As rumored, the forthcoming album by Kiss—Sonic Boom, the made-up marauders’ first album in 11 years—will be a Wal-Mart exclusive. Boom, which comes out Oct. 6, will be part of a three-disc package that also includes a “completely re-recorded” greatest-hits CD and a DVD featuring live performances of six tracks. Will the Wal-Mart push be enough to get Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley their first No. 1 album? Given the anemic sales climate of recent months, the official Idolator Magic 8 Ball says… “Signs point to yes.” More »
Early this morning, I thought that posting about this would be indicative of a very slow news day. And while it is, I’ve realized just how unbelievably awesome it is that Ace Frehley has canceled planned meet-and-greets following shows on his European tour because he has “ideas which would make such meetings spectacular,” and they need time to blossom. What popped in his head? “It’s just not right to do this without my Kiss outfit on?” “If I can’t meet and greet with lasers coming out of my hands while strapped to a harness, there’s no point to this at all?” Did he hear how many people turned up in Helsinki to see the guy who wears his make up now and get jealous? What exactly does he have to do to “perfect these meet-and-greets?” The mind boggles!
Above, the Ace Frehley/Zach Braff Dunkin’ Donuts ad that we mentioned yesterday. The over/under on how many takes it took for Ace to get his line just unslurry enough: 57. New … FULL COMMERCIAL! More »
Ace Frehley starring in Zach Braff-directed Dunkin’ Donuts commercials. We can only hope that their encounter was long enough for Ace to turn Zach on to “New York Groove” and change his life, or at least his taste in soundtrack filler. More »
We wanted to post Ace Frehley’s fantastic “New York Groove” to celebrate the Mets making it to the series, but alas, that didn’t happen. More »
