Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have announced a 40th Anniversary Tour for 2017. Petty announced the tour on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night. The tour kicks off April 20, 2017 in Oklahoma City and will continue throughout the summer. Joe Walsh will also join the tour as the opening act on many … Continue reading Tom Petty Announces 40th Anniversary Tour →

Mudcrutch, which originally formed in 1970 as the precursor to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has released a new music video for their track “I Forgive It All.” The video was directed by Sean Penn and Samuel Bayer and stars Anthony Hopkins. Watch it below. 2, the band’s new album, is available now. Enter for … Continue reading Mudcrutch: I Forgive It All (Official Video) →

Whether you’re headed down the highway or stuck in the middle of a traffic jam, a tune you can crank up and rock out to is the best way to lift your mood and keep you moving. Here’s our list of the top ten classic rock songs for your road trip playlist. 10 “I’m Bad … Continue reading Top 10 Classic Rock Road Trip Songs →

The Beatles may have famously refused to join the world of music streaming for years, but fans of the Fab Four received an early Christmas gift last week when much of the band’s catalog became available on streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music for the first time. And while the Beatles are securing a … Continue reading 5 Great Albums You Still Can’t Stream →

A few weeks after its release, Petty: The Biography is a best-seller on Amazon, and it’s with good reason. The book, hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the best rock biographies in recent memory,” is written by Warren Zanes. Not just an accomplished author, he’s also a friend, colleague and fellow musician to Petty, … Continue reading New Petty Book Hailed as the Definitive Tom Petty Biography →

El Paso’s minor league baseball team, the Chihuahuas recently hosted a Wiener Schnitzel wiener dog race and one lucky little guy made the best of it. As the race wrapped up, he saw what was probably his only chance to ever run free around a minor league baseball stadium.  As the dachsund dodged players trying … Continue reading This Wiener Dog Might Be Tom Petty’s Spirit Animal →

David Duchovny may be best known for playing FBI Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files or Hank Moody in Californication, but he’s he’s got another passion – one he only discovered a few years ago when he first picked up a guitar. The actor-turned-songwriter wrote all of the music on his debut album, Hell or … Continue reading David Duchovny Releases Classic Rock Inspired Album →

Kris Kristofferson has recorded a haunting version of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “I Won’t Back Down” featuring strings, a country feel, and a voice that reminds us why he’s an American legend. The cover was recorded for Texas Rising, a History Channel mini-series about Texas’ struggle for independence. Kristofferson also appears on screen in … Continue reading Kris Kristofferson Covers Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’ →

As we near the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 18th, we’re throwing back to this 2004 performance of The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Prince, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and others.  Check out this week’s #ThrowbackVideo below.

In a new video from Funny Or Die, “Tom Petty” (okay, it’s an actor playing Tom Petty) addresses the recent plagiarism controversy involving Petty’s song “Won’t Back Down” (written by Petty and Jeff Lynne) and Sam Smith’s 2014 hit “Stay With Me”. Check it out below. Tom Petty Won’t Back Down from Funny Or Die

If you’ve heard the song “Stay With Me” from UK singer Sam Smith, you may have noticed the resemblance to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down.” If you did, you weren’t the only one to notice. Now, it has been revealed that Tom Petty and “I Won’t Back Down” co-writer … Continue reading Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne To Receive Royalties for Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” →

Tom Petty, Steve Miller and Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart are among the performing songwriters nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. The organization’s list of those being considered was released Wednesday, and also includes Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, Vince Gill, Cyndi Lauper, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Gloria Estefan, Toby Keith … Continue reading Tom Petty, Steve Miller and Heart Among Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees →