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Title: "Bob Marley: Chant Down Babylon"
Release Date: Tuesday, November ??, 1999
Record Label: Island/Def Jam Records
Executive Producer: Stephen Marley

Tentative Track Listing:

1) Steven Tyler & Joe Perry/Bob Marley- "Roots, Rock, Reggae"
2) Guru [From "Gang Starr"]/Bob Marley- "Johnny Was"
3) The Marley Brothers/Bob Marley- "Kinky Reggae"
4) Lauren Hill/Bob Marley- "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
5) Krayzie Bone/Bob Marley- "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
6) Erykah Badu/Bob Marley- "No More Trouble"
7) MC Lyte/Bob Marley- "Jamming"
8) Busta Rhymes/Bob Marley- "Rastaman Chant"
9) The Roots/Bob Marley- "Burnin' and Lootin' "
10) The Lost Boyz/Bob Marley- "?????"
11) Outkast/Bob Marley- "?????"
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.c The Associated Press

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler are among the performers whose renditions of Bob Marley tunes will be in a new tribute album.

``Bob Marley: Chant Down Babylon'' will be released in November, Jamaica's Island Records said Wednesday.

The album, produced by Marley's son, Stephen, is a joint effort with Def Jam Records, a label better known for its hip-hop acts. The songs highlight the 1970s hits of Marley, known as ``The Gong'' in Jamaica.

``We hope it will make an impact in terms of the hip-hop world,'' Stephen Marley said. ``They need a spiritual icon like `The Gong' to get a different message.''

Hill, who will add a bluesy feel to ``Turn Your Lights Down Low,'' is married to another of Bob Marley's sons, Rohan.

Badu will sing ``No More Trouble,'' and Tyler will cover ``Roots, Rock, Reggae'' from Marley's 1976 breakthrough album, ``Rastaman Vibration.''

AP-NY-09-30-99 0510EDT

"After the three-hour special, the star-studded cast and guests took elevators to the Rainbow Room, where a makeshift Blues Brothers band with Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman and Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Steven Tyler performed...."

Ringo Starr: I Wanna Be Santa Claus (Mercury)
Aerosmith's Joe Perry drops in to lend his guitar prowess to the new song "Pax Um Biscum (Peace Be With You)."

As most of you know Steven Tyler performed on five songs on Ringo Starr's 1998 album "Verticle Man."


Now...a week later on Tuesday, October 26th, 1999 the album "Bob Marley: A Rebel's Dream" is supposed to be released on Island/Def Jam Records and include the Steven Tyler/Joe Perry/Bob Marley track "Roots, Rock, Reggae."

And...On Tuesday, November 16th, 1999, Run DMC will release "Crown Royal" which may OR MAY NOT included Steven/Joe on a remake of "It's Tricky."

Rock in Rio 2000- The third edition of the festival is now confirmed. It will happen between February 7 - 17, in Jacarépaguá's autodrome, rio de Janeiro, RJ. Pearl Jam, Rush, Eric Clapton and AEROSMITH are some of the 28 atractions. The concerts must all begin after midnight.

Question: Melissa, is there any male artist that you would want to duet with?

Mel Etheridge: I have had my dream come true of Bruce Springsteen, but I guess Steven Tyler would be cool.

More guests have been slated to attend the already star-packed gala Silver Anniversary celebration. Among them are former musical guests Sheryl Crow and Aerosmith!..

The Backstreet Boys met the Back Nine boys at the fab Four Seasons hotel the other night when the red-hot singing group headed over to the presidential suite after their sold-out FleetCenter show to party with the Ryder Cup teams.

Our spies on the scene report that three of the Backstreets arrived at the hotel in vans to party with the players, Britian's Prince Andrew, who is also at the hotel for the Cup, and Aerosmith main man Steven Tyler, who took his kids to the Backstreet show.

``It was an incredible scene,'' said Someone Who Was There. ``Evidently, they are golf fans.''

We would like to tell you that the partying went on 'til the wee hours. But it didn't. The Larger Than Life festivities wrapped up at around midnight.

After which, the golf boys and Steven headed off to bed and the BSB blew over to Jillian's on Lansdowne Street to play pool. Ah, youth!

Anyway, it's unclear how the Backstreets and the Back Nines got together. But we DO know the boys are big golfers.

