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Joe Perry: Monster Cable Video
Joe recently sent this video to Noel Lee from Monster Cable for his 60th birthday and to also celebrate Monster Cable’s 30th Anniversary. The band uses Monster Cable in the studio, in their home studios and while on tour…and you should too!
Dude Looks Like a Zebra
Posted Dec 15th 2008 6:00PM by TMZ StaffWearing J.Lo's diva hat, the dead furry leather carcass of a mutt, a zebra--stripped sweater/scarf from Talbots, Mary-Kate Olsen's handbag, an Aerosmith groupie's old, stretched out leopard print pants and a pair of "Working Girl" Staten Island ferry commuter sneakers, Steven Tyler tried unsuccessfully to go unnoticed in NYC this weekend.
It's time for an intervention.
It's time for an intervention.
Aero Force One All-Out, Anything Goes, Holiday Blow-Out Bonanza Extravaganza Contest
Yo, Ho, Ho! Listen Up! It's BACK…the 5th (Annual) Aero Force One All-Out, Anything Goes, Holiday Blow-Out Bonanza Extravaganza Contest!
Winner gets themselves:
* A Guitar Hero: AEROSMITH game kit complete with guitar controller autographed by Aerosmith!
* $100 gift card to the AF1 online store
* A Steven Tyler Artist Series Harmonica
* A 2009 Aero Force One Fan Club Membership!
Check out the details below…
'Twas the Holiday Season but things were not quiet as a mouse 'cuz AF1 and Aerosmith were there - they were Rockin' the House!
Get Yourself ready for the 5th installment of the spectacular (and cleverly titled) Aero Force One All-Out, Anything Goes, Holiday Blow-Out Bonanza Extravaganza Contest!
AF1's comin' with a sack full of prizes and we're revved up and ready to stuff your stocking with some amazing prizes! So here's what you gotta do if you wanna win...but relax, 'cuz we've made this contest super simple and easy...
Rule #1: Your contest entry has to have something to do with the holiday season...i.e. New Year's, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, Christmukkah, whatever it is you choose to celebrate.
Rule #2: Do we really need to say it?! Your contest entry's gotta include Aerosmith! Here are some ideas to help get you going. The 12 Days of Aerosmith (you write it!), Aerosmith ornament, wreath, holiday card, menorah, snow man (you design it!). You can do it in paint, draw it with crayons, build it with mac & cheese, or knit it on a sweater!!! You can freestyle a poem inspired by Dr. Seuss or Dr. Dre. Send sugar cookies with candy cane Aerosmith logos. Or...add mistletoe to that Aerosmith tattoo on your arm. As we said, anything goes, just as long as we don't get in trouble for it!
Now for the Prizes!!!
1st place prize – A Guitar Hero: Aerosmith bundled game kit complete with: (1) guitar controller autographed by Aerosmith 1st Place Winner also receives a Steven Tyler Artist Series Harmonica, a $100 gift card to the AF1 online store + a 2009 Aero Force One Fan Club Membership!
2nd place prize - $100 Gift Card to the AF1 store and one (1) 2009 Aero Force One Membership
3rd place prize - $50 Gift Card to the AF1 store and one (1) 2009 Aero Force One Membership
How You Enter (The Contest)
Jot Down, Type Up and then send to AF1 by way of email, FAX, snail mail, messenger pigeon, etc. your contest entry. Remember - entries can be in written form (poem, song, speech, story, etc.) or consist of photo or video evidence. Email your contest entry toContests@Aeroforceone.com with the subject line "2008 Holiday Contest" or send your entry via snail mail to:
Contests at Aeroforceone c/o PAID Inc.
4 Brussels St.
Worcester, MA 01610.
Include your name, age, email address, physical address, and phone numbers where you can best be reached. AF1 crew will select one winner at random. It’s that simple. One entry per person. Entry's are due by Monday, December 29, 2008 12pm EST. Winners will be notified by Tuesday, December 30, 2008 by 12pm EST.
Good Luck and have a Rockin' Holiday Season and New Year!
Your AF1 Crew!
Click HERE to read the contest rules...
AEROSMITH Frontman Performs With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA In New York
Steven Tyler was the special surprise guest for the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA concerts at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on December 12 and the Izod Arena in East Rutherford.
Steven Tyler came out and sang 'Sweet Emotion' and 'Dream On' with TSO backing him up as the crowd went completely wild.
