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News Ticker: KISS, Madonna, Wu-Tang Clan and Nas

6/6/08, 11:08 am EST

  • Gene Simmons says that he’ll be starting a new version of KISS with four new members. Simmons and Paul Stanley are retiring, and the search for the new KISS will be a Rock Star-style reality show (natch). A “deal has just been signed,” says the bandleader. “It’s coming soon.”
  • Check out the new video for Madonna’s “Give It 2 Me,” the second single from her album Hard Candy. The video features a dance rehearsal, cameos by Pharrell and an enormous fedora.
  • A documentary about the history of the Wu-Tang Clan, titled simply Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan, will debut at the Urbanworld Film Festival on September 10-14. The film will air on BET and get a DVD release.
  • Nas and DJ Green Lantern have dropped a new track, dubbed “Black President,” from the upcoming still-controversially-titled The Nigger Tape mixtape.

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Brian | 6/6/2008, 11:44 am EST

Wow, on the list of the worst ideas ever, this Kiss show has to be up there. Gene’s about to find out not everything he does turns to gold.

RIGHT ON GENE! | 6/6/2008, 12:13 pm EST

GREAT idea! Kiss 4 EVER!

Charlie | 6/6/2008, 12:27 pm EST

Gene Simmons you friggin idiot. If youre going to start a new KISS band, how about letting the band name KISS rest in peace and giving it a new name so fans can remember KISS as they were. Not as a bunch of idiots who won a reality contest. And give the band some new KISS make-up – no one will care to see their faces, especially that ugly face of yours, Gene.

GOD OF BLUNDER | 6/6/2008, 12:56 pm EST

actually the only thing gene ever did that was truly successful was the acegenepeterpaul version of KISS. that’s what we love. not lunch boxes and coffins and shower radios and KISS sanctioned KISS tribute acts. how did this man produce such great children?

Sanchez | 6/6/2008, 1:25 pm EST

Ace Frehley is a drug addict again.

Tino | 6/6/2008, 1:46 pm EST

Screw you, Gene Simmons. Call the new band KI$$, because that’s all you care about.

SVUF | 6/6/2008, 2:38 pm EST

Let it go…Gene! Let go KISS. You and Paul should just retire gracefully and live off the band’s royalties. Besides, people a century from now (if the universe still in existance by then) won’t give a hoot who KISS was nor acknowledge the new members of the band.

Swingline | 6/6/2008, 3:00 pm EST

Who cares if Ace Frehley is a drug addict?
He’ll be remembered as the guitarist of Kiss when they actually mattered.
If that’s his choice of how he wants to spend his days, I’d say that’s far better than recruiting 4 spring chickens to take over for a band where not one original member will be present.

1978 Forever | 6/6/2008, 4:19 pm EST

for those of us who were in grade school in the 70’s, KISS died in the opening bars of their disco song. sure this idea is awful, like every other idea gene has had since the spring of ‘78.

James | 6/6/2008, 8:26 pm EST

Worst idea ever? I think so. Unless he is re-hiring Ace and Peter I’m yawning hard!

kcv | 6/7/2008, 7:17 pm EST

what a joke kiss has become.

Rik | 6/7/2008, 11:46 pm EST

“has” become? They became a joke over night with that Phantom of the Park garbage 30 years ago.

denzel | 6/7/2008, 11:48 pm EST

wu 4 life dvd should be great

the seeker | 6/8/2008, 1:37 pm EST

Good idea Gene! Once again your genious shows! A new generation of little ones will be sucked into the mezerizing fire and color of KISS! What suckers we all are!

scott | 6/8/2008, 3:18 pm EST

Where are the auditions

MrSpeed76 | 6/8/2008, 6:15 pm EST

The hole gets bigger.

callum | 6/9/2008, 8:33 am EST

whats the point, yeh making a new band fine, but turningit into a reality show its just about making money

Neds Fresh Sister | 6/9/2008, 10:24 am EST

Maybe Gene can outsource someone to fill in as the ”banger-of” his wife.

