Kiss bassist and singer Gene Simmons has one of the biggest personas in rock and roll history, and there are plenty of stories, legends, rumors and innuendo that have circulated throughout the years about the musician.
June 12, 2012 One rocker is remaking his hits for a new record, an old band drops their 20th album today, one new album is being pushed back until fall and one is returning to an old band for new material.
Kiss fans can expect to hear the band’s much-anticipated album ‘Monster’ in July, according to a recent interview with bassist Gene Simmons. He also revealed — hopefully jokingly, for all the mail carriers in the world — that the band’s upcoming oversized photo book will weigh over 100 pounds.
Motley Crue‘s Nikki Sixx and Slash each received awards for their skills with stringed musical instruments on the Revolver Golden Gods awards last night (April 11). Slash was declared ‘Riff Lord’ and Sixx won the Paul Gray Best Bassist honor.
Weeks after opening his own late night establishment in Las Vegas, Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil has been asked to permanently refrain from entering the doors of another. After a Twitter War that would make Donald Trump jealous, Neil is no longer allowed inside the Palms casino.
If there were such a thing as a strip-clubology, Motley Crue singer Vince Neil would surely hold an advanced degree. Not only has he warmed a chair in thousands of such establishments all over the world, he’s opening his own Las Vegas club — and he’s released the first promo spot in advance of its grand opening on April 13.
The Academy of Country Music announced that the rockers will appear on their annual awards show this weekend.
Kiss is looking for a few good men. Or just one good man. Actually it could be a woman too. The rockers — who’ve long been supporters of the men and women in the U.S. military — are looking to hire a veteran to join their road crew when they hit the road with Motley Crue in July.
March 26, 2012 Just as Motley Crue and Kiss are gearing up to tour together, reports are coming out that Vince and the rest of the band are having some trouble, but of course, Vince says not so.
Ted Nugent once said he wanted to buy Muzak for $10 million in order to shut it down, since it represented everything “uncool” about music. Now, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has similar feelings towards the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band has been eligible for induction into the music institution since 1999, but they’ve yet to be voted in. You can bet that Simmons’ feathers are ruffled by their continued exclusion from the HOF.
In addition to working on a book large enough to read from Venus, as seen in this photo dispatch from their official site, Kiss has some other big plans in April. The rockers will be appear at high profile events like the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans, on ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and the ACM Awards in Las Vegas on CBS.
Kiss debuted new, updated versions of their trademark stage gear on two occasions yesterday (March 20); first at the press conference to announce their 2012 summer co-headlining tour with Motley Crue, and again when they performed two songs later that night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
