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HISTORICAL FACTS: Aerosmith - Caught on Camera

"The Ramones rescued rock 'n' roll." How Ramones' first album changed the lives of punk rock icons Henry Rollins, Bob Mould, Ian MacKaye and Steve Albini, in their own words

On April 23, 1976 Sire Records released a punk rock record that changed everything

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"Only a couple of us saw that it was giving a glimpse of the future." How Aerosmith changed the internet as we know it

In 1994 Aerosmith did something no other major band had ever done, and gave the world a glimpse of what was to come

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Weird Al, John Stamos among celebrities involved in Disney’s refurbished fan-favorite attraction

Ride will reopen May 26 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando

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“Woodstock ’94 was overwhelming… I was in awe at how many famous people were in one place”: From touring with Aerosmith and Metallica, to filling Geddy Lee’s shoes, they were the ’90s Seattle band that did it all –without taking the grunge tag

Candlebox guitarist Peter Klett owns up to having a big ego in the early days, recalls hitting the road with Rush, and the magical demo session for Far Behind

Guitar World

Only Real Music Fans Can Complete These 30 Lyrics From The Beatles, Queen, And Aerosmith

Part 4 is here, and this time the playlist is pulling from every corner of the decades. We're talking Dolly Parton, Queen, Radiohead, ABBA, The Beatles, Britney Spears, Kate Bush, Aerosmith, and more - one iconic line at a time, with a few words missing. Your job is to fill…

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“She had no idea this was going on. They came out with this guitar case and said, ‘Close your eyes.’ We opened it up, and she turned beet red”: Joe Perry on how the most romantic thing he has ever done involved a custom-painted guitar

The Aerosmith icon tells GW about the time he surprised his wife, Billie, with a Lucille inspired by WWII fighter pilots

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“I have an original Klon – three or four of them. I can’t go anywhere without it”: Joe Perry on the pedals he can’t live without and his top tip for boost and drive pedals

The Aerosmith guitarist reveals what's on his pedalboard and talks all things effects

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The 11 best songs from 1973

The 11 best songs from the year Kiss played their first show, Paul McCartney was fined for growing marijuana, and the oil crisis caused shortages of the vinyl needed to manufacture records

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“I put it in the freezer overnight and took a blowtorch to it”: Joe Perry put his “desert island guitar” through hell but it’s still his number one

Perry’s Fender/Warmoth “Burned Strat” aka the “Rat Strat” was the main guitar on Aerosmith’s recent collab with Yungblud

Guitar World

“I got to play with Layne and Chris and Lanegan. Now they’re gone. What would they be doing now? That haunts me to this day”: Mike McCready opens up on his new rock opera, the Seattle jams that changed him, and the future of Pearl Jam

Farewell to Seasons documents McCready’s path through the Seattle grunge explosion of the ’90s. He reflects on the singers he’s loved and lost, the guitarists who left the biggest mark on his playing and why going digital has made him a better player

Guitar World

“After mine was stolen, I didn’t have time to go to the factory, so they just handed me this 10-string”: The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith

Perry and B.C. Rich go way back. The Aerosmith guitarist looks back on the most outlandish guitar the brand ever made him, the ’70s Bich 10 Supreme

Guitar World

“I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone

Is Joe Perry a Marshall guy, Fender guy, boutique guy, pedal amp guy? Answer: he’s all of the above

Guitar World

“Brad said, ‘I know where it is.’ He opened up Guitar Player and it was there in a photo of Slash’s guitar collection”: The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift

Joe Perry was forced to part with his beloved 'Burst in 1979, but it was his Aerosmith bandmate who found it again

Guitar World

"I remember getting the award from Aerosmith and I went to an afterparty with Bono. It was all mad." How a comedy song about a posh lady getting her kicks from the homeless community became an impossible hit

When three acquaintances decided to make a joke song about a bizarre topic just for the hell of it, they can't have foreseen what'd happen next

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"Raw, hungry, and already road-honed by years of gigging." The Legendary Edition of Aerosmith's debut album expands the original with live and session tracks

American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly

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“I just think it’s more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar. It’s a tough instrument. It’s not easy”: Unlike Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Aerosmith, Prince never allowed his music to be used in Guitar Hero – here’s why

“To play music is one of the greatest things,” he argued

Guitar World

“All of the guys in Metallica, except for the guitar player, told me what a great guitar player I was”: Seattle rock guitarist on touring with Metallica and Aerosmith in the early ’90s – and receiving the ultimate praise from his heroes

The success of their debut album soon found Candlebox on the road with two massive bands

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“I don’t want anybody kissing my eyes. I don’t want anybody staying up all night to hear me breathe. What are you kissing my eyes for?”: 28 years later, songwriter Diane Warren is bewildered by some of her lyrics for what became Aerosmith's biggest hit

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"Why have Kiss lasted in a town like Detroit? 'Cos we appeal to the real masses, the great unwashed of America." In 2003, Kiss fans coughed up $1,000 for front-row seats on their 2003 US tour with Aerosmith, and we joined the throng

“In many ways Kiss has a lot more to do with rappers, both spiritually and aesthetically, than with grunge rock music” - Gene Simmons

Guitar World

“When I heard Train Kept a Rollin' I said, ‘Man, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford have gotten really good!’ After Steven left, Jack Douglas said, ‘Don’t say anything, but that’s not Brad and Joe’”: Angel’s Punky Meadows on why he didn’t join Kiss or Aerosmith

As the band’s final large-scale tour looms, the Superstrat pioneer looks back on how he got started, why he quit, and why he’s not planning to fall silent again

Guitar World

“Rick Rubin heard something. He had to convince those guys – they were kind of tentative. But Aerosmith was up for anything”: Joe Perry on how Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. united rock and rap – and the secret role the Beastie Boys played

Walk This Way was a seminal moment that gave an iconic track a second lease of life as it crossed genres and became one of 1986's most explosive pop-cultural moments

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"I remember listening to it and freaking out – I couldn't believe how authentic it sounded." How The Darkness created the ultimate modern power ballad

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins looks back at how he and his bandmates created a “power ballad for the age” – and a breath of fresh air in an era when rock wasn’t exactly in fashion

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Kelly Osbourne's Friends Defend Her Weight Loss Following Ozzy Osbourne's Death

Kelly Osbourne addresses body shaming comments following her appearance at the 2026 BRIT Awards, where she accepted a posthumous award for her late father, Ozzy Osbourne.

Guitar World

“Steven grabbed it and wanted to throw it out into the audience. I had to wrestle him for it”: That time Joe Perry had to rescue a broken guitar from Steven Tyler in the middle of an Aerosmith gig

The guitar almost met a gruesome end before Perry stepped in

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Joe Perry of Aerosmith's 2005 Living Room Featured a Novel Take on Animal Print – His Cheetah Sofa Re-Wrote The Pattern Clashing Formula

As oughties trends resurge, we visit Joe Perry's 2000s living room, where animal print was reinvented – here's how to recreate the look

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