May 15th-
Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, California
Here is the Billboard advertising Season Eight of Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Actually, it's Season Nine -- A&E ordered a double series in one of the seasons...
In either case, we hope you like our little show...seen in 84 countries around the world.
May 14th-
Here we are in a land rover, at Legend Golf & Animal Sanctuary Resort in South Africa.
We are in an open, unprotected small truck.
The animals, including lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs and God knows what else, roam freely.
Right in front of us.
Here...we have to stop. Traffic jam.
We dare not make a sudden move, because the Rhinos can just as easily attack.
And, what you see here, is HALF the size they will eventually become.
Amazing.
May 11th-
The brewpub chain launched by Kiss rocker Gene Simmons could move Inland with a location in Redlands.
The first Rock & Brews opened last year in El Segundo, an entrepreneurial experiment by Simmons and his brewpub partners, concert promoter Dave Furano and restaurateur Michael Zislis.
Based on strong early response, the partners decided to rebuild the site, reopening the family-style restaurant in April 2012 with a 5,000-square-foot seating area, half of it outdoors, and about 50 beers on tap. Its rock ‘n’ roll theme is captured in a “Great Wall of Rock” mural depicting Michael Jackson, Madonna, Jimi Hendrix and other iconic performers.
Rock & Brews locations already are in the works in Maui and Tokyo and at Los Angeles International Airport. Furano said those are tentatively set to open in summer and fall. Other sites are planned in Las Vegas and Denver, he said, and the partners are scouting sites for a handful of additional Southern California locales.
Furano said the team is eyeing Redlands because it offers attractive properties – including the former train station downtown -- and because its demographics and small-town feel are appealing.
“We want to be known as a restaurant that’s fun to go to and bring your family to,” he said. “We want to be known for great food and great beer.”
Temecula, Anaheim and Sherman Oaks are among other possible locations, he said.
Furano said future restaurants could range in size from 3,000 to 10,000 square feet, depending on the location. The rock mural in El Segundo will continue to evolve, he said, and such murals are intended to be centerpieces of each Rock & Brews restaurant.
Carl Baker, a Redlands spokesman, said the city has heard rumors of Rock & Brews’ interest but has not been in contact with the group. Redlands is “always looking for good, exciting new business to come into the city, and this sounds like something we would welcome,” he said.
May 11th-
Here we are on the cover of Franchise Times, barely a month after we opened our first Rock & Brews site.
May 11th-
This photo is real. An English dish called Spotted Dick is... well, do some research and find out.
May 10th-
Brought to you by FANGORIA, the planet's number one cult film, horror and fantasy culture entertainment magazine, KISS: MONSTER - The Official Album and Tour Magazine is a KISS magazine made by KISS fans for KISS fans. Celebrating the upcoming release of MONSTER, the band’s 20th album and their upcoming summer tour with Motley Crue, this glossy, 72 page collector’s magazine features dozens of rare, new and never before published photographs as well as new interviews with KISS members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, wherein they muse on the past, reflect on the present and look to what lies in store for “the hottest band in the world…KISS!”
You’ll also get a thorough, critical look at the full KISS discography; a preview of MONSTER written by the band; secrets behind THE TOUR; a look at the design of the new KISS costumes as well as their costumes worn through the ages; Gene and Paul remembering classic KISS albums like CREATURES OF THE NIGHT and ALIVE; in-depth retrospective of the delirious KISS TV movie KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK and so much more!
Edited by FANGORIA editor-in-chief (and lifelong, card-carrying KISS ARMY member) Chris Alexander, this towering salute to the ever-evolving KISS mythology is one that every self respecting KISS fan MUST have.
KISS: MONSTER – The Official Album and Tour Magazine will be on newsstands EVERYWHERE late June, and will be available to order through KISSONLINE.COM
and FANGORIA.COM.
