Some rock n roll history went down at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre a couple of nights back - on Friday the 31st August – where two of the founding members of one of the world’s most iconic rock n roll outfits – KISS - graced the very same stage . I am of course referring to … Continue reading Gene Simmons / Ace Frehley – Enmore Theatre Sydney 31 Aug 2018
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As Gene Simmons prepares to kick of his Australian tour in Adelaide tonight, comes news that School Of Rock The Musical star Amy Lehpamer will join Gene on stage at Melbourne’s Festival Hall on August 30, to smash out a special Aussie version of “I Was Made For Loving You”. One of Australia's most respected vocalists, Lehpamer is set to play … Continue reading GENE SIMMONS to be joined on stage in Melbourne by School Of Rock’s AMY LEHPAMER
Founding KISS guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member ACE FREHLEY has released a new song today called "Rockin' With The Boys." This is the second song Frehley has released this year, from his forthcoming all-new Spaceman album, due October 19, 2018, via Entertainment One (eOne). Frehley previously released the track "Bronx Boy" … Continue reading Ace Frehley releases new single ‘Rockin’ With The Boys’
Let’s do the rock n roll math. It had been 27 years since Alice Cooper was last in the nation’s capital and this is his tenth tour downunder (a jaunt which celebrates his first Aussie tour four decades back). Yet when the live rock n roll is this hot – numbers are irrelevant. If it’s … Continue reading Rockbrat Live Review: Alice Cooper Ace Frehley AIS Arena, Canberra – 23 Oct, 2017
It is forty years since super ghoul Alice Cooper first toured Australia and he is back downunder – doing a run of dates with Ace Frehley as support act. On episode 79 of The Australian Rock Show, we celebrate the tour by cranking some covers, performed by local artists. We rock, we rant, we recall … Continue reading Episode 79 – Alice Cooper Ace Frehley 2017 Australian Tour Special
Back in 1986 I joined the Frehley's Comet Fan Club. From memory it ran for a couple of years and was ran by a guy called Erik Cram from Modesto, CA. It was always a highlight when a new issue of 'Comet Watch' landed in Mr Rockbrat's letterbox ! Remember that back then, info in … Continue reading Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Frehley’s Comet Fan Club 1986-88
This photograph originally appeared in issue #8 of the Frehley's Comet Fan Club newsletter 'Comet Watch'. John and Marsha Z from Megaforce are in attendance at the signing as is Eddie Trunk, now well known as a DJ, author and host of That Metal Show. Photo: Ron Akiyama
Honesty is a quality not normally associated with KI$$ in recent years. That quality that, certainly extends to Paul ‘Ace’ Frehley. This is indeed, an honest account of Frehley’s life, in KI$$, and out of it. It was a very engaging read, and I read it in about 6 days from front to back. Frehley … Continue reading What’s The Rockbrat Reading Today: ACE FREHLEY – NO REGRETS (2011)
First off, let me say that as an ex-Kiss addict - a band I gave 25 years to, I am very much qualified to give my opinion on why I think Kiss should retire in 2012. Many devoted Kiss fans are not going to like what I write and will not agree with me. That’s … Continue reading Rockbrat Wonders: Why KISS Should Retire in 2012
After a couple of years hibernation, by 1985, Ace Frehley was starting to make himself visible again in the public domain. Musically, there was a bootleg that came out with his band that was recorded at NYC’s L’amour, with speculation rife amongst the KISS fanzines at that time about Ace’s actual appearance – what did … Continue reading Classic Rock Pic From The Past: Ace Frehley and Laney Amps – Unmasked in 1985
