Tyler's Fast Ride

Steven Tyler recently dropped a reported $1.1 million to purchase what, according to Jalopnik.com, is the "world's fastest convertible." The Aerosmith singer's new Hennessey Venom GT Spyder reportedly can go from 0 to 200 miles per hour in a mere 15.9 seconds. Only five Venom GT Spyder's will be manufactured in 2012, and the rock legend's is the only one produced as a convertible. Sports-car builder John Hennessey says the modifications to Tyler's Venom GT added 30 pounds to the vehicle's weight, so its horsepower was increased to a whopping 1,244. A series of photos posted online show Tyler checking out his newly-delivered wheels, along with his Aerosmith bandmates Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.

Metallica Stream LIVE!

Here's your chance to watch Metallica perform their entire self-titled 1991 album, better known as The Black Album, and you don't even need to buy a ticket. The band has announced a free stream of their headlining set at the annual Rock AM Ring Festival in Nürburgring, Germany this weekend. You’ll be able join the audience online at OrionMusicAndMore.com on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. While Metallica is currently on tour overseas, the band will be back in the U.S. to perform The Black Album in reverse, along with 1984’s Ride the Lightning, in its entirety for their inaugural Orion Music + More festival. That event will make its debut on June 23-24 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ.

RHCP go Vinyl

New music from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is headed our way. The band has announced that they plan to release a number of new songs on 7” vinyl throughout the rest of the year. Bassist Flea took to his Twitter account on Monday to give fans the good news, tweeting, "We have been writing stuff while touring. We are also going to put out 18 new songs over the next 6 months on 7 inch." Drummer Chad Smith added that some of the new songs will be B-sides from their latest album, I’m with You, tweeting, “Over the next 6 months at least 10 more IWU b sides I promise!" In addition to being released on vinyl, Smith noted that the new tracks will also be available at all the usual digital outlets.

Lucas Retiring?

For years, visionary filmmaker George Lucas has expressed his desire to leave the "Star Wars business" and make smaller films, but in a new interview with the British movie magazine Empire, it seems this time, he's serious. "I'm moving away from the company," he says of Lucasfilm, the production company responsible for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones sagas. "I'm moving away from all my businesses, I'm finishing all my obligations and I'm going to retire to my garage with my saw and hammer and build hobby movies." Lucas, who recently turned 68, and who last produced and self-funded the World War II film Red Tails, says, "I've always wanted to make movies that were more experimental in nature, and not have to worry about them showing in movie theaters."

Black Keys Rock MTV Movie Awards

The lineup for the MTV Movie Awards just keeps getting bigger. MTV.com has just announced that The Black Keys will rock the stage at the annual event, which airs this weekend. During the show, The Keys are expected to perform their single "Gold on the Ceiling" from their latest album, El Camino. In addition, fun. will make an appearance at the event, performing their hit "We Are Young" while a video montage of clips from party films now and then -- from Animal House to Old School to Project X -- plays behind them. The 2012 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by British comedian and actor Russell Brand, are set to air live on Sunday from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

"Trainspotting" top UK's Best Films

Harry Potter and Monty Python films each occupy two spots on a new ranking of the top British films of the past 60 years, but they’re both topped by the 1996 cult film Trainspotting.  The Danny Boyle-directed Trainspotting tops a survey conducted by British retailer HMV to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the British throne.  The Diamond Jubilee survey results are based on more than 24 thousand online votes.

Here are the top ten British films of the past 60 years, according to HMV’s Diamond Jubilee survey:

1. Trainspotting
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8. The Italian Job
9. Shaun of The Dead
10. The King’s Speech

Ramsey gets rammed

He’s known for his aggression in the kitchen and is a former Scottish amateur soccer player, but Hell's Kitchen chef Gordon Ramsey ended up flat on his back at a charity soccer match on Sunday, reports People. The Michelin-starred restaurateur took part in a pro-celebrity game on behalf of the charity Soccer Aid in Manchester, England. He was tackled hard by former England national star Teddy Sheringham and had to be administered with oxygen on the sidelines before being taken to a local hospital. Tweeting to his fans on Monday, Ramsey wrote, “Thx 4 all the messages. Out of hospital after receiving amazing care from medics at ground & hospital. Bit sore but fine.” Another casualty of the supposedly friendly game was actor Will Ferrell, who apparently sustained a leg injury. Despite the injuries, the match, which also featured Woody Harrelson, Mike Myers and Ed Norton, raised $6.4 million for charity.

