegas.

Destroyer Resurrected Released Today

Today (August 21st) is the release date of the much anticipated new version of "Destroyer", called "Destroyer - Resurrected". It's available both on CD and on vinyl.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Gene On Australian TV

Yesterday Gene Simmons was interviewed on the Australian TV show "The Sunday Show". Check it out here.

Friday, August 17, 2012

The End Of Gene Simmons Family Jewels

Gene Simmons has posted this comment on his Whosay page:

With KISS on tour and with my other business commitments, we have decided to draw the final curtain on our show ‘Gene Simmons Family Jewels.’  

It has been a wonderful life-altering experience for our family and after seven successful seasons, we feel it’s time to move on.

A big thank you to A&E for allowing us to tell our story and a big thank you to our excellent producers Leslie Greif, Adam Freeman, and Adam Reed at Thinkfactory Media.

This is not the end of our story, it’s the beginning of a new chapter.

With love – Gene, Shannon, Sophie, and Nick.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Monster Book Appearance In Los Angeles

Next Tuesday (August 21st) Kiss will make a special appearance at the Viper Room in West Hollywood from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate the release of the "Monster" book. More details can be found at www.kissmonsterbook.com.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Kiss Veteran Roadie Report

Fox 10 News in Phoenix, AZ has made this news report about Kiss hiring a former army veteran as their roadie. FOX 10 News - Phoenix, AZ | KSAZ-TV

Friday, August 10, 2012

Gene On Movie Premiere


Gene Simmons on WhoSay

Gene Simmons on WhoSay Gene Simmons has posted these photos on his Whosay page showing him and his kids at the premiere of "That's My Boy".

Thursday, August 9, 2012

New Kiss Tour Merchandise

Some new nice tour T-shirts are now available at the Official Kiss Store.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Peter Criss On NJ/NY Kiss Expo

Peter Criss is confirmed as the special guest at the NJ/NY Kiss Expo taking place September 8th in Edison, NJ. Peter will do a special meet and greet which will cost $ 275. Read more at http://njkissexpo.com/.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Vinnie Vincent Turns 60 Today!

Today we say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Vinnie Vincent who celebrates his 60th birthday!

Sammy Hagar Meets Ace

Sammy Hagar has posted this comment on his Twitter page.

Kiss Cancels California Show

The Kiss / Motley Crue show that was supposed to take place August 15th in Mountain View, CA has been cancelled. No official reason has been given.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Bruce Kulick On Kiss Expo

Earlier today, Bruce Kulick posted this message on his Twitter page:

I'm in Orlando for a KISS expo today. Marriott at Lake Mary. Gonna jam with my friend John Corabi and my ESP acoustic will won by ??? today!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Gene Interviewed At Comic-Con

Young Hollywwod Network has aired this interview with Gene Simmons made at Comic-Con a few weeks ago.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Monster Track Listing Confirmed

The track listing for the upcoming Kiss album "Monster" has now been officially announced on Kissonline. It looks like this: 1.Hell or Hallelujah 2.Wall of Sound 3.Freak 4.Back to the Stone Age 5.Shout Mercy 6.Long Way Down 7.Eat Your Heart Out 8.The Devil Is Me 9.Outta this World 10.All for the Love of Rock & Roll 11.Take Me Down Below 12.Last Chance 13.Right Here Right Now The album can be pre-ordered here: Monster

Kiss Lullaby CD Coming Soon

August 28th sees the release of the album "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Kiss". Just as the title suggests, this album contains lullaby versions of the classic Kiss songs. Samples can be heard here where you also can pre-order the album.

