U.K.'s Uncut magazine (web site) conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry for its February 2007 issue. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Uncut: Does AEROSMITH mean as much to you now as it did 30 years ago? Tyler: It's different and yet, it's not so very ...
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Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports in its Feb. 8, 2007 edition that AEROSMITH will be one of the headliners at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The last time AEROSMITH played in Sweden was in 1999. Sweden Rock Festival representative Ingolf Persson refused to comment on ...
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SATELLITE PARTY, the new project led by JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell, has made its first single, "Wish upon a Dog Star", available for online streaming. Check it out: Windows Media, Real Media, Quicktime. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Ultra Payloaded", due on May 15 via ...
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On February 5, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will be participating in a campaign to establish a United States Department of Peace. Tyler will be speaking as part of a lobbying effort hosted by the Peace Alliance, "a nonpartisan citizen organization advocating for legislation that supports a culture of peace." Should the Peace Alliance achieve its ...
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According to WorldTicketShop.com, AEROSMITH will perform at the Arrow Rock Festival 2007, set to take place June 30 at Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. The band is also scheduled to play at Bercy in Paris, France on June 19. AEROSMITH is planning to mount a massive world tour this year. In an interview ...
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The Associated Press reports: Rocker Ted Nugent is denying that he said anything about non-English speakers while performing at Gov. Rick Perry's inaugural ball last week. In a guest column in Thursday's Waco Tribune-Herald, Nugent said allegations that he shouted the offensive remarks — reports made by some who attended the Jan. 16 ...
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Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. An excerpt from the chat follows: Ultimate-Guitar.com: AEROSMITH has been one of the very few bands to have emerged during the '70s and not only still be around but be at the very top of their game, how does it feel after all ...
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The Associated Press reports: Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office, Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but not all attendees were pleased by the rocker's performance. Using machine guns as props, Nugent, 58, appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a ...
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Drummer Joe Farrell has left Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN due to "personal reasons." He has since been replaced by Colin Purcell. CRUACHAN's fifth album, "The Morrigan's Call", was released in November via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Pagan" was recorded at Sun Studios in Dublin. Upcoming CRUACHAN shows: Mar. 31 - Ragnarök Festival ...
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AOL Music reports that former JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell has set a May 15 release date for his long-awaited new album, "Ultrapayloaded Satellite Party". Joining Farrell are ex-EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, as well as newcomers Kevin Figg on drums, Etty Lau Farrell (Farrell's wife) on background vocals and Carl Restivo on keyboards ...
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HOOKERS 'N' BLOW (a.k.a. HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER) — the band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES), and drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION) — has tapped Mike Duda of W.A.S.P. to play bass on its upcoming short run of dates in California and the East Coast. The details ...
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One of Boston's best loved bands, AEROSMITH, has donated an autographed guitar to raise money for The Angel Fund, an independent non-profit organization benefiting ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Research Center run by Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. at the Massachusetts General Hospital. The guitar is up for auction on eBay until ...
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THE PANIC CHANNEL/ex-JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro fielded ten questions from fans including one wondering if he would have any input on the previously announced JANE'S ADDICTION box set. "We just put out the 'Best Of' so I'm not sure if this is still a go," he said. "I could be wrong though, I just ...
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DEAD MENS DREAMS, the Orlando/West Palm Beach Florida-based hard rock band featuring 5 BILLION DEAD singer Strain, RESPONSE NEGATIVE drummer Jim McCourt, STILLKEPT guitarist Claudzilla, and LO bassist Perry Stern, has uploaded a pre-production version of its song "Machines Will Take Our Souls" on its official web site. The track comes off the ...
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Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SOUL SIRKUS) has been officially named the new lead singer of JOURNEY. He had been filling in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the U.S. tour with DEF LEPPARD shortly after it began on June 23 due to illness. "We are so grateful to Steve for all the ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH lead guitarist Joe Perry is thrilled about the newest man to put on the uniform of his hometown baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka recently signed a deal to play for the Sox after starring for almost a decade in Japan with the Seibu Lions. Perry said, ...
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C. Harris-Nystrom of the Chico News and Review recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Chico News and Review: You have a new album called "Angel Down" due sometime in the next year, correct? Sebastian Bach: Well, we now have three of ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: The members of AEROSMITH recently were in the studio with the West African band THE REFUGEE ALL STARS. According to a post on the AeroforceOne.com website, the ALL STARS and AEROSMITH recorded a version of JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND's "Give Peace A Chance", while AEROSMITH lead guitarist Joe ...
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TRAMP'S WHITE LION has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of its fall/winter tour, which started in Indonesia mid-October and carried them to packed houses and enthusiastic crowds in Europe. The band is currently preparing to record its first CD with the new lineup featuring founding WHITE LION member/songwriter Mike Tramp (vocals), as well ...
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A 12-minute audio interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry, conducted last month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). Bassist Tom Hamilton joined AEROSMITH on stage during their appearance Wednesday night (Nov. 29) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Uncasville isn't ...
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Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazine: "Assembling our list certainly presented a ...
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A 21-minute audio interview with ex-WHITE LION vocalist Mike Tramp, conducted recently by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site), has been posted online at this location. TRAMP'S WHITE LION — the classic rock band led by Mike Tramp — kicked off a European tour earlier in the month. The group's lineup ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH's got a show practically in their own backyard tonight (Wednesday, November 29), and they're expecting a special guest — bass player Tom Hamilton. The band is playing the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, which isn't far from their home base in Boston, and that's where Hamilton has been recovering ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH has gone through a lot this year, and guitarist Joe Perry understands that the ride could be coming to an end. It was hard enough dealing with frontman Steven Tyler's throat surgery back in the spring, but bassist Tom Hamilton's fight with throat cancer really hit home. Perry told the ...
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Former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp will be the subject of this week's "Special Feature" on Metal Express Radio, airing on Thursday, November 23 at 15:00 and 21:00 CET (9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST). Mike will talk about his glory days with WHITE LION, the "real" story behind the band's break-up, and what the ...
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AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke to the Bradenton Herald about the band's Nov. 4 concert at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, when three songs into the performance a camera boom struck Perry in the head and face. He finished the 90-minute show but sustained a concussion and severe bruising to his ...
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Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that former JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell's new band, the SATELLITE PARTY, will unveil its first single, "Kinky", around Valentine's Day. The group's Steve Lillywhite-produced debut album, "The Ultra Payloaded Satellite Party", will arrive in March via Columbia. Farrell said "Kinky", which was written by electronica act HYBRID ...
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Shirley Halperin of RollingStone.com reports that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), ex-JANE'S ADDICTION singer Perry Farrell and LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington helped honor THE DOORS' legacy at the famed Whiskey-A-Go Go Wednesday night (Nov. 8) for a special 40th anniversary show. The three rockers joined original DOORS members Ray Manzarek and ...
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G4's The Feed reports that AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry was spotted at the NEW YOUR DOLLS show in Hollywood last night (Tuesday, November 7), watching the band from the balcony with buddy Slash of VELVET REVOLVER. The DOLLS were rockin’ courtesy of Little Steven's Underground Garage traveling rock 'n' roll circus, which also ...
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AEROSMITH's official fan club, Aero Force One, has posted a photo of AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry after he suffered a concussion Saturday night (Nov. 4) at the group's concert at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Three songs into their set, in the midst of performing the band's immortal "Back in the Saddle" — ...
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