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Episode 368, February 4, 2020. Steve Unger from Metal Church sits down with us this week and Mark goes total fanboy! Steve shares his lifetime love for KISS and an absolutely amazing KISS/Paul Stanley story that every fan is sure to love! Visit https://metalchurchofficial.com and http://www.sincircusofficial.com Forget the haters, we won!   Press requests please […]

Episode 154, November 25, 2015. Bonus episode! While on the KISS KRUISE Mark Cicchini sat down with Fozzy lead vocalist, WWE wrestler and KISS fan… Chris Jericho! Three Sides of the Coin Monthly Option 1 : $1.99 USD – monthlyOption 2 : $5.00 USD – monthlyOption 3 : $9.99 USD – monthly If you would […]

Episode 153, November 24, 2015. Tommy goes off this episode so sit back and enjoy! In between Tommy’s rants we talk about KISS and 2016, what are they doing? They have announced some shows, but no real tour. Is there a reason for the dates? What will it take for you to get excited about […]

Episode 152, November 17, 2015. This week Curt Gooch surprises us with details and the tape for the long lost KISS video for “I” from the album Music from The Elder. How he found this video. Why he has the only known copy. What are his plans for the video. How you can own the […]

Episode 151, November 10, 2015. Lisa Martini becomes a official member of Three Sides of the Coin and shares the Marvel Comics contract with KISS. How much did KISS make from each comic book? How much did Marvel advance KISS? Mark joins us from Miami with a very special surprise guest before he heads back […]

Episode 150, November 3, 2015. We almost said no show for this week, Mark was slammed getting ready for The KISS Kruise, Tommy was sick all week and Michael was beat with all of his clients. But we said screw it let’s see what we can chat about and somehow we got a commercial for […]

Episode 149, October 27, 2015. Chris Jericho is back! Before heading off with his band Fozzy to perform on the KISS Kruise, Chris joins us (or is he auditioning?) to talk about amazing things like CRAZY NIGHTS! The Three Sides crew also debates as to what made Ace Frehley a influential guitarist… his playing or […]

Episode 148, October 20, 2015. Legendary KISS Photographer Bob Gruen sits down with us to talk about working with KISS in the 70s. The story behind the Dressed To Kill album cover. The story behind the Cream Magazine “super hero” comic photo session. Where are the suits from the Dressed to Kill cover? What was […]

Episode 147, October 13, 2015. Lots of interesting discussion this week. In his heart does Gene Simmons want to end with the original band? Who owns Ace Frehley and Peter Criss’ makeup, we end this debate with facts. Peter Criss made a appearance at Guitar Center and sat down and played some drums… what does […]

Episode 146, October 6, 2015. This week it is twofer… two great discussions. Up first, can Gene Simmons be a fan of KISS? Followed by Tommy and Mike sharing one of their very personal KISS collectibles. Three Sides of the Coin Monthly Option 1 : $1.99 USD – monthlyOption 2 : $5.00 USD – monthlyOption […]

Episode 145, September 29, 2015. Awhile back the KISS KRUISE asked YOU, KISS Navy, what deep cuts you’d like to hear at the first ever, KISS Electric Unmasked Sail Away Show on The KISS Kruise! Below is a list of your top requested songs. On October 30th, you’ll be standing on the pool deck, rockin’ […]

Episode 144, September 22, 2015. Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Talks About His Feud with Paul Stanley. Hold on! Dee Snider opens up about the feud with Paul Stanley and when it started.  Can there be peace between the two of them? He fills us in on how big of a KISS fan he is. He […]

Episode 143, September 15, 2015. Lisa Martini returns with three amazing business documents; two from 1977 and one from 1979. These documents are the meeting notes from financial/business meetings. It is a amazing contrast to see the discussions in 1977 when KISS is flying high vs the discussion in late 1979 when they are on […]

Episode 142, September 8, 2015. KISS Reunites in 1989 and Records a New Album, What Songs from the 80s Make the Cut? Rules: You can select from KISS songs released in the 80s, from Lick It up to Hot In The Shade. And… Peter’s first two solo albums and Ace’s 80s solo albums. No demos. […]

Episode 141, September 1, 2015. This was a painful episode to record. We each listened to our five worst KISS albums and then created a 10 song album containing the best songs from those bad albums. Thanks for putting us through this punishment Mark! What we ended up with is THE BEST OF THE WORST […]

Episode 140, August 25, 2015. Three amazing discussions this week: new evidence that Vinnie Vincent may have actually saved KISS. Neil Peart of Rush disses KISS. And… Eddie Trunk on why Ace Frehley won’t be back in KISS. Oh and something about Joe Perry! Hirsh Gardner – http://hirshgardner.com/ New England – http://www.newenglandrocks.com/ Three Sides of […]

Episode 139, August 18, 2015. We stay in the New England camp this week, Hirsh Gardner, the drummer from New England joins us to share his amazing stories… being the Aucoin offices the day Peter Criss was fired from KISS. His experience recording with Vinnie Vincent on songs that would become the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. […]