Monster Artwork Revealed

The front cover artwork for the upcoming Kiss album "Monster" has now been revealed. It looks great!
The album can be pre-ordered here: Monster

Monday, July 30, 2012

Paul Stanley Original Costume For Sale


This great costume was worn by Paul Stanley on stage during 1976, 1977 and 1978. It was also used in the movie "Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park". It's now up for sale at Ebay. The auction can be found here:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574699997&toolid=10001&campid=5337139125&customid=&icep_item=280929413901&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Ace Frehley To Write Another Autobiography

Ace Frehley has been interviewed by The Oakland Press where he mentions that he among other things right now is writing the sequel to his autobiography "No Regrets". Read the entire interview here: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/07/26/entertainment/doc501170f68d24e494788282.txt

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Tommy About Best And Worst Onstage Moments

The Sacramento-based radio station CW31 has made this interview with Tommy Thayer where he mentions his best and worst onstage moments.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Kiss Does Private Set

Kissonline reports that due to technical difficulties Kiss couldn't do any soundcheck at the show in Raleigh. Since watching the soundcheck is a part of the meet and greet package, Kiss decided to do a short acoustic private set for the meet and greet ticket holders instead. Here's footage of Kiss doing "Calling Dr. Love". Check out Eric's plasic bucket!

Paul Interviewed By Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe has interviewed Paul Stanley on his show Sixx Sense. Listen to it here.

Great Gene Photo

Gene Simmons has posted this photo on his Whosay page along with this comment:


Here's what I look like when I go to work.


Gene Simmons on WhoSay

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Kiss To Play In Mexico

It's now confirmed that Kiss will perform in Mexico in the fall. The dates are the following:

September: 29th Mexico City
October 1st: Monterrey


The Mexico City date will be together with Motley Crue.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Kiss In Virginia Beach And Raleigh

The Kiss tour moves on and the second and third show has now been played. The same songs have been played on all three shows, the only difference has been that Firehouse and Love Gun have switched places with each other. Here's footage from yesterday's show in Raleigh, NC.

Jesus Loves Gene?

Gene Simmons has posted this photo on his Whosay page showing a sign he saw on the way to the show in Virginia Beach.

Gene Simmons on WhoSay

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Kiss Kicks Off The Tour

The day before yesterday (July 20th) Kiss played the first show on the tour with Mötley Crüe. The setlist looked like this:

Detroit Rock City
Shout It Out Loud
I Love It Loud
Love Gun
Firehouse
War Machine
Shock Me
Hell or Hallelujah
God of Thunder
Lick It Up
Black Diamond
Rock and Roll All Nite

Friday, July 20, 2012

Kiss Play For The Troops

Tonight (July 20th) the first show of Kiss summer tour takes place in Bristow, Virginia. But already yesterday (July 19th) Kiss performed in Bristow when they did a free show for US troops and veterans. Here's a news report from the local Fox news. DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Kiss Hello Kitty Toilet Paper Coming Soon

Just when you thought you'd seen it all... Anime News Network reveals that this Kiss / Hello Kitty toilet paper soon will be released. Read more here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-07-18/rock-band-kiss-hello-kitty-crossover-toilet-paper-revealed

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Gene Simmons At Comic-Con

Examiner has published a report including some good photos from Gene Simmons' appearance at last week's Comic-Con in San Diego.
Check it out here: http://www.examiner.com/article/gene-simmons-debuts-his-simmons-comics-anthology-at-comic-con-2012

Monday, July 16, 2012

Kiss Destroyer Resurrected Soon Released

As mentioned here before, the release of the 35th anniversary remixed deluxe edition of "Destroyer" has been postponed many times. The release date is now confirmed to be August 21st. The album can be pre-ordered at Amazon.

Destroyer-Resurrec

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Gene Sings Charimsa With Cover Band

Here's footage of Gene Simmons performing "Charisma" in Mexico together with the cover band Axl's.

Friday, July 13, 2012

New Tour Merchandise

Kissonline has revealed that these new merchandise items will be available on the US tour that starts next Friday. The items will also be available at the Official Kissonline Store.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Ace Frehley In New York

Yesterday (July 11th) Ace Frehley performed at Best Buy Theater in New York. Here's footage of him and his band doing Jimi Hendrix' "Foxy Lady".

In Rememberance Of Eric Carr

Today would have been Eric Carr's 62 birthday. He is greatly missed.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Gene Simmons On CNN

The day before yesterday (July 9th) CNN showed two different segments with Gene Simmons. Watch them both below.

