Oh Boy, I Have A Dream! (The Herald)

THE Swinging Sixties was a decade of care-free attitudes, rampant drug abuse, the emergence of a Liverpool musical group called The Beetles — whose beat charmed the world — and a general rebellion against the establishment in what was an explosive cultural and social revolution around the globe.

Metallica ‘excited’ about festival (BBC News)

The metal band say they’re looking forward to playing Knebworth House this weekend and are “grateful” they can headline the new Sonisphere Festival in Hertfordshire.

FYI Datebook: Events calendar for North County (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Memorial Tile Painting Family Art Project After viewing the exhibition “Fabric of Survival,” children will be given a tile to paint their thoughts and feelings about the Holocaust.

Bleeding Through Satyricon Tour (antiMUSIC)

Bleeding Through, a proud new addition to the Rise Records roster, will be hitting the road this Fall supporting Satyricon

A Walk in The Fog with Dave Schools and J Mascis (jambands.com)

Widespread Panic bass player Dave Schols has perfomed in any number of other contexts over the years, including stints with Stockholm Syndrome, Slang and Acetate. One of his most intriguing projects has been J Mascis and the Fog with with Dinosaur Jr. founder Mascis.

British Trio Muse to Release New Single – Entitled “Uprising” – on August 3rd (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

BURBANK, Calif.—-”Uprising” — the brand-new single from British trio Muse — will be released to radio on Monday, August 3rd and available from all digital retailers beginning August 4th.

Running around the many stages (The Japan Times)

If you want to get a sense of the sprawling possibilities at Fuji Rock, just look at Rafven’s schedule. The former street band from Gothenburg, Sweden, managed to play no less than nine times during the festival, bringing their exuberant brand of gypsy-style revelry to a string of different stages both in and outside the main arena. They were still going strong at 3 a.m. on the final night, …

Going to the country for a bit of Fuji Rock (The Japan Times)

Whether or not you believe Kiyoshiro Imawano, who died in May, was Japan’s King of Rock, he was the Mayor of Fuji Rock, having appeared almost every year until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. The Saturday night tribute started with footage of the singer-songwriter riding his beloved bicycle on the big screens, accompanied by a recording of Fuji’s official theme song, Kiyoshiro’s “Inake e …

T In The Park: The (slightly delayed) DiS review (Drowned In Sound)

What with being a bunch of self-absorbed Sassenachs and the press pass being organised a bit last minute, we didn’t get around to running Simon Jay Catling’s review of T In The Park in any sort of timeframe likely to make anybody involved look professional. Sorry Simon! Sorry Scotland!

3 Inches Of Blood On The Road With In Flames, Between The Buried and Me and The Faceless (antiMUSIC)

3 Inches Of Blood have announced a string of headlining dates before heading out this fall with melodic death metal icons In Flames, and prog metallers Between The Buried and Me and The Faceless