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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.

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“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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“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

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

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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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Strictly leaderboard scores from week seven of the dance competition

Recapping how the judges marked the ‘Strictly’ couples in Icons Week

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden in tears at JB Gill’s score as Sarah Hadland wows with Madonna tribute

The professional dancer fell ill during the filming of last weeks show

The Independent UK

Paul Stanley defends Kiss' "wholesome" history of groupies: "Nobody got hurt. Nobody ever walked away feeling disrespected or diminished”

Kiss' Paul Stanley says that the band had a very "wholesome" relationship with their many groupies

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Armie Hammer is back … and this time he has a podcast

The disgraced actor has returned with a lofi new podcast, shot in his tiny apartment, where he interviews other stars but seems more interested in talking about himself

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“Travis Scott sampled our song - that’s pretty cool!”: How a long-lost '80s rock track was finally heard by millions

A long-awaited victory for a band that could have been huge - if it wasn’t for the Pope!

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“Carol Kaye taught me real hard, telling me, ‘No, no, you’re playing the notes but you’re not playing the feel’”: Gene Simmons names 6 bass players who shaped his sound

The Kiss icon explains how Ronnie Wood is a better bassist than guitarist, why he can’t recall anything John Paul Jones played, and what makes him the Burger King Whopper of bass players

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‘The makeup took far longer than the shoot’: AikBeng Chia’s best phone photo

The Singaporean photographer on fulfilling the dream of art and design collective Phunk to be shot in the style of rock bank Kiss

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KISS' Paul Stanley calls out Jane's Addiction for onstage brawl

Paul Stanley says Jane's Addiction should have left their "ego" at home after their onstage bust-up in front of fans.

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"Not even Zeppelin or the Stones had ever done what we did": How Mick Jones invented Foreigner and paved the way for the multi-million-selling albums that dominated the next decade

Against all expectations, Foreigner's debut album sold millions. This is the real story behind one of the biggest debut albums ever

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“Name a jazz player that means something. You can be respected by musicians, but the rest of the world doesn't care. That music is intended to show off how well you play”: Gene Simmons on why technical skill doesn't really matter

The Kiss bassist values memorable music over displays of virtuosity – and singled out jazz to hammer home his point

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“Pete Townshend said, ‘I wish I could play like you.’ I thought, ‘I wish I could come up with the three chords you take to the bank!’” How Caleb Quaye became Elton John’s go-to guitarist – and took over Jimmy Page’s session work

He was one of the 1970s’ most successful session players – but the Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney collaborator is glad he bowed out in the ‘80s

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“Just ask Kiss, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones - all bands that became globally recognised brands”: How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise

Establishing your artist name is more vital than you might think

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“I was the original vampire and I still have dominion over Slipknot, Rob Zombie and Lady Gaga”: A metal fan’s guide to Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper was the original shock rocker who paved the way for Kiss, Slipknot and every parent-baiting rock and metal act that followed

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“Never Come Back”: DWTS Fans Slam “Worst” Guest Judge Gene Simmons For “Creepy” Comments

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Dancing with the Stars fans slam guest judge Gene Simmons over ‘creepy’, ‘misogynistic’ comments

Co-lead singer of rock band Kiss was welcomed as a guest judge on the latest episode of the reality dance competition series

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“When somebody first called me a rock star it was like a dream come true. And my ego reflected that.” An audience with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor after “self-destruction” forced him to confront some ugly, painful home truths

The success of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral album made Trent Reznor lose his mind. But as a new millennium dawned, he found a way out of the abyss

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“In the past five years, I’ve seen a revival of my Kiss era… I’m always flattered that it’s not just the music that moved them – the guitars I played also matter”: Bruce Kulick is launching a custom ’80s-style guitar line that pays homage to his Kiss days

With the help of AXN and local artisans, the former Kiss and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist is developing a range of instruments that hark back to his Superstrat adventures

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