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Serptember 29, 2008
KISS ROCKER PAUL
STANLEY BUYS IN PALMS PLACE
(from Blockshopper.com)
by Dan Fey, BlockShopper Staff
Rock and roll star Paul Stanley bought a two-bedroom, two-bath condo at
4381 Flamingo Road in Paradise for $3.29 million from TAS Properties on Aug. 15.
Unit #5708 is one of 599 in the 47-story Palms Place
development, which was built in 2007.
Stanley, 56, is best known as the
lead singer and the principal songwriter for the long-running rock and roll group Kiss.
With a career dating back to the band's inception in 1972, Stanley penned some of the
group's biggest hits during its glory days in the 1970s, including Rock and Roll All
Nite, Detroit Rock City and Hard Luck Woman.
Although the band's album sales never quite matched those of some of their rock
contemporaries, the band developed a reputation its legendary Kiss Army following on the
strength of their live performances. Stanley's on-stage persona, Starchild, is one of the
makeup-clad quartet's most identifiable figures, and Stanley's guitar-smashing finales add
a signature element to the group's concert performances.
The band has two gold-selling singles to its credit: the 1976 hit Beth, written by
drummer Peter Criss, and I Was Made for Lovin' You, co-written by Stanley in 1979.
Stanley detoured onto a brief solo career in 1988 and again in 2006, but has been the face
of the band for three and half decades. The band's latest tour, Kiss Alive/35, stopped in
Las Vegas in August.
Other tenants in the Palms Place development include racing legends Mario and Michael
Andretti, pop singer Jessica Simpson and former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian.
Condo sales in Paradise dropped nearly 33 percent in 2007 versus sales in 2006. The
median sales price went up though from $375,000 to $512,000.
Address: 4381
Flamingo Road, # 5708
Buyer(s): Paul Stanley
Seller(s): Palms Place Llc
Sale date: 2008-08-15
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Serptember 28, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS
KISS FEST 2008
The 2008
Indianapolis KISS Fest will be held Sunday
October 26th from 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Ramada Indianapolis
7701 East 42nd Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46226
Tel: 317-897-4000 (Please do not call the hotel about tickets they will not have that
information.)
Ask for the KISS Expo rate!
The Indianapolis KISS Fest returns on October 26th with a Tribute to Paul Stanley!! To
celebrate the October release of Paul's concert DVD, 'ONE LIVE KISS', the Indianapolis
KISS Fest will honor Paul throughout the day! What better way to honor our main man then
to show his amazing new concert film, 'ONE LVE KISS'! Paul Stanley has authorized a
special preview screening of his new concert movie.
Continuing the October celebration of the release of Paul's concert DVD, 'ONE LIVE KISS',
an Indianapolis KISS Fest will be held on October 26!
So get ready to celebrate PAUL STANLEY with a full day of planned activities, including:
- Special screening of Paul's 'ONE LIVE KISS' concert movie in High Definition on a large
screen
- 'ONE LIVE KISS' Director, Louis Antonelli will introduce the screening and do a Q&A
with the audience
- Showing of Unreleased behind the scenes footage from Paul's Live To Win Tour
- Paul's long time Guitar Tech and Live To Win Tour Production Manager, Fran Stuart, will
also do a Q&A
- Fran will also bring the actual Washburn Preacher Guitar that Paul plays on the DVD, and
5 fans will win the opportunity to have their picture taken with the guitar!
- Paul Stanley trivia contest and merchandise giveaways
- KISS merchandise dealer, including KISSONLINE, will be on hand selling great KISS
collectibles
As a bonus for celebrating with us, EVERYONE attending the event will receive a 'ONE LIVE
KISS' collectible Laminate and guitar pick! !*Requires paid admission.
Children 12 and under get in free! KISS merchandise and collectibles will be on sale
throughout the day. There will be giveaways and contests too.
Only VIP tickets will be sold for this event. VIP tickets are $16 in advance, $20 at the
door.
For vendor information contact us at:
sstierwalt@getalifeinc.com
Click
here to order tickets!