Neds Fresh Sister | 6/9/2008, 10:24 am EST

Maybe Gene can outsource someone to fill in as the ”banger-of” his wife.

dbri | 6/9/2008, 1:53 pm EST

Awesome! Pure genius. Who cares if eventually KISS has no original members. It’s about the show and the songs, not about any individual member. The new Kiss will just be the biggest tribute band of all time with (some of) the original members still getting paid and having a say. Hell, they’re more or less a tribute band now anyway. ANY band that tours year after year with no new material borders on being a tribute to themselves.

Give it Up | 6/9/2008, 2:45 pm EST

Wow, another shitty reality t.v. show band, just what the world needed. As for it being a KISS sanctioned thing, pfff who cares this doesn’t make them suck, the crappy songs, lame make-up and thousands of dumb sheep-like fans buying everything with their face’s on it does.

CF | 6/9/2008, 8:12 pm EST

I sent this idea to Gene 2 years back to his web site (genesimmons.com)
My idea was to have a reality show called
“Looking for a KISS” to find and put together the best KISS
tribute band around with Gene and Paul as
judges.
He never printed by letter.
Rock and Roll all not.

The Phantom | 6/17/2008, 9:30 am EST

Stupid idea..it wont work..there is only one Gene Simmons.Paul Stanley.Peter Criss.Ace Frehley..
After This Alive 35 Tour Kiss should just retire and let it all go.
Gene your idea is stupid..
As a fan of 35 years i will NOT attend a KISS 2 band..i might as well go and see a tribute act..

erik | 9/2/2008, 1:08 pm EST

nonononononono gene do not do that
it’s a shitty idea
jou guys already are a cuver band of your selfs
have some respect fore the rest of the kiss members and stop right now and whas away the make up and rehire peter and ace
and make some good music an not what you are doing now makin mony

PEACE | 10/14/2008, 11:20 am EST

I figured Gene would come up with the idea sooner-or-later. It seems to me that they should let Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer continue as drummer and guitarist with new replacements for Gene / Paul. Of course, that would be assuming Tommy and Eric would want to continue… seems like a good gig. Perhaps they could begin to record NEW MUSIC which would be refreshing.

It is the music business and nobody does it better than Gene. He found a way to get people’s attention and he and the band deserve all the money people are willing to spend.

These guys are always entertaining through the good, bad and ugly ideas.

Pope George Ringo | 10/14/2008, 4:37 pm EST

This is a brillian idea…..just ask “The New Monkees”

Christine16 | 12/5/2008, 11:51 pm EST

Wow, you’ve got to be kidding?????? Leave it to Gene!!

Mac4dragon | 1/1/2009, 11:51 am EST

It’s been coming for a long time. Gene and Paul don’t talk to each other in public. Paul is snotty at his art shows. Ace hates his life so he self medicates. Gene would sell “anything” for a buck. They say they love the fans but nothing could be farther from the truth. Please just go away and leave me with some good memories.

joey ramone | 1/6/2009, 2:46 pm EST

fuck u all is all about ace

Rob | 8/1/2009, 1:22 pm EST

i love ace but he aint as good as we all remember.go back and watch some old footage.just like your old girlfriend she gets hotter as every year goes by but only in your mind

jazzman australia | 8/4/2009, 6:36 am EST

this is a disrespect to the 30 years of being a kiss fan……. you guys have made some awesome music and some real crap too…. you guys lost your way in the 80’s then back with revenge in the 90’s i thought you were back on track with carnival of souls, was the best kiss album since the early makeup days, the best line up was the last one with kulick and singer… then we had to put the make up back on….. i was so disappointed… the mystery of kiss was lost forever after that… tc gene enjoy your money..you worked hard for it now u just being greedy

demon within 78 | 8/7/2009, 6:39 pm EST

ROB IM GONNA KILL YOU IN YOURE MAKE-UPlol who are u dressed as?
paul in panties?

demon within 78 | 8/8/2009, 8:58 pm EST

THAT WAS POOR ON MY PART–
SORRY—ENJOY KISS ROCKS–I JUST FEEL LIKE PUKIN NOW THAT I SAID THATOOOOOH THE PAIN I REALLY FEEL SICK

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