Why Jay Jay French Says “Rock Is Dead” + How He Backs It Up. Much like Gene Simmons, Jay Jay French pointed to how music was in his youth to help bolster his argument that rock is dead.

A 2000s indie rock musician is dead at age 46, his bandmates announced over the weekend. Former Babyshambles guitarist ...

Ten years ago, Esquire asked Nick Simmons, son of Kiss legend Gene Simmons, to interview his father. In the piece, provocatively headlined Gene Simmons: 'Rock Is Finally Dead', Simmons Sr. claimed ...

Chuck Klosterman is soaking wet from the downpour outside, his jeans and white T-shirt (which has “Fictional Character” emblazoned across the chest in blue letters) stick to his skin. The 34-year-old ...

"People say to me, 'What makes you say rock is dead?' Well, here's my take on that. When I was 17 years old back in 1969, all my heroes — Beatles, Stones, Who, Zep, Floyd, Hendrix, Dylan ...