BBC News - UK — Sir Ian McKellen reveals he tried to alter Harold Pinter's play No Man's Land to insert a crucial twist - a toilet break for his character. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Frontiers Music Srl will release KING COMPANY's debut album, "One For The Road", on August 26. Formed in the spring of 2014 under the name NO MAN'S LAND, KING COMPANY is a band featuring cream of the crop of the Finnish hard rock scene. Drummer Mirk... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — "Hard Road", the new video from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — can be seen below. Filmed and edit... more info

USA Today Music — Hear the uplifting new track from the Dallas-based folk-pop collective. more info

Guardian Music — Wu-Tang Clan leader turned actor to helm film about life of Mongol emperor, based on a script by John MiliusRZA is to follow his directing debut The Man with the Iron Fists with a biopic of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan, according to the Hollywood ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonFounded by the late Richard Hickox, the City of London Sinfonia reaches its 40th anniversary this year. One of the celebratory projects initiated by Hickox, who died suddenly in 2008, was a new work by Colin Matthews. In the ... more info

Sky News — Protests in Belgium have marked the country's 289th day without a government - tying it with the current world record holder Iraq. more info

Guardian Music — We all love French pop now, but the country's more eccentric, satirical stars such as Philippe Katerine are too often overlookedFrance's music scene has enjoyed a particularly rich harvest so far this year, with critically acclaimed albums from artis... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... One more stellar set of long-lost mod-punk-power-pop-new-wave ravers V.A. Powerpearls (1979-1982) Volume Three: * Bank Holiday Weekend (Seventeen, UK, 1979, from only 7") * Make The Rules (Orbits, USA, 1980, from only 7") * Crazy Today... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Psychobuildings - No Man's Land (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Psychobuildings - Portrait (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Psychobuildings - Birds of Prey (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Psychobuildings - Dirty Rainbows (MP3) Bill highlighted Thursday night's Psychobuildings show at the ... more info