Three Sides of the Coin Podcast

KISS The End of the Road Final Show December 2, 2023 Madison Square Garden our Review and Discussion from 2023-12-06T21:24:37

Episode 554. This is it! The Three Sides of the Coin KISS End of the Road Final Show review and discussion! This episode focuses only on the final show and not the New Era of KISS introduction, tha...

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Craig Gass Is Back and He is BEGGING You to Please Come to His Comedy Shows in NYC from 2023-11-27T14:00:38

Episode 553. Craig Gass is back reminding everyone of his upcoming shows in NYC just before and just after the final two KISS shows at Madison Square Garden. You can get info on these shows at GetG...

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Dave Ellefson “Peter Criss is Unequaled, He Set the Bar All Drum Solos are Measured Against from 2023-11-20T14:00:11

Episode 552. Dave Ellefson, former bass player of Megadeth, joins us this week to take about his love for KISS and growing up a KISS in Minnesota. From humble farm roots in rural Minnesota, David E...

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Producer Tom Werman on Working with Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister and More! from 2023-11-13T14:00:43

Episode 551. Fascinating interview this week with legendary producer Tom Werman. Tom starts by taking us back to working with Wicked Lester and then the performance when KISS auditioned for Epic Re...

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For the 1st Time in Over 20 Years, Listen to the 1999 Bruce Fairbairn Interview from 2023-11-06T14:00:22

Episode 550. In February 1999 while running KISSONLINE.com Michael Brandvold interviewed producer Bruce Fairbairn about his work on KISS Psycho Circus. The entire interview was at one time availabl...

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Craig Gass and His Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Impressions from 2023-10-30T13:00:19

Episode 549. It is always a blast when comedian Craig Gass joins us,we are treated to a free Craig Gass performance. Craig talks about his upcoming very special KISS themed comedy shows. You can ge...

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Roger Earl Legendary FOGHAT Drummer Joins to Talk the New Album Sonic Mojo and More! from 2023-10-23T13:00:49

Episode 548. What a honor to have legendary drummer Roger Earl, from Foghat, join us this week. Mark is in full fan boy mode by the way. Roger talks about the new Foghat album Sonic Mojo that relea...

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We Open Up Another Box of Michael’s KISS Stuff That Has Been In Storage for Decades from 2023-10-16T13:00:59

Episode 547. There has been so much love for the episodes where we open up Michael’s boxes of collectibles that we continue. This week Michael randomly picks another box from the garage and opens i...

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Discovering a Long Forgotten Piece of KISS Artwork from 1978 from 2023-10-09T13:00:22

Episode 546. Tommy Sommers shares an amazing story of how he just by chance discovered some KISS artwork he drew in 1978 at a local collectibles store. He shares that he drew this art to promote a ...

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A Storage Tub Filled with KISS Audio Tapes, What Do We Find Inside? from 2023-10-02T13:00:35

Episode 545. Another fun episode… this week Michael opens up a storage tub that is filled with cassette from over years. What is inside? We find out… bootleg shows, demos, advance tapes, interviews...

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KISS Have Released a Number of Albums in September and We Share our Memories of Buying Those Albums from 2023-09-25T16:13:28

Episode 544. Why is September such a popular month for releasing albums? We share our various memories of buying new KISS albums in September, including Lick It Up which is celebrating its 40th ann...

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Part 2, We Go Back Inside the KISS Footlocker for the Entire Show! from 2023-09-18T13:00:03

Episode 543. This week is part two of Michael’s KISS footlocker. We spend the entire episode looking at the many KISS items found in the footlocker, sharing stories of the items. We start off with ...

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Micheal’s KISS Foot Locker Hasn’t Been Opened in Nearly 15 Years, What is Inside? from 2023-09-11T13:00:15

Episode 542. This week Michael opens his KISS foot locker for the first time in nearly 15 years. What is inside? Anything exciting or is just filled with KISS Krap? Is this another Capone’s vault? ...

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MASS KISSTERIA a Book that Looks into KISS During the Crazy Years of Change, 1980 and 1981 from 2023-09-04T13:00:23

Episode 541. Julian Gill from KISSFAQ.com is back and talking about his latest book MASS KISSTERIA WORLD TOUR 1980-1981. These couple years were filled with so much change and turmoil for KISS. Pet...

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The Demons of Rock–Over 1700 KISS Magazine Covers from 2023-08-28T13:00:55

Episode 540. Alain Bellicha and Per Strid, authors of The Demons of Rock Volume 4 join to discuss the work behind their new book which catalog 1700 KISS covers from 46 countries around the world. W...

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Lisa Is Back and Joins Us in a Bikini, Poolside in Las Vegas from 2023-08-21T13:00:36

Episode 539. No Mark this week, but Lisa is back! And, she is poolside in Las Vegas for this entire episode. Not really sure what we talked about this week! Forget the haters, we won! Press request...

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What Did DJ Doug Podell Say to Ace Frehley During a Psycho Circus Interview? from 2023-08-14T13:00:55

Episode 538. Legendary DJ Doug Podell joins us this week. Doug shares some great KISS stories including, seeing the band for the first time in 1974 having never heard of them before the show. He al...

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Does Mark Cicchini Have Issues Because He Is Such a Big KISS Collector from 2023-08-07T13:00:43

Episode 537. A thread in the KISSFAQ message board was asking if big KISS collectors have mental issues, they discuss Mark Cicchini and debate if he has issues. We discuss KISS collecting and colle...

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What If Gene Simmons Quits KISS in the 80s. What Does Paul Stanley Do? from 2023-07-24T13:00:43

Episode 536. What if Gene Simmons movie career exploded. What if he quit KISS to pursue movies full time. What would Paul Stanley do? Would he continue under the name KISS? Would he continue as a s...

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What Would KISS Be Like if New York Dolls and Alice Cooper Didn’t Exist? from 2023-07-17T13:00:30

Episode 535. A lot of What If this week… what is Jimmy Page joined KISS? Would he wear Ace Frehley’s makeup? What if New York Dolls didn’t exist? What if Alice Cooper didn’t exist… what would KISS ...

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Wesley Eure, Will on LAND OF THE LOST Takes Us Back to Saturday Mornings from 2023-07-03T13:00:56

Episode 534. We are like kids on a Saturday morning with a bowl of cereal as we talk with Wesley Eure who played Will on the original LAND OF THE LOST! Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/1208838...

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If You Could Be a Fly on the Wall at any KISS Moment, What Would it Be? from 2023-06-26T13:00:19

Episode 533. A fun roundtable discussion that you can join… if you could be a fly on the wall at any moment in Kisstory, what would it be? Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact M...

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We Discuss YOUR Comments About KISS This Week and Lots to Say! from 2023-06-19T13:00:54

Episode 532. This week we kind of turn the show over to you. We go deep into commenting on your comments from past shows. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold ...

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The Top 20 and the Bottom 20 KISS Songs on Spotify from 2023-06-12T13:00:03

Episode 531. Taking a lead from lasts week’s RIAA show, this week we look at the top 20 most played KISS songs on Spotify as well as the bottom 20 songs. Some interesting observations. We also educ...

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Why Isn’t KISS Recertifying Their Catalog with the RIAA? from 2023-06-05T13:00:46

Episode 530. Martin Popoff returns to discuss RIAA awards and certification. We ask the question, why hasn’t KISS recertified their catalog… clearly it would seem a number of their albums have sold...

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Bob Halligan Jr. On Writing READ MY BODY with Paul Stanley. Did He Also Mention Tone Loc? from 2023-05-29T13:00:22

Episode 529. Bob Halligan Jr. joins us this week to discuss his songwriting with KISS… from Hot In The Shade, Read My Body and Rise To It. Bob mentions how at one point KISS were thinking about hav...

