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 every other KISS website. Should you want official announcements please visit the band's official website at: KISSONLINE.COM. 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.
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 7:25:12 AM - KISS Touring In Late 2002... NOT!
Silly season is upon us. Rumors on a certain mailing list suggested, from a seemingly credible source (rather than the usual
"my sister's uncle's son's friend's sister's mother whose friend's brother's daughter, who scrapes the corns of the woman, whose
daughter's friend who cuts the hair of the brother of the assistant to...), suggested that KISS were gearing up for a tour
with Eric and Tommy with new makeup/costumes in late 2002. THIS IS FALSE. Gene addressed the issue on KISSONLINE.COM
stating in response to the rumor post, "Here's another example and proof positive why I hate the internet. Not true". CHECK
KISSONLINE for latest official news concerning any plans the band may have. Part of the problem with the internet is the
speed with which information can be disseminted and how quickly rumor can be picked up, embelished, and seemingly become fact when
being reported elsewhere. Then people get pissed at the band. Naturally, some won't believe Gene, the conspiracy theorists
who leave the band in a no win situation. «Post A Comment»
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 7:25:12 AM - "The Very Best Of KISS" & KISS...
As usual, there's a lot of bitching about the new KISS compilation "The Very Best Of KISS" to be released by Universal Music
on August 27th. According to Gene Simmons, on his official website GENESIMMONS.COM,
"this is a decision by Universal. They have a contractual right to do this and nothing you say will change their mind". This
is pretty much what I mentioned in the news bit on 7/22... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, July 28, 2002 4:24:19 PM - "The Very Best Of KISS" available for pre-order from CDNOW...
Due on August 27th. CDNOW is offering the album for preorder for $18.98, HERE... «Post A Comment»
Monday, July 22, 2002 8:51:31 AM - Even More Japanese Reissues...
In addition to the first five studio albums being reissued in Japan on August 21st, Alive (UICY-2363/4), Love Gun
(UICY-2361), Dynasty (UICY-2362), and Alive II (UICY-2365/6) will be reissued on September 25th... «Post A Comment»
Monday, July 22, 2002 8:51:31 AM - New Universal KISS Compilation...
A new KISS compilation will be released by Universal Music on August 27th. The album will feature: Strutter ·
Deuce · Got To Choose · Hotter Than Hell · C'mon And Love Me · Rock And Roll All Nite (Live) ·
Detroit Rock City (Edit) · Shout It Out Loud · Beth · I Want You · Calling Dr. Love · Hard Luck Woman ·
I Stole Your Love · Christine Sixteen · Love Gun · New York Groove · I Was Made For Lovin' You ·
I Love It Loud · Lick It Up · Forever · God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II. Full details on the discography
page, HERE. Before KISS fans start bitching about "yet another compilation", it
should be remembered that KISS are no longer signed to Universal Music so there could be several reasons for the release of
this album. One possibility is that KISS no longer has control of their back catalog, or that Universal simply has the right
to issue a "best of" package. One should wonder whether this will leave the band able to release "Alive IV" on some other label with new material or
whether that album, which was originally due in March 2000, has now been killed off completely. THAT IS CONJECTURE! I certainly
hope that Gene and Paul haven't lost the rights to their catalog, one of the biggest by any band on any label though the release
is interesting with there being several recent reissues of "Greatest KISS" in some markets. The majority
of songs included on the album were singles (or B-sides)... «Post A Comment»
Monday, July 22, 2002 5:15:06 AM - KISS Alive IV Delayed Again?
