This "News" page generally only relates to matters of interest to the KISSFAQ. There's no need to replicate news that can be seen on other KISS websites. If you use information appearing on this or any other KISSFAQ page, in print (fanzines) or online (directly quoted or rewritten), please have the courtesy to say where it came from. If printing in fanzines, I'd love a copy sent to the KISSFAQ PO Box. Should you want official announcements please visit the band's official website at: KISSONLINE.COM.
Sunday, April 27, 2003 6:51:17 AM - Happy Birthday Ace Frehley!
The KISSFAQ wishes Ace Frehley a very happy birthday... «Post A Comment»
Thursday, April 24, 2003 1:35:20 PM - Gene Simmons confirms Alive IV - Symphony
While it has been floating around for a while that Alive IV would be the Symphony, Gene Simmons has confirmed it, and mentioned that the release will be a double-CD. Which label the album will be released on is yet to be announced, but some have been noting $immons Records new association with Sanctuary... «Post A Comment»
Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:54:44 PM - KISS/Aerosmith Tour Announcement Radio Show
Miss the KISS/Aerosmith Tour Announcement radio show? Here's some: Part 1 (10:56) | Part 2 (8:26) | Part 3 (9:36) | Part 4 (16:33) | Part 5 (4:32)
The songs (and commercials) played during the show have been cut out, but included "Dream On", "Rock And Roll All Nite (Studio)", "Sweet Emotion", "Lick It Up", "Rag Doll", and "Detroit Rock City (Edit)"... «Post A Comment»
Friday, April 18, 2003 6:23:48 PM - KISS/Aerosmith Tour A GO!
Like there was much doubt, except for the official confirmation. KISS' lineup will include Peter Criss who announced on his website, "I am happy to say, I will be on the KISS/Aerosmith Tour. I love their music and respect them as "Hall of Famer's" and all around good people. It will be an honor to step on the same stage as them! This is one more great chapter for my book, the ending gets better and better! I also have a very big suprise, but I won't let the cat out of the bag yet". Of course Ace remains questionable, since he's going to summer camp. Tour dates, currently announced, as follows:
Aug. 2: Hartford, Conn. (ctnow.com Meadows Music)
Aug. 4: Wantagh, N.Y. (Jones Beach)
Aug. 6: Wantagh, N.Y. (Jones Beach)
Aug. 9: Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavilion)
Aug. 11: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 13: Cincinnati (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 15: Detroit (venue TBA)
Aug. 17: Noblesville, Ind. (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
Aug. 19: Columbus, Ohio (Germain Amphitheater)
Aug. 21: Burgettstown, Pa. (Post-Gazette Pavilion)
Aug. 23: Darien Center, N.Y. (Darien Lake)
Aug. 25, 27: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)
Aug. 29: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)
Aug. 30: Hershey, Pa. (Hershey Park)
Sept. 3: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
Sept. 5: Tinley Park, Ill. (Tweeter Center)
Sept. 6: East Troy, Wis. (Alpine Valley)
Sept. 12: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Sound Advice Amphitheatre)
Sept. 14: Atlanta (Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre)
Sept. 17: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Sept. 19: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Sept. 20: Raleigh, N.C. (Alltel Pavilion)
Sept. 23: Antioch, Tenn. (AmSouth Amphitheatre)
Sept. 25: Bonner Springs, Kan. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Sept. 27: Maryland Heights, Mo. (UMB Bank Pavilion)
Sept. 30: Englewood, Colo. (Fiddler's Green)
Oct. 2: Dallas (Smirnoff Music Centre)
Oct. 4: Selma, Texas (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Oct. 5: Woodlands, Texas (CW Mitchell Pavilion)
Oct. 8: Phoenix (Cricket Pavilion)
Oct. 10: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
Oct. 12: Auburn, Wash. (White River Amphitheatre)
Oct. 15: Chula Vista, Calif. (Coors Amphitheatre)
Oct. 18: Devore, Calif. (Hyundai Pavilion)
So, still questionable about Ace, but there's a good long run of major market shows coming. It's pretty obvious, with a two night stand in Boston and no New York City shows, why Aerosmith are the show-closers "Headliners"... «Post A Comment»
Thursday, April 17, 2003 5:26:04 AM - VH1's Ultimate Albums: KISS ALIVE!
