Tag: Gene Simmons
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Vinyl Subscription Services: Which One Is Best?
Not sure whether to sign up to a vinyl subscription service? Here’s a look at a few… Last time, we looked at Vinyl Me Please and its cocktail recipe. It was all very shiny and pleasing, but didn’t solve the perennial issue of potentially lumbering you with records as welcome in your collection as Mariah…
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Leonard Cohen – Live at the O2 Arena – Review
Warning: The following Leonard Cohen In Concert review may contain lazy, clichéd references to attributes associated with Leonard Cohen which may upset some more sensitive fans of Cohen including words and phrases such as: a) Depressing b) Old age pensioner (Spoiler: keep reading – it all turns out okay in the end). I was very…
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Rush – Why Moving Pictures is one of Rock’s Greatest Albums
Moving Pictures is Rush’s finest album. With the Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary fresh in our minds and a great (it really is – their best since Hold Your Fire to my ears) new album, Chocolate Orange Clockwork Angels just released, there has never been a better time to delve into Rush’s past. There’s certainly…
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Kiss – Exposed!
After the Kiss Animalized Uncensored Live video, I was keen to see more. This led me to the new video release Kiss – Exposed!. This was packed with archive footage of the band, and set (apparently) at the band’s home. Yes, it appeared that like a comic book Morecambe and Wise, Kiss all lived together like…
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Kiss…..And Things You Don’t See Anymore #3: Denim Jackets With Band Names on the Back
So what is one of the most powerful advertising weapons utilised by bands such as Kiss and Aerosmith to attract the youth of Britain to buy products? YouTube? Facebook? Search Engine Optimisation? TV? Oh no. Compared to the real success story of the last forty years these things are mere bagatelles. In fact, over two…
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