Stereogum — The War On Drugs brought a few special guests to their show at the Tower Theater in Pennsylvania last night. As Pitchfork reports, Tim Heidecker of Tim & Eric came out to perform his 2013 Yellow River Boys track "Hot Piss," after which he played guit... more info

Consequence of Sound — The comedian-turned-action-star-turned-musician brought some "honky tonk music" to the table. more info

JamBase — Watch The War On Drugs close out their "Drug-Cember To Remember" run by debuting their cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Straight Into Darkness." more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Though Vile hasn’t been a "hitmaker" in the traditional sense, he has lived on the fringe of success, with influences from Tom Petty to Neil Young. more info

Consequence of Sound — Guest-heavy performances took place over the weekend at Warren Haynes' annual Christmas Jam and a surprise "pop-up" show. more info

Stereogum — Phoebe Bridgers is one hell of a songwriter, but lately, she's also proven to be one hell of an interpreter of other people's songs. In recent months, Bridgers has shared covers of Tom Petty's "It'll All Work Out," (Sandy) Alex G's "Powerful Man," an... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — My Brightest Diamond's A Million and One is the lone new album I can recommend this week. Bauhaus's The Bela Session captures the first time the band recorded together in early 1979. Tom Petty's American Treasure is available today... more info

New York Times — The popular Pittsburgh rapper, who died in September at 26, joins musicians like Prince, Tom Petty and Lil Peep, who also died from the drug. more info

Stereogum — Turntable Kitchen's Sounds Delicious series has been getting artists to do full-length covers of albums for a couple years now, and their latest entry has the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart doing all of Tom Petty's 1989 solo debut Full Moon Fever. We'v... more info

Consequence of Sound — Gainesville, Florida further iconizes their rock 'n' roll hometown hero. more info