The estate of Tom Petty and Soundgarden are among a handful of artists that have filed a class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) in response to a report from New York Times Magazine regarding thousands of master recordings being destroyed in a 2008 vault fire.
The legal drama surrounding the estate of Tom Petty has taken a very strange turn with the latest accusation between Petty's widow, Dana, and his daughters from his first marriage, Adria and Annakim, now involving a potential salad dressing line featuring the late Petty's likeness.
Issues with Tom Petty's estate have escalated with Petty's daughters, Adria and Annakim, filing a $5 million lawsuit against his widow, Dana Petty, for "usurpation of...business opportunities."
One of the highlights from the recently released Tom Petty career retrospective The Best of Everything is the previously unreleased track "For Real," a deeply personal song where Petty dives deep into how he felt about his life as a musician. Thanks to his daughter, Adria Petty, at the helm as director, the song now has…
Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever contains 12 tracks. Truth be told, ranking 12 tracks shouldn't be a terribly difficult task. However, when it comes to ranking the songs from Full Moon Fever, there's just one problem: There isn't a weak song on this classic album.
Over a decade ago, I was fortunate enough to interview Tom Petty; it was 2002, and he was promoting his new album The Last DJ. I told him that I'd seen his tour a few months prior when it hit my local amphitheater.
Don Felder is certainly more than a former member of one of the greatest bands of all time, which you already know if you've read his 2008 autobiography Heaven and Hell: My Life With the Eagles (1974 - 2001).
