Aerosmith News

Here is the setlsit from the Las Vegas gig that is being reported as being the Live CD.

The Joint/Hard Rock,
Las Vegas, NV
January 11, 2002

Beyond Beautiful
Toys In The Attic
Love In An Elevator
Just Push Play
Same Old Song And Dance
Jaded
Big Ten Inch Record
Pink
Sick As A Dog
Seasons of Wither
Light Inside
No More, No More
Dream On
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Stop Messin' Around
Draw The Line
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Cryin'
Mother Popcorn
Walk This Way
Uncle Salty/Sweet Emotion

Encores
Rattlesnake Shake
Livin' On The Edge
What It Takes
Train Kept A Rollin'

Reuters via Yahoo! Launch News
April 30, 2005

Los Angeles (Billboard) - One major benefit of releasing his first solo album in 21 years is that Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry can finally stop having to answer the incessant question from fans, "When are you going to put out another one?"
The self-titled album, which features Perry on all instruments (except drums) and vocals, comes out May 3 on Columbia. He produced the album, and even co-mixed the CD, with assistance from Paul Caruso.

Part of the impetus to finally record a new solo record was the feedback Perry received on "Ten Years," a midtempo ballad he wrote for his wife, Billie, to herald their 10th wedding anniversary. Although he never intended for fans to hear the song, when he played it for friends they encouraged him to show the public his sensitive side, despite his reluctance.

Additional courage to pursue the project came from a strange place. "Howard Stern said when he starts twinging inside when he's talking about something, he knows (he's) hitting a taboo subject and he knows he's doing good radio," Perry says. "And I thought about that as far as being an artist goes: I guess whenever you show a piece of yourself that you're a little scared to show or a little sensitive about, you're treading on ground that's actually important for the listener because it's real."

READING THE CLASSICS

For inspiration for the album, Perry turned to the best. After preparation for Aerosmith's last album, "Honkin' on Bobo," led him to delve back into his old blues records, Perry turned to the literary classics. "I didn't go to college, I wasn't exposed to much other than what came my way, which wasn't much." He read Hemingway, Keats and other masters as he wrote.

While making the album, Perry also had to deal with the shifting dynamics of recording a solo album versus an Aerosmith album, which are legendarily difficult endeavors. "A solo album has its own batch of problems," Perry says. "I had to spend more time digging down. There's a good side to working with four other guys, but you have to sublimate part of your own ego to work in that environment. With a solo album, you can put too much of yourself into it and think everything's great and it's not. That's probably the scariest part of it."

But soon, the album demanded to be born. "I had all these songs, but I didn't plan on doing a record," Perry says. "I thought if I had another year and another $100,000 to spend on it, I'd take this batch of songs, play with a band, work with Rick Rubin, but it felt like it was time."

The first single, the stomping "Shakin' the Cage," was released to active and heritage rock radio stations April 12.

Perry will play a few live gigs to support the release, but his day job beckons. Aerosmith goes back on the road this fall before starting work on a new studio album. In tandem with the tour, Columbia will release a live album recorded primarily at Hard Rock's the Joint in Las Vegas in 2004.

Aero Force One
By: John Bionelli



Two For The Show

Hey Folks,
Back in Beantown!!!

As everyone knows, Joe's CD comes out next week and he is doing plenty to keep himself and his band busy. He will be playing only 2 shows. Monday the 1st at Harpers Ferry in Boston. Which is about a half mile away from 1325 Comm Ave. Then at Webster Hall in NYC on the 5th. He will also be on The Conan O'Brien show that day.

As I write this, the band is rehearsing at the Boneyard. They will be playing almost all of the tracks on Joe's CD as well as a couple you may have heard Aerosmith do. The band includes Paul Caruso, Audley Freed and Charley Drayton. These guys are top notch musicians but also bring some stank to the party.

See you out there!!

John B.

Boston Herald
April 29, 2005

Eavesdropping

We Hear: That Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will pick up an honorary degree at the University of Massachusetts at Boston's first-ever outdoor graduation ceremonies June 3. "Greater Boston" gal Emily Rooney and Leonel Fernandez, the president of the Dominican Republic, will also be honored.

Blabbermouth.net, NY
April 29, 2005

Susan Guyett of IndyStar.com has issued the following report:

A quartet of rock stars — Brian Johnson of AC/DC (photo), Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Jesse Dupree of Jackyl and Rachel Bolan of Skid Row — headed to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday (April 28) with NASCAR racing on their minds.

Some of the rockers are true gear heads, according to Chris McKee of the Richard Petty Driving Experience. Johnson and Whitford collect cars and follow all forms of auto racing.

But the musicians were there for more than love of the sport. A film crew was on hand, so their exploits on the 2.5-mile oval can be turned into a Speed Channel special, McKee said.

Instructors and authentic NASCAR-style stock cars will be at the track until Sunday, giving the rest of the world a chance to ride along or ride alone. Three laps as a passenger goes for $125; a solo trip of eight laps costs $499. Those with money to burn can consider the 24-lap solo trip that costs $2,099.

Boston Herald
April 29, 2005

More compelling and harder-rocking than at least two of his three previous solo albums - and a few Aerosmith albums as well - "Joe Perry" shows what Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry did during the band's not-permanent vacation. And it sure sounds like he had fun making this play-it-yourself, home-studio production, which hits stores Tuesday.

