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The Speaker Wars Release Their Debut Album With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Legend Stan Lynch

by Paul Cashmere

For anyone who has ever loved a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album, the timing in the bands early days belong to the legendary Stan Lynch. Stan turned 70 a few weeks ago and last week was part of a new band with a sound as true to The Heartbreakers as you would ever find, The Speaker Wars.

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The Speaker Wars

The Speaker Wars Premiere Another New Song ‘The Forgiveness Tree’

by Paul Cashmere

The Speaker Wars have released a third song ahead of the release of their self-titled album on 30 May 2025. Check out ‘The Forgiveness Tree’.

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Stan Lynch Recalls Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Backing Bob Dylan In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

In 1986 Bob Dylan toured Australia with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as his backing band.

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Former Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch Preps Debut Album With The Speaker Wars

by Paul Cashmere

Stan Lynch, the founding member and drummer of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has a new band called The Speaker Wars.

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Tom Petty Long After Dark

Tom Petty Estate Share New Music Video for ‘Never Be You’

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of the late Tom Petty has released a music video for the previously unreleased ‘Never Be You’ from the newly expanded ‘Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)’.

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Bob Dylan Joins The Heartbreakers At Farm Aid

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan was a surprise special guest at Farm Aid in Noblesville, Indiana on Saturday (24 September) with three of The Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Steve Ferrone, as his band.

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Tom Petty An American Treasure

Tom Petty Estate Files Cease and Desist Against Election Denier Kari Lake

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty Estate Files Cease and Desist Against Election Denier Kari Lake

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Listen To Tom Petty Cover JJ Cale’s Call Me The Breeze

by Paul Cashmere

A brand new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers live album ‘Live At The Fillmore 1997’ is coming on 25 November and Tom performing JJ Cale’s ‘Call Me The Breeze’ has been released as a teaser.

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Former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch Joins The Dirty Knobs For Remainder of Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Stan Lynch, the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, will fill in for Mike Campbell’s The Dirty Knobs tour.

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Mike Campbell Previews Dirty Knobs Album With Margo Price Duet

by Paul Cashmere

Mike Campbell has released another song from The Dirty Knobs. ‘State of Mind’ features ‘State of Mind’.

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Ian Hunter Joins Mike Campbell For the Second Dirty Knobs Album

by Paul Cashmere

Mott The Hoople legend Ian Hunter is a special guest on the second album for Tom Petty & The Heartbreaks’ Mike Campbell’s second album from The Dirty Knobs ‘External Combustion’.

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Bob Dylan Shot of Love

Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Opens Up About Working With Bob Dylan

by Paul Cashmere

Benmont Tench, a co-founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, first met Bob Dylan in 1981 when he was invited to play keyboards on Dylan’s ‘Shot of Love’ album.

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‘Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free’ To Screen Worldwide In Cinemas

by Paul Cashmere

The Tom Petty documentary on the making of his album ‘Wildflowers’ ‘Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free’ will screen in cinemas around the world in October.

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dave Grohl Was Offered Heartbreakers Gig After Nirvana And Before Foo Fighters

by Music-News.com

Dave Grohl turned down the chance to become Tom Petty’s drummer because he couldn’t stomach returning to the stage so soon after Kurt Cobain’s death.

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Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell Postpones The Dirty Knobs Album Because Of Health Issue

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty guitarist, songwriter and now The Dirty Knobs frontman Mike Campbell has delayed the release of The Dirty Knobs album ‘Wreckless Abandon’ and associated tour due to an emergency health issue.

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Mike Campbell On Being In The Presence of Bob Dylan

by Paul Cashmere

Former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and now Dirty Knobs frontman Mike Campbell has recalled his time with Bob Dylan for Noise11.com.

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Former Heartbreaker Mike Campbell Presents The Dirty Knobs For 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell will be concentrating on his own band The Dirty Knobs in 2020.

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Tom Petty

Tom Petty Park Dedicated In Gainsville Florida

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty has had a park named after him in Gainsville, Florida.

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Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell Says The Heartbreakers Will Continue As A Band

by Paul Cashmere

New Fleetwood Mac member Mike Campbell has assured Tom Petty fans the late rocker’s backing band will regroup at some point.

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Tom Petty

Tom Petty Died Of An Accidental Drug Overdose

by Paul Cashmere

The family of Tom Petty has confirmed that the rock legend died from an accidental drug overdose from prescription medications.

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Tom Petty To Play 40th Anniversary Tour Dates In 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers reached their 40th anniversary in 2016 but are waiting until next year to tour in celebration.

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Tom Petty’s Mudcrutch 2 Is Coming In May

by Paul Cashmere

Mudcrutch was Tom Petty’s band before Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. When they broke up in 1975 Petty formed The Heartbreakers.

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Tom Petty Reveals Mudcrutch 2 Details

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tom Petty’s short-lived early 70’s band Mudcrutch was resurrected in 2008 to release their first and do a brief tour. In May, they will released their second set and will promote it on a longer tour of the U.S.

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Tom Petty Blasts Catholic Church In Song

by Music-News.com

Tom Petty has slammed the Catholic Church in a song about child abuse on the new Heartbreakers album ‘Hypnotic Eye’.

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Tom Petty Rules Out Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty has confirmed Australia is not in his immediate touring plans for 2012.

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Tom Petty Kiss My Amps

Tom Petty To Released Limited Live Vinyl Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Record Store Day, normally held in April every year, is getting a mid-year counterpart for the second time with the Back to Black Friday Record Store Day on November 25.

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