We also know that the BSB and Tyler hooked up earlier in the evening when Steven took his kids, Chelsea and Taj, backstage at the FleetCenter to meet their idols. (So much for Dad!)

Word is, Steven got to know A.J., Howie D., Brian, Kevin and Nick when Aerosmith and the Backstreeters shared the same hotel in Europe.

Toys In The Attic
Love In An Elevator
Livin' On The Edge
Rag Doll
Dream On
Cryin'
Pink
Stop Messin' Around
Walk This Way
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

Encore
Sweet Emotion (with Joe improvising on the voice box)

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Eric Clapton, Aerosmith and Queen head up the short list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall Fame class of 2000.

Also on the ballot of performers whose debut album was released at least 25 years ago are Black Sabbath, Solomon Burke, Earth, Wind & Fire, the O'Jays, the Moonglows, Lovin' Spoonful, Bonnie Raitt, Lou Reed, Steely Dan, James Taylor and Ritchie Valens.

Black Sabbath, Steely Dan, the Moonglows, Valens and Burke were nominated last year, but did not make the final cut. Clapton was inducted in 1993 as one-third of Cream, while Reed joined three years later when the Velvet Undergound was honored.

Inductees are generally announced in the fall for a January ceremony. In the 1999 class were Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Curtis Mayfield, Paul McCartney, the Staple Singers, Charles Brown and Dusty Springfield.

The induction process is overseen by the New York-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, which mails ballots to a group of more than 800 artists, producers, broadcasters, writers and music industry executives who vote on the year's inductees. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is located in Cleveland.

Reuters/Variety

The ballots have gone out - the fate of this year's nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is now in the hands of the voters. Ballots with 15 different artists have been sent out to approximately 1,000 international experts in rock and roll. Each voter then selects eight artists, ranking them by preference, and, according to the Hall of Fame's Web site (www.rockhall.com), artists who receive the highest number of votes, as well as more than 50 percent of the vote, are inducted. On average, between five and seven artists are let into the Hall, which resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
Voters must return ballots to the Hall by Oct. 2.
This year's ballot includes 15 artists.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000 Nominees
Aerosmith
Black Sabbath
Solomon Burke
Eric Clapton
Earth, Wind & Fire
The Flamingos
Lovin' Spoonful
The Moonglows
The O'Jays
Queen
Bonnie Raitt
Lou Reed
Steely Dan
James Taylor
Ritchie Valens
Artists are eligible to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after their first album is released. The first group of performers, which included the likes of Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley, was inducted in 1986. Last year's crop featured such luminaries as Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, and Bruce Springsteen.

In his stats (as listed in SI for Kids), he listed Aerosmith as his favorite band

"Aerosmith main man Steven Tyler will sing the National Anthem at today's New England Patriots-Indianapolis Colts game at Foxboro Stadium. It's the first time Steven's ever done Oh-Say-Can-You-See duty."

Aerosmith Lands Buckcherry For Japanese Y2K Gig

Add Aerosmith to the list of artists who have cemented plans for special New Year's Eve gigs, as the venerable rockers will head to Osaka, Japan for a special Y2K performance at the Osaka Dome.

A management representative for Aerosmith confirmed the Osaka concert with MTV News, and that the Los Angeles badboys of Buckcherry will open the December 31 show.

Before ringing in 2000 with Aerosmith, Buckcherry will be out on the road with Kravitz and Smash Mouth until the tour's October 16 finale in Vancouver, British Columbia.....

A poor show for a major record company, where's Quality Control ? - and to think of the large chunk of money that they get of the band.

"I've been looking for the new tribute album in HMV (In Canada) since the day it came out. I finally asked them when it was coming in and they told me it was an import and they wouldn't regularly get it in. But they could order it for me. So if you can't find NTSOSAD at your music store, this could be why."

"Beanie Babies? I musta received 200 of those. Lollipops, panties, bras.... At some of the German festivals they pee in their beer bottles and throw those on stage. It's a terrible job but someone's got to do it."