Featuring a palette of guitar tones that would make Billy Gibbons green, "Joe Perry" is a bolt of raging, multilayered blues-rock chased with elements of Aerosmithian exotica, a few nice-guy ballads and a couple of pointed instrumentals. It comes in the new DualDisc format: a standard CD on one side and a bunch of DVD extras on the other.

Perry's deadpan, offhand voice occasionally recalls Lou Reed and Jim Morrison - and he makes the latter connection explicit with a cover of The Doors' "Crystal Ship." If the vocals occasionally sound uninspired, that's not something you can say about the guitar playing, which is copious, incendiary and gripping. When the music does the talking, "Joe Perry" speaks highly of its maker. Download: "Can't Compare."

The Boston Globe
April 29, 2005

In his downstairs studio, Aerosmith's Joe Perry has created a solo CD that's full of surprises

Duxbury -- Joe Perry is taking a visitor down to the Boneyard.

It's the basement studio in his home, where Aerosmith recorded the albums "Just Push Play" and "Honkin' on Bobo." Perry and Steven Tyler also wrote a lot of the "Get a Grip" CD in these cozy confines, where candles and a poster of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page add ambience.

But the CD that Perry pops into the sound system has nothing to do with Aerosmith.

It's his own album, "Joe Perry" -- his first solo effort in 20 years, since the days of the Joe Perry Project, back when he had left Aerosmith before reuniting for the massive success that lay ahead.

Aerosmith took this year off -- and will regroup in September -- but Perry retreated to the Boneyard and started rocking. The result is a record (coming out Tuesday, preceded by a Harpers Ferry show on Monday) that is going to surprise people. It's a slamming, guitar-screaming disc that is old-school without being the stuff of dinosaur rock.

Perry plays all the guitars and the bass, while teaming up with drummer/fellow South Shore friend Paul Caruso, who used to pound the skins for local club faves the Atlantics.

"I pretty much dismissed the whole solo thing because Aerosmith can be a full-time job," says Perry. "But I had leftover riffs, so I decided to start filling in the blanks with some songs. . . . These were things that didn't make it onto Aerosmith records, along with some stuff that I wrote in the last few months."

Perry clicks on the first song, "Shakin' My Cage," and suddenly the walls are shaking.

"Is this loud enough for you?" he says with a smile.

Other booty-shaking songs follow. The tune "Hold on Me" rocks like ZZ Top's "Legs," while "Pray for Me" has a Middle Eastern Zeppelin feel, and another sounds like a whomping pairing of Canned Heat and the Cramps.

"It's not a bunch of ballads," Perry says. "It's not that I'm just mellowing out and don't want to play loud because I don't want to hurt my ears. I love playing with this kind of energy and this kind of fire."

Drummer Caruso, who will be part of the Harpers Ferry band (along with guitarist Audley Freed of Black Crowes renown), is ecstatic that he was asked to participate. Caruso had served as Aerosmith's engineer for a bunch of the band's Boneyard studio sessions.

"Joe could have had anyone in the world play on his record," says Caruso, who lives five minutes away. "But it was great the way we'd work together. He'd try to inspire me by saying, 'OK, we're at Woodstock. The Who just finished and Keith Moon played his [butt] off. What are you going to do?' So he pushes you. I've played more aggressively on this record than on anything that I've ever done."

"I wasn't working steadily at this like you would an Aerosmith record," says Perry. "There's a lot of spontaneity on these songs."

Some are hard-rock love songs with his wife, Billie, in mind, while others have a "party vibe," as he puts it. He adds an instrumental called "Twilight" ("That's a tip of my hat to the Ventures and Les Paul and the guitar instrumentals from the '50s and '60s") and effective covers of the Doors' "Crystal Ship" and Woody Guthrie's "Vigilante Man."

"I put it on there because it still works today," he says of the Guthrie tune. "It's for anybody who still thinks they have a final say in things -- whether it's the Saddam Husseins of the world or whoever -- just because they have a gun in their hands. That doesn't mean they are above the law."

It is Perry's singing, however, that may be the biggest shock. Some people have said that, vocally, he is Keith Richards to Tyler's Mick Jagger, but they'll have to reassess that remark. Perry overdubs some of his vocals to soften them, but he is nowhere near as harsh as Richards.

"I think my voice has just gotten seasoned," Perry says. "It's gotten stronger by singing with Aerosmith through the years."

Come autumn, Perry expects to be back with Aerosmith on the road. He says they may release a live album and might also play the FleetCenter.

"Everybody has just gone and lived their life for a while this year," he says, noting that Tyler has done some fund-raising and acted in the film "Be Cool," while guitarist Brad Whitford has indulged his passion for car racing.

"Aerosmith is lifelong," he says. "I look at it as a legacy or a dynasty. Aerosmith has been around too long to just say, 'Oh, I think we'll break up next year.' We went through all of that already."

For now, the beat goes on in the Boneyard.

Aero Force One
April 28, 2005

Joe Perry is playing a SOLD-OUT show at Webster Hall in New York City on Thursday, May 5.
But AF1 has FIVE PAIRS of TICKETS to GIVE AWAY!
You heard right...
Joe F'n Perry at Webster Hall and we're getting 5 lucky winners plus a guest in!
Here's whatcha gotta do...
If you're a paying, current member of AF1 - who is a huge Joe Perry fan (we know you are - you wouldn't be an AF1 member if you weren't, right?) and can be in New York City on Thursday, May 5 - email us RIGHT NOW with your full name, address, and phone number.
Good luck, AF1!
EMAIL YOUR INFO TO: contests@aeroforceone.com .

