ACE FREHLEY (kiss)

ACE FREHLEY To Perform At DIMEBAG DARRELL Tribute Next Month

KISS Kollector Online reports:

Former KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY will be one of the rock stars paying hommage to the late Dimebag Darrell on May 17th (after Dimebag’s posthumously RockWalk induction) by performing live on stage that night at the Hollywood House Of Blues. Other musicians to play live include Vinnie Paul, Scott Ian, Dave Navarro, John 5, Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens and many others.

As part of the tribute, there will also be an art auction to benefit The Little Kids Rock Foundation (a charity bringing free music classes to low-income children). All of this under the banner of Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute, an art exhibit of guitars that have been hand-painted, illustrated and sculpted by rockstars and modern artists in tribute to the former PANTERA guitarist (which was already on display at OZZFest and the Winter NAMM show plus the Guitar Center in Hollywood).

ACE FREHLEY-Painted Guitar Fetches $7500 At Six-String Masterpieces Art Guitar Auction




An ACE FREHLEY-painted guitar sold for $7500 at the Six-String Masterpieces Art Guitar Auction held yesterday (May 17th) at the House Of Blues Sunset Strip in W. Hollywood, CA.

"Ace Frehley, former guitarist for KISS, is recognized as the single most influential musician to inspire the career of Dimebag Darrell Abbott," says the eBay item description. "Ace was definitely one of the first guitar heroes and was a major influence to many of the other musicians in this exhibit. This extremely valuable addition to the collection features a highly psychedelic, fractalized space theme that has a great photo of Dime and Ace integrated into the spiraling design. The design was created by Ace and then printed on thick photo paper that was template cut to the shape of the guitar and applied to the body. The backside of the guitar includes a heartfelt note and an actual print of the photo that Ace integrated into the front side design, as well as it is signed by the Spaceman himself in silver paint pen. One May 3 the hardware was applied, electronics installed and the lot photos were updated. This is a one-of-a-kind full playable and displayable Instrument of Art. Complete with electronics, pick-ups, strings and hardware installed at Dean USA. It is hand-painted or otherwise decorated by the artist who?s name is associated with the guitar. Proceeds from the auction of this guitar go to supportLittle Kids Rock, one of the most exciting music education programs available to public schools in America. This guitar is one of over sixty pieces created for Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute."

ACE FREHLEY At Black Tooth Bash - Photos Available

Former KISS guitar legend ACE FREHLEY led a high-energy performance of 'Cold Gin' with Vinnie Paul (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) on drums at the Black Tooth Bash, Thursday night (May 17th) at the House Of Blues in Hollywood, California. Ace joined other rockers at the Bash in memory of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbot. The event was attended by Dimebag's friends, family, and fans. For additional photos of Ace from the event visit this location.

(Photo by Jarrod Vrazel)

(Thanks KISSOnline.com)

ACE FREHLEY - Making Of 'Do Ya' Video Available

A rare clip of ACE FREHLEY (ex-KISS) making the 'Do Ya' video is available for viewing at this location (3.40 mins - 12 MB). 'Do Ya', a cover of the classic track from 1976, appeared on Frehley's third solo effort, Trouble Walkin', released in October 1989.

ACE FREHLEY Archives Website Updated

According to Kissasylum.com , Bill Baker's ACE FREHLEY Archive's website has been updated with some great new photos of Ace and his Memorabilia.

35 new pictures have just been uploaded to the Archive with various live shots of Ace without make-up - throughout the KISS era, Frehley's Comet and Ace's solo career in the 90s. The Memorabilia page has been updated with various Ace memorabilia photos.

As previously reported at the same site, a rare clip of the former KISS guitarist making the 'Do Ya' video is available for viewing (3.40 mins - 12 MB). 'Do Ya', a cover of the classic ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA track from 1976, appeared on Frehley's third solo effort, Trouble Walkin', which was released in October 1989.

ACE FREHLEY 'Shocks' Fans At KISS Coffeehouse First Anniversary Party




KISSONline.com is reporting:

Former KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY capped off a great day at the Coffeehouse First Anniversary Party by surprising the crowd with a rockin' performance of "Shock Me"! Backed by KISS tribute band MR. SPEED, Ace tore through his signature song with great vocals and a scorching guitar solo! After the song, Ace was escorted from the stage as the crowd chanted Ace, Ace, Ace.

Prior to his performance, Ace greeted over 2000 fans at the KISS Coffeehouse tonight! He signed Tattoos, clothing, Gold albums, photos and just about every collectible imaginable. PAUL STANLEY called from Hawaii to wish ACE well, and the two of them spent 15 minutes catching up before ACE continued signing autographs. Ace was in great spirits throughout the 5 hours he spent at the Coffeehouse and seemed genuinely excited to meet with the fans!"