Hell Or Hallelujah Live In London

Here's footage I shot of Kiss last Wednesday (July 4th) when they performed the new song "Hell Or Hallelujah" for the very first time. This took place at their show at HMV Forum in London, England.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Photos From Kiss In London

Last week Kiss performed a charity show at HMV Forum in London. Here are some photos I took during the concert.






Thursday, July 5, 2012

Monster Book Launch

Here's footage from the press conference in London July 3rd where Kiss launched their massive "Monster" book.

Kiss In London Yesterday

Yesterday (July 4th) Kiss performed at the intimate theatre HMV Forum in London, UK. They performed the new single "Hell Or Hallelujah" for the first time. Besides this, the setlist was rather similar to Oslo a few days before. I will post some photos and videos within the next few days. The setlist was the following:


Detroit Rock city
Hell Or Hallelujah
Deuce
Shout It Out Loud
Makin' Love
Love It Loud
Shock Me
Calling Dr. Love
100 000 Years
Love Gun
Black Diamond
Crazy Nights
Lick It Up
Rock And Roll All Night

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Hell Or Hallelujah Video

Here is the brand new lyric video for "Hell Or Hallelujah". Kiss will tonight (July 4th) perform in London, UK. I will attend the show so a report can be expected soon.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Hell Or Hallelujah To Be Premiered In London

During last Saturday's Kiss show in Oslo, "Hell Or Hallelujah" was not played. This was due to the fact that the song wasn't released yet. On Wednesday's show in London the song will be performed live for the very first time.

Kiss Interviewed By Norwegian TV

The Norwegian VG TV did this short interview before the show in Oslo last Saturday.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Kiss In Oslo

Yesterday (July 1st) Kiss performed at Kollenfest in Oslo, Norway. Kissonline has published the setlist and as you can see it was a nice set with a lot of hits.


Friday, June 29, 2012

Kiss On Their Way To Oslo

Sitting in the lounge at Air New Zeland waiting for our fligh... on Twitpic Shannon Tweed has posted this photo on her Twitter page along with this comment:

Sitting in the lounge at Air New Zeland waiting for our flight to Oslo via London

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Monster Track List Revealed

As you all know, the new Kiss album "Monster" will be released in October. The track list has now been revealed, it looks like this:

Hell or Hallelujah
Born to Be a Sinner
Out of This World Are You Ready?
Wall of Sound
It's a Long Way Down
Back to the Stone Age
Shout Mercy
The Devil Is Me
All for the Love of Rock & Roll
Freak
Eat Your Heart Out
Right Here Right Now

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Gene In Cool Springs Promo

Gene Simmons is one of the persons behind the new wealth management company Cool Springs Equity Strategy. Here is a brand new promo film for this company.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Hell Or Hallelujah Again

The 30 second preview of  "Hell Or Hallelujah" can also be heard here.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Listen To Hell Or Hallelujah

A short preview of "Hell Or Hallelujah" from the upcoming Kiss album "Monster" can now be heard at Amazon. Check it out here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008E1IRTI

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Pre-Order The Monster Book Now

The pre-order for the huge upcoming Kiss "Monster" book has now started. The book seems to be absolutely amazing but it's not cheap... The pre-launch price is USD 3499 and the price will soon rise to USD 4299. Check www.kissmonsterbook.com for more details.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Vinnie Loses In Court

Vinnie Vincent has now lost his final court battle against Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. In a decision made by the United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit last week, Vinnie must pay Gene's attorney's fees. The formal memorandum can be found here: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2012/06/14/06-56871.pdf

Monday, June 18, 2012

Kiss On Animal Planet

Here's the final result from Animal Planet's show "Tanked".

