Monthly Archives: March 2014

LA Kiss

Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons Bring Arena Football to Anaheim

The first week of January is supposed to be slow on the Santa Ana College campus: no students, no classes, just maintenance workers, administrators and the stray professor. That meant it was the perfect time for the LA KISS, the newest franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), to unveil its quixotic campaign toward pigskin relevancy—or at least a great payday for everyone involved.

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Guitar World Interview with Paul Stanley

Rock and Roll Hall Nite: In celebration of their upcoming Hall of Fame induction, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons take off the makeup for a pair of revealing interviews about their 40 years in Kiss.

Maybe it’s the makeup. Maybe it’s the merchandising. Maybe, at the end of the day, it’s just the music itself. Whatever the source, it is safe to say that few bands have inspired as much fervent devotion—and also rabid derision—as the self-proclaimed “Hottest Band in the World,” Kiss.

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LA Times Story: KISS is Happy with Its Lineup

KISS is happy with its lineup and OK with the Rock Hall.

A new inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, KISS won’t be playing at that ceremony. But the members are still very much in the rock ‘n’ roll business.