2021 PODCAST EPISODE ARCHIVE

Travel back in time to our earlier episodes!

The KissFAQ Podcast is a weekly chat show featuring members of the KissFAQ message board and other guests discussing a wide variety of KISS-related topics. Our objective is simple: Have fun chatting with other fans from around the world and hopefully entertain the KISS Army in the process. A gigantic "Thank You" to all of the participants on these episodes, and to YOU, the listener.

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Ep.340 - Happiness in 2021? (Jan. 8, 2021)

Lonnie, Daniel, Ken, and Julian quickly review Dubai and then move on to some of the things they'd like to see (or hear) in 2021... Listen HERE.


Ep.341 - Random Topics! (Jan. 15, 2021)

Mark, Lonnie, Ken, and Julian talk about some forthcoming releases and random topics from the board... Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.21 - W.A.S.P. Chat #7 - Unholy Terror (Jan. 20, 2021)

Julian, Bill, and Andy dig into W.A.S.P.'s ninth studio album, "Unholy Terror," released in April 2001... Listen HERE.


Ep.342 - Album MVP Battle Part 1 (Jan. 22, 2021)

Mark, Lonnie, Ken, and Julian discuss a board topic: Who's the MVP for each KISS album. In this episode we tackle the first eight KISS albums... Listen HERE.


Ep.343 - Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll!!! (Jan. 29, 2021)

Ken and Julian are joined by Tom, Gary, Steve, and Francis for a KISSaholic episode where three current/former owners of the legendary "Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll" US stock single (possibly the RAREST of all pieces of KISS vinyl) tell their stories! Listen HERE.


Ep.344 - Album MVP Battle Part 2 (Feb. 5, 2021)

Mark, Lonnie, Ken, and Julian discuss a board topic: Who's the MVP for each KISS album. In this episode we tackle the albums Double Platinum through Animalize... Listen HERE.


Ep.345 - Album MVP Battle Part 3 (Feb. 12, 2021)

Mark, Lonnie, Ken, and Julian discuss a board topic: Who's the MVP for each KISS album. In this episode we tackle the albums Asylum through You Wanted The Best... Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.022 - Look! It's Blue Murder (Feb. 19, 2021)

Mark, Julian, Lonnie, and Ken dissect Blue Murder's self-titled 1989 album! Listen HERE.


Ep.346 - Album MVP Battle Part 4 (Feb. 25, 2021)

Mark, Lonnie, Andrew, Ken, and Julian discuss a board topic: Who's the MVP for each KISS album. In this episode we tackle the albums Carnival of Souls through Jigoku-Retsuden... Listen HERE.


Ep.347 - Album MVP Battle Part 5 (Mar. 5, 2021)

Mark, Ken, and Julian conclude their discussion of a board topic: Who's the MVP for each KISS album. In this episode we tackle the final batch of KISS albums... Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.023 - W.A.S.P. Chat #8 - Dying for the World (Mar. 10, 2021)

Julian, Bill, and Andy dig into W.A.S.P.'s tenth studio album, "Dying for the World," released in June 2002... Listen HERE.


Ep.348 - Who's the Greatest? (Mar. 12, 2021)

Daniel, Mark, Ken, and Julian take on Daniel's challenge of trying to determine KISS' greatest guitarist via a series of specific metrics... Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.024 - Look! It's Lovedrive (Mar. 19, 2021)

Ken, Lonnie, Mark, and Julian explore the Scorpions' 1979 album, Lovedrive!... Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.025 - Cowboy Mach Bell Always A Rocker! (Mar. 20, 2021)

Julian is joined by Cowboy Mach Bell who has published "Once A Rocker, Always A Rocker," his diary of his time with the Joe Perry Project, 1982-84. Find out all things Mach at oncearocker.com... Listen HERE.


Ep.349 - Tour(ment) of Souls... (Mar. 26, 2021)

Lonnie, Mark, Ken, and Julian discuss a "what if:" KISS finish the Revenge tour in 1992 and still do Alive III and KMA, but they're also working on COS during that period... Instead of touring Japan/Australia in '95 as an extension of Revenge, that's the start of the Tour(ment) of Souls Worldwide... Listen HERE.


Ep.350 - Paul Stanley's Soul Station: Plastic Soul? (Apr. 2, 2021)

Lonnie, Alex, Ken, and Julian discuss Paul Stanley's Soul Station album "Now & Then." We rank the songs then separate them into the covers and originals. What did we think? Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.026 - W.A.S.P. Chat #9 - The Neon God, Pt. 1 (Apr. 6, 2021)

Julian, Bill, and Andy dig into Part 1 of W.A.S.P.'s "Neon God" released in April 2004... Listen HERE.


Ep.351 - Three Wishes & Cheap Tricks... (Apr. 9, 2021)

Daniel, Mark, Ken, and Julian tackle topics from the board including Robin Zander's recent comments about recording, three wishes for the resumption of touring, and more... Listen HERE.