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Should The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs Include Rock N Roll All Nite by KISS from 2023-05-22T13:00:43

Episode 528. Author Greg Prato returns as we discuss his new ebook The 100 Greatest Song of Heavy Metal. First thing we dive into is where did KISS land with their two songs that made the list and ...

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Stevie Dacanay from Buckcherry Talks Life on the Road and Guitar Gear from 2023-05-15T13:00:41

Episode 527. On this week’s episode we are joined by incredible guitarist Stevie Dacaney from Buckcherry. We discuss life on the road, songwriting and guitar gear in rock’n’roll! Forget the haters,...

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Fans Have Had Enough with Drama and Controversy It’s About the Music from 2023-05-08T13:00:16

Episode 526. Enough! Paul Stanley vs Ace Frehley. Motley Crue vs Mick Mars. Controversial comments by Paul Stanley. We have all seen it with so many bands. Drama! It is getting old and tired and we...

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What Is It Like Doing Individual Meet&Greets with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley&Tommy Thayer from 2023-05-01T13:00:12

Episode 525. Larry Basham returns to share his stories about doing Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer individual stage played instrument meet and greets at one show. What a dream! What a e...

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Snake from Skid Row Shares His Love of KISS and Paul Stanley’s Word of the Day from 2023-04-24T13:00:45

Episode 524. Dave “Snake” Sabo from Skid Row joins this week. We start off by talking about Snake’s love for KISS and their influence on him as a musician. Snake reveals something we had never hear...

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Kip Winger Talks KISS, Classical Music, Backing Tracks and Band Drama from 2023-04-17T13:00:48

Episode 523. Kip Winger joins us this week. Kip talks about touring with KISS on the Hot In The Shade tour. He talks about how he made the move to classical music and his career in classical music....

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Review of the New Live KISS Album with Eric Carr and Mark St. John from 2023-04-12T13:00:32

Episode 522. In this episode Tommy and Mark sit down and review the new KISS Off The Soundboard Poughkeepsie live album from the Animalize tour, featuring Eric Carr and Mark St. John. What an incre...

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Songwriter Holly Knight Talks About Writing and Playing with KISS from 2023-04-10T13:00:28

Episode 521. We are joined by 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Holly Knight. Holly joins to talk about recording all the keyboards on KISS Unmasked, working with Paul Stanley on the Hot In Th...

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Timothy Bogart and Joyce Biawitz Share Stories About KISS and Spinning Gold from 2023-03-27T13:00:52

Episode 520. As we sat down to interview Timothy Bogart, son of Neil Bogart and write and director of the movie Spinning Gold, Tim asked if we would want to have Joyce Biawitz, his step-mother and ...

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Paul Stanley Contacts Us, Bob Kulick Did Not Play on KISS Alive! from 2023-03-20T13:00:21

Episode 519. This week we hear from Paul Stanley who tells us Bob Kulick did not play on KISS Alive! If you missed what this is about go back and listen to episode 518. Forget the haters, we won! P...

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Ep 518 : Engineer Confirms, Bob Kulick Played on KISS Alive! from 2023-03-13T15:40:59

Episode 518. Frankie D’Augusta joins us this week. Frankie as an engineer worked on the debut KISS album, Dressed To Kill and KISS Alive! In conversation Frankie reveals that Bob Kulick did record ...

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Ep 517 : Did KISS Really Just Announce Their Final Shows Ever? What Do We Think? from 2023-03-06T14:00:18

Episode 517. On the Howard Stern Show KISS announced the final two shows of The End of the Road Tour on 12/1 and 12/2. “The absolute final shows of our final tour, THE END OF THE ROAD TOUR, will ki...

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Ep 516 : While Michael is Puking in Disneyland the Show Goes on and Answers Your KISS Questions from 2023-02-27T14:00:27

Episode 516. This week you ask the questions about KISS… such as KISSology 4, the remaster series from 1996, bootlegs, record store day and a lot more! Forget the haters, we won! Press requests ple...

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Ep 515 : Over 10 of The Biggest Fails in KISSstory from 2023-02-20T14:00:11

Episode 515. This week we discuss what we think are some of the biggest fails during KISS’ career. Creating new makeup for Eric Carr and Vinnie Vincent. KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. The Craz...

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Ep 514 : What Are Differences Between Interviewing Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley? from 2023-02-13T14:00

Episode 514. Andrew Daly joins us to discuss his two new interviews with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley for issue 36 of Rock Candy Magazine. How did the interviews come together, how did he prepare ...

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Michael Frondelli Takes Us Into Electric Lady Studios, Working with Eddie Kramer and KISS from 2023-02-06T14:00:29

Episode 513. Today’s guest is Michael Frondelli… he goes back as far as the first Neil Bogart KISS press showcase introductions at the NFE Theater, the old Fillmore East, with Bill Aucoin and Sean ...

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Ep 512 : Vinnie Vincent Is Trying to Sell Memorabilia for CRAZY Prices! from 2023-01-30T14:00:54

Episode 512. Vinnie Vincent recently held a private event for a small number of fans and as part of the event he was selling some of his personal collectibles… for incredibly HIGH prices. Prices th...

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Ep 511 : Stories Working for Aucoin Mgmt and the KISS Army from 1979–1982 from 2023-01-23T14:00:10

Episode 511. Mark Brotter’s history includes working at Aucoin Management for 3 yrs, Boutwell/Kiss Army Warehouse for their last year. He was at Aucoin from ‘79 thru ‘82 post Dynasty, Unmasked, The...

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Ep 510 : We Reveal the Test Print of the Very First Shirt to Feature KISS Out of Makeup from 2023-01-16T14:00:47

Episode 510. Wow! What a great discussion this week! We are joined by Frank Vacanti. Frank has designed KISS tour merchandise for decades, going back to the 70s and all the way through the 2000s. F...

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Ep 509 : Buckcherry and Jetboy Guitarist Billy Rowe on New Buckcherry and Jetboy Albums from 2023-01-09T14:00:37

Episode 509. Billy Rowe joins us to talk about the new albums from both Buckcherry and Jetboy that are now finished and ready to be released. Billy shares his review of performing on the KISS Kruis...

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Ep 508 : Ron Young on Backing Tracks and Touring with KISS on Hot In The Shade Tour from 2022-12-26T14:00:45

Episode 508. Little Caesar lead vocalist Ron Young joins us this week to discuss his new autobiography “Judge This Book By Its Cover”. He talks about how Little Caesar had everything going for it, ...

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Ep 507 : You Ask Us The Questions in Another Hit N Run Episode from 2022-12-19T14:00:53

Episode 507. Michael is under the weather this week so you get Tommy, Mark and Lisa and this week you ask us the questions in another Hit N Run episode. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests pl...

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Ep 506 : Who Is Awarded Official RIAA Awards? Why Is Eric Carr Getting Awards for Albums He Didn’t Play On? from 2022-12-12T14:00:21

Episode 506. This week we celebrate 10 years of Three Sides of the Coin. We have been getting together every week for 10 years to talk about KISS. In a spontaneous discussion, today we talk about R...

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Ep 505 : What We Love and What We Have a Problem With, the New Creatures of the Night Box Set from 2022-12-05T14:00:28

Episode 505. After ten days of touring around the country, Michael’s Creatures of the Night box set finally arrived. We update you on the absolute crazy and ridiculous email communications from KIS...

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Ep 504 : The Story About the Lost 1970s Authorized KISS Biography from 2022-11-28T14:00:04

Episode 504. This episode is a rock n roll geeks dream! We are joined by author David Leaf who discusses his 1970s authorized KISS biography that was written and then shelved. Only to reappear deca...

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Ep 503 : Our Memories of Being a KISS Fan and What Takes You Back as a Fan from 2022-11-21T14:00:12

Episode 503. Rejoice! No Michael this week, LOL. Tommy, Mark and Lisa this week discuss their memories of being a kiss fan, what takes you back as a fan. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests p...