Five winners will be selected from all eligible entries on Monday, May 2 at 11:00 AM EST.
Winner must confirm acceptance of tickets on the same day by 2:00 PM EST.
Winners will be notified by AF1 and be posted on the CONTESTS page on Tuesday, May 3.

And...don't forget the JOE PERRY F'N LISTENIN' PARTY!

AF1's got you all set up with a members-only online listening party for Joe Perry's self-titled solo album. Paying members of AF1 can preview 2-minute clips of each song on "Joe Perry," which hits stores on Tuesday, May 3.
Got stuff to say? We figured.
You can listen to Joe's new songs, AND chat with other AF1 Members!
The party will get goin' sometime on Friday, April 29, so head over to AF1 CHAT to click on the link & join in. This party ends on Monday, May 2 at 9:00pm EST --- now that's a party!

Oh yeah, we'll be giving away some cool autographed Joe Perry stuff to partygoers, so have fun!!!

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance (Press Release)


Notable This Week . . .Wed., April 27, 2005 - Tues., May 3, 2005:

Joe Perry: Joe Perry - (Columbia)

The Aerosmith ace takes solo flight - and this collection of songs and instrumentals once again proves he's a master of the riff.

VH1 - Joe Perry: (Here)

Aero Force One
April 28, 2005

Didn't get enough Tom last time? Well, he's coming back for more! And this time, he's tapping the vault and goin' way back...Remember when Aerosmith released their self-titled debut in 1973?
The world has never been the same.

Come celebrate this amazing moment in AeroHistory on Wednesday, May 4. Tom Hamilton chats with you about "Aerosmith", the first record the band released. The live chat with Tom is open to paying members of AF1, and begins at 8:30 pm EST.

Crank up your "Aerosmith" album. Get your questions ready. We'll talk to you next week!

Missed the first AF1 Chat with Tom?
Check out the transcript & Tom's voice message to AF1. The links are at the bottom of the Chat page and you gotta log in.

Visit: AF1 Chat.

The Boston Globe
April 28, 2005

Perry-ly We Roll Along - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry stretches his solo limbs next week. He releases a CD, "Joe Perry," on Tuesday, and advances it with a low-key show at Harper's Ferry on Monday. It's billed as a "listening party/live performance." He's expected to do nine or 10 songs in a band format that also features drummer Paul Caruso, who played on the album.

The Boston Phoenix
April 28, 2005

To rock-and-roll fans, Joe Perry’s half the front line of Aerosmith, a position he’s held since founding the group with Steven Tyler in New Hampshire in 1970 and moving to Boston to achieve fame. To Aerosmith fans, Perry’s the group’s rock-and-roll soul — a strong, silent, guitar-slinging bad-ass who’s always let the music do the talking. All the same, Perry spoke to us about his debut solo album, a slide-fueled slam-and-soothe affair with the no-frills title Joe Perry that comes out this Tuesday on Columbia. Nobody’s going to call him the new Dylan after hearing the disc’s dozen numbers, which are dominated by love songs and instrumentals, but the power and the craftsmanship of his playing are transfixing.

Holding court in his well-appointed South Shore home studio, the Boneyard, the soft-spoken Perry talks about guitars, songwriting, romance, album making, Aerosmith, and his newly discovered true singing voice. He’s always sung harmony with Tyler, and he took the lead for a few vocal tracks on Aerosmith’s 2004 blues tribute, Honkin’ on Bobo (Columbia), but when he last stepped outside the group — from 1979 to 1984 with his Joe Perry Project — it was with vocalist Charlie Farren. This time, he not only sings all his lyrics, he plays everything on Joe Perry except drums and keyboards.

Q: Given Steven Tyler’s proclivity for writing smash ballads and being in the spotlight, many Aerosmith fans thought he’d be the first band member with a solo album.

A: He’s talked about it, but I’m always in the studio writing and recording. In fact, the song "Ten Years" I wrote 10 years ago for my wife Billie’s and my tenth anniversary. That’s how far back some of these songs go. A lot started as licks that were recorded and sitting on a shelf saying, "Finish me!" Sometimes those licks are run by the band and end up being the basis for an Aerosmith song, but out of 20 ideas, we might use three and the rest sit there.

I have favorite ideas and riffs that I’ll drop on a mini disc so I can take them with me. And when I get a spare minute, I’ll come down here and bring one of them up to the level of a song. Two or three years ago, I realized I had a big pile of instrumental music I’d written that never got used for songs. I thought, "If I run off the road on my Harley and I’m dead, Billie’s gonna have nothing to put out — just a bunch of guitar licks. I should finish some." Because they’re not really songs until you get a vocal on them.

When the band took a year off, it felt like the time to finish this stuff. And when I started mixing, what was written six months or a year ago felt more immediate to me. So I wrote "Shakin’ My Cage" and "Push Comes to Shove" and "Lonely." I put the last guitar tracks down in December.

Q: You’ve always been a band player — someone who feeds off the energy of other musicians to get inspired. What was it like playing all the tracks yourself?

A: Paul, the engineer, was also the drummer, and we brought a keyboard player in for some overdubs for about three hours, but otherwise it was me. It’s funny, because we have a "making of" video in the CD package as well as a Dolby 5.1 mix on the B-side and two U-Mix-It cuts, "Push Comes to Shove" and the instrumental "Mercy," that fans can remix on their computers. Paul and I worked together so long that it got kind of boring, so we had to do little things to liven the video up. We used home movies from the road, and I did a bit where I played both parts of a band fight.

