Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows ...

As he celebrates the release of his memoir, Heartbreaker, Tom Petty’s right-hand man and dear friend reflects on a career’s ...

Petty was always seen as the ‘people’s rock star’, the link between the common man and the rock stars up on Valhalla, like ...

Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district, at 5501 Park Place, Rosemont, will turn up the volume this summer with the return of its popular “Rockin’ in the Park” free summer concert ...

For someone who has done the impossible many times behind the board, Jeff Lynne felt that some tunes weren't easy to bring to life.

One Boston night in 1976, some new band called Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers opened for Somerville’s Al Kooper at Paul’s Mall. Shy lead guitarist Mike Campbell turned away from the audience ...

For decades, Mike Campbell not only played lead guitar with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of Petty’s greatest hits, but he also performed and recorded with some of the ...

who is best known as the founding lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, didn’t set out to write a book. When he was eventually talked into writing an autobiography by a journalist ...

Until the recent publication of his memoir Heartbreaker, Mike Campbell, who is best known as the founding lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, didn’t set out to write a book.

It’s no wonder. For over 40 years, Campbell served as the lead guitarist in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, collaborating with Petty on most of the band’s songs. While Petty occupied the ...

With classic hits like “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl” and “You Got Lucky,” guitarist Mike Campbell has been a key member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for over 40 years.