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| Disclaimer: Not necessarily all of the news as it appears on these pages is confirmed by or coming from official sources. As much as possible we try to avoid unsubstantial rumors, but KISS Kollector can not be held responsible for the validity of any of the information, nor do we accept responsibility for views expressed here by other people. | ||
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JUNE 28, 2001 |  |
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Magazine section on KISS Kollector Online updated | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
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In our Magazine section you can now finally check out much more issues of
KISS Kollector Magazine. So far you can check out all issues that have been
put out in 1998, 1999,
2000 and 2001.
Soon more issues will be included, and hopefully we'll also soon have a
listing of what back issues are still available and how to order those issues. |
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JUNE 25, 2001 | |
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Get a 10 guilder discount on the upcoming KISS DVD! | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
The other day we showed the great inlay (and backside of the inlay) for the
new KISS "2 on 1/double feature special edition" DVD Konfidential
& X-treme Close-up which will be released in Holland on August
16. Thanks to vanLeest recordstores and Universal Pictures Video the KISS
Kollector Fanclub is able to give a 10 guilder discount on the DVD if you
purchase it at any of the 45 vanLeest stores. The discount will be offered
to members of the fanclub through the August issue of the KISS Kollector
Magazine, but the offer is already available here on KISS Kollector Online
right now. Just click here
and print out the coupon to hand it in at a vanLeest store (for addresses,
please click here).
The DVD will cost 59.48 Dutch guilders (26.99 Euro), but with the KISS Kollector
discount coupon you only pay 49.48 Dutch guilders (22.45 Euro). Please remember
the DVD won't be available until August 16. |
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Pay-per-view show The Last KISS on DVD later this year | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
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The New Jersey concert that aired as a pay-per-view show in the USA, and was also broadcasted in a few other
countries, will be released on DVD. A release date is not known yet, but as it looks now it won't be in time for
the expected European Tour in October/November - so maybe the release even won't be until early 2002. Image Entertainment who also released the first ever KISS DVD The Second Coming, will be putting out this great live concert. In Holland, it will be distributed by Video/Film Express (who also took care of The Second Coming in Holland). More when we find out. |
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JUNE 22, 2001 | |
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2 on 1 DVD out on August 16 in Holland | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
The double feature special edition DVD of the KISS homevideos Konfidential
and X-treme Close-up that we mentioned the other day, will be released
in Holland on August 16 through the band's label Universal Pictures. Check
out the great inlay here. The only weird thing is that some, by now irrelevant, info from the original video releases has been included on the DVD artwork such as a mention of Alive III's availability and the band's old management (and of course, Sure Know Something is still listed as a '76 videoclip). Other than that, Universal Studios who're responsible for the packaging design, did a great job. Check back here real soon for a special offer, as in cooperation with Universal and vanLeest we'll be offering a 10 guilder discount on this approx 3 hour long DVD which will cost 26.99 Euro (or 59.48 Dutch guilders) without the KISS Kollector discount. |
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JUNE 21, 2001 | |
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KISS Kasket mentioned in Dutch newspaper | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
The Wednesday, June 20 edition of Holland's nationwide newspaper De Volkskrant included a piece on the KISS Kasket
complete with a photo of the casket. The heading kind of translates into "KISS kasket also great as cooler". The article itself is pretty ironic, but not bad - except for some misinformation: it states that KISS has over half a million (instead of billion) dollars in merchandising revenue. And even the upcoming European Tour is quickly mentioned towards the end of the small article. Click on the kasket to read the full article (dutch only) |
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JUNE 19, 2001 | |
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Finally an official KISS release on DVD again | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
You've read about the official KISS Kasket on several other web sites by now, but
did you know there will finally be an official DVD release by the band again
as well? Universal Pictures Video releases the videos Konfidential
( officially released on VHS tape in 1993) and X-treme Close-up (released
in '92) on a socalled "2 in 1" DVD on Augustus 20. Make sure to check back
here soon for a special offer on this upcoming DVD. Independent KISS DVD's
that have released recently, include The Vintage, Rock And Roll
Legends and Un-authorized KISS. For full reviews on these DVD's,
please check out the upcoming issue of KISS Kollector Magazine, which is
scheduled for August. |
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New e-book Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy featuring KISS | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
| Rock journalist/radio host Susan Masino just published her e-book (a book on CD-rom) called Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy - My Life And Times With AC/DC, Van Halen, KISS… which features KISS. One entire chapter is dedicated to The Hottest Band In The World, and Gene and the band also get mentioned in a few other chapters. The KISS chapter describes a typical night in 1977 at a wild KISS party, full of sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll. For a full review on the e-book, please check out the upcoming issue of KISS Kollector Magazine. Meanwhile, for more info check out www.susanmasino.com. | ||
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What about the long awaited KISS box set? | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
| The long awaited KISS box set - the mother of all box sets according to Gene - is set for release in the last quarter of 2001. No less than 80 songs have been selected according to the band. A while ago Paul stated that there will be a fancy one and a not so fancy one, probably meaning an expensive version and a slightly cheaper version. When Gene was on the Howard Stern show the other day he claimed that the box is going to be priced around $250 - let's hope he was referring to the expensive/fancy one! Before the band left for the Farewell Tour of Japan earlier this year, they had talked about the box set with record company Universal and late April the concept was green-lighted. As soon as we find out more about the KISS box set, you'll read it here. | ||
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JUNE 17, 2001 | |
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KISS Kollector Online finally updated again | |
| - From KISS Kollector, JvP - | ||
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After almost a year, during which the KISS Kollector Fanclub has continued to grow and put out great issues of the
glossy 'zine, the fanclub's website KISS Kollector Online will finally be updated again. Due to conflicting schedules our
webmaster hasn't been able to update the site over the past many months, but with a new webmaster aboard we expect to
have frequent updates again soon! So keep checking back for KISS news and other activities on this site - including the celebration of the fanclub's 10th Anniversary later this year along with a great contest in which you can win fabulous KISS prizes, and much, much more. |
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