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
The KISS Avatars, Our Reactions… Don’t Bet Against KISS!
Episode 555. There simply is not a lot that we know about the avatars, but we talk about how we felt the moment they were revealed at the last KISS show. We speculate on the future of the avatars. Wh…
KISS The End of the Road Final Show December 2, 2023 Madison Square Garden our Review and Discussion
Episode 554. This is it! The Three Sides of the Coin KISS End of the Road Final Show review and discussion! This episode focuses only on the final show and not the New Era of KISS introduction, that …
Craig Gass Is Back and He is BEGGING You to Please Come to His Comedy Shows in NYC
Episode 553. Craig Gass is back reminding everyone of his upcoming shows in NYC just before and just after the final two KISS shows at Madison Square Garden. You can get info on these shows at GetGas…
Dave Ellefson “Peter Criss is Unequaled, He Set the Bar All Drum Solos are Measured Against
Episode 552. Dave Ellefson, former bass player of Megadeth, joins us this week to take about his love for KISS and growing up a KISS in Minnesota.
From humble farm roots in rural Minnesota, David Ell…
Producer Tom Werman on Working with Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister and More!
Episode 551. Fascinating interview this week with legendary producer Tom Werman. Tom starts by taking us back to working with Wicked Lester and then the performance when KISS auditioned for Epic Reco…
For the 1st Time in Over 20 Years, Listen to the 1999 Bruce Fairbairn Interview
Episode 550. In February 1999 while running KISSONLINE.com Michael Brandvold interviewed producer Bruce Fairbairn about his work on KISS Psycho Circus. The entire interview was at one time available …
Craig Gass and His Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Impressions
Episode 549. It is always a blast when comedian Craig Gass joins us, we are treated to a free Craig Gass performance. Craig talks about his upcoming very special KISS themed comedy shows. You can get…
Roger Earl Legendary FOGHAT Drummer Joins to Talk the New Album Sonic Mojo and More!
Episode 548. What a honor to have legendary drummer Roger Earl, from Foghat, join us this week. Mark is in full fan boy mode by the way. Roger talks about the new Foghat album Sonic Mojo that release…
We Open Up Another Box of Michael’s KISS Stuff That Has Been In Storage for Decades
Episode 547. There has been so much love for the episodes where we open up Michael’s boxes of collectibles that we continue. This week Michael randomly picks another box from the garage and opens it …
Discovering a Long Forgotten Piece of KISS Artwork from 1978
Episode 546. Tommy Sommers shares an amazing story of how he just by chance discovered some KISS artwork he drew in 1978 at a local collectibles store. He shares that he drew this art to promote a KI…
A Storage Tub Filled with KISS Audio Tapes, What Do We Find Inside?
Episode 545. Another fun episode… this week Michael opens up a storage tub that is filled with cassette from over years. What is inside? We find out… bootleg shows, demos, advance tapes, interviews… …
KISS Have Released a Number of Albums in September and We Share our Memories of Buying Those Albums
Episode 544. Why is September such a popular month for releasing albums? We share our various memories of buying new KISS albums in September, including Lick It Up which is celebrating its 40th anniv…
Part 2, We Go Back Inside the KISS Footlocker for the Entire Show!
Episode 543. This week is part two of Michael’s KISS footlocker. We spend the entire episode looking at the many KISS items found in the footlocker, sharing stories of the items. We start off with Ch…
Micheal’s KISS Foot Locker Hasn’t Been Opened in Nearly 15 Years, What is Inside?
Episode 542. This week Michael opens his KISS foot locker for the first time in nearly 15 years. What is inside? Anything exciting or is just filled with KISS Krap? Is this another Capone’s vault? Wa…
MASS KISSTERIA a Book that Looks into KISS During the Crazy Years of Change, 1980 and 1981
Episode 541. Julian Gill from KISSFAQ.com is back and talking about his latest book MASS KISSTERIA WORLD TOUR 1980-1981. These couple years were filled with so much change and turmoil for KISS. Peter…
The Demons of Rock – Over 1700 KISS Magazine Covers
Episode 540. Alain Bellicha and Per Strid, authors of The Demons of Rock Volume 4 join to discuss the work behind their new book which catalog 1700 KISS covers from 46 countries around the world. Wha…
Lisa Is Back and Joins Us in a Bikini, Poolside in Las Vegas
Episode 539. No Mark this week, but Lisa is back! And, she is poolside in Las Vegas for this entire episode. Not really sure what we talked about this week!
Forget the haters, we won!
Press requests …
What Did DJ Doug Podell Say to Ace Frehley During a Psycho Circus Interview?
Episode 538. Legendary DJ Doug Podell joins us this week. Doug shares some great KISS stories including, seeing the band for the first time in 1974 having never heard of them before the show. He also…
Does Mark Cicchini Have Issues Because He Is Such a Big KISS Collector
Episode 537. A thread in the KISSFAQ message board was asking if big KISS collectors have mental issues, they discuss Mark Cicchini and debate if he has issues. We discuss KISS collecting and collect…
What If Gene Simmons Quits KISS in the 80s. What Does Paul Stanley Do?
Episode 536. What if Gene Simmons movie career exploded. What if he quit KISS to pursue movies full time. What would Paul Stanley do? Would he continue under the name KISS? Would he continue as a sol…