Linkin Park Burns

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As promised, Linkin Park has premiered the video for “Burn It Down,” the first single from the band's upcoming album, Living Things. The video, posted online, features the band performing the track in an supernaturally electrified room, which eventually causes each of the band members to catch on fire. In other LP news, the band has teamed up with the Lotus F1 Team to create Linkin Park GP, an iPad app that allows users to drive a Lotus E20 F1 car and create an original remix of “Burn It Down.” Linkin Park GP is available for free download on the App Store worldwide at iTunes.com/appstore.

NEW Aerosmith!

After debuting their brand-new single, "Legendary Child," on the American Idol finale Wednesday night, Aerosmith has now revealed official details about their long-awaited studio album.

The collection, titled Music from Another Dimension, will be released on August 28 and can be pre-ordered now.  In addition to "Legendary Child," the album features 13 other tracks, including songs titled "Beautiful," "Street Jesus," "Oh Yeah" and "Love Three Times a Day."

"Legendary Child" is available for purchase now as a digital download via iTunes.  The entire song currently is streaming at Aerosmith's official website, AeroForceOne.com.

As previously reported, Aerosmith will support the album with a new trek dubbed the Global Warming Tour, which kicks off June 16 in Minneapolis.

Here is the full track list for Music from Another Dimension:

"What Could Have Been Love"
"Beautiful"
"Street Jesus"
"Legendary Child"
"Oh Yeah"
"We All Fall Down"
"Another Last Goodbye"
"Out Go the Lights"
"Love Three Times a Day"
"Closer"
"Shakey Ground"
"Love a Lot"
"Freedom Fighter"
"Up on the Mountain"

What to Expect From "Living Things"

Fans of Linkin Park can expect the band to explore new creative avenues on their upcoming album, Living Things. Multi-instrumentalist Mike Shinoda says that the band experimented with a variety of genres on the new album. “There are a lot of things about [Living Things] that were really fresh for us,” Shinoda tells ABC News Radio. “There was an infusion of some electronic stuff, an infusion of some folk stuff and then you start mashing that up with like really cutting edge sounds and I think we found some things that were really interesting to us.” Shinoda added that the tracks on Living Things will reflect the band’s ever-evolving songwriting process. “When we get into the studio we want to do something that’s challenging for us and hopefully challenging for the fans,” he explains. “We’ve learned a lot of new things about how to write a song, how to record a song and all of it put together is kind of how we ended up where we’re at right now with the new album and everything. We’re thrilled for people to hear it.” Living Things will arrive in stores on June 26. You'll get the chance to check out the songs performed live when LP kicks off their co-headlining tour with Incubus on August 11 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 2

Co-produced by Right Arm Entertainment (Rock On The Range, Carolina Rebellion and Epicenter), and Live Nation, the one-day festival in Hershey, Pa., Sept. 1 boasts that it has the first announced 2012 gig for Stone Temple Pilots. The rest of the lineup is worth bragging about as well with Rock Allegiance also hosting Three Days Grace, Seether, Buckcherry, Daughtry, Fuel, Puddle Of Mudd, Black Stone Cherry, Foxy Shazam and Redlight King with more acts to be announced. More info HERE and HERE

CHEVY METAL

One of the highlights of the Saturday Night Live season finale this past weekend undoubtedly was the Rolling Stones medley that the Foo Fighters performed with host and musical guest Mick Jagger. After playing "19th Nervous Breakdown" and "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" on the big show, The Foos and Jagger teamed up again later that night to perform another memorable Stones tune, "Miss You," at the SNL cast's afterparty held in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza. The Foo Fighters, performing as their cover-band alter ego Chevy Metal, also backed up several former and current SNL cast members on renditions of a few other classic rock songs. Amy Poehler sang Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation," Kristen Wiig took on Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" -- with help from Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis -- and Will Forte belted out Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots." All the fun was captured on fan-filmed video that's currently viewable on YouTube. Read more: HERE See more: HERE

3D ON STAGE

New details have been revealed about Metallica’s upcoming 3D movie, set to be released in 2013. Drummer Lars Ulrich says that the band is hoping that the film will be a unique visual experience for their fans. “You’re not watching Metallica onstage, you’re onstage with Metallica,” Ulrich tells Rolling Stone. “In IMAX, [frontman] James Hetfield is 38 feet tall, snotting on you, spitting on you. It’s 2,000 decibels. If there’s an earthquake outside, you wouldn’t notice.” Hetfield added that the movie will be much more than your average concert film. “Our intention is to make something that is completely insane and blows minds,” explains the singer. “I also want a story line. I want this to be a cult-type film.” In addition, the band has just announced that they will be filming their upcoming show at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, on August 24 for the 3D film. "We couldn't think of a better place than Vancouver to end our three week new stage run with cameras capturing it all, so bring your nuttiest, craziest Metalli-self to the show, be a part of movie history, and show the rest of the world how much Vancouver rocks," said the band in a group statement. Members of Metallica’s Met Club can purchase pre-sale tickets for the Vancouver show on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets will be available to the general public on Friday. In other Metallica news, Ulrich will show off his acting skills next week. He'll be playing Dutch documentary maker Joris Ivens in the upcoming HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn, which will air on HBO on May 28 at 9 p.m. ET.