--Aerosmith front man STEVEN TYLER listing some of the objects of affection he's received from fans, on E! Online

This is a pic of Joe Perry with Kurt Cobain. In a live video with Nirvana called "Live! Sold Out!" or something like that Kurt Cobain says something about Aerosmith's concert and Chris Novoselic and Dave Ghrowl plays a little of Sweet Emotion

"The Best Of The Joe Perry Project" CD Front Cover
"The Best Of The Joe Perry Project" CD Back Cover
"The Best Of The Joe Perry Project" actual CD scan

Now...the full title of the album is "The Best Of The Joe Perry Project - The Music STILL Does The Talking" and it was was just released yesterday. It's really a great album if you don't have anything by the JPP or if you are a huge fan like me. It has tracks from all three JPP albums and a never-before-released on CD instrumental JPP version of the Aerosmith classic "Bone To Bone." The CD has good sound quality. Here is the track listing:

1} "Let The Music Do The Talking" (Joe Perry)
2} "Conflict Of Interest" (Joe Perry)
3} "Discount Dogs" (Joe Perry/Ralph Morman)
4} "Shooting Star" (Joe Perry)
5} "Break Song" (Joe Perry/Dave Hull/Ronnie Stewart)
6} "Rockin' Train" (Joe Perry/Ralph Morman)
7} "Life At A Glance" (Joe Perry)
8} "Bone To Bone" (Joe Perry/Steven Tyler)
9} "East Coast, West Coast" (Charlie Farren)
10} "I've Got The Rock 'N' Rolls Again" (Charlie Farren/Joe Perry)
11} "No Substitute For Arrogance" (Charlie Farren/Joe Perry)
12} "Buzz Buzz" (David Hull/Karp/Resnick)
13} "Soldier Of Fortune" (Joe Perry)
14} "South Station Blues" (Joe Perry)
15} "Once A Rocker, Always A Rocker (Joe Perry/Mach Bell)
16} "Black Velvet Pants" (Joe Perry)
17} "King Of The Kings" (Joe Perry)
18} "Bang A Gong" (Marc Bolan)
19} "Walk With Me Sally" (Joe Perry)
20} "Never Wanna Stop" (Joe Perry)

Now..this may be hard to find in stores...so, if you like you can for example order it from Scott Swinsburg's site: Crossfire: The Home Of The Joe Perry Project

Kid Rock got the night off to a kick-ass start by launching into Run-D.M.C.'s "King of Rock." Kid's 3'9" sidekick Joe C., sporting a mohawk and representin' hometown Detroit with a Tigers jersey, then brought out the black-hat-and-leather-jacket-clad Run-D.M.C., who seemingly have not aged (or purchased new clothing) since they focused America's attention on rap music during this same awards show more than a decade ago.

"King of Rock" then gave way to the bare-chested Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba." And then, reprising their role from D.M.C.'s landmark video, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the latter of whom could have passed for a member of Bush despite it being the night before his forty-ninth birthday, burst through a wall and into the song "Walk This Way." Tyler and Kid Rock traded vocals (and microphones) through the riotous jam.

Legendary rockers joining legendary rappers joining America's rock/rap sensation?! Yep, this was gonna be one for the ages! What could possibly be next?

After a lot of review...more Aerosmith is mentioned:

The night's big winner was -- insert yawn here -- Lauryn Hill, who took home four awards. Hill is the fulfillment of the Kid Rock/Run-DMC/Aerosmith promise: She's able to blend soul, hip-hop, rock, etc., and all the while keep her bits and pieces covered. Even Rock showed rare respect, "I can't say anything bad about Lauryn."

Kentucky Kernel, Sept. 15, 1999, pg 4

...
Fuel is in the second week of a tour slated to last for several months, including plans to tour Australia. No strangers to the road, Fuel has toured extensively in the past, including as an opener for glam-rock gods Aerosmith.
Bell (guitarist and vocalist, mentioned earlier in article) said that touring with Aerosmith was educational.
"It's great to see how a band at that level tours. They're living legends, it's intense to look over and see Joe Perry and Steven Tyler watching you play."
...

It is from the same photo shoot as the pic in Kerrang! but it's not the same picture. This one is better.

(Click on the small pic to the right to see a bigger version of the picture)

Anyway...you might just keep an eye on the Entertainment shows...sometimes they show clips from the shows.....;)

Associated Press Photo Monday 13 September 1999 Fashion designer Betsey Johnson poses with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith before her Spring 2000 show Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Fashion world's spring collections take big bite out of Big Apple
Tyler in Tyler

By Jill Radsken

New York - Donatella Versace, filling her slain brother Gianni's shoes as pied piper to celebrities, filled the front row of her wild Versus show on Sunday with big - and bigger - names.

