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Nostalgia Rules in Super Bowl Ads

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CST

Yes, there were still the requisite ads using slapstick violence to get a laugh, or objectifying women—but the reigning theme of this year's Super Bowl commercials was nostalgia. Thanks to the economy, many advertisers used familiar faces to pitch products, writes Stuart Elliott in the New York Times . A...

KISS Drummer Beats Breast Cancer

Rob Quinn — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:20:00 CDT

Peter Criss has been declared cancer-free and he feels like the luckiest Catman alive. Criss, a founding member of KISS, received treatment for a tumor in his breast before it could spread and got the all-clear with his latest mammogram. The 63-year-old survivor is now doing his best to raise...

New Kiss Disc to Land at Wal-Mart

Matt Cantor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:44:42 CDT

The deal was sealed with a Kiss: the heavy metal band is joining the ranks of classic bands releasing their music through Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, the AP reports. Their new collection, “Sonic Boom,” comes out Oct. 6 only at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club; it contains a CD of...

The Worst Lyrics of All Time

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:52:01 CDT

Great music can inspire, but even the greats have thought up some atrocious lyrics. NME mines these gems: "What else could I say? Everyone is gay." (Nirvana, All Apologies ) " I met a girl. She asked me my name. I told her what it was." (Razorlight, Somewhere Else ) "Give...

Tongues to Chest Hair, Stars Insure Prized Parts

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:34:49 CDT

Celebrities are known for insuring their most famous body parts, but now other types are getting into the practice. This week, a coffee taster’s tongue was insured for $13.8 million, making it the most valuable in the world. To mark the occasion, the Mirror lists some of the craziest...

Kiss Cuddles With Condoleezza

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:34:43 CDT

In a crossing of paths fit for Madame Tussauds, ‘70s icons Kiss were staying at the same Stockholm hotel as Condoleezza Rice yesterday. Not content to be strangers passing in the Swedish night, the rockers asked if the secretary of state could stop by after dining with the country’s foreign...

Metal Makes a Heavy Comeback

Rob Quinn — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:27:47 CDT

Heavy metal is coming back with a vengeance this summer, the Guardian reports. Kiss, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, and plenty of other massive metal names from the '80s will dust off the spandex and play stadium shows for audiences of aging headbangers along with a new generation of fans weaned...

Rock N' Roll's Worst Lyricists

Sophie Goldstein — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:57:29 CDT

Just because you can play a guitar doesn't mean you know how to string a sentence together. Blender looks back at rock's cringe-worthy lyricists: Sting Neal Peart, Rush Scott Stapp, Creed

100 Years of Kisses

NewsDude — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:59:04 CDT

Today the Hershey's Kiss will turn 100 and The Hershey Company is pulling out all the stops. What do you get the candy that has everything? A U.S. postage stamp? A 15,026 pound bigger-than-life-size version of itself? A party? Yes.