ACE FREHLEY - "I'm The Luckiest Guy In The World - I Thank God Every Day"

The following report is courtesy of Travis Tritten from The Sun News:

He's the spaceman in what fans call the greatest band in the universe.

Iconic guitarist ACE FREHLEY touched down Saturday at Broadway at the Beach for KISS Coffee House's first anniversary.

Fans with KISS paraphernalia, make-up and tattoos waited in line to see the '70s group's guitarist.

Some traveled from across the country and paid $150 to share a moment with Frehley, who signed autographs and hugged his fans.

"I never thought [KISS] would be that big. It was just something we threw together," said Frehley, who designed the band's famous insignia. "It's a phenomenon."

Jennifer Wood drove from Pensacola, Fla., and paid for a meeting and album-signing with her favorite guitarist.

"He's mysterious. You don't see him very often," said Wood, who kept watch of the coffee house Web site and bought her VIP pass the day the tickets went on sale.

It was Frehley's first visit to the one-year-old coffee house, which is adorned with KISS memorabilia and concert video.

After a year and a winter overhaul, the shop is doing brisk business, said owner Brian Galvin.

"Merchandise is a much bigger piece of our business than we anticipated," he said.

Despite the long line of fans waiting to get in Saturday, most of the shop's patrons aren't diehard KISS fans and come in first for the coffee, Galvin said.

But the shop has gotten a boost from KISS bandmates Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, who have both made appearances and also drew big crowds of fans over the past year.

Frehley, who will release a new album this fall, said it's not his first trip to Myrtle Beach. He came to the beach as a child with family.

"I used to go crabbing here as a kid with my uncle," he said.

The image of Ace Frehley crabbing is a world apart from how many of his fans see him - a spaceman persona with silver stars for eyes and massive platform boots moving through a cloud of stage fog.

"Ace Frehley to me is the greatest guitar player that's been put on this planet from another planet," said Ben Katzman, who traveled 12 hours from his home in Miami Beach, Fla.

For his part, Frehley said he is perplexed by the adoration.

"I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I thank God every day," Frehley said.

To watch Ace at the KISS Coffeehouse First Anniversary Party performing 'Shock Me' with KISS tribute band MR. SPEED click
here.

(Photo by Nissa Benjamin - Ace Frehley poses in a picture with fan Mike Labadie of Canada inside the KISS Coffee House)

Exclusive ACE FREHLEY Photos And Coffeehouse Review On SAO

Former KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY capped off a great day at the KISS Coffeehouse First Anniversary Party on Saturday, June 16th, by surprising the crowd with a rockin' performance of 'Shock Me'.

www.SpaceAceOnline.com has got some great pictures of Ace and an excellent review of the day up on their main news page, with lots more photos coming soon.

They want your reviews too, if you were there, send your thoughts and photos to admin@spaceaceonline.com .

ACE FREHLEY In Dunkin’ Donuts Commercial - Screen Shots Available


www.KISSONline.com is reporting:

"Here are some screen shots of ACE FREHLEY in the latest television commercial from Dunkin’ Donuts. The America Runs on Dunkin’ campaign features advertisements directed by screenwriter, director, producer and actor Zach Braff. Two spots within the campaign debuted today, featuring Frehley and supermodel Naomi Campbell and in support of Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Tea and Iced Latte summer beverages, respectively."

ACE FREHLEY Confirmed For Eddie Trunk Annual Halloween Bash

Former KISS guitar legend ACE FREHLEY is confirmed for the ddie Trunk Annual Halloween Bash, set for October 31st at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City, NY.

According to Trunk, "All the details to be announced this Friday night on my radio show! Trust me, this will be special and you will not want to be shut out. There will no doubt be people willing to travel from all over the US and probably the world to see this artist again! This will be a ticketed event sold through Ticketmaster only. Exclusive announcement this Friday night on Q104.3 NYC from 11PM-2AM EST. Remember you can hear the show live anywhere in the US online at www.q1043.com as well. Hold the date and get ready for the biggest Eddie Trunk Halloween Bash yet!"

ACE FREHLEY/Eddie Trunk 2007 Halloween Gig T-Shirt Available

As previously reported, legendary Guitarist ACE FREHLEY will jam on October 31st with some of his friends at New York City’s Hard Rock Café - 1501 Broadway at 43rd Street. Doors open at 7 PM for the 8 PM jam, part of Eddie Trunk’s annual listener Halloween party.