At one end of the runway sat a goteed Sylvester Stallone, Natasha Richardson, Jada Pinkett Smith and Steven Dorff. At the other, Madonna, wearing a ponyskin cowboy hat, cheered the clothes alongside Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver and Spike Lee.

Sitting center runway was Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, dressed in an 8-year-old white dinner jacket and black vest by New York designer Richard Tyler. The Hub rocker sat with his wife, Teresa, who wore a blck vintage dress she bought at a secondhand boutique in Tulsa, her hometown.

While Steven Tyler was still grooving about his performance with Run DMC and Kid Rock at the MTV Video Music Awards last week, Teresa was talking notes on the runway (shoulders back, hips forward) for her own performance.

She was scheduled to strut the catwalk, or as her hubby put it, "walk the gang plank," at Betsey Johnson's show yesterday afternoon along with her twin sister. Lisa, and 10-year-old daughter Chelsea.

"We're big fans of (Johnson's)," she said. "We were honored to do it."

[The Picture is not from the Boston Herald, like the article, but from http://dailynews.yahoo.com]

(Blue Eyes Blue was another Diane Warren song.)

"Not The Same Old Song And Dance" CD Front Cover
"Not The Same Old Song And Dance" CD Back Cover
"Not The Same Old Song And Dance" actual CD scan

Kid Rock opened up the show with Bawitdaba and then Run DMC came out after him and sang one of their songs. Then Kid Rock stopped and introduced Aerosmith. Steven Tyler & Joe Perry then busted through a wall in the back of one of the isles and Joe Perry started into Walk This Way!!! While they were busting through the wall Joe Perry got his guitar stuck and it looked like Steven dropped his ear piece and had to stick it back in before he started signing. But anyway, they walked trough the audience and made it up to the stage were they joined Kid Rock and Run-DMC. Steven and Kid Rock tossed their mics back and forth and then all three of the groups busted into the second verse of Walk This Way!!! They finished the song and Aerosmith wasn't seen again for the rest of the night.

And another one. Also from Launch:

Rapper Kid Rock opened the show with an over-the-top performance that featured cameos from hip-hop legends Run-D.M.C. The New York hip-hop trio teamed with Kid Rock and old friends rockers Aerosmith for a version of the Run-D.M.C./ Aerosmith remake of the rock band's hit "Walk This Way"

Kid Rock Teams With Run-D.M.C., Aerosmith For VMA Performance

Most rock critics have already made their minds up about Kid Rock, but he changed a least one cynic's mind with his leadoff performance at the VMAs.

VMA host Chris Rock introduced the artist by telling the audience to "Take off your thinking caps and lower your standards," but by the end of the guest-star-studded performance, he was singing a different tune.

Rock, along with the blue-mohawked Joe C. and the rest of his crew, took the stage with his own spin on the Run-DMC classic, "King Of Rock," and after one verse the legendary rap team bounded onto the stage (where DJ Jam Master Jay was already situated) to perform their own "Rock Box" before the one-off supergroup kicked into Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba."

As if the union of Kid Rock and Run-DMC didn't give the audience enough to digest, Run-DMC's one time duet partners, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, appeared from behind the audience (a beat or two off-cue, perhaps) to lead everyone through "Walk This Way."

After the band(s) left the stage, a seemingly impressed Chris Rock remarked, "I guess DMX can't take Kid Rock's woman."

-- Brian Ives

Tonight, Friday. 11:30 pm

Saturday, Sept. 11
1:30 pm

Sunday, Sept. 12
11 am
7 pm

Saturday, September 11th, 1999
13.00 - 16.00
MTV (In Sweden)
“MTV Video Music Awards 1999"
{Steven and Joe perfroms Walk This Way with Run DMC and Kid Rock}

Some things of note:

1. Howard liked Joe's hair. Joe told Howard that it was time for Howard to get his cut and Howard said he didn't have the courage.;) Somehow, I can't see Howard in that kind of haircut.;)

2. Joe apparently had his cane with him and Howard asked him what was wrong with his leg. Joe replied that he was using the cane because Steven's knee hurt.;) Steven then made a comment like "What's IN the cane?" Joe didn't indicate there was any particular reason for it.