May 10th-
May 10th-
Those of you who have waited patiently for the next glimpse into the lives of Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed will not have to wait much longer. A&E announced that the eighth season of ‘Gene Simmons Family Jewels’ will premiere on May 28 at 9PM with a special one-hour episode.
Last season ended with Tweed finally making an honest man out of the Kiss bassist after 28 years together. The final two episodes, which dealt with the engagement and the wedding, were the show’s two highest-rated broadcasts ever, averaging 1.8 million viewers. The upcoming season looks to build upon the show’s new success by showing if/how marriage has affected their lives.
One of the main plots will involve Shannon’s desire to adopt a child despite the objections of Gene and their children, Nick and Sophie. The show will also take viewers on their honeymoon in Africa, tackle Gene’s first tour as a married man and watch Nick as he comes to terms with how similar he is to his father.
Watch a Sneak Peak of the Season Premiere of ‘Gene Simmons Family Jewels’
May 9th-
So I went up to Saskatoon, Saskatchwan, Canada with Shannon -- where she spoke to 1,000 women -- sold out.
Anyway, I stop off at Tweed Lane, a street named after Shannon, and headed off to Grandma Louise's home, where niece Kyla had a baby shower.
The Tweed clan is all there having a wonderful time. And joking. And eating.
And then Shannon takes me upstairs and I see TWO small dogs.
Shannon went to visit the ASPCA and.... fell in love with TWO dogs and... took 'em with her.
She gave one away to family.
The other one? She decided to bring it home. Only one problem. We were going from Saskatoon to New York and then to Zambia, Africa (!!!) with our TV show.
So, last minute we had to find a dog babysitter in New York to hold on to it until we got back.
And then take it back with us to LA... Where there are four other dogs waiting (Snippy, Lucky, Darby and Squirrel) -- not counting Jet, which Sophie bought as a companion to Angus, a 120 pound Alaskan Malamute, which poops horse size presents.
Plus two cats, including Chairman Meow.
It's Animal House, folks.
So, here is the little knucklehead on the floor of the NY hotel.
We need a name for it.
Ideas?
May 9th-
Shannon Tweed has jumped into the video game realm with Attack of the Groupies, a new mobile game which offers fans the opportunity to battle it out with hordes of groupies.
In the game, which is available for the iPad, iPhone and PC, Shannon enlists the help of a few trusty sidekicks, daughter Sophie Tweed-Simmons and her sister Tracy Tweed, who are in game as focal characters. Featuring stereotypical groupies inspired by Tweed's stories of her years being with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, the game allows players to unlock exclusive, rarely seen content of the life of the starlet.
As design of the game neared completion, Gogii CEO and founder George Donovan visited the family and made a surprise appearance on Gene Simmons Family Jewels, the popular A&E reality show that features the Simmons clan, to demo the game. The episode featuring the game will air early in the upcoming season.
Noisecreep had the extreme pleasure of talking with Shannon herself about the game, the show's new season and more.
Shannon, what's it like to finally get some revenge against the groupies?
Believe me, you can't make this shit up. These girls are out of their minds. So this feels really good right now. The characters were my ideas, and Sophie's, and they are true to form. As far as choice of weapons, we kept it PG this time so kids can play with it, but I'd like to do a more hardcore version of the whole thing down the line. Basically it's a power game - these are bitches from hell we deal with, just like in real life.
What are the challenges like in real life?
The difference, for me, between a fan and a stalker, is that one of them buys your albums, and goes to the shows, and buys the merchandise. That's the fan. The other one dresses up like a hooker and goes to the shows, doesn't buy anything, tries to sneak backstage and steal your boyfriend. So we've got a problem. This is where we cross paths. In the game we try to keep them from getting anywhere near the stage and there are several ways and weapons for us to do that. They know who they are. And they've had this coming for a while [laughs].
How does Gene like the game?
Gene has not tried it yet! He's chicken! And he's not that technologically savvy in terms of gaming and stuff. Then again, Gene Simmons may not want to actually kill the groupies
Shannon, kidding aside, is the game also a cautionary tale?
