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Former AEROSMITH A&R Guru Says 'Jealousy' Is Behind Band's 'American Idol' Squabbles

Former Geffen Records executive John Kalodner, who oversaw AEROSMITH's late Eighties comeback and some of their biggest albums, such as "Permanent Vacation" and "Pump", told the New York Post that the band's guitarist, Joe Perry, was "completely wrong" when he stated in a recent interview that singe...

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PERRY: I'm Not Going To Sit Around For Two Years Waiting For TYLER To Come Back To AEROSMITH

The Calgary Herald conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry ahead of the band's September 10, 2010 appearance at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. On when fans will have a chance to see the Boston hard rock band in action again: "Technically speaking, after the g...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Parts Ways With Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN

According to Reuters, JANE'S ADDICTION has parted ways with bassist Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) after only five months of working together. "We wanted to thank Duff for helping us write songs for our new record," the band said via email. "We love the songs...

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Former AEROSMITH Guitarist Announces New Project

Jimmy Crespo may be best known as the guitarist who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984. Crespo appeared on the "Night In The Ruts" album and co-wrote the majority of songs on 1982's "Rock In A Hard Place", performing almost all the guitar duties on the LP. After years of performing wi...

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STEVEN TYLER On JOE PERRY's Toronto Hip-Check: 'I Don't Know What He Was Thinking'

Brad Wheeler of Canada's The Globe And Mail recently conducted separate phone interviews with AEROSMITH vocalist Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry. A couple of excerpts follow below. The Globe And Mail: A Rolling Stone magazine story described AEROSMITH as "back from the brink." True? Tyler: Abso...

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EXTREME Guitarist Talks Gear, Performing With RIHANNA (Video)

Guitar Edge's Elliott Politte recently conducted an interview with EXTREME/RIHANNA guitarist Nuno Bettencourt in Chicago, Illinois. Nuno showed Politte his stage rig and talked about performing with Rihanna. Watch the chat below. The unexpected combination of the Grammy Award-winning R&B artist...

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AEROSMITH To Discuss Current Tour On 'CNN Newsroom'

Tune in to "CNN Newsroom" today (Wednesday, September 1) between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET to catch an interview with all five members of AEROSMITH. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford will all be there to discuss the band's current "Cocked, Locked & Ready to Rock" to...

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JANE'S ADDICTION: 'Live Voodoo' Preview Clip Available

JANE'S ADDICTION has just released its first-ever concert DVD and Blu-ray, "Live Voodoo", via Eagle Rock Entertainment. According to a press release, "Live Voodoo" "captures a musical celebration at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans in 2009. Filmed on Halloween night, the reunion of the original...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Comments On 'Idol' Rumors, Toronto Concert Incident

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry tells Cincinnati.com that he doesn't expect singer Steven Tyler's announcement that he will be a judge in the next season of "American Idol" to affect the band's current tour, which is set to end September 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia. "I think everybody's a little...

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JOE PERRY: I Would Never Deliberately Push STEVEN TYLER Offstage

According to TMZ.com, Joe Perry claims he didn't intend to shove Steven Tyler offstage during an AEROSMITH concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada earlier this week no matter how intentional it may have looked on video. A representative for the band tells TMZ.com, "Joe wanted his fans to know he would n...

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STEVEN TYLER Accidentally Clocks JOE PERRY In The Head With Mic Stand; Video Available

Video footage of AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler accidentally hitting guitarist Joe Perry with his mic stand at the end of the band's performance of the song "Sweet Emotion" on August 12, 2010 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York can be viewed below. As previously reported, there's c...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Says STEVEN TYLER Is Doing 'American Idol'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has confirmed to The Star-Ledger that the band's frontman, Steven Tyler, will be a judge in the next season of "American Idol". "Steven is doing 'American Idol'. The ink is dry on that," said Hamilton. "So, we'll have to work around his schedule for a new record. "I ho...

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JOE PERRY 'Hip-Checks' STEVEN TYLER Off Stage; Video Available

According to Brad Wheeler of The Globe And Mail, AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler was pushed by guitarist Joe Perry off a catwalk and into the crowd during the band's Tuesday night (August 17) concert at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Air Canada Centre. Wheeler writes in his review of the show, "The incide...

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X JAPAN Set To Invade America With First-Ever U.S. Tour

They've sold 30 million records and DVDs, filled the 55,000-seast Tokyo Dome a record-breaking 18 times, they pioneered "Visual-Kei," the Japanese music movement that helped spark the current world-wide Anime craze, and their leader has been referred to as "the Bono of Japan." But the one thing this...

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AEROSMITH, THE J. GEILS BAND Frontmen Reportedly Clashed Before Fenway Park Concert

According to The Boston Globe, the fact that AEROSMITH and THE J. GEILS BAND didn't perform a song together at yesterday's (Saturday, August 14) concert in Boston's famed Fenway Park might have to do with a last-minute feud between the bands' frontmen Steven Tyler and Peter Wolf. An unspecified "sou...