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KISS have launched Cold Gin. Ok, some of you fans of KISS are saying wait a minute - they released Cold Gin back in 1974.  It's a track on their debut album, and it was written by former member Ace Frehley. This isn't the song being referenced here. The band has actually released a liquor called Cold Gin which is inspired by the song.  Ironically, for a band whose leading members, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, always sort of looked down on the rock n roll excess …

Classic rock superstar band, KISS, have officially announced the final dates of their "End of the Road" Tour, officially putting an end to KISS' touring career.  The "End of the Road" tour was supposed to wrap up in 2020, but like everything else live music related and otherwise, it had to be put on hiatus due to the pandemic.   The revised version of the tour will begin on August 18, in Mansfield, Massachusetts and is booked through the October 9 concert, in …

Rarely one to ever turn down a marketing and branding opportunity, KISS, has teamed up with Dead Sled Coffee to bring you brew fans KISS Coffee.   Scheduled to be released sometime in 2021, KISS and Dead Sled are marketing the new KISS Coffee as "coffee you were made for lovin'."  There aren't too many more details available quite yet.   Don't forget that if you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve, KISS is putting on a gigantic vir …

  2020 and Covid-19 be damned - KISS are telling both to kiss off with a New Year's Eve virtual concert they're scheduled to perform at the Atlantis in Dubai. Called KISS 2020 Goodbye, the legendary rockers will headline and live stream their first show since March, in front of a live and Covid screened and safe audience.  The venue is the Royal Beach at the Atlantis Dubai and will begin at 9 pm Dubai time which is 9 am Pacific Time/12 pm Eastern Time, on December 31. A news rel …

KISS will re-embark on their End of the Road Tour, in February 2020, and they've nabbed one heck of an opening act: none other than David Lee Roth!  A few months ago, I reported that "Diamond Dave" will have a residency, in Las Vegas, early next year.  That's still planned, but those particular shows will occur before and after David goes on the road, with KISS.  As far as Van Halen is concerned, David thinks they're done, but he won't officially confirm or d …

KISS fans take note!   The band has added an additional 75 shows, in 2020, to their "End of the Road" tour.  In addition, they have also announced the city and date, of what they are calling their very last concert, as KISS.   These newly confirmed dates will find the classic hard rock band touring North America, South America, Europe, and back to North America.  These new concerts will begin on February 1, 2020, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Th …

It might officially be time to say goodbye to KISS. The classic hard rock band have announced the first 44 dates of what they're calling the  End of the Road tour, and they're chalking it up as being their farewell tour. The final tour from this legendary band kicks off on Jan. 31, 2019, in Vancouver, Canada and (so far) ends on April 13 in Birmingham, Alabama.  However, this is only the first leg of the tour. The full run of the End of the Road tour is expected to last …

Happy birthday to Paul Stanley - the KISS rhythm guitarist and co-lead singer turns 64 today. In addition to his successful music career, Paul is also an established painter. …

It looks like as long as there is a music business, there will be artist quarrels. The latest feud, if you will, involves  KISS guitarist, singer and co-founder, Paul Stanley, and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider. Anybody who has listened to and/or seen Dee Snider interviews, knows he is not one to mince words. He has opinions, and he has no issue with letting those opinions be heard. His latest issue is with KISS, thus the reason why there is a quarrel between Paul St …

KISS' bass player, Gene Simmons, recently claimed, in an interview, that Rock is dead. In his defense, Gene was pointing more of the finger at file sharing and the current state of the music business rather than a lack of musical talent. He said, "It's very sad for new bands. My heart goes out to them. They just don't have a chance. If you play guitar, it's almost impossible...What is the next  Dark Side of the Moon? Now that the record industry barely exists, they wouldn't h …