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No regrets? A better title for Ace Frehley's memoir might be No Consequences. Parts of Frehley's life play out like an episode of COPS, except that the fuzz show up at a multimillion dollar mansion rather than a tenement. Cars are wrecked. Bottles of booze are chugged. Drugs are snorted. World class tools like Gene [...]

KISS has had many incarnations. Their faces have graced everything from T-shirts to coffins, even Hello Kitty dolls. One thing they've been no stranger to is comics. Besides having their own Marvel series in the '70s, the band appeared in the '90s reboot (and accompanying album book) Psycho Circus , published by Todd McFarlane Productions, and, most recently, the wholesome panels of Riverdale in Archie , written by Alex Segura and drawn by Dan Parent. Over the holidays, we caught up with KISS mainstay Gene Simmons for an in-depth conversation on the comic book industry, [...]

Something new for the new year. We decided to start the first week of the year by asking our Ripple scribes to tell the story of the first album they ever bought with their own money. So without further ado: We shouldn't of been there. Each passing second I was sure we were gonna get caught. Maybe that's why we did it so often. The "city" of Walnut Creek [...]

Over the past week, Madonna was confirmed as the halftime performer for the upcoming Super Bowl — but not everyone was pleased. Take, for instance, KISS rocker Gene Simmons, who labeled the Material Girl an "inappropriate" choice for the NFL event. Meanwhile, Willow Smith's "Fireball" video premiered, Eminem had sound problems in Sydney, Justin Bieber and Michael Buble got festive together on TV and news arrived about a possible Adam Lambert/Queen collaboration. Head below to see how our readers reacted to this battery of pop news! [...]

The legendary tongue of KISS rocker Gene Simmons just took on a more barbed tone, thanks to critical remarks he made about upcoming Super Bowl XLVI halftime performer Madonna, who is now officially set to entertain the football-loving crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 5. "I don't think it's appropriate," he told TMZ about the NFL's choice of the Material Girl for the game. Read on! TMZ grabbed the "Rock And Roll All Nite" bassist as he was leaving Hollywood establishment Boa and [...]

Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library Though they spend most of their time rocking out on stage, trashing hotel rooms, or whatever big bands do these days, many rock stars tie their laces one shoe at a time like the rest of us. Before they spent their days shredding in front of thousands of people, they were obligated to go through that awkward yearly tradition all teenagers must be subjected to: Yearbook photos. In this guessing game, Spinner gives you three hints regarding the identity of the pictured performer. Afterward, click the button below to [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Television A&E Tonight, viewers will be treated to one of rock's rarest moments. No, it's not a remaining-Beatle reunion -- it's the marriage of Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed . After nearly 30 years of dating, they are set to tie the knot on the season finale of their hit reality series, ' Gene Simmons Family Jewels .' The couple's two children, Nick and Sophie, [...]

Prepare to get caught in a 35mm mosh pit as Wild Eye Releasing presents The Heavy Metal Horror Show ! Appearing at Brooklyn's own Nitehawk Cinema for two nights only, Friday, October 21st & Saturday, October 22nd, starting at Midnight. Headlining the bill is the 1986 headbanging horror classic Trick or Treat directed by Charles Martin Smith. Experience the mysterious death and backwards record-induced return of Rock N' Roll superstar Sammi Curr (Tony Fields) as he haunts his biggest fan Skippy, er, we mean Eddie (Mark Price). Watch as Curr shreds till everyone on [...]

Gene Simmons and his girlfriend of 28 years, Shannon Tweed , were married this weekend before 400 guests. The outdoor evening ceremony on Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hotel is the latest celebrity nuptials to have a second life as a television event. It is scheduled for an October 18th episode as part of the new season of A&E's "Gene Simmons Family Jewels." The couple exchanged vows they wrote themselves, People magazine reported . Guests included Hugh Hefner , Bill Maher and Simmons' fellow Kiss members, [...]

