Gene Simmons

Buzz Watch: Gene Simmons and Bob Lefsetz Battle at CMW

Authored by Jay Baage on March 20, 2009 - 6:55am.

The highlight of Canadian Music Week 2009 (March 11-14) was appearantly the debate about the future of the music industry between Gene Simmons and Bob Lefsetz (clip embedded above, there is much more on YouTube). The news about the battle of the minds spread quickly all over the world, I was tipped off about the YouTube videos by Anders Hjelmtorp of Export Music Sweden. Well worth watching.

Buzz Watch: Gene Simmons’ New Web Video Network “No Good TV” is Fearless

Authored by Jay Baage on June 13, 2007 - 11:42am.

No Good TV is a new web video network geared to 18-34 year-old men, or perhaps I should say boys, because its appeal is clearly to guys who enjoy fart-jokes and rock’n'roll more than high culture. But then again, what else can you expect from a company that has the old Kiss guitarist Gene Simmons, you know with the tongue, as an investor and Chairman of the Board? NGTV balances on the very edge of bad taste, but it’s certainly a whole new kind of web video experience.