The legendary Spaceman whose blistering guitar solos and larger-than-life presence helped launch KISS into rock immortality. With his trademark Les Paul, explosive tone, and cosmic flair, Ace redefined what it meant to be a rock guitarist, inspiring generations with his fearless creativity and unmistakable sound. Beyond the makeup and pyrotechnics, he was a true original — a pioneer of hard rock whose influence still echoes through every power chord and wailing solo played today.
Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits.
She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.