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All rights reserved. https://fr.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1100 Thu, 28 May 2026 14:23:13 -0400 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:55:55 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://fr.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1100 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kiss-alive--the-difference-in-composition-from-the-studio-to-the-stage https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kiss-alive--the-difference-in-composition-from-the-studio-to-the-stage Actualités Musicales: What version of the song should you learn?]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 14:23:13 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/in-2024-kiss-sold-their-name-music-and-makeup-to-abbas-bjrn-ulvaeus-for-300-million-his-company-decides-who-wears-the-face-paint-186518 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/in-2024-kiss-sold-their-name-music-and-makeup-to-abbas-bjrn-ulvaeus-for-300-million-his-company-decides-who-wears-the-face-paint-186518 Caractéristiques: Pophouse Entertainment acquired everything from the catalog to the iconic face paint designs. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley signed off on a deal that hands creative control to a team planning avatar concerts and new content, with ILM building the digital versions of the band. So what does that really mean?]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 13:22:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they-were-always-trying-to-repeat-their-success-bruce-kulick-on-playing-in-kiss-while-knowing-ace-frehleys-return-was-inevitable https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they-were-always-trying-to-repeat-their-success-bruce-kulick-on-playing-in-kiss-while-knowing-ace-frehleys-return-was-inevitable Actualités Musicales: "I knew at some point it would probably end."]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 23:54:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kiss-producer-warned-them-against-copying-grunge-he-was-right-theyd-hit-it-and-quit-it-186407 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kiss-producer-warned-them-against-copying-grunge-he-was-right-theyd-hit-it-and-quit-it-186407 Caractéristiques: "I kind of remember warning Gene against that, because I thought it would be a one-record trend."]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 11:33:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gene-simmons-says-a-dark-cloud-came-over-kiss-with-fame-and-money-blames-himself-for-not-acting-to-save-ace-frehley https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gene-simmons-says-a-dark-cloud-came-over-kiss-with-fame-and-money-blames-himself-for-not-acting-to-save-ace-frehley Actualités Musicales: "He was a drunk, he was a loser, he was late, didn't show up on time, didn't do what he was supposed to do."]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:08:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/familiarity-breeds-contempt-gene-simmons--on-why-original-kiss-reunion-went-wrong https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/familiarity-breeds-contempt-gene-simmons--on-why-original-kiss-reunion-went-wrong Actualités Musicales: "Initially, like you're on your best behavior when you get back together with your ex."]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:12:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/why-the-over-commercialization-of-kiss-didnt-sit-well-with-ace-frehley-they-wanted-to-ride-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/why-the-over-commercialization-of-kiss-didnt-sit-well-with-ace-frehley-they-wanted-to-ride-it Rétrospective: "Everybody said, 'Well, we got this formula. Now, let's keep doing it."]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:48:45 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/the-success-of-ace-frehleys-1978-solo-record-didnt-sit-well-with-gene-simmons-frehley-said-they-always-tried-to-hog-the-spotlight https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/the-success-of-ace-frehleys-1978-solo-record-didnt-sit-well-with-gene-simmons-frehley-said-they-always-tried-to-hog-the-spotlight Rétrospective: "I never got a lot of praise from those guys... I didn't know if they were jealous or — well, I think I know Paul was jealous of me, because he was a struggling lead guitar player."]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:25:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/ace-frehley-loved-beth-despite-it-not-being-a-rock-song-but-didnt-support-kisss-move-into-disco-i-kind-of-felt-betrayed https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/ace-frehley-loved-beth-despite-it-not-being-a-rock-song-but-didnt-support-kisss-move-into-disco-i-kind-of-felt-betrayed Rétrospective: "I kind of felt betrayed. I think a lot of our fans felt betrayed that KISS did a disco rock song."]