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Kiss' Gene Simmons says there are no more big rock bands: "They don't exist. Name one, if you can think"

By Liz Scarlett Published 10 February 25

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says rock music isn't as "fashionable" as it once was because of the popularity of popstars, such as the "fabulous" Ariana Grande and the 'Jesus-like' Taylor Swift

Bands & Artists

If you ever wanted to hear a whiskey-voiced Gene Simmons crooning a jazz standard, now's your chance

By Fraser Lewry Published 2 December 24

Gene Simmons' sultry cover of Stormy Weather comes from the soundtrack of the Dennis Quaid movie Reagan

Tracks & Singles

Gene Simmons at the HISTORY Channel's HISTORYTalks event held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 21, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Gene Simmons: "I'm okay with being labelled an asshole"

By Stef Lach Published 28 September 24

Kiss star Simmons says he's reclaimed the word asshole – compares it to "black people taking possession of the 'n' word"

Interviews

The Smiths' Morrissey versus Marr saga takes a new twist

By Paul Brannigan Published 16 September 24

The strained relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr just got a little more complicated

Interviews

Composite picture of Gene Simmons and Emily Armstrong.

Kiss icon Gene Simmons gives new Linkin Park lineup his backing

By Stef Lach Published 14 September 24

The Demon from Kiss says Linkin Park should get the same chance as other acts who lost key members

Bands & Artists

Gene Simmons throwing the horns, superimposed on a graveyard

The Top 10 times Gene Simmons repeated his Rock Is Dead theory

By Fraser Lewry Published 5 September 24

PS. Rock is very much alive, pass it on

Bands & Artists

Bon Scott onstage and (inset) Gene Simmons throwing the horns

What AC/DC mean to me, by Kiss's Gene Simmons

By Paul Elliott Published 3 September 24

Gene Simmons pays tribute to the longevity of AC/DC, a band he first saw at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood in 1976

Bands & Artists

Gene Simmons: The soundtrack of my life

By Paul Elliott Published 29 August 24

Kiss bassist, Demon and fire-breather Gene Simmons picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the "most dishonest" album Kiss ever made

Tracks & Singles