This is only our opinion… it is neither right nor wrong.

About

Three Sides Of The Coin is unofficial & unsanctioned and has no affiliation with the band KISS.

Three Sides of the Coin is a KISS talk show featuring Michael Brandvold, Tommy Sommers, Mark Cicchini and Lisa Martini.

In the early ’90s, Michael Brandvold launched the fifth ever website on the Internet devoted to KISS, KISS Otaku. He built, launched and maintained Kissonline.com (KISS’ official web presence). He now owns Michael Brandvold Marketing, providing marketing services and digital strategy to musicians. Tommy Sommers spent 15 years on the record show circuit collecting, trading and selling memorabilia / Kiss merchandise. He is now a successful residential Real Estate agent in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. Tommy has also produced a KISS song For The Oddfathers and is the owner of Rock Steady Digital Photography. Mark Cicchini, is a world renown KISS collector. KISS have used parts of Mark’s vast KISS collection for audio, video & print materials including their book NOTHIN TO LOSE, CD re release of the LOVE GUN album & the VH1 Ultimate Album KISS ALIVE! special as well as many other KISS projects. His wife also makes a mean meatloaf!!! Lisa Martini has been a KISS fan, almost since birth, thanks to her older brother introducing her to KISS in 1974! Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Lisa has extensive experience in the music industry, from radio to production to merchandising, and also holds a degree in audio engineering. Over the years she’s worked at many KISS Expos. starting at the New York Expos in the mid 90’s to present day. She’s been fortunate enough to have been part of many outstanding KISS moments, such as helping to launch the KISS fragrance and accompanying them to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Go Steelers!!

This is the largest, most listened to KISS podcast. Over 5.5 million plays since 2012. We average 10,000 plays for each new weekly episode just in the first week.
Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by many special guests including Gene Simmons and Eric Singer, Vinnie Vincent, Big John Harte former head of security in the 70s, producer Michael James Jackson, former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Lydia Criss, Eddie Trunk, WWE Superstar and lead singer of Fozzy Chris Jericho, Angel lead guitarist Punky Meadows, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook, Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter lead singer Mark Slaughter, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and Jay Jay French, comedian Craig Gass, KISS’ former business manager Chris Lendt, former KISS Art Director Dennis Woloch, the Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack, Frank Munoz associate producer for Ace Frehley’s Anomaly album, award winning songwriter Adam Mitchell, Ed Kanon (Peter Criss’ drum tech), Kevin Valentine (drummer on KISS’ Psycho Circus album).

It’s only our opinion… it’s neither right nor wrong.

Mark Montague –
A very special Thank You to Three Sides of the Coin for having me guest on, what’s described by the Kiss Army as, “one of the all-time best” interview/podcast to grace the internet. Literally, every book I sold at the 2016 New Jersey Kiss expo was due to a fan seeing and/or hearing my interview… Thanks Again Three Sides! Let’s do it again!
Alain –
How do you know the TSOTC (Three Sides of the Coin) episode you’re a guest on has been uploaded? You get over 100 messages in your inbox within hours! The feedback after Episode 166 was phenomenal: hundreds of e-mails kept coming in–so many, in fact, that I really had no choice but reprinting my book “KISS in Japan”!
Lydia Criss –
It was great talking to you guys on Three Sides of the Coin. After my segment aired my book Sealed With A KISS saw a significant spike in sales due to the exposure of being on your show. Hope to do it again sometime in the future. “Beth” Wishes.
Peter Arquette –
TSOTC (Three Sides of the Coin) was a major player in the promotion of the NJ KISS Expo 2016. Many updates and reminders as well as having the promoter guest the show helped immensely. Most of all though, was their presence the day of the event. The three, (plus one), were very recognizable to the attendees and added much excitement to the room.
Martin Popoff –
Three Sides of the Coin has been an awesome and yes, intellectually hefty forum for all things Kiss (and just beyond), and I was glad to finally make the grade and gradient and radiant glare of Tommy, Mark and Michael when I was asked on and suddenly started spouting on about the glory of Aerosmith. Unsurprisingly, the boys gave back as good as they got. Much feedback flowed to my inbox, and the youtube comments are legion. Love these guys.
Brett Weiss –
Appearing on Three Sides was great fun. Thanks to the likable nature of the hosts, and the fact that I had been listening to the show for several months before being on, I felt like I was talking to old friends. Shortly after my appearance, sales of my book spiked on Amazon, and I received a bunch of friend requests on Facebook from fellow KISS fans. I also received some Facebook personal messages inquiring about buying Encyclopedia of KISS directly from me. In short, it was a fantastic experience.
Bobby Rock –
“I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on our interview. And yes—we felt the hit! …both from our online store, and also Amazon.”
Julian Gill –
“Saw a bump in people requesting the Vault Supplement physical version, enough so to do another print run.”
Anthony X – KISS My Black Ass
“I received my first quarter sales report for my Kiss Book “Kiss My Black Ass!” Because of all your support my book has sold way beyond expectations.”