September 25, 2006 – Steven Tyler guest stars on Two and a Half Men playing Charlie Sheen’s obnoxious next door neighbor. Playing to stereotype, Tyler is a rowdy rocker who plays loud music and causes problems for Sheen’s character. September 25, 1970 – The pilot episode of The Partridge Family debuts on TV featuring Shirley … Continue reading CDJ Today: September 25 in Classic Rock →

August 5, 1975 – The first all-female hard-rock band is formed when producer Kim Fowley puts together The Runaways, featuring Joan Jett, future Bangle Michael Steele, and Lita Ford. August 5, 1994 – Billy Idol is rushed to St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA following a suspected overdose.  Earlier in the year, he had collapsed in convulsions outside the … Continue reading CDJ Today: August 5 in Classic Rock →

Aerosmith have announced their retirement from stage and cancelled the remainder of their Peace Out: The Farewell Tour shows. The news came in a lengthy statement posted on social media and to the band’s website. The band launched their Peace Out: The Farewell Tour in September 2023 and performed just three shows before having to … Continue reading Aerosmith Announce Retirement from Touring, Cancel Remaining Tour Dates →

June 12, 1982 – Remember “No Nukes”?  The rally began at the United Nations and ended on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park with performers Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and Gary “U.S.” Bonds.  It became the largest political rally in the U.S. with an estimated 750,000 attendees. June 12, 2012 – Pearl Jam’s former chief financial officer Rickey … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 12 in Classic Rock →

May 10, 2006 – Great White tour manager Daniel Biechele is sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter after The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island in February 2003.  Biechele, 29, could have gotten as much as 10 years behind bars, but served less than half of his four-year sentence.  Many … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 10 in Classic Rock →

April 29, 1998 – Steven Tyler incurs a knee ligament injury when he drops his mic on his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska while singing “Mama Kin.”  The tour is postponed through September of that year. April 29, 2003 – Great White play their first gig since the infamous Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people.  Proceeds from … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 29 in Classic Rock →

Aerosmith has canceled their first set of Las Vegas residency shows this summer after lead singer Steven Tyler checked himself into a rehab. The frontman, who has worked on his sobriety for years, recently relapsed after using pain medication to recover from foot surgery. According to a statement from the band, Tyler voluntarily entered the … Continue reading Aerosmith Cancels Las Vegas Shows as Steven Tyler Enters Rehab →

A tribute concert honoring original Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green and organized by his former bandmate Mick Fleetwood is scheduled to hit theatres in 2021. The show took place in February of 2020 at the London Palladium, just weeks prior to COVID-19 shutdowns, and featured performances by Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, … Continue reading Peter Green Tribute Concert Coming to Theaters →

Rock stars are just like us! They trip, they fall, and they lose focus – but their mistakes happen in front of live audiences, rather than in the home living room. Here are some of the most famous fails onstage. 10 David Bowie In 2004, David Bowie was playing a set in Oslo, Norway when … Continue reading Top 10 Worst Rock Star Fails →

Aerosmith teamed up with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to perform a unique rendition of their 1975 hit song “Walk This Way” for the ever-popular and always entertaining ‘Classroom Instruments’ segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. One can’t help but smile as these professional musicians rock out on instruments that might … Continue reading Watch Aerosmith, The Roots and Jimmy Fallon Perform ‘Walk This Way’ →

Video has emerged of Steven Tyler shoving away a fan who tried to nab a selfie during Aerosmith’s visit to the Today Show on Wednesday. The fan jumped out of the crowd in front of Tyler, put his arm around the rock star and tried to take a photo. A visibly annoyed Tyler then pushed … Continue reading Steven Tyler Pushes Fan Who Tries to Nab a Selfie →

Aerosmith is bringing the heat to the Las Vegas Strip with their headlining residency, Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild. The run of shows kicks off Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. Aerosmith’s Vegas show will bring fans face to face with one of America’s greatest rock bands in one … Continue reading Aerosmith Announces Las Vegas Residency →