For the first wave of grunge superstars, 1991 was “the year punk broke.” For many of the rock bands that were already popular in 1991, it was the year punk broke them. But grunge and punk didn’t overtake the Aqua Netted power ballads that dominated late-Eighties and early-Nineties MTV overnight. …
Read More »Kiss' Paul Stanley Releases Debut Video With Soul Station Live Band
Kiss co-founder and frontman Paul Stanley has devoted the last few years to his new project, Soul Station, a 17-piece ensemble tribute group that performs R&B and soul classics. For most of its existence, Soul Station has been a live music project, performing their catalog at smaller venues and clubs. …
Read More »Kiss' Paul Stanley Reveals He Pursued Fame Because of a Deformity
Kiss frontman Paul Stanley has shared that he was drawn to stardom because of a physical deformity he had called microtia. In a clip from a forthcoming conversation with Dan Rather on The Big Interview, Stanley spoke candidly about how fame compensated for his insecurities. “I had what’s called a …
Read More »Watch Kiss Play Smallest Show in Two Decades at Whisky a Go Go
“This stage is so small, I have to leave to change my mind,” Kiss frontman Paul Stanley quipped onstage at the 500-capacity Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles Monday night. Less than two weeks into their End of the Road tour, which finds the band headlining arenas, the group …
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