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Book Review: Kiss’ Paul Stanley Lets It All Hang Loose in Autobiography

Posted 03/03/2014 at 5:23pm | by Brad Tolinski

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It’s no insult to the band to say that Kiss have always been about window dressing. That’s why Paul Stanley’s new autobiography, Face The Music: A Life Exposed, comes as such a surprise. After years of carefully maintaining his Starchild superhero identity, Stanley lets down his guard and unleashes a torrent of pent-up feelings that erupt and flow over 400 pages like molten lava.

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Kiss Guitarist Paul Stanley Talks Ace Frehley, Peter Criss and Being Ignored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted 03/03/2014 at 11:58am | by Richard Bienstock

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Maybe it’s the makeup. Maybe it’s the merchandising. Maybe, at the end of the day, it’s just the music itself. Whatever the source, it is safe to say that few bands have inspired as much fervent devotion—and also rabid derision—as the self-proclaimed “Hottest Band in the World,” Kiss.

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Motley Crue and Kiss Announce Co-Headlining U.S. Tour

Posted 03/21/2012 at 8:38am | by Josh Hart

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Last night at around 5:30 p.m. EST, Kiss and Motley Crue officially announced that they would be embarking on a massive co-headlining North American tour. "The Tour," as it has been simply titled, kicks off July 20 in Bristow, Virginia, and will see Kiss closing each night. The full list of dates can be found below, and you can also watch the official press conference video below the dates.

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Video: Guitarist Paul Stanley Talks Kiss with The Wall Street Journal

Posted 02/01/2012 at 2:06pm | by Josh Hart

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Kiss frontman Paul Stanley recently sat down for a lengthy chat with The Wall Street Journal. Video of the entire chat is now online and can be seen below.

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Paul Stanley: Boom Times

Posted 01/27/2010 at 2:59pm | by Alan Di Perna, Photo By Travis Shinn

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Paul Stanley talks about Kiss’ success as a live act and how he and Gene Simmons once again found their old chemistry and made Sonic Boom pure dynamite.

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Kiss: Hotter Than Hell

Posted 01/26/2010 at 12:54pm | by Alan Di Perna, Photo By Travis Shinn

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Paul Stanley said for years that Kiss would never make another studio album. But when the latest lineup proved to be a stage-smoking performance machine, he changed his tune. The result is Sonic Boom, an explosive return to form by a group that never really went away.

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Prime Cuts: Kiss

Posted 01/14/2009 at 2:51pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley reflect on two decades of Kiss classics, including "Duece," "Strutter," "God of Thunder" and more.

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Paul Stanley: Some Kind of Minister

Posted 09/30/2008 at 11:56am | by Alan Di Perna

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With his flashy new Washburn Preacher ax, Kiss axman Paul Stanley delivers a modern gospel on traditional guitar design.

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