via Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Youtube Tom Petty and the Heartbreakershave released a video to stream for the acoustic version of their classic“American Girl”taken from their new album Live at the Fillmore 1997. Adria Petty and Jacques Naudé, the two co-directors of the new music ...
Petty considered “American Girl” to be the first installment in a long-running series of songs about people longing for something bigger than their current existence. His sympathy for the title character came naturally: When he wrote the song, it was only a few months after he had left ...
Thanks to YouTube user Kim Roberts, here’s a close-up look at the last two songs from Petty’s last concert. After jamming out and extending the “American Girl” outro, you can watch the whole band stick around for a few extra minutes, acknowledging the crowd and taking in...
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Billed as the first Iranian vampire film, Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ is very much an American indie film. Shot in Persian in California’s central valley, this stylish, knowing genre film is a rarity among its fellow indies in its setting, capably captured ...
Robin Moulder (born April 2, 1966) is an American musician, best known as being one of the founders of the riot goth-girl group Jack Off Jill and her subsequent project, TCR. She is a bassist, pianist, and programmer. Bob Babbitt Dec. at 74 (1937-2012) Bob ...
Van Morrison was coming off his breakthrough band (Them) and a pop hit as a solo artist ("Brown Eyed Girl") when he was rushed into the studio to record an album. Unhappy with the direction of his career, he abandoned the superstar life and retreated to the jazz-folk environment of ...
Few bands have captured the essence of the American Dream likeTom Pettyand the Heartbreakers - they lived it themselves. After traveling from Gainesville, Fla., to Los Angeles, they landed a record deal and released theirdebut self-titled album, which included "Breakdown" and "American Girl,"...
Despite news surrounding hisarrest,Laine Hardystill appeared onAmerican Idol’s reunion episode on Monday (May 2). The country singer had recently been arrested for allegedly planting a recording device in his ex-girlfriend’s dorm room.
Despite news surrounding hisarrest,Laine Hardystill appeared onAmerican Idol’s reunion episode on Monday (May 2). The country singer had recently been arrested for allegedly planting a recording device in his ex-girlfriend’s dorm room.