For most of the songs, I’d have an idea for a riff and Paul and I would work up a drum loop I’d use as a springboard for working out the arrangement. Then I’d usually put bass down to flesh it out, then a vocal or a guitar. Once I figured out where the vocal would go and had the chorus worked up, Paul would play real drums and I’d get deeper into the guitars.

There’s a certain feel that happens when musicians do all their own tracks. I could hear it when McCartney did it or when Stevie Wonder played drums on his own songs. I noticed I played the bass with the same kind of attack I have on guitar. It’s like you’re in a band and have tremendous rapport. "Wow! I can read the other guy’s mind!" It sounds like I’ve been playing with him for nearly 45 years, since I started playing when I was 12.

Q: If there’s any sound that’s a signature on this album, it’s ripping slide guitar. How did you get into playing slide?

A: The first time I saw anybody play slide was Jeff Beck, who played in standard tuning. The guy I really saw rip it up in open tuning was Johnny Winter. He had his big Firebird going through four Fender Twin Reverb amps and it was great. He’s always been a big influence. I’ve studied Ry Cooder and Muddy Waters. Ron Wood is a great electric slide player. They’re all part of my vocabulary. I love to play slide and lap steel. I’ve had a few goes at pedal steel, but it’s a hard instrument. I’ve even had a pedal steel made with just six strings, but it’s a whole different animal.

Continued: (Here)

AF1 Newsletter
April 2005

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In this issue...
IMPORTANT Joe Perry NEWS!
Rock This Shirt!
Get Your Wings, in Time for Mother's Day!
COME to BOSTON - Where It ALL BEGAN...




IMPORTANT Joe Perry NEWS!
Catch Joe TONIGHT on the following Boston-area radio stations, beginning at 5:00 pm ET (in this order): WAAF 107.3, WGIR 101.1, and WZLX 100.7. DON'T MISS IT! Why? Joe will be talking about how YOU can GET TICKETS to see Joe play at Harper's Ferry in Boston, on Monday night May 2.

Comin' up... Joe will be signing autographs at Newbury Comics on Newbury St. in Boston, on Tuesday, May 3, from 6-8 pm. That's the day his anticipated solo album Joe Perry is released! Buy the CD at Newbury Comics on May 3rd, and you'll get a bracelet that will get you into the autograph signing. You might wanna get there early.

Joe is playing Webster Hall on Thursday, May 5. This exclusive appearance is sold-out! But you can still see Joe that night, right from your living room. Joe will be on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien.


And, Joe has his second MSN Live Chat scheduled for Friday, May 6!
We'll let you know the time as soon as it's announced.


Not enough Joe Perry? It never is.
That's why AF1 organized a super-cool, members-only online listening party for the new Joe Perry album. Members can preview 2-minute clips of each song on the album, and chat with other AF1 Members. When it gets goin' you can visit AF1 Chat to access this killer Joe Perry AF1 "player." The AF1 Joe Perry Listening Party will begin soon, we'll let ya know!

Visit AF1 CHAT!



Rock This Shirt!
Be the first to Rock it for a good cause!!! Order your printed Steven Tyler "Contribution Safe T" on www.DIFFA.org. Proceeds benefit the DIFFA -- Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. And, Live eBay auctions of autograph tees and original lithographs will happen in June... stay tuned!
Hangtags for Humanity and microSilver are proud to bring you the Steven Tyler "Contribution Safe T." These psychedelic renditions of Mr. Tyler in all his performace glory is sure to be an instant hit with fans, collectors, baby boomers, gen x's and y's, as Mr. Tyler's music transcends generational bounderies and cultures.

The printed Steven Tyler tees and non-printed tees are designed by Jeffrey Grubb and are available in three chic styles-100% cotton, (Antimicrobal) Microsilver Jersey, and Italian Merino w/Nylon.

Available in June - Summer 2005! Preorder yours today, while supplies last!


Get the Details on AF1 News!



Get Your Wings, in Time for Mother's Day!
Now your favorite Mama Kin rock these must- have Aerosmith wings with every outfit! The brand- new Aerosmith wings logo, presented in amazing, limited-edition, Italian Sterling Silver!
Each piece is solid and heavy, with the Aerosmith wings engraved. Now available in the full-sized pendant, baby pendant, ear-wings and ring! That's right, the very ring that Steven flashes on his pinkie in "Be Cool."


MORE MOTHER'S DAY IDEAS...
The best-selling amethyst pendant is back in stock, get it while you can! That's 4.5 carats of amazing amethyst wrapped in the first wings logo.
Don't forget BABY GEAR for those droolers and crawers who like to rock n' roll. The perfect gift for new moms! From now through Mother's Day, AF1 Baby Gear is 15% off!

MAKE IT YOURS. VISIT THE AF1 STORE.



COME to BOSTON - Where It ALL BEGAN...
Don't forget, you're invited to join AF1 in BOSTON! This might be the most unique and exclusive fan experience AF1 has ever offered - don't miss it! There are still some spots left.


This is the perfect time of year to visit the city where it all began for the Bad Boys. From Wednesday, May 25, through Friday May 27, in Boston, AF1 will take you BEHIND THE AEROSMITH DOOR... So are you ready?


