New York Times — Career retrospectives, live recordings, archival digs and actual swords: a roundup of some of the most notable collections of 2017. more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus is the latest musician to cover the Squidbillies theme song. The Adult Swim animated show has already had Bob Mould, Steve Earle, Against Me!, Ty Segall, and "Weird Al" Yankovic cover it this season alone. "It was fun to listen to all... more info

Stereogum — Dr. Demento Covered In Punk is a new compilation from veteran radio host Dr. Demento, the man who launched "Weird Al" Yankovic's career. A press release outlines the conceit: "over thirty different, never before released, all-new 'punk' cover version... more info

Stereogum — Early next year, Dr. Demento, the longtime king of novelty-song radio, will release a new collection called Covered In Punk, a two-hour quasi-compilation that includes big stars doing punk covers of novelty songs and novelty covers of punk songs. The... more info

Stereogum — The classic 1971 Gene Wilder movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was brought to life at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend, with an all-star cast of celebrities performing the film's music live accompanied by DeVotchKa. John Stamos starred as Will... more info

PopSugar UK — Still unwinding from the premiere of The Walking Dead? So are we. In the first episode of season eight, the "All Out War" with Negan begins in earnest, and Rick and his army strike first. While explosive to say the least, perhaps the most intriguing... more info

PopSugar UK — Minor spoilers for The Walking Dead below! The Walking Dead's "All Out War" storyline officially kicked off in the season eight premiere. Naturally, Twitter blazed with reactions in the wake of the first episode, and many were scratching their heads... more info

Detroit Free Press — Excision, Trevor Noah, Ron White, Deray Davis, and 'Weird Al' Yankovic are coming to metro Detroit.             more info

Stereogum — "Weird Al" Yankovic has announced that his 2018 North American tour will be a "no frills" one that will feature obscure songs and no props, costumes, or video screens. It's called "The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour." It could, ... more info

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