The Vinyl Villain — Subititled A Life with The Police, Polo and Pygmies, this is a hugely enjoyable and unusual rock autobiography.The dust jacket states the facts. Over 50 million records sold. 5 Grammy Awards. 2 Brits. Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Poli... more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z plays two arena dates (7 Jun, MEN Arena; 9 Jun, Birmingham LG Arena, livenation.co.uk) before headlining Wireless (4 Jul, Hyde Park, W1, wirelessfestival.co.uk), where he's joined by Mr Hudson …Kings Of Leon also rock Hyde Park (30 Jun, l... more info

NME — Fans snap up all tickets for X Factor-beating celebration gig more info

Guardian Music — Despite rumours of them auditioning a new frontman, the hard-rock veterans are to reunite with their longtime lead singerAerosmith will headline this June's Download festival, with Steven Tyler as their frontman. After months of speculation and the t... more info

Gigwise — Leaving many fans disappointed... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonThe singer wears a Chanel watch and dates TV presenters, his bandmates have the angular facial planes of male models, and you can bet they look good on the dancefloor. But Pontypridd's Lostprophets should not be judged solely o... more info

Rolling Stone — Aerosmith — with Steven Tyler — are being touted as one of the headliners of the U.K.’s Download Festival, which goes down June 11-13th at Donington Park. AC/DC and Rage Against the Machine are also on the bill. According to the Financial Time... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith have been confirmed to headline this year’s Download Festival. They join Aussie rockers AC/DC on the top of the bill for the event- which takes place... more info

Altsounds — Following last night's announcement of Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith as the other two mainstage headliners for the Donnington Park extravaganza taking place on June 11th-13th five more bands have been confirmed: *Lamb Of God Image:... more info

Thrash Hits — …Lamb of God, 30 Seconds To Mars, Billy Idol, Stone Sour, and Five Finger Death Punch. Goody, goody gumdrops. I think the diplomatic response to that is something along the lines of “well, at least there’s something for everyone”. Since the ... more info