Classic Rock Report: New Music From Springsteen And Steven Tyler

The times may be tight but you can't keep a good Boss down. Bruce Springsteen's in the studio with guitarist Tom Morello putting down the tracks for a new collection memory makers. Springsteen says he's got a lot of material. Admitting I feel like I’m in the middle of the well.” No details yet on album release... Music critics believe though...it'll be sooner than later. Bruce Springsteen has been put into the hands of fans six completed packages since 2002. Springsteen is making the most of his current European tour. During the Australian leg in March, he and members of the E Street Band went into a studio and recorded some potential tracks for the new album. Morello joined them, since he was filling in for Steven Van Zandt, who took some time off from the group to work on the Netflix series ‘Lilyhammer,’ which he stars in. “We’ve never had a recording session during a tour in our lives,” Springsteen said. “We did a couple of things that I wanted to put down. So that was very exciting. And being with Tommy was exciting. The band – Steven, Nils, all those guys – continues to be a source of inspiration for me.” He said. “I struggled through the ’90s … But this has been a great, tremendously rewarding period of our time together. This has been the best 10, 12 years we’ve ever had.”

Speaking of new music. Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler is out front trying to reinvent the wheel. His first ever solo project has been dubbed electronica. A dub stepper's paradise. What does that mean for fans of Classic Rock? Drop the man cave and take up clubbing. And I'm not talking golf. Tyler expects to create with Skrillz and deadmouse? The mere mention of these names to your college kids or grandchildren will make you bigger than Harry Potter meets Hunger Games “I want to go out and explore things. I really want to take a little risk and do something solo.” Tyler hasn’t set a date for the work, although he plans to start in January. And despite previous explorations of what he calls “Brand Tyler” he’s not aiming to leave his bandmates behind. “The band will be playing,” he vowed. “Aerosmith will always be around. Aerosmith’s never been better. But I got this itch – and I know where to scratch.” In 2011 he released a solo single (It) Feels So Good, which he described as “cathartic” and “a lot of fun.”