Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers will soon release their 13th studio album, titled Hypnotic Eye, according to Rolling Stone. The 11-track collection, which is co-produced by Petty, Mike Campbell, and Ryan Ulyate, is expected this summer on Reprise. RS’ David Fricke calls it Petty’s “return to the concise Sixties-rock...

Stereogum Best New Band honoree Diarrhea Planet teamed with Grammy and Oscar honoree Melissa Etheridge yesterday to cover Tom Petty’s “Refugee” during the Midgetmen’s Texas Jumpstart day party. First, Austin punks the Midgetmen brought out Etheridge, billed simply as “a very special guest.&#8...

Yesterday we heard about the impending launch of Neil Young’s PonoMusic through Kickstarter. Now the Kickstarter is live with a promo video featuring a dumbfounding parade of musical luminaries singing Pono’s praises. Watch Arcade Fire, Jack White, Beck, Eddie Vedder, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Foo Fighte...

Usually when a musician strikes a deal to soundtrack TV coverage of a major sporting event, the network settles on one song to drill into your head until you just can’t stand it anymore. For instance, the NBA made sure I will recoil in disgust with Pavlovian consistency whenever Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down A...

Tom Petty has a beef with country music. Or, at least, the current state of country, if comments he made to Rolling Stone this week are any indication