Austin City Limits

An impressive list of artists will participate in the 2012 edition of Austin’s annual Austin City Limits festival, which will take place October 12-14 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Among this year's headliners are Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and Jack White. The event's lineup also includes The Shins, Weezer, Gotye, Florence + the Machine and Iggy & The Stooges. Tickets are available now, with three-day passes starting at $200. To see the complete artist roster and purchase tickets to the fest, head over to ACLFestival.com.

PJ + Bud

Pearl Jam has been tapped to headline the inaugural Budweiser Made in America Festival, curated by rapper Jay-Z. The event will feature sets from nearly 30 artists including Skrillex, Dirty Projectors, Passion Pit, X and Miike Snow, plus more. The Budweiser Made in America Festival will take place across three stages on Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway on September 1-2. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.com and Livenation.com. If you can't make it to Philly, you'll be able to watch the festivities online via live stream. Proceeds from the event will benefit local chapters of the United Way, which will use the money to improve the education, income and health of the needy in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York City.

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Carnival of Madness 2012

The producers of the Carnival of Madness Tour have announced the lineup for this year’s event. Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm and New Medicine will take the stage for the third installment of the annual tour, which kicks off on July 31 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, IL. The two-month trek will make stops in Boston, Atlanta, El Paso and Chicago, among other cities. “We're really looking forward to the Carnival of Madness tour this summer,” said Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee in a statement. “We love Chevelle and haven't hit the road together in years, and I'm really stoked to finally be playing some shows with Halestorm. Naturally I'm a fan of strong women in music and [frontwoman] Lzzy[Hale]'s voice is spectacular.” 

Pre-sale tickets for the event will be available for Carnival of Madness fan club members on Wednesday, while artist fan club pre-sales will begin on Thursday. Tickets will be available to the general public on June 1. Here are the Carnival of Madness tour dates:

8/3 -- Atlantic City, NJ, House Of Blues
8/29 -- Holmdel, NJ, PNC Amphiteatre
8/4 -- Chester, PA, Harrah's Chester Downs
9/2 -- Buffalo, NY, Venue TBA

Running on air

Most people would feel plenty accomplished if they could finish a half-marathon, and even more so if they trekked the 13 miles for charity. But that's child's play for Aussie Rob Ginnivan. On Thursday, he finished a half marathon while on board a treadmill -- which had been loaded onto a hot air balloon. Ginnivan told the U.K. Telegraph it took him longer than he thought. "What I didn't count on was that the basket actually tilted, so it was like running up a hill. Every time I took a step the basket would sway from left to right so I kind of had this sea type motion being in the air. It was quite bizarre and made it very difficult." Ginnivan is hoping the stunt will help him raise around 70 thousand dollars for a heart foundation.

NEW CW Lineup

The CW is shuffling its primetime lineup for the 2012-2013 season while adding three new series into the mix. The network announced Thursday that 90210, America's Next Top Model, Supernatural and Hart of Dixie will all move to new nights this fall. America's Next Top Model is adding international male model Rob Evans as a judge and Johnny Wujek, stylist for stars including singer Katy Perry, as a creative consultant. Gossip Girl will end its run with a sixth and final season, consisting of 11 episodes. The season will focus on revealing the true identity of Gossip Girl. The CW's new shows are Arrow, an adaptation of the DC Comics character Green Arrow; Beauty and the Beast, a new spin on the classic tale; and Emily Owens, M.D., starring Meryl Streep's daughter, Mamie Gummer, as a young doctor. The network's much-publicized Sex and the City prequel, The Carrie Diaries, will replace Gossip Girl on Monday nights, beginning in January. Here is the CW's fall schedule:
 Monday 90210, Gossip Girl
 Tuesday Hart of Dixie, Emily Owens, M.D.
 Wednesday Arrow, Supernatural
 Thursday The Vampire Diaries, Beauty and the Beast
 Friday America's Next Top Model, Nikita

Jenny's Final Playboy Spread

Jenny McCarthy has agreed to pose for Playboy for one final time, following up on a 2009 comment that she’d love to show off her figure in the magazine before she turns 40. A rep for Playboy has confirmed to Us that the model and actress will appear on the cover of its July/August edition double issue, which hits newsstands Friday, June 29. McCarthy, who will hit the big 4-0 on November 1, was Playmate of the Year in 1993. Last month, Jenny told Us that her 9-year-old son, Evan made his first visit to the Playboy Mansion for an Easter Bunny Hunt. She admitted that Evan was lost for “probably 45 minutes” and eventually found him hanging out in the estate’s legendary Grotto.

