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Axl vs. Tommy Hilfiger

Axl: Hilfiger 'Just Kept Smacking Me'

05/20/2006 12:17 PM, AP via Yahoo!
Verena Dobnik

It was a one-two encounter between Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger. The rocker and designer capped a Thursday evening out at a new club called The Plumm in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood with midnight fisticuffs.

"There was an issue between the two of them," Plumm owner Noel Ashman told The Associated Press.

Kiss Overextends Their "Brand' Yet Again!

Well, they have a KISS coffin, so why not a fragrance? I guess that in Gene's mind, the Kiss brand is not as watered down and/or over-the-hill is it actually is. Sure, it's a long way to the top when you wanna rock n' roll. But the tumble down should at least be graceful.

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It's not uncommon for famous rock bands of previous eras to get back on the road for a reunion tour. But the '70s glam band KISS, known for its flamboyant makeup and wild stage act, is trying something different to resuscitate its name--it's getting into the personal care product business. This fall the band will launch a line of products built around a fragrance to be supported by a marketing plan that includes print and TV advertising. Promotional events that include a sampling campaign of KISS masks, blotter cards, scented tattoos, stickers and car fresheners. Print contains the message, "You'll never forget your first..." followed by the band's KISS logo and the tagline, "Fragrances made for lovin' you!" TV ads, which also break in October, are still in development. The full product line will include men's hair and body wash, deodorant, and body spray. Women's products include shower gel, body lotion and body splash. The products are created under license via Gemini Cosmetics, New York.

Rolling Stone Turns 1,000 (Issues, That Is!)

On the occasion of its 1000th issue, a milestone the magazine marks this month with a million-dollar 3D cover, Rolling Stone is again the topic of considerable cultural buzz--just like the great old days, some might observe, when every new issue of the mag was greeted with enormous enthusiasm throughout the rock-and-roll nation.  That enthusiasm has dulled as the music and country have evolved, but the magazine is nevertheless consistently first-rate.  Jann Wenner, its founder, now 60, talked to USA Today about his beloved book, and why, in his opinion, it remains vital nearly three decades after its launch.  Wenner: "I don't think it's lost its clout culturally. If you look around at all the media and think about the most impactful place you can be, if you're a musician or a movie star, Rolling Stone still carries more weight and prestige, I dare say, than Time, which used to have a lock. Most other magazines have an interview in a hotel room with a PR person present.It's nice, it's fun, and there's some prestige to being in some of these magazines, but there's no real depth. We go inside a person's life. You really see stuff."