Ep.352 - Albums That Should/n't Have Had Title Tracks (Apr. 15, 2021)

Ken and Julian cover some recent music-related announcements and discuss some more current topics from the board... Listen HERE.


Look! It's Rock 'N' Roll Ep.027 - Velvet Revolver's Contraband (Apr. 22, 2021)

Lonnie, Ken, Julian, and Mark evaluate the debut from Velvet Revolver released in June 2004... Listen HERE.


Ep.353 - KISStory Biography Project (Apr. 29, 2021)

Julian, Mark, Lonnie, and Ken discuss the recently announced KISStory Biography project coming to A&E, the Biopic, Tokyo soundboard release, and some topics from the board... Listen HERE.


Ep.354 - Unchained: Pick a Side! (May. 6, 2021)

Ken, Mark, and Lonnie, unchain the podcast and tackle some of their choice topics from the board... Listen HERE.


Ep.355 - Best of the Non-U.S.A. Tours... (May. 13, 2021)

Ken, Daniel, Lonnie, and Julian evaluate the non-USA tours to determine the best... Listen HERE.


Ep.356 - We'll Try Anything Once! **LIVE** (May. 20, 2021)

Lonnie, Ken, Julian, Andrew, and Mark go live for an episode to discuss assorted current topics and respond to viewer comments and observations! Listen HERE.


Ep.357 - We'd Have to be INSANE! (May. 27, 2021)

Ken and Julian discuss the weeks KISS topics from the board, such as the rumor Ace and Peter were offered an INSANE amount of money to participate in the A&E KISStory biography, Vinnie Vincent's phone call, and more... Listen HERE.


Ep.358 - Trailers, Vinyl & Vinnie (Jun. 3, 2021)

Lonnie, Mark, Ken, and Julian reconvene to discuss current KISS topics, including Julian's reaction to viewing the KISS biography trailer, reaction to Vinnie's weekend event report, and more... Listen HERE.


Ep.359 - Tokyo & Tribeca Reviews (Jun. 17, 2021)

Andrew, Lonnie, Ken, and Julian give their thoughts on the first "Off the Soundboard" release and then move on to Andrew's visit to New York for the airing of Part 1 of KISS' forthcoming A&E biography special... Listen HERE.


Ep.360 - Who Steers the Ship through the Stormy Seas? (Jun. 24, 2021)

Mark, Daniel, and Ken get a head start on celebrating the 40th Anniversary of "The Elder"... Listen HERE.


Ep.361 - Review of the A&E KISStory Documentary (Jul. 1, 2021)

Having had time to digest two nights of magic, the KissFAQ crew give their thoughts on the first A&E KISStory Documentary... Listen HERE.


Ep.362 - Hits and Misses (Jul. 8, 2021)

Daniel, Lonnie, Ken, and Julian discuss the idea that KISS could be sold off as a franchise to keep the name alive, our current favourite 'Kiss thing,' and more! Listen HERE.


Ep.363 - Into the "Danger Zone" with Gary Corbett (Jul. 15, 2021)

Former KISS/Paul Stanley touring keyboard player Gary Corbett who has passed away. Our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. Please enjoy his memory in this interview, conducted July 14, 2017, for the "Danger Zone" book. Listen HERE.


Ep.364 - The Kwiz-FAQ Show... (Jul. 22, 2021)

The KissFAQ gang engage in a KISS "kwiz" rumble in preparation for a live format KISS-themed quiz show! Listen HERE.


Ep.365 - Live and at Your Mercy! (Jul. 29, 2021)

The KissFAQ crew take on some recent board and live viewer topics/questions! Listen HERE.


Ep.366 - Best Leftovers! (Aug. 5, 2021)

The KissFAQ crew put together a top-best-leftovers ranking of songs that could have been included on KISS albums... Listen HERE.


Ep. 367 - Back in Black Leather & Greasepaint! (Aug. 19, 2021)

The KissFAQ crew opine on the restart of the "End of the Road" tour and some other recent KISS-related topics... Listen HERE.


Ep.368 - 2 Wicked Nites at the Start of a Tour... (Aug. 21, 2021)

Julian is joined by Andy to recount his experiences at the first two shows restarting the delayed "End of the Road" tour... Listen HERE.


Ep.369 - Paul Sick of Resurrected! (Aug. 26, 2021)

Ken and Mark take control of the show, but board and their own topics are not absent from the discussion! Listen HERE.


Ep.370 - Wake Up Screaming When September Ends! (Sept. 2, 2021)

Five KISS albums were released in Septembers past. So, this week the gang assembles a 15 song "Best of September" list from those five albums, and also rank the five albums. Do things turn out how you'd expect? Listen HERE.


Ep.371 - KISS On Tour, 1974-83 book inquisition with Alain Bellicha (Sept. 9, 2021)

Alain Bellicha's "KISS on Tour, 1974-83" book is out now and shipping via https://www.kissontour74-83.com/ Julian, Lonnie, and Ken's copies have arrived, so we put Alain under the bright lights of inquisition about his enchanting new project! Listen HERE.


