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Ace Frehley's Death Dismissed As Hoax Before Official Confirmation: Cause of Death and Legacy of KISS Founding Member

KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley, long celebrated as "The Spaceman," has died aged 74 — just days after a viral death hoax.

International Business Times UK

We pay tribute to Supertramp and founding member Rick Davies in the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Prog 164 also features Rick Wakeman, Gentle Giant, Barclay James Harvest, Lunatic Soul, Arjen Lucassen, Jo Quail, The Emerald Dawn, Spriggan Mist and loads more...

Louder

Is Taylor Swift Hiding Secret Books, Lost Albums, and Baby Clues? Inside Fans' Most Unhinged Theories Yet

Taylor Swift fans are fuelling bizarre online theories that blur the line between curiosity and obsession, from secret albums to coded messages.

International Business Times UK

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Gene Simmons And Paul Stanley Share Emotional Words On KISS Bandmate Ace Frehley’s Sudden Passing

“A terrible loss to the music community. His music and presence will be forever etched fondly in my memories.”

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“As soon as I've just finished a song, I'll double the lead part right away, while it's still completely fresh in my mind”: Four big-name guitarists spill their recording secrets

With insight from Paul Gilbert, John 5, Adam Dutkiewicz and Marty Friedman on their approaches to the recording process

MusicRadar

Sebastian Rochford: Finding Ways review – Polar Bear drummer’s strikingly varied quest into the aftermath of grief

Rochford showcases his signature alchemic touch, featuring seven electric guitarists in a fusion of improv, reggae and romantic pop

The Guardian - UK

KISS guitar legend Ace Frehley dies aged 74

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons led the tributes on Friday for fellow KISS founding member Ace Frehley who died on Thursday at the age of 74.

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After years in the music industry, Jessica Winter is forging her own pop path

The star has just released her first music album in her thirties - and has never felt so liberated

Evening Standard

Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability

An indie-pop darling details his rise to fame and subsequent public humiliations with appealing frankness

The Guardian - UK

Brandi Carlile: ‘Joni Mitchell has this grave in Hollywood – sometimes she’ll go there and have lunch’

INTERVIEW: The country-rock star is as unguarded and open as she’s ever been on her eighth studio album, ‘Returning to Myself’. She speaks with Mark Beaumont about her ‘wild, magical’ upbringing, her stormy but ‘life-affirming’ collaborations with Elton John, and her pivotal role in bringing Joni Mitchell back to music

The Independent UK

Tame Impala review, Deadbeat – Imposter syndrome meets disco on this anxiety-riddled album

4/5 Kevin Parker’s latest record begins with what might be the best opening track of the year, as he makes mountains out of social awkwardness molehills

The Independent UK

Ty Dolla $ign returns with ‘Tycoon,’ his first solo album in five years

The inventive R&B artist Ty Dolla $ign released his fifth studio album on Friday

The Independent UK

Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism

Maybe they should have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I am the air guitar world champion

For 60 seconds I gave everything – explosive energy, perfect mime and rock star charisma. I think I blacked out from shock when they said I’d won

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Farewell to The Spaceman: The world of rock pays tribute to Ace Frehley

Tributes to Ace Frehley have come from Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick and more

The Guardian - AU

Without Ace Frehley, Kiss could not have achieved their extraordinary greatness

The guitarist was the most proficient musician in the original lineup and his bludgeoning ‘monster plod’ was central to their sound

The Independent UK

Kiss bandmates and Alice Cooper lead tributes to ‘essential rock soldier’ Ace Frehley

“He is and will always be a part of Kiss’s legacy,” said a joint statement from the surviving founding members of the band

The Guardian - AU

Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74

The musician died following injuries suffered during a fall in his recording studio last month

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Kiss legend Ace Frehley dead at 74

"Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!" The former Kiss guitarist's family have confirmed his passing in a statement

Guitar World

“Scoring especially highly for its superb ergonomics”: Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7 review

Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi's dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for those with lighter wallets

Guitar World

“Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!” Ace Frehley, larger-than-life Kiss guitarist, dies at 74

Though, his playing was, in his own words, “always old school,” Frehley set a new bar for guitar showmanship

The Independent UK

Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize with third album People Watching

Rock singer-songwriter won the prestigious music award in a homecoming triumph just a stone’s throw from where he was raised, in North Shields

The Guardian - UK

Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching

Geordie singer-songwriter’s album reached No 1 on the UK album chart, and led to a series of stadium-sized concerts this summer

Metal Hammer

Somewhere there's a recording of Ozzy Osbourne duetting with Madonna

Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna ended up singing on the same song in 1983 - but Madonna wouldn't release it

Evening Standard

Mercury nominee CMAT: Irish music success comes from ‘generation of trauma’

The singer is nominated alongside fellow Irish act Fontaines DC at the event in Newcastle.

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