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Lawrence discusses Styx's 2026 touring plans, new music, being snubbed by the Rock Hall (again) and the use of technology in today's live performances.

We discuss the second Frehley's Comet album, Second Sighting. The generally accepted opinion is that this album is not that good. Do we agree?

We tackle the classic Beatles album "Revolver", going track by track. Can we be objective when discussing the most influential band of all time?!?!

We discuss the polarizing KISS album Carnival of Souls. is this a grunge album? Did it fit in with the music scene at the time of it's release? What do we think of each of the songs?

We discuss the announcement that Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Do we think they are worthy of the fellowship?

Is it egregious that Bret Michaels wants to be paid 6x more than the rest of the members of Poison, or is it justified?

We weigh in on the current "feud" between Gene Simmons and Peter Criss regarding who wrote "Beth".

We discuss what we liked best about KISS in 2025 and what we hope for in 2026!

We discuss our thoughts on the Kennedy Center Honors weekend.

We discuss getting new music from Peter Criss in 2025!

Bruce Kulick shares the backstory of the original edits of the "Thrills In The Night" video and the Exposed Home Video

Author Greg Prato joins me to discuss Ace Frehley his Greg's newest book, Talk To Me Conversations with Ace Frehley.

We discuss the Night Ranger classic album "Midnight Madness" and why we think Night Ranger wasn't a bigger band in the 80s.

We give our thoughts and opinions on the new KISS Alive! Deluxe Edition Box Set

I share my experiences in the KISS Kruise Landlocked in Las Vegas event! What I liked, what I'd change in the future and more!

We discuss the announcements of the KISS Alive! Deluxe Box Set as well as the news that Eric Singer will be joining the KISS Kruise Landlocked event.

We discuss the music on tthe new KISS Dressed To Kill box set. The demos, the live recordings and more! 

We diiscuss the exciting new release from Peter Criss, "Creepy Crawlers" and his forthcoming new album. 

We discuss Andrew's newest film, the KISS documentary "Froom Tokyo To You".

On this epiisode we celebrate the legacy of the great Ace Frehley. We discuss the songs, the solos, the live concerts and so much more! RIP Ace.

We discuss tthe sad news of the passing of Ace Frehley.

We discuss the announcement of the KISS Dressed To Kill Box Set as well as give a look back at the album and songs!

We take a look back at music in 1995 and specifically the Skid Row album Subhuman Race. We will discuss each track on this album, and what we do and do not like.

We discuss the KISS cover project from The Holligans, covering KISS classics from the 70s and 80s.

We give our thoughts of the new Aerosmith song "My Only Angel"

We discuss the classic KISS Alive! album, when did we first get it, and which songs do we think are better on this live album compared to the original studio recordings.

We discuss the KISS Hot In The Shade album, track by track. What we like, what we don't like. Plus we discuss the tour, the music scene in the late 80s, and more!

Have you ever wondered how a rock band is awarded a "Key To the City"? Mayor Melham discusses how this happened for My Chemical Romance at Metlife Stadium where the band was awarded the key to city of Belleville. A great story with a lot of laughs and great details about this event!

We discuss the impact Ozzy had on us as music fans, the impact he had on hard rock and heavy metal and th eimaoct he had on other musicians. RIP Ozzy. 

Three "Gen X" music fans get together to discuss the My Chemical Romance album, "The Black Parade". Do we like it? What songs do we like? What songs do we not like? 

Today KISS announced changes and updates to the upcoming KISS event in Vegas. We talk about all the announcements, what wasn't announced and more!

We discuss the final live performances from Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and all the artists on hand for the "Back To The Beginning" concert event.

Alain Bellicha joiins me to talk about his new book KISS At Budokan and the KISS frenzy in Japan during the 70s, 80s and 90s. Alain also discusses how this "fan made" book became auherized by KISS!

We discuss the new that Iron Maiden has asked fans to limit their cell phone usage at concerts, Ace Frehley cancels shows due to illness, Billy Joel cancels concerts for the next year plus, Zak Starkey is fired again from The Who and so Josh Freeze is fired from the Foo Fighters. And somehow, for us, all of these stories are related!!

We attended the 2025 Gene Smmons solo tour and give our opinions on the performances, the setlist and how it compares to his pror solo tour.

Drummer and author Joey Cassata jons me to discuss his newest book "The Order Of The Rose", a story based off the KISS album "The Elder". Joey also talks about his recent performance with Peter Criss, recording with Ace Frehley and more!

Peter Criss was kind to sit with me for a few minutes prior to his performance at The Cutting Room on Aprl 25, 2025. We discuss the ceremony that evening as well as his forthcoming rock album.

We discuss the recent announcements about the KISS Storms Vegas event and also Bon Jovii's event in Nashvlle. At the Jovi event all phones will be locked away during the performance. Do we think this a a bad idea?

On this episode we discuss the return of KISS in 2025, the odds of seeing prior band members at the event and much more! The band made more announcements riight after we recorded this episode, so make sure to check out Ep 311 also!

We disucss the newest KISS Off The Soundboard release, a concert from the Asylum tour recorded in San Antonio in 1985. What do we like, what don't we like about thiis release and will we coninue to listen to it in the future. 

Russ joins me to discuss his amazing song wriiting carrer, including the hits "New York Groove", "God Gave Rock n Roll To You", "Since You Been Gone", "You Can Do Magic" and more! We also discuss his KISS connection over the years, including his songs covered by Peter Criss!

We are back with an update on the "great KISS T Shirt controversy" of 2025 and what actions have been taken for this release and iin the future. 

On this episode we discuss the return of the KISS Off The Soundboard series, and give our thoughts and opinions on it. Of course we also weigh in on the controversy surrounding the line of merchandise set to be released. 

Lots to cover with Tracii on this episode including L.A. Guns forthcoming album "Leopard Skin", working with Jack Russell on Jack's final album, Tracii's time in Poison, the new today that Riley's LA Guns would no longer tour and much more!

We discuss the forthcoming KISS Dressed To Kill NYC in person tour as well as online tour, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of this classic album.

On this episode we discuss the possible new 2025 releases we could see from KISS this year. The Box Sets, the Off The Soundboards, Documentaries and more!

We discuss the 2025 Rock Hall Nominees. Who we think deserves to me inducted and who does not. Lots of differnet opinins on these nominees.

We discuss the exciting announcement that Black Sabbath will reunite for one final show with all the original members, and Ozzy will play a short solo set as well. We give our wish list of songs we hoope they play and discuss the all star jams that are expected. We also weiigh iin oon the Grammy's iignoring the hard rock music we love (yet again) and give some quickk thoughts on FireAid.

On this episode I celebrate 300 episodes of "The Rock Experience with Mike Brunn". Much thanksk to all my listeners around the world!