Ep.372 - KISS Destroys Madison Sq Garden 1977-2019 (Sept. 16, 2021)

Andrew, Ken and Lonnie discuss the new "KISS Destroys Madison Square Garden" photo book, Ken's adventures at the Mountain View show, and more... Listen HERE.


Ep.373 - Ace 'N' Alice Tour Kick-Off Recap... (Sept. 19, 2021)

Andy returns to the show with a recap of the first show of the Ace Frehley and Alice Cooper tour, and more! Listen HERE.


Ep.374 - Destroyer 45 Deluxe Edition Reaction (Sept. 23, 2021)

Lonnie, Ken, Julian, and Mark discuss the planned contents of the newly announced KISS "Destroyer" deluxe edition celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Dubai debacle, and Ace's set list... Listen HERE.


Ep.375 - Our Three Most Desired Deluxe Treatments... (Sept. 30, 2021)

Now that "Destroyer" is confirmed as the first super deluxe treatment, which we await with great expectations, Ken and Julian select the three KISS albums they think would be most desirable to be given the treatment next... Listen HERE.


Ep.376 - VR T-Shirts and Albums Paired... (Oct. 7, 2021)

Julian, Mark, Ken, and Lonnie take on some current board topics including the new VR T-Shirts, album pairs with the least/greatest differences, and more... Listen HERE.


Ep.377 - Kwiz-FAQ Round Two! (Oct. 16, 2021)

Mark and Ken take on KISS Army Sweden's Kwiz winner Nils in Daniel's latest Fan Kwiz Challenge. Who reigns supreme and survives Julien-maths... Listen HERE.


Ep.378 - A Potpourri of Lost Souls (Oct. 21, 2021)

Lonnie, Ken, and Julian tackle some recent poll topics created on the FAQ message board for analysis and discussion... Listen HERE.


Ep.379 - It's Halloween, with Tom Snyder! (Oct. 28, 2021)

Lonnie, Ken, and Julian take a light-hearted break to watch a classic: KISS' Tomorrow Show appearance from 1979 from an original airing with commercials! We'll pause, critique, and essentially hang out remote. Listen HERE.


Ep.380 - KISS Kruise Core Music Recap (Nov. 4, 2021)

Lonnie, Ken, and Julian, from their comfortable armchairs, discuss the sets performed by KISS and Bruce Kulick on KISS Kruise X. Who did they think won the battle on the seas? Listen HERE.


Ep.381 - SouthernKISS-Kruisin' (Attendee POV) (Nov. 4, 2021)

Julian is joined by KissFAQ board member southernkiss who attended KISS Kruise X and provides a firsthand account of the event and some of its activities. Apologies in advance for a few connectivity issues throughout. Listen HERE.


Ep.382 - A Week Chock Full of Merchandise (Nov. 11, 2021)

Lonnie, Julian, Mark, and Ken discuss the dearth of merchandise released this week and look at the "Box Set" as its 20th anniversary fast approaches... Listen HERE.


Ep.383 - NovElder2: Opening an "Ancient Door" (Nov. 18, 2021)

Julian is joined by Christopher Börjars to discuss his recently released "Ancient Door: A Tribute to Music From The Elder." Check out this incredible tribute at https://www.facebook.com/ancientdoorproject... Listen HERE.


Ep.384 - "Destroyer 45" Review Panel (Nov. 23, 2021)

Ken, Lonnie, and Julian are joined by "Shout it Out Loud" book author James Campion to evaluate the new 45th anniversary edition of KISS's studio zenith, DESTROYER... Listen HERE.


Ep.385 - Too many polls? (Dec. 2, 2021)

Ken, Lonnie, Andrew and Julian discuss some of the recent polls posted on the message board including first time they met members of KISS without paying, KISS 2023, and more... Listen HERE.


Ep.386 - Saturday Kwiz Battle Royale... (Dec. 11, 2021)

Daniel hosts another KISS Kwiz with Ken, Lonnie, Andrew and Julian competing for top honors of geekdom... Listen HERE.


Ep.387 - Global Highpoints, Following Revenge and more... (Dec. 16, 2021)

Lonnie, Mark, Julian, and Ken take on some of this week's topics from the messageboard including whether Anomaly is true follow-up to Ace '78, Global Kisstoric Events, and what we thought would follow Revenge... Listen HERE.


Ep.388 - Has KISS Ever Truly Created A Masterpiece? (Dec. 22, 2021)

Mark, Julian, Ken, and Daniel take on some of this week's topics from the message board including whether KISS has actually ever truly created a masterpiece, ludicrous things we've heard about the band, and we wrap up 2021 looking forward to 2022... Listen HERE.


Ep.389 - Kick the Door Closed on 2021... (Dec. 30, 2021)

Mark, Julian, and Ken kick the door closed on 2021 with one final discussion of an assortment of board topics included whether Destroyer destroyer KISS, 4 desert island disks, a song pick for Bruce's Vegas show and more... Listen HERE.




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