03/29/2012
KISS STAGE SET UP CONTINUES
Kiss News
03/29/2012
KISS MINI GOLF GRAND OPENING PHOTOS
03/29/2012
CALLING ALL KISS KRUISERS!
03/29/2012
A LOOK INSIDE KISS MINI GOLF LAS VEGAS
03/28/2012
SONISPHERE KNEBWORTH IS CANCELLED
03/28/2012
TOMMY, ERIC, MICK AND TOMMY TALK TOUR
03/28/2012
WHO THINKS KISS SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME?
By Lee Hawkins
With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame�s 2012 induction ceremony coming up in April, one of the stars of the rock band Kiss says he continues to be perplexed by the fact that his band has yet to be voted in.
Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley said he considers the fact that Kiss hasn�t made it, despite the fact that the band has been eligible since 1999, a slight to the band�s fans. �I know that it�s important to a lot of the fans. Certainly if we were to get inducted, I would accept it on behalf of the fans, because it matters to them,� Stanley said. �But I don�t need validation from an organization where I don�t even know who is doing the voting.�
Stanley�s comments follow an on-camera interview he gave the WSJ earlier this year in which he spoke candidly about the group�s entrepreneurial success. Kiss and Motley Crue members recently announced a joint summer tour at a press conference. Kiss bassist Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone at the conference that Kiss� absence from the Hall of Fame has �become a joke.�
Stanley told the WSJ that he believes the Hall of Fame judges have intentionally excluded Kiss.
�I know people who know that for fact. There are board members who have said, �Kiss won�t get in as long as I�m alive,�� Stanley said. �The funny thing about that is really that to have such vehement feeling about it is something that perhaps they should work out on a psychiatrists couch.�
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame media representatives did not respond to e-mail requests for comment.
Stanley believes the organization, like some of the band�s critics, has unfairly stigmatized Kiss for its marketing-savvy. Kiss has built a multimillion-dollar business that has led to nearly 100 million album sales and the Kiss brand has been licensed more than 3,000 times.
�Somehow in some of these people�s warped perspective, being commercially successful or being adept at marketing yourself somehow is contradictory to art and music,� Stanley said. �They would much more want to welcome the starving artist who winds up on a VH1 program having spent all their money, with everyone wondering, �What ever happened to so and so?��By Lee Hawkins
With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame�s 2012 induction ceremony coming up in April, one of the stars of the rock band Kiss says he continues to be perplexed by the fact that his band has yet to be voted in.
Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley said he considers the fact that Kiss hasn�t made it, despite the fact that the band has been eligible since 1999, a slight to the band�s fans. �I know that it�s important to a lot of the fans. Certainly if we were to get inducted, I would accept it on behalf of the fans, because it matters to them,� Stanley said. �But I don�t need validation from an organization where I don�t even know who is doing the voting.�
Stanley�s comments follow an on-camera interview he gave the WSJ earlier this year in which he spoke candidly about the group�s entrepreneurial success. Kiss and Motley Crue members recently announced a joint summer tour at a press conference. Kiss bassist Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone at the conference that Kiss� absence from the Hall of Fame has �become a joke.�
Stanley told the WSJ that he believes the Hall of Fame judges have intentionally excluded Kiss.
�I know people who know that for fact. There are board members who have said, �Kiss won�t get in as long as I�m alive,�� Stanley said. �The funny thing about that is really that to have such vehement feeling about it is something that perhaps they should work out on a psychiatrists couch.�
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame media representatives did not respond to e-mail requests for comment.
Stanley believes the organization, like some of the band�s critics, has unfairly stigmatized Kiss for its marketing-savvy. Kiss has built a multimillion-dollar business that has led to nearly 100 million album sales and the Kiss brand has been licensed more than 3,000 times.
�Somehow in some of these people�s warped perspective, being commercially successful or being adept at marketing yourself somehow is contradictory to art and music,� Stanley said. �They would much more want to welcome the starving artist who winds up on a VH1 program having spent all their money, with everyone wondering, �What ever happened to so and so?��
Stanley told the WSJ that he�s not just bothered by the fact that Kiss hasn�t been included. Other deserving acts have also been overlooked, he said, naming rock bands Rush and Deep Purple. He said he doesn�t consider some of the performers that have been voted in to be rock artists. Lauren Nyro, for example, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously at the induction ceremony on April 14. �I happen to be a huge fan of Lauren Nyro, who has as much to do with rock and roll as Peter, Paul and Mary do. She was a very brilliant writer, but her music is not Rock and Roll,� Stanley said.