An Eddie Trunk 2007 Halloween Bash/Ace Frehley t-shirt is now available. This is the same exact shirt that will be for sale the night of the sold out show. According to a press release: "Now you can pre-order this one time collectible before they are made available that night. Supplies are limited to don't be shut out, order now. Shirts are black, 100% heavy cotton, two sided color. Front has a chest design eddie trunk rock logo. Back is a full color design celebrating ace's appearance at this years halloween party. Shirts are available in small, medium, large, extra large, 2x and 3x sizes. Shirts are $25.00 for s, m, l & xl, $27.00 for xxl & xxxl. This includes shipping to anywhere in the us! Payment can be made via paypal or cash or money order only. If using paypal send payment to: edtrunk@optonline.net

Payments by mail should be made payable to Eddie Trunk and go to:

ET Halloween Shirt
PO Box 41
Cedar Knolls, NJ
07927

Please specify the size of the shirts you are ordering, your shipping address written clearly and your email address with every order regardless of ordering by mail or using paypal!"

KISS - Rare 1997 Backstage Video Interview With ACE FREHLEY Available


www.KISSNews.de reports that a rare KISS backstage interview from 1997 has been posted at YouTube.

In this interview former KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY says he can't go down on his knees anymore because of an injury he had.

Check out the video interview below...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPjLrZUYkME&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/77729

ACE FREHLEY - Tickets For Upcoming Live Shows On Sale


Tickets are on sale for three solo shows of original KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY. Two shows at Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield VA on December 27th and 28th and a third at The Norva in Norfolk, VA on December 29. Contact the clubs or Ticketmaster here.

(Thanks Kissasylum.com)

un nouvel album solo : Pain in the Neck à paraître ce printemps, Slash y fera quelques apparitions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9VF8GDZxs

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has set "Pain in the Neck" as the title of his new solo album, tentatively due in the spring.

"I was all ready and set up to track a record when I was offered the KISS reunion," Frehley told The Akron Beacon Journal. "I got back with KISS and that kind of derailed me from 1996 to 2001 and it took me a while to get my wits back.''

Frehley said he is still putting the finishing touches on "Pain in the Neck", including some scheduled six-string contributions from VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash.

Though most of the tunes were written in the past several years, Frehley also looked to his own past for guidance.

"I've been listening to my first solo album with KISS, because everybody says that's their favorite record. I was trying to figure out what made it so special, so I'm trying to incorporate a lot of what that record had for this new CD," he said.

"It has a lot of different aspects and shows different musical sides of me and it's something I'm trying to recapture. I don't know if I can do it but I'm gonna take a shot at it."

He added, "The record to me is secondary to the fact that I needed to come back and let everybody know I'm alive and well. Some of my old band mates kind of dragged my name through the mud a little, so I figured that it was time for me to re-emerge and let everybody know I'm not dead."

Read more at www.ohio.com.

ACE FREHLEY Getting Into A 'New York Groove' Mindset; New Interview Available

The Culture Shock recently caught up with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q: Tell me a little about where you got this current lineup as far as your band mates.

Ace: "The bass player, Anthony Esposito, I hooked up with about a year and a half ago through a mutual friend, ‘cause I was looking for sober musicians. We started working on solo material and me and Anton Fig got together in my studio and did some pre-production and we started tracking last year for the new record and the new record’s just about finished. Got some finishing touches and then gotta mix it. Shootin’ for a late May release."

Q: As an artist, how exciting is it to think about getting back into that process of making an album? Including everything from, obviously you’ve already written the music, but also coming up with artwork, and having another chapter of your career come out on a CD.

Ace: "It’s crazy. I’m really getting off on it. This is such a long-awaited CD and I wanna make sure that it’s just right. I think everybody’s gonna like it. It’s got all the elements, or a lot of the elements that my first CD had, 'New York Groove'. Most people cite that as being a favorite Ace Frehley record, so I’m trying to get into that mindset."

Q: You were talking about being sober. Is there more of a reward for you from the perspective of writing music and putting together an album that you haven’t had in a long time?

Ace: "You know, for years I always thought I needed substances to be creative and lo and behold, I realized last year that I actually function a lot better without all that stuff (laughs). It took me 40 years to figure it out, but better late than never right?"

Go to this location for the complete interview.

ACE FREHLEY - "For Me, Rock 'N' Roll Should Always Be Fun"

Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Chris Riemenschneider reports:

He has the most uncool laugh you'll ever hear. It's a bit like a high-pitched hyena cackle, but with a New Yorker's nasal accent mixed in. Every KISS fan shuddered the first time they heard it.

That laugh, though, is one of the reasons ACE FREHLEY always was the coolest member of KISS. The band's original guitarist never seemed to take the band as seriously as his pompous, mouthy bandmates. Of course, Frehley was often too wasted to take much of anything seriously during KISS' heyday, but as he said in a phone interview last week, "For me, rock 'n' roll should always be fun."

Clean and sober for 19 months now, Frehley quit KISS once again in 2001 after a five-year "reunion/farewell" outing and said he's having a new kind of fun on his first solo tour in 13 years, which brings him to First Avenue on Thursday. He's also releasing a solo album later this year.

