Stereogum — The Bad Monkey Tom Petty covers keep piling up. The soundtrack for the new Vince Vaughn-starring Apple TV+ series includes a boatload of Petty songs recorded by a mostly esteemed cast of contributors including Eddie Vedder, Jason Isbell, the War O... more info

Antimusic Rock — Weezer will celebrate three decades of their seminal full-length debut LP, Weezer a.k.a. the Blue Album, with the release of the Blue Album more info

Stereogum — Today in Minnesota, Weezer are kicking off their Voyage To The Blue Planet Tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut, aka the Blue Album. They’ve also chosen this date to announce a new Blue Album box set that comes ... more info

Stereogum — Hey, more Tom Petty covers from the Bad Monkey soundtrack! Today we’re hearing the tracklist’s opener, a faithful reading of “You Wreck Me” by the War On Drugs, as well as a significant reworking of “Yer So Bad” by Bogotá’s own Meri... more info

Stereogum — The teasers have paid off. TV On The Radio, one of the great American indie rock bands, are coming back. It’s been nearly 10 years since TVOTR released Seeds , their most recent album, and it’s been five since their last gig, opening for Weez... more info

Stereogum — Carl Hiaasen’s 2013 novel Bad Monkey is an extremely fun read — a sort of Elmore Leonard-style Florida noir that plays out more like a farce. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has now turned Bad Monkey into an Apple TV+ miniseries with a cast that ... more info

Stereogum — If you’re like me, the phrase “here’s the thing” sparks the involuntary response, “we started out friends.” But 20 years after “Since U Been Gone,” Fontaines D.C. have emerged with a competitor for that patch of mental real estate.... more info

Stereogum — You know that thing in film and TV where music supervisors and trailer producers will take a well-known pop song and make it sound creepy? Just off the top of my head, I can remember this happening with Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child, and Lou R... more info

Stereogum — Weezer will be able to tour on their first few albums until the end of time. They’re doing it again this year: A Blue Album 30th-anniversary run, where they’ll play the LP in full every night, with the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. along as op... more info

Antimusic Rock — Oceans Calling Second Wave festival. The inaugural all-inclusive festival vacation, headlined by Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Incubus, and Cage The Elephant more info