It is. I mean look, this stuff is true. But I never noticed it much before our TV show. You know, you're living your life and you just don't notice as much. But when the reality show kicked in, looking at so much of the footage, I started seeing things that were not so cool. I was raising my kids most of the time, you think most of what you hear is just bravado, but then you see it on tape and it is very real and something has to give. That's where this game comes in – it's my way of taking care of business that I know goes on.
Speaking of the show, anything you can tell us about the upcoming season?
Well, the new season focuses a little on the video game and also on Gene as he has promised to try to revamp his life as it were. And I am trying to encourage him that he can still take pictures with fans and even groupies without grabbing them or doing other things - there's a happy medium between not taking any pictures at all and taking care of your fans and then being stupid! Depending on how he does will determine whether I decide to kill him in his sleep [laughs]. And Nick has got to move out of the house. He is 23 and I cannot get rid of him! Not that I really want to, but I know it's the healthy thing to do.
May 8th-
I donated 2 Gene Simmons Basses to the KIDS WITH CANCER SOCIETY... And we've received this nice note
from the television anchor regarding one of the basses.
Hey, Gene’s second bass went for 20 grand!!! (The Punisher) for Kids With Cancer Society, and then the dude who bought it gave it back to me to auction off again in July!!
Those two guitars are doing a lot of good for the kids.
The Organizers would like to send Gene a big thank you again.
All the best,
Gord
May 8th-
I will be hosting the Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas -- October 10-14, at the MGM Grand.
Want to sign up?
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Limited attendance.
May 5th-
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May 5th-
According to Blabbermouth.net, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to Billboard.com about the band's recently completed 20th studio album, "Monster", which is scheduled for release in July. The follow-up to 2009's "Sonic Boom" was again produced by KISS fronman Paul Stanley and was described by Simmons as "either the best or one of the top three records we've ever done. It's like 'Revenge' meets 'Destroyer' - just guitar and drums, nothing else. No keyboards, no little boys' choir, no strings, no nothing. Band-written; literally we'd get in and strum guitars like the old days."
"Monster" will be accompanied by an over-sized art book containing paintings, drawings, photos and other impressions by various artists, inspired by KISS. According to Simmons, the book "should weigh 100 pounds or more" and come with its own stand. "It's something you can't put on your coffee table, 'cause it'll crush it. It IS the coffee table," he said.
Songtitles set to appear on "Monster" include "It's A Long Way Down", "Back To The Stone Age", "Shout Mercy", "Out Of This World", "Wall Of Sound" and "Hell Or Hallelujah".
Speaking to VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner following the March 20 press conference at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California to officially announce details of KISS' summer co-headlining tour with Mötley Crüe, KISS vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley stated about the band's new CD, "'Monster' is really the culmination of everything this band has been in the past and where we're going. When we did [2009's] 'Sonic Boom', it was a big task for us because we were saying, 'How do we define who we are today without losing who we've been?' So, that was a tall order for us, but once we got that under our belts, we wanted to go back in and 'Monster' is far, far beyond anything we've done in terms of 'Sonic Boom' and yet it's right up there with some of the best stuff we've done. It's KISS."
In a 2011 interview with Classic Rock magazine, Stanley stated about the band's decision to return to the studio so soon after releasing "Sonic Boom", "I wasn't interested in making an album unless I was in charge and no one agreed to it half-heartedly. The band's all there, all the time, and we cut the tracks all facing each other in the same room. Chemistry and camaraderie, that's essential. That's what made 'Sonic Boom' so great, and this album is thunderously better."
May 5th-
It’s about time! Season 7 of Gene Simmon’s Family Jewels FINALLY has an air date. We can welcome back the demon and his new bride May 28th on A&E. Whew, I was starting to get worried.
