Aerosmith performs at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 2, 2023. Another pillar of American rock and roll got worn out and collapsed this week, wobbling the foundation and making us wonder how to replace it. Insert Foot’s Tony Hicks. But first, let’s recognize more than a half…

Aerosmith. L to R: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. Courtesy Fin Costello/Redferns. Aerosmith on Wednesday announced its rescheduled PEACE OUT final tour, which had been postponed due to Steven Tyler’s fractured larynx. The four-time Grammy winners’ tour will resume in September in Pittsburgh,…

Sade performs at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia on Oct. 30, 2011. Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/WireImage. You know what I like? Unnecessary saxophones in songs. It’s been a long week and I’m tired, so I’ve been opting for music that cheers me up. I didn’t have to go nuclear…

Aerosmith. L to R: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. Courtesy Fin Costello/Redferns. The Golden State Warriors playoff collapse, Vida Blue’s death and Aerosmith calling it a day have some of us Bay Area Gen Xers (well, me) pondering the end of some glorious…

Aerosmith. L to R: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. Courtesy Fin Costello/Redferns. Aerosmith has announced PEACE OUT, the four-time Grammy winners’ final tour, with openers The Black Crowes. The tour includes shows on Dec. 1 at Chase Center in San Francisco and on…

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs during Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Feb. 1, 2019. Courtesy Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest. In my column last week I said I had to pre-write it because I would be spending the weekend in…

Lana del Rey performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 7, 2016. Adrian Jusue/STAFF, I used to do Worst of the Year in Music columns as a jokey little counterpoint to all the best of the year lists floating around. Then 2020 happened and I did the worst…

INSERT FOOT and Bernie Sanders vs. Jon Bon Jovi and pickup trucks. January and February aren’t usually the best months for the entertainment industry. Even when we’re not dodging explosive murder germs. Spring will be here before we know it. Let’s try to keep things … nice, until then.…

Not Tuesday Tracks. Clockwise from top left: Pete Buttegieg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar and Joe Biden. [Gokhman note! These are Willis’ words and opinions. RIFF does not endorse or condone them, and we don’t officially endorse any of the democrat nominees for president. Maybe we…

Behind the scenes secrets of “Top Gun;” there was no room in the jet for Kenny Loggins. There was a time long ago when every movie was legally required to have an original pop song on the soundtrack to release as a single.[Citation Needed] Very few of the songs…