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Three Sides of the Coin – A KISS Podcast and Radio Show Michael Brandvold, Tommy Sommers, Mark Cicchini and Lisa Martini
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Since launching Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 7,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, the Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack, Frank Munoz associate producer for Ace Frehley's Anomaly album, award winning songwriter Adam Mitchell, Ed Kanon (Peter Criss' drum tech), and Kevin Valentine (drummer on KISS' Psycho Circus album). Three Sides of the Coin was recently picked (October 2013) as a 'What's Hot' podcast by Apple's iTunes.
In the early '90s, Michael Brandvold launched the fifth ever website on the Internet devoted to KISS, KISS Otaku. He built, launched and maintained Kissonline.com (KISS' official web presence). He now owns Michael Brandvold Marketing, providing providing marketing services and digital strategy to musicians. Tommy Sommers spent 15 years on the record show circuit collecting, trading and selling memorabilia / Kiss merchandise. He is now a successful residential Real Estate agent in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. Tommy has also produced a KISS song For The Oddfathers and is the owner of Rock Steady Digital Photography. Mark Cicchini, is a world renown KISS collector. KISS have used parts of Mark’s vast KISS collection for audio, video & print materials including their book NOTHIN TO LOSE, CD re release of the LOVE GUN album & the VH1 Ultimate Album KISS ALIVE! special as well as many other KISS projects. His wife also makes a mean meatloaf!!!
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It’s a Trip Down Memory Lane. We Look at a Radio Playlist from 1975! KISS, Elton John, ABBA, Sweet!
Episode 577. We check out a radio station playlist from 1975, wow what a variety of great songs! This is what is called AM Gold. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at www.michaelbrandvold.com Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 […]
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The History of Ace Frehley’s DeLorean Made Famous in Rock Soldiers
Episode 576. This episode we track down Ace Frehley’s DeLorean that he made famous in the song Rock Soldiers. The DeLorean is fully restored and lives in Florida. Robert Gadocha from ClassicDMC.com is the owner and also a HUGE KISS fan. He says how he found the DeLorean and restoration that went into the vehicle. […]
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Ace Frehley Live Album or Cover Album, What Would You Rather Have?
Episode 575. In a recent interview Ace Frehley stated he talked his label out of releasing a live Ace Frehley album and instead talked them into doing a third Origins cover album. So our question to you… what would you rather have, a live Ace Frehley album or another album of cover songs? Read: https://guitar.com/news/music-news/ace-frehley-talked-label-out-of-doing-live-album/ […]
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Some of the Crazy Things People are Googling About KISS! Are They a Christian Band? Really!
Episode 574. In this episode we take a look at some of things people are Googling about KISS. Is the band KISS… Is Gene Simmons… Why does the band KISS… We end up discussing what to expect from KISS in 2024 and why it will probably be a very quiet year for KISS. Forget the […]
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Ace Frehley and Gene Simmons’ Solo Set Lists Whose is Better?
Episode 573. This week we go off track before even getting to our topic. But, we end up talking about Ace Frehley’s new set list for his solo shows and frankly how disappointing it is. We then move into Gene Simmons solo set list. Then we share our thoughts on the new Motley Crue single. […]
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The Story Behind the Birth and Death of the KISS Kasket and KLOL Houston Radio Station
Episode 572. Pat Fant joins us to discuss how he created the KISS Kasket and what happened to the Kasket. Pat also talks about his new documentary Runaway Radio about his time leading the radio station KLOL in Houston, TX. We talk about the state of radio and the changes that have occurred in radio. […]