Tom Petty’s family accuses auction house of listing his ‘stolen’ clothes for sale
Musician’s family says items for sale are ‘clearly stolen’, but Boston auction house claims it bought them after Petty’s former home was foreclosed in 2015
August 2022
Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95
Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince
November 2021
Somewhere You Feel Free: behind the making of Tom Petty’s Wildflowers
The process of creating the defining album that the singer deemed his finest is explored in a dense new documentary
October 2021
PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Madonna: the unseen archives of rock photographer Tony Mott
He’s partied with Queen. Tom Petty had his email. Now one of Australia’s most accomplished rock photographers has been digging through his negatives
November 2020
Mike Campbell on life after Tom Petty: 'I think I found my own voice'
The guitarist turned singer talks about his first album with band The Dirty Knobs and how he’s processing his grief for his late Heartbreakers bandmate
July 2020
From Dukes of Hazzard to Kanye West: the curse of the Confederate flag
Lynyrd Skynyrd flew it, Ludacris stamped on it and Spike Lee compared it to a swastika. In the era of Black Lives Matter, what do these battles reveal about the American South’s Confederate flag?
June 2020
Rolling Stones threaten to sue Donald Trump over use of songs
Tom Petty estate issues cease and desist over Trump's use of song
May 2020
What made 60s music giants so great? Jamming says Bob Dylan's son
Singer’s new documentary about the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene shows why there is no substitute for creative collaboration
April 2019
The music essay
Leather and lace: how Stevie Nicks created a new musical language
A career-spanning box set documents the Fleetwood Mac singer’s influence as a solo artist, starting with her 1981 debut Bella Donna and its beguilingly witchy, feminine energy
February 2018
Lady Bird, Dave Matthews Band and the films that give corny songs new life
Greta Gerwig’s penchant for 90s soft rock got Guardian writers thinking about other cheesy numbers revived in cinema, from Sweet Caroline to Rhythm of the Night
January 2018
Tom Petty family hope guitarist's death will raise awareness of opioid crisis
Spotify sued for $1.6bn in unpaid royalties as it reportedly files for IPO
December 2017
From rock stars to feminist pioneers: the notable Americans who died in 2017
This year we bid goodbye to beloved celebrities Tom Petty and Mary Tyler Moore, as well as controversial figures Charles Manson and Roger Ailes, and others
