Many people think of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” as a Joan Jett original. Despite her rendition being undoubtedly the most popular, it was actually written and recorded by a U.K.-based group ...

KISS: (Singing) I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day. MARTIN: It's MORNING EDITION. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: In this report we say Gene Simmons is looking to patent a hand sign.

Ironically, Simmons’ version is actually “I love you” in American Sign Language, with the thumb extended, rather than the thumb holding two middle fingers close to the palm as popularized by ...

The “rock and roll” sign. The devil’s horns. The maloik. Call it what you want, but Gene Simmons wants to make sure you call it his. The KISS frontman and rap tastemaker is attempting to ...

Dolly Parton’s first-ever rock album, “Rockstar,” released in November, opens with a declaration. “I’m gonna be in rock and roll whether you two like it or not!” an imagined teen-age ...

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ Version. It wasn’t until the late 1970s that “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” found a young Joan Jett. She first heard it while in England on tour with her band, the ...

The sign of the horns, aside from being a gesture more than a thousand years old, is a common sight in the rock and roll community. Simmons’ thumb-out gesture is popular too, though.

Update 6/23: USPTO records now show the trademark application was withdrawn on June 20. Gene Simmons, longtime frontman for the rock band Kiss, wants a hand gesture that has been used by rock 'n ...