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 March
2010 : MySpace
Stream of the
Month : The ENVY
From:
Kiss
Related Recordings
Sixteen months after announcing the reformation of Simmons Records in partnership with Universal Music Canada, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has finally inked a deal, signing Toronto rock band The
Envy......
The Envy, who formed in early 2009, are presently recording with JUNO award-winning producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Metric, Three Days Grace) as well as the
songwriter/ producer Desmond
Child (KISS, Katy Perry, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Tokio Hotel)
and songwriter Andreas Carlsson
(Paul
Stanley, The
Click Five, Kate Perry, Europe, Britney Spears, Westlife) for their Simmons/UMC debut release.
To find out what The Envy is all about check The
ENVY
MySpage page.
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March 11 : Back To The Asylum With Jean Beauvoir
From:
Tim McPhate
/ Kissfaq.com
A scan through the songwriting credits on KISS studio albums over the years gives way to a colorful cast of names: Peppy Castro, Desmond Child, Stephen Coronel, Sean Delaney, Bob Halligan, Holly Knight, Adam Mitchell, Stan Penridge, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren, Mitch Weissman, and the like. Add Jean Beauvoir to that mix as well.
Beauvoir, a multitalented wunderkind musician, came into the KISS fold in 1983 as the band was transitioning into the non-makeup era. Having just come off "Lick It Up" and the departure of Vinnie Vincent -- a strong album featuring all songs written within the band, including a robust 8 co-writes from Vincent -- Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons would again look to outside writers to help spur the creative process and songs that would comprise "Animalize" and "Asylum."
A member of the controversial punk outfit the Plasmatics, Beauvoir grew up a KISS fan and in a twist of fate ended up befriending Stanley on the New York club scene. The friendship would ultimately turn into a collaborative relationship as Beauvoir ended up co-writing three songs with Stanley and contributing bass and background vocals to both of the aforementioned albums.
KissFAQ tracked down Beauvoir to talk about his recollections of working within the KISS camp, his time with the Plasmatics, his own career and current projects, and more.
From:
Kiss
Related Recordings
Just like last months KISSfaq interview with Eric Singer, If
you're a regular visitor of Kiss
Related Recordings, take some time out to read this
interesting conversation.
Topics includes Jean Beauvoir's songwriting with Paul Stanley for
KISS "Animalize" and "Asylum" albums, as well
as Paul Stanley's songwriting contributions on Voodoo
X and Crown
Of Thorns .....
- Jean
Beauvoir - The KissFAQ Interview
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March 10 : SIMMONS
Records / UNIVERSAL MUSIC team announces its first signing, THE
ENVY
From:
Robert Thompson
(Billboard Biz)
/ Simmons
Records
Sixteen months after announcing the reformation of Simmons Records in partnership with Universal Music Canada, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has finally inked a deal, signing Toronto rock band The Envy.
The signing is a joint venture with Montreal-based Remedy Music, a division of Crystal Math Management, the company that has the likes of Metric and The Midway State on its roster.
“We have embarked upon fulfilling our mandate—to discover new and exciting Canadian talent and to take them around the world,” Simmons said in a statement.
The Envy, who formed in early 2009, are presently recording with JUNO award-winning producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Metric, Three Days Grace) as well as the songwriter/producer
Desmond
Child (KISS, Katy Perry, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Tokio Hotel)
and songwriter Andreas Carlsson
(Paul
Stanley, The
Click Five, Kate Perry, Europe, Britney Spears, Westlife) for their Simmons/UMC debut release. No release date was announced. Last year, the band toured across Canada with the likes of Marianas Trench, The Midway State and
Stereos.
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March 9 : Stryper
and The Summer Set To Cover KISS Classics
From:
Kissfaq.com
A pair of bands from different sides of the musical spectrum are set to cover KISS songs.
Arizona-based alt rock band the Summer Set has covered "Rock And Roll All Nite" on the forthcoming
"Punk Goes Classic Rock" compilation, scheduled to be released April 27 on Fearless Records.
In related news, veteran Christian rockers Stryper have commenced recording an album of cover songs, with frontman Michael Sweet confirming via Twitter that the band will record "Shout It Out Loud": "Okay-after sleepless nights and restless days, we finally decided that "Shout It Out Loud" would best suit our style... Yeah." No official release date for the project has been set. For more information, visit
www.stryper.com.
