Kiss News

From: www.theshelbyreport.com

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, co-founder of KISS and serial entrepreneur Gene Simmons has launched a new soda line in cooperation with Niagara Falls, New York-based Rock Steady Sodas Inc., a subsidiary of Johnnie Ryan Bottling Co.

The new line, Money Bag Sodas, is made with all-natural flavors, colors and sweeteners and packaged in eco-friendly glass bottles with painted labels. The line includes a cola, diet cola, root beer and ginger ale, and additional flavors are in the works, along with a line of fountain sodas.

Among the retail outlets that are carrying or plan to carry Money Bag Sodas are 7-Eleven stores, Wegmans, Tops Friendly Markets and Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop, kicking off in the Northeast and Los Angeles markets and expanding nationwide. 7-Eleven also will exclusively carry a Money Bag Sodas Cream Soda flavor.

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WOW! Tell your boyfriend we love it, Vanessa!

KISS -  I wanted to share this Amazing piece my bf did! He is a huge KISS fan! Had this in his head since he was 9! Acrylic on board 30x40. 💕Fan Art!

GENE SIMMONS and very special guest star Ace Frehley will deliver their individual sets backed by Gene’s smokin’ hot band, followed by an encore to blow your mind!   For the first time in 17 years, they will hit the stage together to deliver the final songs of the evening, in a moment that’s destined to make rock folklore.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Tuesday, 28 August 2018, Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide
Thursday, 30 August 2018, Festival Hall, Melbourne
Friday, 31 August 2018, The Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday, 1 September 2018, Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane

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By Guest Columnist Tommy Thayer / The Oregonian

Music is magic. It makes us feel good and brings people together. It helps us celebrate and commemorate, and when it's live, there's nothing better. I am fortunate, I make a good living doing the thing I love most: writing, recording and performing music. And I get to do it in KISS, one of the world's most famous rock bands.

We all love the timeless music we grew up on and for most of us that's the iconic pop music of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Unfortunately, many of the recording artists and those who own the rights to those great songs recorded prior to Feb. 15, 1972 are not receiving adequate compensation for their work from radio and digital streaming-services. This situation is particularly damaging for an aging artist whose sole form of retirement income may depend on a single hit from decades ago.

That's why it's great news that the music industry - including musicians, record companies and most streaming services - agreed to end this longstanding injustice by supporting the 2018 Music Modernization Act and its CLASSICS provisions. The modernization act is a long-overdue piece of legislation which does a number of things, including modernizing music copyright laws and creating a more fair and easy-to-navigate digital platform for the commercial buying and selling of music. The CLASSICS provision is the part of the act that specifically ensures fair and consistent royalties are paid to older artists (or their surviving families) for the commercial use of songs that were recorded prior to 1972.

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

ELVISS SIMMONS AND THE MEMPHIS STRUTTERS is led by an overweight Elvis impersonator combined with the heart (and face paint) of Gene Simmons of KISS. He performs hits from both Elvis' and KISS catalogues, and throws in some of your favorite oldies too.

Happy birthday to our Demon, Gene Simmons!

We wish you an amazing time celebrating today!

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