It didn’t matter if you loved country or rock and roll—if you lived through the pre-Beatle mania era that transformed into a post-Beatle world, you likely have a near-reverent respect for the iconic ...
It’s not uncommon for an artist to end up disliking their biggest hits, and such was the case for the first single off Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ eponymous debut from 1976. The song was ...
The duet was an unexpected sensation and forged a lifelong friendship between Petty and Nicks. As she began working on her second solo album The Wild Heart, Petty showed up with another song he wrote ...
In a never-before-published-in-full 2010 interview, Tom Petty talked about making Mojo, wanting to shake things up onstage, and his plans for the future: "I'm not going anywhere." Seven years later, ...
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This week I attended a 30th anniversary screening of “Speed” as part of Beyond Fest at the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. VANCOUVER, BC - AUGUST 17: Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the ...
Occasionally, many feel country music deviates too far from the core of its pop-ready roots. Whenever that occurs, Tom Petty's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-level catalog emerges to re-root the genre — ...
Snoop Dogg's new album, Missionary is out now. It features a cameo by the late Tom Petty on one of his own songs, "Last Dance With Mary Jane." Though titled after the original Heartbreakers song, it ...