Three Sides of the Coin – A KISS Podcast and Radio Show
Since launching Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 7,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, the Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack, Frank Munoz associate producer for Ace Frehley's Anomaly album, award winning songwriter Adam Mitchell, Ed Kanon (Peter Criss' drum tech), and Kevin Valentine (drummer on KISS' Psycho Circus album). Three Sides of the Coin was recently picked (October 2013) as a 'What's Hot' podcast by Apple's iTunes.
In the early '90s, Michael Brandvold launched the fifth ever website on the Internet devoted to KISS, KISS Otaku. He built, launched and maintained Kissonline.com (KISS' official web presence). He now owns Michael Brandvold Marketing, providing providing marketing services and digital strategy to musicians. Tommy Sommers spent 15 years on the record show circuit collecting, trading and selling memorabilia / Kiss merchandise. He is now a successful residential Real Estate agent in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. Tommy has also produced a KISS song For The Oddfathers and is the owner of Rock Steady Digital Photography. Mark Cicchini, is a world renown KISS collector. KISS have used parts of Mark’s vast KISS collection for audio, video & print materials including their book NOTHIN TO LOSE, CD re release of the LOVE GUN album & the VH1 Ultimate Album KISS ALIVE! special as well as many other KISS projects. His wife also makes a mean meatloaf!!!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 80 minutes
- Episodes
- 110
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
John Humphrey of Seether Sells His Amazing KISS Collection, He is Over KISS!
Episode 616. The private KISS collection of John Humphrey, best known as the drummer for Seether is being auctioned by Backstage Auctions. John joins Tommy and Mark to talk about his collection and w…
KISS Returns with KISS Storms Vegas, But Where are Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, Who Is In KISS?
Episode 614. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF KISS ARMY WITH THE HOTTEST FAN FESTIVAL LAS VEGAS HAS EVER SEEN
We have some questions and we have some updates. But, where are Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer? Who …
Do Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Detest Mark? We Put a Quarter Into Mark This Week
Episode 613. Mark is primed and ready, we put a quarter in him and let him go. Plus, updates on the ever changing KISS Asylum tour Off The Soundboard… where you can purchase the CD and the merch feat…
All Your Questions About the New KISS ASYLUM Tour Off The Soundboard are Answered
Episode 612. Mark talks all about his trip to Las Vegas, hanging to some longtime KISS friends, seeing Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer and Bruce Kulick. And… he answers and we discuss the new KISS Asylum O…
Sebastian Bach Claims Steve Vai Filmed One of the Earliest KISS Shows Ever When He Was 15
Episode 611. Sebastian Bach joins Three Sides of the Coin this week and what great conversation! It is all KISS, with a little Van Halen thrown in. Baz starts by showing us one of his Gene Simmons Ga…
KISS Celebrate 50 Years of Dressed To Kill & Lisa Surprises All Of Us!
Episode 610. This week we discuss the Dressed To Kill NYC audio tour.
COMING SOON! DRESSED TO KILL 50TH ANNIVERSARY: BRAND NEW KISS AUDIO TOUR IN NEW YORK AND ONLINE On March 22nd, KISS will be celeb…
KISS Release a $50,000 Sold Gold Single of Strutter! WTH!!! The KISS Army Is In Shock!
Episode 609. Our reaction to the new KISS Strutter gold records… holy crap! $50,000 for a solid gold records. We didn’t see this one coming!
KISS, proudly present “Strutter” on a limited-edition, pla…
This Is What KISS Music From The Elder Should’ve Sounded Like, A New Reimagined Release of The Elder
Episode 608. Ken Nardi is back, this time talking about his reimagined Music From The Elder. This new release is the Music From The Elder the KISS Army has always wanted to hear. This is a TRUE conce…
We Reveal What KISS is Releasing in 2025, Box Sets, Soundboard Recordings! Sort of!
Episode 607. Mark takes the time this week to discuss at bit more about the cool things coming from KISS this year. Two box sets, more Off The Soundboard recordings. The machine is cranking back up a…
KISS Army Spain Joins to Talk the Book, Last KISS At The Garden! This Book is Amazing!
Episode 606. Javier Rueda and Mauricio Vázquez from KISS Army Spain join us to talk about their amazing book LAST KISS AT THE GARDEN, DECEMBER 1 & 2, 2023
This new book complements the one they did b…
Review Reaction: KISS Music From The Elder is Reviewed in Sounds by Geoff Barton
Episode 605. We react to another vintage review. This week it is a review of Music From The Elder in Sounds, reviewed by Geoff Barton. The review is very gushing with love, but it does recognize that…
Review Reaction: Peter Criss Out Of Control Sounds Review from 1980
Episode 604. This week we read and react to a 1980 Sounds review of Peter Criss’ solo album Out Of Control. But… as we discuss the review and what happened , or why nothing happened, to the album and…
What Is Heavy Metal? In 1981 Are Styx, Toto, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon Heavy Metal?
Episode 603. This week we discuss a post in the Three Sides of the Coin Facebook Group
The post is a Heavy Metal chart from Sounds magazine, May 9, 1981. Boy did it open a can of worms… so much deba…
“Kiss doing Frank Zappa doing Kiss” New Music Express Rock And Roll Over Review from 1977
Episode 602.
NME January 15, 1977
KISS Rock And Roll Over
(Casablanca Import)
MUCH, MUCH against my better nature I must admit to having had quite a laugh listening to this one. Kiss however are push…
Lisa Martini Was in a Episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, that Never Aired
Episode 601. We answer more of your questions this week. Tommy is nearly fired, again. And Lisa reveals she was filmed for an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels that never aired.
Forget the haters…
Show 600! Clickbait Headline, OMG What Did Someone Just Say! You Will Freak Out!
Episode 600. 600 episodes! This episode is spent answering as many of your questions as possible. And wow do you have some great questions!
Forget the haters, we won!
Press requests please contact Mi…
Five KISS Things We Are Each Thankful For. What Are You Thankful For?
Episode 599. This week is our Thanksgiving episode… Five things (KISS) we are each most thankful for.
1) Song (again, thankful for not favorite)
2) Album
3) Tour
4) Era
5) Memory
Play along and share…
Music Fans, Why Can’t We All Just Get Along! Respect Other Opinions.
Episode 598. Mark suggested this week’s discussion… respecting the opinions of other people. We start by discussing the comments Blackie Lawless made regarding censorship at his recent NYC show. Peop…
Secret Facts Most Fans Don’t Know About KISS? Yeah, Pretty Much No.
Episode 597. Idolator recently shared a new story titled, KISS Finally Admits The Truth About Their Band Name + Other Secret Facts Most Fans Don’t Know.
We went through this list so see if there were…
Ace Frehley solo that is as devastating as that incredible break in Slade’s Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Episode 596. We discuss Creem Magazine’s review of Rock N Roll Over… you need to sit through seven paragraphs of “what the hell is he talking about” before we get to the actually album review, but it…