Tom Petty News

Tuesday just happens to be the 59th birthday of Rocks Off's personal hero, role model and by all accounts someone who smokes even more weed than we do, Thomas Earl Petty.

On Oct. 20, 1740, Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia upon the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.

In an uncharacteristic move, Phish is offering fans some clues as to which album it will cover on Halloween.

MINNEAPOLIS Beginning Nov. 22, Best Buy will offer an exclusive five-CD delux box set of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' The Live Anthology, a set of recordings from the band's thirty years of live performances.

The week of November 22nd Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and Reprise Records will release The Live Anthology , a multiple-disc set of recordings drawn from thirty years of live performances.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are going on tour this fall, but they'll be coming to a computer rather than a city near you.

As he rode around Charlottesville alongside his dad, a young Will Thomas heard the iconic voice of rocker Tom Petty and immediately saw his future.

The Sons of Bill, the young'uns with a sound reminiscent of Damn The Torpedoes -era Tom Petty, along with the Urbane Cowboys, the Tampa-based band that brings fans back to the days of Willie, Waylon and the Ramones, will be taking the stage at the Skipperdome in Tampa.

Composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's fourth studio album 'Led Zeppelin IV', this track was voted #3 on 100 Greatest Rock Songs by Vh1.

Formed in Minneapolis in 1985 while heavily under the influence of the late Gram Parsons, The Jayhawks built their initial sound on the brilliant songwriting and clear-water, sibling-like harmonies of Mark Olson and Gary Louris.

Joal Rush and The Wares played at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ in West Ashley last weekend.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Classic Rock : Tom Petty - Though the 1989 release of 'Full Moon Fever' marked the first official Tom Petty solo album, this designation seems misleading.

Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, Blur Set For Guitar Hero 5 Posted by Ashish on 05.31.2009 Full list of bands that will appear on video game... Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, and Blur will be among many high profile bands featured on the next edition of the Guitar Hero video game series.

On the appropriately titled Alone , Shelby Kelley strips away the garage rock of his Creepin' Charley and the Boneyard Orchestra band to craft an intimate yet rocking solo record showcasing his folk rock side.

Although Let Me Up found The Heartbreakers regaining their strength as a band and discovering a newfound ease at songcraft, it just didn't sell that well.

Boston is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and deservedly so. Because of the rise of disco and punk, FM rock radio seemed all but dead until the rise of acts like Boston , Tom Petty , and Bruce Springsteen .

The waiting, singer Tom Petty once opined, is the hardest part. But that premise is about to be tested, now that Kathleen Sebelius has finally moved from the governora s mansion in Kansas to become the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary in Washington.

From a press release about the new 93.3: "Cumulus Media unveiled its latest radio station this morning at 5AM.

Gian Goulashi : "A Whole New Me" is the name of the first album by the Floormasters, who join us in the studio today.

Paul McCartney and Tom Hanks attended the dedication ceremony for the late British musician George Harrison 's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.