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Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley rock the Houston crowd. Click here for more photos from KISS at Toyota Center.

By David Glessner SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Thursday, December 03, 2009 Armed with Chuck Berry's stolen ID and Motley Crue's libido, Buckcherry came gunning for Axl's roses with the unlikely 1999 cocaine anthem, 'Lit Up.' When second album 'Time Bomb' failed to explode, the party cruise sank, leaving only singer Josh Todd and guitarist ...

Three full-length songs from KISS ' November 25, 2009 Ustream web stream from the Staples Center in Los Angeles have been posted on the band's official YouTube channel and can be viewed below.

Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley: Rock stars. Edison Graff Paul Stanley, callin' out to the crowd.

Somewhere between the first time they put on face paint and the decision to name their 11th album "Lick It Up," Kiss gave up any realistic possibility of growing old gracefully.

FIVE years later and Kiss is still at it! Admiring the crowded stadium it would not be far-fetched if Gene Simmons or Paul Stanley hid out among their fellow Kiss Army troops.

Kevin Waschuk scored a big coup for garage guitarists everywhere who fantasize about playing with their favourite rock band.

More Dazed then Dazed and Confused, faster than Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and taking more days off than Ferris Bueller.

Say what you will about KISS, but even after all these years, the face-painted foursome is still provocative.

'I have been asking for quite a while to put together a show in Dubai,' says Paul Stanley, the lead singer of Kiss.

They rocked, they rolled, they made inappropriate facial expressions and hand gestures towards women.

Last update: November 8, 2009 - 9:25 AM The most telling moment at Target Center last night came right before the encore, as the band prepared to kick into "Rock and Roll All Nite." Paul Stanley made a speech about "how screwed up the world is." He mentioned the economy, politics and global warming.

Fireworks, concussion bombs, fog and pyro are a normal part of most big rock concerts these days.

Kiss was never a band that required much use of the mind. Saturday night at Target Center, though, the makeup-wearing rock icons' success depended entirely on mindset.

Monsters of Folk celebrated Halloween at Louisville Palace in Louisville, KY by busting out Kiss .

There was no lack of sweetly surreal moments at Saturday night's Monsters of Folk show, from a ninja assassin swaying gently to a soft ballad to a 6-foot rabbit trying to hump Gene Simmons' leg.

All things music from the Tennessean.com entertainment staff. Click to see a photo slide show fromA KISS Even with Halloween just a few days away, there was no question why the freaky makeup-wearing masses had descended on lower Broadway in Nashville.

KISS, Saturday night at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Review rating: Four out of five stars.

DOUGLAS man Kriss Lane was recently crowned Kiss Kwizz Champion by UK radio station Planet Rock.

Click here to view more photos from this concert. Kiss Thursday, October 22, 2009 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Better Than: Being 10 years-old all over again.