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Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Retro music and veteran rockers headed the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, as rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers notched its first-ever No. 1. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Patti Smith reviewed Haruki Murakami's new novel in the New York Times. The Guardian also reviewed the book. NPR Music is streaming Sarah Jaffe's new album Don't Disconnect. Stereogum ranked Tom Petty albums. Cesar Aira has a new fairy tale... more info

Stereogum — If so-called rockists ever decide to secede and form their own nation, Tom Petty is a shoo-in for the country’s first presidential nominee. Petty’s music advances the notion of rock and roll as utopian ideal, and the tremendous success of his ban... more info

Popdose — Petty and company pull a fast one on their new album. more info

NME — Eric Clapton and Tom Petty secure high new entries as Magic hit Number One in Singles Chart more info

Stereogum — Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers just released their new album Hypnotic Eye, and it’s about to be their first-ever #1. That’s probably not why Jimmy Kimmel Live made a big deal about featuring the band on last night’s episode. That probably had ... more info

Stereogum — Into The Great Wide Open peaked at #13. Wildflowers made it to #8. Full Moon Fever, one of the most iconic rock albums of its day, stalled out at #3. Damn The Torpedoes was stuck at #2 for seven weeks in 1979, unable to overcome Pink Floyd’s The Wa... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Tom Petty was in the news because he said some not-so-nice things about the entire nature of the EDM festival: “Watch people play records? That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s goin... more info

Stereogum — Tom Petty has been doing some press to promote the new Heartbreakers record Hypnotic Eye, and one of those interviews found him sounding off on electronic dance music festivals. You’ll never guess what he thinks about them. Specifically, Petty has ... more info