Tom Petty

Somewhere You Feel Free: behind the making of Tom Petty’s Wildflowers

The process of creating the defining album that the singer deemed his finest is explored in a dense new documentary

Jim Farber

10, Nov, 2021 @6:34 AM

PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Madonna: the unseen archives of rock photographer Tony Mott

He’s partied with Queen. Tom Petty had his email. Now one of Australia’s most accomplished rock photographers has been digging through his negatives

Kirsten Krauth, photography by Tony Mott

12, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM

Mike Campbell on life after Tom Petty: 'I think I found my own voice'

The guitarist turned singer talks about his first album with band The Dirty Knobs and how he’s processing his grief for his late Heartbreakers bandmate

Jim Farber

17, Nov, 2020 @8:06 AM

From Dukes of Hazzard to Kanye West: the curse of the Confederate flag

Lynyrd Skynyrd flew it, Ludacris stamped on it and Spike Lee compared it to a swastika. In the era of Black Lives Matter, what do these battles reveal about the American South’s Confederate flag?

Steve Rose

27, Jul, 2020 @5:00 AM

Tom Petty estate issues cease and desist over Trump's use of song

Family says late singer stood against ‘racism and discrimination of any kind’

Laura Snapes

21, Jun, 2020 @9:56 AM

What made 60s music giants so great? Jamming says Bob Dylan's son

Singer’s new documentary about the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene shows why there is no substitute for creative collaboration

Vanessa Thorpe

09, May, 2020 @2:10 PM

Leather and lace: how Stevie Nicks created a new musical language

A career-spanning box set documents the Fleetwood Mac singer’s influence as a solo artist, starting with her 1981 debut Bella Donna and its beguilingly witchy, feminine energy

Annie Zaleski

17, Apr, 2019 @3:43 PM

Lady Bird, Dave Matthews Band and the films that give corny songs new life

Greta Gerwig’s penchant for 90s soft rock got Guardian writers thinking about other cheesy numbers revived in cinema, from Sweet Caroline to Rhythm of the Night

Guardian music

12, Feb, 2018 @2:05 PM

Tom Petty family hope guitarist's death will raise awareness of opioid crisis

Musician’s wife and daughter say a fractured hip led to ‘over use of medication’ and voice hope report will contribute to opioid discussion

Sam Levin and agencies

21, Jan, 2018 @3:47 PM

Spotify sued for $1.6bn in unpaid royalties as it reportedly files for IPO

The music streaming service faces a claim on behalf of artists including Neil Young and Janis Joplin as it prepares a share sale

Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Dominic Rushe

03, Jan, 2018 @11:21 AM

From rock stars to feminist pioneers: the notable Americans who died in 2017

This year we bid goodbye to beloved celebrities Tom Petty and Mary Tyler Moore, as well as controversial figures Charles Manson and Roger Ailes, and others

Mazin Sidahmed in New York

31, Dec, 2017 @11:00 AM