Tom Petty

Dave Grohl: Man of the People

October 21, 2021

As I write this, Dave Grohl’s book The Storyteller is number one on The New York Times non-fiction best-seller list. A high school dropout …

December 19, 2018

After many years of working in record stores, and therefore being forced to listen to Christmas music starting the day after Thanksgiving …

January 9, 2018

Released at Austin’s SXSW Festival in March 2011, Back and Forth is a documentary that chronicles Dave Grohl’s journey from drumming for …

December 28, 2017

I feel like the list gets longer every year. And by that I mean the list of musicians who pass away too soon and during the same 365-day …

July 25, 2017

John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, post-NWA Dr. Dre, No Doubt, Lady Gaga, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Black Eyed Peas. …

June 1, 2017

Almost 15 years ago (August 21, 2002) I moved to Colorado and on that same day I saw Tom Petty and Jackson Browne at Red Rocks. They rocked, …

April 20, 2017

When I first picked up Warren Zanes’ book, Petty: The Biography, I was happy to see the New York Times Bestseller designation because, even …

February 9, 2015

While watching Sam Smith perform his now-Grammy winning song “Stay With Me” last night I kept thinking that it sounded a little bit too …

May 25, 2011

There are a few outdoor music venues in the United States that have gained recognition for being not just a venue but a destination. …