STEVE BROWN: This record, to me, is quintessential classic Ace Frehley. It’s everything that Ace was, let’s say back in 1977 and 1978. The heyday of Kiss and what everything Ace is now. To me the song is a modern-day “Shock Me” — it incorporates ever

“It’s probably my best album that I’ve made in many years, maybe my strongest since my 1978 solo record,” enthuses former Kiss guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ace Frehley. And that’s not false modesty speaking. 10,000 Volts, Frehley

In 1978, Kiss were arguably one of the biggest bands on the planet. A slate of platinum albums — Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over, Love Gun, Alive II and Double Platinum — sold-out tours in the U.S. and Japan, and millions of dollars generated by the sa

With Ed Roland at the helm, Collective Soul have been banging around since 1992. And that’s with good reason, as songs like “Shine,” “December,” “The World I Know,” “Listen” and “Precious Declaration” have soundtracked a vast segment of the populatio

In December 2023, Goldmine presented a sneak peek into WAR’s newly released 50th-anniversary collector’s edition of The World Is a Ghetto — a 5-LP box set commemorating the massive achievements garnered by the band, their producer and the original al

Guitarist Billy Morrison has one helluva resume. He’s performed and/or recorded with quite an array of rock and roll luminaries. He has played guitar alongside Steve Stevens in Billy Idol’s band. He has toured with The Cult as their bassist. He is in

“I do remember him falling asleep when we were mixing it because we were on the graveyard shift. We recorded it overnight, because of the budget being where it was. Night rates were a hell of a lot cheaper than day rates. We were all tired. It wasn’t

Masters of what used to be called metal (known these days as melodic hard rock), Long Island, New York’s Blue Öyster Cult have been making records and touring since the late 1960s. BÖC have a well-earned reputation for crafting intelligent, witty lyr

Now three records into the Richie Faulkner era, Birmingham’s metal ambassadors since 1969 are on firm footing, turning in what just might be the band’s best album since 1979’s Hell Bent for Leather. Strong words to be sure, but for this fan since ’76

At a concert on board the Flower Power Cruise in March 2022 — maybe it was during a set by Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals — a gentleman was singing loudly next to me. The concerts were usually so loud that even I could sing along and nobody would hear me

Growing up, Dion DiMucci says he never asked for favors. As an adult, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has discovered that it actually doesn’t hurt to ask fellow musicians for some help. The proof can be found on Dion’s recent albums. Jeff Beck, Van M

Here we go, folks. To commemorate the release of Judas Priest’s new album, Invincible Shield, we present to you a reverent celebration of the esteemed place this band came from. This is every song from the five albums the band did in the 1970s — Rock

“Paul and Linda were always visiting us when they were in New York,” says May Pang. “They just showed up, all the time. All of a sudden, the doorbell would ring, and I’d go, ‘Who could that be?’ They’d just show up. ‘Oh, it’s Paul and Linda downstair

GOLDMINE: How did you come to produce Ace’s 1978 solo album? EDDIE KRAMER: From my days of working on Kiss’ first demo in the spring of 1973, Ace and I formed a bond. I don’t know why, but some personalities click, and we clicked. In the ’70s, I pro

Starting with Kiss’ 1974 self-titled debut, Dennis Woloch served as the art director overseeing all of the band’s album releases, tour books, advertising and more. We recently spoke with Woloch about his key role commissioning the striking artwork on

IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE to assign a rock photographer to interview another rock photographer. They are both on the same wavelength. There are things that professional photographers focus on that no one with an iPhone camera can even comprehend. In this

While Bill Mumy first came to prominence as a child actor through his memorable guest roles on The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bewitched and most notably as the character Will Robinson on the popular ’60s series Lost in Space, what many

Get back indeed. On November 2, 2023, more than 25 years after the release of two new Beatles songs for the group’s multipart Anthology documentary series (“Free As a Bird” and “Real Love,” which featured surviving members Paul McCartney, George Harr