Tom Petty

Video: Dierks Bentley “American Girl”

May 14, 2024 Mike Robbie 2

Well, here’s an interesting new music video for the collective opinion of our AUK readership. When I saw the headline as it read, “Dierks Bentley Borrows Tom Petty’s Rickenbacker Guitar for ‘American Girl’ Video,” I had […]

Paperback Riders: Warren Zanes “Petty: The Biography”

May 1, 2024 Tim Martin 0

When Andy Davidson reviewed Warren Zanes’ recent book on the making of Springsteen’s Nebraska it reminded me of his biography of Tom Petty. For such a vital figure, Petty has not been well served by biographers, […]

The big guns come out for Tom Petty tribute “Petty Country”

April 11, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 7

Put on a Nudie shirt, grab a bottle of Bud and shout Yeeehaa! “Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty”, a country tribute album curated by some of the late rocker’s closest friends and […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 116

October 20, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Half term beckons and I’m not at all stressed… …until the wonderful Mrs H told me we were spending 5 days in a house with all the children and grandchildren – 14 of us altogether. I […]

The Song Remains: Dwight Twilley (1951-2023)

October 20, 2023 Martin Johnson 6

Power Pop original who influenced future generations of musicians. There has been a sense of shock in the music world with the announcement that Dwight Twilley has departed this life. Dwight Twilley with his friend Phil […]