3. Howard asked them when they would have a new album out. Steven said they were "going underground" to work on it next week. I assume that means they will start writing.

The Great Aerosmith Cover-Up

There are five Real Audio sound files there ["Back In The Saddle", "Rag Doll", "Chip Away The Stone", "Last Child", and "Sweet Emotion."] they are only 30 second clips but anyway...

"Back In The Saddle"
"Rag Doll"
"Chip Away The Stone"
"Last Child"
"Sweet Emotion."

"Vi har fått napp på denna platta och den är beräknad att släppas den 20/9 här i Sverige. Vi kommer att ta in den på nummer 12305 till ett pris av 139:-."

1) "Back In The Saddle"
Mark Slaughter, Albert Lee, Rudy Sarzo, Frankie Banali

2) "Rag Doll"
Ted Nugent, Tony Franklin, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dick Sherinian

3) "Chip Away At The Stone"
Vince Neil, Blues Saraceno, Ricky Philips, Pat Torpey, Paul Taylor

4) "Last Child"
Mickey Thomas, Earl Slick, Nathan East, Stephen Ferrone

5) "Sweet Emotion"
Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw, Mike Inez, Randy Castillo

6) "Dream On"
Ronnie James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stu Hamm, Gregg Bissonette, Paul Taylor

7) "Walk This Way"
Fee Waybill, Steve Lukather, Tim Bogert, Tommy Aldridge

8) "Draw The Line"
Jeff Keith, Tommy Skeoch, Tony Levin, Eric Singer

9) "Same Old Song And Dance"
Jack Russel, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jeff Pilson, Bobby Blotzer, Edgar Winter

10) "No Surprize"
Jani Lane, Chris Holmes, Adrian Perry, Stephen Riley

11) "Toys In The Attic"
Stephen Pearcy, Tracii Guns, Phil Soussan, Aynsley Dunbar

It is released by Dead Line Music with a cover that has cows with piercings in the ears and nose which I am guessing it was to look similar to the GAP cover. Don't set your expectations too high on this one. You will have a better understanding after listening to it for yourself. :o)

http://www.cnewton.force9.co.uk/

AEROSMITH JAPAN tour dates

1999/12/29 Osaka
2000/01/02 Nagoya
2000/01/04 Fukuoka
2000/01/06 Tokyo
2000/01/07 Tokyo

NIKKEI ENTERTAINMT did not announce the New Years Eve show, but that's AF1 official information.

Drive on
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is loyal to his favorite tooling-around car, the Ferrari, despite burning his hand after a fire ignited while he was gassing up last year. Our spies spotted Kramer scooting around the South Shore yesterday in a new Ferrari 360 Modena that has a sleek silver exterior and a red interior. The six-speed Modena is among the fastest Ferraris on the road and comes with a switch on the dashboard that allows the driver to choose between ''sport'' and ''normal'' driving. The car cost a smooth $150,000 delivered, tax not included. Sure, but are there cup holders?

40: You Could Be Mine - Guns 'N' Roses
39: Don't Cry - Guns 'N' Roses
38: Cemetery Gates - Pantera
37: Nancy Boy - Placebo
36: Now You're Gone - Whitesnake
35: Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
34: Crazy Train (Live) - Ozzy Osbourne
33: Train Of Consequences - Megadeth
32: Cryin' - Aerosmith
31: Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine
30: Everything's Ruined - Faith No More
29: Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
28: Ratamahatta - Sepultura
27: Stinkfist - Tool
26: Resurrection - Fear Factory
25: Rooster - Alice In Chains
24: Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
23: Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
22: Painkiller - Judas Priest
21: Paranoid - Black Sabbath
20: Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses
19: Livin' On The Edge - Aerosmith
18: Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
17: Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
16: Whisky In The Jar - Metallica
15: Hanger 18 - Megadeth
14: Can I Play With Madness? - Iron Maiden
13: Sugar - Sytem Of A Down
12: Freak On A Leash - Korn
11: The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
10: Seasons In The Abyss - Slayer
09: Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
08: Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses
07: Jeremy - Pearl Jam
06: No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne
05: Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
04: The Unforgiven - Metallica
03: Enter Sandman - Metallica
02: November Rain - Guns 'N' Roses
01: One - Metallica