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Nonostante si sia fatto recentemente vivo esibendosi in una ferramenta , il buon vecchio Steven Tyler continua ad avere problemi con i restanti membri degli Aerosmith , tanto da minacciare le vie legali qualora Joe Perry e compagni continuino imperterriti a cercare un suo sostituto. A riferire il tutto è lo stesso avvocato di Steven, intervenuto sulle pagine di Billboard per difendere l'onore e i diritti del suo celeberrimo assistito: "Chiediamo l'immediata cessazione della ricerca di un suo sostituto da parte degli altri membri della band. Non vogliamo adire a [...]

Filed under: News , UK With all the fuss surrounding the is he/isn't he status of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler , his one-time toxic twin Joe Perry has claimed that loyalty isn't necessarily the singer's strongest point. He revealed his partner secretly auditioned for Led Zeppelin after Robert Plant nixed any further activity after the band's one-off reunion at London 02 Arena in December 2007. Taking to Classic Rock magazine, Perry said, "Steven disappeared and I called around. Somebody said he [...]
As the story goes, before landing the role of Anita Miller in Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical movie, Almost Famous, doe-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel had originally auditioned for the part of head Band-Aid Penny Lane. The She & Him lead singer will now get her own chance to play the part of rock star groupie as she will star and executive produce a new half-hour pilot for HBO based on Pamela Des Barres' infamous memoir I'm With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie . [...]
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Filed under: News , Holy Hell Can you imagine a version of Aerosmith fronted by Billy Idol , Chris Cornell or Paul Rodgers ? Any of those projects could be interesting but none of them would be Aerosmith, per-se. Or so argues founding frontman Steven Tyler via a letter sent from his attorney, Skip Miller, to Aerosmith manager Howard Kaufman last week. The four-page letter, obtained by Billboard , is the latest demonstration of infighting and uncertainty within the Aerosmith camp. [...]
Last week, we reported that Joe Perry plans to hold auditions to find a new vocalist/frontman for Aerosmith . Some laughed, some shook their head in disbelief. One person, however, called his lawyer. Who? You guessed it, Steven Tyler. It's simple. Tyler's people contacted Aerosmith's people - after all, they're probably familiar with one another - and the "sue" word was dropped. According to Billboard , who actually received the January 27th dated letter, Tyler's attorney, Skip Miller, instructed that the band, "immediately cease and desist from engaging in acts and conduct to the [...]

Steven Tyler, storico cantante degli Aerosmith, ha improvvisato uno show del tutto particolare in un negozio di ferramenta a Rancho Mirage, California. Secondo la ricostruzione degli eventi, Tyler si sarebbe improvvisamente fiondato sul microfono collegato agli speaker interni del negozio - solitamente utilizzati per fare annunci ai clienti - e avrebbe intonato due suoi cavalli di battaglia: Dude Looks Like a Lady e addirittura la ballata strappalacrime I Don't Want to Miss a Thing . Come se non bastasse, il bizzarro Steven avrebbe anche inspirato un po' di gas elio e continuato a [...]

Filed under: News , UK Who says that rehab can't be fun? Seemingly taking a break from a clinic in California for an addiction to pain killers, rubber-lipped Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was engaged in a bizarre incident last weekend when he treated shoppers at the Rancho Mirage branch of hardware store Home Depot to a capella renditions of "Dude Looks Like A Lady" and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". TMZ reports that instead of asking for a price check or [...]
In case there's any doubt that he's a frickin' loon, let's review how Steven Tyler has spent the past week, shall we? He left rehab and went straight to a bar. He randomly grabbed a microphone at a Home Depot in Rancho Mirage, CA and sang pieces of "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and "I Don't Wanna [...]
In case there's any doubt that he's a frickin' loon, let's review how Steven Tyler has spent the past week, shall we? He left rehab and went straight to a bar. He randomly grabbed a microphone at a Home Depot in Rancho Mirage, CA and sang pieces of "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and "I Don't Wanna [...]
Next up on the heavy metal, hard rock, and punk rock book treadmill is Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's 2009 autobiography Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top. The little-known drummer of one of the most successful bands in music history brings to the table a story rife with the things that make [...]
Next up on the heavy metal, hard rock, and punk rock book treadmill is Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's 2009 autobiography Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top. The little-known drummer of one of the most successful bands in music history brings to the table a story rife with the things that make [...]
Okay, so we've all been watching the Aerosmith soap opera play out ( duh, duh, dum ) over the last few months. We've definitely given you a few episodes of the drama here at LWMB. But in spite of all of the break-ups, rehab stints and rumors, we still can't get enough of the boys and the band and apparently neither can Steven Tyler. The charismatic front man who's currently taking a time out from his duties as lead singer for the iconic collective just couldn't stay totally away as he rocked some of the band's [...]
:: Best news of the decade so far: We won't have to put up with new Blink 182 music until at least 2011. :: Worst news of the decade so far: We will have to put up with new Blink 182. :: The Soft Pack is doing a tour - in one city. "What's that mean?" you ask. It means the band is playing 10 Los Angeles shows in one day . :: Want to be the frontman of Aerosmith ? [...]

" Aerosmith comenzará a organizar algunas audiciones y a hacer algunas llamadas. Con suerte habremos encontrado un nuevo cantante para el verano y podremos volver a la carretera." Así de claras recoge Billboard las declaracioes que Joe Perry ha hecho con respecto al culebrón que se montó sobre el vocalista Steven Tyler . Aunque el propio Tyler afirmó que estaba entusiasmado con la idea de escribir, grabar y actuar de nuevo con Aerosmith , lo cierto es que sus compañeros no [...]
This shittiest papparazi photo ever was taken this past Tuesday night at The Tilted Kilt in Palm Desert by Mike "DJ Kermie" May. It's been thirty days since we heard that Steven Tyler was checking into rehab, which means that he may have wrapped up his twenty-eight days earlier this week. Then again, I seem to [...]
This shittiest papparazi photo ever was taken this past Tuesday night at The Tilted Kilt in Palm Desert by Mike "DJ Kermie" May. It's been thirty days since we heard that Steven Tyler was checking into rehab, which means that he may have wrapped up his twenty-eight days earlier this week. Then again, I seem to [...]
In a move that will either piss off Aerosmith fans or make them laugh uncontrollably, the band has begun its search for a new singer. Yes, while speaking with Billboard.com , guitarist Joe Perry stated, "The word's been out there for a while," alluding to the "new job posting." If you can think way back to November, when basically nobody knew what the hell was going on between Steven Tyler and Aerosmith, you'll recall that there were reports that either Tyler quit and refused to hit the road or that he'd be [...]

Filed under: News Despite the fact there has been no confirmation of Steven Tyler officially leaving the band, Aerosmith are reportedly sending out feelers for a new lead singer. Guitarist Joe Perry told Canada's QMI Agency that the band are "already getting the word out there, the word's been out there for a while." He added that Aerosmith will "start having some auditions, making some phone calls. Hopefully we'll have found a new singer by the summer and Aerosmith [...]