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Ep 502 : Mark Cicchini Reviews KISS Kruise XI, Is It One of the Best Kruises Ever from 2022-11-14T14:00:54

Episode 502. Mark Cicchini is back and gives us his review of KISS Kruise XI. The KISS shows, the other bands he saw and just how does this Kruise rank against all other Kruises. Plus, Mark lets us...

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Why Do Some Fans Constantly Complain About Set Lists, Band Members, Stage Shows from 2022-11-07T14:00:56

Episode 501. Ralph Viera joins us as we talk about some of the fans and their constant complaining about setlists, stage shows, original band members. Why do they do it? What are they hoping will h...

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Ep. 500 We Celebrate Our 500th Show By Looking Back at How It Started and Our Memories from 2022-10-31T13:00:13

Episode 500. Forget the haters, we won! This week we celebrate the 500th episode of Three Sides of the Coin by looking back at how it all started. Why we did this and some of favorite memories. Pre...

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Ep. 499 Never Heard Stories About Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Vinnie Vincent, Bruce Kulick from 2022-10-24T13:00:52

Episode 499. Mitch Weissman joins us to share his MANY KISS stories. When KISS were rehearsing next to Beatlemania. How does writing with Gene Simmons differ from writing with Paul Stanley? The cha...

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Ep. 498 Seeing KISS Film the Live Concert at Magic Mountain from 2022-10-10T13:00:58

Episode 498, October 11, 2022 We are joined by the entire team from MoneyBag Sodas, Paul Janik, John Janik, Chris Haick, and Larry Basham from Hammock Cove in Antigua. We quickly discover that Larr...

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Ep. 497 The History of the Legendary M-M-M-M METALSHOP Radio Show with Charlie Kendall from 2022-10-03T13:00:58

Episode 497, October 4, 2022 Wow! What a great conversation and trip down memory lane. This week we are joined by Charlie Kendall, the man and the voice behind the classic metal show METALSHOP! How...

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Ep. 496 ACCEPT Tours the US for the First Time in 10 Years and We Talk About KISS from 2022-09-26T13:00:01

Episode 496, September 27, 2022 Christopher Williams and Philip Shouse from ACCEPT join us to talk about the upcoming ACCEPT US tour, the bands first US tour in 10 years. We talk about changes in A...

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Ep. 495 KISS Off The Soundboard Des Moines, IA 1977–We Review It and You Want To Buy This One from 2022-09-19T13:00:02

September 20, 2022 We discuss the new KISS Off The Soundboard release Des Moines, IA 1977. Is this the best Off The Soundboard release? What makes this release special? Should you buy it? Forget th...

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Ep. 494 Blackie Lawless On Ace Frehley and the Upcoming W.A.S.P. World Tour from 2022-09-12T13:00:19

Episode 494, September 13, 2022 Blackie Lawless from W.A.S.P. joins Three Sides of the Coin this week… and Mark is NOT here to go fanboy. Blackie Lawless talks about his friendship with Ace Frehley...

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Ep. 493 Aerosmith, Audio&Video Hoarders, the KISS Leaks and the Magic Book with Julian Gill from 2022-09-05T13:00:28

Episode 493, September 6, 2022 For the first time, Julian Gill from KISSFAQ and the KISSFAQ podcast joins Three Sides of the Coin. Topics discussed include: Ros Radley and his MAGIC book, the infam...

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Ep. 492 Stop Your Crying! Copyrights and Posting Videos&Creating Bootleg Shirts from 2022-08-29T13:00:43

Episode 492, August 30, 2022 Oh yeah we are sure somebody is going to get pissed with what we say this week, but they are just afraid of a little education. Copyrights and posting video. Copyrights...

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Ep. 491 Kruise Fest, Vinnie Vincent and KISS Audio and Video Leaks from 2022-08-22T13:00:52

Episode 491, August 23, 2022 Kruise Fest is an annual two-day Rock Festival leading up to the infamous KISS Kruise. Kruise Fest features Live music, VIP experiences, and more! Kruise Fest is 100% f...

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Ep. 490 This Week It’s Cheap Trick! Who Caught Their Mom and Dad Rolling on the Couch? from 2022-08-15T13:00:36

Episode 490, August 16, 2022 Author Brian Kramp joins us to discuss his book “This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick”. This Band Has No Past tells the story of a bar band from th...

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Ep. 489 Will the KISS End Of The Road Tour Become the 50th Anniversary Tour from 2022-08-08T13:00:58

Episode 489, August 9, 2022 Lisa starts off the show sharing a hilarious story about her “flashing” everyone at the lake with “the hairy”. Since we have no guest this week the conversation lands on...

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Ep. 488 I Was There at the KISS K-SHE Kite Fly Show in 1974 from 2022-08-01T13:00:43

Jul 30, 2022 Episode 488, August 2, 2022 We are joined by Doc Rivers who back in March of 1974 first saw KISS perform at the K-SHE Kite Fly in St. Louis, MO. Keep in mind this performance was just ...

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Ep. 487 Creem Magazine is Back and So is the Attitude from 2022-07-25T13:00:27

Episode 487, July 26, 2022 Creem Magazine is back and we are joined by the Chairman of Creem Magazine JJ Kramer and the Executive Editor of Creem Magazine Dan Morrissey. Creem Magazine has a very r...

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Ep. 486 Five Overlooked KISS Songs with Author Greg Prato from 2022-07-11T13:00:50

Episode 486, July 12, 2022 Greg Prato returns this week to join a discussion center around his recent article Five Overlooked KISS Album Tracks. We discuss each of the tracks Greg selected and we t...

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Ep. 485 Did Your Parents Support Your Love of KISS? from 2022-07-04T13:00:28

Episode 485, July 5, 2022 No Tool, No Problem. Yep…no Mike this week, it’s just Tommy, Mark and Lisa. This weeks the discussion centers around parents… did our parents support our love of KISS. For...

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Ep. 484 Celebrate the Bonds and Connections KISS Has Created in Our Lives from 2022-06-27T13:00:14

Episode 484, June 28, 2022 This week we share a very touching letter we received from one of our listeners, Brian. The letter is about Kendall, Brian’s brother-in-law and KISS brother, and the loss...

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Ep. 483 Izzy Presley Reviews the Gene Simmons KISS World Museum Sneak Preview Opening in Las Vegas from 2022-06-20T13:00:03

Episode 483, June 21, 2022 Izzy joins us this week to offer his review of the Gene Simmons KISS World Museum sneak preview that he attended. Is this something KISS fans will love? What sort of KISS...

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Ep. 482 We React to Creem Magazine’s 1980 Review of KISS UNMASKED from 2022-06-13T13:00:32

Episode 482, June 14, 2022 This week we read and react to Creem Magazine’s 1980 review of KISS UNMASKED. This review really takes you back to a time where KISS was about as far out of fashion as po...

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Ep. 481 Brynn from Flipp Joins and Lisa Reviews and We Comment on Creatures Fest from 2022-06-06T13:00:20

Episode 481, June 7, 2022 Five sides of the coin this week as Brynn Arens from Flipp joins the entire crew to discuss the new Flipp album Too Dumb To Quit, and… joins us as Lisa shares her review, ...

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Marc Storace Lead Singer of KROKUS Talks Touring with KISS and His New Solo Band STORACE from 2022-05-30T13:00:50

Episode 480, May 31, 2022 Marc Storace the lead singer from Krokus joins us this week. Marc shares stories of Krokus opening for KISS on the Animalize tour. We discuss Krokus albums, music videos, ...