Filed under: News Alexandra Wyman, WireImage Gene Simmons , hard rock's greatest marketer, is officially off the market. Exchanging self-written vows yesterday (Oct. 1) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, the KISS bassist and actress Shannon Tweed finally tied the knot. The pair had been dating since 1985 and together have two grown-up children, both of whom attended Saturday's ceremony. Their 19-year-old daughter, Sophie, served as maid of honor and performed [...]

Key Track: Tonight's The Night This Canadian pop rock act has worked with top songwriters and producers including Brian Howes (Daughtry) and Dean Dichoso (Fefe Dobson). Eleven Past One who is continuing to build a buzz even attracted Gene Simmons of Kiss who spent a weekend with him talking business. This band is fairly young and fresh to the scene, songs like Tonight's The Night and Wake Up could put them in the spotlight. You may love Eleven Past One, If your a fan of Gavin Degraw and The [...]

Filed under: News Peter Wafzig, Getty Images Move over, KISS coffins and condoms and cremation urns. Kiss have now been forever immortalized as comic book heroes. The branding geniuses have partnered up with Archie Comics to launch a new, four-part, Kiss-centric series dubbed 'Archie Meets Kiss.' Forget the 'Phantom of the Park!' It's all about Archie, Archie, Archie! Our pals over at Noisecreep report that the comic will follow Gene Simmons [...]

Kiss has announced their 20th album, Monster , and the fourth volume of Kissology will be released sometime around the beginning of the year. In the run-up to these releases, Kiss has some new merchandise coming out. First up are plushies of the original lineup (Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace) and each doll is 7" tall. The dolls were released yesterday and are available through Entertainment Earth and FYE stores. Each doll is $11.99 through Entertainment Earth. [...]

Filed under: News Alexandra Wyman, WireImage One of rock's longest courtships will officially end October 1 when KISS bassist Gene Simmons marries partner Shannon Tweed in Los Angeles. "What a great 2 days we had!" tweeted the bride-to-be Aug. 1 with a link to the wedding invitation. "Yup that just happened. :)" The duo -- who have been together since 1985 -- "will put a traditional twist on a decidedly [...]

Metal Insider tells me that both Rob Halford and חיים ויץ‎ turned sixty yesterday, which isn't really that old in the scheme of things, but is still most certainly a reminder that Metal's Founding Generation is getting closer and closer to death. Then again, you know who isn't getting closer and closer to death? Dead people. [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Gene Simmons You can rock and roll all nite as you celebrate the birthday of Gene Simmons of Kiss! It's also my mom's birthday today - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM, I LOVE YOU! Also born today: baseball great Rollie Fingers, model Claudia Schiffer, singer Billy Ray Cyrus, film maker Tim Burton, singer Elvis Costello, talk show host Regis Philbin, actor Sean Connery, game show host Monty Hall, composer Leonard Bernstein, actor Van Johnson and actress Ruby Keeler. [...]

I don't know if they're actually planning to use the title "The Ill-Fated Michael Jackson Tribute Concert" formally, but, boy, it fits. Latest nightmare for the organisers of the Cardiff concert is having to uninvite Kiss from the bill after being reminded of this: Some of [Gene] Simmons' harshest comments came last year in an interview with Classic Rock magazine. "Well, you know, where there's smoke there's fire," Simmons said regarding accusations that Jackson abused young boys. "There's no question in my mind he molested those kids. Not a doubt." You know, says Global [...]

...there's now a Kiss urn, too. And I can't decide if I think this is more or less offensive than the Kiss Koffin. On the one hand, spending any extra amount of money to have anything put on a box which is literally going to be placed in the ground never to be seen again [...]

Despite notoriously saying he would never marry the KISS star got down on one knee for his long-term girlfriend...

Filed under: News Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Kiss singer/bassist Gene Simmons proposed to his longtime girlfriend Shannon Tweed in Belize recently, TMZ reports. The couple has been together 28 years and share two children, 22-year-old son Nicholas and 18-year-old daughter Sophie. Simmons popped the question on the A&E reality show ' Gene Simmons Family Jewels ,' which has followed the life of the Simmons brood since 2006. The [...]