Stanley said he is excited to hit the road for Kiss� 40-date show tour with Motley Crue that starts in July. The two bands haven�t toured together since 1982, when a young Motley Crue opened for Kiss.
Stanley says that despite his complaints, he�s not going to �lose sleep� over the Hall of Fame exclusion.
�We are businessmen and musicians,� Stanley said. �And the music speaks for itself.�
With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame�s 2012 induction ceremony coming up in April, one of the stars of the rock band Kiss says he continues to be perplexed by the fact that his band has yet to be voted in.
Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley said he considers the fact that Kiss hasn�t made it, despite the fact that the band has been eligible since 1999, a slight to the band�s fans. �I know that it�s important to a lot of the fans. Certainly if we were to get inducted, I would accept it on behalf of the fans, because it matters to them,� Stanley said. �But I don�t need validation from an organization where I don�t even know who is doing the voting.�
Stanley�s comments follow an on-camera interview he gave the WSJ earlier this year in which he spoke candidly about the group�s entrepreneurial success. Kiss and Motley Crue members recently announced a joint summer tour at a press conference. Kiss bassist Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone at the conference that Kiss� absence from the Hall of Fame has �become a joke.�
Stanley told the WSJ that he believes the Hall of Fame judges have intentionally excluded Kiss.
�I know people who know that for fact. There are board members who have said, �Kiss won�t get in as long as I�m alive,�� Stanley said. �The funny thing about that is really that to have such vehement feeling about it is something that perhaps they should work out on a psychiatrists couch.�
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame media representatives did not respond to e-mail requests for comment.
Stanley believes the organization, like some of the band�s critics, has unfairly stigmatized Kiss for its marketing-savvy. Kiss has built a multimillion-dollar business that has led to nearly 100 million album sales and the Kiss brand has been licensed more than 3,000 times.
�Somehow in some of these people�s warped perspective, being commercially successful or being adept at marketing yourself somehow is contradictory to art and music,� Stanley said. �They would much more want to welcome the starving artist who winds up on a VH1 program having spent all their money, with everyone wondering, �What ever happened to so and so?��By Lee Hawkins
With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame�s 2012 induction ceremony coming up in April, one of the stars of the rock band Kiss says he continues to be perplexed by the fact that his band has yet to be voted in.
Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley said he considers the fact that Kiss hasn�t made it, despite the fact that the band has been eligible since 1999, a slight to the band�s fans. �I know that it�s important to a lot of the fans. Certainly if we were to get inducted, I would accept it on behalf of the fans, because it matters to them,� Stanley said. �But I don�t need validation from an organization where I don�t even know who is doing the voting.�
Stanley�s comments follow an on-camera interview he gave the WSJ earlier this year in which he spoke candidly about the group�s entrepreneurial success. Kiss and Motley Crue members recently announced a joint summer tour at a press conference. Kiss bassist Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone at the conference that Kiss� absence from the Hall of Fame has �become a joke.�
Stanley told the WSJ that he believes the Hall of Fame judges have intentionally excluded Kiss.
�I know people who know that for fact. There are board members who have said, �Kiss won�t get in as long as I�m alive,�� Stanley said. �The funny thing about that is really that to have such vehement feeling about it is something that perhaps they should work out on a psychiatrists couch.�
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame media representatives did not respond to e-mail requests for comment.
Stanley believes the organization, like some of the band�s critics, has unfairly stigmatized Kiss for its marketing-savvy. Kiss has built a multimillion-dollar business that has led to nearly 100 million album sales and the Kiss brand has been licensed more than 3,000 times.
�Somehow in some of these people�s warped perspective, being commercially successful or being adept at marketing yourself somehow is contradictory to art and music,� Stanley said. �They would much more want to welcome the starving artist who winds up on a VH1 program having spent all their money, with everyone wondering, �What ever happened to so and so?��
Stanley told the WSJ that he�s not just bothered by the fact that Kiss hasn�t been included. Other deserving acts have also been overlooked, he said, naming rock bands Rush and Deep Purple. He said he doesn�t consider some of the performers that have been voted in to be rock artists. Lauren Nyro, for example, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously at the induction ceremony on April 14. �I happen to be a huge fan of Lauren Nyro, who has as much to do with rock and roll as Peter, Paul and Mary do. She was a very brilliant writer, but her music is not Rock and Roll,� Stanley said.