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Ep. 479 Mark and Tommy Report Back on Recent KISS Shows They Attended from 2022-05-23T13:00:50

Episode 479, May 24, 2022 Mark Cicchini and Tommy Sommers talk about the rescheduled shows in the US they recently attended. Discussed the different stage that is being used. Tommy also shares a co...

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Ep. 478 Gil Moore from Triumph Talks The Rock&Roll Machine Documentary from 2022-05-16T13:00:22

Episode 478, May 17, 2022 This week we are honored to be joined by Gil Moore from Triumph. Mark Cicchini talks with Gil about Triumph’s history, their albums, KISS’ influence on the Triumph show an...

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Ep. 477 Alexx Michael Returns to Talk Shameless and a Final KISS Album from 2022-05-09T13:00:33

Episode 477, May 10, 2022 Alexx Michaels returns to premiere the new Shameless video that features Bruce Kulick. Then we have an amazing discussion about a final KISS album… who should produce the ...

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Ep. 476 The Facts About The Rockologists Peter Criss Reissues. They ARE Authorized. from 2022-05-02T13:00:02

Episode 476, May 3, 2022 Tom Shannon from The Rockologists joins us this week to discuss his Peter Criss solo album vinyl reissues. Tom brings full transparency with him as he opens up about the ob...

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Ep. 475 Two Listeners Join Us This Week, The Show is About Them from 2022-04-25T13:00:56

Episode 475, April 26, 2022 This week’s guests are the listeners! We are joined by two of the Three Sides of the Coin listeners who join us at the last minute to discuss… KISS. Forget the haters, w...

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Ep. 474 How Does a Show with Izzy Presley End Up Being So Smart? Alex Kane Does All the Talking! from 2022-04-18T13:00:29

Episode 474, April 19, 2022 Mark is on vacation, Tommy isn’t feeling well, but we have Lisa joining this week. And of course Izzy isn’t doing anything so he is back, but brings his friend Alex Kane...

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Ep. 473 Larry Mazer Talks Cheap Trick, KISS, Union, Cinderella, Nelson, Whitesnake and More! from 2022-04-11T13:00:49

Episode 473, April 12, 2022 Larry Mazer is back and he answers your questions… questions about Eric Carr, Cheap Trick, Nelson, Cinderella, Whitesnake and David Coverdale, Heaven’s Edge, Blacked Eye...

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Ep. 472 Does KISS Care About Their Fans? Find Out Why We Ask This Question from 2022-03-28T13:00:31

Episode 472, March 29, 2022 This week we ask the question… Does KISS care anymore? Why would we even think of asking this? With everything that has happened with the KISS 2020 Goodbye Dubai release...

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Ep. 471 Chris Lendt Returns to Talk Japan 1977, Dynasty, The Elder, Creatures and More! from 2022-03-21T13:00:01

Episode 471, March 22, 2022 Chris Lendt, former KISS Business Manager, returns this week to continue last week’s discussion about Japan 1977. He shares his thoughts on Bill Aucoin’s quote about the...

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Ep. 470 Elise Krentzel Reveals In 1977 Bill Aucoin Revealed KISS was Finished After One More Album from 2022-03-10T14:00:10

Episode 470, March 10, 2022 Wow! That’s all we can say about this week’s guest Elise Krentzel! Elise was on of the very few reporters in 1977 that KISS selected to fly with them to Japan and cover ...

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Ep. 469 It’s COLD GIN Time Again We Learn All About the New KISS New York Style Cold Gin from 2022-03-07T14:00:16

Episode 469, March 8, 2022 Andreas Werling from Brands For Fans joins us to talk about the new KISS Cold Gin alcohol and the entire line of KISS branded alcohols. Andreas shares some of the “Easter...

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Ep. 468 KISS Bootlegs and RUSH Using Backing Tracks from 2022-02-28T14:00:17

Episode 468, March 1, 2022 Bootlegs are discussed this week and Mark shows his Detroit Creatures of the Night vinyl bootleg set. But… we talk about the crappy audio quality of many of these very ex...

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Ep. 467 RIP Big John Harte Memories of Big John and His Last Words to the KISS Army from 2022-02-18T14:00:25

Episode 467, February 18, 2022 This episode we are joined by Robert Conte, Steve Altman and Rick Stuart to share memories and stories of Big John Harte. Big John Harte was KISS’ infamous bodyguard ...

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Ep. 466 Scott Van Zen Talks about Writing with Gene Simmons for Revenge and Carnival Souls from 2022-02-14T14:00:43

Episode 466, February 15, 2022 Scott Van Zen sits down with us to talk about his songwriting with Gene Simmons for Revenge and Carnival of Souls. Plus his involvement with the recording of Psycho C...

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Ep. 465 Larry Mazer, Former KISS Manager, Sets the Record Straight on Eric Carr’s Passing from 2022-02-07T14:00:01

Episode 465, February 8, 2022 Larry Mazer, former KISS manager during Hot In The Shade and Revenge, returns for a focused discussion on REVENGE. Larry also clears up all the rumors about what happe...

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Ep. 464 Rock Candy Magazine Issue #30 KISS Roundtable Discussing the Best KISS Albums from 2022-01-31T14:00

Episode 464, February 1, 2022 What a treat, the entire unedited Rock Candy Magazine Issue #30 KISS roundtable discussion featuring former KISS manager Larry Mazer, Frank Novinec from Hatebreed, Ros...

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Ep. 463 The Best and Worst of Makeup and No Makeup, Costumes, Stages and Music Videos from 2022-01-24T14:00:39

Episode 463, January 25, 2022 Michael and Mark this week talk about the best and worst costumes, stages and music videos from makeup and non-makeup era KISS. Plus what do we think is going to happe...

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Ep. 462 New KISS Off The Soundboard, Vinnie Vincent, Judas Priest and Dr. Fukk from 2022-01-17T14:00:12

Episode 462, January 18, 2022 Dr. Fukk is back! Ralph joins Lisa and Michael to discuss the new Off The Soundboard release, Vinnie Vincent and Creatures Fest and Judas Priest announcing they will t...

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Ep. 461 John Downs Talks About Donating His Incredible KISS Collection and We Discuss KISS Memories from 2022-01-10T14:00:16

Episode 461, January 11, 2022 This episode is exactly why we do this, why we’ve doing this weekly since 2012. Mega KISS collector John Downs joins us to talk about his KISS collection that he recen...

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Ep. 460 KISS, Looking Back on 2021 and Forward To 2022 from 2021-12-27T14:00:12

Episode 460, December 27, 2021 This week we look back to the good and bad of KISS in 2021 and try to look forward to what might be in store for KISS in 2022. Forget the haters, we won! Press reques...

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Ep. 459 One Month Later We Can Finally Review the KISS Destroyer 45th Anniversary Box Set from 2021-12-20T14:00:57

Episode 459, December 21, 2021 It only took a month, no thanks to KISSonline, but we can now finally do a full review of the KISS Destroyer 45th Anniversary Box Set. Mark got his box set so we are ...

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Ep. 458 Bruce Kulick and Todd Kerns Join to Talk About KISS Kruise Shows and Upcoming Las Vegas Show from 2021-12-13T14:00:51

Episode 458, December 14, 2021 Bruce Kulick and Todd Kerns Join to Talk About KISS Kruise Shows and Upcoming Las Vegas Show. Visit www.BruceKulick.net and www.ToddKerns.com Forget the haters, we wo...

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Ep. 457 KISS Destroyer Box Set Thumbs Up or Down? Plus Future Box Sets and SoundBoards from 2021-12-06T14:00:56

Episode 457, December 7, 2021 We follow up on developments since episode 456. Did we get our KISS Destroyer box sets yet? Mark also updates us on future box sets and Soundboard releases. Forget the...