The seventh season follows the most successful season ever that Gene, Shannon, Nick and Sophia had together on the show. I guess Gene and Shannon finally getting married after 28 years together will help build excitement. So what comes after a wedding? Babies of course! Wait a minute…
Shannon wants to adopt; Gene and the two children, Nick and Sophie, do not. Care to wager who gets their way? If this clip from the premiere is any indication, Gene better start practicing diaper duty. He and Shannon play Good Cop, Bad Cop with Nick, who’s still living at home after recently graduating from college. One of them is armed with compliments and a “nice, big, fat, healthy” check; the other opts for the more blunt suggestion that it’s time for Nick to “scoot on out there.” Any doubt who the Bad Cop is? [EW]
Tune in to A&E on May 28th.
May 4th-
KISS CONFIRMS ONLY 2012 SCANDINAVIAN SHOW
KISS will headline the 2nd night of the Kollen Summer Festival in Oslo, Norway on Saturday, June 30th, 2012. The concert will take place at the Holmenkollen National Arena - the roof of Oslo - made world famous by its iconic ski jump that can be seen from all over the capital. This new two day festival will feature 26 artists on three stages!
”KISS Saturday on the big stage at Kollen is a dream come true. To really experience a band like KISS you need a stage that justifies the greatness of the band, and Kollen is the only festival in Norway that can provide just that. It’s flat out extremely cool to be able to give Oslo an exclusive concert with the worlds largest rock ’n’ roll circus as the grand finale on the first edition of Kollen ever.” – Pål Jakobsen, head of booking Kollen.
Visit www.kollenfest.no/
for more information on the show, or www.billettservice.no/
to purchase tickets.
May 4th-
'I'm Gonna Be the Drill Sergeant,' Rocker Says
KISS' Gene Simmons is prepping the whip for his role mentoring the next batch of Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp attendees.
"I intend to be a hard taskmaster," Simmons, who joins the camp Oct. 10-14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, tells Billboard.com
"The guy you hate the most when you go off into war is your drill sergeant, and he's the guy you love the most when you get on the battlefield and all that hard work he put you through saves your life, or at least made you a better soldier. So I'm gonna be the drill sergeant and take these guys through it. They may not be able to perform in an arena, play in the band of their dreams or become big rock stars, but they'll certainly be able to step up on their local stages everywhere and be 10 times the performer they were before."
Simmons also notes that he's "going to be insulting some people, because in the real world when you get up on stage, sometimes the audience will insult you. All they're doing is telling you how they really feel -- 'Aw, you suck!' "
Simmons will be joined at the fall camp by Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde, former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach and Vince Neil of Motley Crue, which will be touring with KISS during the summer, wrapping up Sept. 23. Simmons says most of his lessons will be pragmatic -- "Less about celebrity and more like, 'OK, here it is,' " he notes -- teaching the campers to "know about your instrument and know how to play," develop some sense and appreciation for the business side of music and know that "you'll be judged by not only how you sound but also how you look, how you dress, how you talk, what you say. I really want to treat this seriously." Details about the fall camp are available at RockCamp.com
Simmons' camp gig will come after a serious summer for KISS that will see not only the tour with Motley Crue but also the July release of the group's 20th studio album, "Monster." The follow-up to 2009's "Sonic Boom" is again produced by the band's Paul Stanley and is, in Simmons' words, "either the best or one of the top three records we've ever done. It's like 'Revenge' meets 'Destroyer' -- just guitar and drums, nothing else. Nokeyboards, no little boys' choir, no strings, no nothing. Band-written; literally we'd get in and strum guitars like the old days." Co-produced, like "Sonic Boom," by KISS co-founder Paul Stanley, "Monster" "was written very fast," according to Simmons and includes at least one track, "Are You Ready?," that he describes as "an old song that was torn apart and re-written."
"Monster" will be accompanied by a "monstrous book" of the same name, an over-sized art book that Simmons says "should weigh 100 pounds or more" and come with its own stand. "It's something you can't put on your coffee table, 'cause it'll crush it. It IS the coffee table." The book will include paintings, drawings, photos and other impressions by various artists, inspired by KISS. The group will also be rolling out a new 10-hour DVD this year, a KISS golf course in New York, a series of comic books and a product line in conjunction with Hello Kitty that will include "everything from back to school items to bed sheets, bedspreads, you name it." And its KISS Kruise takes launches Oct. 31 from Miami.
