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.

No artist is safe from a few embarrassing moments. As much as they like to present themselves as the embodiment of cool, no ...

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

Back in 1965 when the Beatles were making Help!, a lot of music was recorded using a four-track machine. In total, the band ...

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 still find all of the expected legends on the below list, from Aerosmith ...