KISS TRIBUTE BAND AT FT. BRAGG

KISS Tribute band to celebrate Armed Forces Day

IN CONCERT - North Carolina s Tribute to the hottest band in the world--- KISS! LOVE GUN is a tribute to KISS that draws influence from the 1977-78 Love Gun tour, and will be performing THREE shows on Saturday, May 16 at 5, 7, and 9 PM at the Fort Bragg Fair to celebrate Armed Forces Day. Fort Bragg is known as the 'Home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces'. Come prepared to Rock and Roll All Nite and Shout It Out Loud! Don t forget the meet-and-greet with LOVE GUN after each show! The Fort Bragg Fair is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

May 16 at Fort Bragg Fairgrounds Bragg Blvd. via 1500 Howell St., Fayetteville, North Carolina 28307

RACING RED PREACHER

Here's another update on Custom Paul Stanley Guitars from our friend Eric McKenna over at Boogie Street Guitars.

‘RACING RED USA Custom Shop PS5 Preacher!

It s here!

As discussed in our prior video I mentioned that Washburn Custom Shop Director, Terry Atkins, did a couple of our PS5 guitars up in solid colors and high gloss! And this Racing Red monster does not disappoint!

I saw the guitar at Washburn last week but somehow - it looks even BETTER here at BSG!

Dan did a great job photographing the guitar however - Red is a very, very tough color - maybe the toughest - to photograph digitally.

This guitar is RED. Racing Red. Not Orange. Not Burgundy. RED!

It s outfitted with Red/Black open coiled Seymour Duncans. A JB in the bridge and a ‘59 in the neck. It has black hardware including a TonePros bridge and Grover 18-1 with… of course…KEYSTONE buttons. It s the BSG WAY!

There will other solid color PS5 guitars and more oil finish PS5 guitars. Paul digs them. I dig them. Washburn digs them. And most importantly - the PS5 owners really dig them!

Here are some pics and take note of a video to follow soon. The PS5 will be part of the May 6th Video Update.

THANKS!!

Eric McKenna

For more information - check out www.BoogieStreet.com or email me at eric@boogiestreet.com or call me directly at 412-716-3150.

More photos at http://boogiestreet.com/?p=974 .

EUROPEAN ALIVE 35 TOUR OPENED

Believe it or not...it's already been a year since KISS opened their European ALIVE 35 Tour in Oberhausen, Germany! The 2008 Tour became KISS' most successful Tour of Europe ever!!

Here's a review from opening night:

WOW! What a way to open their Alive 35 European Tour! KISS just destroyed Oberhausen Arena with a blistering 2 hour and 17 minute set that featured the complete ALIVE album and a six song encore! From the opening of 'Deuce' to the ending of 'Detroit Rock City', KISS grabbed the audience by the throat and never let go.

The band's performance was a true team effort and everyone was on top of their game! Paul danced, pranced and belted out vocals like it was 1975. Gene was, to put it simply, the DEMON - menacing on both bass and vocals. Eric pounded the drums, sang lead on 'Nothin' To Lose' & 'Black Diamond' and also sang along with Gene on several other songs. Tommy blazed his way through lead after lead, as well as an awesome solo complete with rocket shooting special effects.

KISS is always powerful and energetic, but tonight they some how turned it up a notch! And to think, this was just the first show..can't wait for Munich!

SET LIST IN ORDER:

Deuce / Strutter / Got To Choose / Hotter Than Hell / Firehouse / Nothin' To Lose (Eric lead vocals) / C'Mon And Love Me / Parasite / She / Watchin' You / Rock Bottom / 100,000 Years / Cold Gin / Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll / Black Diamond (Eric lead vocals) / Rock And Roll All Nite

Encore:

Shout It Out Loud / Lick It Up / I Love It Loud (Gene split blood and flew to rafters) / I Was Made For Lovin' You / Love Gun (Paul flew to back of arena) / Detroit Rock City

LATEST IN KISS MERCHANDISE

Here are the latest approved KISS Merchandise items.

Pictured:

- KISS Icons Pen

- KISS Destroyer and Love Gun Motorcycle Tank Stickers

- KISS Rock 'N' Roll Over Coffee Mug

- KISS IKONS Trading Card Binder

KISS VIRTUAL CONCERT LIGHTER

Spark of Blue Software to build licensed iPhone apps, starting with KISS concert lighter

Yes, you too can own your very own virtual KISS concert lighter on the iPhone.

Just in time for the upcoming rock band s world tour, a new company called Spark of Blue Software has released the app on the AppStore for a mere 99 cents. When you go to a concert, you can run the app on your iPhone display like a screen saver and wave the flame around without any worry of burning your hand.

