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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, a poster boy for rock 'n' roll decadence in the 1970s, has entered a Los Angeles rehab facility after two decades as a passionate advocate of sobriety, according to an report...

Fans Sue Aerosmith Over Canceled Concert $3M Class Action Suit Filed Against BandPOSTED: 9:31 am EDT October 22, 2007 WAILUKU, Hawaii -- Aerosmith fans are upset that the venerable rock group allegedly snubbed Maui for a bigger concert in Chicago -- and then came back to Hawaii for a car convention. Some of the fans have filed a class-action lawsuit against Aerosmith for canceling their Sept. 26 concert in Maui. Attorney Brandee Faria said in papers filed in Maui Circuit Court that about a dozen ticket holders have joined the suit and are suing to be compensated for losses beyond...

We had an extended debate at the office today....what was the best "MTv Unplugged" performance? Me? Hands down....Alice in Chains! Before any reasons are discussed ..... I was curious as to anyone else's opinions or preferences on the topic?

Steven Tyler has apparently been living on the edge more than he previously let on. In an interview with Access Hollywood set to air Tuesday night, Aerosmith's sinewy singer reveals that he has quietly been battling hepatitis C, a blood-borne infection that can potentially lead to fatal liver damage, including cirrhosis or liver cancer. Per the New York Daily News, the 58-year-old Tyler tells host Nancy O'Dell that he was diagnosed three years ago but had contracted hepatitis C several years earlier without manifesting any symptoms. He subsequently endured a year's worth of pills and injections containing the antiviral drug...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – William Donald Schaefer, a former governor who is now state comptroller, ogled a young woman at a Statehouse meeting. And he made no apologies about it. “She's a pretty little girl,” the 84-year-old Democrat told reporters. “The day I don't look at pretty women is the day I die.” Schaefer stared intently at the woman – an aide to Gov. Robert Ehrlich – as she walked away after bringing him a beverage Wednesday during a Board of Public Works meeting. Then he summoned her back, as people waiting to testify watched and waited. The aide, looking puzzled,...

Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry wins the election on Tuesday, he probably shouldn't invite AEROSMITH to play for him. Kerry wanted AEROSMITH to play the Democratic convention in Boston in late July, but the band was on tour in Japan, so frontman Steven Tyler said they'd play the inaugural if Kerry won. However, drummer Joey Kramer told Launch that there won't be any such appearances. "The band will not be performing for John Kerry. Unfortunately, he (Steven) volunteers his own services, and he volunteered the services of the band, but unfortunately at the time, I think he forgot to...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Aerosmith (news - web sites) guitarist Joe Perry has got a hit on his hands -- not a song, but a free online game that features a virtual Perry as a smart-aleck genie.   The game, "Genie Joe and the Axeman," was built to promote the legendary rocker's Boneyard Brew hot sauce, available at http://www.JoePerrysRockYourWorld.com. Traffic to the site has skyrocketed 200% since the game launched earlier this month, said Perry's step-son, Aaron Hirsch, who runs the hot sauce company. "There's a huge buzz on message boards about Joe rockin' out on a video game,"...