These ventures follow recent TV appearances on VH1's Rock Honors and Rock and Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament as well as - most surprising/charming of all - a fireworks-filled Dunkin' Donuts ad directed by "Scrubs" star Zach Braff.

Although he's clearly not making KISS-sized money as a solo artist, Frehley believes he's getting the last laugh over his former bandmates.

Q: Do you think it's a fair tradeoff doing a solo tour? That is, you don't have to put the makeup on, but you also don't get to play as big a venue.

A: "I don't even think about the makeup. I took the makeup off in 2001, and I really don't plan to put it back on. As far as the smaller audiences, usually the smaller places have better acoustics and you're closer to the people, more intimate. A lot of times that can be a lot more fun. I'm used to playing arenas with a pit and security guards between the band and fans; there's always that distance. The places I play now, people can touch me. As long as they don't get too intimate, you know?" [Laughs/cackles]

Read the full interview at Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

ACE FREHLEY Performs With PEARL JAM; Video Available

As previously by www.Billboard.com, PEARL JAM gave a nod to its classic rock influences last night (June 25) in New York, drafting KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY and RAMONES bassist C.J. Ramone for guest appearances during the second of a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden. Frehley turned up to play lead guitar on KISS' 'Black Diamond', which was mostly sung by drummer Matt Cameron, with guitarist Mike McCready, an admitted Frehley obsessive, handling the first verse. Watch the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Y2cEZ3kLQ&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92251

ACE FREHLEY On KISS Days - "A Lot Of Those Guitar Solos And Other Stuff I Did I Put My Heart And Soul Into It"

The following story is courtesy of Steve Baltin from Spinner.com:

Once upon a time, ACE FREHLEY stood atop the hard-rock guitar-player mountain, delivering thunderous riffs on Kiss staples such as 'Calling Dr. Love,' 'Strutter' and 'Detroit Rock City,' songs that helped lead the makeup-wearing quartet to '70s rock-god status. But while Gene Simmons created a business empire that rivaled Disney in merchandising, Frehley went the way of so many '70s rock stars, namely into drugs and drink. It was a point that reached home a few years ago when Simmons started saying publicly he wouldn't work with Frehley again because of the substance abuse.

Today, though, having completed a successful tour, currently working on a new album and being feted by a new generation of guitar slingers, Frehley is getting some sweet vindication. The "Space Ace" talked to Spinner about the wild ways of his past, his own guitar heroes and a recently resurfaced memory of being a roadie for JIMI HENDRIX.

Spinner: Why are people still picking up on the music 30 years after you started?
Frehley: "I don't completely understand it, but I know in a lot of those guitar solos and other stuff I did I put my heart and soul into it. So maybe that somehow comes through the speakers."

Spinner: How old were you when you started playing guitar?
Frehley: "I was 13, and actually my brother and sister both played folk guitar, they were, like, folkies back in the hippie days and they were doing Peter, Paul and Mary songs and folk songs, they both played the piano and I was going, 'Get me out of here!' And a friend of mine bought, like, a $25 Japanese electric guitar with a little amp with, like, a six-inch speaker. And I had been fooling around with my brother's acoustic, but acoustic didn't really do it for me. When I plugged in this electric guitar, put the amp on 10 and then just hit a note, it was like love at first sight. I was hooked, and from age 13 on it's been a love affair with me and the electric guitar ever since."

Spinner: Who were the guitarists that turned you on?
Frehley: "Keith Richards and THE STONES were big. Then, of course, you get the whole English invasion with THE BEATLES and a little later on Jimi Hendrix, ERIC CLAPTON, CREAM, THE WHO, huge influence. I never considered Pete Townshend a brilliant lead guitarist per se, but when it comes to chords I learned how to play rhythm guitar from Townshend. I listened to his chord work because it's just brilliant."

Spinner: What are some of your favorite guitar moments in your own work?
Frehley: "That solo in 'Strange Ways,' 'Fractured Mirror,' I was just listening to that the other day. We were trying to work it up for the show, we were gonna do that and 'Ozone,' but I think we're gonna hold off on that until the next tour cause I don't wanna do it unless it's perfect. I'm not that good at critiquing my own work, I'd rather let other people do it. What do you think?"

To read the entire interview head to this location.

ACE FREHLEY At Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame On November 11th




KISS Mask Webzine has issued the following report:

ACE FREHLEY will appear as a special guest in honor of Les Paul for The Gibson Sound: A Night With Henry Juszkiewicsz Featuring Ace Frehley, at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH., on Tuesday, November 11TH at 7 PM.

The event will be an in-depth look at the history and innovative sound of the distinguished Les Paul style guitar. For more information, please go to http://www.kayosproductions.com/.

Ace is pictured above (on the left) his classic Les Paul Sunburst.


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