KISS' "Alive IV", which was due for release in August, has been removed from CDNOW's advance orders page indicating that
it may have been delayed yet again. There is no official confirmation of this yet, though it is known that KISS had considered
recording two new studio tracks for inclusion on the album. Gene Simmons had mentioned two song titles, "Wait" and "All The Kids
With Painted Faces", on his website, but no official intention for including these, apart from simply demoing them, as been
made. With KISS currently without a record label, following their departure from Universal, much could be in flux... «Post A Comment»
Monday, July 22, 2002 5:15:06 AM - Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History
The very much anticipated "Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History" (ISBN: 0823083225) book by Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs, which tracks
the touring history of KISS with great detail, and covers some very interesting other KISS related topics, will soon be available for
pre-order directly from the authors at www.kissaliveforever.com when the
website goes live shortly. At 256 pages the book is scheduled for publication via Watson-Guptill Publishers in September
2002 and is sure to be an incredible detailled read into the live history of the Hottest Band In The World! This really is
one of the "must-have must-read" labors of love by two very dedicated KISS writers/researchers... «Post A Comment»
Monday, July 22, 2002 5:15:06 AM - Gene's "KISS & Makeup" Paperback
Gene Simmons' ghost-written (with Ben Greenman, The New Yorker Editor) auto-biography "KISS & Makeup" (ISBN: 0609810022)
will be published in paperback format by Three Rivers Press on October 22, 2002. At 288 pages, the same as the first print
through Crown Publishing, it is not clear whether it will have any corrections. Order price is $11.20.
Pre-order it from Amazon.com, HERE... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:56:50 AM - Gene attends a baseball game?
(From Yahoo.com) Gene Simmons of the
rock group KISS poses in front of fans following a celebrity baseball game prior to the Anaheim Angels' game against the
Seattle Mariners, Saturday night, July 20, 2002, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) «Post A Comment»
Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:56:50 AM - Robert Fleischman's The World In Your Eyes...
Ex-Vinnie Vincent vocals Robert Fleischman's solo album "The World In Your Eyes" will be released on Frontiers Records on
October 23rd... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:56:50 AM - Another New Corabi Project...
In addition to 24-7 (see news below) John also has another new project, "Zen Lunatic".
The line up consists of John, Stevo Bruno (Revel 8), and Jimmy D' Anda (Bulletboys) and the band are currently working on
their debut album. The band have a website with Audio (Quick Time) samples of three songs ("Angel", "Stay", and "Open Your
Eyes") at: www.klownrecords.com... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:56:50 AM - Corabi projects update...
Twenty 4 Seven, the Corabi/Blotzer project mentioned on 7/11 includes Iron Horse/Obsession guitarist Robert Marcello. The
band currently have a 9 song album of rocking melodic material which was produced by Michael Vescera. Songs include:
Due Time, Fall Into Yourself, Dead Man's Shoes, Limelight, Something, Someone I Don't Want To Be, Good Times, Take Me To
The Limit, It's All About You, and No Matter What. You can hear samples of the album, HERE... «Post A Comment»
Saturday, July 20, 2002 5:33:54 AM - Eddie Trunk's Birthday Blowout with Ace Frehley
(From eddietrunk.com) WNEW's Friday & Saturday Night Rocks Presents: Eddie Trunk's
Birthday Blowout with Ace Frehley. The Ace Frehley band will be performing at Don Hills Nightclub on 511 Greenwhich St.
(corner of Spring) in New York City on August 9th 2002. Doors open @ 9PM, Eddie Trunk broadcasts his "Friday Night Rocks"
show live from the club from 11P-2AM. The event is in celebtation of Eddie's birthday (which is really the 8th).
Due to the small size of this club, tickets are STRICTLY limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets
will go on sale Monday July 22nd at 2PM at Don Hills ONLY. There is a STRICT 2 ticket limit per person. Tickets are $40
each and can be paid for with CASH ONLY. 21 & Over ONLY! There is no opening or support acts, no press and no guest list
at all. This is a rare chance to see Ace in a small, intimate setting, and celebrate Eddie's birthday live on WNEW! «Post A Comment»
Thursday, July 18, 2002 9:23:43 PM - KISS & "Rock And Roll Radio"
According to Eric Singer, he, Gene, Paul, and Scott Paige (Sax from Pink Floyd) recorded the song for the Ramones tribute
album. There may also be some keyboards by Derek Sherinian, who has played with KISS on tour. «Post A Comment»
Friday, July 12, 2002 6:00:00 AM - Celebrate Eric Carr!
