How Ace Frehley Set Out to 'Show Those F---ers' on His Solo DebutHow Ace Frehley Set Out to 'Show Those F---ers' on His Solo Debut"I didn’t think he was going to do anything that good," bandmate Paul Stanley admitted.Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
35 Years Ago: How Bon Jovi Grew Up With 'New Jersey'35 Years Ago: How Bon Jovi Grew Up With 'New Jersey'Follow-up to blockbuster breakthrough 'Slippery When Wet' arrived in a surge of inspiration. Anthony KuzminskiAnthony Kuzminski
Why Kiss' Solo Albums Failed to Keep Peter Criss in the GroupWhy Kiss' Solo Albums Failed to Keep Peter Criss in the GroupSimultaneously released debuts "probably put the final nail in the coffin of the band," he later concluded. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
40 Years Ago: Black Rock Icon Shapes David Bowie's 'Modern Love'40 Years Ago: Black Rock Icon Shapes David Bowie's 'Modern Love'Hint: It wasn't Nile Rodgers.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
How Rock Music Was Reshaped on the Morning of 9/11How Rock Music Was Reshaped on the Morning of 9/11The tragedy cast a long shadow on the rock world and, in the days that followed, that shadow only lengthened. Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
Alex Lifeson Turns 70: Looking Back at His Milestone BirthdaysAlex Lifeson Turns 70: Looking Back at His Milestone BirthdaysThe Rush guitarist has enjoyed a lengthy career driven by humor, determination and friendship.Matt WardlawMatt Wardlaw
55 Years Ago: Crosby, Stills and Nash Sing Together First Time55 Years Ago: Crosby, Stills and Nash Sing Together First TimeAn informal jam at a party in July 1968 showed David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills that their voices blended perfectly together. Dave LiftonDave Lifton
Rock's Unsolved UFO Mystery: The Night Jim Sullivan VanishedRock's Unsolved UFO Mystery: The Night Jim Sullivan VanishedA talented singer-songwriter released an album about unidentified flying objects, then disappeared into thin air.Frank MastropoloFrank Mastropolo
Could Keith Moon and George Harrison Have Saved ’Yellowbeard’?Could Keith Moon and George Harrison Have Saved ’Yellowbeard’?Production problems robbed ambitious Monty Python-linked film of some driving forces.Martin KieltyMartin Kielty
How the Moody Blues Reached a Synth-Pop Dead End on 'Sur la Mer'How the Moody Blues Reached a Synth-Pop Dead End on 'Sur la Mer'This was the zenith of their '80s sound, or the nadir – depending on which period originally drew you to the band.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso