The lead guitarist of Kiss knew very well that musicianship alone wouldn’t take him to the top.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Can Taylor Swift Be an Underdog and the Biggest Pop Star on Earth?
Feelings of persecution have long driven Swift’s most powerful songwriting. But even as fans and critics dinged her latest album, her numbers continue to explode.
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Brandi Carlile Climbed Music’s Peak. Then She Had to Start Over.
After a whirlwind six years of working with icons and curating her own festival, the singer and songwriter was alone with her work, in search of a fresh spark.
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How Kiss’ Ace Frehley Made ‘New York Groove’ His Own
The Kiss guitarist, who died on Thursday at 74, scored his only Top 20 solo hit with a cover that’s endured for decades.
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Lady Gaga Was Always Gothic. Now the World Has Caught Up to Her.
At a moment when other pop stars are flirting with dark spectacle, Gaga’s “Mayhem” tour shows that she has perfected it.
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Ace Frehley, a Founding Member of Kiss, Is Dead at 74
A consummate showman, he was known for playing guitars rigged with pyrotechnic effects and for his distinctive stage persona.
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Gilles Larrain, Photographer of 1970s Drag Culture, Dies at 86
He shot portraits of stars like John Lennon and Miles Davis. But he is best remembered for “Idols,” an intimate look at a vital New York underground.
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Taylor Swift Is Our Biggest Cinematic Universe. But the Magic Is Fading.
Pop culture is saturated with franchises, and Swift is the master of creating them. But her marketing is beginning to overtake the music.
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The Liam Payne Fans Tending His Memorials
For an entire year, supporters in Argentina have arranged flowers, photos and letters at a cemetery and the hotel where he died.
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How D’Angelo Made His Masterpiece, ‘Voodoo’
The singer, songwriter and producer’s 2000 album was the result of years in the studio listening to inspiring music, jamming and rediscovering his artistic purpose.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Listen to recent releases from Geese, Doja Cat, Neko Case and more.
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Museums Recall the Lost Ship Edmund Fitzgerald, in Displays and Song
It has been a half-century since the ship sank on Lake Superior, and a pop single memorialized its fate. Now museums are commemorating those events.