KISS Army lore with the amps still warm.
PodKISSt/THE KISS ROOM! treats KISS fandom as a living room, record store, fan table, and radio show all at once. Episodes move from box-set reactions and KISS-tory dates to guest interviews, new music, tribute projects, and affectionate fan debate.
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PodKISSt/THE KISS ROOM! is a KISS fan podcast and radio-style hangout that treats the band as an ongoing culture, not just a catalog. It is built for people who enjoy the details. Albums, release talk, concert eras, old rumors, guest musicians, fan projects, and exact bits of KISS-tory all get pulled into the conversation. The show can start with a joke and end up in a serious memory. It often does. The episodes sampled here move across the Destroyer Super Deluxe 4CD-Blu-ray set, reactions to THEE Box, Carr Jam 21, a Paul Stanley pre-KISS history installment, soundboard discussion, KISS-themed comedy dates, and the final stretch before the End of the Road finale. That range gives the show a scrapbook feel. It is not a clean lecture or a news brief. It is closer to sitting with fans who have kept every format, remembered every false alarm, and still want to know who played on which song. The KISS Room broadcasts add a live-radio charge, with Monco Radio framing, music breaks, community shout-outs, and guests passing through. Matt Porter is live in The KISS Room with a high-energy KISS Army sensibility. PodKISSt episodes bring Ken Mills and Gary Schaller into a more conversational podcast rhythm, full of callbacks, jokes, and release-history rabbit holes. The show also makes room for tribute and continuation. Carr Jam 21 becomes a way to celebrate Eric Carr, while the demos project imagines what fans would write for KISS, Ace, or Peter. Newer rock bands such as Blitz are treated as part of the same living ecosystem. Nostalgia matters here, but it is not the only fuel. The show is also curious about what KISS fandom becomes after the road ends, from character legacy to new Ace material and fan-made music. Some stretches are repetitive and insider-heavy. That is also the texture. PodKISSt/THE KISS ROOM! is for listeners who want the names, the dates, the jokes, the arguments, and the sentimental charge of a fandom still talking after the lights come down.
Made for: Built for KISS fans who already enjoy deep album chatter, release minutiae, tribute projects, and fan-culture banter. Casual rock listeners may still catch the energy, but the richest moments reward long memory.
What sets it apart: The show blends long-running podcast conversation with live-radio KISS Room broadcasts, so it feels both archival and communal. Its strength is the collision of exact fan detail, guest drop-ins, music premieres, and unabashed affection for KISS mythology.
462587 There is no PodKISSt without YOU, the KISS Army! You are the reason the PodKISSt exists, and the reason why it will survive. Without your encouragement and ideas, none of our efforts would be possible or worthwhile. And better yet, without YOU the KISS Army … there would be no KISS! So raise your glasses, KISS Army, you deserve a toast!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed fan memory, current artist updates, and archival projects keep the KISS universe active rather than sealed in nostalgia.
PodKISSt/THE KISS ROOM! treats KISS fandom as an ongoing conversation, moving between group discussion, guest interviews, music playback, archive projects, and news from the band's orbit.
This is where your KISS obsession brings footnotes, feelings, and a prized Gene Simmons photo.
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A farewell-minded Kiss Room turns end-of-the-road nerves into lively talk about what may come next.
The November edition of The Kiss Room plays like a farewell checkpoint, with Matt Porter setting it up as the show's last broadcast before KISS reaches the end of the road.
A loose KISS hangout where comedy-night stories, reunion talk, and fan loyalty keep changing the subject.
THE KISS ROOM starts in full MindcoRadio daydream mode, with a dusty storage box, ACDC, Motley Crue, and KISS records, and a mysterious vinyl inscription tied to Sammy Kerr and the freaky-fire legend that followed.
A loose, spirited September KISS Room built around KISS history, new music, and fan-made songwriting.
The September issue of The KISS Room treats the calendar as an excuse to celebrate KISS history, fan memory, and the creative orbit around the band.
A warm look back at Alive 96 and the Cleveland reunion, where KISS fandom felt briefly citywide.
PodKISSt #183 treats Alive 96 as the entry point to a wider KISS memory piece, with Andrew Scambetti of Incognito Films reflecting on the project and on his long connection to the show.
A warm Kiss Army conversation about fandom, social media, and the case for letting genuine excitement show.
PodKISSt #193 frames Kiss fandom as a spirited argument over what deserves excitement. Paul Stanley sharing Jimmy Page with the Soul Station album, and Gene Simmons holding the podcast, become small flashpoints for suspicion, pride, and the strange weather of online fan life.
Chicago critics DeRogatis and Kot pair new-album reviews with deep dives into records like Rumours.
Annual Songlines Music Awards ceremonies spotlighting global artists, from Afrobeat to sevda.
A high schooler's music diary — Grammys press pass stories to family concert interviews.
Stephen Hyden and Ian Cohen argue about indie rock, one Metacritic score at a time.
PodKISSt #183 features Andrew Scambetti discussing his fan film 'Alive 96', a reimagined concert video from KISS's 1996 reunion tour.
Hosts Ken Mills and Gary Schaller review the KISS Destroyer 45th anniversary box set, praising its extensive content and nostalgic value.
Matt Porter opens The Kiss Room – 2023 November around KISS’s December 2 "end of the road" show, the pay-per-view announcement, and the feeling that a long touring era is closing.
Craig Gass describes Gene Simmons showing up at Caroline's after a voicemail that said, "from KISS."
Andrew Scambatti is reconstructing the October 28, 1978 broadcast of "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park" with commercials.
Matt Porter, Bobby Dreher, and Michael Cappuccini open the June 2023 episode by marking the twelfth season of The KISS Room and revisiting its first broadcast on June 22, 2012.
The May 2023 episode of The Kiss Room begins with Matt Porter’s investigation of Kiss’s canceled May 11, 1974 appearance at Montgomery County Community College, using a Rolling Stone advertisement and a library clipping.
Matt Porter's March 2023 KISS Room opens with the end-of-tour announcement made on Howard Stern, and he argues the December 2nd Madison Square Garden date is the end of touring, not necessarily the last KISS show.
Hosts Ken Mills and Gary Shower welcome listeners to a KISS fan podcast, discussing the Destroyer box set and engaging with the KISS Army community.
Host Ken Mills interviews members of the Car Jam 21 project, a tribute to late KISS drummer Eric Carr.
Hosts Ken Mills and Gary Schaller discuss a newly announced KISS box set, reminiscing about past hoaxes and engaging in humorous banter.
This episode of PodKISSt explores the early life and family background of KISS frontman Paul Stanley.
Hosts Ken Mills and Gary Schaller discuss recent KISS events, including a biography premiere and live performance, engaging with the KISS Army fan community.
A casual KISS fan podcast where the host and guest discuss the band, share stories, and engage with the KISS Army community.
Hosts Ken Mills and Gary Shaller discuss upcoming Paul Stanley solo album and KISS-related news for the KISS Army fan community.
A KISS fan podcast episode featuring an interview with author Doug Broad about his book on 70s rock bands including KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Stars.