The excellent "Alive!" Ultimate Albums episode #12 will air on VH1 in the US on April 26th at 1 & 10pm. It'll be repeat broadcast on 4/27 at 12am, 11am, and 6:30pm. Check VH1 for other showings... «Post A Comment»
Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:08:14 PM - KISS/Aerosmith Summer Tour Announcement
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will be joining Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, and Joe Perry of Aerosmith on the radio this Friday to discuss the Summer Tour, play songs from their catalogs, and take calls from listeners. Here's a list of radio stations carrying the broadcast:
New York WAXQ-FM
San Francisco KSJO-FM
Boston WHEB
Dallas KZPS
Washington, D.C. WARW-FM
Washington, D.C. WFQX-FM
Atlanta WKLS
Detroit WDTW-FM
Houston KKRW-FM
Tampa WTPT-FM
Akron-Cleveland WFXJ-FM
Akron-Cleveland WMMS-FM
Miami WBGG-FM
Denver KPAW-FM
Pittsburgh WDVE-FM
St. Louis WCVS-FM
Indianapolis WFBQ-FM
San Diego KGB-FM
Raleigh WFQX-FM
Nashville WNRQ-FM
Columbus WFJX_FM
Greenville, SC WBZT-FM
Grand Rapids, MI WMRR-FM
West Palm Beach WKGR-FM
Birmingham WRTR-FM
New Orleans WRNO-FM
Harrisburg WTPA-FM
Providence, RI WHJY-FM
Albuquerque, NM KXXI-FM
Louisville, KY WQMF-FM
Charleston, WV WKLC-FM
Knoxville, TN WIMZ-FM
Lexington, KY WLRO-FM
Wichita, KS KRZZ-FM
Toledo, OH WXKR-FM
Green Bay-Appleton WAPL-FM
Springfield, MO KXUS-FM
Huntsville, AL WTAK-FM
Huntsville, AL WVNA-FM
South Bend, IN WAOR-FM
Cedar Rapids KKRQ-FM
Burlington, VT WIZN-FM
Youngstown WNCD-FM
Lincoln KIBZ-FM
Lincoln KTGL-FM
Greeneville, NC WSFL-FM
Montgomery, AL WXFX-FM
Fargo KKBX-FM
Eugene, OR KFLY-FM
Yakima, WA KXRX-FM
Yakima, WA KTHK-FM
Corpus Christi KKTX-FM
Medford, OR KBOY-FM
Panama City, FL WFBX-FM
Billings KMHK-FM
Harrisburg WACL-FM
Jackson WYNU-FM
Lafayette, IN WKHY-FM
Mankato KXLP-FM
Bend, OR KTWS-FM
Should be interesting to see what the boys have to say... «Post A Comment»
Monday, April 14, 2003 7:46:57 PM - New KISSFAQ Feature: Who Were They?
Who were they? This feature aims to deal with some of the bands KISS played with, both opening for and with the bands as openers, during their early career. In some cases there won't be much to say about the bands, many of which never made it, but on others there is plenty to be said. View the feature HERE. More entries will be added on a regular basis... «Post A Comment»
Monday, April 14, 2003 9:58:39 AM - Alive IV...
According to one rock website "Alive IV" will be released on July 22nd on Sanctuary Music. This is not confirmed, nor is a track listing or are recording sources... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, April 13, 2003 3:47:42 PM - RIP Sean Delaney...
