Posts Tagged ‘KISS’
KISS Disinvited From Performing At Michael Jackson Tribute Concert
FRIDAY VIDEO TIME: The Highly Subjective Totally Debatable List Of The Best Songs That Start With The Letter “X”
‘Glee: The Music, Volume 3 – Showstoppers’ Features Lady Gaga, KISS, Aerosmith And More
Hits is prognosticating that sapmaster Michael Buble’s Oprah-assisted Crazy Love will top this week’s album charts, with preliminary numbers indicating that his new album moved 125,000-130,000 copies since its release on Friday. Meanwhile, Kiss’ Wal-Mart-only Sonic Boom will bow at No. 2, with estimated sales in the 104,000-105,000-copy range. Oprah! Wal-Mart! The only music powerhouses that matter anymore! Oh, 2009. [Hits / Earlier] More »
Drunk Kiss Fan Mistakes Fellow Concertgoer For Gene Simmons Urinal Cake
From Tuesday’s Boston police blotter comes this report of an “incident” at Boston Garden involving Kiss and a non-branded fluid: “According to the victim, she was inside the building attending the KISS Concert when she felt a warm feeling on the back of her leg.” Ewww. But wait, there’s more! More »
Meanwhile, A Heated Battle Between Gene Simmons And Michael Bublé Is On The Horizon
Kiss’ Wal-Mart-only album Sonic Boom arrived in outlets of the Arkansas-based megachain this week, and the displays that were stocked with Kiss-branded items like M & Ms, blankets, and Mr. Potato Heads have apparently enticed shoppers into buying the two-CD, single-DVD set: Hits is predicting that between 150,000 and 175,000 of the sets will be bought by suckers die-hard Kiss fans by close of business on Sunday. But will Wal-Mart prevail over another American cultural force who’s been proven to actually encourage people to buy music? At least one Canadian crooner is hoping so! More »
Handicapping The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominations: Don’t Get Ready To Pucker Up Just Yet
Kiss, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and LL Cool J lead this year’s roster of first-time nominees for Jann Wenner’s shrine to his concept of “rock and roll,” the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. This year’s nominations total 12, with returnees like the Stooges, ABBA, and Donna Summer competing with the aforementioned newbies. Which nominees are the most likely to pass muster with the shadowy group who decides these sorts of things? Our odds after the jump. More »
Kiss Cupcakes: Much More Appetizing Than The Gene Simmons Urinal Cake
Bentonville Rock City: Kiss To Set Up Shop At Wal-Mart
As rumored, the forthcoming album by Kiss—Sonic Boom, the made-up marauders’ first album in 11 years—will be a Wal-Mart exclusive. Boom, which comes out Oct. 6, will be part of a three-disc package that also includes a “completely re-recorded” greatest-hits CD and a DVD featuring live performances of six tracks. Will the Wal-Mart push be enough to get Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley their first No. 1 album? Given the anemic sales climate of recent months, the official Idolator Magic 8 Ball says… “Signs point to yes.” More »



