Episode 138, August 11, 2015. Gary Shea Talks New England, Alcatrazz, Warrior & Vinnie Vincent. Gary has many stories to share with us… how New England got their record deal, how they secured Bill Aucoin as manager, how Paul Stanley came to produce their debut. How New England went from flying hight one year to […]

Episode 137, August 4, 2015. Scooby Doo and KISS Rock and Roll Mystery, Our Review & Religious Protests. It’s Scooby Doo special this week! We start off discussing the religious protests happening around the DVD and happening on our Facebook page. We are being prayed for. We are sinners. We are going to hell. We […]

Episode 136, July 28, 2015. KISS Merchandise, How Much Were They Making in 1978. We are joined by special guest Lisa Martini who a KISS collection that even impresses Mark. We discuss and analyze (like nobody else) 5 pages outlining KISS merchandise sales from 1977, 1978 and 1979. How much they made. What each merchandise […]

Episode 135, July 21, 2015. KISS Stage Props, What Happened to Many of Them? We are joined by special guest Jacques van Gool KISS fan and owner of BackstageAuctions.com. Jacques tells us many stories about auctions for Sean Delaney, Eddie Kramer, Lydia Criss. He tells us some AMAZING stories about visiting the McManus warehouse and […]

Episode 134, July 14, 2015. Tommy fills on in on what happened when he met Ace Frehley. Mark shares a couple KISS business documents that came directly from Bill Aucoin. Documents from 1977 and 1981 discussing how KISS should invest their money in 77 and questioning their management company Glickman Marks in 1981. Lots of […]

Episode 133, July 7, 2015. Three main topics this week… Book reviews of Me Inc. by Gene Simmons and the Neil Bogart biography Going Platinum… Did the success of KISS Alive! fuel the explosion of disco music?…. Our comments about the Ros Radley episode that we pulled down. Why we did it and our feelings […]

Episode 132, June 30, 2015. The founding General of the KISS Army Bill Starkey joins us this week. You will not find a more humble member of the KISS Army than the guy who literally started it. Bill reveals the truths and lies behind the stories you have heard about the formation of the KISS […]

Episode 131, June 16, 2015. Nothin’ But This Ain’t No Spencer’s Crap This Week! Mark Cicchini starts digging into boxes next to him and pulls out items going as far back as 1974! We have no idea what is next, but the stories and memories are great! Three Sides of the Coin Monthly Option 1 […]

Episode 129, June 2, 2015. Rick Stuart former Director of Security and Bodyguard for KISS from 1975-1976 joins us with a inside look at protecting the band. He talks to us about the band’s first tour of Europe. Stopping photographers from taking pictures of the band out of makeup. Inside the studio during the recording […]

Episode 128, May 26, 2015. Jason Hook lead guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch sits with us for nearly two hours to talk about is HUGE love for KISS. He shares with us a number of his KISS guitars. He talks about his love for Ace Frehley. He discusses his audition with Ace to join […]

Episode 127, May 19, 2015. Back to the Ace Frehley Well & Are You a Real KISS Fan? Why does Ace continue to do things that KISS fans discuss? It’s not just us, it is the KISS Army. We love the guy, but his actions just leave us scratching our head. This week we read […]

Episode 126, May 12, 2015. We are joined by special guest Jay Gilbert who brings us MANY KISS stories from his time working at Universal Music and Sanctuary Records. We start back in 1977 and talk a show when Peter Criss was to sing Beth and a Beatles tune started to play. We talk about […]

Episode 125, May 5, 2015. God Will Send A Fireball From Space To Destroy Earth If Ace Frehley Returns To KISS. Huh? What? No we aren’t getting all religious on you, we just lay down the truth about Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in 2015. Don’t hate the messenger. We discuss Ace Frehley in Australia, […]

Episode 124, April 28, 2015. Author, historian, collector, video expert… Curt Gooch joins us and talks about EVERYTHING KISS video. What exists, what doesn’t exist. The story behind KISSOLOGY IV. So much is revealed that as a KISS fan your jaw will be on the floor by the end of the show. Curt also takes […]

Episode 123, April 21, 2015. Mark Slaughter Gives the Not So Pretty Details on Vinnie Vincent. What was the very first comment Vinnie Vincent made to Mark? What was the first comment Gene Simmons said to Mark when Slaughter toured with KISS? Who got the Vinnie Vincent Invasion their record deal? How did Slaughter get […]

Episode 122, April 14, 2015. Inside the Studio the Last Time Original KISS Ever Recorded Together with Detroit Rock City Associate Producer Tim Sullivan. Tim also takes us back to the making of Detroit Rock City The Movie. The stories! Michael, Tommy and Mark put in hours every week to record, produce and promote Three […]

Episode 121, April 7, 2015. What If It Was Bob Kulick & Not Ace Frehley in 1974? What sort of success would KISS have had in their first year? Was Ace that critical to the band getting started? As a tease for next week’s special guest, Mark shares a Detroit Rock City movie program from […]

