Stereogum — The story behind the creation of Warren Zanes’ forthcoming Tom Petty biography is an interesting one: Though Petty gave Zanes plenty of access to his life in order to write a complete story, it’s still considered “unauthorized.” Petty decided... more info

Perez Hilton — Now here's a voice of reason! Music legend Tom Petty regrets using the Confederate flag at concerts and performances in his past, apologizing for doing so in a new and very honest article, out today. With the Confederate flag coming down in South Car... more info

Time — "It was dumb and it shouldn’t have happened" more info

Stereogum — Ever since the horrific racist mass murder in South Carolina last month, we as a society seem to be reassessing what it means to throw images of the Confederate battle flag anywhere. Various states, including South Carolina, have decided to stop flyi... more info

Stereogum — One of the great things about rock stars growing old is they begin to buy into their own mythologies. This spurs them to release things like Tom Petty’s new collection, Wildflowers – All The Rest: a bunch of songs he wrote from 1992-1994 that did... more info

The Telegraph — Ivor Novello nominations include Stay With Me, the Sam Smith song that bears more than a passing resemblance to a Tom Petty hit more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Cult folk veteran Kath Bloom released her enchanting new album Pass Through Here on Chapter Music last month, and during those sessions she also recorded a cover of Tom Petty's "Learning To Fly." She gives the song... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Philly band The War on Drugs had the biggest year ever thanks to their amazing album Lost in the Dream which topped a bunch of year end lists and landed on countless others, including our own. If you're a... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. rocker Tom Petty on Thursday said it was a "musical accident" that British singer Sam Smith's breakout soul hit "Stay with Me" mirrored Petty's 1989 hit song "I Won't Back Down." more info