The following originally published in the Austin American-Statesman on Nov. 15, 2012 to advance Aerosmith’s Nov. 16 concert in Austin with special guest Cheap Trick. Where noted, it has been expanded to include additional content. AEROSMITH DRUMMER JOEY KRAMER STILL HITS HARD, LIVES IN TEXAS By David Glessner Special to the American-Statesman Joey Kramer wasn’t [...]
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Interview: Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Talks New Album, ‘Idol,’ Skynyrd, ’70s Insanity
Posted: 15th November 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: aerosmith, Hit Hard, joey kramer, Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash, Music From Another Dimension, Rock in a Hard Place
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Tom Hamilton Talks Shoplifting, Sobriety, ‘Sweet Emotion’ and Meeting Ace Frehley
Posted: 7th November 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: ace frehley, aerosmith, Music From Another Dimension, Sweet Emotion, Tom Hamilton, Toxic Twins
Aerosmith plays the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX on Friday Nov. 16 with Cheap Trick. Ticket info here. By Metal Dave Let’s give credit where credit is due: Just because Steven Tyler and Joe Perry pulled rank as Aerosmith’s “Toxic Twins,” that doesn’t mean the rest of the band was all cookies and chocolate [...]
Joe Perry on Chuck Berry, Toxic Twins and the Album That Slipped Through the Haze
Posted: 17th October 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: aerosmith, chuck berry, Joe Perry, Run DMC, Toxic Twins
Aerosmith plays the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Friday, Nov. 16 with Cheap Trick. Ticket info here. By Metal Dave Despite his best efforts to live fast, die young and leave a fabulous head of hair, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has buried his expiration date. Now 62 and free of the copious toxins that [...]
Pure Rubbish: Too Much Too Soon?
Posted: 28th December 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: ac/dc, aerosmith, alice cooper, appetite for destruction, bad luck charms, dee dee ramone, derek dunivan, evan dunivan, guns n' roses, hanoi rocks, herman's hermits, jarrett gardner, kelley osbourne, mick jagger, mike clink, mike mcwilliams, motorhead, nashville pussy, new york dolls, ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, PURE R, pure rubbish, sharon osbourne, stiv bators, supersuckers, sxsw, t.rex, u.s. bombs
YOUNG, LOUD AND SNOTTY: I shot this photo at Flamingo Cantina in Austin on the night I met Pure Rubbish at SXSW 2001. From left, Jarrett Gardner, Mike McWilliams, Derek Dunivan and Evan Dunivan. Average age? Maybe 16. By Metal Dave Glessner Pure Rubbish hooked my attention at SXSW 2001 when word from the gutter [...]
Yakking with … Benji Lee of Supagroup
Posted: 31st July 2011 by admin in Yakking with ...Tags: ac/dc, aerosmith, alice cooper, benji lee, chris lee, guns n'roses, hail hail, sean yseult, supagroup, whitesnake
By Metal Dave Glessner I first got kicked in the teeth by Supagroup during the late 1990s when a business trip took me to Atlanta. By day, I reported to an office. By night, I prowled the Little Five Points district where I happened upon Supagroup who, in those early days, used to encore with [...]
Want VIP?: How Fat’s Your Wallet?
Posted: 5th September 2010 by admin in News BitesTags: aerosmith, kiss, VIP
Remember when you had to sleep in a car to be the first in line to get the best concert tickets? Remember when getting a rock star’s autograph was your reward for persistence, loyalty and obsession? No? Well, I do and I’m sure I’m not alone. Today’s sad reality is the truest rock fans [...]
Yakking with … Colby ‘The Bastard Son’ Veil
Posted: 27th August 2010 by admin in Yakking with ...Tags: adler's appetite, aerosmith, dopesnake, guns n' roses, hollywood roses, nikki sixx, ramones
The Bastard Son of Axl Tyler Colby Veil grew up in Rockwall, Texas but hauled ass to Los Angeles so he could start livin’ out his fantasy of sleepin’ late and smokin’ tea. Actually, Colby moved to L.A. so he could marinate in the birthplace of Guns N’Roses. Once there, he drank up the Hollywood nightlife, [...]
Buckcherry Chatter with Josh Todd
Posted: 18th July 2010 by admin in UncategorizedTags: "All Night Long", aerosmith, buckcherry
Josh Todd gave me a shout last night to talk about Buckcherry’s new record, “All Night Long.” He also talked about his fight for sobriety (he’s winning!), the rumors about him replacing Steven Tyler in Aerosmith and why the oil spill in the Gulf Coast should serve as an eye-opener. Regarding his past struggles with [...]