Taking action, dreaming big
A group of South Lyon High School juniors are fed up with what they say is a drug problem in their school, and sitting idle is no longer acceptable.
Their message is simple - drugs ruin lives - but how they want to convey that message to their peers is much more complicated.
Spearheaded by Eric Belavy, the students have their sights set on having a concert in the parking lot of the school. The hopeful headliner? Classic rock band Aerosmith.
"The idea was to get a band who did drugs and then got clean," Belavy said. "When we read Aerosmith's bio we said, 'Wow, they did all these drugs, nearly died, and then got clean and became more successful than before.' Once we saw that, we knew they would be perfect."
Getting them to come to South Lyon will be the difficult part. Belavy said he and his friends know that a lot of people are doubting them, but they are focused on proving them wrong.
Chris Greenway and Nick Allen, two other students involved in the event, said drug use hit close to home for them when one of their best friend's sister died because of an overdose. They are afraid that it will one day kill him, too.
"We cannot let this keep happening," Greenway said. "And if we could get a big-time influence like Aerosmith, I think it would go a long way."
The group has already approached high school principal RJ Webber about the event, and he gave it his preliminary stamp of approval.
"I said to them, 'I don't see why not,'" he said. "Their heart is in the right place."
Even if Aerosmith is not available, Greenway said the show would still go on because "the focus is on awareness."
The event, which is in the very rough stages, would benefit All Things Good, a children's charity in Detroit that focuses on keeping kids off drugs. But the students hope the real people that benefit from the concert would be the community.
"It's definitely worth a try," Allen said. "It's all about drug awareness and turning people against the thought that drugs aren't dangerous."
The students acknowledge that this is not something they can do on their own, and are seeking help from anyone in the community who wants to join the cause against drug abuse.
For more information or to help, call Belavy at (313) 618-0412.
nmueller@gannett.com (248) 437-2011, Ext. 255
Their message is simple - drugs ruin lives - but how they want to convey that message to their peers is much more complicated.
Spearheaded by Eric Belavy, the students have their sights set on having a concert in the parking lot of the school. The hopeful headliner? Classic rock band Aerosmith.
"The idea was to get a band who did drugs and then got clean," Belavy said. "When we read Aerosmith's bio we said, 'Wow, they did all these drugs, nearly died, and then got clean and became more successful than before.' Once we saw that, we knew they would be perfect."
Getting them to come to South Lyon will be the difficult part. Belavy said he and his friends know that a lot of people are doubting them, but they are focused on proving them wrong.
Chris Greenway and Nick Allen, two other students involved in the event, said drug use hit close to home for them when one of their best friend's sister died because of an overdose. They are afraid that it will one day kill him, too.
"We cannot let this keep happening," Greenway said. "And if we could get a big-time influence like Aerosmith, I think it would go a long way."
The group has already approached high school principal RJ Webber about the event, and he gave it his preliminary stamp of approval.
"I said to them, 'I don't see why not,'" he said. "Their heart is in the right place."
Even if Aerosmith is not available, Greenway said the show would still go on because "the focus is on awareness."
The event, which is in the very rough stages, would benefit All Things Good, a children's charity in Detroit that focuses on keeping kids off drugs. But the students hope the real people that benefit from the concert would be the community.
"It's definitely worth a try," Allen said. "It's all about drug awareness and turning people against the thought that drugs aren't dangerous."
The students acknowledge that this is not something they can do on their own, and are seeking help from anyone in the community who wants to join the cause against drug abuse.
For more information or to help, call Belavy at (313) 618-0412.
nmueller@gannett.com (248) 437-2011, Ext. 255
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Renames Redwing Motorcycle line to Dirico Motorcycles at New England International Auto Show
As announced by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler at the press conference, the new name for the motorcycle line will be Dirico Motorcycles, named after the companies lead engineer and Tyler’s brother in law Marc Dirico. Upon reading the official blog on the web site we noticed that the company was catching some heat for its too similar name to other brands named Redwing; namely Honda. The bikes themselves are built by AC Customs in Manchester New Hampshire. You can order one at their Manchester AC Customs dealership or the Nashua Harley Davidson locale. We wish Tyler and the rest of the crew the best of luck with the new brand. Rock on!
