Rolling Stone — Maxwell extends his BLACKsummers’night tour well into autumn, the Silversun Pickups continue their long Swoon trek and Islands hook up with the Psychedelic Furs and the Happy Mondays for what has to be the feel-good jaunt of the fall. Dates for all... more info

Stereogum — In their post-"Panic Switch" push, D'arcy faves Silversun Pickups become the house band for a musical chairs pro tourney set to Swoon rocker "Substitution." There's a judge and a trophy and everything, but more importantly, the competitors are hig... more info

VH1 News — Silversun Pickups talked about their favorite Beatles music, and frontman Brian Aubert talked about his dismal performance — playing his own song — on "Rock Band." more info

MTV.com News — 'The game said, 'You suck, get a real job.' ' frontman Brian Aubert says.By Kyle Anderson Silversun Pickups Photo: MTV News SAN FRANCISCO — The Beatles didn't invent rock music, but they've certainly influenced just about every band that... more info

Rolling Stone — Tool’s Maynard James Keenan revives Puscifer for a run of Left Coast dates. Plus, Silversun Pickups take Swoon back on the road after rocking Outside Lands last weekend and Top 40 darlings Train are back with a reunited lineup and new album called ... more info

Live Daily — The promoters of San Francisco’s second annual music and arts festival, Outside Lands, must have good karma. Day one of the three-day event was perhaps the city’s most beautiful summer day in years. Attendees arrived to a sunshine fille... more info

Mercury News, California — Second time for San Francisco's Outside Lands is a charm. Black Eyed Peas, Silversun Pickups and Pearl Jam impressed our critic the most. more info

Rolling Stone — The first-day festivities at San Francisco’s massive Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park offered a model mega-fest environment. A ballet of buses, bikes and walkers kept transportation flowing as smoothly as the free water, and the abundant,... more info

MTV.com News — The next best set comes from ... Tom Jones?By Marc Hawthorne Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert performing at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco on Friday Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — Though the opening day o... more info

VH1 News — The Outside Lands festival in San Francisco kicked off with Pearl Jam, Incubus, Silversun Pickups and Tom Jones — yes, Tom Jones — dominating the first day. more info