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Joe
Season 13 Episode 6
This is top tier songwriting for me. When you have a platform and you can take a risk by punching up at people who have power, I think it’s good to d…
1 year ago
Dreamville
Season 13 Episode 5
Tom is hugely proud of this song. In Conversations with Tom Petty, he tells author Paul Zollo, “Dreamville” is one of the best songs I ever wrote. Th…
1 year ago
Money Becomes King
Season 13 Episode 4
This disconnect between the artist and the audience is one of the subjects that Tom uses to explore the theme of greed that was the overarching const…
1 year ago
The Last DJ
Season 13 Episode 3
The specificity of the song got Tom into a little bit of trouble and the single was banned on a lot of stations who didn’t reach for the deeper meani…
1 year, 1 month ago
Live at the Olympic
Season 13 Episode 2
I didn’t want to start the new season in earnest while I was away as I knew I wouldn’t have as much time to prep and barely any to record and edit, s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Radio (with Eric Senich)
Season 13 Episode 1
Today’s episode is a fantastic chat I had with my friend Eric Senich, who has been on the show previously, back in October of last year. As well as b…
1 year, 1 month ago
10 Questions with Rich Gibson
Season 12 Episode 23
Rich is back to share his answers to my 10 questions? He's in cover bands that deal with Tom, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison's musical output, so th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rich Gibson
Season 12 Episode 22
Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician who’s be following along with the podcast for a while now and is a fellow Northern Englishman. Rich Gib…
1 year, 2 months ago
Echo (with John Paulsen)
Season 12 Episode 21
Well, we've covered all the songs on Echo now, so that can only mean one thing! That's right. It's time for John Paulsen to join me again to wrap up …
1 year, 2 months ago
One More Day, One More Night
Season 12 Episode 20
“One more night, God I've had to fight. To keep my line of sight on what's real”. That opening line really acts as a double underline on the pain and…
1 year, 2 months ago