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:24:27 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/glam-icon-punky-meadows-addresses-rumors-of-refusing-kiss-i-guess-i-insulted-gene-so-much-by-not-saying-yes-right-away https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/glam-icon-punky-meadows-addresses-rumors-of-refusing-kiss-i-guess-i-insulted-gene-so-much-by-not-saying-yes-right-away Actualités Musicales: "I got home, and Barry called me up, saying, 'Punky… what'd you do?' I said, 'What do you mean?'"]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:18:31 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/people-always-argue-its-the-first-grunge-record-classic-kiss-album-that-helped-pave-the-way-for-grunge-184760 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/people-always-argue-its-the-first-grunge-record-classic-kiss-album-that-helped-pave-the-way-for-grunge-184760 Caractéristiques: "This lo-fi sensibility would make this album a key influence on grunge music in the 1990s."]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/smashing-up-the-guitars-and-smoke-bombs-two-bands-that-inspired-kiss-to-become-a-theatrical-rock-group-according-to-ace-frehley https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/smashing-up-the-guitars-and-smoke-bombs-two-bands-that-inspired-kiss-to-become-a-theatrical-rock-group-according-to-ace-frehley Rétrospective: "It was new and exciting, and it was something I wanted to be involved with."]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:14:21 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/music/theyve-taken-all-the-money-from-the-artists-kiss-manager-explains-what-killed-revenue-for-musicians https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/music/theyve-taken-all-the-money-from-the-artists-kiss-manager-explains-what-killed-revenue-for-musicians Musique: "Everybody would eat their little pieces, and the ecosystem lived."]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:27:01 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/he-talks-about-things-he-doesnt-know-about-peter-criss-hits-back-at-gene-simmonss-ridiculous-claims-over-kisss-beth-producer-bob-ezrin-chimes-in https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/he-talks-about-things-he-doesnt-know-about-peter-criss-hits-back-at-gene-simmonss-ridiculous-claims-over-kisss-beth-producer-bob-ezrin-chimes-in Actualités Musicales: "Gene wasn't there from the conception of the song in the late '60s and he wasn't there for the completion of the song with Bob Ezrin."]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:53:54 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/drums-are-not-a-musical-instrument-gene-simmons-corrects-misconception-about-peter-criss-writing-kiss-songs https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/drums-are-not-a-musical-instrument-gene-simmons-corrects-misconception-about-peter-criss-writing-kiss-songs Actualités Musicales: "Nothing you do on drums will prevent anybody else from directly copying whatever you did."]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:07:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kiss-and-queen-broke-my-heart-this-kiss-album-is-horrible-author-explains https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kiss-and-queen-broke-my-heart-this-kiss-album-is-horrible-author-explains Actualités Musicales: "They totally fumbled the ball."]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:46:01 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/he-said-i-know-youre-looking-for-a-lead-guitar-player-gene-simmons-says-he-stopped-eddie-van-halen-from-joining-kiss-amid-tensions-with-david-lee-roth--heres-why https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/he-said-i-know-youre-looking-for-a-lead-guitar-player-gene-simmons-says-he-stopped-eddie-van-halen-from-joining-kiss-amid-tensions-with-david-lee-roth--heres-why Actualités Musicales: "Eddie told me, 'Roth is driving me nuts. I can't take it. I gotta leave. I know you're looking for a lead guitar player. Do you want me in the band?'"]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:50:29 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gene-simmons-came-back-and-said-dont-take-it-to-heart-this-band-got-booed-by-kiss-fans-for-an-entire-month https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gene-simmons-came-back-and-said-dont-take-it-to-heart-this-band-got-booed-by-kiss-fans-for-an-entire-month Actualités Musicales: "A rain of boos and coins thrown at us. I was like 'Oh no…this is what this is for 30 days?"]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2025 13:49:42 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/it-led-the-way-for-other-groups-after-us-how-one-kiss-album-created-a-blueprint-other-rock-bands-followed https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/it-led-the-way-for-other-groups-after-us-how-one-kiss-album-created-a-blueprint-other-rock-bands-followed Rétrospective: "History is history." ]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:07:56 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/producer-bob-ezrin-not-ace-frehley-composed-kisss-detroit-rock-city-guitar-solo https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/producer-bob-ezrin-not-ace-frehley-composed-kisss-detroit-rock-city-guitar-solo Rétrospective: "He had some great ideas, and we were able to execute them pretty much the way he wanted us to."]