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Serptember 26, 2008
ERIC SINGER
CANADIAN IN-STORE SCHEDULE
(from www.eric-singer.com)
KISS Drummer Eric Singer will hold the following Canadian in-store autograph sessions for
Pearl Drums:
Sept 27 Edmonton, AB - Mother's Music Store
Sept 28 Lethbridge, AB - Note-Able Music
Oct 1 Regina, SK - Long & McQuade
Oct 6 Hamilton, ON - Pongetti's Musical Instruments
Oct 7 Newmarket, ON - The Arts Music Store
Oct 8 Oshawa, ON - Long & McQuade
Oct 11 Ottawa, ON - Long & McQuade
Oct 17 Halifax, NS - Long & McQuade
Oct 18 St. John, NB - Long & McQuade
Oct 19 Mocton, NB - Live Wire Record Expo
Oct 21 St. John's, NF - Long & McQuade
For more details on these events, please contact the stores directly.
For info on the Live Wire Expo call (506) 383-9473.
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Serptember 26, 2008
INTERVIEW WITH
PAUL STANLEY
Click here
to see an interview with Paul Stanley from "South Side Steve TV".
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Serptember 23, 2008
NEW 10 CD BOX
SET RELEASED IN JAPAN
A new 10 CD Box set has just been released in Japan. The CDs are
SHM CDs in better quality. The CDs come in a special Destroyer Box.
[Comments]
Several members of the band KISS appeared on behalf of their friend Jeff Young, who has lived with ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, for nearly 25 years. Young is one of the longest living survivors of the illness.
“This is proof positive that Portland isn't just a nice place to live in, but it actually has nice people,” said Gene Simmons, longtime leader of KISS. “Everybody here has come with big fat wallets full of cash and we're going to relieve them of all that money and actually do some good.”
A support group called "Friends of Jeff" organized the benefit auction, dinner and concert in Lake Oswego.
Click here
to see a video of Gene & Tommy in Portland
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Serptember 19, 2008
ACE NOT ON X-MAS ALBUM
According to Blabbermouth Ace won't be
on the X-mas album where he was supposed to sing "Grandma got ran over by a
reindeer". More infos here.
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Serptember 18, 2008
PAUL STANLEY - ONE LIVE
KISS INFO
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Serptember 18, 2008
INTERVIEW WITH PAUL
Click here to hear a new interview with Paul Stanley
on the Elliot radio show. He mentions he is doing metal sculptures now as well. He said
Kiss will continue the Alive/35 Tour in the US in the summer 2009 and he also discusses
the new recordings for the Japanese Best of album.
[Comments]
Serptember 18, 2008
FOOTAGE FROM STOCKHOLM
1976
Click here and here to see some footage from
Stockholm 1976 on Youtube.
[Comments]
Serptember 17, 2008
2008 DAYTON KISS EXPO
OCTOBER 11TH
The 2008 Dayton KISS Expo will be held Saturday
October 11th from 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
2455 Dryden Road
Dayton, OH 45439
Tel: 937-294-1471 (Please do not call the hotel about tickets they will not have that
information.)
Ask for the KISS Expo rate!
The Dayton KISS Fan Expo returns on October 11th with a Tribute to Paul Stanley!! To
celebrate the October release of Paul's concert DVD, 'ONE LIVE KISS', the Dayton KISS Expo
will honor Paul throughout the day! What better way to honor our main man then to show his
amazing new concert film, 'ONE LVE KISS'! Paul Stanley has authorized a special preview
screening of his new concert movie,
PAUL STANLEY ONE LIVE KISS for this Expo event. The feature length movie was shot during
Paul’s sold out ‘Live To Win’ solo tour of America in 2006, capturing the
power and intensity of Paul’s legendary songwriting and showmanship at full throttle!
The movie will be shown in its entirety, in High Definition on a large screen. Director
Louis Antonelli will introduce the screening, and do a Q&A
with the audience following the movie. Antonelli recently told KOL, “ These full
screenings of the movie are very special, they will give fans a chance to see this highly
anticipated film in a unique, entertaining way! In the past when we have done previews of
scenes from the film it was great because fans felt like they were at the concert right in
the front row singing along with Paul, cheering, and doing their all to SHOUT IT OUT LOUD!
Seeing the movie like that with a packed house of the great KISS ARMY is a very immediate
‘live’ experience! I’ve had fans tell me many times now that watching the
movie that way made everyone feel Paul was right in the room rocking with them!”
