Ace Frehley – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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Listening Booth — Kiss New York City Loft Rehearsal, 1973

Chris Holmes
posted on April 10, 2014April 21, 2014
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A fascinating glimpse at the early days of Kiss can be heard on this New York City rehearsal bootleg from

Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Chickenfoot

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Cross-Pollination: Five Musical Autobiographies I Want to See (on Popdose)

Chris Holmes
posted on December 5, 2012June 18, 2013
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When Popdose Grand Poobah Jeff Giles asked me to write a list article for his site, I couldn’t say no. The only question I had for him was, “what content restraints am I working

Four contestants of the Halloween Slick Chick beauty contest in Anaheim, Calif., 1947.

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 15: Vintage Halloween Costumes

Chris Holmes
posted on October 10, 2012March 11, 2013
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From witches to clowns to Kiss, here's a fun gallery of classic Halloween

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Why The Hell Should I Like… Kiss? (The Rebuttal)

Andrew Ratliff
posted on October 19, 2011October 18, 2011
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Drew from Popblerd replies to Chris Holmes' assertion that he should, in fact, like Kiss. Did the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit's playlist

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Listening booth — Kiss, “Escape From The Island”

Chris Holmes
posted on September 22, 2011September 22, 2011
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Legend has it that before the album that became Music From “The Elder” turned into Kiss’s half-baked attempt to imitate Genesis, it was supposed to be a straightforward hard rock

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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Kiss

Chris Holmes
posted on August 3, 2011February 4, 2013
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Kiss has been around for nearly 40 years and is a world famous rock & roll band. But I bet I can think of 10 thing you probably don't know about

Kiss at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, 1977

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Listening booth — Kiss at the Cow Palace, 1977

Celebrate Independence Day with a concert from an All-American band - it's Kiss live at San Francisco's Cow Palace, during their 1977 Love Gun

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2009 – The year in recorded musical performances

Chris Holmes
posted on December 23, 2009December 23, 2009
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I swear that each year I have less and less time to spend listening to new music. It seems like a losing battle anymore to keep up with all the new albums coming out, but I have to keep trying.

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New release roundup (Ace Frehley, Muse, and more…)

Chris Holmes
posted on September 27, 2009June 18, 2013
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Man, I take a short break from updating the site and, just like that, I’m buried under a pile of new music releases. Not to mention, of course, the Beatles remasters. So with no big