Tom Petty
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How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The Torpedoes
By Max Bell published
The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Long After Dark, perhaps as it was always meant to be
By Philip Wilding published
A remastered Tom Petty classic, with previously unreleased and extra tracks

The Tom Petty albums you should definitely listen to
By Johnny Sparks published
Tom Petty crossed and blurred boundaries, making him impossible to pin down – and these are his best albums

Eddie Vedder covers Tom Petty for new Vince Vaughn show
By Paul Brannigan published
The soundtrack to new Apple TV+ show Bad Monkey features Tom Petty covers recorded by Eddie Vedder, Weezer, The War On Drugs, Larkin Poe and more

An expanded, deluxe edition of Tom Petty's Long After Dark is on the way
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch a newly remastered performance video of the Heartbreakers' fan favourite Straight Into Darkness

The first and last lyrics sung on record by 20 legendary bands
By Dave Everley published
From The Beatles and Bowie to Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain and, these are the first and last lines sung on record by rock’s biggest bands

“He was an immortal badass”: the genius of Tom Petty, by the people who knew him best
By Dave Everley published
Tom Petty’s daughters, ex-bandmates and peers look back on the life of an American legend

The first GTA 6 trailer has launched - and Tom Petty is all over it
By Fraser Lewry published
Love Is A Long Road by the late Tom Petty soundtracks the launch trailer for the eagerly awaited Grand Theft Auto VI action-adventure game

"If you're in an abusive situation you need a safe place. I took refuge in music. Rock'n'roll was my safe place": the life and legacy of Tom Petty
By Jaan Uhelszki published
Jaan Uhelszki looks back at the career of Tom Petty, one of the great American songwriters

"It would just have reminded me of being back in Nirvana. It would have been sad, for me personally": Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl on why he turned down joining Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
By Liz Scarlett published
Tom Petty once asked Dave Grohl to become an official Heartbreaker, but the Foo Fighters frontman wasn't keen
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