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Ep. 456 Bad Customer Service at KISSONLINE, What Is Going On With the Destroyer Box Set? from 2021-11-29T14:00:45

Episode 456, November 30, 2021 This week we let loose on KISS and Kissonline for the mess they created with the delivery of the KISS Destroyer Box Set or the lack of delivery. Diehard KISS fans ord...

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Ep. 455 When KISS Collecting Becomes a Family Affair, Joe&Jake Pappalardo Join Us from 2021-11-22T14:00:37

Episode 455, November 23, 2021. When KISS collecting becomes a family affair! This week we hear the many adventures of Joe&Jake Pappalardo. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact ...

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Ep. 454 Frank Novinec from Hatebreed Returns to Review KISS Kruise X from 2021-11-15T14:00:16

Episode 454, November 16, 2021. Frank Novinec from Hatebreed is back and this week he offers up his review of KISS Kruise X. Frank also offers his opinion of the Rolling Stone article and what COVI...

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Ep. 453 Our Thoughts on the Rolling Stone Article about KISS and their COVID Protocols on Tour from 2021-11-08T14:00:19

Episode 453, November 9, 2021. Lots of KISS news to discuss this week… The new Ace Frehley cassette box set, Universal Music blocking our Destroyer box set episode, KISS Kruise X setlists, KISS Las...

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Ep 452 So Many Questions, So Little Time… You Ask the Questions from 2021-11-01T13:00:35

Episode 452, November 2, 2021. This week we turned the show over to the listeners, you ask us the questions and boy are their some great questions! We apologize for letting Mark discuss Rainbow. 🙂...

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Ep. 451 Michael Ross from Simmons Records Band Gypsy Rose Shares Many Gene Simmons Stories from 2021-10-25T13:00:14

Episode 451, October 26, 2021. Michael Ross the lead singer of the Simmons Records act Gypsy Rose joins us this week. Michael shares so many stories… how Gene Simmons discovered the band. Their sho...

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Ep. 450 We Read Your Comments, We Discuss Your Posts on the Three Sides Facebook Group from 2021-10-11T13:00:04

Episode 450, October 12, 2021. This week the show is all about YOU! We read your comments. We discuss your posts on the Three Sides of the Coin Facebook Group. Tommy also talks about the recent KIS...

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Ep. 449 We Get the Inside Details on the KISS Destroyer 45th Anniversary Box Set from 2021-10-04T13:00:04

Episode 449, October 5, 2021. Tom Jermann from T42 Design joins us to talk about the KISS Destroyer 45th Anniversary Box Set that he helped put together. The album will be released on standard doub...

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Ep. 448 The New Book KISS On Tour 1974 to 1983 We Review and Speak with the Author from 2021-09-27T13:00:39

Episode 448, September 28, 2021. 10 tour books in one! 156 pages of vintage KISS photos, many never seen before. Author Alain Bellicha joins us this week to discuss his brand new book KISS On Tour ...

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Ep. 447 Mark and Lisa, Their Favorite KISS Audio and Video from 2021-09-20T13:00:32

Episode 447, September 21, 2021. No MIke and no Tommy again this week, Lisa&Mark discuss their favorite audio&video and the EOTR tour ramping back up. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests plea...

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Ep. 446 We Discuss KISS Tours, Tunes and Memories Except for the 70s. from 2021-09-13T13:00:30

Episode 446, September 14, 2021. We do a round table discussion on tours, tunes&memories of KISS… except for the 70s! 1980 on… what we love&what we don’t. Accept our invitation to discuss everythin...

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Ep. 445 No Mike, No Tommy No Problem…All Mark and Lisa This Week. from 2021-09-06T13:00:23

Episode 445, September 7, 2021. This week is a smorgasbord of KISS talk from classic to current and all points in between, with no Mike or Tommy. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please co...

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Ep. 444 Paul Stanley Diagnosed with COVID End Of The Road Shows are Postponed from 2021-08-30T13:00:44

Episode 444, August 31, 2021. We recorded the majority of this week’s show BEFORE Paul Stanley was diagnosed with COVID, but we did a last minute additional commentary about his COVID infection and...

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Ep. 443 Metal Hall of Fame to Induct Eric Carr, Bruce Kulick, Bill Aucoin and Doc McGhee from 2021-08-23T13:00:48

Episode 443, August 24, 2021. Pat Gesualdo, the Founder/CEO of the Metal Hall of Fame, joins us this week to talk about the Hall of Fame and their upcoming 2021 inductions which include Eric Carr, ...

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Ep. 442 Frank Novinec from Hatebreed Talks Vinnie Vincent and KISS Solo Albums from 2021-08-16T13:00:17

Episode 442, August 17, 2021. This week it is a double-header of guests, Frank Novinec from Hatebreed and his longtime friend John Franck from ADA Music. Visit http://ada-music.com and https://www....

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Ep. 441 Bob Ezrin Goes Through Destroyer Track By Track, Plus Talks The Elder and Revenge from 2021-08-09T13:00:38

Episode 441, August 10, 2021. This week we share an interview that Michael Brandvold did with Bob Ezrin from 21 years ago. This interview was done while Michael was working with KISS. The interview...

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Ep. 440 Dennis Stratton Former Iron Maiden Guitarist Talks About Iron Maiden Touring with KISS from 2021-08-02T13:00:15

Episode 440, August 3, 2021. This week the worlds of Iron Maiden and KISS collide as we are joined by former Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton. Dennis shares so much… when Iron Maiden toured in...

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Ep. 439 Just Talking KISS, Music, Touring and Catching Up After a Week Off from 2021-07-26T13:00:15

Episode 439, July 27, 2021. Nothing this week, that is the topic. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at www.michaelbrandvold.com Since launching in 2012 Thre...

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Ep. 438 Music Licensing and Use of Music in TV Shows, Relating to Biography KISSTORY from 2021-07-12T13:00:59

Episode 438, July 13, 2021. This week’s conversation revolves around the A&E Biography KISSTORY and why much of the music sounds like KISS, but isn’t KISS. What is music licensing and how it works ...

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Ep. 437 A&E Biography KISSTORY, Our Slap In The Face Review of this Great Documentary from 2021-07-05T13:00:57

Episode 437, July 6, 2021. Sit back, hold on tight… our review of the A&E Biography KISSTORY is sure to upset some people… good! Is it a lovefest? F**k you, we don’t care… we tell you what we think...

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Ep. 436 Keith Roth from SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard and Hair Nation Talks KISS from 2021-06-28T13:00:21

Episode 436, June 29, 2021. This week we are honored to be joined by Keith Roth from SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard and Hair Nation. Keith is a HUGE KISS fan and joins to talk about KISS, the Rolling S...

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Ep. 435 We Share and Discuss a 20 Year Old Interview with Sean Delaney that Has Never Been Heard from 2021-06-21T13:00:05

Episode 435, June 22, 2021. John Jeffrey returns this week with a 20 year old interview he conducted with Sean Delaney. This interview has never been heard before. We do a roundtable discussion on ...

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Ep. 434 Our Memories of Buying Concert Tickets from 2021-06-14T13:00:55

Episode 434, June 15, 2021. This week we share some of our memories of buying concert tickets. We also talk a little KISS of course. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael...

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Ep. 433 Play Along With Us, Use One Word to Describe Each KISS Album from 2021-05-31T13:00:10

Episode 433, June 1, 2021. Play along with us this week as we attempt to use one word to describe each KISS album, we do get a bit creative with the definition of one word, lol. In addition, we sha...

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Ep. 432 We Announce the Three Sides of the Coin Awards and We Want Your Help from 2021-05-24T13:00:57

Episode 432, May 25, 2021. This week we announce the Three Sides of the Coin Awards and we want your help… we need you to suggest the award categories you would like to see. Besides categories like...

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Ep. 431 How Well Do We Know KISS? We Play a Game of KISS Trivia with Metal Social Sunday from 2021-05-17T13:00:54

Episode 431, May 18, 2021. Are we KISS experts? How much minutia do we know about KISS? This week you find out who knows the most about KISS. We are joined by Britt and Jeff from Metal Social Sunda...

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Ep. 430 Joel Selvin Author of Hollywood Eden Talks KISS at Winterland and the Cow Palace from 2021-05-10T13:00:43

Episode 430, May 11, 2021. This week former San Francisco Chronicle Music Critic Joel Selvin joins us for an amazing discussion of music history and his new book Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, F...

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Ep. 429 Happy Birthday Ace Frehley We Share Our Favorite Ace Frehley Memories from 2021-05-03T13:00:49

Episode 429, May 4, 2021. This week we celebrate Ace Frehley’s 70th birthday by sharing our favorite Ace Frehley memories. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold...

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Ep. 428 You Ask Us The Questions This Week in a Hit And Run from 2021-04-26T16:04:37

Episode 428, April 27, 2021. This week we return to one of our favorites topics… you ask us the questions. Questions about KISS, what if questions, what do you like, what would we change. These are...

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Ep. 427 The Last Great, Good and First Bad KISS Albums Inspired by Ultimate Classic Rock from 2021-04-19T13:00:34

Episode 427, April 20, 2021. Inspired by Ultimate Classic Rock we are joined by Alexx Michael this week for a roundtable discussion about the last great, the last good and the last bad album by KIS...

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Ep 426 KISS Replicas Talks About KISS Sneakers, Sammy The Serpent and Creatures Costumes from 2021-04-05T13:00:04

Episode 426, April 6, 2021. David from KISS Replicas is back this week to talk about the new official KISS sneakers, what replica KISS costumes are next and the status of the Sammy the Serpent repl...

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Ep. 425 Budderside Join Us From the Road to Talk the LA KISS House Band, Motorhead and Lemmy from 2021-03-29T13:00:22

Episode 425, March 30, 2021. Patrick Alan Stone and the rest of the Budderside join us this week. Patrick talks about being part of the LA KISS house band, being signed by Motorhead’s Lemmy to his ...

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Ep. 424 Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko Joins to Share KISS Stories and Discuss His book ALL EXCE$$ from 2021-03-22T13:00:10

Episode 424, March 23, 2021. Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko Joins to Share KISS and Discuss His book ALL EXCE$$. The long-awaited stories of legendary concert promoter Danny Zelisko have arrived! F...

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Ep. 423 Stacey David Blades and Shon McKee from Crashing Wayward and Australian Pub Rock from 2021-03-15T13:00:42

Episode 423, March 16, 2021. Stacey David Blades and Shon McKee from Crashing Wayward sit down with Three Sides of the Coin this week. We talk about Shon’s involvement with KISS Night in Las Vegas,...

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Ep. 422 KISS Off The Soundboard, What Future Recordings Would We Like to See from 2021-03-08T14:00:31

Episode 422, March 9, 2021. KISS is releasing new live recordings called Off The Soundboard, with the first release being Tokyo, Japan 2001 featuring Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Eri...

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Ep. 421 Bruce Kulick Takes Us Inside the KISS Asylum Tour and All His Tour Guitars from 2021-03-01T14:00:53

Episode 421, March 2, 2021. This week we sit down with former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick and talk all about the KISS Asylum tour. We look at some of Tommy Sommers amazing Asylum tour photos a...

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Ep. 420 Tom Shannon Discusses The Rockologists Vinyl Reissue of Peter Criss’Two Solo Albums from 2021-02-22T14:00:22

Episode 420, February 23, 2021. Tom Shannon returns to discuss the Rockologists vinyl reissues of the Peter Criss solo albums Out Of Control and Let Me Rock You. How he secured the license from Uni...

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Ep. 419 Jeremy Spencer from Psychosexual and Five Finger Death Punch is HUGE KISS Fan from 2021-02-15T14:00:48

Episode 419, February 16, 2021. Jeremy Spencer from Psychosexual, formerly of Five Finger Death Punch joins this week in Eric Singer makeup to talk about his love for KISS! Visit: https://www.psych...

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Ep. 418 Eddie Trunk Joins to Discuss What If KISS Performed at Monsters of Rock and the US Festival from 2021-02-08T14:00:40

Episode 418, February 9, 2021. Huge What If episode this week! Eddie Trunk joins to discuss what if KISS had played the Monsters of Rock festival when offered back in the Elder era and what if KISS...

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Ep. 417 Dare Force Opening for KISS on Creatures of the Night Tour Johnny O’Neil Shares Stories from 2021-02-01T17:30:13

Episode 417, February 2, 2021. This week we are joined by Johnny O’Neil from the Minneapolis band Dare Force who shares stories from the night they opened for KISS on the Creatures of the Night tou...

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Ep. 416 Paul Stanley’s Soul Station vs. Peter Criss 1978 Solo Album from 2021-01-25T14:00:14

Episode 416, January 26, 2021. This week we discuss some comments being made about Paul Stanley’s Soul Station and Peter Criss’ 1978 solo album… should Paul’s album get the same reaction that Peter...

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Ep. 415 Our 2021 KISS Wish List, What Do We Want to See KISS Do This Year from 2021-01-18T14:00:14

Episode 415, January 19, 2021. Another week without Tommy, how delightful! Mike, Mark and Lisa talk about what they would love to see KISS do in 2021. Touring, books, DVDs, tour books and deluxe re...

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Ep. 414 Three Sides of the Coin Reviews the Massive KISS 2020 Goodbye PPV Streaming Event from 2021-01-11T14:00:48

Episode 414, January 12, 2021. Michael, Mark and Lisa (with a quick hello from Tommy) review the massive KISS 2020 Goodbye PPV live stream. We discuss the stage, the show, the set list, the pre-sho...

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Ep. 413 Wes Beech from The Plasmatics Joins Us to Talk About Creatures of the Night Tour from 2021-01-04T14:00:13

Episode 413, January 5, 2021. This episode Wes Beech from the Plasmatics joins us. Wes discusses the history of various Plasmatic albums. He talks about touring with KISS on the Creatures of the Ni...

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Ep. 412 We Take a Look at the New KISS Tribute CD Buffalo Rock City from 2020-12-28T14:00:39

Episode 412, December 29, 2020. Visit http://www.buffalorockcity.com Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at www.michaelbrandvold.com Since launching in 2012 T...

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Ep. 411 Legendary Blue Oyster Cult Guitarist Buck Dharma Talks BOC, KISS, Cheap Trick from 2020-12-14T14:00:24

Episode 411, December 15, 2020. Wow! Huge! We are joined by a true legend… Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma! Also joining us is Buck’s friend and returning guest author Robert Duncan. Right o...

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Ep. 410 Keyboardist Derek Sherinian Talks KISS, Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Black Country Communion from 2020-12-07T14:00:52

Episode 410, December 8, 2020. This week keyboardist Derek Sherinian joins us and we discuss KISS, Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Black Country Communion and much more. Lisa and Tommy hold down the for...

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Ep. 409 Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides On the KISS NYE Live Stream and COVID from 2020-11-30T14:00:07

Episode 409, December 1, 2020. Andy Biersack, friend of the show, from Black Veil Brides joins us this week. We start by discussing the 2020 KISS NYE live stream event… our thoughts, what we expect...

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408 They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll from 2020-11-23T14:00:14

Episode 408, November 24, 2020. It was the age when heavy-footed, humorless dinosaurs roamed the hard-rock landscape. But that all changed when into these dazed and confused mid-’70s strut-ted four...

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Ep. 407 We All Go Fanboy This Week We are Joined by Butch Patrick, Eddie Munster from The Munsters from 2020-11-16T14:00:05

Episode 407, November 17, 2020. This week all of us go fanboy when we are joined by Eddie Munster… BUTCH PATRICK! He shares stories from The Munsters. Talks about the other cast members. He talks a...

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Ep. 406 Former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens Talks About Her Relationship with Eric Carr from 2020-11-09T14:00:42

Episode 406, November 10, 2020. Former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens joins us this week to talk her relationship with KISS drummer Eric Carr. How they met. What sort of person was Eric. Why Eric ...

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Ep. 405 Legendary Sound Man NiteBob Shares Stories About KISS, New York Dolls, Aerosmith and More from 2020-11-02T14:00:16

Episode 405, November 3, 2020. The legendary sound man NiteBob sits down with us to share stores of working with KISS, New York Dolls, Aerosmith, Rory Gallagher, REM, Ace Frehley, Flipp, Cheap Tric...

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Ep. 404 Rob Halford from Judas Priest Talks KISS with Three Sides of the Coin from 2020-10-26T13:00:14

Episode 404, October 27, 2020. The Metal God Rob Halford from Judas Priest sits down with Three Sides of the Coin to talk KISS, Judas Priest, Rob Halford and his brand new book CONFESS. Rob talks a...

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Ep. 403 KISS In Japan, Wrestling with Joeylicious, MAGIC and a Surprise Discussion on KISS Business from 2020-10-19T13:00:40

Episode 403, October 20, 2020. This week we catch up with a couple authors to talk about their new books. First up is Alain Bellicha to talks about the Second Edition of KISS In Japan. Alain reveal...

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Ep. 402 Andre Comeau from MTV’s The Real World Talks Creatures of the Night and Vinnie Vincent from 2020-10-12T13:00:40

Episode 402, October 13, 2020. Andre Comeau from the debut season of MTV’s The Real World joins us to talk about his LOVE for KISS! Andre’s first KISS concert was the Creatures of the Night tour in...

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Ep. 401 Robert Duncan from Creem Returns to Talk KISS, Blue Oyster Cult and Loudmouth from 2020-10-05T18:22:04

Episode 401, October 6, 2020. Robert Duncan author of the book KISS and the former managing editor of Creem Magazine returns to talk about KISS, Creem Magazine and Blue Oyster Cult! Loudmouth is a ...

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Ep. 400 Don Jamieson Joins Us to Celebrate 400 Episodes of Three Sides of the Coin from 2020-09-28T13:00:09

Episode 400, September 29, 2020. Don Jamieson joins us this week to celebrate 400 episodes of Three Sides of the Coin. 400 weeks of talking about KISS, who knew there was that much you can talk abo...

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Ep. 399 P.J. Farley from Trixter Joins To Talk About Touring with KISS on the Revenge Tour from 2020-09-21T13:00:57

Episode 399, September 22, 2020. P.J. Farley from Trixter joins us to share his stories growing up a huge KISS fan as well as memories of Trixter supporting KISS on the Revenge tour. He shares a li...

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Three Sides on the Side : The Ghost Musicians on Love Gun! from 2020-09-14T13:00:08

September 15, 2020. The Ghost Musicians on Love Gun! Forget the haters, we won! Purchase Left For Dead at http://smarturl.it/leftfordead-lfd Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at Micha...

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Ep. 398 We Talk with Ace Frehley about Origins Vol. 2 and Offer a Track By Track Review from 2020-09-07T13:00:44

Episode 398, September 8, 2020. This is a MEGA Ace Frehley episode! First we offer a track by track review of his brand new album Origins Vol. 2. And if you stick around to the end, we speak with A...

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Ep. 397 What Really Happened to the KISSWorld Store and Peter Criss’Last Show in Australia from 2020-08-31T13:00:36

Episode 397, September 1, 2020. Peter Hoffmann joins us from Australia. Peter was the man behind the KISSWORLD store in Australia in the early 2000s. Peter shares with us how the store came about a...

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Ep. 396 Rafael Moreira Talks Paul Stanely Solo Tour&Paul Stanley’s Soul Station from 2020-08-24T13:00:43

Episode 396, August 25, 2020. Rafael Moreira, guitarist extraordinaire, joins us this week to discuss performing with Paul Stanley on his most recent solo tour as well as being a member of Paul Sta...

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Ep. 395 Izzy and Dr Fukk are Back and What a Disaster from 2020-08-17T13:00:17

Episode 395, August 18, 2020. Mark had technical difficulties this week, yeah I know we are shocked! So Tommy and Mike scramble at the last minute and get Izzy who was available, yeah I know shocke...

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Ep. 394 Chris Jericho, Bruce Kulick Is The Best Guitarist KISS Ever Had. from 2020-08-10T15:35:55

Episode 394, August 11, 2020. We are joined this week by the entire band Kuarantine. Kuarantine is Chris Jericho, Kent Slucher of Luke Bryan Band, Joe McGinness of Klassik 78, and PJ Farley of Trix...

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Ep. 393 Ace Frehley Space Truckin from Origins, Vol. 2 Izzy Presley Joins Us To Review from 2020-08-03T13:00:14

Episode 393, August 4, 2020. Izzy Presley is back this week to join us as we review Space Truckin the first single from Ace Frehley’s upcoming Origins, Vol. 2 release. Plus did Lisa put Izzy in the...

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Ep. 392 Doug Aldrich Talks About Auditioning to Replace Ace Frehley in KISS from 2020-07-27T13:00:43

Episode 392, July 28, 2020. Guitarist Doug Aldrich joins us this week. Doug starts off by sharing his memories of auditioning to replace Ace Frehley in KISS. How Eric Carr invited him to audition. ...

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Ep. 391 Stevie Rachelle Shares Metal Sludge Stories and Stories of Many KISS Members&Mitch Lafon from 2020-07-20T13:00:50

Episode 391, July 21, 2020. Stevie Rachelle from Metal Sludge and Tuff shares the history and stories of Metal Sludge. He also shares his stories with Vinnie Vincent, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ac...

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Ep. 390 Ron Albanese is Back and We Talk RATT, Rap and 80s KISS and What if Paul Stanley Went Solo from 2020-07-13T13:00:36

Episode 390, July 14, 2020. Ron Albanese is back. We start of discussing 80s KISS and WHAT IF Paul Stanley had gone solo. Ron then interviews the Three Sides of the Coin team. We talk about RATT an...

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Ep. 389 Nico Ciccarone from KISS Strike Magazine–Vinnie Vincent Ruined KISS from 2020-07-06T15:00:44

Episode 389, July 7, 2020. We continue with our look into KISS fanzines with Nico Ciccarone from KISS Strike Magazine. Nico is a legend amongst fanzines, with Strike being more than just a zine, bu...

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Ep. 388 The Life and Death of KISS Fanzines with the Founder of KISS Dark Light and KISS Exciter from 2020-06-29T13:00:57

Episode 388, June 30, 2020. Greg Ortbach the founder of the KISS fanzines Dark Light and Exciter joins us this week to share his stories of starting the fanzines and how his fanzines, along with ot...

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Ep. 387 Metal Edge Magazine’s Paul Gargano Joins to Share Some AMAZING KISS Stories from 2020-06-22T13:00:57

Episode 387, June 23, 2020. Former Metal Edge Magazine editor Paul Gargano sits down with us this week. We start with the inside story as to what happened at Metal Edge. Paul goes on to share some ...

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Ep. 386 Ron Keel Returns and Talks KISS, Vocal Training, Motley Crue and More! from 2020-06-15T13:00:29

Episode 387, June 16, 2020. Ron Keel is back! Man is he a blast to talk with… so many stories, so much energy! He kicks off with his greatest memory as a KISS fan and segues into working with Gene ...

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Ep. 385 Philip Shouse Talks Thee Rock N Roll Residency, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and ACCEPT from 2020-06-01T13:00:42

Episode 385, June 2, 2020. Philip Shouse joins us this week to talk about Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and ACCEPT. Philip Shouse is a Nashville-based guitarist and entrepreneur. Philip performs with T...

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Ep. 384 Producer Warren Huart on Working with Ace Frehley on Three of the Spaceman’s Albums from 2020-05-25T13:00:08

Episode 384, May 26, 2020. Producer Warren Huart joins us to discuss working with Ace Frehley on his Space Invader, Origins Vol. 1 and Spaceman albums. Warren Huart is a Los Angeles-based British m...

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Ep. 383 Justin Reich Director of Ace Frehley’s Music Video Fire and Water Takes Us Behind the Scenes from 2020-05-18T13:00:40

Episode 383, May 19, 2020. Justin Reich the director of Ace Frehley’s music video Fire and Water, featuring Paul Stanley shares his stories and memories of the video shoot. How he came to be the di...

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Ep. 382 Play the Game Add 3 Remove 3 from Alive and Alive II with Charlie Benante from Anthrax from 2020-05-11T17:32:25

Episode 382, May 12, 2020. Charlie Benante from Anthrax returns to play a game Mark suggested… Take the albums Alive! and Alive II and pick three songs to remove and three songs to add to each albu...

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Ep. 381 Dennis DeYoung from STYX Joins Us to Share Some KISS Memories from 2020-05-04T13:00:33

Episode 381, May 5, 2020. Dennis DeYoung, the legendary lead singer from STYX, joins us this week to share his memories of KISS. The first time he ever met the band. His thoughts on KISS. Stories o...

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Ep. 380 Jim Rota from Fireball Ministry Knows What He is Talking about When it Comes to KISS from 2020-04-27T13:00:20

Episode 380, April 28, 2020. Primary songwriter and founding member of internationally touring hard-rock band, Fireball Ministry, James Rota has four full-length albums under his belt, 13 years of ...

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Ep. 379 Dale Torborg Shares What Really Happened in the WCW with The Demon Wrestler from 2020-04-20T13:00:48

Episode 379, April 21, 2020. The Demon wrestler Dale Torborg joins us, including Lisa, to discuss how the Demon wrestler came about and ultimately the truth about what really happened in the WCW th...

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Ep. 378 Brian Steward from Fantasm Media Talks Remastered Poster Books from 2020-04-14T13:00:15

Episode 378, April 14, 2020. Brian Steward from Fantasm Media returns to talk about the remastered KISS poster books, the Ace Frehley poster book, Dr Who, Universal Classic Monsters and of course K...

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Ep. 377 Stefan Adika Joins Us for a Roast and Eric Singer Surprise Us with a Drop In Appearance from 2020-04-06T13:00:31

Episode 377, April 7, 2020. This week could be called the Three Sides of the Coin Roast, with Russell Dannecker returning and joining us for the first time is Stefan Adika… and a surprise drop in a...

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Ep. 376 The Motor City Madman Ted Nugent! from 2020-03-30T13:00:24

Episode 376, March 31, 2020. Mark Cicchini has been waiting his entire life for this moment… would you please welcome the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent to Three Sides of the Coin! Ted sits down for ...

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Ep. 375 Watch the Entire Evening with Tommy Thayer with Commentary from Tommy and Mark from 2020-03-23T13:00:15

Episode 375, March 24, 2020. Join us this week for the entire An Evening with Tommy Thayer, Q&A. In addition Tommy and Mark take you through their entire wild and crazy weekend… feeding Mark, An Ev...

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Ep. 374 Jeff Schroeder from The Smashing Pumpkins Talks About His Love for KISS from 2020-03-16T13:00:35

Episode 374, March 17, 2020. Jeff Schroeder from The Smashing Pumpkins joins us to talk about his love for KISS. Before we speak with Jeff, Michael shares his thoughts on finally seeing KISS on The...

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Ep. 373 Lou Brutus Goes Bowling with Gene Simmons. What Kind of Bowling Does Gene Like? from 2020-03-09T13:00:46

Episode 373, March 10, 2020. Legendary radio personality Lou Brutus calls in this week and shares with us a couple amazing KISS stories. Up first… going bowling with Gene Simmons. You will laugh yo...

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Ep. 372 The Great KISS Off Kissing Contest Memories from Someone Who Attended and Met KISS from 2020-03-02T14:00:05

Episode 372, March 3, 2020. This week we are joined by Jim Saliby. Jim shares his stories of attending The Great KISS Off kissing contest and meeting the band. He also talks about seeing KISS and R...

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Ep. 371 John Barylick and John Watkins Discuss The Station Nightclub Fire from 2020-02-24T14:00:49

Episode 371, February 25, 2020. John Barylick the author of Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert and John Watkins former KISS pyrotechnical on the Dynasty and R...

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Ep. 370 The Mighty Thor Meets The Tool from 2020-02-17T14:00:32

Episode 370, February 18, 2020. We are joined by the Mighty Thor! Thor was voted one of the Greatest 100 Frontmen of All Time in the July, 2004 edition of the UK’s Classic Rock Magazine – a list co...

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Ep. 369 Dr. Fukk and Izzy Together At Last Complete and Total Craziness Ensues from 2020-02-10T14:00:34

Episode 369, February 11, 2020. No Mark no Tommy no problem! Izzy and Ralph (Dr. Fukk) are back on the same show and Izzy had no idea he would be on with Ralph. Complete and total craziness ensues....

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Ep. 368 Steve Unger from Metal Church Shares Some Amazing KISS Stories (Updated) from 2020-02-03T20:22:31

Episode 368, February 4, 2020. Steve Unger from Metal Church sits down with us this week and Mark goes total fanboy! Steve shares his lifetime love for KISS and an absolutely amazing KISS/Paul Stan...

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Ep. 367 Rick Stuart Shares News of A&E KISS Biography & Lou Reed, Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne Stories from 2020-01-20T14:00:14

Episode 367, January 21, 2020. KISS’ former head of security Rick Stuart is back this week and he reveals his involvement in a upcoming A&E official KISS biography that is being filmed. In addition...

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Ep. 366 2019 KISS Memories and Big Stories from 2020-01-13T14:00:30

Episode 366, January 14, 2020. Happy New Year! Welcome to the first episode of 2020. We are still having fun doing this every week and we aren’t going away. This week Lisa joins and we look back at...

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Ep. 365 David Lee Roth to Open KISS End of the Road Tour and We Love It! from 2019-12-23T14:00:41

Episode 365, December 24, 2019. HUGE NEWS! David Lee Roth added as the support act for the End Of The Road tour in 2020! HOLY CRAP! This is so cool! We are so excited about this news. Mark Cicchini...

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Ep. 364 Small Ace and His Alien Friend from 2019-12-16T14:00:05

Episode 364, December 17, 2019. Peter Arquette is back this week and shares his stories about assisting Ken Sharp with the many interviews that were done for Kisstory. Including a story about Ace F...

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Ep. 363 Ep. 363 Our Three Goto Albums from KISS, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, ELO and more! from 2019-12-09T14:00:46

Episode 363, December 10, 2019. This week we look at our three goto albums from…. KISS, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Elton John, Billy Joel, Montrose, Styx, Motley Crue, ELO, Queen, Rush,...

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Ep. 362 Alice Cooper Sits Down With Three Sides of The Coin On The Side from 2019-12-06T14:00:29

Episode 362, December 6, 2019. In this special Three Sides on the Side episode Tommy Sommers sits down with the legendary Alice Cooper. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Mich...

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Ep. 361 Izzy Presley Joins Us for a Hit and Run and He Ends Up Reading His Last Will and Testament from 2019-12-02T14:00:36

Episode 361, December 3, 2019. Izzy Presley is back and joins Tommy and Michael for a hit and run episode where we all answer YOUR questions. At some point Izzy reads us his last will and testament...

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