Perez Hilton — This is just so painfully insensitive. Shows just how backwards and unenlightened people still are. Ohio Detective Tom McLaughlin showed some serious insensitivity while a transgender suspect was being interviewed at the end of last year. [ Related: ... more info

Stereogum — If everyone who ever bought a Ramones shirt bought a Ramones album, they’d be as big as fucking Aerosmith by now. But then, how many Aerosmith shirts do you see at shows? The glamour of cultdom was lost on the Ramones; they didn’t care about the ... more info

Stereogum — Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry recently wrote a letter addressed to his cat named Icon as part of a new book called A Letter To My Cat, which collects personal letters from famous cat owners such as Oprah Winfrey, Tony Bennett, Hilary Duff, Willow Smi... more info

TMZ — Steven Tyler's not trying to derail the gravy train that is Aerosmith ... which is why he doesn't want to know if he gets slammed in guitarist Joe Perry's new autobiography. We asked Steven outside Bar Louie in Nashville Wednesday night… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The ongoing Simpsons "Greatest Guest Stars" action figure line is adding Aerosmith, Tom Jones, Weird Al Yankovic, Elvis Costello, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin to the growing collection. This "fourth wave" of characters will be available in October, and ... more info

NME — Band cancelled gig on August 13 but drummer now says he is "feeling better than ever" more info

NME — Performance in Concord, California was cancelled due to "ilness" more info

TMZ — Joey Kramer -- the drummer for Aerosmith -- had heart complications Tuesday and the band has cancelled some upcoming shows ... TMZ has learned. A source close to the band tells us ... Kramer has had heart issues in the past.  A member of… more info

Mercury News, California — Also, Aerosmith, Slash perform at the Concord Pavilion. more info

Mercury News, California — Also, Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at Warfield in San Francisco, Mountain Winery in Saratoga. more info