oin Kev Brown as he digs into Tom Petty’s catalogue, starting with the first track from the debut Heartbreakers album, all the way through to the final song from Mudcrutch 2. Along the way, there will be special episodes dedicated to outtakes, b-sides, and other Tom Petty related material. This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Tom Petty estate and all rights to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, Stevie Nicks, and the Travelling Wilbury’s are the property of their respective rights holders.
Today’s episode is the incredibly fun and wide-ranging conversation I had with Jeff Slate. Jeff is an ASCAP-award-winning singer songwriter from New York City who has fronted several bands including the 80’s mod punk band the Mindless Thinkers, has worked with musicians such as Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar, has opened for Sheryl Crow, toured…
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In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today’s album wrap up episode covers the Heartbreakers’ fourth album, Hard Promises. In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks….
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Today’s episode is a fantastic conversation I had with Janet Lovell back in early July. Janet will be well known to members of the Tom Petty Nation and it was great to spend a couple of hours in her (virtual) company and geek out over Tom and his music. If you are able to donate…
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Hello my fine friends! Today we’re taking about the final track from 1981’s Hard Promises, the beautiful You Can Still Change Your Mind. If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/k5XHrJ1A0WI If you want to hear the 2018 remastered version that was included on the…
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Hello my fine friends! Today we’re taking about the penultimate track from Hard Promises, The Criminal Kind. If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/qWjN4VVVxx4 If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a…
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Hello my fine friends! Today we’re taking about the best song any band never released as a single; Insider. If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/x7bjXWzms5I If you want to watch Tom play Insider on acoustic for the Heartbreakers, check out this great clip:…
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Hello my fine friends! Today we’re continuing with side two of Hard Promises by talking about the second track from this side of the album, A Thing About You. If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_ZquPbwmDa4 I mentioned a great live version of this…
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Hello my fine friends! Today we’re getting back into Hard Promises by talking about the wonderful second track from side two of the album, Letting You Go. If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/UzIG1KYBTDs If you want to see Tom laying down his actual…
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In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today’s album wrap up episode covers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ second album, You’re Gonna Get It!. In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the…
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In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today’s album wrap up episode covers 1976’s debut album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks….
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