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:07:44 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-is-like-eddie-van-halens-death-bruce-kulick-explains-why-ace-frehley-was-not-easy-to-emulate https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-is-like-eddie-van-halens-death-bruce-kulick-explains-why-ace-frehley-was-not-easy-to-emulate Actualités Musicales: "I kept shaking my head in awe as I recreated the riffs!"]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:29:40 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/it-wasnt-what-i-wanted-anymore-ace-frehley-wasnt-happy-about-one-important-thing-in-kiss https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/it-wasnt-what-i-wanted-anymore-ace-frehley-wasnt-happy-about-one-important-thing-in-kiss Rétrospective: "Little kids started showing up at the show with Kiss dolls, the lunch boxes and all that stuff."]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-breaks-my-heart-gene-simmons-breaks-silence-on-ace-frehleys-death-addresses-guitarists-bad-decisions https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-breaks-my-heart-gene-simmons-breaks-silence-on-ace-frehleys-death-addresses-guitarists-bad-decisions Actualités Musicales: "Falling down the stairs – I'm not a doctor – doesn't kill you."]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:02:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/if-you-work-hard-you-should-get-paid-gene-simmons-urges-government-to-value-artists-speaks-on-the-new-fairness-act https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/if-you-work-hard-you-should-get-paid-gene-simmons-urges-government-to-value-artists-speaks-on-the-new-fairness-act Actualités Musicales: "Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and quite a few others - were never paid a single cent when you heard their voices on the radio."]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:52:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/they-were-classic-rock-icons-but-chasing-trends-felt-dishonest-turning-grunge-over-night-in-the-90s-wasnt-a-good-idea-and-this-album-proves-it-183725 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/they-were-classic-rock-icons-but-chasing-trends-felt-dishonest-turning-grunge-over-night-in-the-90s-wasnt-a-good-idea-and-this-album-proves-it-183725 Caractéristiques: "It was kind of similar, and I was kind of freaked out by the similarities."]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:14:48 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/as-usual-i-was-outvoted-ace-frehley-admitted-he-wasnt-happy-about-kiss-big-hit-song-and-that-kiss-wasnt-heavy-metal https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/as-usual-i-was-outvoted-ace-frehley-admitted-he-wasnt-happy-about-kiss-big-hit-song-and-that-kiss-wasnt-heavy-metal Rétrospective: "That pissed off a lot of fans."]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:11:06 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-found-it-frustrating-why-ace-frehley-was-disappointed-about-kiss-success-and-what-he-thought-was-the-most-important-thing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-found-it-frustrating-why-ace-frehley-was-disappointed-about-kiss-success-and-what-he-thought-was-the-most-important-thing Rétrospective: "And then at the end they go, 'And the music was good, too.'"]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2025 17:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you-want-to-get-through-it-for-selfish-reasons-the-one-regret-gene-simmons-has-about-ace-frehley https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you-want-to-get-through-it-for-selfish-reasons-the-one-regret-gene-simmons-has-about-ace-frehley Actualités Musicales: "Meantime, somebody who might be your brother is ruining their life by bad decisions."]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kiss-manager-opens-up-on-volatility-of-original-lineup-and-why-the-reunion-failed-they-cant-let-things-go-and-that-past-kills-the-future https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kiss-manager-opens-up-on-volatility-of-original-lineup-and-why-the-reunion-failed-they-cant-let-things-go-and-that-past-kills-the-future Actualités Musicales: "If you have a glass of milk that's sour and put it in the refrigerator for 17 years and expect it to taste any better, I'm not sure that's what's going to happen."]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/his-style-was-amazingly-different-than-anyone-else-the-real-secrets-behind-ace-frehleys-guitar-greatness-183383 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/his-style-was-amazingly-different-than-anyone-else-the-real-secrets-behind-ace-frehleys-guitar-greatness-183383 Caractéristiques: "It does what music is supposed to do – it transports you."]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:55:55 -0500