John Lydon remains the sound of England's dreaming. In part two of this interview, the Fun Fun Fun Fest star explains his love of learning, how butter saved PiL, and what folk music means to him.

I want to tell you about the men and women with the live fireworks exploding off the tops of their heads.

Be it grind, crust or doom, it's hard to beat Chaos in Tejas for all shades of extreme punk and metal. Now the annual musical punch in the throat has unleashed another pack of bands for 2013, with Screaming Females and brutal innovators Infest joining none other than John Peel's favorite grinders, the mighty Bolt Thrower.

If you're planning to extend your business around Formula One weekend, you better hurry: The city of Austin has sent out the list of deadlines for permit applications, and they're closer than you think.

YouTube finally hijacked the pop charts in 2012. Karmin landed on the cover of Rolling Stone. Carly Rae Jepsen landed a no. 1 single. Lana Del Rey catapulted straight to Saturday Night Live. And South Korean rapper Psy got everyone with an Internet connection and a decent sense of humor going “Gangnam Style.”

Get your Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule bingo card out. The winner of the opening day first slot is the Weird Al Tribute Band! Nah, we're just kidding. The local all-things-loud-and-cool festival has dropped its lineup, with the big news that the reformed Run-D.M.C. are Friday's headliners.

Fun Fun Fun Fest fans, get your rest now: The FFF Nites after shows will be keeping you up late, with after dark sets rocking across town until closing time.

Break out your credit cards and book your pedicab now: The Austin City Limits Music Festival aftershows have been announced. Tickets go on sale Thursday.

"When I was a kid, I wanted to be in a rock and roll band, and I wanted to be a wrestler." That makes Chris Jericho one lucky bastard, because he's managed both. In his day job he's a top star in the WWE: Y2J, the best there is at what he does. On the other, he's the mouth of classic metalers Fozzy.