Stereogum — 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 Et... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Diarrhea Planet x The Midgetmen x Melissa Etheridge (via) The Midgetmen's annual Jumpstart Texas day party took place on Thursday (3/13) at The Sidebar, with Diarrhea Planet, Connections, Big Ups, and many more. During that party, Diarrhea Planet joi... more info

ContactMusic — Rock legend Neil Young has teamed up with Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Tom Petty to launch a Kickstarter.com campaign to raise funds for his... more info

Stereogum — 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 Whit... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — If anyone has a great excuse for taking so long to put out a solo album, it’s Benmont Tench, longtime keyboardist and occasional songwriter with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.     more info

Time — So here it is, Super Sunday. And you’re looking at the Super Bowl halftime show lineup and you figure you’re going to see a big name, like you do every year: Beyoncé, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Prince. Not this year. You’re looking... more info

USA Today Music — Stars like George Harrison and Tom Petty played at his 30th anniversary show more info

78s — Ein Mixtape gibt einen aufschlussreichen Einblick in die Hörgewohnheiten von Kurt Vile. Eine neue EP versammelt Outtakes der letzten Studiosessions. Reprisen, Alternative Takes und Extended Versions gehören zu Kurt Vile wie die Heartbrakers zu Tom ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The 2013 edition of “A Very Special Christmas” albums benefiting the Special Olympics puts the focus on superstar names, with a roundup of holiday songs from John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Sting and Tom Petty and the ... more info

Topix — During my lunch break today, I watched live performances by R.E.M. , the Rolling Stones , Devo , Tom Petty and Alice Cooper . more info