This is a full in bloom interview with KISS Expo promoter, producer, Shameless bassist Alexx Michael.
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Alexx talks about what it was like dealing with Vinnie Vincent on the road, Vinnie’s wives, Vinnie’s arrest, Mark St. John, Bruce Kulick, and more.
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VIDEO SOURCES
With the recent Animalize tour CD release from KISS, let’s go to the European tour. These photos are truly remarkable. Where are we, and why??? Seems like yesterday… 😆
Sadly, I couldn’t attend NAMM this year. But friends shared some pix for me. I love the ESP Guitar wall at their exhibit. The 1987 Series are great, since they are very similar to many of my KISS Horizon model guitars.
Bruce Kulick:
Legendary actress Stella Stevens, my brother’s longtime partner, passed away this morning from a long illness. She is finally reunited with Bob today. She starred in many movies I love. It was very special for my family and I to know her personally. RIP Stella, 1938-2023.
David Coverdale:
RIP, Darlings…Saw Them A Lot When We Were In Vancouver Making What Became The WS 87 Album…Reunited In Love…🙏✨🙏✨🙏✨🙏✨🙏
Bruce Kulick:
The D’Addario Foundation just launched a silent auction ending Nov 30th. Proceeds will be used to fund a new youth-music campaign, Immersive Music Challenge. Bid on an ESP LTD Mirage Deluxe ’87 signed by me and help the cause!
SIGNED BY BRUCE KULICK (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD)
The LTD ’87 Series are faithful recreations of this set of instruments from ESP’s 1987 catalog. Based on the original ESP Mirage body shape, the LTD Mirage Deluxe ’87 is a bolt-on shred machine with an alder body and three-piece extra thin U-shaped maple neck. These guitars feature a Floyd Rose 1000 bridge and a pickup set that includes a Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 (with original style bobbins and a push-pull control to split the coils) in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail single coil in the neck position.
Bruce Kulick:
I really am super proud of these performances from my band and I, on KKXI. Here’s a video for you all to enjoy and PLEASE SHARE! Set 1, Kiss Kruise XI week 2! More to come!
Bruce Kulick:
September 1987, 35 years ago was the release date of the KISS album Crazy Nights! I share my personal story as the lead guitarist in KISS with my celebration of the music, videos hits and World Tour!
Bruce Kulick:
Do you ever wonder why your pancakes aren’t fluffy?? Let Lisa and I explain how to make them super fluffy and delicious!
Bruce Kulick: May 19th is the 30th Anniversary of KISS Revenge! WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW.
Bruce Kulick: Time Capsule Tuesday #38- My original ESP KISS Multi-Swirl guitar from the Asylum tour belongs to a collector in Sweden. He even has an original outfit of mine and many of the Asylum picks in various colors too! I saw it in 2016 in Stockholm. It’s KISSTORY don’t you agree?
Bruce Kulick: Big night out yesterday at Slash’s show in Las Vegas! Here’s Eric Singer and my wife Lisa hanging out. The gig was awesome and more on the band members coming!
Todd Kerns takes center stage for Slash with my drummer Brent Fitz playing a Lenny Kravitz tune co-written with Slash!! Song is “Always on the Run”. Great show! @todddammitkerns @brentfitz @Slash @franksidoris pic.twitter.com/NwwFcxdITH
— Bruce Kulick (@brucekulick) February 20, 2022
Deko Entertainment and Blackbird Entertainment have teamed up with UNION and all the original members, John Corabi, Bruce Kulick, James Hunting, and Brent Fitz, to bring you two very special releases. All details will be revealed on March 1st. Until then, sign up for the Deko Newsletter to get all the latest updates, and check back regularly as we slowly unveil what’s to come…
Shameless bassist Alexx Michael is excited to announce the release of the tenth Shameless album, Live Your Dream, out now and available to order @ this location.
