Artist: Aerosmith

The goal was simple: Find a way to offset the upfront costs of going on tour overseas. The idea was crowdsourcing genius: Take a poll of what songs their fans would like to hear the band cover. Record the two that get the most votes and put them out as a limited EP. The result: A three track EP that is only available for two weeks (ending 03.14.11) for a minimum donation of 5 dollars. Get your copy here . Track listing: [...]

Wed: Las Vegas, The Beatles/The Final Judgement pt. 1 Thur: The Final Judgement pt. 2 Misery index: A billion trillion kazillion Tyler-o-meter: Jennifer Lopez STMFU This week, there's no point to a detailed autopsy of season ten's most recent 240 minutes of blood-curdling horror. Suffice it to say, it was gruesome to witness the marching [...]

News Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE, SLASH), Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH), Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), Joe Bonnamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) and Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) are among the musicians who will appear on the forthcoming tribute album to late DEEP PURPLE guitarist Tommy Bolin.

Wed: "Hollywood" group night Thurs: "Hollywood" solo auditions Misery index: Barrrrrffff Tyler-o-meter: 87% Wednesday on American Idol was group night, in which remaining contestants break off into groups of at least three to perform with live accompaniment. In Idol lore, the group week is a fiery tribulation for the singers that requires a measure of [...]

Wed: San Francisco, auditions day seven Thurs: "Hollywood," first round of eliminations Misery index: four hankies Tyler-o-meter: 60% Wednesday's American Idol broadcast didn't constitute entertainment as much as hardcore, face-banging tragedy-porn. It was an orgy of misfortune, a cumshot compilation of adversity. After all, this seventh and final audition was the last chance for rubbernecking [...]

Steven Tyler's review of "Idol Remains" on MetalSucks You folks have all been closely following MetalSucks' own "Idol Remains" column by Anso DF, right? They're awesome, because they're just like watching American Idol, without having to suffer through actually watching American Idol. Here's what the critics are saying about the column: "I am, quite simply, [...]

Acabou a festa dos guitarristas frustrados e músicos virtuais. A Activision Blizzard cancelou a franquia Guitar Hero como parte da reestrutura dos seus negócios, visando concentrar seu investimento em outros jogos. Tal decisão se deve ao fato da franquia não ter muitas ramificações para o futuro, e também à queda do gênero musical nos games. Portanto, as continuações que estavam sendo projetadas serão canceladas. A série foi criada originalmente pela Harmonix em 2005, mas teve seu desenvolvimento assumido pela Activison em 2007, com o game Guitar Hero III: Legends [...]

I see a pattern developing in 2011; the only albums selling are old ones. It's quite startling, in fact; it's already mid-February and the new release machine is kicking into high gear, but the charts are still dominated by best-of compilations and classic albums from the likes of Metallica, Van Halen, Ozzy, Aerosmith (Idol Effect), [...]

:: I don't know what's more awesome - the fact that Iron Maiden has such a badass private jet or that the word embiggen is used on the band's website. Pretty tough call. :: Looks like He Is Legend recorded some new material . Does this mean we'll be getting new sock puppet videos soon, too? And yes, that's the only thing the band represents to me. Sorry dudes. :: A Phantogram song appeared on the American version of Skins this week, and some [...]

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Auditions week three Cities: Austin (Wed), Los Angeles (Thurs) Misery index: 10/10 Tyler-o-meter: 3/10 Let there be no doubt: This week's fifth and sixth rounds of American Idol auditions were a trip into the fetid bowels of Hell. Not the Deicide-Danzig fun Hell - the bad Hell. The kind of Hell where L.A. loonies make [...]

While they may say that baseball is the American pastime, we're going to go ahead and submit that football is the true sport of God-fearing Americans everywhere. Sure, baseball has spitting, the 7th inning stretch, and nachos, but there's something about football that transcends all that amazing stuff. It could be the increased violence or the neat-o uniforms, but regardless of all that, we'll just assume it has to do with the fact that football has more of the total entertainment package. Plus, football's the only sport that melds so [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Nobody really talked about the Super Bowl halftime shows back when Carol Channing or the University of Michigan Marching Band performed. As the years passed, though, the Big Game became [...]

Como sabéis, el vocalista de Aerosmith, Steven Tyler , ha iniciado una nueva etapa profesional en el talent show American Idol. Él, junto a Jennifer López y Randy Jackson, conforma el trío de jueces que valora las actuaciones de los concursantes. Pues bien, aunque esta nueva edición del programa tuvo un inicio discreto en cuanto al nivel de audiencia, lo cierto es que poco a poco va ganando más porcentajes de espectadores. Y parece que cuanta más gente ve el programa, más discos de Aerosmith se venden . Según apunta [...]

The #4 album in the country last week came from Social Distortion, yet that album failed to register on the "Top Hard Music" chart I usually cover in this column where it would've been #1 by a long shot. I mean, I know Social Distortion aren't exactly splitting eardrums anymore, but come on, Mike fucking [...]

This week's were my first ever episodes of American Idol, and man, that shit is hilarious in the most unfortunate way. Singing, man. It's not rocket science. Step one, you visit a voice coach weekly for six months; two, you sing to bars and to your mirror for a few weeks; three, get in line [...]

Steven Tyler launches all new website Iconic rock megastar and new American Idol judge Steven Tyler launched an all new website coinciding with the Idol's premiere last night. The site features exclusive photos, video, and a personal welcome message from Steven to his fans. Born Stephen Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948, in Yonkers, New York, Steven Tyler is the iconic songwriter, composer and voice of Aerosmith - one of America's Greatest Rock and Roll bands - and [...]

Okay-new post idea! This is Muusical Chairs , or essentially the "6 Degrees of Separation/Kevin Bacon" game. The idea is to take one pop star, connect the musical dots to another, and maybe share some previously unknown pop tidbits in the process! This one's an easy start, but I'm sure I can dream up more complex connections in the future. Let me know what you think! Volume 1: Siobhan Donaghy to BoA [...]

I'm not a masochist and therefore I have never endured more than a moment or two of American Idol schlock. My first experience with the show involved an army cowboy yodeling his way through "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thang" and yee-haw that shit was enough AI for a lifetime. But things have changed here [...]

With tonight's premiere of American Idol - Season 10, we will surely be finding something else to do. However, this season's opener puts one of music's biggest names in the judge's seat. Steven Tyler has been in the spotlight for almost 40 years. He's best known for his lips, his colorful scarves and a parade of hit songs that became radio staples. So is it any surprise that he's joining American Idol? Here's what Three Grown Men have to say... Kevin Smallwood: Let's be honest and call a spade [...]

Supongo que es tan buena hora como cualquier otra para aclarar la situación: La verdad, los hackers rusos que mantuvieron miniPLUG fuera de línea unos meses el año pasado nos hicieron un favor. El no tener que mantener la página actualizada a diario nos abrió un universo de posibilidades: podíamos hacer lo que nos diera la puta gana. Y lo comenzamos a hacer. Y no queremos parar. Por otro lado, también nos sirvió para darnos cuenta de que no nos soportábamos unos a los otros, 5 o 6 años de trabajar [...]