Rob Laing | Music Radar
The original Spaceman talks us through one of the initial run of Les Paul Customs Gibson’s Custom Shop built for him.
Ace Frehley’s Origins Vol. 1 album will be released on 15 April via Entertainment One Music, featuring guest appearances from Slash, Mike McCready and John 5 on covers of classics by artists including Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Thin Lizzy and The Rolling Stones.
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JAM Magazine has uploaded video footage of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley performing live at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas on February 28. Check out the clip below.
Frehley will release “Origins Vol. 1”, a collection of twelve newly recorded classics from Ace‘s formative years featuring some of the biggest names in rock and roll, on April 15. Most notably, KISS frontman Paul Stanley joins Ace on FREE‘s hit “Fire And Water”. This collaboration marks the first time that Ace and Paul appear on the same studio recording since KISS‘s 1998 reunion album “Psycho Circus”. Other guests are none other than Slash trading leads on THIN LIZZY‘s classic “Emerald”, Lita Ford singing and playing lead on THE TROGGS staple “Wild Thing”, ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 playing guitar alongside Ace as he sings his classic KISS composition “Parasite” for the very first time, as well as Jimi Hendrix‘s “Spanish Castle Magic”, and PEARL JAM‘s Mike McCready also plays guitar with Ace as he finally sings his KISS “Alive!” mainstay “Cold Gin”. “White Room” is also an iTunes instant gratification track, meaning fans who pre order the LP on iTunes will receive the CREAM cover song instantly.
Robert Kinsler | OC Register
It’s no surprise there were plenty of Kiss fans on hand at the Coach House on Friday night to catch the local debut of singer-guitarist Paul Stanley’s new group dubbed Soul Station. But what may have been a bit surprising to some unschooled members of the capacity crowd was not only the complete lack of any KISS classics in the set list, but the fact that “the Starchild” performed sans makeup and never even touched a guitar during the 90-minute performance.
The good news is the 64-year-old hard rocking icon’s performance was very good and made for a fun-filled night of music courtesy of his outstanding backing 12-member ensemble, Soul Station. Stanley and company crackled life into more than a dozen soul and Motown classics in versions that featured arrangements mostly faithful to the studio versions while gaining an additional edge played live.
Opening with a rousing version of the Temptations’ “Get Ready,” this was a performance where every song covered was a bona fide classic. As Stanley noted after the opener: “Tonight’s about a lot of the music I grew up loving.”
Stanley used his falsetto as the instrument of choice throughout most of the night, generally able to hit all the high notes associated with iconic ballads – the Delfonics’ “La-La (Means I Love You),” an especially impressive take on the Miracles’ “Ooo Baby Baby” – and uptempo soul standards, such as Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” Stanley even showed off some dance moves on Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”
Joe Polo
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Retail development company Westfield said it has completed the first phase of of a $508 million redevelopment of Terminal 1 Los Angeles International Airport, which introduces Southwest Airlines customers to new retail and dining brands.
The overhaul comes on the heels of the grand opening of Terminal 2 at LAX and was spearheaded by Southwest (NYSE: LUV) and LAX operator Los Angeles World Airports. Westfield is developing a dining and retail collection featuring 24 destinations and promises a “reimagined experience with a hip, modern California feel.”
The first of three phases includes the opening of six retailers, including Rock & Brews, a restaurant from Kiss front men Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley; Be Relax, which provides massage, nail and facial services; retailer Brookstone; gift shop I Love L.A.; surfwear shop Sol Surf; and candy store Treat Me Sweet.
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In addition, Southwest is upgrading the customer gate areas, giving the terminal a fresh new look while providing more efficient customer service.
“Together with Southwest Airlines and LAWA, we’re creating a new energy and vibe and a more holistic customer experience,” Keith Kaplan, Westfield’s vice president at LAX, said in a statement. “We’re bringing the terminal to life by activating gate areas and engaging customers with a unique design, inviting sightlines and integrated dining and retail.”