This is just the first of a series of Virtual Concert Lighters coming from the Los Angeles startup for the iPhone and iPod Touch, based on licenses...

KISS ROCK THE NATION TOUR

KISS' Rock The Nation Tour began May 8th, 2004 in Perth, Australia. The first full tour of the Paul, Gene, Tommy and Eric lineup, would take the band to Australia, Japan, the US and Mexico. Throughout the tour Gene spits blood before "Unholy" and breathes fire during "War Machine".

In Australia, KISS performed eight shows including two intimate theater shows. During the Sydney, Australia Superdome show 12 members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra joins KISS for the last five songs. KISS also performs "I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock and Roll" for the first time live, while in Australia.

KISS then plays six shows in Japan, including three nights at Budokan in Tokyo before returning to the US for forty-two shows including Washington DC and Virginia Beach, VA, where KISS record their Rock The Nation DVD. Instant Live CDs are also available at many of the US shows. Fans order before the concert begins, and then pick up a CD live recording of the actual shows they've just attended on the way out!! During the West Palm Beach show, Paul becomes ill and dehydrated, forcing KISS to cancel the next two shows in Florida.

KISS end their 2004 World Tour with three dates in Mexico, performing twice in Monterey and the final night in Mexico City!

Set list most nights includes:

Love Gun / Deuce / Makin' Love / Lick It Up / Got To Choose / War Machine / Christine Sixteen / I Want You / I Love It Loud / 100,000 Years / Unholy / Shout It Out Loud /I Was Made For Lovin' You / Detroit Rock City / God Gave Rock And Roll To You II / Rock And Roll All Nite KISS also performed the following songs at some shows on the tour: I Pledge Allegiance / Tears Are Falling / Creatures of the Night / Dr. Love / She / Strutter / C'mon and Love Me / Parasite / Love Her All I Can / All the Way / Hotter Than Hell / Cold Gin / I Stole Your Love / Shandi / Goin' Blind / Psycho Circus / King of the Night time World

KISS ROCKED CHILE!

It's been 26 days since I went to the Santiago rock city concert and still thinking about the songs, the fireworks, the icons...the whole show...I've been to a lot of rock concerts and this was by far the best!!

With the Alive songs + the encore you destroyed the stadium!

Check out these great pictures from the show!

THANKS !!!

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FAN FIGHTS TO BRING KISS TO BELLEVILLE!

By W. Brice McVicar The Intelligencer

Marcel Dubé can still remember the first time he saw the rock ‘n roll band KISS.

'My first introduction was when I saw them on the Paul Lynde Halloween Special,' said Dubé, who was six at the time, of the 1976 television special. 'I remember seeing them and I thought they were amazing and I wanted to be like them.'

Today, at 39, Dubé is as close to being a member of the band as one can — he is the drummer in the KISS tribute band Fried Alive. The group features four members performing classic KISS hits in full makeup.

Wearing his makeup and sitting behind his drum kit, Dubé only sings one major KISS song — Beth — but will be singing the praise of his favourite band this Friday at his workplace. Dubé said he plans to go to Stream on Dundas Street West at this week s end in full makeup and encourage his co-workers to visit kissonline.com where people can vote to bring KISS to their city. The city that gathers the most votes — Belleville is currently sitting at No. 93 — will be rewarded by having the band play there.

For Dubé, bringing KISS to Belleville would be a major accomplishment.

'I m spreading the word to the KISS Army and trying to figure out how I can get as many people as possible to vote,' he said. 'I d love to see them here. They re almost like superheroes the way they re dressed up and the make-up and there s lots of theatrics. You just don t see bands today who are anything like them.'

It s not just Dubé who is spreading the word and trying to have more people cast their vote online. The Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce has also come on board as a promoter.

Angela Genereaux, the chamber s chief executive officer, said a notice had been sent out to all members encouraging them to cast their vote.

'It s exciting. Anything we can do to bring KISS to Belleville is great,' she said. 'We have already witnessed the benefits of Big Music Fest and the Classic Rock Festival so just imagine the excitement we d see in a city of 46,000 if we brought KISS here.'

Votes can be cast at www.kissonline.com or visit www.intelligencer.ca and follow the link.

NEW KISS ACTION FIGURES

Pictured are the unpainted sculpts of the new KISS Action figures being released by KISS licensee Promotions Factory.

These fantastic 3.5 inch non-articulated, highly detailed figures set features the Starchild, Catman, Spaceman and the Demon in a limited edition collectible window box that represents a stage scene for one of the bands concerts!

The figures will be released in August.

KISS VIRTUAL CONCERT LIGHTER

'Shout It Out Loud' and make things 'Hotter than Hell' with this one-of-a-kind virtual concert lighter™ officially licensed by KISS!