On the horizon, meanwhile, is the 40th anniversary of KISS' formation in 2013 and of the release of its first album 2014. Simmons says "there are a lot of plans" to celebrate both. "Let's just say it's going to be a two-year long tour," with details still to come.
May 3rd-
The family of Dick Clark invited us to attend the Dick Clark Memorial. He was a good man. Always offered a kind word.
The event was kept a secret, and no cameras were allowed. At the event we saw and spoke with – Chubby Checker, who changed everything when he brought out the twist and then, let's twist again. He became so famous, that he had a daily afternoon show on TV where he taught people how to twist... Gary US Bonds, who had many hits including Quarter to Three... Stevie Wonder, who has had many, many hits starting with 1963's Fingertips Pt 1 and Pt 2, got up to say a few kind words about Dick Clark. Jerry Weintraub, who produced all of the Oceans 11, 12, and 13 movies – got up to say how much he missed Clark. David Foster, who produced everyone from Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion and others. Berry Gordy created Motown. He was also a former boxer, and songwriter. His career started with writing hit songs for Jackie Wilson, like Reet Petite, Higher And Higher, and Do You Love Me for the Contours. And the powerful and attractive Paul Stanley and his beautiful wife Erin were also there. Larry King got up to say a few words, as did Marie Osmond... and we saw Frankie Vallie of the Four Seasons wishing everyone well.
We walked over to a wall where artists had signed photos of themselves posing with Dick Clark. There were about 30 photos. You would recognize every single one of them. Spanning decades. And there, up towards the top, was a photo of Dick with Paul and myself.
We were blessed to have known him. I have learned humility from a man who never wavered from offering a kind word.
May 3rd-
By Duff McKagan
I grew up in a really great time for rock and roll. Three-chord songs with a couple mean riffs and rebellious lyrics were the audible backdrop to my formative years. KISS' first live record, Alive! (duh), was an epic collection of riffs and chords that filled in a few questions I had about chicks and fire. Saddled up next to my Sex Pistols, Cheap Trick, and Stooges records, KISS was the needed antidote to the likes of Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Kansas (nothing personal here, guys . . . I just couldn't relate).
I don't take much for granted these days. My music career has been sprinkled with fairy-dust. I do realize this. At this point, I've had the opportunity to play music with many of my boyhood heroes: Iggy Pop, Steve Jones and Paul Cook from the Pistols, and the Cheap Trick Zander/Nielsen duo. These are the dudes I once air-guitared too.
Last month, I got a call to do some gigs in South America -- which, as I've said many times before, is a kick-ass place to play -- with a mishmash of musicians: Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Billy Duffy of the Cult, GNR's Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum, Mike Inez from Alice in Chains, Ed Roland of Collective Soul, Sebastian Bach, Billy Idol's Steve Stevens, and yes . . . Gene Simmons of KISS.
I'd never played with the KISS guys. They didn't have guys like me play on their records, and they don't do side projects. That's OK too, of course.
Here it was, in South America, finally a chance to see THE Gene "God of Thunder" Simmons in action. But would he be cool to travel with? Would he see right through all my rock bluster and into my teenage geekdom? Would I be shooshed or made small by the dude who I dressed up as for Halloween in sixth grade? I hoped for the best as we boarded the plane in Los Angeles bound for Paraguay.
Long-distance air travel with a ton of people shoved together can really "thin out the pack." You can see into the soul of a man on an 18-hour flight. As some got tired and cranky after fuel stops in San Salvador and Lima, Mr. Simmons just settled in, as if being stuck in a metal tube with strangers were a common everyday experience. I suppose it probably is for him and his wife Shannon. They told jokes and stories -- and wrestled. For me, this initial experience provided a first look at how this guy would lead by calm example on this whole trip. I like that stuff.