As a bonus for celebrating with us, EVERYONE
attending the event will receive a 'ONE LIVE KISS' Laminate and other surprises! (Requires
paid admission for each.)
KISS Tribute Band Mr. Speed will also be performing.
KIDS is a young KISS Tribute Band from Darke County, Ohio, that has performed classic KISS
songs all over western Ohio and beyond. These 10-13 year old musicians (NO LIP SYNCING!)
play, sing and rock n roll amazed audiences all night long! See their performance live at
their first ever KISS Expo performance.
We'll have a Paul Stanley trivia contest and merchandise giveaways throughout the day.
Children 12 and under get in free! There will be giveaways and contests too.
Only VIP tickets will be sold for this event. VIP tickets are $16 in advance, $20 at the
door.
For vendor information contact us at:
sstierwalt@getalifeinc.com
Click here to order tickets!
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Serptember 16, 2008
GENE ON CRISS ANGEL
MINDFREAK
Gene Simmons was guest on Criss Angel Mindfreak. He had the chance to win a
million Dollars. Click here to
see it.
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Serptember 16, 2008
NEW BRUCE KULICK SOLO
ALBUM
(from genesimmons.com)
Was happy to lend a hand to the powerful and attractive BRUCE KULICK, who is in the
midst of his solo record.
Bruce, as you all know, was lead axe grinder in KISS for many years.
He's now playing with Grand Funk Railroad. My son, Nick recently went to one of the gigs
and came back raving about it.
Anyway, Bruce and I wrote a toon called 'AIN'T GONNA DIE' -- pretty cool
stuff. The songwriting happened very fast. We sat around the house and came up with chord
patterns and the basic melody came to me almost immediately.
Then, we met at Henson Studios in Hollywood, and between Jeremy (who
played my Axe bass on the track), Bruce and myself, hashed out the lyric in one sitting.
The vocals and the track were mostly done in one day.
My good lookin' son NICK also came down to the studio and found himself
in the vocal booth scatting his own melody/lyric. What a voice this kid has, if I DO say
so myself.
Nick will be working with Bruce on a song or two, as well. Singing lead.
And, we brought down our GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS tv crew to film some
of the recording.
For more info, check out Bruce's website: KULICK.NET.
From left to right..
Jeremy Rubolino (bass), Kevin Churko (engineer), Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick, Brent Fitz
(drums)
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Serptember 14, 2008
NEW KISS ITMENS ON
AMAZON
64 new Kiss items from Amazon have been added to the Fan Shop. A lot of new
T-Shirts, CDs, DVDs, videos and merchandise. Click here to see them.
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Serptember 13, 2008
KISS BEST - KISSOLOGY
REVIEW
(from rockpages.gr)
Almost a year ago, Rockpages had revealed that KISS had entered the studio to re-record 15
classic songs of the past with the current line-up. This move has to do with licencing and
marketing reasons and it is a path that many bands follow nowadays. We simply cite the
names of Journey, Helstar and House Of Lords. KISS releases this compilation in Japan
(although it seems that it will come out soon in the rest of the world) and leave all in
all positive impressions.
The first thing that we notice is that Simmons/Stanley/Singer/Thayer had spent many hours
in the studio to achieve the result that we have in our hands. We are not talking about
some hasty rehearsals and recordings after 1 or 2 takes and the band has succeeded in
recapturing the atmosphere of the first versions. The production – although far
better and clearly up to date- is cleverly crafted in such a way so as to remind the
original tracks, while Simmons/Stanley sing with almost the same tyle and Singer is
putting on his best Peter Criss imitation on “Black Diamond”. “I Was Made
For Lovin’ You” is probably the biggest deviation of the first recordings, as it
sounds even poppier with the addition of some female vocals in the chorus. Some small
differences are naturally found in every song (especially in the drum patterns). As it was
expected, the lion’s share is taken by the 70s (11 out of the 15 in total songs),
while the 80s are represented by “I Love It Loud”, “Lick It Up”,
“Heaven’s On Fire” and “Forever”. The truth is that we would like
to see at least one song from the 90s (cued from “Revenge”).
As a conclusion, we are certainly happy that KISS entered the forbidden (for them) realm
of a studio…even for some re-recordings!
