Aerosmith’s Legendary Edition of their debut album is now out, and with it comes a fresh 2024 remix of the full record plus a fascinating set of bonus tracks. Below is our detailed track-by-track review, breaking down what stands out in the new mixes, what has changed, and what these alternate takes, rehearsals and jams … More Aerosmith’s Legendary Edition 2024 REMIX and Bonus Track REVIEW
The first Aerosmith album is one of the most important debut records in American rock, yet for a long time it seemed unlikely that it would ever receive the kind of deep remix treatment later albums often get. The reason traces back to a story that began circulating in the late 2000s, when the band … More Aerosmith’s Legendary Edition: from “lost masters” to a 2024 remix, a famous Paul’s Mall tape, and one very intriguing Aerojam
Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) finally made Paul’s Mall an official part of the band’s catalogue, this recording had already spent decades living one of the strangest double lives in Aerosmith history. It was never exactly lost. Collectors had known it for years, traded it in several forms, argued over its date, its completeness and its best … More Paul’s Mall: the definitive story behind Aerosmith’s March 20, 1973 show
One of the most interesting little details to come out of the One More Time story is that the Joe Perry and YUNGBLUD connection seems to go back further than most fans probably realised. In Rolling Stone UK’s feature on the project, it was revealed that YUNGBLUD went to Perry’s home in Sarasota in July … More Could Joe Perry and YUNGBLUD’s “lost” 2024 songs still be waiting in the vault?
“Wild Thing” has a strange, winding connection to Aerosmith that stretches across nearly two decades and several very different corners of pop culture. Long before the band recorded a short television version for the NFL, the song had already brushed against their world in the late 1980s through one of the most chaotic rock-and-comedy collaborations … More Aerosmith and Wild Thing: From Sam Kinison’s Video to NFL Playoff Television
In the fall of 2003, Aerosmith unexpectedly became part of one of the most recognisable traditions in American sports broadcasting: the opening of Monday Night Football. For more than a decade the show had begun with country legend Hank Williams Jr. performing his signature anthem. The song had a long lineage — Williams had written … More When Aerosmith Joined MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL for “All My Rowdy Friends”
On June 25, 2001, Aerosmith stood inside Cipriani’s on 42nd Street in New York City to announce their partnership with Dodge, tethered to the rollout of the all-new 2002 Ram. Steven Tyler wielded a can of spray paint and tagged the tailgate of a Ram truck on stage. Robot women styled after the Hajime Sorayama … More Aerosmith × Dodge Ram: The 2001–2002 Campaign and the Lost “Under My Skin” Performance Spot
Inside the jacket of Rock in a Hard Place appears a reproduced Criteria Recording Studios reel log dated 29 March 1982, Studio E, listing Aerosmith with Jack Douglas producing during the Miami sessions that ultimately shaped the album. On that sheet, among the handwritten entries in the title column, is a line that reads “NEW … More Far, Far Away: A Rock in a Hard Place Studio Mystery
Jam for Janie’s 2026 marked Steven Tyler’s return to the stage with a six-song set, sounding strong and confident overall. While he did not give any press interviews, Tyler was visibly emotional on the red carpet prior to the event, holding back tears while posing for photos with the girls supported by the charity. Beyond … More Jam for Janie’s 2026: Steven Tyler’s Six-Song Return
For a brief moment, Aerosmith Legendary Edition appeared on Rough Trade… and then vanished just as quickly. Screenshots circulated, listings were cached, and suddenly fans were staring at what looks like a three-CD deluxe reissue of the band’s 1973 debut, tentatively dated for March 1. If the listing was accurate, this would be no ordinary … More Aerosmith “Legendary Edition” Deluxe Remix Pack — real deal or mirage?