Hit up the Hard Rock Cafe Boston, home of the original "Aerosmithsonian" (a special section of the Cafe dedicated to the band). Rock out with AF1.
Take a trip to Longview Farm Recording Studio, to see exclusive Aerosmith video footage, be in the room where Steven slept and wrote "Eat the Rich!", see the piano where he worked out "Amazing," meet the executive producer of "Eat the Rich" for a Q&A session, and more! This beautiful and legendary farm studio is NOT open to the public - only to rock stars like The Rolling Stones, Motley Crue, The Cars, Limp Bizkit, J. Geils Band, Jet...you get the idea.
You gotta be hungry by now, so it's off to refuel at Steven & Joe's restaurant, Mount Blue!
End on Friday with an eye-opening tour of the nation's oldest and most esteemed cymbal factory, the Zildjian headquarters. Check out how the top-secret metallic alloy is churned, burned and tested to perfection. Did we mention, Joey Kramer is looking forward to hanging out with you there! And who knows...you might get an autographed drum stick or two!

SPACE is VERY LIMITED. RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY for this ONCE-IN-A- LIFETIME CHANCE!

Catch Joe TONIGHT on the following Boston-area radio stations, beginning at 5:00 pm ET (in this order): WAAF 107.3 FM, WGIR 101.1 FM, and WZLX 100.7 FM. DON'T MISS IT! Why? Joe will be talking about how YOU can GET TICKETS to see Joe play at Harper's Ferry in Boston, on Monday night May 2.

MTV.com
April 27, 2005

Release: 06.07.2005 (USA)
Director: F. Gary Gray



Additional Features: Deleted scenes, Gag reel, "Be Cool, Be Very Cool" - Twenty-two minute behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew, Music video - "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man" featuring The Rock as Elliot Wilhelm, "Close Up: Dance Partners" - Inside look at John Travolta and Uma Thurman's dance sequence, Close Up: The Rock, Close Up: Andre Benjamin, Close Up: Cedric the Entertainer, Close Up: Christina Milian, Original theatrical trailer

Pre-Order:
Amazon.com: (Here)
Overstock.com: (Here)

Aero Force One
April 26, 2005

Get your hands on exclusive Steven Tyler fashion items!! Steven moves fashion forward, hand-in-hand with charity, in two amazing projects! Check them out...



Steven Tyler Contribution Safe T!
Be the first to rock it for a good cause!!! Order your printed Steven Tyler "Contribution Safe T" on www.DIFFA.org. Proceeds benefit the DIFFA -- Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. These psychadelic-printed Steven Tyler tees and non-printed tees are available in three chic styles, 100% cotton, (Antimicrobal) Microsilver Jersey, and Italian Merino w/Nylon. Shirts available June - Summer 2005! But, you can PREORDER YOUR SHIRT TODAY!

iPod Holder Designed by Steven!
The ultra hip and celebrity favorite Genre Collection presents Through the Eyes Of… the first ever fashion technology installation debuting one-of-a-kind Hip Tunes technology accessories benefiting various charities. Artists from all genres have come together to co-design HipTunes wallet/case belts. The HipTunes case is the only mp3 accessory of it kind on the market for the Apple and HP iPods, with fashion designer Shanna Israel of Genre Collection. You can fashionably hold your mp 3 player along with a wallet that holds all of your necessities hands free!

Each creation for this project is a one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art that will be auctioned off on Ebay starting Friday, April 28th, 2005 and will run through May 28th, 2005. On Thursday, April 27th Genre Collection will be unveiling these celebrity designed HipTunes belts at an exclusive event at The Spider Club in Los Angeles. Celebrity designers include Duran Duran, Queen Latifah, Alice Cooper and of course Steven Tyler! MAC Cosmetics will be creating artistic designs on the bodies of the models wearing the belts. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to VH1 Save the Music, The Lancelot H. Owens Scholarship Foundation, St. Jude’s Research Hospital, Hollygrove Children and Family Services, Sabrina Love Foundation and the Wes Wehmiller Scholarship.

Steven Tyler’s amazing HipTunes piece includes:
One-of-a-kind Hand Made Aerosmith Japanese scarf
2 Harmonicas owned by Steven Tyler
A skull ring worn by Steven Tyler
One-of-a-kind Clay Aerosmith belt owned by Steven Tyler
2 Animal Printed Scarves owned by Steven Tyler
And, a video play-back message from Steven for the winner!

Aero Force One
April 26, 2005

"Make the songs and the lyrics match, natch!
You gotta get 'em all right to win. Winner will be drawn randomly from all eligible entries. $25 coupon to the AF1 Store for the winner...but if the winner is an AF1 Member, we'll make it $50! GOOD LUCK..."

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance (Press Release)
April 26, 2005

Aero Force One Opening Doors to Historical Aerosmith Sites and Meeting with Aerosmith's Legendary Drummer Joey Kramer

Worcester, Mass., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a unique VIP access package, Aerosmith's fan club, Aero Force One, which is managed by Paid, Inc.'s, Celebrity Services, is offering members an exclusive visit with Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer and a three-day behind-the-scenes tour of recording studios and other sites that have played significant roles in Aerosmith's long history of success. "Behind the Aerosmith Door" is an all-inclusive three-day travel package of sites in the Boston area -- the home of Aerosmith -- from May 25-27. Tickets are extremely limited and on sale now.

"Across the board, true fans want access to the artists, as well as the faces and places most closely related to their favorite band, particularly those that are not readily available to the public," said Kristen Kuliga, VP of Paid Celebrity Services. "Now, unique to the industry, Paid Celebrity Services is enabling Aerosmith fans to not only meet their favorite artists, but do so in some of the industry's most revered places where music history was made and platinum releases were inspired. We've promised all along that we're going to engage fans year round with exclusive events and activities and not just wait for a tour to sell back stage passes. And now we're delivering on that promise with a stellar AF1-members-only tour of the home of the 'Bad Boys of Boston.'"