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March 9 : KISS
Related Recordings updates
From:
Kiss
Related Recordings
Thanks to the visitors of this site, I'm able to add some
"new found" Kiss Related Releases :
- HARLOW -
Day By Day (Tommy Thayer) (previously
unreleased) : this song appears on a Flexi 7" single entitled "Sexy Flexi Sex4", given free with Kerrang! Magazine No310, October 6, 1990.
(thanx to Robert Novak)
- TOSHI -
Mission (Tommy Thayer) : Second solo album by X (Japan) vocalist Toshimitsu
Deyama (1994). X is best known for band leader YOSHIKI (drums, piano) who covered KISS "Black Diamond" for "KISS MY ASS - Classic KISS Regrooved".
On "Mission", the song "Rusty Eyes" is co written by Loudness singer Minoru Niihara with Marc Ferrari and Tommy Thayer.
(thanx to Robert Novak and Jiri Fialka)
- KISS CZECH COMPANY - Decade Of
Kissin' : recently released disc by Czech KISS Tribute band (thanx
to Jiri Geneziza)
- cover version from "Dressed To Kill"
- LA GUNS : Rock 'n Roll All Nite (2010) (KRR)
- cover version from
"Dynasty" - WILD : "I Was Made For Lovin' You",
rare Dutch 7" single release which features the Dutch and
English version of "IWMFLY" (1992) (thanx to Ypke)
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March 6 : KISS
and Related items for sale @ WeGotYourRock.com
From:
WeGotYourRock.com
/ Kiss
Related Recordings
This weeks new added offers on WeGotYourRock.com
include :
Hard Luck Woman / Mr Speed Bellaphon - 7" - Germany 1976
Calling Dr. Love / Take Me Vogue 7" France 1976
Gene Simmons : Radioactive / When You Wish ..... -red vinyl + mask
- 7" - UK 1978
Sure Know Something / Dirty Livin' - w/o sleeve - ultra rare 7" - Peru 1979
Is That You / Two Sides Of the Coin - 7" - Holland 1980
Discoposter - Lick It Up - 4 track EP 7" - Mexico 1984
Thrills In the Night - 3 track promo 12" - Holland 1984
Tears Are Falling / Heaven's On Fire (live) - 3 track 12" - UK 1985
God Gave Rock n Roll To You II - Bill & Ted's ... - picture disc 12"
- UK 1991
Love Gun - with inserts (Love Gun / orderform) - LP - Canada 1977
Gene Simmons solo album - with obi / inlay/ poster - LP - Japan 1978
Dynasty - white vinyl LP - Mercury label reissue 1998 PHJR-20012
- Japan 1979
Felicidades '81 - rare promo 2LP - Mexico 1981
The Wicked Lester Sessions Part 2 / The Lost Alive II album - rare
2CD - USA
Kiss This - Rome 1980 - rare vinyl picture disc LP - Italy
Kiss Of Death (St. Paul 1987) - rare vinyl / clear vinyl - LP - Germany 1988
The Ritz - New York 1988 - rare vinyl / marble vinyl - 2LP - 1988
Ace Frehley : Into The Night - promo 7" - Spain 1987
Peter Criss : Let Me Rock You - LP - Holland 1982
KISS laminated VIP pass - Animalize World Tour 1984 - 1985 - USA 1984
KISS peel off working pass - Alive World Wide 1996 - 1997 - USA
1996
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March 3 : New AVANTASIA
song available now (feat. Eric Singer)
From:
tobiassammet.com
On April 3rd the two brand new Avantasia albums "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon" will be released. The two albums be released
separately, but also in a deluxe edition featuring both albums in two digibooks with two beautiful booklets plus an additional book with interview, history, biography,
liner notes and the download code for exclusive bonus material. The albums feature guest stars like Klaus Meine (Scorpions),
Eric Singer (KISS), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), Ripper Owens (ex-Judas Priest), Jon Oliva (Savatage), Bob Catley (Magnum), Jorn Lande (Masterplan), Russell Allen (Symphony X), Jens Johansson (ex-DIO, Stratovarius), Andre Matos (ex-Angra),
Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS, ex-Meat Loaf) and many more.
Now is your chance to listen to the first track off the album, a short edit-version of the track "Dying For An Angel" featuring Klaus Meine of the Scorpions as guest vocalist, Tobias on vocals and bass, Sascha Paeth on guitars and Eric Singer (KISS) on drums.
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