Gene Simmons

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Runnin’ With The Devil: ‘Van Halen’ at 45

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Is the band’s ferocious debut LP ground zero for hair metal?

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

War Machine: KISS’s Creatures of the Night Turns 40 

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Bryan Adams, Creatures of the Night, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, I Love It Loud, Jim Vallance, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Super Deluxe Edition, Vinnie Vincent, War Machine

Diving into the new Super Deluxe Edition of the classic 1982 LP

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Native Rock 

Micki Free’s Crescendo in Turquoise Blue

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 j. poet 2 Comments Carlos Santana, Dark Idol Music, Gene Simmons, Micki Free, Native American, Shalamar, Turquoise Blue

An exclusive post-pandemic chat with the Native American guitar hero

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Hard Rock Rock 

The Starchild at 70

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Ace Frehley, birthday, Dynasty, Gene Simmons, Kiss, KISS Alive, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Revenge, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who

Paul Stanley of KISS: “I believe in Superman; I look in the mirror and I see him”

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 8: June 2020

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Bikini Kill, CHEAP TRICK, David Johansen, Famous Quotes, Gene Simmons, Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice, Jack Douglas, Jesus Mezquia, Joan Jett, John Lennon, Kathleen Hanna, Kiss, Lou Reed, Mia Zapata, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Gits, The Spice Girls

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Hard Rock Pop 

Rise To It: Hot In The Shade by Kiss Turns 30

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1989, Bruce Kulick, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, Hot In The Shade, Kiss, Michael Bolton, Paul Stanley

An exclusive interview with former guitarist Bruce Kulick about the most polarizing LP of the Non-Makeup Era

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Disco Hard Rock Pop 

Disco Kiss At 40

July 20, 2019July 22, 2019 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Casablanca Records, Gene Simmons, I was made for loving you, Kiss, Kiss Double Platinum, Kiss Dynasty, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss

Dynasty remains the Kabuki rock icons’ most polarizing album

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Pop Rock 

40 Years of Phantom

October 28, 2018October 29, 2018 Ron Hart 3 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Kiss, NBC, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss

Tonight back in 1978, Kiss invaded national television with their campy cult classic

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Punk Rock 

Record Producer David Bianco Has Died

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 Bill Janovitz 0 Comments Buffalo Tom, David Bianco, Gene Simmons, Jon Wurster, Rick Rubin, Smitten, Teenage Fanclub, Tom Petty

Buffalo Tom guitarist Bill Janovitz remembers a guiding hand who believed in bridges

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