Gene Simmons (KISS) and Michael Huppe, president and CEO of SoundExchange, will be testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee on December 9. The hearing is related to the American Music Fairness Act, which seeks to have radio corporations pay artists for playing their music. Simmons commented: “Having spent my career in…
Stanley Simmons, the project featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have premiered a new song titled “Body Down.” You can find a lyric video for that track below:
On November 21, original KISS drummer/vocalist Peter Criss performed a live rendition of “Beth” at the Cutting Room in New York, NY. You can check out some fan-filmed footage of that below. The performance, which also featured pianist Paul Shaffer and singer Catherine Russell, was part of a VIP charity event for the Music Treatment…
During a recent interview with Guitar World, Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 revealed that he was supposed to guest on late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s new covers album “Origins Vol. 3.” He said the following about that: “No one has asked me that yet, but yes, [Ace wanted me to appear on ‘Origins Vol. 3’].…
During a recent chat with TMZ, KISS frontman Paul Stanley sparked new music hopes once again. According to him, new material is “possible” Stanley said the following: “It’s possible. It’s possible. Life’s full of surprises.” He continued when asked about the vibe of the new music: “I think we’d probably go for something that’s classic,…
During a Q&A session at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, KISS frontman Paul Stanley addressed the possibility of new music. He said the following: “There may be some music in the works. We like to tell you what we’re doing, the things that are planned. The problem is that so much of what…
During an appearance at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, director Joseph McGinty Nichol (aka McG) and producer Mark Canton shared some more details on KISS’ upcoming biopic “Shout It Out Loud.” According to Nichol, his “goal is to give everybody something you can go to the theater and just have your face melted.”…
During an appearance at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, KISS manager Doc McGhee discussed the band’s upcoming farewell tour documentary. According to him, the film will offer “a whole different side of KISS.” McGhee said the following: “We’ve always tried to capture what we’re doing. We had to do the fly-on-the-wall [approach], because…
During an appearance at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, Thierry Coup, creative director for the KISS avatar show, further discussed the venture. According to him, “the band is going to be as real as it ever was.” Coup said the following about the avatars, which are being created in cooperation with his own…
On November 15, KISS played an unmasked electric set during their “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. You can check out some fan-filmed footage from that show below. Notably, former guitarist Bruce Kulick also joined the band for performances of “Lick It Up” and “Rock And Roll All Nite.”
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