Tom Interview with Rockpages.gr
Rockpages.gr
It was another difficult and tiring day at work…The thought of relaxing at home was literally non existent as lots of interviews were scheduled for the same evening with small intervals in between sufficient enough to focus on your “target”. But,, when Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith is on the other side of the line, then you forget all this tiny “details” and enjoy every minute out of the 15 in total that we had with the bassist of the legendary band. A big “thank you” to Jay Messina and Danielle Freedman for everything that they did for the arrangement of this exclusive interview.
Interview: Sakis Nikas, George Anasontzis
Tom Hamilton: Hi guys! How are you doing?
Rockpages.gr: We are fine, Tom!
Tom Hamilton: Nice talking to you…I am feeling great…let’s start he interview!
Rockpages.gr: How does it feel to be part of the American pop culture? I mean Aerosmith is more than a band…
Tom Hamilton: Well, thank you! Bands like The Beatles, The Stones, Zeppelin, The Who…all these huge bands had a great impact in the pop culture –as you said- of our country. I really enjoy the fact that we are part of this pleasant group of people…it surely feels great to have written some songs that have stood the test of time and influence in a big way the lives of so many people around the world. Aerosmith started with nothing! Absolutely nothing…we carried on despite all the big obstacles and we made progress as time went by…We are rewarded for our hard work…that’s for sure. But, every time we prepare ourselves for a world tour, we can’t wait to go to other countries outside of the States…We get an amazing feedback from our fans abroad…last year we went to Russia and India and it was phenomenal! In a way, I feel like I am representing America…
Rockpages.gr: Yeah, but you still haven’t been to Greece…
Tom Hamilton: Yeah, I know…Can’t wait to visit your beautiful country! I gotta tell you that last year we toured more outside the States than ever before. So, hopefully in our next tour, we will come to Greece! We are planning on doing many shows in the summer of 2009. We’ll see…
Rockpages.gr: So, is there a European tour in the works?
Tom Hamilton: Well, nothing’s booked as we speak, but that’s the idea. Last year, the reaction that we got from our fans in Europe was outstanding! So, we are thinking of returning there and give our fans what they need…I am optimistic that the next time around in Europe, we will visit more countries, including Greece!
Rockpages.gr: Tom, you’ve been in the band right from the beginning. How did it feel when you had to step down in 2006 in order to follow a health treatment?
Tom Hamilton: I had cancer two years ago…it was a strange feeling! The band had a tour that has been booked for a long time, so we had to find a replacement…it was a very strange feeling! But there wasn’t much thinking to do…it was the cancer that I had to fight and nothing would be more important than my health. The rest of the guys knew that and they were really really supportive! I had to follow the doctors’ orders if I wanted to return to the band healthy and in great shape. But, it was difficult…because this band means everything to me and I had to be patient…
Rockpages.gr: Aerosmith is one of the very few bands of the 70s that still get a considerable amount of airplay in TV and on radio. Do you think that the good public relations and the clever management moves are as important as the proficient musicianship?
Tom Hamilton: Yeah…(pause) I think that it is a good assessment…For instance, we are working on putting online some interesting pieces…I mean video and audio…on our website for our fans. But, I agree…it is important to communicate with the media. Sometimes, when you read the press you stay in touch with the reality. You know what I mean? We could have easily been absorbed in our small worlds! Aerosmith has been in the music business since the early 70s and someone could ask: “Why should Aerosmith do press”? But, that’s not true! We must remain true to our fan base and one of the ways to communicate with them and let them know what we are up to is through the media. In addition to all that, I must say that I really love the spontaneity of the internet…the fact that you could log on to a chat room in our forum and talk to your fans! That’s great! When I was a teenager I waited to see a picture of my favorite band in a magazine or a newspaper…and this could take days or even weeks! Now, we play on the other side of the world and the same night all our fans can check photos of our show on our official site. Hopefully, one day in the future we can do something similar with our songs…maybe, our fans can get a taste of our upcoming album by logging on some exclusive areas of our website. We still have one album to do with Columbia and then we will think if we want to continue by signing a regular contract or carry on all by ourselves. After all, the music business is rapidly changing!
Rockpages.gr: When should we expect your next studio album?
Tom Hamilton: Oh, I don’t know! (laughs) The band is kinda working individually for the time being. So, we haven’t gathered as a group to listen to everyone’s ideas…but that will happen soon. We’ll probably do that in the next month or two and hopefully when we tour next year we will have a studio album out to support! I am pretty optimistic about it! I’ve been in my studio recording riffs and making a pile of cool sounds which I think they could be useful to the band.
