The result is a penetrating profile in which Petty opens up for the first time about his heroin addiction, something he had sliced out of Peter Bogdanovich's four-hour documentary, 2007's "Runnin' ...

Tom Petty was born on this date in 1950. Let's mark the occasion with your favorite tracks from him, collaborations and covers by other artists. We'll spin a set. Hear your requests weekdays after 9 a ...

“On behalf of the Tom Petty family,” said Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, ...

Today, March 11, the Tom Petty Estate has opened the late icon’s vault with the long-awaited streaming release of Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. The 1983 film directed by Cameron Crowe has been ...

Tom Petty and his family were the victims of an arson attack on their Encino, California, home early in the morning on May 17, 1987. The family was preparing for an afternoon barbecue in celebration ...

Before Tom Petty became a rock legend, he was just another kid roaming the streets of Gainesville and dreaming of making it big. Petty’s roots still run deep in the city, and now, thanks to Shawn ...

A 1982 profile helmed by music journalist-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers has in 2025 resurfaced from obscurity to stream on Paramount+. Well, maybe not obscurity: ...

The late rocker recalled the fight in Cameron Crowe's documentary 'Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party' Tom Petty looked back on an infamous concert in an interview from over 40 years ago. In a ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017 Tom Petty died eight years ago on Oct. 2, 2017 The rock icon was known for songs like "American Girl" and "Free Fallin'" He died a week after ...