Posts with tag "kiss"

Presenting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Most Egregious Snubs

Posted Oct 5th 2010 at 12:45 PM by Jason Newman

With last week's release of the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, so begins the perennial conversation on who should be in and who's been overlooked since their eligibility date (artists are eligible beginning 25 years after the release of their first single or album). The Nominating Committee, made up of 30 music executives, journalists and musicians, has long been a source of ...

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Lady Gaga Rocks Out With KISS

Posted Aug 23rd 2010 at 01:30 PM by Steven Avalos

"KISS the Queen," Lady Gaga tweeted after meeting up with legendary rock band KISS this weekend. The pop star, who just overtook Britney Spears as the most followed person on Twitter, mugged for the cameras backstage with the group and likely exchanged makeup tips before heading out into the crowd and rocking out with her boyfriend, Luc Carl. Luckily for us, an eagle-eyed concertgoer thought to ...

Want Kiss or Selena Gomez for Your Office Mixer? It's Gonna Cost You

Posted Aug 3rd 2010 at 05:31 PM by Gary Susman

Looking for a musical act to book at your next office party or bat mitzvah? Such stars as recent 'American Idol' faves Kris Allen and Kellie Pickler are surprisingly affordable, while country vets Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts are probably out of reach. So suggests an article at The Smoking Gun, which has long specialized in obtaining the concert contracts of various music stars so that we can ...

Super Bowl Commercials: 2010 Preview

Posted Feb 4th 2010 at 12:58 AM by Sam Brand

$2,600,000. That's what 30 seconds of air time costs during Sunday's Super Bowl. Can't afford it? We can't either, though we'd love a spot involving Paris Hilton licking an over-sized lollipop, rollerblading through an All-American neighborhood, led by a jive talking goat on a leash. We can dream at PopEater, but only the big bad boys of commerce cough up the cash to advertise during the grandest ...