You could build a pretty great Kiss concert out of songs the group has never played live. But as time went on and their shows became packed with increasing amounts of must-play-every-night" favorites, ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of ...

Fans of '80s and '90s Kiss have enjoyed a wealth of rarities and hits from the era live thanks to former guitarist Bruce Kulick's performances on the past couple of Kiss Kruises. He tells UCR that the ...

Everybody knows about the kabuki-esque makeup; the cartoon personas of the Starchild, Demon, Spaceman, and Catman; and the eye-popping live show that’s more P.T. Barnum than the Stones. But ask any ...

Kiss were always careful to put their best foot forward with the opening tracks of their 20 studio albums. Lead-off tracks such as “Strutter,” “Detroit Rock City” and “I Stole Your Love” are among the ...

Welcome to the jungle. We got fun and games. The Eighties are one of the weirdest eras ever for music. It’s a decade of excess. It’s also a decade of INXS. It’s got big hair, big drums, big shoulder ...

Kiss became known mostly for its brand of over the top hard rock. Despite this, many people seemed to connect to Kiss’ “Beth,” a gentle ballad about a troubled relationship. In his book No Regrets, ...

If you’re a Gen Xer with a love for shoegaze today, you probably fondly remember the release of this 1988 hit from My Bloody Valentine. That feedback loop of noise, Belinda Butcher’s otherworldly ...

The post A Definitive Ranking of Every KISS Album appeared first on Consequence. Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical ...

While promoting the record on social media, Doja Cat described Vie as an album about love. That feels natural for her—as she ...