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Eddie Van Halen Gets a Visit From the Toxic Twins – Pic of the Week

Mary Ouellette — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:19:29 +0000

Van Halen finally returned to the stage over the weekend (April 20) at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia and look who showed up for the festivities – Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. Okay, in all fairness, Aerosmith was on the bill as well, but it still made for some great photo ops behind the scenes.

Joe Perry Opens Up About His Guitar Hero: Retired Math Teacher Steve Rose

Billy Dukes — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Growing up in the early '60s, one would think the Beatles were a heavy influence on Aerosmith's Joe Perry, and maybe later the Rolling Stones. While those bands may have paved a road for his group to follow, it was a local 14-year-old named Steve Rose that first inspired Perry to play rock and roll.

Joe Perry Gives Steven Tyler an Early Birthday Present on 'American Idol'

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:02 +0000

On Thursday night, 10 became nine on ‘American Idol,’ and Steven Tyler got a huge surprise when a very familiar face showed up to help him usher in another year. For the ‘Idol’ guinea pigs, the big prize for surviving this week’s cut is moving into the ‘Idol’ mansion. During the first few years of [...]

Aerosmith Guitarist Joe Perry: New Record 'Has a Feel Like Some of the Early Stuff'

Joe Robinson — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:33:45 +0000

Are Aerosmith going retro on their new album, the as-yet-untitled platter that’s due to surface later this year? If ’Smith guitarist Joe Perry‘s recent comments are any indication of the direction the album is taking, that question could be answered with a resounding “yes.”

Aerosmith On Idol, Or NOT?

Jen Austin — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:38:43 +0000

Steven Tyler said last week the full band will perform on next week’s final American Idol episode. Cool! We’ll see Joe Perry and everybody rockin’ the stage on a hyped up episode where the winner is crowned. NOT SO FAST. Joe Perry tweeted this week that they are not playing the show because producers never [...]

Steven Tyler Tells All to Rolling Stone

Jen Austin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:22:22 +0000

Ready for Steven Tyler to really tell it? Check out the latest issues of Rolling Stone, where Steven goes into detail about his “toxic twin,” Joe Perry. Remember that album Aerosmith was said to be recording a couple years back that never saw the light of day? Tyler tells Rolling Stone that’s because it wasn’t [...]

Tyler And Perry Have "Smoked The Peace Pipe"

Jen Austin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:57:53 +0000

Vince Bucci, Getty Images Steven Tyler tweets that he and guitarist Joe Perry have "smoked the peace pipe." For a while, it wasn't clear if Perry was going to be involved with Aerosmith's new album, since he reportedly was no where to be found while the rest of the band worked together in LA before Tyler started live Idol shows.

If You'd Like To Leave A Message…

Chris Cobb — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:49:04 +0000

Although Steven Tyler is busy with American Idol these days, he still wants to get back in the studio at the end of January to start working on a new album, but he’s having one problem. He can’t seem to get in touch with Joe Perry. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Tyler [...]