Mike Campbell certainly isn't trying to be the spirit incarnate of the late Tom Petty. But he comes by it honestly. Campbell spent 40 years by Petty's side in the Heartbreakers and was one of his ...

At the beginning of 2020, Mike Campbell was prepping the release of the debut album from his longtime side project The Dirty Knobs, a band in which he’d moonlight between tours as guitarist for Tom ...

After an hour, two u-turns, and 50 miles in a borrowed truck, I arrived at di Rosa, former home of the late and prolific collectors Veronica and Rene di Rosa. This Napa Valley property was and is more ...

External Combustion, the new album from Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, is set for release on March 4 via BMG. Recorded last summer, the record is Mike Campbell's second as a band leader, following ...

Even after more than fifty years in the music business, where he’s attained legendary status thanks to his work with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, guitarist Mike Campbell hasn’t become jaded about ...

External Combustion, the new album from Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, is out now on BMG. The new music has already begun to receive praise; Forbes calls it, "...an infectious new album called to ...