Stanley said he is excited to hit the road for Kiss� 40-date show tour with Motley Crue that starts in July. The two bands haven�t toured together since 1982, when a young Motley Crue opened for Kiss.
Stanley says that despite his complaints, he�s not going to �lose sleep� over the Hall of Fame exclusion.
�We are businessmen and musicians,� Stanley said. �And the music speaks for itself.�
03/28/2012
UNCLE GENE WANTS YOU... TO ROADIE FOR KISS
03/28/2012
HIRING OUR HEROES: VETERAN TO JOIN KISS' CREW!
03/28/2012
IDW BRINGS KISS BACK TO COMICS
NEW KISS SERIES FROM IDW IN JUNE!
This June, IDW Publishing is bringing back the rock group KISS in comic form. Last year, Archie Comics released a story in which Archie Meets Kiss, this time IDW is giving them marquee status.
According to IDW, the series is rooted in KISS fandom, featuring KISS characters like �Wicked� Lester, the Destroyer, She, the Elder, and more, but it will be very accessible to all comic readers.
KISS will be written by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs Robots) with art by Jamal Igle (The Ray) and KISS #1-4 come with a special �solo album� covers by artist Michael Gaydos.
Variant covers will also be available, including a Michael Gaydos �Demon� cover and a KISS photo cover!
Kiss Online spoke to IDW Publishing�s Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief Tom Waltz and Senior Staff Writer Chris Ryall last July at the San Diego Comic Con. You can find the whole article here.NEW KISS SERIES FROM IDW IN JUNE!
This June, IDW Publishing is bringing back the rock group KISS in comic form. Last year, Archie Comics released a story in which Archie Meets Kiss, this time IDW is giving them marquee status.
According to IDW, the series is rooted in KISS fandom, featuring KISS characters like �Wicked� Lester, the Destroyer, She, the Elder, and more, but it will be very accessible to all comic readers.
KISS will be written by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs Robots) with art by Jamal Igle (The Ray) and KISS #1-4 come with a special �solo album� covers by artist Michael Gaydos.
Variant covers will also be available, including a Michael Gaydos �Demon� cover and a KISS photo cover!
Kiss Online spoke to IDW Publishing�s Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief Tom Waltz and Senior Staff Writer Chris Ryall last July at the San Diego Comic Con. You can find the whole article here.
KISS has been the subject of several comic book series with several different publishers. Why did IDW pick the group to work with?
Chris Ryall: It pretty much follows the way we choose to pursue any license: we�re fans of the material. Both Tom Waltz and I are lifelong KISS fans; and add to that the fact that we produced a line of Simmons Comic Group releases with Gene Simmons a few years back and it�s just been something we�ve always wanted to do. Some of my earliest comic-reading moments are of enjoying the KISS Super Specials that Marvel produced in the �70s, and it�s a personal thrill to not only be able to carry on with Kiss comics but to now write them myself, too.
Tom Waltz: As Chris states, we tend not to pursue any license at IDW that won�t have an editor behind it who is a fan and willing to champion it through the long process of getting it approved and into print. In the case of KISS, Chris and I are not only champions of the license, we�re uber-fans of the band and their music, not to mention the KISS comics from various other publishers in the past. Like Chris, I ate up those Marvel KISS comics and to now be able to be a part of the ongoing adventures of our hard-rockin�, kabuki-wearin� heroes is a real highlight of my career as a writer/editor.
KISS #1
Chris Ryall (w) - Jamal Igle (a) - Nick Runge, Igle (c)
You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! KISS is back in an all-new comic series that will appeal to longtime fans and new readers alike! Four ordinary humans in 1920s Chicago find themselves caught up in a battle of epic proportions that will reverberate across time and space in �Dressed to Kill,� part 1!
FC - 32 pages - $3.99
Also in June, IDW is reprinting the KISS Marvel Super Specials originally released in the 1970�s by Marvel Comics!
KISS Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Marvel Years
Stan Lee, Ralph Macchio (w) - John Buscema, John Romita Jr. (a) - Nick Runge (c)
In 1977, Kiss was not only the biggest band in the world, they were the biggest comic-book stars around! For the first time ever, both classic Marvel Super Specials are collected in one in trade paperback, with story and art from Stan Lee, John Buscema, John Romita Jr., and more! Featuring an all-new cover recreation by Kiss: Avatars cover artist Nick Runge!