Backstage, at the second gig in Buenos Aires, Sebastian Bach plugged in his iPod to a rather large boombox, and cranked up some Boz Scaggs, and then some Sly and the Family Stone. Gene Simmons suddenly appeared, and started dancing . . . really well. He did some disco dancing, the "mashed potato," the "twist," the "hustle," and some good ol' stripper dancing. We all stood rather agape at this spectacle. The God of Thunder has real and bona fide SOUL. What the?
Gene's whole life story is fascinating. Born in Israel, he moved to Brooklyn with his mom when he was 8. He spoke not a word of English, and had to learn about life on the mean streets of New York as his mother toiled away in a button factory. His first real American inputs were burgeoning rock-and-roll pioneers like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. Middle-school dances were next, and he instantly noticed that if he learned to move the lower part of his body while dancing, the girls would go crazy. Ah HAH! Starting a rock-'n'-roll band was the natural next step for our young protagonist.
Gene has a natural love for music to this very moment. He can name just about any hit song, who produced it, who played on it, and who wrote it. He knows the little rock factoids that I had never heard about before (Doris Day + Sly Stone? Awesome!). His sense of humor was always on point and sharp as shit.
Gene is a rock-'n'-roll hero to me because he is just simply a stand-up fucking dude. That is the good stuff, if yer asking me.
I'm going to dust off my KISS Alive double record and crank those jams up. I know how to play guitar these days, but I think the air version of my chosen profession may just make a reappearance.
May 3rd-
After the show’s most successful season ever — wedding drama can do that — Gene Simmons Family Jewels returns for its seventh season on Monday, May 28 with a special one-hour premiere. The long-running A&E reality show, about the KISS frontman’s family, is not settling into marital bliss — after all, he and newlywed Shannon Tweed have two kids from their 28 years together as a couple. The thing is, she wants another child.
Shannon wants to adopt; Gene and the two children, Nick and Sophie, do not. Care to wager who gets their way? If this clip from the premiere is any indication, Gene better start practicing diaper duty. He and Shannon play Good Cop, Bad Cop with Nick, who’s still living at home after recently graduating from college. One of them is armed with compliments and a “nice, big, fat, healthy” check; the other opts for the more blunt suggestion that it’s time for Nick to “scoot on out there.” Any doubt who the Bad Cop is? Watch below to find out:
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May 2nd-
SEASON SEVEN PREMIERES MONDAY, MAY 28
AT 9PM ET/PT WITH
A SPECIAL ONE-HOUR EPISODE
Legendary rock god and multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons returns with his unconventional family for an all-new season of A&E's hit series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels," premiering with a special one-hour episode on Monday, May 28 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. Season seven, which continues the longest running celebrity family-based series on television, begins with a shocking moment for America's most traditional, non-traditional family. After going through their most tumultuous year of their 28-year history, Gene and Shannon finally tied the knot. However, that doesn't mean all their troubles have magically gone away.
In what promises to be the most explosive season ever, Shannon decides she wants to adopt a child, and the entire family battles over her decision. Gene, Nick and Sophie are against the adoption, and for the first time in her life, Sophie is at drastic odds with her mother. Meanwhile, Gene is trying to learn to be a better husband but is still battling with his rock-star ways as Nick is striving to emulate his father's good qualities, yet finding it hard to avoid the bad ones. From the family's adoption battle, to Gene and Shannon's honeymoon in Africa (where Shannon has an ulterior motive planned), to Gene on tour for the first time as a married man, fans will have an all-access pass as America's favorite rock family unfolds personal layers of their lives that they have yet to reveal.
"Gene Simmons Family Jewels" is produced by Thinkfactory Media and the Gene Simmons Company. Adam Freeman, Adam Reed, Gene Simmons, Erin Kelly, Moriah Muse and Leslie Greif are the series executive producers. David McKillop and Neil A. Cohen are the A&E executive producers.
