Angel’s Punky Meadows on why he didn’t join Kiss or Aerosmith

As the band’s final large-scale tour looms, the Superstrat pioneer looks back on how he got started, why he quit, and why he’s not planning to fall silent again ...

Band’s album cover ‘sucks,’ iconic rocker says

But one of the members of an iconic 1970s rock group thinks this album cover “sucks.” UltimateClassicRock.com (UCR) reports ...
Louder

"I said, 'This is our last show.' He said OK. We never, ever talked about why it was so easy to break up the band." The curious story of the thinking man's hair metal band…

"I said, 'This is our last show.' He said OK. We never, ever talked about why it was so easy to break up the band" ...
eLife

TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are uncoupled

A proposed function of TADs is to contribute to gene regulation by promoting chromatin interactions within a TAD and by suppressing interactions between TADs. Here, we directly probe the ...
Louder

“He was just lying there, howling on his guitar with blood pouring down his face. It was a very dramatic moment”: How Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne and half a million insane ...

Members of Sepultura, Scorpions and Faith No More tell the story of the epic Rock In Rio series of festivals ...
Upstate Today

We don’t make the rules

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KISS singer says hip-hop doesn't belong in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: "I don't come from the ghetto"

KISS bassist Gene Simmons restated his opposition to hip-hop’s inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a recent LegendsNLeaders podcast interview, underscoring an ongoing genre-definition ...
loudwire

Gene Simmons Doubles Down on Controversial Rap ‘Ghetto’ Comments, Chuck D Weighs In

Gene Simmons is doubling down on the controversial comments he recently made about rap artists being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Ice Cube and I had a back and forth [about this}, ...
AOL

Chuck D Addresses Gene Simmons’ Controversial Hip-Hop Comments

Chuck D, or Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, has his answers for Gene Simmons’s statements on the Legends N Leaders podcast. In the interview, the Israeli-American musician stated how hip-hop music can’t ...
Men's Journal

Gene Simmons Blasts Rock Hall of Fame for Inducting Rap Artists Like Ice Cube

The KISS frontman revealed a contentious debate with Ice Cube, saying that rap “doesn’t speak” to him because he didn’t grow up in “the ghetto.” Gene Simmons argues rap does not belong in the Rock & ...
American Songwriter

Gene Simmons Speaks Out After Controversial “Ghetto” Comment

Gene Simmons is doubling down on his recent stance. In a new interview, the KISS bassist reacted to backlash he faced for his comments about hip-hop. The situation started when, during an appearance ...
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Gene Simmons rips Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for embracing hip-hop: ‘It’s not my music’

It’s more like the Hall of Hard Feelings for the Demon. Gene Simmons is again sticking his tongue out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for allowing hip-hop artists to snag a spot in rock’s most ...