A diverse collection of music from all seasons of the TV show “Mad Men” has just been released that also features tracks sung by two of the show’s stars.

The upcoming book “Petty: The Biography” (out on 11/10) reveals that the rocker was a heroin user in the 1990s, and much else about his life and career.

Pantera is releasing a nine song “best of” on 10/30 and a box set of the band’s five albums on vinyl and CD on 12/11.

Peter Noone aka ‘6os hitmaker Herman of the Hermits sings a tribute to his old friend John Lennon, issued on what would have been John’s 75th birthday.

It’s the 27th year for Haynes’ Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC with star-studded bill raising funds.

This year’s classic rock nominees include the above mentioned plus The Cars, Yes, Los Lobos, Nine Inch Nails and The Smiths. Plus Janet Jackson? Go figure.

Gregg Allman plans to cut a new album in 2016. The locale: The famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. The producer: Don Was. Odds are good it’ll be a winner.

John Fogerty will play The Venetian in Las Vegas in January, billed as Peace, Love, and Creedence, in a multimedia show that will focus on 1969.

Aussie rock sensation Courtney Barnett is the latest act to wax a 45 with Jack White for his Third Man Records. A deluxe edition of her debut LP is coming.

It will certainly be 2015’s most unique tour – Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz will play six club dates in November.