Consistency stood out as one of the defining characteristics of Tom Petty’s career. You could count on Petty delivering the goods whenever he came out with a new release. That continued even into the ...

With his long blond hair and high cheekbones, Tom Petty looked like a central-casting rock star. The nasal whine of his voice, propensity to pick fights with the music industry, and loyalty to the ...

Tom Petty would begin an interesting three-pronged career resurgence not long after the 21st Century got underway. He was also incredibly prolific: When he died in 2017, he’d already released three ...

Tom Petty managed to stay in the music spotlight throughout his career without ever sacrificing his artistic integrity. As a result, you won’t find too many catalogs as inspected or respected as the ...

Anyone who listens to music regularly enough knows that listening to an album on vinyl versus on a computer are two entirely different experiences. There are, naturally, pros and cons to each in terms ...

Image by Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan - Tom Petty & Steve Ferrone, CC BY 2.0 As we prepare for The Tom Petty 6th annual tribute show at Skipper’s Smokehouse on October 4th, let’s dive into the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ross Marino Archive/MediaPunch/Alamy Tom Petty may belong to a long line of American ...

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 ...

Tom Petty’s “American Girl” debuts at No. 22 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart, marking his first new hit on the tally since his 2017 passing. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. If you've been watching the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey," you've heard some great covers of Tom Petty songs, like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T BACK DOWN ...

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks were some of the biggest artists of their generation. They were also big fans of one another. Nicks, in particular, was a massive fan of Petty and the Heartbreakers, and she ...

Tom Petty’s been gone for seven years, but he seems as ubiquitous as ever in 2024. The concert film Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, directed by Cameron Crowe and aired on MTV just once in 1983, ...