Offered solely to Aero Force One members, this elite group will travel to the Zildjian Factory where Joey Kramer will greet them, pose for photos and chat with fans in a relaxed, unhurried environment. Zildjian execs will escort AF1 VIPs on an excursion through the facility, which is not normally open to the public, where they transform copper, tin and silver into world- famous musical instruments that are treasured by Joey Kramer and many of the world's top musical artists.

Fans will get exclusive access to the way rock n' roll is made by spending a day at the legendary Long View Farm Recording Studios (which are only open to artists and record labels!), where hundreds of artists -- including The Rolling Stones, Motley Crue and, of course, Aerosmith -- have recorded platinum albums. Meet the director and producer of the "Eat the Rich" video for an Aerosmith Q&A session. Hear all the insider stories about the band from the Long View staff who will be AF1's tour guides. Fans will see "The Farm's" private video footage of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and other happenings at "The Farm" while artists lived onsite during their recording sessions. Participants will see where Steven Tyler wrote "Eat the Rich," the piano where he cranked out "Amazing" in under two hours, and the bedroom where Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have crashed (or partied!) after their various recording sessions.

Aerosmith's high-level insiders will be with the group at Long View Farm and possibly other points of the tour to offer insights into Aerosmith's astronomical rise to the top of the charts and their enduring success that has spanned decades. Other special guests may also join the tour at key points.

AF1 VIPs will spend the first night partying at the original "Aerosmithsonian," a special mini-museum devoted to Aerosmith memorabilia, in The Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. The second night, they will sup at the killer Mount Blue restaurant in Norwell, Mass., which is co-owned by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

This incredible travel package includes two night's hotel accommodations at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Boston, exclusive bags of swag (full of killer Aerosmith stuff like specially-designed T-shirts, pewter Aerosmith wing pins, souvenir cards and photos only available to AF1 fan experience participants), tour costs, tour transportation via motorcoach and all meals/drinks per the itinerary. Transportation from and to the participant's origination point is not included. Cost is $1,195 per person double-occupancy, or $1,295 per person single-occupancy. For full details and to order tickets, visit the Aero Force One web site at http://www.aeroforceone.com/cm/index.cfm?ac=travel or call (617) 572-5674. For questions, email travel@aeroforceone.com.

Boston Globe, MA
April 26, 2005

Lenny Kravitz can be a walking contradiction. On the one hand, he sings of letting love rule and being a ''minister of rock 'n' roll" who has come to ''save your soul." But on Sunday, he also strutted around in a glittery silver belt befitting an overripe Elvis Presley in Las Vegas....Kravitz soared with Grammy-winning hits "Fly Away" and "American Woman," as well as newer songs "Lady" (inspired by ex-girlfriend Nicole Kidman: "She's cool, she's divine," he sang) and "Again," about a lover who is a "sacred gift from heaven. But the highlight was "Be," dedicated to Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, who sat up front. "Lord, what's the matter, am I lost? Am I a junkie, what is my fate?" sang Kravitz before finishing with the hopeful verse, "The mind can see as long as you'll be for real with yourself."

Boston Herald, MA
April 26, 2005

That it Still Ain't Over Til It's Over for Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, whose entrance at Lenny Kravitz's show at the Orpheum sent the audience into a screaming-cell-phone-camera-shooting frenzy the other night. Lenny, being a big Steven fan himself, gave the rocker a shout-out from the stage.

Blabbermouth.net, NY
April 25, 2005

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry wil be a featured guest on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on Thursday, May 5.

As previously reported, Perry will celebrate the release of his self-titled solo album (which comes out May 3) with a special performance at the Webster Hall club in New York City on May 5. As of now, it's the only show he's announced. Perry told Launch Radio Networks that he had some ideas about a short tour, but it just didn't work out, so this New York City event is the next best thing. "I'd thought about doing that at first, but I, I think that it's gonna take up too much time, so I'm gonna give this a real good kick-off party, and with the help of the record company, we're gonna have some fun with that in New York, and then it's gonna be off on its own," he said.

Perry will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, May 9, with an encore presentation scheduled for May 11. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program
at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out RocklineRadio.com.

Aerosmith is nearing the end of their year-long break, so Perry will rejoin his mates for a lengthy tour starting in late September or early October. The band will also release a live album at that time.

Blabbermouth.net, NY
April 25, 2005

Classic Rock Magazine is reporting that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is in the process of launching his own clothing label, which should make its debut sometime this year. It's called Tyler Overland, he told the magazine, and no, before you get an image of Aerosmith mainman walking around with tailor's chalk and tape measure, he won't be doing the nitty gritty of the design process himself. "I met a girl who did my stage clothes, and they're exactly what I wore in the old days, and I just said, 'Let's do it,'" he explained. "When I look at the clothes, it was put together with such passion, each piece has a life of its own. And it's going to be high end. It's just going to be a good thing to buy and have." And just how popular does he anticipate his clothing range is going to be? "HUGE," he laughs, "just unreal, all that I can dream."

Blabbermouth.net, NY
April 25, 2005

ABC ePrep is reporting that a guitar designed by Kurt Cobain's mother and sister is among the decorated axes for sale at "Rock The Cure", a star-studded charity auction that will take place May 3 at The Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles. As previously reported, the auction features guitars decorated by the likes of Rod Stewart, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood, Brian Johnson of AC/DC, and Sheryl Crow. It will benefit the Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research. Cobain's mother is a breast cancer survivor, and she decorated the guitar with never-before-seen photos of Cobain.