Episode 120, March 31, 2015. The Beauty Who Plays The Beast, Andrea Zermeno from PRISS. We discuss why Gene is grossly underrated as a bass player. Mark continues his rant about Steel Panther and KISS fans who have a problem with someone having a opinion. Reminder… We release a new shirt, THANK GOD IT’S TUESDAY, […]

Episode 119, March 24, 2015. Mark Vents (some might say SNAPS!) About Steel Panther Playing on the KISS Kruise V. Steel Panther are a parody act no different than Weird Al Yankovic. Are they appropriate for kids on the Kruise? We break 10,000 fans on our Facebook page. We release a new shirt, THANK GOD […]

Episode 118, March 17, 2015. Your prayers have been answered! No Michael on this week’s show. If this week’s show sucks it is because Michael is not there. If this week’s show is great it is because Michael groomed these two knuckleheads in his image. You know Three Sides of the Coin is all Michael! […]

Episode 117, March 10, 2015. Eric McKenna from Boogie Street Guitars joins us to discuss Paul Stanley’s guitars. Eric talks about his relationship with Paul. He discuss the guitars he built for Paul. He discusses Paul’s involvement. What Paul wants in a guitar. If you are a guitar geek this show is for you! Michael […]

Episode 116, March 3, 2015. We discuss the can of worms you opened up, Paul Stanley sings over a backing track. This Ain’t No Spencer’s Crap… Mark shows a ticket, guitar picks and show poster from KISS’ appearance on the David Letterman Show. Michael and Tommy put in hours every week to record, produce and […]

Episode 115, February 24, 2015. Mark Cicchini talks about how he was is busted taping KISS & Ace Frehley Concerts! Mark talks being part of a movie about concert tapers. This leads into Mark’s stories about being busted filming KISS and Ace Frehley. We discuss the legalities of bootlegs. Why bands don’t release live concerts. […]

Episode 114, February 17, 2015. Inside the Book KISS Alive Forever with Author Jeff Suhs. Jeff discusses the history of KISS Alive Forever. How the book was born, how he and co-author Curt Gooch researched and gathered, interviewed and gathered all the data. Jeff also discusses his involvement with Lydia Criss’ book Sealed With A […]

Episode 113, February 10, 2015. Kruise V is nearly sold out will a electric sail away show wow Mike & Tommy? What will it take for them to go on the Kruise this year? Are they whipped by their wives? We talk about the fan voting for the three songs each Kruiser would like to […]

Episode 112, February 3, 2015. Back to a fun show! What if… Ace Frehley and Peter Criss had a full share in profits from the reunion tour? How would things be different? Would KISS remained together longer? This Ain’t No Spencer’s Crap… a Paul Stanley firehouse hat. He also shares some of his KISS posters. […]

Episode 111, January 27, 2015. JR Smalling and Moose from The Original KISS Krew join us on Three Sides of the Coin to discuss their book Out On The Streets and our review of the book. Be sure to listen to episode 109 if you want to understand our review that led to this episode. […]

Episode 110, January 20, 2015. We are joined by KISS vinyl expert Tom Shannon. Tom shares with us what he did as a consultant with Universal Music Group in the creation of the KISSTERIA and KISS SINGLES box sets. We take you inside the record label as these projects were created. We also look back […]

Episode 109, January 13, 2015. Out On The Streets a new book by The Original KISS Krew… we review it! This 352 page book chronicles the work of The Original KISS KREW during the bands formative years of late 1973 – mid 1976. Featuring behind the scenes stories and containing some very rare and unseen […]

Episode 108, January 6, 2105. Happy New Year! KISS have announced they will play Alive! in it’s entirety on KISS Kruise V. That excites one of us, the other two not too much. This turned into a very fun discussion. We also discuss your vote for the top KISS story of 2014. We have a […]

Episode 107, December 23, 2014. Happy Holidays! This week we do a hit and run, you ask us the questions. This is Mark’s very first hit and run… how does he do? This Ain’t No Spencer’s Crap features a VERY RARE Japanese CD discography release, something even Mark didn’t know about until someone sent him […]

Episode 106, December 16, 2014. We are honored to be joined by professional wrestler and musician Chris Jericho. Chris talks about the HUGE influence Paul Stanley has had on his life and career. How he connected with Paul to have him on his podcast Talk Is Jerhico, http://podcastone.com/Talk-Is-Jericho. What are Chris’ thoughts on Ace & […]

Episode 105, December 9, 2014. This week we look the KISS appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Was it a live Spinal Tap moment? Was it cool as hell? Was it both? We share some possible insight from a listener as to what may happened. We follow up on last week’s Ace Frehley setlist […]

Episode 104, December 2, 2014. Ace Frehley hits the road with his Space Invader tour and we geek out on the tour and set list. Mark sums it all up with his statement… where the hell is Rip It Out! We ask why is Ace playing more songs from his time with KISS then his […]