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Joni Mitchell owns a KISS-branded pinball machine.In a new tweet, Stanley said he and Mitchell caught up over dinner at a restaurant this weekend.“I spent a few minutes last night catching up with Joni Mitchell at a restaurant,” he wrote. “I’m always in awe of her artistic journeys & spirit.

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Green Day kicked off their Hella Mega Tour last night (July 24) in Arlington, Texas, with a huge, career-spanning set.The long-awaited tour, which also includes Fall Out Boy and Weezer, was first announced back in September, 2019, but was postponed multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic.Finally opening at Globe Life Field last night, besides running through classics such as ‘American Idiot’, ‘Basket Case’ and ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’, Green Day performed a cover of KISS’ ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’, taken from the glam metal band’s 1975’s ‘Dressed To Kill’.Watch Green Day’s cover of ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ below:KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley both voiced their approval of the cover on Twitter.

The long-awaited Hella Mega Tour kicked off on Saturday night, resuming more than a year after all 2020 dates were cancelled due to the pandemic.

KISS fans may need to let go of their dream reunion.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has discussed the idea of reuniting with the band’s original lineup, calling it “impossible”.During an interview on SiriusXM‘s Jim & Sam Show, Stanley was asked why fans are obsessed with the idea of the original quartet playing together again.“Well, the original four are the original four,” he said. “We were the ones who started this and created the template that we still stand by today.

KISS‘ Paul Stanley has revealed that the band are likely to release some NFTs (non-fungible tokens) “in the foreseeable future”.Speaking in a new interview, the guitarist and co-lead singer discussed the prospect of KISS getting into world of NFTs and cryptocurrency.“Well, we certainly are on the edge of the diving board into NFTs,” Stanley told SiriusXM’s Jim Norton and Sam Roberts. “That’s obviously a natural, and we’re flexing our muscles just before we dive in. But that’s in the foreseeable future.”He continued: “There’s so much cryptocurrency out there.

A new preview from an upcoming documentary special has just landed that’s certain to make fans want to rock and roll all night — and party every day.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has said that the band could continue in the future without any of the original line-up.The flamboyant rock icons launched their farewell ‘End Of The Road’ tour in 2019, which is now expected to finish up in late 2022.While original members Stanley and Gene Simmons are still present and correct in the line-up, guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer – the respective replacements for original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss – now complete the quartet.Quizzed by Germany’s Radio Bob! on whether a new iteration of the band could emerge once he and Simmons have retired, Stanley replied: “I think that recasting KISS or KISS 2.0 is not what we have ever talked about.

KISS returned to the stage this week to perform a five-song set at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival – watch footage below.Friday’s (June 11) show came after a screening of the band’s upcoming documentary, Biography: KISStory.The band’s pyro-filled set saw them play ‘Detroit Rock City’, ‘War Machine’ and more before closing the set with their classic hit ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’.“We don’t have a permit to make a long show,” frontman Paul Stanley said at the end of the show. “So this is a little short.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has spoken about a new biopic on his band that’s being helmed by Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 director Joachim Rønning.Stanley praised the forthcoming film’s “really good” script, adding that it’s going to be an “interesting” watch for fans.Speaking to Download Festival host Kylie Olsson yesterday (June 1) ahead of his band’s headline slot at this year’s festival, the co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist said: “Look, you get once chance to do it, and I would rather not do it than do it half assed or poorly.“Our director is the real deal. He did Maleficent 2, and he’s not some hack; he knows how to make movies.

A new trailer has been unveiled promoting an upcoming documentary special that’s certain to make fans want to rock and roll all night — and party every day.

Kiss have shared the trailer for a new documentary about their career called Biography: KISStory – you can watch it below.Directed by D.J. Viola, the documentary is said to chronicle the band’s 50 year career with founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons said to reflect on their extensive careers in the film.Other featured artists in the film include Dave Grohl and Tom Morello.The film, which is four hours in length, will air via A&E over two evenings in the US on June 27 and June 28 from 9-11pm ET/PT.

KISS was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 (albeit “begrudgingly,” recalled the band’s Paul Stanley), but Gene Simmons has long criticized the organization over the acts it chooses to honour — and those it continues to ignore.

The strange story of Milli Vanilli is finally coming to light.

KISS are set to be the subject of a new four-hour documentary set to air this June.The new project is separate to the band’s upcoming biopic Shout It Out Loud, which looks likely to air on Netflix.Biography: KISStory is set to air on the A&E network in June over two nights, and has the support of the members of KISS, with Paul Stanley calling it “really terrific”.

KISS fans can rock and roll all night long with two nights of a new biographical documentary.

Madonna is getting a biopic (that she’s directing herself). The Sex Pistols are getting an FX TV series.

Netflix are near to closing a deal for a forthcoming KISS biopic, set to be called Shout It Out Loud.According to Deadline, the film looks to be produced in close collaboration with bandleaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is near a deal for Shout It Out Loud, a film package that aspires to do for the iconic hard rock band KISS what Bohemian Rhapsody did for Queen. According to sources, Netflix is tying up a deal after a bidding battle for a film that will be directed by Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include Kon-Tiki, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. A script is in place by Ole Sanders, and an earlier draft by W. Blake Herron. Pic will be a co-production of Mark Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment and Universal Music Group.

Ethan Shanfeld AXS TV announced that the music-themed series “The Top Ten Revealed” and “A Year In Music” will each return for their fourth seasons on May 9.“The Top Ten Revealed” will kick off the night at 8 p.m.