Aerosmith to Return with Movie Song

Aerosmith are set to return with a movie soundtrack song. Ultimate Classic Rock reports that the song “Legendary Child” will appear on the soundtrack for the forthcoming sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which will be released on June 29.

“Legendary Child'” was an outtake from the band’s 1991 Get a Grip sessions, but Aerosmith have now re-recorded it for the movie, and it’s also looking likely to appear on the band’s forthcoming new album due in Fall 2012.

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry recently told Canada’s QMI Agency that the forthcoming album “definitely has a feel like some of the early stuff. People are always asking for something that sounds like the old stuff. We’ve tried to bring that back.”

Hear an original demo of the 20 year-old “Legendary Child.”

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Steven Tyler Talks New Aerosmith Album

Rock legend and reality TV star Steven Tyler has been talking to the press to promote the upcoming season of American Idol. The talent competition’s new season (the second to feature the singer) begins next Wednesday, January 18.

But Tyler’s also been discussing his other project – that little band known as Aerosmith. Speaking at a Television Critics Association press conference, Tyler talked about the progress being made on the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ new album.

“All of it’s been written, but I gotta lay lyrics on it and I haven’t had a lot of time,” he said, according to Blabbermouth. “But what I’ve listened to so far just knocked me out. I know a good song, I know what’s gonna get played on the radio, I’m not that pretentious to say I think we’ve got hits, but I think we’ve got something, and that’s all that matters.”

Previously, the album was rumored to be coming out this spring.

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Aerosmith Back in the Studio

Aerosmith have announced that they've gone into the studio to record a new album of original material. Drummer Joey Kramer tweeted about the first day, calling it "inspiring." He also wrote: "No words can describe how inspired I'm feeling in the studio right now. It's a beautiful thing."

Kramer tweeted a picture of him working with Jack Douglas, who will produce the band's 14th studio album. In a video update on Aerosmith's official site(Aerosmith.com), bass player Tom Hamilton talked about the collaboration with Douglas.

"For those of you who don't know who Jack is, he's the guy who we worked with, producing our best albums of the '70s – Get Your Wings, Toys in the Attic and Rocks. And it's really gonna be cool, because there's no one that knows more about the soul of this band and the creative part of this band [than] Jack. We worked with him on [2004's covers CD] Honkin' on Bobo, but that wasn't all original material… This time it's gonna be all-new Aerosmith songs."

The as-yet-untitled album will be the band's first of new material since 2001's Just Push Play.

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Joe Perry: Aerosmith Won’t Play <em>American Idol</em> Finale

Despite Steven Tyler’s vows that Aerosmith will play the May 25 finale of American Idol – for which he is a judge – guitarist Joe Perry says otherwise.  

“[We’re] not playing Idol ’cause we were never asked by producers,” Perry wrote on his Facebook page. “Brad [Whitford, Aerosmith guitarist] has a gig that night with [Experience Hendrix]. It’s not logistically possible.”

Perry did write that Aerosmith is “looking forward to playing American Idol next season when our new CD is out and we can prepare [for] a kick-ass show if they ask us.”

Making it clear that his decision was based on logistics and timing and not personal beefs with Tyler, Perry wrote, “There is no peace pipe to smoke because I have no problem with anything Steven is doing. It’s all media driven. In case ya didn’t get that.”

In fact, Perry revealed that Aerosmith will wrap up their next CD this summer.

“Really looking forward to recording with Aerosmith this July [and] August to finish our long-awaited CD,” he wrote. “Icing on cake, Jack Douglas is producing … The band [definitely] wants to tour after the new CD. We want to rock out in the U.S. and for our Blue Army behind some new songs.”

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Steven Tyler Releases New Music Video, Says Aerosmith Will Play <em>American Idol</em>

Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge Steven Tyler told Billboard this week that Aerosmith will play the reality singing competition during the show’s May 25 grand finale. 

“Oh, yeah, we’re playing the last show of the season,” said Tyler. “It was always my intention, always, to get Aersomith on the show. I mean, Joe [Perry’s] done it. I’m ready for it. I would love to play with Aerosmith.”

Tyler is referring to Perry’s 2007 performance of “You Really Got Me” with contestant Sanjaya Malakar.

Perry previously told The Boston Herald that he’d think about playing American Idol with Aerosmith but that it had to “make sense for the band.”

Tyler has also utilized American Idol to amp up attention for his new solo music video, “(It) Feels So Good,” which debuted on last night’s show. The video includes a cameo from Pussycat Dolls diva Nicole Scherzinger.

See the video for yourself here:

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