Friday, June 15, 2012

Paul Stanley On CNN

Yesterday (June 14th) Paul Stanley appeared on CNN's "Newsroom". The entire interview can be seen here.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Kiss To Play In London July 4th

As mentioned here earlier, a Kiss show in London is booked. This will take place July 4th at The Forum. This will be a charity show for "Help For Heroes". Fan club members can buy tickets today (June 14th) here, everyone else can try to get hold of a ticket tomorrow (June 15th)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The New Kiss Comic Available Today

Today (June 13th) sees the release of the new Kiss comic books. A total of six different covers will be available. One of these will be limited to 750 copies and it will only be available through the Official Kiss Online Store.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Monster Will Be Released In September Or October

Ultimate Classic Rock has published a short interview with Gene Simmons. There he mentions that the release of "Monster" has been postponed to "probably September or October". Read the entire interview here: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/new-kiss-album-monster-remains-caged-with-release-date-delay/

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Kiss Monster Mini Golf On Animal Planet

Tonight (June 9th) Animal Planet will show a new episode of "Tanked". This will feature a segment from Kiss Monster Mini Golf in Las Vegas. The trailer can be seen below.


Sunday, June 3, 2012

Conan O'Brien On Stanley Cup

Conan O'Brien has posted this cool Tweet:

It’s my theory that the Stanley Cup is named after Paul Stanley from Kiss.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Eric Singer Interviewed

The nice blog Kissin Time has made a new interview with Eric Singer where he talks about Revenge, the recording of Monster etc. Read the interview here: http://kissintime.webs.com/

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Kiss' Attorney Interviewed

We've seen interviews with the current and former band members, with producers, guest musicians, road crew, record company executives etc. Now it's time for something a bit unsual - this is an interview with Raymond E. Scott who is the attorney of Kiss.

Ace Frehley Announces Summer Shows

It's now confirmed that Ace Frehley will do the following shows this summer:

July 11th: New York, NY, Best Buy Theater
July 13th: Jackson, MI, Jackson County Fairgrounds
July 27th: Detroit, MI, GM Renaissance Center
August 4th: Greenville, WI, Greenville Lions Park

Ace will also appear at the Days Of The Dead event in Indianapolis July 6th-8th.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Kiss In Oslo

Check out this really nice promo video for the Kiss show at Kollenfest in Oslo, Norway June 30th.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Gene Simmons On CNN

Yesterday evening CNN showed this short interview with Gene Simmons where he talks about musicians supporting presidential candidates.

Dean Snowden Interviewed

Dean Snowden is the guy who handles the meet and greets during the Kiss tours as well as being the official photographer for Kissonline. Quite some job... An interview with Dean can be found here: http://barefootmusicnews.com/blog1.php/on-the-road-with-the#more718

Monday, May 28, 2012

Smashing Pumpkins Doing Black Diamond

Last Saturday (May 26th) Smashing Pumpkins performed at the Rock In Rio Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Here's footage of them doing a cover of "Black Diamond".

Friday, May 25, 2012

Gene Simmons Family Jewels Season 7 Premiers

On Monday (May 28th) the seventh season of Gene Simmons Family Jewels starts on A&E. A preview of the new season can be seen below.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Kiss Veteran Contest Winner Announced

Yesterday Gene Simmons appeared on the Today Show announcing the winner of the "Hiring Our Heroes" contest. The winner is former military Paul Jordan.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Kiss On Fire Turns Four

Today (May 23rd) is the fourth birthday of Kiss On Fire! Thanks to all readers for the support during these years. The blog will continue for many more years so keep on reading!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Q & A Session From Indianapolis Kiss Expo

Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer took part in a 45 minutes long Q & A Session during last week's Kiss Expo in Indianapolis. Here's footage of the entire session.

Monday, May 21, 2012

1974 Action Figure Soon Released

Kissonline has today revealed how the upcoming 1974 Paul Stanely action figure will look. This will be released later during the year.

Report From Indianapolis Kiss Expo

Kiss Army Mexico has published this nice report from last week's Kiss Expo in Indianapolis.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Gene And Shannon In Cannes

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed have now left Southern Africa and travelled to France. Gene has posted this photo on this Whosay page along the with the following comment:

Here we are on a nice, sunny day in Cannes, France.
Yes, I'm holding a nice, fashionable handbag.
What of it



Gene Simmons on WhoSay