Stereogum — The soundtrack for Bad Monkey, the new Apple TV+ comedy/crime noir starring Vince Vaughn, doubles as a stealth Tom Petty tribute album — the second such release this year following the country-themed Petty Country . New tracks from Bad Monkey a... more info

Stereogum — The 2024 DNC had Jason Isbell and Lil Jon, but not Beyoncé. Rare miss, TMZ. more info

Stereogum — Tonight was the last night of the Democratic National Convention, culminating in Kamala Harris formally accepting her party’s nomination. Over the past few days, Jason Isbell performed, Lil Jon made a surprise appearance, and more has taken plac... more info

Stereogum — The Democratic National Convention began on Monday at Chicago’s United Center and featured Jason Isbell singing “Something More Than Free.” Tonight, Lil Jon made a surprise appearance during Georgia roll call for a performance of his 2013 hi... more info

Stereogum — In 2021, Jason Isbell released Georgia Blue , a charity album to celebrate Joe Biden winning over the state. Tonight, the country stalwart performed at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. more info

Antimusic Rock — On October 4th, Southeastern Records will release Live From The Ryman Vol. 2, the new live album from six-time GRAMMY Award winner Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit more info

Stereogum — Wilco’s eighth Solid Sound took over MASS MoCA in North Adams over the weekend, and you can read our recap of the festival here. We saw performances by acts like Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Water From Your Eyes, Soul Glo, Iris DeMent, Ratboys, ... more info

Stereogum — Solid Sound is not like other festivals. It’s at an art museum: the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, in North Adams, MA. It’s relatively small, with a capacity of about 8,000 people per day. And it’s entirely centered around Wilco �... more info

Stereogum — The big news out of last night’s Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction: All four members of R.E.M. performed together onstage for the first time in 17 years. The reunion was just for one song, an acoustic version of “Losing My Religion,” but it... more info

Stereogum — R.E.M. just said today that they’d never reunite. In a segment on CBS This Morning ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, they insisted that a reunion would not be a good idea because “it’d never be as good.” I guess t... more info