KISS bass player and pretty much spokesperson, Gene Simmons has confirmed plans for another KISS Studio Album saying:
“We’ll do a handful of shows just to keep in the game (next) summer, maybe 10 (dates), some Canadian shows. I know Halifax is one, but before you get out there and start the baseball season, they hold exhibition games, that’s what we’re doing. ‘Cause once we go out, it’s going to be for a year and a half.”

He also tells of plans he has for finding the next big rock band for his Canadian label.

I had to add that last part in to the title just so I didn’t sound as if I like Gene Simmons. I’d hate you guys to get the wrong idea. Gene appeared on “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” hosted by Jeff Foxworthy last Friday November 7th.
Gene won $500,000 for the charity Glazer Pediatrics AIDS Foundation. He also had a chance to win $1,000,000 but declined to risk it by answering the question “What does the K represent on the Periodic Table of Elements?“. He said that if he would have had to answer he would have …read more

Why would Gene Simmons not run for president? I think you have to be a native U.S. Citizen for one, but the reason that he says he wouldn’t run is because “the job doesn’t pay enough.” When you have the money that Gene does, I can totally understand! What? I’m agreeing with something that Gene Simmons said? Yes, I am. I mean, If you had millions of dollars why would you want to take a job that is more stressful, more work, less money and something that probably isn’t all that fun in the first place. Politics suck and …read more

Blabbermouth reports:
According to the Orlando Sentinel, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is among the celebrity players that will take part in the new season of Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”
Model Kathy Ireland will kick off the game show’s third season at 8 p.m. Friday, September 5. Also playing this season will be actor Dean Cain, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, TV personality Star Jones, “Beverly Hills, 90210″ alumna Jennie Garth, astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson, zookeeper Jack Hanna, astrophysicist George Fitzgerald Smoot III (a Nobel laureate) and “Jeopardy!” all-star Ken Jennings.

While I think that Gene Simmons is money-smart, I …read more

As if we needed another piece of KISS merchandise. Now you can get a shitty Pez candy dispenser. They’re not like your typical Pex head type dispenser. Its a plastic container with a sticker on the outside of it. What’s the deal with the Gene Simmons and Peter Chris. It’s Gene Simmons with his tongue out as usual looking as if he’s trying to lick a cat? No Wait…maybe I’m thinking of another word…
Image Source: Kissonline.com

Surprised, Right? Riiiiight. As if we didn’t see this coming light years away. Kiss are capitalizing just a little more on Guitar Hero and probably Rock Band in the future. I’m actually surprised it took them this long. There was an actual full scale guitar with KISS on it, but I don’t know if it was ever produced or available to the public. If they really wanted to get in on it good they would create Gene’s Battle Axe bass and maybe Paul’s Ibanez Iceman guitars for Guitar Hero. Sure there are decals and lay-overs with Kiss, Ozzy and Motley …read more

XFM interviewed Gene Simmons at Download Festival, a festival to celebrate downloading and ironically Gene thwarts the fans for downloading…wtf?
Antimusic.com published a post and said it best, although not saying anything that hasn’t already been said. Apparently the writer of the post feels the same as the rest of the world does about KISS’s compilation after compilation of the same old songs.
Here is what Gene told XFM, “In all seriousness – and it’s unfortunate – but the record industry is dead; it’s six feet under the ground and unfortunately, the fans have done this. They’ve decided to download and …read more

Love him or hate him there will be a lot of great insults thrown towards Kiss’ mediocre Bass player, Gene Simmons. Here is more news from Genesimmons.com
” I know I often come off as a self centered, arrogant and delusional person. And your point is???? Wanna see me get my ‘come-uppance?’ — tune in to GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS on A&E, Sunday, June 15th, 10PM/9C (Marathon begins at 9/8C) and see the finest comics drill me a new one….along with some surprise guests. This is real stuff. I had no clue what was going on, who was going to …read more

Earsucker covered this briefly the other day. I don’t mean to show her up but I’m going to elaborate a bit more on it.
Gigwise.com covered an article yesterday saying:
Simmons said that bands have a responsibility to provide a spectacle for their fans and shouldn’t just stand static with a guitar.
“I admire bands like Radiohead, but the idea of being that serious?
Fuck that, get up on stage and blow shit up,” Simmons said.
Simmons went on to compare live performances to films, saying that they require audio and visual elements.
“If you’re not fulfilling the visual part it’s like watching a movie with …read more

Kissonline will be offering exclusive Halloween costumes and masks  due out in October.
Costumes Galore is creating KISS costumes and masks with price points ranging from $4.99 to $500. Pictured are prototypes of clay sculptures that will be used to create KISS masks. Next stage will be pre production where they will add color and hair. These products will be sold online and are estimated in market place is October 2008.