Weekly Notes...
Mötley Crüe: The nonstop party that is the life of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee for about the past 20 years gets cranked up several notches on his upcoming solo album, Tommyland: The Ride, which is due in August...Lee's third solo album will be released to coincide with his NBC reality show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College," which he said recently got bumped up from a summer replacement to a fall show, due to the positive feedback. The original rush to get the album done meant Tommy had to scrap a planned duet with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler...(more - MTV - 03/23/05)
Backstreet Boys: The Backstreet Boys are back, and heartthrob band member AJ McLean is as active as ever now that he has been clean and sober for almost three years...Q: Name three musicians from the past or present who would complete the perfect table for four for dinner. A: Elvis, Prince and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler...(more - The Clarion-Ledger - 03/23/05)
GNR/STP: The spark that eventually became Velvet Revolver originated when former GNR rockers Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum got together to raise money for the family of former Ozzy Osbourne and Mötley Crüe drummer Randy Castillo, who died of cancer a few years ago...(guitarist Dave) Kushner explained, "They played with a bunch of guest vocalists from Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) to the guys from Cypress Hill and I guess the chemistry was something that they'd all been looking for since Guns N' Roses...(more - Great Falls Tribune - 03/24/05)