The Tom Petty Project
@tompettyproject
This is the weekly podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalogue song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way.
Howie should have turned 71 today. Thankfully we have his presence all over so many of Tom's records and on so many others. Outside of The Heartbreakers, I think my favourite collaboration of his was John Prine's "The Missing Years", which Howie produced masterfully. RIP Howie. We miss ya!
Robert Deyber - the man who created the iconic cover for Highway Companion.
Today's episode is the first a my "Recovering Petty" series where I look at covers of Tom's songs that take them far away from the original form and into new and interesting waters. The first installment is the superb interpretation of It'll All Work Out by the incomparable Phoebe Bridgers.
Today's episode is a wonderful chat that I had with my pal Josh Caldwell about guitars, guitarists, and Mike Campbell. Josh is the host of The Engine Room - a podcast that dives into tone, gear, and the tricks that make six strings sing! pod.link/1580769475/e...
Happy Independence Day to all my American friends. 🟥⬜🟦 Incredible to think that FIFTY years ago today, one of the greatest rock n roll songs of all time was recorded. ❤️
My pal John Paulsen is back to run through Highway Companion with me. pod.link/1580769475/e...
This week's episode covers The Golden Rose, the last song from Highway Companion! pod.link/1580769475/e...
When the announcement dropped about this release, the first thing I did was contact my local record store and ask them to bring it in for RSD.
A different sort of episode today folks. As many of you know, I also co-host @seasidepodreview.bsky.social with my best pal Randy, who does all the music for this podcast. I hope you'll indulge me for a half hour as I talk about my first idol. pod.link/1580769475/e...
Remixes and horses and ratings, oh my! "Ankle Deep" is now reading for you to listen to with your ears folks!
This Old Town. Episode out now! 🟥 youtu.be/doo3gkvBaiI ⬛ shorturl.at/4q5AC 🍎 shorturl.at/ed6rh 🟢 shorturl.at/v8R6U
A new sort of episode this week, talking about a "specific" part of songwriting! I hope you enjoy it! ⬛ tinyurl.com/3kuptzw9 🍎 tinyurl.com/rvs8m93k 🟢 tinyurl.com/7s9cz65f 🟥 youtu.be/NG_PNwyu8BQ
Damaged by Love. Track 9 from Highway Companion. It's ready for you now folks, so go ram it into your ears to block out the sound of me swearing at Meta! 😆 ⬛ tinyurl.com/3xxwvwb9 🍎 tinyurl.com/yx3fwrx6 🟢 tinyurl.com/yc6tkua6 🟥 youtu.be/iTzkFfDNucE
It's time to dig into Night Driver, the marvellous eighth track from Highway Companion! ⬛ tinyurl.com/3pevwsbv 🍎 tinyurl.com/mt4vyv7c 🟢 tinyurl.com/4nw97brz 🟥 youtu.be/IFjMWwpYHnY
Heya folks! Just a heads up that this week's episode will be a day or two late. It "should" be ready on Thursday but there's a very slight possibility that it will be Friday. I'll let you know but for regular listeners, check your pod players on Thursday! #EpisodeDelay #LeavesOnTheTrackAtCrewe
The first verse contains one of my all time favourite lyrics. Not just one of my very favourite Tom Petty lyrics, just one of my favourite lyrics full stop. ⬛ tinyurl.com/ychcy4a2 🍎 tinyurl.com/ynty5ja7 🟢 tinyurl.com/25mxk6an 🟥 youtu.be/Q8oSzEDwctE
Twenty seven years ago today, Echo was released! #SameSadEcho
"You can look back babe, but it's best not to stare!" We should be talking about that line this week but I did wanna look back and right a wrong. ⬛ tinyurl.com/mvnn5n8s 🍎 tinyurl.com/mpvbtnxf 🟢 tinyurl.com/466tpfya 🟥 youtu.be/4UmHOaRrasY
You say what you want to Jack! Episode 281 is now available for your listening pleasure! ⬛ tinyurl.com/taj7hxp9 🍎 tinyurl.com/32yy4mer 🟢 tinyurl.com/bztm4enb 🟥 youtu.be/S4TtPiBYQ3Y
OK, we talked about the boys yesterday. Tell me about your favourite female songwriters!!! Who ya got?
Tell me about some of your favourite male songwriters other than Tom! We'll talk about female songwriters tomorrow 😊
Down South. Out now! ⬛ tinyurl.com/naevt4yk 🍎 tinyurl.com/ysfa3w4c 🟢 tinyurl.com/2kuthc7t 🟥 youtu.be/bXSrY_-84Ak
Stumbled across this beauty at the record store yesterday. We have three vinyl stores in town and I basically only visit one. They just have a way, way better selecton and I love the vibe in there. #Mudcrutch
No episode this week folks! I flirted with time all weekend and had to reschedule some other recording. I have a semi-final game with my daughter's team tonight and I don't want to rush writing the episode for Down South as it's one of my very favourites from this album! See you all next week!
“You’re flirting with time”, Tom sings. New episode now. Available wherever you wind your watches. ⬛ tinyurl.com/39w39rfc 🍎 tinyurl.com/yj9a579w 🟢 tinyurl.com/skcs3skd 🟥 youtu.be/GC9fOsjSyQ8
Everyone; "So we're supposed to believe that Clark Kent takes his glasses off and suddenly he's completely unrecognizable?" Roy Orbison: "Yep..."
Square One is the work of a middle-aged man who fully knows himself and knows how to articulate the past and the present in three very vivid dimensions. ⬛ tinyurl.com/9vtne6et 🍎 tinyurl.com/2sby44hv 🟢 tinyurl.com/mpvfxar3 🟥 youtu.be/IbssQS63jGo
Saving Grace opens with that iconic finger-picked guitar riff. If you speed it up by twenty beats per minute and pitch it up from E to A, you end up roughly at La Grange by ZZ Top. ⬛ tinyurl.com/4brkupfv 🍎 tinyurl.com/y4rwrdh7 🟢 tinyurl.com/mxxknkyh 🟥 youtu.be/2rbuTBBPhm0
Season fourteen has begun and I wanted to chat a little about Highway Companion before we start digging into the songs. ⬛ tinyurl.com/4dphxe2j 🍎 tinyurl.com/yzt8czc7 🟢 tinyurl.com/5a7zn33b 🟥 youtu.be/zrdpmzTStHA