L.A. Times - Entertainment — Petty interview is a salve I just listened to the last interview. What a gift. That should be transcribed and edited as a textbook on how to be a great musical artist and songwriter. He lays it all out, it’s all there about music, managers, pl... more info

Stereogum — Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench has posted a message announcing his plans to go through with a solo performance later this month in Los Angeles and reflecting on the ongoing process of grieving Petty, who died last week at a... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The last few weeks have been fairly historic ones for the Hollywood Bowl, for better and worse. In late September, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played an acclaimed 40th anniversary three-night run at the venue. The shows turned out, sadly, to be P... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The last few weeks have been fairly historic ones for the Hollywood Bowl, for better and worse. In late September, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played an acclaimed 40th anniversary three-night run at the venue. The shows turned out, sadly, to be P... more info

Mjsbigblog — With 71%/73% of reports in, NF tops the sales chart and Tom Petty tops the combined chart. Usually, I would expect the opposite. Rappers tend to stream well and Rock artists, especially older ones, do not. But NF is a Christian Rapper, so perhaps the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — More than a dozen mostly Los Angeles-based Americana acts will gather Oct. 17 for “Runnin’ Down a Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty” to benefit the MusiCares Foundation, the Recording Academy’s wing that provides assistance to m... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — More than a dozen mostly Los Angeles-based Americana acts will gather Oct. 17 for “Runnin’ Down a Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty” to benefit the MusiCares Foundation, the Recording Academy’s wing that provides assistance to m... more info

Metal Injection — R.I.P. Tom. The post TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy Does An Acoustic Cover Of TOM PETTY's "I Won't Back Down" appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

The Quietus — Ane Brun shares a cover of Tom Petty's 'No Reason to Cry' from her just-released covers album more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Heartbreakers knew. When Tom Petty’s band gathered backstage a couple of hours before the grand finale of its sold-out, three-night homecoming stand at the venerated Hollywood Bowl last month, capping a remarkably successful 40th anniversa... more info