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1 month ago | 
si.com | Tom Petty |Rylan Stiles
This rest of this season feels pointless, on the outside looking in. Everyone around Bricktown sits in anticipation for the postseason with daily will they or won't they debates raging on about this Oklahoma City Thunder squad. That is a testament to the Thunder's success. Unlike most teams around the NBA still scrambling to solidify seeding –– either in the playoffs or in the tank wars –– the Thunder have already found security.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thisisrock.es | Tom Petty
Dark Embrace presenta su nuevo álbum ‘Land Of Witches’ y como adelanto el video single ‘We, The Witches’Dark Embrace anuncian el lanzamiento ‘Land Of Witches’ en cd digipak, LP y digital el 29 de noviembre, estando ya disponible en venta anticipada haciendo click aquíDark Embrace habla de este tema: «Esta canción trata de lo fácil que es llamar ‘bruja’ a alguien, a quien envidias con la intención de derrotarla, para alcanzar tus objetivos por encima de todo.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty |Jeff Burger
Live from the Lone Star Roadhouse New York City 1988 preserves a concert by rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Dickey Betts, who died this past April. The set culls material from the Allman Brothers Band, which Betts co-founded, and Pattern Disruptive, a solo album that he issued about nine months after the show. The program, which clocks in at more than two hours and originally aired on New York’s WNEW-FM, features guests such as Rick Derringer, Mick Taylor and Jack Bruce.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty
A definitive and first fully comprehensive collection of Elvis Presley’s hometown recordings, simply titled Memphis, has arrived from RCA Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment. The August 9, 2024, release features 111 tracks on 5-CDs, from Presley’s earliest sessions at Sun Studio – which occurred 70 years ago this summer – to his final recordings in Graceland’s Jungle Room.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty |Greg Brodsky
I want to acknowledge the passing of a loyal reader, Ric Allen Niedzinski. It wasn’t until this summer that I discovered that he had died in 2023. Though he and I never met, I’ll try to explain why I considered him a friend by sharing a story that demonstrates his generosity. In 2015, I started Best Classic Bands, to celebrate the artists, music and pop culture of the classic rock era.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty
Joe Walsh has announced the details of the 2024 edition of his annual VetsAid concert. This year’s event will take place on November 11 at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY, with announced guests Toto, Kool & the Gang, and Eric Church. A pre-sale begins on August 14 at 10 a.m. Tickets for the general public go on sale August 16 here. Veterans and their wellbeing have always been important to Walsh, a Gold Star son himself.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty |Greg Brodsky
Dana Petty is selling her beloved 1965 Ford Mustang, gifted by her husband, Tom Petty, in 2002. It was “an incredible surprise” when the legendary musician initially presented it because, as she describes it to Best Classic Bands in this exclusive August 2024 interview, “Tommy and I had a special pact where we were declared ‘gift-exempt.’ This unspoken agreement meant that our gift to each other was simply the absence of physical gifts.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty
Neil Young has announced the third edition of his Archives series, a massive 17-CD set of his output from 1976-1987. It is one of the most extensive anthologies in his recorded history. Neil Young Archives Vol. III (1976-1987) arrives September 6, 2024, as a 17-CD limited edition box set. A double vinyl LP collection is also being made available. They’re available to pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty
‘Conversations With Tom Petty’ Book Gets Expanded Edition by Best Classic Bands Staff Conversations With Tom Petty, the first authorized book to focus solely on the life and work of the artist responsible for some of the most memorable rock anthems of our generation, has received an expanded second volume. The new edition of the book from author Paul Zollo, first published in 2005, arrived August 6, 2024, via Omnibus Press. It’s available in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here. From the...
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
bestclassicbands.com | Tom Petty
Live recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s hit-making lineup during two sold-out shows at The Forum in Los Angeles in 1982 during the Mirage Tour will be featured in a new collection. Mirage Tour ’82, with several previously unreleased recordings, arrives September 20, 2024, via Rhino on 2-CDs or 3-LPs. On the same day, a special crystal-clear vinyl edition will be available exclusively at Amazon. All can be pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.
