Mike Campbell was always more than just the deeply gifted guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — songs from “Refugee” to “You Wreck Me,” not to mention Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer,” began ...
In 1983, Cameron Crowe co-directed Heartbreakers Beach Party, a documentary about Tom Petty and his band, which influenced ...
On March 18, 2025, the day Mike Campbell’s memoir Heartbreaker came out, he posted the opening sentence of the book on his Instagram account: “You don’t know about me without having heard a band by ...
Fans of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—or of 1980s rock music culture in general—have a gift coming their way. For two nights (October 17 and October 20) a lost treasure called Heartbreakers Beach ...
Campbell posted a note on his social media pages announcing Heartbreaker. The 74-yar-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer wrote, “It’s the story of a poor kid from Jacksonville, Florida, who realized a dream ...
Tom Petty hosted a fantastic radio show for years called Buried Treasure and we're learning now as fans, the late singer-songwriter also had plenty of undiscovered gems in his own catalog. "[Long ...
Tom Petty‘s ability to tell slice-of-life stories that resonated with his audience made him one of the most popular songwriters of the classic rock era. In the case of “Even the Losers,” that slice ...
There is no official confirmation from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but TMZ is now reporting that Tom Petty is clinging to life after being taken off life support. An earlier report from CBS said ...
For decades, Mike Campbell made his living as the guitarist, co-songwriter, and co-producer with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. His expressive blues-rock riffs lent buoyancy and a deep sense of ...
The late rocker recalled the fight in Cameron Crowe's documentary 'Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party' Tom Petty looked back on an infamous concert in an interview from over 40 years ago. In a ...
When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first started making albums in the late '70s, they were not the well-oiled machine they ultimately became. "There was a lot of trial and error," Petty later said ...