Episode 97, October 14, 2014. Answering a listener question took us into a topic about rare moments in Kisstory, such as when KISS performed as a three piece band without Paul Stanley. Or the very last show ever performed by the original members of KISS. We were there, we discuss. On this week’s This Ain’t Spencer’s Krap Mark shares some more of his favorite items from KISS expos of the past. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don...
Oct 15, 2014•1 hr 37 min
Episode 96, October 7, 2014. The discussion around Ace Frehley’s playing style continues. We discuss Ace Frehley along with the likes of Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen and other greats. We then get into the meat of the show… KISS BOOTLEGS! We look at some classic vinyl bootleg albums and discuss the world of buying, selling and trading amongst fans. This Ain’t Spencer’s Krap this week sees Mark sharing a Psycho Circus Commemorative Plaque. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, pro...
Oct 07, 2014•2 hr 1 min
Episode 95, September 30, 2014. This is the sloppy show. Ace Frehley recently was quoted as saying Paul Stanley is a sloppy guitar player. Ace said this! Ace, the guitar player whose beauty is his sloppy playing. Sort of like the pot calling the kettle black. We also discuss Vinnie Vincent and the foreclosure on his house. Something we aren’t ashamed to discuss. We all also look back at some of our memories from attending many KISS expos. Mark shares are rare collectible, the original blueprints...
Sep 30, 2014•1 hr 42 min
Episode 94, September 23, 2014. Brett Bouchy Managing Partner of the LA KISS from the Arena Football League joins us to bare all about team, 4th and Loud the AMC reality series, the music business (in a heated and passionate conversation), the business of football, the recent Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson events in the NFL and what it is like to work with Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley. Mark ends the show in his This Ain’t Spencer’s Crap segment with a couple very early and rare letter from the ...
Sep 23, 2014•2 hr 5 min
Episode 93, September 16, 2014. We are joined by author & KISS fan Chuck Klosterman. We kick off the show discussing the crazy world of Ace Frehley… his talk of reuniting with KISS, what is going on with a Ace Frehley solo tour and the conversation his fiance Rachael Gordon had with Gordon Gebert. With Chuck we have a smart and so intelligent conversation about KISS… being a fan, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, so much more including was Creatures of the Night actually a attempt by KISS to be ...
Sep 16, 2014•1 hr 56 min
Episode 92, September 9, 2014. Time for another can of worms, this week it is Gene Simmons. He has quite a few can of worms, but this week we discuss his statements that Rock Is Dead. Nick Simmons interviews his dad for Esquire and Gene proclaims that rock is dead and then goes on to discuss who murdered it. Well we all take exception with his views. Mark then takes us back to the Destroyer tour and shares with us a rare promotional flyer sent to tour promoters announcing the upcoming Destroyer ...
Sep 09, 2014•1 hr 51 min
Episode 91, September 2, 2014. Lots to discuss this week! First we welcome Mark Cicchini onboard as our new cohost! We kick things off talking about KISS fans, well Ace Frehley fans. We move into a wrap up on the 40th Anniversary Tour and our predictions for what the future holds for this hugely successful tour with Def Leppard opening. We then get into the meat of the show with a discussion on if KISS could ever do something so bad that it pisses you off so much you would stop being a KISS fan....
Sep 02, 2014•1 hr 53 min
Episode 90, August 16, 2014. More minutia! This week former KISS publicist Carol Ross joins us. Carol was with the band from 1974 into the 80s. She was the person that made some of the most important events in Kisstory happen… Cadillac, Michigan, putting their blood into the KISS comic book and the People magazine cover Carol also shares her thoughts on the recent PR blowup around Gene Simmons comments on depression. She takes us into the world behind the band. Mark Cicchini is back with no Spen...
Aug 26, 2014•1 hr 39 min
Episode 89, August 19, 2014. We are joined by Ken Barr, author of We Are The Road Crew. Ken was Eric Singer’s drum tech prior to the reunion tour. Ken has also teched for Debbie Gibson and Alice Cooper. Ken shares stories from the road, such as the last show by Faster Pussycat on the Revenge tour. He talks about what a tech does on the road, who they work for. Ken also talks about how loyal Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are. This is minutiae from the road. Mark Cicchini is back with no Spencer’s...
Aug 20, 2014•1 hr 55 min
Episode 88, August 12, 2014. Surprise special guest… Super Collector Mark Cicchini. Mark talks with us about the art of KISS collecting. When and how Mark got started. His most cherished KISS collectible. How he has acquired items. Does Mark have a holy grail items he is after? Mark Cicchini in this week’s This Isn’t Spencer’s Crap shows us the legendary KISS Black Box! Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers...