Bidding on the guitars has started, and if you're interested in bidding, or would just like to check out the guitars, log on to JuliensAuctions.com.

Boston Herald, MA
April 25, 2005

"Lenny Kravitz, the self-appointed minister of rock 'n' roll, brought his Electric Church tour to a sold-out Orpheum Sunday night....Frequently, the black-clad star simply posed and basked in the adulation of his congregation which included Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (and his pretty blond companion), milking every last hand clap and 'woo-hoo.' But when the buff, tattooed Kravitz finally did flex his musical muscles, the crowd's love was deserved and earned. 'Fly Away,' 'Again' and 'Always on the Run' were darn near magical...."

Spotted By: Friends at the AF1 Board

Picture Courtesy: AeroCarol
Details: Here

April 25, 2005

American Profile, TN:
Mr. Les Paul has influenced rock guitarists such as Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry...

Contactmusic, UK:
Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath asks, "How do you become Aerosmith, you know?"

The Day, CT:
"That was memorable," Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver said of the all-star rendition of "Across the Universe" featuring,
among others, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA:
Judy Zarra, co-owner of Zarra's - A Taste of Southern Italy Restaurant -
"When they were in town, Aerosmith loved to have my meatballs," she says.

Aero Force One


"Joe Perry, from his brand-new album in stores May 3!"

Larger view at: AF1

April 23, 2005



"Apparently there's no better diet than a steady diet of rock
'n' roll! The skinny Aerosmith frontman, 57, still has what it
takes to lure legions of female fans."

Thanks to: Lisam

"Shakin' My Cage"

...is available now for purchase at the following online music stores:

iTunes
Napster
Real
Rhapsody

Buy song: $0.99

Rolling Stone Magazine
April 22, 2005

In the special "Immortals" issue of Rolling Stone Magazine chronicling "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time," Aerosmith's Steven Tyler pays tribute to The Yardbirds:


"Listen to 'Somebody,' a song I wrote for Aerosmith's first album: It's all from the Yardbirds. They were the shit to us, out of all the British bands in the Sixties. The Yardbirds were a bit of a mystery. They had an eclecticism -- the Gregorian chant-ness of the vocals, the melodic diversity, the way they used guitar feedback. I loved that weirdness.

In the Sixties, I was in a band called Chain Reaction. We got to know the Yardbirds because they played at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, in 1966. We had a friend, Henry Smith, who had been our manager for a while, and he had gone to school there. He called me and said, 'Steven, the Yardbirds are playing here, and you can open up.' It was the lineup with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, who was playing bass on that tour. We waited all day for them to arrive. I grabbed their amps, they grabbed ours. We carried each other's gear in, because back then, that's what you did. Hence began the rumor that I was a roadie for the Yardbirds.

They did 'Shapes of Things,' 'Beck's Boogie,' among other songs. I was in such awe. They played like no other band. They weren't concerned with clothes or looks or hit singles. Their thing was 'What do we do with these sounds?' They did things with harmonics -- minor thirds and fifths -- that created this ethereal, monstrous sound.

You hear it in every song -- the way they could take the blues and turn it into a pop song like 'For Your Love,' then something psychedelic like 'Shapes of Things,' which has that weird middle. You can hear the click when Beck hits his fuzz box. Page, in the end, was the one who took those ideas all the way with Led Zeppelin. The two shows I remember where I just sat with my mouth open was that Yardbirds show, and Led Zeppelin at the Boston Tea Party in 1969.

As a singer, the thing I got out of the Yardbirds was that you don't have to have a great voice. It's all about attitude. Keith Relf wasn't great, but how he sang it made him a master. He was a white boy who pushed it to the max. And he was a great harmonica player. You never heard Jagger hanging out on a single note the way Keith Relf could.

The shame is, I know how great the Yardbirds were. But I don't think everyone else knows it. The Yardbirds' music is a gold mine waiting to be stumbled upon. Aerosmith did, because we grew up in that era. The riff in 'Walk This Way' is just us trying to explore the blues in the Yardbirds model. What the Yardbirds did is something you don't hear in today's blue-plate-special, cookie-cutter music. Everything is so canned and sliced up now. This was back when a band was a band. You had all those personalities, and they were all truly playing together. And I don't hear that today. The day of those bands, that wild stepping out, is gone."

April 19 - May 1
New York City Premiere

"All We Are Saying"

Director: Rosanna Arquette
Fri, Apr 22, 8:00pm - Tribeca Performing Arts 1
Sat, Apr 23, 9:30pm - Regal Battery Park 2


"Arquette, a self-professed lover of real music musicians sets out to find out how rockers balance their lives with art, their opinions on today's music and who inspires them. Artists, including Stevie Nicks, Sting, Steven Tyler, Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Peter Gabriel, and Joni Mitchell, provide all the answers."


See movie clip with appearances by Steven Tyler: (Here)
Thanks to: Punknstream

Issue Date: April 22 - 28, 2005


"...Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer are scheduled to be special guests at the annual Music for Middlesex benefit May 14 at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford; visit www.ticketweb.com for tickets."

April 20, 2005

In-Store Appearances: Joe Perry



Meet Joe Perry!
Autograph Signing
Tuesday, May 3rd from 6 to 8 PM
Newbury Street Location (332 Newbury St., Boston, MA)
Directions: (Map)

Aerosmith's Joe Perry will be at the Newbury Street Newbury Comics Tuesday, May 3rd from 6 to 8 PM. Joe will be autographing copies of his brand new solo CD that comes out that day.

