American Songwriter

One Majorly Underrated Track From Each of Tom Petty’s Albums From the 1980s

Tom Petty enjoyed incredible success in the 1980s. Even these extremely underrated tracks from that era deserve extreme attention.
PBS

The Waiting

The Waiting celebrates the music of Tom Petty with their own unique and fiery style. The Waiting embodies the heart and soul of rock ledged Tom Petty, by reimagining the timeless magic of his music ...

The Tom Petty classic that took 100 takes to nail – and ended up being “an albatross” around their necks

When Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers teamed up with a hotshot new producer for a 1979 classic, it nearly broke the band ...
Hosted on MSN

Rock Hall opens three new exhibits: Tom Petty, Public Enemy, Live Aid

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is opening three new exhibits on Friday dedicated to 2002 inductee Tom Petty, 2013 inductees Public Enemy and the 40th anniversary of the 1985 benefit ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Hear Eddie Vedder’s New Version of Tom Petty’s ‘Room at the Top’

Eddie Vedder has finally released a studio version of "Room at the Top," the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' song he's been covering live for years. Vedder has long been a fan of Petty and his work, ...
Decider

TOM PETTY – HEARTBREAKERS BEACH PARTY : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

A 1982 profile helmed by music journalist-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers has in 2025 resurfaced from obscurity to stream on Paramount+. Well, maybe not obscurity: ...