March 9, 2012 – Mick Jones likes show and tell. The Clash guitarist has gathered up a bunch of his band's nicknacks and put them on display in west London, where he hopes to turn the exhibition into an expanded, permanent rock'n'roll public lending library. Jones' stuff — including vintage issues of Creem, notes written by members of the Clash, fanzines, and the group's onstage clothing — went on display today at the Subway Gallery, in the Joe Strummer Subway, where the late musician busked in the '70s. Jones has titled the exhibition "The Rock and Roll Public Library," likely in the hopes that it would turn into a permanent attraction. By the looks of how many goodies are on display, Jones is probably relieved to have finally decluttered his flat. “We are looking for a permanent place to have a lending library, which would be our ultimate goal," Jones told Ham & High (via Spinner).

March 9, 2012 – Most people know Steven Tyler has one of the most unrestrained egos in rock (we certainly do), and on this Sunday's edition of 60 Minutes, he once again lets his loose lips flap uncontrollably. In a clip from the segment, the Aerosmith frontman/American Idol judge/totally indestructible human is asked about being a nasty ol' perfectionist and essentially admits to being a dick to bandmates Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, and Brad Whitford, who described his past behavior as "tortured" and "cruel." "I think my perfectionism and my busting everyone's chops is what got this band to where it is today," Tyler says (via Billboard). "In the end, I get a really good song, and in the end, I get the hits. Yeah, I'm that good." Tyler calls this summer's tour "our last," which it might be once the rest of the crew sees their fearless leader once again throwing them under the bus.

March 9, 2012 – Top Dawg Entertainment, the independent home of Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy (a.k.a. ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock), has told the Fader that the quartet are nearing a joint venture deal with Aftermath Music and Interscope Records. Lamar has a joint deal with Top Dawg and the two labels — Aftermath is the home of Dr. Dre, Eminem, and 50 Cent — for his forthcoming sophomore record, while the rest of the gang will be released by Top Dawg and Interscope only.

March 8, 2012 – Why pay upwards of 75 bucks to see Katy Perry or Metallica in concert just to be covered in faux whipped cream (it's soap, people!) or urine (it happened), when you can get the same experience, blood-, sweat-, and happy-tear-free in a movie theater? Okay, okay, don't answer that question; it was a rhetorical device to lead into the news that both the blue-haired faux-teen and the quintessential headbanging quartet are moving ahead with their 3D movies. Metallica announced their movie on their website last night (per Billboard) and named Predators auteur Nimród Antal as their director, but it's probably a safe (albeit gloomy) bet that the Metallica 3D movie will not feature this guy (according to the band's post, his work on the well-received Hungarian film Kontroll is what actually sold them).

March 8, 2012 – Every Mother Counts, an advocacy and awareness campaign headed by model-turned-activist Christy Turlington Burns to increase education and support for maternal and child health, is slated to release its second charity compilation album May 1, and as Antiquiet points out, its track list is not to be messed with. Thirteen of the 19 songs are unreleased tunes from artists like Patti Smith, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder, Cedella Marley, and Beck. The ones that have already been heard are just as good, though, with contributions from David Bowie, Sade and Lauryn Hill. It's going to be released via Starbucks, to make picking up your socially conscious adult contemporary mixtape as easy as stepping out for your daily grande triple-shot, extra hot, no-foam latte.

March 8, 2012 – The Jersey shore is about to get a lot louder: both the Greg Dulli-curated ATP I'll Be Your Mirror and Metallica-curated Orion Music and More festivals have both just piled on a feast of new acts to their lineups. ATP's big "get" this week is adding seminal post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor to the fray which, we reported, already boasts the Roots, Louis CK, and the return of the Afghan Whigs.

March 8, 2012 – Now that Limp Bizkit have signed to Cash Money, there's not much they can do to shock us anymore. Still, frontman Fred Durst did his darnedest the other day when he spoke to Billboard about the band's upcoming plans. Granted, he's already put himself through a lot recently, but with quotes like these (and karaoke nights like these), he's not making it easy for us to let him off the hook: 1. "It sounds like a monster; it literally sounds dangerous. It sounds like that left of center, that place of discomfort that created rock'n'roll, created the metal, where it all spawned from." Durst is talking about "Ready to Go," the new Lil Wayne-assisted single that we kind of have already heard, via a YouTube video shot at a club. From what we're hearing, it's true; the track is predictably stabby in nature. Fred sure knows about making us uncomfortable. 2.

March 8, 2012 – In a bit of amusing irony, Rush Limbaugh is again getting hammered for using a now-disgruntled artist's music without their permission, and that band is Rush! Yesterday, the trio's lawyer delivered (and publicized) a cease-and-desist letter to the producers of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which had been using Canadian group's songs during the host's broadcast, citing a slew of copyright and civil rights laws that prevented their works from being used for political purposes. The news of Rush's outrage comes just a day after Peter Gabriel told the world he was dismayed at hearing his song "Sledgehammer" played during Limbaugh's recent rant. At first glance, it would seem that the host is about to be in a lot of legal trouble.

March 8, 2012 – 50 Cent will hit Austin next weekend to show all these whippersnappers how it's done — or maybe just to make sure Jay-Z doesn't hog all the glory. The rapper will headline Shady Records' "Shady 2.0 Showcase" at the Austin Music Hall at 7 p.m. on March 16 (next Friday). It gets better: he's performing the entirety of Get Rich Or Die Tryin', the album everyone likes best, anyway. (Just as long as he doesn't touch The Big 10.) And getting there early might be in SXSWers' best interest, because the bill also includes Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T., Action Bronson, Schoolboy Q, Don Trip, S.T.S., and the Foodchain. Fans can sign up via the Shady website for info on how to get into the show. We'd like to gently remind everyone that Big K.R.I.T. is playing SPIN's party over at Stubb's earlier that day, too!

March 7, 2012 – Our favorite onomatopoeic rapper is back in action with PETA, providing us with the most adorable thing happening today. The animal rights group dropped a video interview and images from their campaign with Waka Flocka Flame, who doesn't eat red meat or wear fur, in which he snuggles with a variety of different puppies and ruminates on why anyone who'd be mean to one is a coward. He emphasized the point with quite the "Fight Breedism" activist tee, too (but by the looks of the interview, Waka makes it pretty clear he's a dog person). He reasons that having a pet is a good defense against haters: "An animal ain't going to curse you out, an animal ain't gon' fight you. It's going to show you nothing but love.