TPB - FC - $19.99 - 144 pages - ISBN 978-1-61377-226-3
· The perfect companion piece to the all-new KISS series launching this month!
· Collects the two classic Marvel KISS comics in one edition!
· All-new Marvel Super Special cover-recreation by Kiss cover artist Nick Runge!
http://comicbookcritic.net/2012/03/20/idw-brings-kiss-back-to-comics/
This June, IDW Publishing is bringing back the rock group KISS in comic form. Last year, Archie Comics released a story in which Archie Meets Kiss, this time IDW is giving them marquee status.
According to IDW, the series is rooted in KISS fandom, featuring KISS characters like �Wicked� Lester, the Destroyer, She, the Elder, and more, but it will be very accessible to all comic readers.
KISS will be written by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs Robots) with art by Jamal Igle (The Ray) and KISS #1-4 come with a special �solo album� covers by artist Michael Gaydos.
Variant covers will also be available, including a Michael Gaydos �Demon� cover and a KISS photo cover!
Kiss Online spoke to IDW Publishing�s Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief Tom Waltz and Senior Staff Writer Chris Ryall last July at the San Diego Comic Con. You can find the whole article here.NEW KISS SERIES FROM IDW IN JUNE!
This June, IDW Publishing is bringing back the rock group KISS in comic form. Last year, Archie Comics released a story in which Archie Meets Kiss, this time IDW is giving them marquee status.
According to IDW, the series is rooted in KISS fandom, featuring KISS characters like �Wicked� Lester, the Destroyer, She, the Elder, and more, but it will be very accessible to all comic readers.
KISS will be written by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs Robots) with art by Jamal Igle (The Ray) and KISS #1-4 come with a special �solo album� covers by artist Michael Gaydos.
Variant covers will also be available, including a Michael Gaydos �Demon� cover and a KISS photo cover!
Kiss Online spoke to IDW Publishing�s Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief Tom Waltz and Senior Staff Writer Chris Ryall last July at the San Diego Comic Con. You can find the whole article here.
KISS has been the subject of several comic book series with several different publishers. Why did IDW pick the group to work with?
Chris Ryall: It pretty much follows the way we choose to pursue any license: we�re fans of the material. Both Tom Waltz and I are lifelong KISS fans; and add to that the fact that we produced a line of Simmons Comic Group releases with Gene Simmons a few years back and it�s just been something we�ve always wanted to do. Some of my earliest comic-reading moments are of enjoying the KISS Super Specials that Marvel produced in the �70s, and it�s a personal thrill to not only be able to carry on with Kiss comics but to now write them myself, too.
Tom Waltz: As Chris states, we tend not to pursue any license at IDW that won�t have an editor behind it who is a fan and willing to champion it through the long process of getting it approved and into print. In the case of KISS, Chris and I are not only champions of the license, we�re uber-fans of the band and their music, not to mention the KISS comics from various other publishers in the past. Like Chris, I ate up those Marvel KISS comics and to now be able to be a part of the ongoing adventures of our hard-rockin�, kabuki-wearin� heroes is a real highlight of my career as a writer/editor.
KISS #1
Chris Ryall (w) - Jamal Igle (a) - Nick Runge, Igle (c)
You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! KISS is back in an all-new comic series that will appeal to longtime fans and new readers alike! Four ordinary humans in 1920s Chicago find themselves caught up in a battle of epic proportions that will reverberate across time and space in �Dressed to Kill,� part 1!
FC - 32 pages - $3.99
Also in June, IDW is reprinting the KISS Marvel Super Specials originally released in the 1970�s by Marvel Comics!
KISS Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Marvel Years
Stan Lee, Ralph Macchio (w) - John Buscema, John Romita Jr. (a) - Nick Runge (c)
In 1977, Kiss was not only the biggest band in the world, they were the biggest comic-book stars around! For the first time ever, both classic Marvel Super Specials are collected in one in trade paperback, with story and art from Stan Lee, John Buscema, John Romita Jr., and more! Featuring an all-new cover recreation by Kiss: Avatars cover artist Nick Runge!
TPB - FC - $19.99 - 144 pages - ISBN 978-1-61377-226-3
· The perfect companion piece to the all-new KISS series launching this month!
· Collects the two classic Marvel KISS comics in one edition!
· All-new Marvel Super Special cover-recreation by Kiss cover artist Nick Runge!
http://comicbookcritic.net/2012/03/20/idw-brings-kiss-back-to-comics/
