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On the eve of their British tour, the South Wales based GTFM Rockshow on GTFM 107.9 will broadcast the Gene Simmons european interview on the
programme this Wednesday April 28th, from 10-12 midnight. Listen online at www.gtfm.co.uk

OWN A PIECE OF ROCK  HISTORY!
Reserve Paul Stanley's guitar,  SMASHED in your honor and personally inscribed as you choose by the  Starchild himself!

Meet Paul on the 2010 Sonic Boom Over Europe  Tour and get the most collectible KISS guitar of all... the one Paul  Stanley BREAKS at the
show you attend!

There is only one Paul  Stanley Washburn guitar broken at each show, so only one is available  for purchase per each city on the KISS Sonic Boom
Over Europe  Tour.

You have a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy this  exclusive collectible & meet Paul Stanley on the KISS  tour!

When you order, you get:

• The Paul Stanley Washburn  guitar, broken and autographed by Paul himself at the show you  attend!
   
  
• A meet-and-greet with Paul for you and one other person  at your selected city on the KISS Tour prior to the show!

For  more information, visit http://www.paulstanleyguitars.com/ !

Venice, Calle delle Botteghe, on 15th May Alex will open the doors of his very first photographic exhibition. Alex Ruffini was born in Venice in 1968; since he was a child, he has shown a remarkable interest in drawing and music. In 1980, Kiss performs in Italy for the first time, and little Alex is impressed by the mix of music, stage design and make-up, nurturing an ultimate passion for rock and for the artists’ different personalities on stage. All over these years he shot at
numebers of rock artists such as including Eric Sardinas, Dokken, Bonfire, Antiproduct, House of Shakira, L.A. Guns, Bruce Kulick, Eric Singer and many others.His photos are chosen for promotional campaigns, posters, and CD’s covers.

More info here and on www.DeuceNews.com

KISS FAN EXPO IN OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) 01. JUNE 2010 BEFORE THE KISS CONCERT

At 1. June 2010 there will be a big KISS Fan Expo and Fan Meeting in Oberhausen (Germany) before the KISS Show at the Arena. The KISS Fan Expo will be at the huge Turbinenhalle (like 2008 before the KISS Concert) in Oberhausen, only a few Minutes from the Arena where KISS will rock later the day!

At this Expo there will be international KISS Dealer, KISS Music all day and Party, Party, Party… to warm up for the KISS Concert!

01.  June 2010 Oberhausen
Turbinenhalle
12.00 – 18.00 hour

Tickets are only 3 Euro at the Door

For more Informations check out www.kissfanclub.de/2010expo.htm

The latest issue of Classic Rock is on sale now and features a fantastic cover of Gene & Paul on the outer sleeve and Paul on the magazine itself. Gene & Paul are guest editors this month and there's an interesting interview with the whole band using questions submitted by readers (if you're on our forum then you may recognise some of the names!). Subjects covered include Gene's sex tape, Michael Jackson, Tommys first experience with the make-up and confirmation of Crazy Crazy Nights and God Gave R&R To You on the UK tour. Get this now!!!!

An interview with Gene will be aired on Iain Lee's show on Absolute radio tonight (sorry for late notice, only just found out), however fear not as you can download it as a podcast from iTunes:-

According to Iain, "its the usual Gene stuff but with some funny flirting with my producer".

Download it from here (should be available shortly):-

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/iain-lees-best-bits/id295620851

 

Last year when I spoke to Ace he told me that he was looking into getting Anomaly onto a Guitar Hero type game, well it's almost a year later but he does now have a song on a Rock Band 2. Outer Space will be available to download on March 25th for Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360.

More info here: http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/107/1078749p1.html

The UK KISS advert for the Sonic Boom tour is now on YouTube, it has been broadcast on several SKY channels recently including E4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0TPQfpEJbQ

'Connector of the Day' KISS, answer viewers questions on CNN  International's Connect the World programme on Friday 5th March (sorry for posting this late, full transcript is below). 

"We lead our lives in a decidedly different way. NO regrets no woulda coulda shoulda. Do everything to the fullest. If I have a tomb stone I know exactly what its going to say "thank you and good night." Rape and pillage the fruits of life and do everything to the ullest." Gene Simmons

"If you come to a KISS show and you're expecting us to comment on acid rain, whales, global warming, BOY are you at the wrong concert. I'm so sick and tired of politicians asking rock stars what they think of the politics of the world. I would certainly never ask a politician how's that new Rock song you're working on." Gene Simmons

 A clip from the interview can be seen here http://on.cnn.com/9luQsE

Connect the World airs each weekday on CNN International at 2100 GMT.
www.cnn.com/connect

Full transcript is below, note that this interview is copyright of CNN INTERNATIONAL'S 'CONNECT THE WORLD'

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT - What's different about this new
Sonic Boom Tour

ERIC SINGER - It's going to be from the beginning of the band up to now.  We're going to take the show and adding onto that. Taking it to another  level. Can't tell you all the details cause that would ruin the surprise. We'd have to kill you...

UK based Jewish Telegraph have recently published a very cool interview with Bruce Kulick. He talks about (amongst other things) his new CD BK3, KISS, Union and getting shot in LA a few years back. This is well worth a read, you can also listen to the audio online.

http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/ - Click on 'Arts'