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05/02/2016

OH YEAH! We Agree!

It's always a good day when you find a 40-year-old album with inserts and sticker!

Joseph Ciambelli.

04/28/2016

KISS Guitarist Tommy Thayer is doing a kids� storybook app

By Ina Fried / recode.net

Tommy Thayer isn�t the first guitarist for the band KISS, but he is the first KISS guitarist to also create a mobile app for kids.

Thayer is one of the main forces behind Ernest Hummingbird, a children�s storybook app debuting this summer on iOS and Android. The mobile app tells the story of a hummingbird who wants to sing rather than just hum.

Like many aspiring musicians, the avian protagonist gets pushback from his parents. But, with the help of some friends, he makes his dream come true.

�They learn to sing together and it�s all they want to do,� Thayer said, during a talk at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco.

Thayer admitted he felt a bit out of place at a software development conference.

�I�m not a techie and I don�t write code and I don�t really design apps either,� he said. �The content and the music and the stories is really what I am into.�

While the app isn�t quite ready, Thayer said he recently showed an early version to KISS frontman Gene Simmons. Simmons, Thayer said, is notorious for looking at something for only a few seconds before sharing his critique. Instead, Simmons watched the full 12-minute narrated version before saying that Thayer had something cool on his hands.

�Coming from Gene, that was quite a compliment,� Thayer said.

Thayer said he has high hopes for Ernest, hoping the hummingbird can eventually fly into his own TV show. Virtual reality is also an area of interest for both the kids app and the band.

�I think VR is the next big thing,� Thayer said. �We want to be there being part of it just like you guys do.�

As for the answer to his most frequently asked question, Thayer said it takes him about an hour to put on his KISS makeup. And yes, all the band members do their own makeup. Thayer said that time is also a special bonding experience for the band members.

�It�s the transition from us, into KISS. I know that sounds a little corny,� he said.

04/27/2016

Ultimate KISS Fan Experience - Fly on the Private KISS Jet With Tickets to the 2016 Summer Freedom To Rock Tour

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KISS 2016 Summer Freedom To Rock Tour Dates:

July 7                           Boise, Idaho - Taco Bell Arena

July 9                           Eugene, Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena

July 10                         Kennewick, Washington - Toyota Center 

July 15                         Spokane, Washington - Spokane Arena

July 16                         Bozeman, Montana  - Breeden Fieldhouse

July 18                         Colorado Springs, Colorado - World Arena

July 20                         Independence, MO - Silverstein Eye Centers Arena

July 22                         Lincoln, Nebraska - Pinnacle Bank Arena

July 23                         Springfield, Missouri  - JQH Arena

July 25                         Wichita, Kansas - Intrust Bank Arena

July 27                         Sioux City, Iowa - Tyson Events Center

July 29                         Cheyenne, Wyoming - Cheyenne Frontier Days

July 30                         Minot, North Dakota - North Dakota State Fair

August 1                     Mankato, Minnesota - Verizon Wireless Center         

August 3                     Duluth, Minnesota - Amsoil Arena

August 5                     Moline, Illinois - iWireless Arena

August 6                     La Crosse, Wisconsin - La Crosse Center

August 8                     Milwaukee, Wisconsin - BMO Harris Bradley Center 

August 10                   Green Bay, Wisconsin - Resch Center

August 12                   Fort Wayne, Indiana - Allen County Memorial Coliseum

August 13                   Grand Rapids, Michigan - Van Andel Arena

August 15                   Saginaw, Michigan - Dow Event Center

August 20                   Rockford, Illinois - BMO Harris Bank Center

August 22                   Dayton, Ohio - Nutter Center

August 24                   Toledo, Ohio -  Huntington Center

August 26                   Youngstown, Ohio - Covelli Centre

August 27                   Erie, Pennsylvania - Erie Insurance Arena

August 29                   Rochester, New York - Blue Cross Arena

August 30                   State College, Pennsylvania - Bryce Jordan Center|

September 1                Allentown, Pennsylvania - Great Allentown Fair 

September 3                Worcester, Massachusetts - DCU Center

September 4                Portland, Maine - Cross Insurance Arena

September 7                Bridgeport, Connecticut - Webster Bank Arena

September 9                Richmond, Virginia - Richmond Coliseum

September 10              Huntington, West Virginia - Big Sandy Arena

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