As fans, we get to hear the artist’s final product after all their hard work in the studio. Just how long it took for a song to be finished depends on a myriad of factors and, like any labor of love, ...

Mike Campbell, a former Heartbreaker and self-described "dirtbag from North Jacksonville," returns for a concert with his new ...

Some songs become hits by accident. See how these rock duets by Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, and others almost didn't happen.

Tom Petty never tended to show his music nerd attributes too much, but he did give himself permission to geek out next to ...

When it came to singing the 'Damn the Torpedoes' track 'Here Comes My Girl', Tom Petty couldn't quite get it right until he ...

Roughly 25 years later, “I Won’t Back Down” returned to prominence once again when singer Sam Smith claimed to have ...

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became ...

Mike Campbell quietly became a guitar legend. I say "quietly" because he’s known more for serving the song rather than flashy guitar solos.

When Mike Campbell teamed up with Tom Petty to write material for the Heartbreakers, you could always guarantee a masterpiece ...

Tom Petty was always happy to use music as an outlet for his emotions, which often meant that he was quick to pen lyrics he ...