
Its amazing to watch the progression in technology when you watch the music videos from the 1980's. In the early 80's, around 1980 when MTV first started the production value was extremely low and within a matter of 3 years you see a vast improvement in video quality.

Whoa yah, you can't stop the Pats! Now read that first sentence again while humming the refrain to Kick Start My Heart from Mötley Crüe's 1989 Dr. Feelgood album. I picked New England to stand Pat and run the table six weeks ago. Time to tell the world:
No iPod for Him; He's an Album GuySource: The New York Times
Ben Harper finds inspiration in new releases by Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, The Nightwatchman and Money Mark.
Traveling Wilburys Reissued! Source: CNN
This ... is ... HUGE!
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- It was a rock album conceived by accident that no one knew would succeed, even though it was made by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.

"NO ANSWER: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA I"
Electric Light Orchestra
(Sony/Legacy, 1971/2006) 4 stars out of 5

There has been a mighty buzz this week in the 'blogosphere' over allegations that the Red Hot Chili Peppers ripped off Tom Petty's song Mary Jane's Last Dance in their new single Dani California.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Accused Of PlagiarismSource: Gigwise.com
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been accused of plagiarism by a radio station in America.
The station, WGMD in Delaware, has produced pretty damning evidence that the bands last single 'Dani California' is a rip off of a Tom Petty track.