Rockpages.gr: So, we won’t have a “Chinese Democracy” case?
Tom Hamilton: (laughs) No, I got a feeling that we are gonna get to the finish line before Axl. (laughs) But, I’ll tell you this…when “Chinese Democracy” comes out I will be the first to come out and buy it! I have a tremendous respect for the guy and I think he is a superb singer! I really admire the fact that he is a perfectionist, although he certainly takes his time!
Rockpages.gr: Tom, what’s your favorite Aerosmith record and why?
Tom Hamilton: Let’s see…I have to say the “Rocks” album is my all-time favorite one. Every time the band entered the studio to cut a new album, we were better and better! I feel that with this album we reached our peak! It’s not just the songs on that album that makes it so special for me…we also had a lot of fun recording “Rocks’! We had a warehouse where we used to practice outside of Boston and we decided to do the tracks there…so we used a remote recording studio and the outcome of our practices in that warehouse is the “Rocks” album. We finished that record really quickly and it still stands the test of time! Great stuff…pure inspiration!
Rockpages.gr: Tom, we have read that you’d like also to be an actor. So, how come we didn’t see you in the “Armageddon” film?
Tom Hamilton: (laughs) Oh God! That would be pretty funny! I did take some acting coaching, but I don’t want to be in a movie just because I am a member of a famous band. If I will be in the Big Screen, I will have to be well-trained for it! If I wanted to see my name in the credits of a movie, be sure that I could have easily done so…just a word from the management or a good PR –like you said in a question before-could make the “trick”. I don’t want to go down this path. I want to make it on my own…
Rockpages.gr: Do you have a favorite actor?
Tom Hamilton: My favorites come from the past…Robert De Niro, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino…
Rockpages.gr: Do you like Liv Tyler’s playing?
Tom Hamilton: Yeah, she’s good…she is a very talented person.
Rockpages.gr: Thank you, Tom! It was an honor…
Tom Hamilton: I thank you guys for the opportunity to talk to my Greek fans and I am looking forward to see you all in Greece really soon!
To read the original article, click HERE.
It was another difficult and tiring day at work…The thought of relaxing at home was literally non existent as lots of interviews were scheduled for the same evening with small intervals in between sufficient enough to focus on your “target”. But,, when Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith is on the other side of the line, then you forget all this tiny “details” and enjoy every minute out of the 15 in total that we had with the bassist of the legendary band. A big “thank you” to Jay Messina and Danielle Freedman for everything that they did for the arrangement of this exclusive interview.
Interview: Sakis Nikas, George Anasontzis
Tom Hamilton: Hi guys! How are you doing?
Rockpages.gr: We are fine, Tom!
Tom Hamilton: Nice talking to you…I am feeling great…let’s start he interview!
Rockpages.gr: How does it feel to be part of the American pop culture? I mean Aerosmith is more than a band…
Tom Hamilton: Well, thank you! Bands like The Beatles, The Stones, Zeppelin, The Who…all these huge bands had a great impact in the pop culture –as you said- of our country. I really enjoy the fact that we are part of this pleasant group of people…it surely feels great to have written some songs that have stood the test of time and influence in a big way the lives of so many people around the world. Aerosmith started with nothing! Absolutely nothing…we carried on despite all the big obstacles and we made progress as time went by…We are rewarded for our hard work…that’s for sure. But, every time we prepare ourselves for a world tour, we can’t wait to go to other countries outside of the States…We get an amazing feedback from our fans abroad…last year we went to Russia and India and it was phenomenal! In a way, I feel like I am representing America…
Rockpages.gr: Yeah, but you still haven’t been to Greece…
Tom Hamilton: Yeah, I know…Can’t wait to visit your beautiful country! I gotta tell you that last year we toured more outside the States than ever before. So, hopefully in our next tour, we will come to Greece! We are planning on doing many shows in the summer of 2009. We’ll see…
Rockpages.gr: So, is there a European tour in the works?
Tom Hamilton: Well, nothing’s booked as we speak, but that’s the idea. Last year, the reaction that we got from our fans in Europe was outstanding! So, we are thinking of returning there and give our fans what they need…I am optimistic that the next time around in Europe, we will visit more countries, including Greece!
Rockpages.gr: Tom, you’ve been in the band right from the beginning. How did it feel when you had to step down in 2006 in order to follow a health treatment?
