Steve Walsh of KANSAS resigns UPDATED Ronnie Platt is in!
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The Kansas Band facebook page has been updated to say that Ronnie Platt has been chosen as the new lead singer…
“KANSAS would like to introduce lead vocalist and keyboardist, Ronnie Platt, as it’s newest member. Ronnie’s first show with the band will be September 12 in Oklahoma City, OK, where he will take over singing duties for departing vocalist Steve Walsh.”
Just announced on Kansas’s facebook.
On June 30, 2014, Steve Walsh informed the members of KANSAS that he is resigning from the band. His last performance with KANSAS will be August 16, 2014, in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
As KANSAS continues on, the band wishes Steve only the best in his future endeavors, and thanks him for the 41 years.
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Paul Stanley’s book excerpts…
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Paul has been making the rounds promoting his up coming book “Face the Music”. But in reality, it seems that so far he is attempting to make everyone else he is associated with “face the music” and not him. He is either setting the record straight on what the other 3 original band members have said or Paul is attempting to throw them all under the bus so to speak. For a band that I literally worshiped growing up I am both disappointed and looking forward to the book warts and all.
chuck
Here are a couple…
“As a result, the two of them tried to sabotage the band — which, as they saw it, was unfairly manipulated by [us] money-grubbing Jews,”
Another website has Paul saying that Peter Criss Didn’t write “Beth”…
“Gene had been very, very vocal about not only dismissing the idea of marriage, but really have a very disrespectful and demeaning attitude towards people who did.” he said. “So for me, it really came down to you don’t belong at my wedding. It would taint it. It would do something, it would be contradictory, and for me, that would be offensive. He understood. Low and behold, he got married, too.”
Even though the Kiss front-man didn’t attend Paul’s wedding, it doesn’t seem to have affected their friendship. The friends even live close to each other. Paul explained, “Gene lives literally 2 minutes down the road. I always tell people that I can see his ego from here. We’ve never gotten along better.”
The book comes out today (April 8th 2014) You can get it at Amazon and other locations including Paul’s website…If you don’t want to buy the $18.00+ book. Go to Paul’s website and buy a busted autographed guitar for $5,500.00 or a used concert mic for $3,000.00! Talk about a marketing genius!!
Paul Stanley’s website
“Peter can’t write a song, because Peter doesn’t play an instrument,” Stanley told Rolling Stone. “Penridge came up with [sings], ‘Beth, I hear you calling…’ Peter had nothing to do with it. Because if you write one hit song, you should be able to write two. That’s the reality. Devastating? It’s the truth. It was a lifeline that Peter hung on to validate himself, but it wasn’t based on reality.”
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/peter-criss-and-paul-stanley-spar-over-beth-songwriting-credits/#aGpTdtaZGiBVAvC8.99
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/peter-criss-and-paul-stanley-spar-over-beth-songwriting-credits/#aGpTdtaZGiBVAvC8.99
“Peter can’t write a song, because Peter doesn’t play an instrument,” Stanley told Rolling Stone. “Penridge came up with [sings], ‘Beth, I hear you calling…’ Peter had nothing to do with it. Because if you write one hit song, you should be able to write two. That’s the reality. Devastating? It’s the truth. It was a lifeline that Peter hung on to validate himself, but it wasn’t based on reality.”
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/peter-criss-and-paul-stanley-spar-over-beth-songwriting-credits/#aGpTdtaZGiBVAvC8.99
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/peter-criss-and-paul-stanley-spar-over-beth-songwriting-credits/#aGpTdtaZGiBVAvC8.99
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Sixty Four East tonight! KC’s Time Out Lounge!
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from Chocolate News! KISS is not who you think it is or was…
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According to Comedy Central’s Chocolate News, here is the “real” story.
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Ghost” being interviewed by kids
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You know, this is cool and the nameless ghoul went along with it and was very polite. Once again GHOST is wining people over. Two thumbs up for GHOST!
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Missed a KickActs interview? Here they all are
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Just click the button and enjoy!
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What the Hell has “Sixty Four East” been up too?
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SixtyFourEast has been up to no good! No seriously, we took a month off in Jan and revamped the entire show. We put about 20 new tunes in the set list and did some arrangements to help the flow. Its going well – and you can see for yourself ! Check out our tour dates!
Thanks
Terry
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Chick Fight…Who wins? “Ransom” or “Butcher Babies”?
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“Ransom’ is an old school band from the early 90’s… This sound had an 80’s guitar riff and the chick vocals to back it up…
“Butcher Babies” actual has two chicks in it. One “screamer” and one “singer”…One can’t really beat the Wendy o Williams tribute!
So which band comes out on top? Or bottom? Or both? Or does it matter? Girl on Girl is no a crime 🙂 Please VOTE!
Ok fellow musicians, when is enough, enough?
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You have played your entire life but have grown weary of the never ending starting and stopping of bands and band attempts…The in between bands and everything thing else associated with this business…Maybe you are like me and was in a road band too for some time …we did it for almost five years..That was 8 years ago when that stopped…I haven’t been able to find anyone or enough people to try it again…Why? I guess the older we all get the harder it is to commit to something like that. My kids are grown so it’s easier for me to. I don’t know how you feel about it but I was never one to be satisfied just playing local bars and clubs. Have I done it? Oh yea, a bunch, I am not arrogant to think I am better than playing those types of places I just wanted more… I have played in dives and nice places and had good times but I always wanted more… It was never enough….an evil drug I always say…
I will play anywhere anytime but I always wanted more….huge stages, not fame and fortune or rock star status…That’s all fleeting…I just wanted to play and make a decent living out of it…
So here I am…46. Still have the “look” I guess? I go to blabbermouth.com and see all the older bands on that site. They all have the tired hair and big gut look. Not my idea of a “rock star” but they are older and some probably way older than me… They too were probably “metal heads” in the 80’s. Hanging on, mid level bands at best but doing what they love to do so is it fulfilling? I dunno…I am at a loss here… Music, it’s all I have ever cared about other than my family…I was never content with what I have done or accomplished which in the music business is not much. But here I stand at the cliff edge. Do I jump or do I throw my guitars over the edge and say fuck it…not a bad run but not what I tried so hard to achieve…
I am not looking for sympathy here. Just honest questions. What do you do when all you know to do is what you want to do but not doing do it? I don’t want to be the tired looking old fat guy that stayed too long at the dance but damn I don’t want to quit either…
chuck
