The song for this week’s episide, My Life/Your World, has always reminded me a lot of Stop Draggin My Heart Around. It’s got the same tempo, same basic groove and the instrumentation sounds similar in a lot of places. The lyrics are a little disjointed but have good moments. Mike’s guitar work is pretty great…

In Conversations With Tom Petty, Paul Zollo quotes Tom saying that this is one of his favourites and that it’s a “durable” song. He tells Paul, ‘I was going through a crisis at the time with my marriage. My first marriage was on the rocks. I was separated, though it was later reconciled. So I…

“There’s nothing wrong with a solid album track. It’s like the gravy at Christmas dinner. You wouldn’t want it as the main course, but the meat would probably be a little dry without it. The Damage You’ve Done is a fairly unremarkable track in the Heartbreakers catalogue and it doesn’t stand out much on this…

“After passing on what would become Boys of Summer during the Southern Accents sessions, Tom was clearly ready to try to use a less typical Heartbreakers groove brought to him by Mike Campbell. One of five co-writes on the album, this song shares a definite mood with Boys of Summer, with it’s minor key verse…

Season seven is here and season six is but a faded memory! Today’s episode covers the lead track from Let me Up (I’ve Had Enough!), Jammin’ Me. When Paul asks Tom, “When you write with Bob, is that something where you’re exchanging lines?”, his response is “Yeah, just like you’d think. I remember we would…

Another surprise bonus episode for you today. John and Kevin take a look at 1985’s Pack Up the Plantation: Live! which was recorded mostly at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on August 7, 1985 as a part of the Southern Accents tour. The usual “Producer for a Day” segment is geared more toward the…

In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsento wrap up the Heartbreakers’ sixth studio album, Southern. Lots to talk about on this album and the “Producer for a Day” segment throws up very different approaches to the remix by both chaps! If you want to check out Kevin’s alternate track…

Hey folks! Another bonus episode for ya today. It’s the latest in the “10 questions with…” series and this week it’s not just another author, but another musician! What song is Michael gonna play with the Heartbreakers? Well, he threw me a little curveball! Don’t worry though, I threw one right back when I asked…

Today’s episode is another guest interview and another author and fan. This time I’m chatting with the fiercely brilliant Michael Washburn, who tackled this season’s album, Southern Accents, in his 2019 book in the 33 1/3rd series. The book talks about the songs on the album and the story behind how it came together, it…

“Lyrically this one is basically a story song. Another brilliant Tom Petty opener; “She probably works in a restaurant. That’s what her momma did.” So it’s that faraway dreamy recollection that we’re dropped into where the picture is just very slightly out of focus and we can’t quite make out what’s happening. No matter, whatever…