Today would have been the late great Eric Carr's 52nd birthday. Celebrate his memory, for he
lives on in all of our hearts when we enjoy the music he made and the humor in the interviews he
gave. TO CELEBRATE ERIC CARR, THE KISSFAQ is offering "The KISS Album Focus" book at just $10 + shipping from
9:30am PST today for 24 hours! You can't beat that, read all about Eric Carr's life, in-depth and in
great detail by buying the book HERE... «Post A Comment»
Thursday, July 11, 2002 6:40:27 PM - Corabi with new project?
I've heard that John Corabi and Bobby Blotzer have a side project, 24-7, linked with MJAP Distribution... «Post A Comment»
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 6:07:27 AM - Gene to guest on Joy Behar ABC Series "Love, Hate & Joy"?
(From: Yahoo.com, by Melissa Grego)
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - "The ABC Family cable channel is mounting a series of specials hosted by The View's Joy Behar
dubbed 'Love, Hate & Joy'. The five half-hour specials, to be taped before a studio audience, will take a comedic look at
various stages of love, from dating to divorce. They will air at 10:30 p.m. on five consecutive nights starting Aug. 11.
Each episode will feature a special guest, with Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, Whoopi Goldberg and Gene Simmons among
those set to appear"... No doubt, Gene will probably be on the episode about marriage! «Post A Comment»
Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:06:11 AM - KISS Album Focus Book Price Mark-down/Clearance...
The KISS Album Focus book has been marked down in price for online orders through PayPal. You can now order the mammouth in-depth
book for just $15 + postage, HERE. Copies ship daily so get your's while stocks last... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, July 07, 2002 3:54:57 PM - Ace Calls in to Eddie Trunk 7/6...
(From: EddieTrunk) Ace called into Eddie Trunk on Saturday night rocks and reported
the following:
- His multimedia studio is 3/4 done...
- His record will be out in the fall, if it doesn't get picked up by a label he'll put it out on his own through his
website...
- He now owns AceFrehley.com (currently shown as owned by Michael McConnell), after a legal battle...
- Is he doing anything with KISS? "If the price is right"... "they're on their knees begging"...
- "If I put out my album and get a top-10 hit"... ROTFLMAO!
- "I had an alien ship land in my back yard last week"...
- "I don't think they'd get away performing without me in makeup"...
- "KISS right now is planning a tour for 2003"...
- Might be producing some singer from England...
- Would like to do a DVD of his performance at New York Steel, which he has a copy of a 3 camera mix, and split the
profits with charity...
- Ace's solo on Anton's album was pieced together by Anton from 5 takes Ace did through a zoom amp...
Listen to the real audio stream, HERE... «Post A Comment»
Friday, July 05, 2002 8:15:16 PM - More Japanese Reissues...
More KISS albums are getting re-issued in Japan. "KISS" (UICY2305), "Hotter Than Hell" (UICY2306), "Dressed To Kill"
(UICY2307), "Destroyer" (UICY2308), and "Rock And Roll Over" (UICY2309) will be reissued on August 21st in addition to
the reissue of "Greatest KISS" on 6/21... «Post A Comment»
Friday, July 05, 2002 8:15:16 PM - KISS release on July 23rd...
A release of "KISS: Complete" is listed on CDNOW for 7/23, here.
It's not clear what the release is, and it may well be some unauthorized release... «Post A Comment»
Sunday, June 30, 2002 3:07:03 PM - A New KISSFAQ Book coming...
During late-2002 or early-2003 KISSFAQ Publishing will issue a second KISS Book. It won't be a reprint or second edition
of the "KISS Album Focus", but a completely different release (though it may include some sections originally cut from
the "KISS Album Focus"). More about this in due course... «Post A Comment»
Tuesday, June 25, 2002 6:16:43 PM - More on KISS appearance on Ramones Tribute...
KISSONLINE has confirmed that the band will be recording "Rock And Roll Radio" for the tribute. What the lineup will be
is anyone's guess, but hopefully it'll have more KISS members on it than "Nothing Can Keep Me From (Puking Up All Over)
You"... «Post A Comment»
Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:53:09 AM - Mark St. John Album Due...
Mark will reportedly release his instrumental CD, "Magic Bullet Theory" on Loch Ness Monster Records on September 29th. The
album will apprently demonstrate a diverse range of styles and Mark's technique. Should be intersting... «Post A Comment»
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