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…
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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…
STEVE HUNTER – Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, David Lee Roth etc
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA Steve “The Deacon” Hunter is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed. Hunter is also well known for his long-term association with record producer Bob Ezrin with whom they’ve been collaborating in the early ’70s. Hunter appeared on five…
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 such bands as 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…
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,…
KISS: Live at Liverpool, U.K 2010
May 5’th 2010 Echo Arena, Liverpool REVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ It’s been two years since KISS finished their highly successful Alive 35 -tour in Europe. Last year the band released a brand new studio album SONIC BOOM, their first in eleven years, and now the band brings their…
Paul Stanley discusses “Sonic Boom Over Europe” -tour and more
PAUL STANLEY INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Finally, there is some good news for all KISS fans in Europe. The band will finally return here on next spring when the “Sonic Boom Over Europe” -tour reaches our distant continent. The band did a series of press conferences in Europe…
KISS: Live at Islington O2 Academy, London U.K
March 02, 2010 REVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ KISS treated thier most loyal fans and VIP/media –people with an extraordinary one-off club show in London Islington’s O2 Academy. This was a historical show in many ways, or should we say “Kisstorical,” because this was the most intimate gig band has performed…
Jimmy DeGrasso – Alice Cooper, Hail!, F5, ex- Megadeth, Y&T, Suicidal Tendencies
INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ American-born drummer Jimmy DeGrasso is probably best known for his work with Megadeth, but he’s also working with a lot of other exciting bands and projects. In the mid-’80s, after moving from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, Jimmy first did studio sessions with the…
GREG SMITH – discusses Over the Rainbow, Alice Cooper, Rainbow and more.
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Current OVER THE RAINBOW/TED NUGENT bassist Greg Smith started his professional music career in the early eighties when he joined WENDY O’WILLIAMS’s band. Later on, he worked with VINNIE MOORE, ALICE COOPER, and JOE LYNN TURNER before entering the very last incarnation of Ritchie…
Bruce Kulick ex-KISS, UNION, ESP,solo artist
BRUCE KULICK INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Bruce Kulick will always be best known for his long career as lead guitarist for rock icons KISS. Bruce replaced his short-lived predecessor Mark. St John in 1984 and during the next twelve years he did several tours with them and…
Brent Fitz – Econoline Crush, Union, ex-Vince Neil
BRENT FITZ INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Brent Fitz is a Canadian-American drummer and multi-instrumentalist, probably best known for his work in the band Union, including former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, former Mötley Crue singer John Corabi and bassist Jamie Hunting. The current Econoline Crush drummer has also played,…
KISS – Paul Stanley
PAUL STANLEY INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ After a long last Gene “Demon” Simmons and Paul “Starchild” Stanley, the two remaining pillars of the institution that KISS has become, have finally been lured away from their extra-curricular activities (ranging from “reality” television to art galleries and musicals). Along with Tommy Thayer…