Reserve your space in line!
Starting May 3rd at the Newbury Street location only, purchase Joe Perry's self-titled new CD and get a wristband for a spot in line.

*Wristbands are limited and will be available at the Newbury Street location only on 5/03/05. Wristbands do not guarantee you will meet the artist. Wristbands and spots in line are first come, first served.

Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
April 20, 2005

Win a 400-Disk MegaStoreage CD Changer And More!!
EntertainmentWorld.us and Columbia Records have teamed up to give you the chance to win a Sony 400 Disk MegaStorage CD Changer, along with a copy of Joe Perry's Newest CD.

Enter Here by May 16th: http://entertainmentworld.us/JoePerry.asp

Win a 5-Disk DVD Changer And More!!!
ClassicRockRevisited.com and Columbia Records are so excited about Joe Perry's amazing new album, that they want to give you the chance to win an autographed copy of the upcoming Joe Perry Album, a bottle of Joe Perry's RockYourWorld Hot Sauce and a Sony 5-Disk Changer DVD Player.

Enter Here by May 1st: http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/giveaways/joeperry.htm

Rockline Radio
April 20, 2005

The 'Rockline' radio show is broadcast live every Monday and Wednesday night at 11:30pm ET (8:30pm PT)! Talk to that night's guest by calling toll-free from the U.S.... 1-800-344-ROCK (1-800-344-7625)

Listen with your computer:

Monday - 05-09-05 - Joe Perry:

Detroit, MI - 101.1 WRIF-FM: http://www.wrif.com/
Lincoln, NE - 104.1 KIBZ-FM (The Blaze): http://www.kibz.com/main.html
Cleveland, OH - 100.7 WMMS-FM: http://www.wmms.com/main.html

Wednesday - Wednesday - 05-11-05 - Joe Perry - Encore from 05-09-05:

San Francisco, CA - 107.7 KSAN-FM (The Bone): http://www.1077thebone.com/
Jacksonville, FL - 104.5 WFYV-FM (Rock 105): http://rock105i.com/
Cincinnati, OH - 92.5 WOFX-FM (The Fox): http://www.wofx.com/main.html
Dayton, OH - 104.7 WTUE-FM: http://www.wtue.com/main.html
Richmond, VA - 96.5 WKLR-FM (The Planet): http://965theplanet.com/

Blabbermouth.net, NY
April 19, 2005

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, May 9, with an encore presentation scheduled for May 11. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out RocklineRadio.com/.

As previously reported, Perry will celebrate the release of his self-titled solo album (which comes out May 3) with a special performance at the Webster Hall club in New York City on May 5. As of now, it's the only show he's announced. Perry told Launch Radio Networks that he had some ideas about a short tour, but it just didn't work out, so this New York City event is the next best thing. "I'd thought about doing that at first, but I, I think that it's gonna take up too much time, so I'm gonna give this a real good kick-off party, and with the help of the record company, we're gonna have some fun with that in New York, and then it's gonna be off on its own," he said.

Aerosmith is nearing the end of their year-long break, so Perry will rejoin his mates for a lengthy tour starting in late September or early October. The band will also release a live album at that time.

Boston Herald, MA
April 19, 2005

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will be at Newbury Comics' 332 Newbury St. location on May 3 to autograph his self-titled solo CD, released that day. Entry to the 6-8 p.m. event is via a wristband received with purchase of the CD. A wristband gains a spot in line, but does not guarantee fans will meet Perry. A limited number of wristbands will be issued, first-come, first-served. Details: 617-236-4930.

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Diary, April 17
"Got a new promo of the Joe Perry album,
here's the cover, which I like a lot."

Stereophile Magazine
April 18, 2005

Hot Licks: Add another title to UmixIt's catalog of DualDisc Enhanced DVD/CDs: Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry's eponymous solo album, his first since 1984.

UmixIt-enabled discs allow musically minded listeners to load selected songs into their PCs and manipulate the individual tracks of the studio session to create a mix that meets their criteria for sonic success—which might or might not be more "accurate" than the official release. Within the listeners' computers, the tracks are uncompressed, but only compressed MP3 files can be exported to CD-R or MP3 players.

Perry seems impressed with the format's possibilities: "The great thing about UmixIt is that fans can use their imagination and creativity. They get to go into the original instrumental and vocal tracks and create their own versions of the songs just like they're in the studio with me. It also gives them a new perspective on the music they listen to because they can strip it down to its most basic elements and then rebuild it the way their own ears hear it."

But wait, there's more! Www.joeperrymusic.com reports that those who order the disc in advance from the website will receive a "free mini bottle of Joe Perry's 'Rock Your World' hot sauce."

Joe Perry will be released on May 3.

Cover Story: Joe Perry

Thanks to: PerrysTinkerbell
More (Here) thanks to: Julie, Joe-Perry.net

Interview with Joe Perry (Aerosmith) -
Aired 04/07/2005 on "Nights with Alice Cooper"
Is now posted at Alice Cooper's radio place: (Listen Here)

Webster Hall, NY
April 16, 2005



Enter for a chance to win 2 free tickets to see Joe Perry at Webster Hall on May 5, 2005. This event is sponsored by UmixIt.
Doors open at 8pm. Show is sold out when the club reaches capacity, so please arrive early!
Enter: (Here)