Tom Hamilton: I had cancer two years ago…it was a strange feeling! The band had a tour that has been booked for a long time, so we had to find a replacement…it was a very strange feeling! But there wasn’t much thinking to do…it was the cancer that I had to fight and nothing would be more important than my health. The rest of the guys knew that and they were really really supportive! I had to follow the doctors’ orders if I wanted to return to the band healthy and in great shape. But, it was difficult…because this band means everything to me and I had to be patient…
Rockpages.gr: Aerosmith is one of the very few bands of the 70s that still get a considerable amount of airplay in TV and on radio. Do you think that the good public relations and the clever management moves are as important as the proficient musicianship?
Tom Hamilton: Yeah…(pause) I think that it is a good assessment…For instance, we are working on putting online some interesting pieces…I mean video and audio…on our website for our fans. But, I agree…it is important to communicate with the media. Sometimes, when you read the press you stay in touch with the reality. You know what I mean? We could have easily been absorbed in our small worlds! Aerosmith has been in the music business since the early 70s and someone could ask: “Why should Aerosmith do press”? But, that’s not true! We must remain true to our fan base and one of the ways to communicate with them and let them know what we are up to is through the media. In addition to all that, I must say that I really love the spontaneity of the internet…the fact that you could log on to a chat room in our forum and talk to your fans! That’s great! When I was a teenager I waited to see a picture of my favorite band in a magazine or a newspaper…and this could take days or even weeks! Now, we play on the other side of the world and the same night all our fans can check photos of our show on our official site. Hopefully, one day in the future we can do something similar with our songs…maybe, our fans can get a taste of our upcoming album by logging on some exclusive areas of our website. We still have one album to do with Columbia and then we will think if we want to continue by signing a regular contract or carry on all by ourselves. After all, the music business is rapidly changing!
Rockpages.gr: When should we expect your next studio album?
Tom Hamilton: Oh, I don’t know! (laughs) The band is kinda working individually for the time being. So, we haven’t gathered as a group to listen to everyone’s ideas…but that will happen soon. We’ll probably do that in the next month or two and hopefully when we tour next year we will have a studio album out to support! I am pretty optimistic about it! I’ve been in my studio recording riffs and making a pile of cool sounds which I think they could be useful to the band.
Rockpages.gr: So, we won’t have a “Chinese Democracy” case?
Tom Hamilton: (laughs) No, I got a feeling that we are gonna get to the finish line before Axl. (laughs) But, I’ll tell you this…when “Chinese Democracy” comes out I will be the first to come out and buy it! I have a tremendous respect for the guy and I think he is a superb singer! I really admire the fact that he is a perfectionist, although he certainly takes his time!
Rockpages.gr: Tom, what’s your favorite Aerosmith record and why?
Tom Hamilton: Let’s see…I have to say the “Rocks” album is my all-time favorite one. Every time the band entered the studio to cut a new album, we were better and better! I feel that with this album we reached our peak! It’s not just the songs on that album that makes it so special for me…we also had a lot of fun recording “Rocks’! We had a warehouse where we used to practice outside of Boston and we decided to do the tracks there…so we used a remote recording studio and the outcome of our practices in that warehouse is the “Rocks” album. We finished that record really quickly and it still stands the test of time! Great stuff…pure inspiration!
Rockpages.gr: Tom, we have read that you’d like also to be an actor. So, how come we didn’t see you in the “Armageddon” film?
Tom Hamilton: (laughs) Oh God! That would be pretty funny! I did take some acting coaching, but I don’t want to be in a movie just because I am a member of a famous band. If I will be in the Big Screen, I will have to be well-trained for it! If I wanted to see my name in the credits of a movie, be sure that I could have easily done so…just a word from the management or a good PR –like you said in a question before-could make the “trick”. I don’t want to go down this path. I want to make it on my own…
Rockpages.gr: Do you have a favorite actor?
Tom Hamilton: My favorites come from the past…Robert De Niro, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino…
Rockpages.gr: Do you like Liv Tyler’s playing?
Tom Hamilton: Yeah, she’s good…she is a very talented person.
Rockpages.gr: Thank you, Tom! It was an honor…
Tom Hamilton: I thank you guys for the opportunity to talk to my Greek fans and I am looking forward to see you all in Greece really soon!
To read the original article, click HERE.
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