This limited edition picture disc (300 copies worldwide) and cassette (200 copies worldwide) is released in conjunction with Michael’s book Looking Inside: The Stainless Sensation, a 500-page deluxe-bound definitive history of John DeLorean, the DMC 12, and the DeLorean Motor Company.
The picture disc features DeLorean-themed graphics and features the new track “Live Your Dream” and a cover of “East Bound And Down” from the Smokey and the Bandit movie. The album’s 10 tracks are rounded out by Shameless classics taking you back in their time machine to the heyday of 80s glam rock.
Reformed in 1998 with partner guitarist BC and the help of drummer Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath), Shameless is notable for having numerous American rockers appearing on their albums. They have established themselves as a band that doesn’t give a damn that the 80s are over and continue to turn out good-natured party rock and roll, regardless of shifting musical trends and styles.
For Live Your Dream, Michael again teamed up with guitarist partner BC, Steve Summers (Pretty Boy Floyd), and Stevie Rachelle (Tuff). Due to the pandemic making in-person studio recording impossible, Michael recorded Live Your Dream through collaborations from all over the planet including Munich, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Copenhagen, and Auckland New Zealand. As always the list of guest musicians is endless. Bruce Kulick (Kiss) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Ozzy) are featured on the title track “Live Your Dream” along with guest vocalist Charlotte Tybalt of Blue Ruin. Kulick again contributes guitar tracks on “East Bound And Down” joined by Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup on vocals. The rest of the disc is highlighted by appearances by Keri Kelli (Slash, Alice Cooper, Night Ranger), Tracii Guns & Steve Riley (L.A. Guns), Frankie Muriel (King Of The Hill), Michael Thomas (Beautiful Creatures, Adler’s Appetite) among others.
TRACKLISTING:
Side A
Live Your Dream (new track)
U & I (from Splashed)
Get Out Of My Dreams (from The Filthy 7)
Nonstop City (from Queen For A Day)
Web Junkie (from Famous For Madness)
Side B
East Bound And Down (new track)
Party Tonight (from Famous For Madness)
Live 4 Today (from Life’s A Gas EP)
You’re Not Cinderella (from Beautiful Disaster)
Queen 4 A Day (from Queen For A Day)
Bruce Kulick: Sad news of the passing of Gary Corbett. He was a talented musician, and I had the pleasure to tour with him during 3 KISS tours: CN, HITS, Revenge. Although he was off stage, his keyboard support, friendship, and good nature made him feel like the fifth member of the band. RIP
Andy Timmons: Oh no, this is sad news! I had great times with Gary on the Hot in the Shade tour and even did some demo work at his home studio. RIP Gary
Carrie Stevens: Our dear friend Gary Corbett has passed. Please consider donating to his GoFundMe, as his wife Lenora is now overwhelmed with grief, medical bills & end of life expenses. Gary was Eric Carr’s best friend.
Sadly we’ve lost another… pic.twitter.com/dgslxMaXaO
— Tom Keifer (@TomKeiferMusic) July 16, 2021
I’ve spoken to Gary Corbett’s wife. She thanks you. This is very surreal to her, Lenora hardly can remember life with out him. Gary’s birthday was the day after Eric’s so we surprised them, showing up in Virginia, Hot in the Shade Tour 1990 #kiss @brucekulick @EricCarr_TheFox pic.twitter.com/0wayDjgFYH
— Carrie Stevens (@CarrieStevensXO) July 16, 2021
Bruce Kulick: A year ago today my brother Bob passed away. For his one-year anniversary, I’ve created a loving video tribute. At the end, I share his final resting place. His life and career was “Forever Larger than Life”.
John Corabi: Check this out kiddies! Coming soon! UNION, along with Lindsley Records and Blackbird Entertainment, are thrilled to announce an exclusive license with eOne Music to release both our debut album and The Blue Room on 180 gram remastered vinyl! There will be multiple formats.
BAND:
John Corabi lead vocals, guitars
Bruce Kulick guitars, vocals
Jamie Hunting bass, vocals
Brent Fitz drums, vocals
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