Roughly 25 years later, “I Won’t Back Down” returned to prominence once again when singer Sam Smith claimed to have ...

Mike Campbell, a former Heartbreaker and self-described "dirtbag from North Jacksonville," returns for a concert with his new ...

When Mike Campbell teamed up with Tom Petty to write material for the Heartbreakers, you could always guarantee a masterpiece ...

Mike Campbell quietly became a guitar legend. I say "quietly" because he’s known more for serving the song rather than flashy guitar solos.

When it came to singing the 'Damn the Torpedoes' track 'Here Comes My Girl', Tom Petty couldn't quite get it right until he ...

Tom Petty was always happy to use music as an outlet for his emotions, which often meant that he was quick to pen lyrics he ...

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became ...

Tom Petty never tended to show his music nerd attributes too much, but he did give himself permission to geek out next to ...

Some songs become hits by accident. See how these rock duets by Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, and others almost didn't happen.

Anyone can spend their lives building a good musical track record, but some albums end up showing the one musical kink in the armour.

Bored with Top 100 Classic Rock Songs lists that are dominated by the same handful of artists? We put a twist on that: You’ll ...

The deadline to enroll in “Lifespring,” a Saugerties adult learning community, is Friday, Aug. 22, for the 2025-26 academic ...