KISS STREET POSTER

Here's a 2009 KISS street poster for the band's April 14th show in Lima, Perú!

Thanks to Bernardo Urrutia for the photo.

KISS FAN RAISES $$$ FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Hello KISS!

Last weekend I participated - dressed as Paul - in the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge in Columbus, Ohio. Through the generosity of my friends, I was able to rasie $550 for the cause AND I won best individual costume (before I jumped into a pool of freezing water).

I think helping others is part of what the KISS Army stands for!

Rock On!

Doyle E. Rausch Columbus, Ohio

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FIRST EVER KISS SHOW IN COLOMBIA!

KISS will make their first ever appearance in Colombia on April 11! Tickets for the show at Simon Bolivar Park in Bogota will go on sale Monday at www.tuboleta.com .

2009 South American KISS dates:

4/3/09 Arena Movistar - Santiago, Chile 4/5/09 River Plate Stadium - Buenos Aires, Argentina 4/7/09 Arena Anhembi - Sao Paulo, Brazil 4/8/09 Apoteose - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 4/11/09 Simon Bolivar Park - Bogota, Colombia 4/14/09 Estadio Nacional Stadium - Lima, Peru 4/17/09 Caracas, Venezuela - Hipodromo la Rinconada

LEGENDARY ROCKERS LIFT AILING FAN'S SPIRITS

By William Croyle

NEWPORT, KY - The phone rang Wednesday afternoon in Christopher 'Critter' Smith's room at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. His mom had just stepped out for a moment, so he answered it.

'Critter, it's Paul Stanley,' the caller said. Stanley is the lead singer for KISS, Critter's favorite rock band.

'At first, I thought it was just my dad messing with me,' Critter said.

It really was Stanley.

The band had been alerted about Critter by a fan after an article was published March 2 in The Enquirer. The article talked about the 11-year-old's battle with leukemia...

PAUL ON SHOWBIZ TONIGHT THIS WEEKEND

Paul Stanley will appear on CNN s Showbiz Tonight (Airs on CNN s HLN—formerly Headline News) on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 & 15 at 11:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 p.m. PT .

TOPIC: Segment on musicians that paint featuring the incredible art works of Paul Stanley

KISS UNPLUGGED RELEASED

On March 12, 1996, the KISS MTV Unplugged CD and VHS Video were released in the US. KISS MTV Unplugged was recorded August 9, 1995 at Sony Music Studios in New York City. The majority of the CD/VHS features Paul, Gene, Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. Ace Frehley and Peter Criss join Paul and Gene for '2000 Man' and 'Beth'. All six members close out the CD/VHS with 'Nothin' To Lose' and 'Rock and Roll All Nite'. MTV originally broadcast KISS Unplugged on October 31, 1995.

Comment from Paul on Unplugged:

'Unplugged was a chance for us to celebrate the musical history of the band by stripping, some great songs from different points in our history, down to the bare essence of what makes them great.'

TRACK LISTING:

Comin' Home / Plaster Caster / Goin' Blind / Do You Love Me / Domino / Got To Choose / Sure Know Something / A World Without Heroes / Rock Bottom / See You Tonight / I Still Love It / Every Time I Look At You / 2000 Man / Beth / Nothin' To Lose / Rock and Roll All Nite

'Got To Choose' appeared on the VHS and the Vinyl versions of KISS Unplugged but not the US CD.

KISS PROMO CLIP FOR PERU SHOW

KISS will make their first ever appearance in Peru on April 14th! The band will perform at the 45,000 seat Estadio Nacional Stadium in Lima as part of their 2009 South American Tour.

Check out this promotional clip from Lima, Peru:

KISS FEATURED IN BURRN! MAGAZINE

To celebrate the release of the KISSOLOGY DVD in Japan, the April issue of BURRN! magazine features a huge KISS special! Gene graces the cover of the issue and there is also a 9 page KISS section that includes interviews with Paul and Gene.

KISSOLOGY will be released in Japan on March 25.

Thanks to Keith Tarrier for sending us the info on the issue.

ALIVE! IS MUST HAVE ALBUM!

KISS makes AOL's People's Choice list of Must-Have Albums - '10 Albums To Listen To Before You Die'

#9 KISS ALIVE

'No list would be complete without Alive! by KISS.'

KISS ON COVER OF JEDBANGERS

KISS is featured on the cover of the next issue of Jedbangers in Argentina. The issue also features interviews with Gene, Eric and Tommy.

2009 KISS EXPO SWEDEN

KISS Army Sweden presents the 2009 KISS Fan Expo Sweden on May 2nd in Vasteras (outside Stockholm), Sweden. Special Guest will be Lydia Criss! KISSonline will be there plus a lot of KISS dealers, giveaways, door prices, huge KISS museum (with stage cloths etc.), video screen, 2 KISS cover bands (KISSner & Alive III), the authers of the POSTER book and much more... Tickets and more info: www.kissarmysweden.com.

KOL FAN LETTER

Hello to all the KISS ARMY!

I am Jaime Silva and I live in Valparaiso, Chile. I wanted to share this picture with you - it is from a program of the Vail National Television and has some familiar faces dancing to Rock n' Roll All Nite on TV!

Well, we see you soon here in South America ! I will be in my country Chile and also in Argentina watching the shows!

Pelaokiss greetings!

Jaime

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THE KISS ARMY WILL LOVE THIS UPCOMING SET!

By Chris Olds

Forget your baseball cards for a minute … the latest non-sport set from Press Pass will have collectors breathing fire, spitting up blood, throwing the goat and ripping packs with the dial turned up to 11.

It s the upcoming KISS Ikons set, which consists of 90 cards — including special 'fire' and 'blood' parallel cards — along with authentic Gene Simmons stage-worn memorabilia cards and instant win autograph redemptions good for autographed photos of Simmons and Paul Stanley. (Oh, and it includes temporary tattoos and stickers, too, which are good for making that notebook of yours look like it s 1975 all over again.) Each 24-pack box should cost you less than $50 as packs carry a suggested retail price of $1.99.

In all seriousness, it s been awhile since we ve seen KISS cards (1978 Donruss comes to mind, but there have surely been others) and with the band releasing an album and going on tour this year, they ll surely drive ‘em wild (and maybe a little crazy, too) all night and ev-er-y day.

If you re not old enough to know, this is the band that kick-started the whole marketing machine in music with countless products and items to satisfy their fans. Oh, and they ve sold more than 85 million albums, too.

So, the next question is … how many boxes of cards?

We ll find out starting on April 15.

FROM KISS FRONT MAN TO GALLERY ARTISTE

By Carolina A. Miranda

On an overcast afternoon in the tony New Jersey enclave of Short Hills, dozens of patrons have packed into the Wentworth Gallery to celebrate an art opening. Glasses of chilled chardonnay are served in the white-walled space as a battalion of gallery assistants respond to customer queries about abstract works in shades of blush and marigold. But make no mistake: this is not your average academic art exhibit. A quick scan of the attendees reveals lots of big hair, tight jeans and hints of rocker-girl décolletage. The sound system throbs with the refrain 'Lick it up, lick it up.' And...

PAUL ON CNN'S AMERICAN MORNING

Paul segment on CNN's American Morning was postponed by breaking news this morning. The segment will now air on Thursday.

'Musician Artists' will air tomorrow (Thursday) at 6:45 -650am EST on CNN (345am--350am PST).