Kiss

Remembrance Rock 

Farewell, Spaceman: Remembering Ace Frehley

October 16, 2025October 17, 2025 Ron Hart 2 Comments Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, John 5, Keith Richards, Kiss, Mike McCready, Nirvana, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, RIP, The Replacements, Tom Morello

Paying tribute to the legendary KISS guitarist, gone at 74

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Heavy Metal Punk Rock 

Dammit, Let’s Celebrate Girlschool

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 Tim Sommer 1 Comment England, Girlschool, Kiss, Motörhead, Sam 69, South London, UFO, Veruca Salt, WTFortyfive

On WTFortyFive, the band reclaims the glitter punk throne

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Remembering Toby Keith, Gone at 62

February 6, 2024February 9, 2024 Jim Sullivan 6 Comments Country, Kiss, Lynyrd Sknynrd, Natalie Maines, RIP, Ted Nugent, The Chicks, Toby Keith

The controversial country singer succumbed to stomach cancer

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Rock Bottom: Geddy Lee Contributes an Important and Entertaining Memoir

December 11, 2023January 27, 2024 Ken Kurson 8 Comments Geddy Lee, Kiss, Leonard Cohen, Mordecai Richler, Mort Zuckerman, My Effin Life, Nazareth, Neil Peart, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, World War II

Rush operated on epic scale, but Holocaust portion elevates this book beyond peers

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Films Hard Rock Rock 

Fanny Finally Receive Their Flowers

May 27, 2023May 28, 2023 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments ABBA, AC/DC, Bonnie Raitt, David Bowie, Fanny, Fanny: The Right To Rock, Jean Millington, Journey, June Millington, Kiss, Los Angeles, PBS, Van Halen, Whisky A Go Go

A fantastic new documentary sheds light on a most underrated rock ‘n’ roll band

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 43: April 2023

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Hate Me Now”, Famous Quotes, Gene Simmons, George Martin, Kiss, Nas, P. Diddy, Paul Westerberg, Puff Daddy, Sean Combs, The Beatles, The Replacements

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

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Power Pop Rock 

The Night KISS Conquered Poughkeepsie

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1984, Animalize, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Lick It Up, Mark St. John, Mid-Hudson Civic Center, New York, Paul Stanley, Poughkeepsie

A classic concert from 1984 gets an unexpected release 

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Hard Rock Power Pop Rock 

On Top of the World: Cheap Trick’s Heaven Tonight at 45

April 24, 2023April 25, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Bun E. Carlos, CHEAP TRICK, Heaven Tonight, Kiss, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Surrender, Tom Petersson

Looking back on the band’s remarkable third LP

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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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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 

All Songs Reconsidered

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 16 and Savaged, American Woman, Belsen Was A Gas, Christine Sixteen, Cocaine In My Brain, Deep Purple, Dillinger, Eric Clapton, Highway Star, Kiss, Lay Down Sally, Silverhead, Sweet FA, The Guess Who, The Sex Pistols, The Sweet

The song remains the same; it is our perception of it that changes 

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Music Journalism 

The Rock & Roll Globe Presents: Book Lit, Volume One

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Aerosmith, Books, CHEAP TRICK, Darryl W. Larson, Hachette Books, Hollywood Eden, House of Anansi Press, Joel Slevin, Kiss, LGBTQ, Omnibus Press, Starz, The Velvet Mafia, The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties, They Just Seem a Little Weird, They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS

An occasional column on music-related books

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Heavy Metal Music Journalism Remembrance 

Farewell to the Metal Queen of Music Journalism

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Michael Hersh 0 Comments Def Leppard, Dial MTV, Gerri Miller, Hit Parader, Kiss, Metal Edge, Mötley Crüe

Gerri Miller was a pioneer of the male-dominated 80s and 90s metal scenes

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Music Journalism 

The Hypnosis of Hipgnosis

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments Apple Music, Black Sabbath, Bruno Mars, Celine Dion, Drake, Fleetwood Mac, Goo Goo Dolls, Hipgnosis, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Jimmy Iovine, Kiss, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Lindsey Buckingham, Louis Armstrong, Mark Ronson, Merck Mercuriadis, Mötley Crüe, Neil Young, Nicki Minaj, Nikki Sixx, Nile Rodgers, Pandora, RedOne, Rodney Jerkins, Spotify, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tidal, Timbaland, Youtube

Why are all our favorite artists selling their creative souls to this new company?

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