“I thought it was just a little bit too simple.” Tom Petty almost gave away his biggest hit — five years after he wrote it

It took a persistent producer and a blunt comment from a studio assistant to convince him to dust off the gem and claim it ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

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American Songwriter

5 Forgotten Rock Bands From the 1980s You Need To Rediscover Today

The J. Geils Band started as a blues rock outfit in the 1960s and 1970s before moving toward new wave rock in the 1980s. If you were around during their heyday, you might not think of them as an 80s ...
Irish Mirror on MSN

'Horslips continue to be associated with the greatest football song ever'

The riff that inspired the greatest football song ever has been reissued on the eve of Ireland's crucial World Cup play-off ...
San Diego Reader

San Diego voices on best classical, jazz, folk, rock music

After all, there are literally thousands of albums listed in the Phonolog record catalog, so choosing only ten "important" ...