“Boogie Man” sits in a strange and revealing place in the Get a Grip story. It is the album’s closing track, running 2:08, credited to Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Jim Vallance, and presented on the record as an instrumental. The clearest account of how it was created comes from Joe Perry in an EQ … More BOOGIE MAN: Aerosmith’s accidental Get a Grip closer (and the lyrics that never happened)
With One More Time, his upcoming EP with Aerosmith due out on 21 November, Yungblud has already started to quietly road-test one of its most intriguing cuts: “Wild Woman.” The track sits alongside “Problems,” “A Thousand Days” and a new 2025 mix of Aerosmith’s classic “Back in the Saddle,” rounding out what’s shaping up to … More Yungblud Teases WILD WOMAN Live Ahead of One More Time EP with Aerosmith
It started with a tease. On 6 November, Matt Sorum popped up in Hollywood, hinting he was rehearsing for a “fun secret gig” somewhere “high in the sky.” Fans did what fans do and followed the breadcrumbs. Word spread that Sorum (drums), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), James LoMenzo (bass) and Steven Tyler (vocals) were holed up … More Steven Tyler Returns: Janie’s Fund 10-Year Secret Gig at Seattle’s Space Needle
Ringo’s 1998 comeback album Vertical Man is loaded with famous friends, and Steven Tyler is all over the sessions—just not always where you’d expect. Across mid-November 1997, Tyler cut harmonica for “I Was Walkin’” and Ringo’s remake of “Love Me Do,” flying in on 17 November 1997 and re-doing the “Love Me Do” part on … More Steven Tyler’s (almost) lost vocals on Ringo Starr’s Vertical Man “DRIFT AWAY”
In May 2000 it was reported on fan sites that Aerosmith had “given” a re-recorded version of Back in the Saddle to be used in Shanghai Noon, and the soundtrack label even announced that the CD would include only Randy Edelman’s score (i.e. not the new Aerosmith track). The film premiered in the U.S. on … More Back in the Saddle (2000): Aerosmith’s Lost Boneyard Re-Recording for Shanghai Noon
The long-rumoured Aerosmith 50th-anniversary retrospective documentary has reportedly been cancelled — despite years of development and behind-the-scenes work. Speculation about the project reignited earlier in 2025 when Argentinian artist @kakush_music shared a reel from April 2024 showing him busking in Central Park with Steven Tyler watching surrounded by a professional film crew. According to Kakush, … More Aerosmith’s 50th-anniversary retrospective documentary CANCELLED!
In May 2000, Launch.com ran an intriguing piece that briefly lit up the Aerosmith fan community: the band had reunited with renowned producer-songwriter Glen Ballard — best known for shaping Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill — to write new material for their next studio album. According to the report (by Darren Davis in New York … More BEYOND FOREVER — The Lost 2000 Collaboration Between Aerosmith and Glen Ballard
It’s hard to tell which came first — “Voodoo Medicine Man” or “Buried Alive.” What’s certain is that Voodoo began as a rough jam with the working title “News for You Baby,” where Steven Tyler’s only lyric was “ain’t nothing to it, news for you baby.” Once the band developed the groove and Tyler wrote … More From BURRIED ALIVE to Hoodoo and Voodoo: The Evolution of Aerosmith’s Darkest Jam
The preview of “Back in the Saddle (2025 Mix)” has set the Aerosmith community abuzz — and for good reason. The track reimagines one of the band’s most iconic songs from Rocks (1976), pairing Steven Tyler’s unmistakable vocals with Yungblud’s fiery energy in a bold, cross-generational collaboration. While many long-time fans view the original as … More Aerosmith x Yungblud: “Back in the Saddle (2025 Mix)” Sparks Passionate Fan Debate
When you think of Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton, chances are you picture the tall, cool bassist holding down the groove on classics like Sweet Emotion or Livin’ on the Edge. But hidden behind the amps and basslines lies one of rock’s strangest, funniest side projects: a line of plush toys called Obscenies. Yes, you read that … More Tom Hamilton’s Naughty Side Hustle: The Wild Ride of OBSCENIES
The Back-Burner: Aerosmith Outtakes & Demos 