Whether you re in Detroit Rock City or on a date with Beth and Christine Sixteen, you ll be a real Strutter when you pull out this concert lighter to show your KISS pride or flash a message on the virtual marquee. You were made for lovin it!

FEATURES:

* Fully customizable with your choice of 24 full-color official KISS lighter cases * Express yourself with unique scrolling text marquee * Realistic flame sways and moves as you move your hand * Flip-top lighter opens with a swipe or a flick of your wrist * Realistic spinning spark wheel * Dynamic sound effects, power chords and musical riffs

CLICK HERE to buy the KISS Virtual Concert Lighter.

The KISS Virtual Concert Lighter for your iPhone is also available in the iPhone App Store.

KISS IKONS TRADING CARDS

The KISS IKONS Trading Cards are now available everywhere!!

CLICK HERE to view the KISS IKONS Trading Cards Checklist.

CLICK HERE to visit the KISS Trading Cards Website.

Pictured: Top image is a color proof of the 5 card Hobby pack wrapper. The bottom image is an actual photo of a Target Store pack. Packs sold at Target will feature randomly inserted exclusive 'KISSed' Parallel cards numbered to 50. Additional exclusive cards will be available at Wal-Mart stores.

The following is the content breakdown of each of the available boxes:

Hobby Box Breakdown:

The 90-CARD BASE SET includes subsets such as First Kiss, The Makeup Years, KISS & Tell, and Milestones in KISStory. KISS KLOTHES- Cards featuring authentic Gene Simmons worn memorabilia …1:96 (5 different levels to collect!) AUTOGRAHED 8X10 s- 50 seq. # d signatures each from Gene and Paul; redemptions randomly inserted. KISS STICKERS…1:2, KISS TATTOOS…1:4, 'BLOOD-SPITTING' BASE SET PARALLEL…1:4, 'FIRE-BREATHING' BASE SET PARALLEL…1:20 (Hobby Only). Odds are reflective of overall press run and do not guarantee number of insert cards per pack, box, or case.

Target Box Breakdown

The 90-card base set includes subsets such as First Kiss, The Makeup Years, KISS & Tell, and Milestones in KISStory. KISS KLOTHES - Cards featuring authentic Gene Simmons-worn memorabilia (5 different levels to collect!) Autographed 8x10s - 50 seq. #'d signatures each from Gene and Paul; redemptions randomly inserted. KISS Stickers... 1:2, KISS TATTOOS.. 1:2, 'BLOOD-SPITTING' BASE SET PARALLEL... 1:4, 'KISSED' BASE SET PARALLEL... #'s to 50. Odds are reflective of overall press run and do not guarantee number of insert cards per pack, box, or case.

Wal-Mart Box Breakdown

The 90-card base set includes subsets such as First Kiss, The Makeup Years, KISS & Tell, and Milestones in KISStory. KISS KLOTHES - Cards featuring authentic Gene Simmons-worn memorabilia (5 different levels to collect!) Autographed 8x10s - 50 seq. #'d signatures each from Gene and Paul; redemptions randomly inserted. KISS STICKERS... 1:2, KISS TATTOOS... 1:2, 'BLOOD-SPITTING' BASE SET PARALLEL... 1:4, Odds are reflective of overall press run and do not guarantee number of insert cards per pack, box, or case. pride.

PAUL ON BOB AND TOM SHOW

Paul will appear on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show Thursday at 10am EST. The show, which broadcasts from Indianapolis (on WFBQ), is heard on 150 stations around the country!

Visit the link below for a complete list of radio stations that carry Bob & Tom:

http://www.bobandtom.com/gen3/affiliates.htm.h

KISS ON WUBBZY

Once again, you are everywhere. I watch WOW, WOW WUBBZY with my 3 year old. A special episode featuring Beyonce just aired. While Wubbzy was searching for his 'identity' to appear onstage with Beyonce, they showed him in your make-up. STILL affecting generations, my man. Keep it up!

Daryl Rogers

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GENE SIMMONS ON LEX & TERRY SHOW

Gene Simmons will be live on the syndicated radio show Lex & Terry tomorrow morning at 8:30am CST.

The Lex & Terry Morning Radio Network can be heard on over 30 stations coast to coast. The show is also heard on XM Satellite Radio each day.

Visit http://www.lexandterry.com/ for a list of radio stations that carry the show.

KISS SONGS ON BULGARIAN MUSIC IDOL

Bulgarian Music Idol contestants Preslava Mruvkova and Dimitar Atanasov, chose KISS songs to perform on the TV Show!

Here are the clips of 'Forever' and 'I Was Made For Loving You' :

Thanks to Radost for the clips!