Kiss Arena Tour Next Year

Kiss American touring agency Creative Artistis Agency (CAA) has mentioned that Kiss will do a big arena tour next year. This happened during the annual IAAM Conference in Anaheim, CA yesterday (July 28th). CAA managing partner Rob Light is quoted saying "We have a great idea for KISS to go out and do a big arena tour".

Rob Light is pictured at the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards where he was presented the award "Agent Of The Year" by Paul Stanley in 2004.

Shirt Worn By Eric Carr On Ebay

A shirt that is said to have been worn by Eric Carr is available on Ebay. Starting bid is $1195. This is the shirt that Eric wore in the Crazy Nights video.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=2&campid=5336039469&toolid=10001&customid=&ext=130242238218&item=130242238218

Gene Leaves A Message For Canadian Troops

Gene Simmons has left a message for the Canadian soldiers. This was done after a press conference that was held at the Rexall Edmonton Indy. Gene's words were the following:

"Hi guys, it's Gene Simmons. We know you're in Afghanistan, we know it's a tough one, I just want you to know from my heart we love you. I like the fact that there's a bit of civility when the Canadian flag goes up and your national anthem is sung, everybody quietens down a bit. You don't have to salute, no one's forcing you to do anything, but just for a few minutes you shut your mouth and give it the respect it demands. I think that's part of our lives that's been tossed aside. Culture has become cynical and we don't even respect what we should."

Read more in The Calgary Sun here: http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2008/07/27/6278476-sun.html

Destroyer Songbook Soon Released

The songbook for Destroyer will be released August 5th through Hal Leonard. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon.

New Kiss Game

Last week of September sees the release of the new Kiss game "Kiss DVD Board Game". The game is about following Kiss on tour, collecting ticket stubs, merchandise etc. The game can be pre-ordered here:

Front Cover Of Japanese Compilation Revealed

The front cover of the upcoming Japanese compilation "Kiss Best - Kissology" (released August 27th) has now been revealed. This is how it will look.
The compilation can be ordered here;
KISS Best -Kissology- [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] / KISS

Swedish Magazine Covers

These Swedish magazine covers are over a month old but they are still interesting. While Fuzz has chosen to have Tommy Thayer on the cover, Sweden Rock Magazine goes for the original Spaceman. No question which magazine did the right choice...

Rare Alive Album On Ebay

All over the world the Alive album was released as a double album. But in Chile they decided to make two separate albums instead. The second album got a totally different artwork and this is now one of the rarest albums. One copy is now available on Ebay.

Just One Week Left Of The Poll

Next Thursday (July 31st) is the last day of the poll regarding your favourite Kiss member. You will find the poll down to the right. It looks like Ace will be the winner but you decide...

New Kiss Compilation

August 5th is the release date for the new Kiss compilation called "Playlist Your Way". It's released through Island Records. The CD can be pre-ordered here:

Interesting Ebay Auction

Kiss On Fire Quoted On Paul Stanley's Official Site

I just found out that my post from July 11th regarding Rhapsody In Rock is quoted on the official Paul Stanley site: http://www.paulstanley.com/index.php?module=letters&news_item_id=1513
I didn't get any credit but it's my post word for word. Except for the fact that they removed the word "cheesy" from the description... :-)

Paul Stanley At CNBC

A clip from Paul's appearance at yesterday's Donny Deutsch show can be seen here:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101337

New Hats Coming In The Autumn

During the autumn Concept One will release these new hats with Dynasty and Dressed To Kill themes.

Kiss Gets Praised By Judas Priest

Judas Priest guitar player Glenn Tipton has written a message on the official Judas Priest website where he praises Kiss:

"We've played together with so many great bands on this European leg — old friends like DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE and MOTÖRHEAD. New bands such as AIRBOURNE — great lads from Australia — and it was good to see KISS again at the the Download Festival in the UK — we toured with them in the early days in the U.S. and unlike many other bands who gave us very little stage or lights, KISS were generous and helped us out which we appreciated in those days!

www.judaspriest.com

Ace Frehley At Rocklahoma

A fan-filmed video clip of decent quality from Ace's performance at last week's Rocklahoma Festival can be seen here.

Paul Stanley On CNBC Tonight

Our American friends can tonight at 10 PM (1 AM ET) see Paul Stanley at CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.
The show will cover both Paul's music and art.

Eric Singer On Tour With Alice Cooper

As mentioned before, Eric Singer will tour in the US and Canada with Alice Cooper during August/September. Tickets to the shows are still available. Click this link for more details.

Tribute Kiss Band In Pop Video

The Swedish pop/disco band Bodies Without Organs has recently made a new video. In the video for the song "The Bells Of Freedom" the band members act as judges in a "Queer Idol" contest. The Kiss tribute band can be seen approx 20 seconds into the video.
This song is the official anthem for the EuroPride Festival in Stockholm.

Uniqe Kiss Monopoly Available On E-Bay

You may have heard the story about five very special Monopoly games being made in 1978. These were made for Gene, Paul, Ace, Peter and Bill Aucoin. Instead of streets and squares, the game features places the band has played (Cobo Hall etc), band members and key persons around the band (Bill Aucoin, Sean Delaney etc) and other things connected to the band. The game is made of stained glass. As you can imagine this is truly a unique piece. The starting bid is $ 1999.99. See more details here: