Cross-media picks for Aerosmith fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
These picks share the restless hunger to play loud, chase fame, and pay the price for it. Across films, series, games, and books, you'll find street kids rewriting music history in The Get Down, a blues pilgrim hunting a lost song in Crossroads, a drummer getting his second shot in The Rocker, and guitar-controller fantasy in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series. For fans who believe music is everything.
Film
Body Rock
A New York breakdancer is lured away from his crew by a disco owner — ambition versus roots.
Film
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A small-town band makes it big but loses its roots, then must fight back to save home.
Film
The Guitar
Given two months to live, a woman ditches caution and finally pursues her dream of playing music.
Film
Rock & Rule
A malevolent rock star kidnaps a singer to summon a demon — her bandmates must stop him.
Film
The Rocker
Kicked out before his band got famous, a drummer gets a second shot with his nephew's high-school group.
Film
Jailhouse Rock
After serving time for manslaughter, a young man reinvents himself as a teenage rock star.
Film
Wayne's World 2
Wayne and Garth stage a giant rock concert with Aerosmith as headliners — a fan's dream made real.
Film
Crossroads
A blues guitar obsessive tracks down a legendary lost Robert Johnson song.
Series
takt op.Destiny
Music literally illuminates people's hearts until a meteor strike brings monsters to silence it.
Series
The Get Down
South Bronx youth chase musical dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history in 1977 New York.
Series
Classic Albums
Each episode examines how a landmark pop or rock album was made and what made it definitive.
Series
White Album 2
A lone guitarist playing before a school festival draws two musicians together in the weeks remaining.
Series
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
An aging NYC rock singer tries to revive his band and reinvent himself as a songwriter for a new act.
Series
Show by Rock!!
In a city built around music, bands compete to play atop the city's greatest stage.
Series
Show by Rock!! Stars!!
All bands from previous seasons reunite in one celebration of the series' musical world.
Series
DYNAMIC CHORD
Multiple bands under the same label — their careers, rivalries, and personal lives intertwined.
Game
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
The first Guitar Hero built entirely around Aerosmith's catalogue and career milestones.
Game
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Shred 80s rock tracks on a Gibson SG controller across retro venues with unlockable guitars.
Game
Guitar Hero
Strap on the SG controller and rock 30 classic anthems — the original guitar-hero fantasy.
Game
AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band
Live out a rock and roll fantasy with AC/DC's catalogue in a dedicated Rock Band release.
Game
Rock Band 2
Master lead guitar, bass, drums, and vocals together in the most ambitious Rock Band entry yet.
Game
Rock Band
Form a band, chase fame on a world tour, and learn guitar, bass, drums, and vocals along the way.
Game
Rock Band 3
Form a band, seek fame on a world tour, and master instruments across an expanded track list.
Game
The Beatles: Rock Band
Follow the Beatles from Liverpool to Shea Stadium, playing drums, guitar, bass, and vocals.
Book
Slash
A memoir from one of rock's greatest guitarists that redefines sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
Book
The girl's guide to rocking
A practical guide to turning a love of music into actually playing it — everything you need to start.
Book
Everybody needs a rock
A children's book about choosing the perfect rock for play and pleasure — ten rules for finding the one.
Book
Psychotic Reactions and Carburettor Dung
Critical essays on rock performers including Bowie, Lou Reed, the Clash, and Iggy Pop.
Book
Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose
Chronicles how Black Sabbath rose to become the quintessential heavy metal band.
Book
Woodstock
A crew member's personal photographs from Woodstock — a first-hand record of the festival.
Book
To the Limit
Profiles the Eagles — how they started, their musical style, and the relationships between members.
Book
Rock and roll, 1955-1970
A history of rock from its roots through rhythm and blues, solo stars, and supergroups.
Start with Crossroads — a guitarist's obsessive search for a lost Robert Johnson song. Wayne's World 2 puts Aerosmith on stage as headliners for a fan-organized concert. The Get Down is a gripping series about South Bronx kids chasing musical dreams in 1977 New York.
Slash is a memoir from one of rock's greatest guitarists covering sex, drugs, and rock and roll from the inside. Psychotic Reactions and Carburettor Dung collects sharp critical essays on rock acts including Bowie, Lou Reed, and the Clash. Woodstock is a crew member's first-hand photographic record of the festival.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is built entirely around the band's catalogue and is the obvious starting point. The broader Rock Band series — Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 — lets you play guitar, bass, drums, and vocals together across a wide range of rock tracks.