Great current video interview of  Ace interview on the Gibson Guitars website. Ace talks about how he started his love affair with the Sunburst Gibson and his bands he played with before KISS. Ace also gives a demonstration of his new Budokan Les Paul model guitar.

You can chat live online with Gene Simmons of KISS and Stan Lee of Marvel Comics this Tuesday January 24 at 2:45 pm EST. English isn’t your first language? No problem – the Ortsbo website will translate your conversation for you in any one of 53 languages.

Visit the Ortsbo website for more details.

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In honor of Kiss frontman Paul Stanley‘s 60th birthday today (Jan. 20), we’re taking a big look back at the band’s career by revisiting every single one of their 19 studio albums and giving you the chance to vote for your favorite song from each of them.

From their nearly unassailable first six albums, through the ups and downs of some rocky (but also rewarding) disco, progressive rock and pop-metal influenced records, all the way up to 2009′s ‘Sonic Boom,’ the history of Kiss is recounted step-by-step in the following pages, along with your chance to pick the best track from each record.

We’re very excited to see which songs you choose as your favorites from classics platters such as ‘Destroyer,’ ‘Creatures of the Night’ and ‘Revenge,’ as well as what you salvage from well, maybe-not-so-memorable albums such as ‘Crazy Nights’ or ‘Music from the Elder.’ We hope you enjoy this tour as much as we did!

Next: Pick the Best Song From the First Kiss Album

The last of the originals to turn 60 does so today…Happy Birthday Paul!

Trailing Ace Frehley’s release of his new Les Paul guitar, Paul Stanley has released his latest – the Paul Stanley Starfire signature model. KISSonline has a good write-up of the new instrument and you can also visit Washburn for info on Paul Stanley’s entire guitar line.