BRUCE KULICK INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Like all his fellow musicians, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick had to take a break from touring and many other activities in 2020 because of the ongoing pandemic. There was no Grand Funk Railroad summer tour, KISS Kruise was canceled, and…
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BRUCE KULICK Discusses KISS Kruise VIII and More
INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Former KISS guitarist, Bruce Kulick, returned to the KISS Kruise after last his highly successful debut last year. This time, Kulick performed not only with his solo band, but with KISS, for the first time since 1995! Seeing Kulick perform with KISS was…
BRUCE KULICK – solo artist, Grand Funk Railroad, ex-KISS
BRUCE KULICK INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Bruce Kulick has had a long and successful career in the music world. He is still, and probably will always be, best known for his twelve-year-long KISS career. Kulick joined the band in 1984, but before that, he worked for many…
Kiss Expo- Helsinki Finland
What the hell am I doing here – was the first question popped up to my mind, when standing in the front of the Nosturi club. Kiss hasn’t been my ultimate passion, even though they do have a number of great songs in the repertoire, unlike the opinion of my…
AVANTASIA: Bruce Kulick on new album!
He‘s become part of rock history as the lead guitarist of KISS, MICHAEL BOLTON, MEAT LOAF and GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. And like a bat out of hell, he was back in the studio to record some lead guitars for the newAVANTASIA album. Guitar legend, solo artist and Tobi‘s dear friend…
“Paco Ventura Black Moon” – international Spanish Hard Rock project available October 30th
“Paco Ventura Black Moon” is an international Spanish Hard Rock project. A masterpiece with careful voices and melodies, powerful guitars and songs in English and Spanish. Paco Ventura who is considered one of the top rock guitar players in Spain and member from the band (Medina Azahara) one of Spanish…
Brent Fitz – Slash, ex- Union, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil etc.
INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Brent Fitz is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, and currently the drummer of ex-Guns’ N Roses guitarist Slash’s solo band. Previously, he has played with Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, and Econoline Crush, among others. At the end of the 1990s, he had a band called Union…
JOE FRANCO – Dee Snider band, ex- Twisted Sister, Widowmaker, The Good Rats etc.
JOE FRANCO INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA A New York native Joe Franco is a professional drummer, best known for his work with the Good Rats and Twisted Sister. He’s been a part of many of Dee Snider’s post-Twisted Sister projects, including Widowmaker and Van Helsing’s Curse. Franco has also toured…
KISS – Paul Stanley discusses new “Monster” album.
PAUL STANLEY INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND PETTERI LIMNELL Legendary rock icons KISS are back with their new album MONSTER. The album, the 20th studio release in their long-lasting career, is set for release in the middle of October through Universal Music. The follow up for the 2009 release SONIC…
BOB KULICK – producer, guitarist – interview part2
hatesBOB KULICK INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ ADDTIONAL QUESTIONS BY JOUKO VÄÄNÄNEN Bob Kulick is an American guitarist and Grammy Award-winning record producer. If there ever was a “fifth member of KISS award to be handed out, Kulick would probably be the front-running recipient. Not only was he in the running…
BOB KULICK – producer, guitarist – interview part1
BOB KULICK INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BY JOUKO VÄÄNÄNEN Bob Kulick is an American guitarist and Grammy Award-winning record producer. If there was a “fifth member of KISS” award for being handed out, Bob would probably be the front-running recipient. Not only was he in the running to…
Keyboardist Gary Corbett discusses working with Cinderella, JLT, KISS & Paul Stanley solo band
GARY CORBETT INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Tennessee-born Gary Corbett is a Grammy Award-winning American keyboardist, composer, and producer most famous for playing with KISS, Lou Gramm, Joe Lynn Turner, Paul Stanley’s solo band, and Cinderella. Corbett is one of America’s most prolific keyboardists of recent times, and he’s been contributing…
BRUCE KULICK – Solo artist, Grand Funk Railroad, Union, ex-KISS
BRUCE KULICK INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICS BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Current solo artist and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for his 12 -year stunt with KISS. Kulick’s musician career started already in the mid-’70s. His first major tour was with Meat Loaf -in 1978. The lineup included…
KISS – guitarist Tommy Thayer discusses new album “Sonic Boom” and the current tour.
TOMMY THAYER INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Tommy Thayer has played with KISS for years, but for many fans, he’s still “the new member” in the band. Tommy replaced the original guitarist Ace Frehley in 2002, and since then, he’s been playing the “Spaceman” character in the band. Before…
Legendary manager – BILL AUCOIN (R.I.P)
BILL AUCOIN Legendary manager Bill Aucoin sadly passed away at age 66 on June 28th after losing his long battle against prostate cancer. Bill was the man known for masterminding and managing the career of the group KISS, but later on, he also managed such bands as Starz, Billy Squier,…