Aug 12, 2014•59 min
Episode 87, August 5, 2014. What If… back in 1978 KISS decided to record a KISS album and not do the solo albums. But, used the songs from the solo albums as demos to create the 1978 album. What songs would be selected, how would those songs change and who might sing those songs? Mark Cicchini this week started his This Isn’t Spencer’s Crap mini feature, looking at some very collectible versions of some common KISS magazines. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promo...
Aug 05, 2014•1 hr 20 min
Episode 86, July 29, 2014. Ace Frehley’s new album Space Invader landed in our inboxes so this week we do a track by track review. Our first impressions of our first listen. We discuss what is outstanding, what misses the mark and rate the album on a scale of 1 to 10. Mark Cicchini this week catches up with his Music from the Elder part one collectibles. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers or sponsors and...
Jul 29, 2014•1 hr 17 min
Episode 85, July 22, 2014. Tommy Sommers has something he needs to get off his chest this week so we turn the microphone over to Tommy. Tommy asks why Motley Crue can do new and exciting things on tour and KISS is still doing the same show night after night. We also discuss the poll to select a KISS set list and how the truth was revealed that Ace Frehley fans really want Tommy Thayer to play Fractured Mirror and sing 2000 Man and Rocket Ride in concert. Those three songs made the top 10 songs v...
Jul 22, 2014•1 hr 18 min
Episode 84, July 15, 2014. This week we are stood up by a couple book authors, but ended up with a even better show as we found Izzy Presley to join us. We haven’t laughed like this in months. A show about nothing, but a show about KISS. We should have had some beers while recording this episode. Mark returns this week with some pretty cool Music from the Elder collectibles. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advert...
Jul 15, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Episode 83, July 8, 2014. This week we turned a set list discussion into a set list game. You can take part in this game by voting on ThreeSidesoftheCoin.com. We also share the most amazing voice mail message, a message that we had to cleam up just a bit, lol. Mark Cicchini returns to share some more very rare KISS promotional items from the record label AND a rare official KISS toe nail clipper. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We...
Jul 08, 2014•58 min
Episode 82, July 1, 2014. We continue with What If… we start by discussing what if KISS used the Creatures of the Night costumes for The Elder, would the album have been seen as a heavier album? Then the discussion surprised us both by leading into What if… KISS took off the makeup for Unmasked? Would the path they followed lead them to be a Pop band and loose their heavy metal and hard rock feel? And… Mark Cicchini returns to share some very rare KISS Unmasked promotional items. Michael and Tom...
Jul 01, 2014•1 hr 9 min
Episode 81, June 24, 2014. We discuss a couple viewer emails… WHAT IF… Eric Carr had never died. Would Revenge have been recorded? Would the reunion tour still happen? Would Eric Carr return to the band after Peter left? Would Eric wear the Fox makeup or the Cat makeup? This leads into some discussion about how we each felt about KISS during the 80’s, well actually starting with The Elder. And… Mark Cicchini returns to share some very rare KISS buttons and badges from his collection. Michael and...
Jun 24, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Episode 80, June 17, 2014. This is as close as you can get to sitting down and talking with Bill Aucoin and Sean Delaney. We are joined by Mark Britton, Bill Aucoin’s nephew, and Leon Delaney, Sean Delaney’s brother. They share their personal stories and memories from the very beginnings of KISS to Bill and KISS separating. PLUS, we kick off a new weekly feature, Super Collector Mark Cicchini joins us to share something from his AMAZING collection. A true one of a kind item personally owned by P...
Jun 17, 2014
Episode 79, June 10, 2014. What’s bad about the Carnival of Souls vinyl release? What’s great about the KISS 40 CD release? We are also joined by viewer Mark Smith as he auditions for the show. We share Mark’s audition video, a remake of the KISS Exposed beginning. We also look at a couple video messages left for us. One from KISSfaq’s Julian Gill and one from Ace fan John Davey. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any a...
Jun 10, 2014•1 hr 11 min
Episode 78, June 3, 2014. We found another can of worms, this time it’s Eric Singer and his comments about Ace Frehley and Peter Criss being hypocrites with regards to others wearing their makeup. We are joined by Lonnie Weishaar who is auditioning to join the show, how does he fit in? We can let it slide that he is a BIG Ace Frehley fan, lol. We also review Gimme a Feelin the first single from Ace Frehley’s new album Space Invader. And, we respond to some “constructive criticism” left for us in...
