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The Hat-off No One Asked For but Everyone Needed: Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz Own the Street

Their NYC looks are basically a masterclass. Break down the hat trends and celebrity street style moves Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz keep pulling off.

Fashion Times

"Wildest night out? I'd have to say Lemmy. I don't think we got much sleep": Danko Jones on meeting AC/DC, playing with Marty Friedman and a wild night out in London

You know what to expect with a new Danko Jones album, but 2025's Leo Rising met with positive responses across the board and things are looking good

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“That was the one time Kiss succumbed to the critics. We wanted a critical success. And we lost our minds”: This sci-fi concept album was Kiss’s attempt to match The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Instead it became their most epic fail

Even Gene Simmons is embarrassed by it

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Trump reveals he ‘didn’t prepare very much’ ahead of hosting Kennedy Center Honors

Trump notably skipped the Kennedy Center Honors entirely during his first term

The Independent UK

"Ace's is easily the best of the solo albums, although the bar is set pretty low": In which Ace Frehley annoys Gene and Paul by releasing the best and most successful of the Kiss solos

Kiss famously released four solo albums on the same day. Just as famously, only one of them was truly worthy of the Kiss name - Ace Frehley's

Louder

Reds stalwart ready for new chapter in rugby career

Favourite son Liam Wright is moving on from the Queensland Reds, with the former captain announcing his departure after eight years and 86 matches.

AAP

“The last thing he told me during that last interview was, ‘I’m probably gonna go until the wheels come off!’” I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – oft-misunderstood, he was the true embodiment of rock ‘n’ roll spirit

Guitar World correspondent Andrew Daly got to know Frehley, his idol, incredibly well in his final years, and just as vivid as the memories of conversations about Kiss and the guitar are the chats about egg sandwiches, and why the guitar hero's home always had geese around

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Ace Frehley obituary

Compelling guitarist with the rock band Kiss whose ‘Spaceman’ persona matched his otherworldly performances

The Guardian - UK

Owen Farrell to make British and Irish Lions tour debut against AUNZ Invitational XV

Lions set for stern challenge against strong opposition in Adelaide ahead of first Test showdown with Australia

Evening Standard

10 Musicians Who Make More From Merch Than Music

When you think of musicians raking in millions, you probably picture streaming hits or sold-out concerts. But for many artists, merchandise—T-shirts, hoodies, vinyl, and even cereal boxes—brings in more cash than their actual music. With streaming platforms paying fractions of a cent per play, merch has become a major income…

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‘I’m burping? At least I didn’t fart!’ Ten things I’ve learned about ageing rockers

From Gene Simmons discussing lowgrade meatballs to Shaun Ryder comparing himself to Uncle Fester, Kate Mossman has spent her life interviewing rock stars of a certain age. What has she learned?

The Guardian - UK

“I said, ‘Mike, I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s a note-for-note guitar solo from...” Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – but Ace Frehley had already stolen it from another legendary classic rock band

The revelation comes from Gene Simmons, who sees no problem in bands taking inspiration – and lifting ideas – from others

Guitar World

“Kiss just had an attitude back then. The four of us were so different, but when we got together it was magic!”: How lead guitarist Ace Frehley wrote and recorded his first classic Kiss song

“It’s all about the tone,” Ace says

MusicRadar

If you ever wanted to hear a whiskey-voiced Gene Simmons crooning a jazz standard, now's your chance

Gene Simmons' sultry cover of Stormy Weather comes from the soundtrack of the Dennis Quaid movie Reagan

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"Whether it has anything to do with being sober I don't know – but I needed a release": Slash tells the story of his star-studded debut solo album

Slash's band split. He was called a 'sell-out' and 'a cancer'. And through it all he emerged with the first great rock album of the last decade

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Gene Simmons Defends Jojo Siwa's Edgy New Look At Awards

Rock legend Gene Simmons defends JoJo Siwa's bold new look inspired by Kiss at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024. Siwa's evolving style and upcoming single 'Ka...

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Upbeat skipper wants a Red-hot go against ACT Brumbies

Despite last week's loss to the Force, Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott doesn't want his players to change too much when they take on the ACT Brumbies.

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Why I love Kiss, by Bill & Ted’s Alex Winter

“They were like superheroes”: how Bill & Ted star Alex Winter fell in love with Kiss as a 10-year-old. Excellent!

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"I went out expecting to see Kiss at Hammersmith Odeon and instead spent the evening in a pub with Bon Scott and Angus Young": An AC/DC story

When AC/DC headed off on their Lock Up Your Daughters Tour in the summer of 1976, a future Classic Rock writer was there every step of the way

Guitar World

Robben Ford has been sideman to stars from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and even Kiss – and he's an expert in fusing the worlds of jazz and blues guitar

Improve your voice leading, chordal vocabulary and harmonic tension and release now as we put Ford's style under the microscope in this in-depth lesson

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Taylor Swift once dressed up as Kiss legend Ace Frehley to prank Keith Urban during a live show

Well before she was a global superstar and an economic goliath, Taylor Swift was a mere support act with an Ace Frehley costume

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"You're so independent; you're so tough": Relive the bizarre moment Donald Trump fired Gene Simmons on Celebrity Apprentice

According to Gene Simmons, it was all part of his plan

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Kiss bring the curtain down on the End Of The Road tour - and their epic 50-year career - with a spectacular, and intriguing, final bow in New York City

Or could the end be just another beginning?

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The final ever Kiss show is to be streamed as a pay-per-view event

If you didn't get tickets to see Kiss's last ever show at Madison Square Garden next month, you can watch it at home instead

The Guardian - UK

Klimt & The Kiss review – deep dive into the celebrated erotic masterpiece

There is plenty to discover about the iconic ,poster-friendly image as well as the artist’s influences and obsessions

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