Podcast: The Tom Petty Project

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.

I Need to Know

Hey folks! Today we’re covering the epic opening to side two of You’re Gonna Get It; I Need to Know. A great groove, a wonderful lyric, and a timeless staple of rock radio for the past four and a half decades! If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode,…

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Somewhere You Feel Free – The Making of Wildflowers

Merry Christmas friends! As a special treat, I thought I’d switch things up and dedicate an episode to talking about the things that I enjoyed most about the recent documentary, Somewhere You Feel Free; The Making of Wildflowers. I thought I’d switch things up for this ep and go off script for the most part,…

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Too Much Ain’t Enough

Hey folks! IN today’s episode, we’re talking about the last song on side one of the second album, Too Much Ain’t Enough. If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8 Check out this killer live version from 1980 and watch how they really…

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Magnolia

Hey folks! Today’s episode focuses on the fourth track from the Heartbreaker’s You’re Gonna Get It! album; Magnolia. If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/F6htoFxagOE I didn’t talk about it in the episode as I only found it after I’d finished recording,…

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Hurt

Hey folks! Today’s episode focuses on the third track from the Heartbreaker’s You’re Gonna Get It! album, entitled “Hurt”. If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ojlIbccEMxc All musical interludes are provided by my very good friend Randy Woods, the leader of and…

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You’re Gonna Get It

Hey folks! Today’s episode focuses on the title track from the sophomore album You’re Gonna Get It! which is the second track on side one. If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/GzrEY9-uQd8 The Alternate version that I discuss in the episode, which…

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When the Time Comes

Hey folks! We’re back for season two and I’m happy to be moving onto the second album, You’re Gonna Get It. Today’s episide looks at the lead track from that album, When the Time Comes. If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ykCmB_ZlI68…

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Dog on the Run

I hope you enjoyed last week’s chat with the marvellous Dallas Heliker! I’m looking forward to having more guests on the show but I know I’ll be chatting to Dallas again at some point. If you want to listen to Dog on the Run before this episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/3KaZBwsSLqE Today’s episode…

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Dallas Heliker

Today’s episode is a great conversation I had with superfan, Dallas Heliker. Dallas has seen Tom more than a couple of dozen times, been lucky enough to meet him twice, and also contributed a killer Last DJ set to Tom Petty Radio on SiriusXM! I can’t overstate how much fun I had chatting to Dallas…

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American Girl

I hope you enjoyed the last couple of episodes talking to Jon Scott. It was a real highlight of the year for me! We’re back to the song reviews though and just in time to wrap up the debut album by talking about the iconic track, American Girl. One of my very favourite live versions…

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