VH1 gave Johnny Rotten a political TV show. "Rotten Television" debuts on Friday night (10/27).

Tom Petty [ tickets ] and the Heartbreakers' new song "Surrender" can be streamed at MP3.com.

R.E.M. performed in Athens, Ga.--the town in which the members formed the band--on Sunday (10/22) in support of a local movement to slow urban growth in the small city, according to the band's website.

According to Webnoize, "A new federal law goes into effect Saturday [10/28] that makes it illegal to hack a DVD, break into password-protected online encyclopedias or spoof an access code to watch an encrypted live concert stream."

Jacqueline Abbott of the Beautiful South has left the British band's U.S tour due for "personal reasons," NME.com reported.

Neve is scheduled to participate in a webchat at Getmusic.com on Wednesday (10/25) at 8 p.m Eastern Time.