Jun 03, 2014•1 hr 19 min
Episode 77, May 27, 2014. We open up a BIG Ace Frehley can of worms that will sure have us labeled as haters, again! Is Ace right in his trash talk of Peter Criss, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley. Are the fans right in thinking Ace can trash talk, but Paul can’t? We also discuss KISS on American Idol, Tommy Thayer signing a autograph F**k The Haters, the cover of Ace Frehley’s Space Invader album and Paul Stanley’s comments about his voice problems. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to rec...
May 27, 2014•1 hr 8 min
Episode 76, May 20, 2014. Holy crap, our holy grails of collecting KISS merchandise. This week Tommy throws out the topic and we discuss what did we collect as KISS fans and why did we collect. We also discuss our holy grails. And, a special treat… Three Sides of the Coin listener Terri Bey asked Paul Stanley… Did Vinnie Vincent save KISS? We have his answer for you on video! Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any adver...
May 20, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Episode 75, May 13, 2014. We remember and share our best KISS buying experiences… our memories of buying KISS albums. While revealing one of his memories Mike also reveals why he is loser, tune in and find out what he almost did when he was 13 years old. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers or sponsors and would love to keep it that way. If you love every Tuesday when a new episode is posted maybe you can ...
May 13, 2014•1 hr 5 min
Episode 74, May 6, 2014. Three Sides of the Coin recently attended Paul Stanley’s book Q&A at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. We talk about the event, the questions, the signing afterwards and meeting fans of Three Sides of the Coin. PLUS… Michael has been accused of destroying the harmony in the KISS world. Is this possible? How is it happening? Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers or sp...
May 06, 2014•1 hr 16 min
Episode 73, April 29, 2014 this week we dig into Michael’s rack of KISS vinyl and look at the cover artwork of all the KISS albums. Which one’s suck? Which one’s are iconic? Which one’s did Tommy rate a big fat zero? Yeah we missed Psycho Circus, we will get that one next week. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers or sponsors and would love to keep it that way. If you love every Tuesday when a new episode ...
Apr 30, 2014•1 hr 31 min
Episode 72, April 22, 2014 we give two thumbs up to Paul Stanley’s new book Face The Music A Life Exposed. Our favorite moments in the book. What impressed us the most. What does Paul have to say about Gene Simmons. We also begin the show by discussing a fan comment that lead us into talking about the “magic”. What is magic to each of us. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers or sponsors and would love to k...
Apr 22, 2014•1 hr 21 min
Episode 71, April 15, 2014. Thank God the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is Over! We can now move past all the crap, or can we? What do we think about what happened? The Hall of Fame’s video clip they played to introduce KISS? Tom Morello’s induction speech? The band member’s thank you speeches? We wrap up talking about how the Hall of Fame has split the KISS Army. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any advertisers or spons...
Apr 15, 2014•58 min
Episode 70, April 8, 2014. We are joined by Brynn Arens from The Oddfathers. Brynn is a huge KISS fan, having got a copy of the debut album actually a week before it was released. Brynn was close friends and managed by Bill Aucoin for many years. Brynn has opened for Ace Frehley. He has worked with producers Bob Ezrin, Eddie Kramer and Jack Douglas. He shares a little story from Eddie Kramer on how they looped very long 2 inch around the studio to never duplicate the crowd noise in Alive!. Micha...
Apr 08, 2014•1 hr 55 min
Episode 69, April 1, 2014. We talk about Paul Lynde moments, ours and yours. What moments in Kisstory had a huge impact on us. The Beatles had the Ed Sullivan show KISS had the Paul Lynde show. We also share some of your stories for your moments… KISS Meets the Phantom, Mike Douglas Show, the Grammy appearance, Alive II promo video, Don Kirshner, Lick It Up video and many more. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have any adv...
Apr 01, 2014•1 hr 26 min
Episode 68, March 25, 2014. We are joined Bill Aucoin’s partner Roman Fernandez. Roman shares his personal stories and memories of Bill. An insightful and touching look into the life of one of the men responsible for KISS’ success. You get a glimpse into who Bill Aucoin is as person. We also discuss Peter Criss’ appearance on That Metal Show and the upcoming KISS Vinyl Box Set release. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three Sides Of The Coin. We don’t have...
Mar 26, 2014•2 hr 13 min
