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“I didn’t know it was going to be loved by so many people. I didn’t even want to record the song!”: How a famous guitarist scored a surprise solo hit

“I stepped out of my comfort zone with the funky guitar!”

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The Beatles land first BRIT Award nomination in over 40 years

The nominees for the year's BRIT Awards with Mastercard include Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, and The Beatles.

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“I should have been dead that night!”: Ace Frehley looks back on Kiss' wild on-stage mishaps, including the trick that doctors warned could have left him in a wheelchair

Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley fell down many, many times...and once even almost died on stage

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"I thought, What is this? I don't understand what I'm hearing, but wow!" Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor on the "life-changing" record which blew his teenage mind, and why soft rock legends Barry Manilow and Billy Joel may have influenced his songwriting

Trent Reznor testifies to the mind-expanding wonders of his teenage record collection

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'XO, Kitty' Season 3: Everything We Know

Expect more to come from Kitty and Min Ho's will-they-won't-they, the return of Lara Jean, and so much more.

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“I should have been dead that night!”: Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley recalls the moment he almost died on stage

And he nearly took out Gene Simmons with his rocket-firing guitar!

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“I’ve had prog dates because of our concerts… the great thing is that you don’t have to explain your weird musical tastes!”: Focus guitarist Menno Gootjes’ prog life

He discovered Canterbury bands in his teens before moving on to Frank Zappa, Opeth, Genesis, obscure Dutch trio Three Dwarves Make War – oh, and Kiss

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“Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to talk to me. They thought I would be right for the part of The Terminator”: WASP frontman Blackie Lawless’ wild tales of Lemmy, Gene Simmons and The Village People

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“I called Gene Simmons. He said: ‘How the hell did you get this number?!’ That was when I got the idea that we weren’t going to be best buddies”: Dee Snider’s wild tales of Robert Plant, Frank Zappa, Freddy Krueger and Kiss

From Johnny Cash and John Denver to Manowar and Henry Kissinger, former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has mixed with them all

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“Kurt was sitting in the bathtub with a Walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter

Best of 2024: “I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”

MusicRadar

"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else

Louder

Netflix just dropped the 'XO, Kitty' season 2 trailer — and it features a familiar face from 'To All the Boys'

Noah Centineo's heading to KISS for "XO, Kitty" season 2

Tom’s Guide

“We started doing that before there was a thing called ‘metal’ or the Seattle stuff, we just did it to save our voices. And then it became commonplace”: Gene Simmons says Kiss was one of the first bands to take downtuning into the mainstream

Dropped and downtunings became a defining characteristic of many ’90s guitar bands, but Simmons explains how and why downtuning became an integral part of Kiss' live act

Guitar World

"Check this out! Amazing!" Gene Simmons would like you to watch this video immediately

In which Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's sons conjure up their inner Simon & Garfunkel

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Keith Urban reflects on 'amazing' Taylor Swift

Keith Urban has confessed Taylor Swift was "amazing" when she opened for him on tour as a teenager.

Guitar World

“Match the tone of the short-pants rock God”: Crazy Tube Circuits bottles Angus Young’s tone in a pedal – including the secret sauce that shaped his guitar sounds (and Kiss, Pink Floyd and Metallica’s, too)

The Heatseeker is designed to replicate the spirit of Young's Marshall stack, but also includes a circuit inspired by a coveted piece of vintage gear used by other big name players

Space

The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular.

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"They wouldn't have a clue." Kiss bassist Gene Simmons believes that no-one aged 20 or younger can name a single song by Nirvana or Pearl Jam

Gene Simmons: "Ask the first young person you meet, 'Name me anybody in Pearl Jam.' Good luck with that"

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A year on from their final show, Kiss have shared a pyro-spectacular 20-minute video recap

Watch 20 minutes of highlights and explosions from Kiss's final blow-out in New York City - as Gene and Paul talk about the future

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Gene Simmons: 'Rock music is still dead'

KISS rocker Gene Simmons says nothing has changed to make him believe rock music is alive and kicking.

Guitar World

“I used to get into fights with kids at school who thought Ace wasn’t as good as Jimmy Page. I’d fight for his honor”: Dimebag Darrell and Snake Sabo on their love of Ace Frehley, and how the Kiss legend shaped their playing

Both guitarists were recruited by Guitar World in 1993 for a roundtable of sorts with Frehley – during which Dimebag and Sabo even went to the trouble of donning “Spaceman” makeup themselves

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Mrs. Henry have crafted one of this year's most epic rock albums with the 38-track rock opera spectacular Keep On Rising

Keep On Rising is a three-part concept rock opera that fans of Kiss, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Meat Loaf and more will adore

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The UK is currently going nuts about Chris McCausland, the blind comedian who dances to Kiss

Watch Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell tango to Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss on Strictly Come Dancing

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“I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Chris McCausland admits he was ‘down’ after thinking he made huge mistake during Saturday’s show

Comedian paid tribute to KISS in routine during Saturday night’s show

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