Post Tagged with: "Tom Petty"

by / on April 22, 2013 at 11:49 am / in Pop Music, Reissue, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Jeff Lynne – Armchair Theatre (1990; 2013 reissue)

Perhaps, given its vintage, it’s no surprise that Armchair Theatre seems to owe so much to Lynne’s participation in the Traveling Wilburys, along with George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.

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by / on August 6, 2012 at 4:18 pm / in Rock Music

Don't do me like that: Duped groom ends up getting Tom Petty for reception, anyway

Brian Valentine — perfect name, right? — had a deeply romantic idea for his wedding reception: Book Tom Petty. He’d been engaged, after all, at one of Petty’s concerts in 2010.

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by / on June 22, 2012 at 8:34 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Del Shannon – 1961-1990: A Complete Career Anthology (1998)

Contrary to collective belief, there was a lot of good music to be had prior to the worldwide invasion of the Beatles in 1964.

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by / on May 3, 2012 at 7:03 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Deep Cuts: Forgotten gems from George Harrison

We were brought back to the late George Harrison this week with the release of Early Takes Volume 1, featuring 10 early outtakes and demos. The truth is, there is still much to discover about his solo work.

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by / on April 20, 2012 at 6:02 pm / in Rock Music

Dave Stewart played a key role – from afar – in the Traveling Wilburys' formative days

Dave Stewart, of Eurythmics fame, played a key role in the formative days of the Traveling Wilburys, that 1980s supergroup featuring Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

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by / on January 19, 2012 at 2:57 pm / in Pop Music, Rock Music

New iPad app will take you inside George Harrison's private guitar collection; preview it here!

Ever wondered which guitar “gently weeped” for George Harrison? Now can you find out — right on your iPad.

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by / on October 7, 2011 at 6:30 am / in Appreciations, Friday Morning Listen, Uncategorized

The Friday Morning Listen: Tom Petty – Wildflowers (1994)

What a week. Sort of dreamlike. It started with an early morning, five-hour drive through the rain on Monday (which initiated the dream thing). Then I got even more heavily involved in the new Wilco CD than I did last week.

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by / on May 9, 2010 at 12:10 am / in Rock Music

Mudcrutch – Mudcrutch (2008)

Mudcrutch was the ancestor band to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers that was fronted by Petty and included future Heartbreakers Benmont Tench, and Petty’s steadfast lead guitar sidekick, Mike Campbell. The lineup also included drummer Randall Marsh and early on, Tom Leadon on second guitar (Tom is Eagles co-founder Bernie Leadon’s brother). This Jacksonville, Florida bar band never laid down [...]

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by / on September 5, 2008 at 5:03 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Tom Petty – Wildflowers (1994)

“Wildflowers,” Tom Petty’s second-ever recording without the Heartbreakers, at least in name, was his most personal yet. No where is that clearer than during the record’s heartfelt centerpiece “It’s Good to Be King,” with a memorable orchestral arrangement by Michael Kamen of Pink Floyd fame. There are moments, surely, when the disc is more fun (“You Don’t Know How It [...]

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