100 episodes

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!!!

Three Sides of the Coin – A KISS Podcast and Radio Show Michael Brandvold, Tommy Sommers, Mark Cicchini and Lisa Martini

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    • 4.3 • 480 Ratings

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!!!

    Lisa Reviews the New KISS Makeup Kit, Impressive and You Ask Us the Questions this Week

    Lisa Reviews the New KISS Makeup Kit, Impressive and You Ask Us the Questions this Week

    Episode 567. Before heading to court, Lisa joins us to review the new Glamlite KISS Makeup and wow, pretty impressive! After her quick review we do a Hit and Run show, you ask us the questions and we answer them. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at www.michaelbrandvold.com Since launching […]

    • 1 hr 42 min
    Uffda! The $900 Creatures of the Night Box Set… Why? What Are They Thinking?

    Uffda! The $900 Creatures of the Night Box Set… Why? What Are They Thinking?

    Episode 566. Uffda, $900 for the vinyl edition of the Creatures of the Night box set! What are they thinking? Were they even thinking? This new edition has EXACTLY the same content as the previous box set, but instead of CDs it comes on vinyl. And they think we are just going to open up […]

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Mark Cicchini is Not Silent this Week, He Reviews Ace Frehley 10,000 Volts

    Mark Cicchini is Not Silent this Week, He Reviews Ace Frehley 10,000 Volts

    Episode 565. Mark Cicchini is not silent this week! He pulls out his notes and give us his review of the new Ace Frehley album 10,000 Volts. Michael adds a little and Tommy takes a nap. Forget the haters, we won! Press requests please contact Michael Brandvold at www.michaelbrandvold.com Since launching in 2012 Three Sides […]

    • 2 hr 6 min
    Ace Frehley 10,000 Volts Who Played On The Album, Who Wrote The Songs?

    Ace Frehley 10,000 Volts Who Played On The Album, Who Wrote The Songs?

    Episode 564. Steve Brown and Joey Cassata join us to talk about the new Ace Frehley album 10,000 Volts. So much discussed about how this new album happened and who was involved. What were the two things Ace insisted be on the album? Were other cover tunes discussed? Who wrote the songs? Who played on […]

    • 1 hr 31 min
    WOW! We Find Some Incredible KISS Merchandise from the 70s in a Moving Box!

    WOW! We Find Some Incredible KISS Merchandise from the 70s in a Moving Box!

    Episode 563. This week is another trip into Michael’s garage to open a box of KISS stuff that has been in storage for decades… what do we find? This week it is a nice little goldmine as we find the original KISS Viewmaster reels, some unopened series one and two KISS trading cards and a […]

    • 1 hr 9 min
    What Do Musicians Think of Avatars, Holograms, Tribute Bands and Backing Tracks Hatebreed Joins Us

    What Do Musicians Think of Avatars, Holograms, Tribute Bands and Backing Tracks Hatebreed Joins Us

    Episode 562. We are joined by Frank Novinec and Wayne Lozinak from Hatebreed, both a HUGE KISS fans. We try to dig into their minds and what do they as musicians think about avatars, holograms, tribute bands and backing tracks. Would they turn Hatebreed into avatars? Really amazing discussion where we learn what professional musicians […]

    • 1 hr 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
480 Ratings

480 Ratings

TouchHouse ,

Thank You!

Hello fellow KISS people! Just a note to let you know how much I appreciate the podcast. I’ve been a passionate KISS fan since my Mom bought me my first KISS album (Alive II). After dropping the needle of mom’s Magnavox stereo on that record, my life was immediately changed. After that, I HAD to have everything KISS! The albums, lunchbox, posters, action figures, bubblegum cards, well you know…. I was even a card carrying member of the KISS Army! Listening to you guys brings me back to those days, and I get to hear perspectives from people who were able to have some experiences with the band later in life I’ve only dreamed of. I don’t have most of my KISS treasures anymore, but I have the memories. And you guys help keep those memories alive!

Rod in NC🤘🏻

aeromurph ,

On and on and on

As boring as a show on the End of the Road Tour.

Peter Drosos ,

A great show

While I do have some criticisms of this show and the hosts - there is no better place to get into the “minutiae” of the history of one of my favorite bands. Their access to the under explained or untold stories (and the people who were there) of Kiss has made Three Sides one of my most listened to pods. Keep in mind this is not journalism, it’s fandom. They do get too close to that line sometimes and that does get frustrating as a listener (because they are not strictly objective by design), but the content is incredible and should be essential listening for many Kiss fans who can discern the difference between reporting news and being a fan. I highly recommend it!

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