May 2nd-
Shannon and I went to the W Hotel in Hollywood, to hear Sophie jump up on stage and sing a Sam Cook song. Before I left, I ran into Pam Stanley and Dr McCoy Moretz, and we all went to the gig. Here we are sitting, waiting for Sophie to jump up on stage – from left to right – Pam, me, and Shannon. Dr. Moretz is taking the photo.
May 2nd-
ARCHIE MEETS KISS COLLECTOR'S EDITIONS IN STORES NOW!
The biggest band in rock history invades Riverdale! When the Archies find their town overrun by monsters because of a spell gone wrong, can rock legends KISS save the day? Sabrina the Teenage Witch is also featured adding a magical touch to this epic crossover. Prepare for the craziest match up in Archie history since Archie Meets The Punisher! This collects all four parts of the storyline, reprints of the variant covers by Francesco Francavilla, and a foreword by Gene Simmons. The hardcover Collector's Edition also contains 48 pages of extras not found in the regular trade paperback edition including a KISS photo gallery, the original pitch and script and other bonus material! A must-have full-color edition for KISS and Archie fans alike!
Written by Alex Segura, art and cover by Dan Parent.
Hardcover, 160 pages; trade paperback, 112 pages
Both Collector's Editions are available at retailers and online stores.
May 1st
Rock star, concert promoter and celebrated restaurateur team up for Rock & Brews
The stucco walls, primed a Pepto-Bismol pink, were slowly giving way to the topcoat, a robust red hue. Potted succulents lined the sidewalk, awaiting planting. A mature, fruitless olive tree, rescued from Disneyland for $2,000, dangled precariously from a crane lowering it into a prepared hole where the parking lot meets the building's entrance. Flat-screen TVs were hoisted into high places, picnic tables arranged and window glass installed. The "marquee," spelling out Rock & Brews, was lifted into place above the street-corner entrance.
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May 1st-
Here is cell video of us going through the airport in Lima, Peru…to board our 737 Rock 'N Roll All Stars jet. Fans descended on the airport, and the great security staff that came with us did a magnificent job of helping us get to the jet, and at the same time, not insulting the fans.
In South America, our Gene Simmons Family Jewels is dubbed in Spanish. On Bio.
May 1st-
Here is a backstage cell phone video taken at the Soccer Stadium in Lima, Peru of the Rock 'N Roll All Stars singing Rock And Roll All Night… with the fans.
Joe Elliott, Billy Duffy, Steve Stevens, Matt Sorum, Glenn Hughes, Gilby Clarke, Sebastian Back and yours truly.
May 1st-
Here is KISS #1 of the new generation of comics. We've been in comics since 1978, when Marvel Comics brought out our first comic books. Then, with McFarlane/Image for 33 issues. Then with Dark Horse for 15 issues. Then with Platinum Comics for 15 issues. Now, with IDW. This is the beginning.
Oh, and don't forget a new ARCHIE/KISS COMICS series -- second series coming soon.
May 1st-
Hi,
I'm writing in regards of a WWII veteran who was the victim of a home invasion. He is around 90 years old and served during D-Day. He has lived a wonderful life with his wife until robbers intruded his home, beat him and his wife, robbed them, and raped his wife to death. I am writing because I wish to spread this information to the public. The main news media has done nothing and I have no other power other than to reach out to those who do, so that word can go out regarding this incident.
I know Mr. Simmons is busy, but I also know that he values the contributions made by our patriots so I was hoping that maybe -somehow- it can be mentioned so that the public is more aware of what is happening. No matter whether one hates the military or even the country, they should still respect the actions of WWII soldiers and what they have done for us.
Please and thank you.
The link below is the article regarding the incident. Only minor news outlets or perhaps blogs or video blogs are the ones talking about it. I have yet to see one on a major news website.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/gannett-army-101st-airborne-veteran-beaten-wife-killed-robbery-042112/
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