Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released Long After Dark, their fifth studio album, in Nov. 1982. Barely two weeks after the record was out, the band was in the studio taking calls from fans to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. VANCOUVER, BC - AUGUST 17: Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the ...

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their 2002 album, The Last DJ, radio was still alive and well. Television and personal music devices had become primary sources for musical consumption.

Jim Ladd, a celebrated free-form radio DJ who is widely considered the inspiration for Tom Petty’s 2002 album and single “The Last DJ,” died Dec. 17 of a heart attack. He was 75. Since 2012, Ladd ...

Two new versions of Tom Petty classics—Eddie Vedder’s “Room at the Top” and Larkin Poe’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream”—are available to stream now. The covers, which premiered on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty radio ...

Tom Petty hosted a fantastic radio show for years called Buried Treasure and we're learning now as fans, the late singer-songwriter also had plenty of undiscovered gems in his own catalog. "[Long ...