Roadrunner: Joan Jett Going Faster Miles Per Hour
Joan Jett sings Roadrunner on the David Letterman show in 1987, switching out The Modern Lovers’ Massachusetts imagery for some…
In the 1980s, Tom Petty’s Music Videos Could Get a Little Weird
Many of Tom Petty’s music videos in the 1980s were imaginative, visually rich movies that were inspired by earlier literary…
Tom Petty: “There’s not a hint of metaphor in this thing”
One morning in 1987, someone set fire to Tom Petty’s house while Petty, his wife, child, and housekeeper were inside…
A Big Time Rider in the Rumble Seat
“I’d buy myself some stylish clothes but I sure hate to pay.” Hard to beat a yellow t-shirt and button…
Givin It Up For Your Love – Delbert McClinton
Self-abnegation with cowbell: Delbert McClinton, Live from Austin, 1989
Rock and Roll Christmas Songs
Here’s the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s list of 20 “essential” rock and roll holiday songs. The…