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 Metal Hammer · Oct 16, 2025
“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 Guitar World · Oct 16, 2025
‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet? Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons says he is ‘completely fine’ and recovering after car crash in Malibu Rocker was reportedly hospitalised after crashing his car into a parked vehicle The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Stock Market Winners and Losers of the 'Big, Beautiful' Bill Defense, manufacturing and tech should prosper, while health care and green energy stocks face hurdles. Kiplinger · Oct 5, 2025
“If that album bombed we would have been dropped from the label!”: Kiss stars recall the album that saved the band It's 50 years since the release of Kiss Alive! MusicRadar · Sep 10, 2025
“I did the least amount of overdubs on Alive! – I’ll let the fans decide why that is…” Ace Frehley looks beyond his next Origins album to his travel guitar, more touring and even reconciling with Kiss 50 years after the iconic live album’s release, the guitar hero reflects on what made it so special, how it influenced other guitarists, and why he’s not interested in making his own live record today Guitar World · Sep 5, 2025
“I’d been playing guitar full-time for 25 years, and when I got to play on a Deep Purple album it was just one chord!” Meet Tommy Denander, the session guitar great who’s worked with everyone from Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson to Joe Perry and Ace Frehley You’ve heard the Swedish guitarist on over 100 gold or platinum records. He tells his war stories from decades of session work, from fighting for all-important missing credits to playing with his heroes – and writing the song that finally brought Alice Cooper and Jeff Beck together… Guitar World · Aug 27, 2025
"There's no way I'm gonna be involved with that": Ace Frehley says he turned down an invitation to play at Kiss's Las Vegas celebration Kiss Kruise: Land-locked in Vegas will take place in Sin City later this year – but Ace Frehley won't be there Louder · Aug 20, 2025
“They just kept on coming in and borrowing my equipment”: Kiss’ controversial live album, Alive!, didn’t just borrow its title from Peter Frampton – it also features some of his gear The two artists were working in Electric Ladyland Studios at the same time, and Paul Stanley and co couldn’t resist tapping into their hero’s gear collection Guitar World · Aug 18, 2025
Kiss drummer calls Kennedy Center Honor ‘greatest honor of our career’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Kiss ‘deeply honored’ to accept Trump’s Kennedy Center Honor despite branding him ‘abhorrent’ Gene Simmons previously said Trump was ‘out for himself’ The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Kiss react to inclusion in first Kennedy Center Honors announcement since controversial Trump takeover "They're incredible people, by the way" - Donald Trump Metal Hammer · Aug 14, 2025
Trump names Sylvester Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host awards show President Donald Trump has put a personal touch on this year's Kennedy Center Honors The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
MusicRadar · Jul 15, 2025 “I invite everybody to go on YouTube and tag ‘Taylor Swift Kiss band’. You’ll see Taylor and her band coming out in Kiss makeup and doing a song. Oh yeah!”: Why Gene Simmons loves Taylor Swift, Radiohead and – of course – his son’s new music "You could pay what you want for a Radiohead record? That didn't last long, did it?"
MusicRadar · Jul 9, 2025 “It has been reimagined as a straightforward, yet versatile and functional instrument relevant for today’s working musician”: Gibson celebrates 50 years in Nashville with limited edition twist on an cult electric played by Adam Jones and Paul Stanley The Les Paul Music City Special 50th Anniversary is like a Marauder only with set neck and dual '70s Tribute humbuckers.... And different hardware – and they're only making 650 in each finish
Guitar World · Jul 8, 2025 “Draws on everything we’ve learned”: Gibson (sort of) revives the cult Marauder model beloved by Adam Jones and Paul Stanley – by combining it with an even more obscure build A Marauder in all but name, the celebratory offering marks 50 years of Gibson handcrafting guitars in Nashville
Guitar World · Jun 26, 2025 “We never claimed to be virtuosos, we were virtu-no-sos! Call them overdubs or call them replacing things that weren’t up to snuff. I make no apologies”: Paul Stanley on the success (and controversies) of Kiss' Alive!, and the band's upcoming unmasked gig The Kiss star discusses the 50th anniversary of one the most legendary live rock albums ever made, why he’s recently been playing more acoustic than anything else, and why the band’s controversial avatars aren’t really avatars at all
Guitar World · Jun 26, 2025 “Gibson had lost the recipe, not only for guitar building but for pickup making based on their original designs. What I was after was making a rock ’n’ roll pickup”: How Larry DiMarzio changed the sound of rock guitar – and redesigned the Strat bridge The master pickup maker tells us how his problem-solving mindset took him from repair shop to working with the biggest names in the biz and changing the face of rock guitar
Guitar World · Jun 23, 2025 “At that point, they were making better Les Pauls than Gibson was”: Kiss' Paul Stanley broke new ground by trading his Gibsons for Ibanez guitars – and by teaming up with the iconic Japanese brand for an early signature model “I was looking for a guitar that I would love,” the Kiss man told Guitar World in a recent interview
Guitar World · Jun 18, 2025 How Ibanez flipped the script for Japanese electrics with the Iceman – a flavor of original cool that Steve Miller and Paul Stanley of Kiss were waiting for The story of an electric guitar so cool, there's no wonder they called it the Iceman
MusicRadar · Jun 17, 2025 “I said to those guys, ‘I would like us to do something where you become Marlon Brando — where you can still be bad boys but there has to be an element of vulnerability’”: How producer Bob Ezrin added a new dimension to Kiss "It was such a big departure for them," Ezrin says
BANG Premier · Jun 12, 2025 Bob Dylan, Sir Elton John, Sir Ringo Starr and more pay tribute to Brian Wilson A host of musicians, including Bob Dylan, Sir Elton John, Carole King, and Sir Ringo Starr have paid tribute to the late Brian Wilson.
MusicRadar · Jun 7, 2025 “When I'm listening to Dear Prudence or those other great Beatles songs, you’re aware of what the bass is doing. That doesn’t happen with the Stones”: Why Gene Simmons calls Paul McCartney the king of bassists His other favourites include Motown legend James Jamerson and — surprise — Ronnie Wood
BANG Premier · Jun 6, 2025 Nick Jonas 'to play KISS frontman Paul Stanley in biopic' Nick Jonas is reportedly in "final talks" to play KISS frontman Paul Stanley in a new biopic called 'Shout It Out Loud' which will chart the rock band's rise to fame.