Highlight: Let’s hope that the US/European version will be released under a different
name, because it’s hard to “swallow” that the last (probably) KISS studio
release will pass in history with the name “Jigoku-Retsuden”!
Sakis Nikas
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Serptember 13, 2008
KISS IKONS
"Kiss Ikons" will be a 4-CD Box, featuring one CD dedicated to each
original member. It is most likely the only Best-of CD ever to contain songs like
"Dark light" and "Easy thing":
Gene Simmons CD:
01. God Of Thunder
02. Almost Human
03. Calling Dr. Love
04. Ladies Room
05. Christine Sixteen
06. Deuce
07. Rock And Roll All Nite
08. Cold Gin
09. Parasite
10. Larger Than Life
11. Love 'em And Leave 'em
12. Plaster Caster
13. Radioactive
14. Charisma
Paul Stanley CD:
01. Detroit Rock City
02. Love Gun
03. Take Me
04. Strutter
05. C'mon And Love Me
06. Hotter Than Hell
07. 100,000 Years
08. Rock Bottom
09. Do You Love Me?
10. All American Man
11. Mr. Speed
12. I Stole Your Love
13. Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
14. I Was Made For Lovin' You
Ace Frehley CD:
01. New York Groove
02. Shock Me
03. 2,000 Man
04. Rocket Ride
05. Snow Blind
06. Speedin' Back To My Baby
07. Talk To Me
08. What's On Your Mind
09. Rip It Out
10. Save Your Love
11. Hard Times
12. Two Sides Of The Coin
13. Dark Light
14. Into The Void
Peter Criss CD:
01. Hard Luck Woman
02. Baby Driver
03. Hooligan
04. Beth
05. I Can't Stop The Rain
06. Black Diamond
07. Mainline
08. Don't You Let Me Down
09. Dirty Livin'
10. Getaway
11. Strange Ways
12. That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes
13. Easy Thing
14. I Finally Found My Way
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Serptember 13, 2008
PARTY'S ON FOR JEFF
YOUNG - BUT WHERE?
(from Lake Oswego Review)
If you got an invitation to the party, you don’t even know where it is yet.
But when two members of the ‘70s rock band KISS play an acoustic set at a Lake Oswego home next Thursday, exactly where will be a closely guarded secret.
Only those who RSVP and buy a ticket will know the address. And they won’t find out until Friday, when the secret location is sent via e-mail less than a week before the show.
Organizers want to the avoid any security problems that might come with two world-famous rock stars. But when show-goers turn out to see Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer wielding guitars in the 97034 zip code, they’ll be doing more than just partying.
They will also be donating thousands of dollars to a local friend who suffers from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Since 1983, Jeff Young has suffered from the disease, which shuts down the body’s nervous system, crippling the physical abilities of its victims.
Young’s battle with the disorder has been featured previously in articles in the Lake Oswego Review. He is nationally known for his long-time battle with the disease, which often claims its victims in three to five years.
Young’s story received national attention in 2007 when ESPN documented his role as assistant coach of Lake Oswego High School’s football team, patrolling the sidelines from his wheelchair.
“Jeff needs the help and I’m someone who can orchestrate an event like this,” Thayer said. “There are many great people that are friends of Jeff and want to help. Hence the ‘Friends of Jeff’ organization, that is competely dedicated to putting on a fantastic fundraiser with the help of many, many caring people. We want to help Jeff because he’s such a unique and special person. He is a fighter, an inspirer and a gifted man.”
Since 2000, Young’s inspirational Web site at www.friendsofjeff.com has funneled motivating quotes to readers who sign up for updates.
Previously, Young had been a college football player, then a musician and screen writer. While a guitar-player, Young collaborated with the band Black ‘N Blue, through which he and Thayer became friends.
Now, Thayer and others are doing what they can to support Young and the financial expense of his illness.
Friend Debi Hayes said Young is facing pressure from the state to move into a nursing home to curb medical expenses.
“We’re eliminating that from happening because he’s not there. He’s too active to go to a nursing home,” Hayes said.
“It’s not really a gig,” Thayer said. “It’s a fundraiser to raise lots of money to go 100 percent directly to Jeff to help him with his day-to-day needs. But we will have lots of friends, great food, auctions and entertainment as well.”
