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From The Stacks: ‘Steve Howe With Bodast: The Early Years’
From The Stacks: KISS, ‘Paul Stanley’
KISS is out on the road for their “we really mean it this time” farewell tour, and lead singer Paul Stanley is under fire. For years both fans and detractors have noted […]
From The Stacks: New England, “Don’t Ever Wanna Lose Ya” (12″ Single)
They were huge in Tuvalu, but New England is known these days mostly for an interesting footnote.
Deep Cuts: Coffee Songs
The photo accompanying this “Deep Cuts” gives you some idea of how seriously we used to take both our coffee and our sexism.
From The Stacks: KISS – Love Gun
KISS’s sixth LP was the beginning of the end for the world’s biggest band. This was the last studio album recorded entirely by the original lineup, and the first featuring an Ace […]
From The Stacks: KISS ALIVE II
By the time KISS Alive II was released in 1977, the mighty KISS machine was essentially a money press. In three and a half short years, Casablanca Records managed to stuff the […]
Deep Cuts: The Songs That Inspired KISS Classics
The publication of Paul Stanley’s memoir, Face the Music: A Life Exposed, completed the set: Each of KISS’s original four members has put his story out there. I’ve read them all, and […]
A Band of Orcs, Sacramento, 10/19/13
I’m an old fart, and I’ve been a music fan since I was a pup. I’ve seen it all, so it’s hard for a band to plaster a shit eating grin on […]
Deep Brushstrokes: Musician-Painters
In rambling about The Beatles’ White Album I mentioned something along the lines of the band at that point being three great artists and Ringo off in separate corners making art. Coincidentally, […]
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