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June 28, 2010
Entertainment & Arts
KISS, one of the most visually recognizable bands in the history of music, could easily be thought of as rock’s most popular band of cosplayers, which would make its relationship with the Anime Expo and Japanese pop band Momoiro Clover Z not the least bit surprising.
June 27, 2015
Culture Monster Blog
Sept. 19, 2011
Music
KISS played their last in-person show in New York over the weekend and unveiled a new way to continue cashing in on themselves: a digital avatar band.
Dec. 4, 2023
Pop & Hiss
Aug. 17, 2011
KISS frontman Paul Stanley is taking on a new musical style that might shock some fans of his hard-rock band, but it’s one that he insists helped shape the face-paint-wearing, pyrotechnic group, which has been around since 1973.
Feb. 12, 2016
Kiss and Blue Oyster Cult are the loudest New Yorkers of them all.
March 24, 1988
Obituaries
Aucoin discovered KISS in New York in 1974, helped create the band’s look and financed its first tour on his credit card. He also established the band as a marketing juggernaut.
July 1, 2010
April 24, 2018
As lead singer for the girl-group the Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss brought menace and melodrama to hits such as ‘Leader of the Pack’ and ‘Remember (Walking in the Sand).’
Jan. 20, 2024