Michael Brandvold
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Amazing high-quality video of Ace Frehley giving a sneak-peak at one of his songs off his upcoming album! Taped live at the Scout bar in Houston Texas.
Jason Herndon
Join your hosts Jason Herndon, Tom Shannon and Andrew Sgambati as they discuss all things KISS Vinyl! This episode, they take on the 1976 release Destroyer!! James Campion, author of “Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss’s Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon” is interviewed as well!
“Eric Clapton has always been a big influence on me,”says Ace Frehley .”White Room” holds a special place in Ace’s heart, since seeing Cream’s concert in New York City when he was about 15 years old.
“Origins Vol. 1” track listing:
01. White Room (CREAM)
02. Street Fighting Man (ROLLING STONES)
03. Spanish Castle Magic (JIMI HENDRIX) (feat. John 5)
04. Fire And Water (FREE) (feat. Paul Stanley)
05. Emerald (THIN LIZZY) (feat. Slash)
06. Bring It On Home (LED ZEPPELIN)
07. Wild Thing (THE TROGGS) (feat. Lita Ford)
08. Parasite (KISS) (feat. John 5)
09. Magic Carpet Ride (STEPPENWOLF)
10. Cold Gin (KISS) (feat. Mike McCready)
11. Till The End Of The Day (THE KINKS)
Leo Quinones
Paul Stanley has rocked KISS front & center over four decades. In 2016 he’s emerged as the lead singer of Paul Stanley’s Soul Station. You’re about to hear about his childhood struggles, successes, work ethic. But mostly you’re gonna hear about Soul Station, a 13-piece tribute to Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, The Temptations, Al Green & The Jackson 5. Enjoy the chat!
Mike Brandvold
Joe Polo
This week we talk this weeks’s KISS NEWS and Ace’s new covers album with a Paul Stanley vocal on it! Plus an all new ASK ANDREW!!
All this and more onthis weeks PODCAST ROCK CITY!!
Michael Brandvold
 
David Ashdown
Better late than never …I just finished readingNothin’ To Lose: The Making of KISS (1972 – 1975) and want to congratulate Ken Sharp as well as Gene & Paul for transporting us back in time for one helluva rock & roll party!! …the early days of KISS. Not only is it a telling chronicle of the core dynamic of the original KISS line-up but one of the best books ever compiled on the concert & radio promotion business in the 70’s. With so many grass-roots stories and quotes from other rockers on the circuit with KISS at the time, I recon it’s a book any rock fan would dig and hereby KISStorically proclaim it an essential rock classic!
As a KISS fan, it has completely re-invigorated my passion for the band as well as my respect for what it took for them to make it. It was an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ proposition; sink or swim. KISS stood tall, undaunted by bad press, poor radio reception, luke-warm record sales. continuous logistical touring nightmares ‘n snafus and ultimately 
Warner Brothers’ lack of love in supporting the band. As Paul might concur: “Don’t mean shit, I don’t care!” because that was KISS’s attitude. They had fans, with them the rest didn’t matter. A volunteer army was amassing in the jean-clad smokey high school hallways of the Midwest. The word was getting out …”YOU GOTTA SEE KISS!”
Behind the scenes though it’s clear the first KISS Army was the bands initial road crew. Those guys deserve to be knighted by The Elder,
Jason Herndon
Join your hosts Jason Herndon, Tom Shannon and Andrew Sgambati as they discuss all things KISS Vinyl! This episode, they take on the 1978 release Double Platinum!!
New OFFICIAL KISS Catalog item for 2016!
The 3D KISS ARMY Foam Wall Sign is an awesome representation of the famous KISS Army logo stacked in layers of high-density heavy “foam” material. Not cheap styrofoam, but constructed from no less than 6 layers of a modern dense, firm material that holds it’s shape and gives razor sharp corners to the artwork.
Measures in at a large 15 x 14 x 1.5 inches.