Billboard Awards Saturday

This year's Billboard Music Awards, set for Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be quite the star-studded affair. The telecast, which will air on ABC, will feature a performances from Linkin Park, who are set to release their fifth studio album, Living Things, on June 26. Of course, there also will be some awards handed out -- lots of them, since Billboard has so many different charts. Coldplay, Foster the People, Foo Fighters, Nickelback, AWOLNATION, Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys are among the rock acts that earned nominations for the awards, with Coldplay and Foster the People leading the pack as finalists in five award categories, including Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album Artist and Top Rock Song. Foo Fighters and Mumford & Sons are both finalists in three categories, while Nickelback and AWOLNATION have each scored a single nomination. Taking a look at just a few of the top categories, the nominees for both Top Rock Artist and Top Alternative Artist are Coldplay, Foster the People, Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys. The nominees for both Top Rock Album and Top Alternative Album are Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto, Foster the People’s Torches, Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light, Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More and Nickelback’s Here and Now. In addition, Coldplay will be competing for Top Duo/Group award, while Foster the People is in the running for Top New Artist at the event. The show will be hosted by Modern Family stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell. The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will air Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Van Halen "Postpones" Tour

Van Halen reportedly is postponing an entire run of North American summer concerts. All of the band's previously announced dates after its June 26 appearance in New Orleans have been removed from the tour section of the group's official website, and venues across the country are confirming the postponements. Van Halen recently extended their trek through a September 25 stop in Milwaukee, but now, more than 30 concerts -- starting with a July 7 performance in Uncasville, Connecticut -- apparently will be either rescheduled or canceled. When asked to confirm the postponements, a Van Halen rep told ABC News Radio that all of the band's summer dates currently appear on its website, which -- as previously mentioned -- end with the June 26 show. A source at Uncasville's Mohegan Sun Arena commented to Rolling Stone that the July 7 gig was "selling pretty good -- I don't know why they would say it's being canceled." Meanwhile, a source close to the Van Halen tour tells the magazine that the group's members have been "arguing like mad." Van Halen's tour in support of A Different Kind of Truth, the group's first studio effort featuring original frontman David Lee Roth since 1984, kicked off in February 18.

Bono overtakes McCartney

Bono apparently is set to surpass Paul McCartney as the wealthiest rock musician in the world. NME.com reports that the U2 singer, who owns a 2.3 percent stake in Facebook, is expected see his net worth increase significantly when the social-networking company goes public on Friday. Facebook is valued at more than $100 billion, which will make Bono's share worth in excess $1.5 billion. In comparison, the former Beatles star's fortune is estimated to be slightly over $1 billion. Bono bought his Facebook shares for about $90 million back in 2009 through his private equity company Elevation Partners. Not a bad return on the Irish rocker's investment.

Manson + Depp

Earlier this month, Marilyn Manson released his eighth studio album, Born Villain, which includes a cover of Carly Simon's 1972 hit “You're So Vain,” featuring guest Johnny Depp on guitar and drums. In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, Manson reveals that adding the cover track to the album was a last-minute decision. “Johnny called me and asked if I wanted to record a song, so I went to his studio and we started playing the blues,” explains Manson. “My record was already finished, but we both thought it would be ironic to put ‘You’re So Vain’ on the album.” Manson added that cover track fit in with the other songs on Born Villain because he wanted to explore new creative avenues while making the album. “This record is more like jazz or punk rock or dada,” notes the singer. “I wanted to take what I knew how to do and do it in a way that makes people confused. You can’t be shocking, you can only create chaos -– and confusion is the best form of communication.”

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Coldplay & RHCP pay tribute to MCA

At a Friday night concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Coldplay paid tribute to late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch, who'd died the same day of cancer at the age of 47. Frontman Chris Martin sang a piano version of the Beasties' best-known hit, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)," adding the extra line, "And so we're sending all our love to the Beastie Boys" at the end. Amazingly, he made it sound just like a Coldplay song. Meanwhile, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month alongside The Beastie Boys, also remembered their late, longtime friend at their Friday show in Newark, New Jersey. Billboard reports that lead singer Anthony Keidis took the stage wearing an "MCA" t-shirt, and told the crowd, "We lost a good man today. He left the world a lot of beauty. I hope you carry that flame. Adam was for real." LINK During the show, the Chili Peppers performed instrumental versions of two Beastie Boys songs: 1992's "Gratitude" and "What'cha Want." When the group left the stage after the show, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right" came over the PA system, and the exiting fans sang along.