Gene Simmons reports that Sean Delaney (Prentice John Delaney Jr.) has passed away. Sean was pivitol in the creation of the KISS stage show and was involved with the band from the earliest stages later co-writing, remixing, and producing material for the band members. Sean had been working on an autobiography, tentatively titled "Hellbox", which would detail much of his career. Unfortunately, Sean had reportedly suffered a stroke recently. Sean was, at least to me, always a very approachable guy who liked to talk about his past. He'll be missed, read an obituary HERE... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:56:35 AM - KISSFAQ Auctions...
Two very rare Canadian 7" singles currently up on Ebay, HERE... «Post A Comment»
Thursday, April 10, 2003 8:11:12 AM - KISSFAQ Publishing Plans...
I'm currently looking in to the prospect of doing a special edition hardbound version of the KISS Album Focus, which will use the latest version of the manuscript. Twinned with this, a hardbound version of the currently unpublished KISS Recordings Focus may be done and the two works sold as a set. By "Limited" I mean around 25 sets. We'll see... «Post A Comment»
Monday, April 07, 2003 3:22:18 PM - Bruce Kulick "Transformer" Review
KISSFAQ's review of Bruce Kulick's new album, TRANSFORMER, can be found HERE... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, April 06, 2003 9:30:07 PM - Pixs From Vegas
Some pictures from the Vegas show
Thursday, April 3, 2003 7:35:44 PM - Bruce Kulick Downunder
Oz is a hot-spot for KISS related activites these days. Bruce his heading to Australia in May to perform solo dates. Tickets for these events go on sale April 7:
May 15 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
May 16 – Le Rox Live, Adelaide
May 17 – The Waterloo Hotel, Brisbane
May 18 – The Metro, Sydney
Bruce's backing band will consist of: Vince Contarino (Zep Boys), Paul Drennan (Stand), Stephen Crafter (Stand) and Matthew MacAuliffe (Stand). During April Bruce will be doing a number of US Guitar clinic dates:
April 15 - Two Guys Music, Lebanon, MO
April 16 - Cherry St. Guitars, Galesburg, IL
April 17 - Shivelbines Music, Cape Girardeau, MO
April 21 - Brighton Music Center, Pittsburgh, PA
April 22 - CA House Music, Parkersburg, WV
April 23 - The Guitar Ranch, Findlay, OH
April 24 - Metronome Music, Mansfield, OH
April 25 - Sam Ash Music, Lyndhurst, OH
For the latest official and confirmed news and dates, visit kulick.net ... «Post A Comment»
Thursday, April 3, 2003 7:35:44 PM - John Corabi quits Brides Of Destruction
With John having teamed up with Nikki Sixx and Tracii Guns in the BoD project, which is about to begin recording their debut album, John has now departed the band to concentrate on his solo career... «Post A Comment»
Thursday, April 3, 2003 7:35:44 PM - Zon St. John
Reissues of the first two ZON albums, the second of which "Back Down To Earth" includes two songs, "Suicide" and "Take It All From Me" which were long attributed to Mark St. John are being reissued on CD by Escape Music. While not really KISS related, they kinda are, and are pretty good albums anyway... «Post A Comment»
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:53:18 PM - More on Aerosmith/KISS Tour
Apparently, the opening act for the still unconfirmed Aerosmith/KISS Tour will be the band Saliva. The tour is expected to start in July/August and run through September/October. Apparantly Saliva will get a 25 minute slot, with KISS following with 75 minutes, and Aerosmith closing with 75/85 minutes. While some are calling it a co-headlining tour, Aerosmith will close all shows. Some unconfirmed dates are:
8/2/03, Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT
8/15/03, Verizon Wireless Music Center, Nobelsville, IN
8/21/03, Post Gazette Pavillion, Burgettstown, PA
9/4/03, Tweeter Center, Tinley Park, IL
9/6/03, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
9/23/03, AM South Amphitheatre, Antioch, TN
10/8/03, Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
Remember, these are UNCONFIRMED DATES and nothing OFFICIAL has been announced by Aerosmith or KISS - check either of those band's official websites for official news... «Post A Comment»