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Gene Simmons for White House Communications Director? Simmons, lead singer of the legendary rock band KISS, visited the White House on Thursday, USA Today reported. In a video posted to Twitter by CBS reporter Katiana Krawchenko, the star can be seen walking down the driveway with his wife, Shannon Tweed-Simmons, escorted by security. Simmons’ visit…
On April 9, the late, great rock ‘n’ roll icon Chuck Berry was laid to rest. His funeral, a four-hour affair marked by performances by Berry’s collaborators and tributes from fans ranging from Paul McCartney to Bill Clinton (both in absentia), took place at St. Louis’s Pageant Theater. Berry, a St. Louis native, lived there…
Stanley Eisen and Chaim Witz are behind a new chain restaurant in Chesterfield, Missouri. Who cares, you say? Eisen and Witz are better known as Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss, and Rock & Brews is the brand they co-founded and own. Oh, sorry — it’s “an energized dining and entertainment concept offering affordable,…
Los Angeles police recently searched the home of Kiss rock singer Gene Simmons but said neither Simmons or his family were the targets of their inquiry. The search on Thursday was conducted by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman said, but gave no further details. “None…
● Face The Music: A Life Exposed By Paul Stanley HarperOne, 480 pages, $28.99 I’ll admit that I was a little late to the KISS party. In the mid-1970s, while most of my elementary school friends were cranking “Destroyer” and ooh-ing and ah-ing over the photo booklets from “Alive!” and “Alive II,” I was gravitating…
Turns out there was a lot going on behind all that KISS makeup. In his new memoir, “Face the Music: A Life Exposed,” KISS frontman Paul Stanley (born Stanley Eisen) recounts that band member Ace Frehley had a collection of Nazi memorabilia. The New York Post also reports that Stanley accuses both Frehley and Peter…
For Jews, Christmas is a time to switch off, relax, be first in line to see the Christmas blockbuster releases and eat Chinese food by the soft glow of the TV. And in this case, celebrities really are just like us — how did your favorite Jewish stars celebrate Christmas? Find out: Sarah Silverman sent…
Get ready to rock and roll all night and party every day — or at least save the date for April 10. KISS will be among the class of 2014 inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Jewish boys of glam rock will be honored along side Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Hall and…