The event promises to raise thousands in door sales and through an auction of donated items. Spectators will pay $100 a ticket or $250 to have a private reception with the band. The show has already reached capacity at 300 attendees, who were first to respond to 1,500 invites sent via e-mail.
Concert-goers will dine on a salmon buffet, enjoy cocktails from one of three bars and bid on a range of auction items, including a week in Mexico. They’ll also enjoy a rare acoustic performance by two world-famous guitarists, one that comes with a view of …
Well, we’re not telling.
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Serptember 13, 2008
ONE LIVE KISS &
KISS IKONS COVERS
This is how the cover of the Paul Stanley DVD "One live Kiss" is going
to look like:
And here's the cover of the new Best of CD "Kiss Ikons":
Both will be released on October 21st, 2008.
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Serptember 12, 2008
INTERVIEW WITH FIN
COSTELLO
(from NRK Hordaland)
Legendary photographer talks about the making of ”Kiss Alive”, its huge
impact, and the Rush/Rainbow-controversy. Click on the link to read the interview:
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.6215865
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Serptember 11, 2008
NEW PAUL STANLEY DVD
(from filmfoetus.com)
PAUL
STANLEY: LIVE TO DREAM documentary coming out October 21st on
the "Paul Stanley - One Live KISS" DVD. LIVE TO
DREAM! is an insider’s glimpse into the creative process of Paul Stanley and his
concert film which was directed by filmmaker Louis Antonelli. The cameras shadow Antonelli
as he works behind the scenes to capture Stanley’s solo performance in Chicago.
Stanley’s back-up band for the tour is the House Band featured on CBS TV’s Rock
Star.
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Serptember 11, 2008
NEW RELEASES
According to kissfaq.com there will be two releases on October 21st: another Kiss
compilation called "Kiss Ikons" and finally the new Paul Stanley Live DVD
supposedly called "One live Kiss".
[Comments]
Serptember 10, 2008
REPORT FROM SPANISH
FESTIVAL
Click here
to see a 16 minute report from the Spanish festival where Kiss played in June. Kiss can
bee seen performing "Strutter" after 12 minutes.
[Comments]
Allan Brown on Wednesday sued Simmons and two business partners, claiming the group cut him out of a 2006 deal between the Kiss bassist and the racing league.
Brown is seeking unspecified damages and is claiming fraud and slander. His suit alleges he helped broker the deal between Simmons and the IRL, but was cut out of the contract while on a personal vacation.
He also claims Simmons and his business partners mischaracterized him as "lazy" and "rich" to racing league officials.
Simmons promoted IndyCar racing in 2006,
and even co-wrote a song, I Am INDY.
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Serptember 2, 2008
FAMOUS SWEDISH TV HOST
WAERS PAUL STANLEY MAKE-UP IN TV-TRAILER
(from Kiss on fire)
The host Lasse Kronér wears Paul Stanley make-up singing "I Was Made For Loving
You" but with the lyrics changed to "I Was Made For Doobidoo".
Click here to see the
clip.
[Comments]
Serptember 2, 2008
KISS IN THE PRESS
Gene Simmons is on the cover of the new Kerrang/Heavy Rock Special Edition
magazine in Spain.
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Serptember 2, 2008
NEW FEATURES
New features on the site:
now you can scroll down at the "Todays most interesting new active Auctions on
eBay" box (right above the news) to see more new auctions from recent days even until
they are ended to see for how much they sold for.
there is a link to the "most interesting Kiss Auctions"
now also in the Auctions box above to see the...
most watched KISS items on eBay.com
most expensive KISS items on eBay.com
KISS DVD's on eBay.com
KISS Awards on eBay.com
KISS CD's on eBay.com
most expensive KISS CD's on eBay.com
KISS T-shirts on eBay.com
most expensive KISS T-shirts on eBay.com
KISS posters on eBay.com
most expensive KISS poster on eBay.com
KISS promotional posters on eBay.com
KISS concert posters on eBay.com
KISS watched Kiss magazines on eBay.com
most watched KISS books on eBay.com
KISS LP's on eBay.com
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Serptember 1, 2008
KISS IN KONOCTI
Kiss played at the Konocti Harbor Resort yesterday at a well packed, but not sold
out arena for about 4.000 people. According to the Kissfaq Tour Stats Kiss dropped
"I was made for lovin' you" & "Cold Gin" from the set-list.
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