— Wall Street Journal: Petty gets no respect? “I don’t know that anyone’s out there waving the banner for us being the best rock and roll band there is,” Petty says. “But we might be.”– Pitchfork: Spoon announces the first tour dates in preview of their new record, Transference, out in January. Portland’s on the list for Dec. 11. A Seattle date MUST be coming soon.– Stereogum: It Might Get Loud, Anvil! snubbed, miss Oscar Documentary short list.– NY Times: Hide your axe: The feds raided the Gibson factory in Nashville.– NME: A bus in Miley Cyrus’ entourage flipped, and the driver was killed in Virgina.