By the time Aerosmith cut their debut at Intermedia in Boston in September and October 1972, most of the album was not being invented in the studio so much as captured there. The real writing story starts earlier: in the band’s first year, living together around Commonwealth Avenue, rehearsing obsessively, and road-testing songs at places … More Aerosmith 1970–1972: Writing and Recording the Debut Album
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
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?
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”
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
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
With club dates stacked and five singles out across 2025, Tom Hamilton’s new outfit Close Enemies look set to land their debut album on Friday 7 November 2025. The date has been floated in recent chatter around the band’s schedule and lines up neatly with Aerosmith + YUNGBLUD’s One More Time EP on 21 November—a … More Close Enemies: Why 7 November Looks Like Album Day
It has been a year of unexpected twists for Aerosmith fans. What started as scattered solo appearances and charity jams has turned into something much bigger: a brand-new collaboration with YUNGBLUD, Aerosmith’s first studio music in more than a decade, and strong signs of an EP that could serve as the band’s final bow. Here’s … More ONE MORE TIME: Aerosmith × YUNGBLUD in 2025
Steven Tyler remembers the day vividly in his autobiography: being introduced to Diane Warren by John Kalodner, and soon sitting in her Malibu house facing a piano that looked out over the ocean. “She played me a couple things, mostly ballady and it wasn’t working. That’s when I sat down and carved out that beginning … More DEVIL’S GOT A NEW DISGUISE: How a 1988 Aerosmith Riff Survived to 2006
Sometimes, the most fascinating Aerosmith moments are the ones that never made it past a scribble or a demo. During the SFX Radio Network interview in Boston with Nick Carter & Carter Alan for the Just Push Play world premiere (around 2001), Steven Tyler pulled out an old voice note he’d recorded back in 2000 … More 20 POUNDS OF SH*T – The Wild Aerosmith Idea Left Behind Just Push Play
Among the many curiosities from Aerosmith’s prolific late-’80s period is “Fake Fight”, a working title from the Pump sessions. The name appeared on a whiteboard of song ideas during initial pre-production at Rik Tinory’s studio, before the band moved to Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver with producer Bruce Fairbairn. Rough versions of the track were … More FAKE FIGHT – Aerosmith’s Lost Pump-Era Jam
Origins in the Pump Sessions (1989) The roots of Legendary Child go back to the Pump sessions of 1989. Aerosmith demoed a track called Guilty Kilt, whose bridge carried a riff that would haunt the band’s archives for decades. During the Pump tour in 1990, Joe Perry would sometimes work the bridge riff from the … More Aerosmith’s “LEGENDARY CHILD”: From Pump to Music From Another Dimension! lead single
For long-time Aerosmith fans, the rail at a general admission show has always felt like the holy grail: show up early, wait in line all day, and you can secure that coveted spot against the barrier. Yet for decades now, there has been another layer to the live experience that isn’t widely advertised — a … More Aerosmith’s Angels “Girls’ Night Out” back stage pass: How It Worked and Why It Raised Questions
In 1998, a battered cardboard box packed with Aerosmith memorabilia was nearly thrown out. The story first surfaced on the AF1 forums in 2003 and quickly captured fan attention. But new details suggest the box’s journey was even more unusual than originally believed. The contents were extraordinary: several DATs containing finished and un-finished studio tracks, … More AEROSMITH LOST ARCHIVE: the story, the secrets, the songs inside!
Boston had always claimed Aerosmith as favourite sons, but in December 1994 the band returned the affection in concrete, brick and 4 000 screaming watts of amplification. They christened their new Lansdowne-Street clubhouse Mama Kin Music Hall, and Steven Tyler never tired of explaining the name: “Mama Kin was the first song I wrote. I … More The Complete Story of Aerosmith’s Mama Kin Music Hall 1994 to 1999
Mama Kin Music Hall had been open barely eleven months when Aerosmith decided to sneak back onto its stage. The band had christened the club in December 1994 as a kind of pay-back to Boston’s bar scene, and they never stopped boasting about its specs. “Mama Kin was the first song I wrote. I poured … More AEROSMITH’s 1995 gig at Mama Kin’s Music Hall – The Night the G-Spots Rocked Lansdowne Street!
Between all the chaos, lineup shifts, and sonic split personalities of Nine Lives, Aerosmith briefly considered opening the album not with a bang, but with a ukulele. Yes. A ukulele. Tucked into early test pressings and pre-release copies of the album is a bizarre, charming, and completely off-brand little number called “Little Grass Shack.” It … More The Curious Case of “LITTLE GRASS SHACK” – Aerosmith’s Lost Nine Lives Island Detour
The Back-Burner: Aerosmith Outtakes & Demos 