As part of the press push for Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards, a three-disc collection of new and rare Waits, the gravel-throated troubadour took a call from Pitchfork to discuss everything…   Read Story »

Roll over, Johansson. Between Hollywood starlets and blog buzz bands, Tom Waits is getting serious cover love these days. This time, it's CWK paying respect, with a raw, guitar-voice-drums take on "I…   Read Story »

More starlets releasing albums! Yay! Fox News reports that, this time, it's Esquire's sexiest woman alive, who's releasing an album of Tom Waits covers on Rhino Records' Atco label. Cooler than…   Read Story »

Another great new tune from the 3 CD Orpans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards. Enjoy. Tom Waits - "You Can Never Hold Back Spring" (MP3) PREVIOUSLY: Tom Waits - "Bottom Of The World" (MP3)   Read Story »

From the three CD Orpans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards (11/21 on Anti). Waits says:?Orphans are rough and tender tunes. Rhumbas about mermaids, shuffles about trainwrecks, tarantellas about…   Read Story »

You see this a lot for teen stars, but 1966 celebrity yearbooks are a rarity on the auction site. I love how the description says, "It has 225 pages of great text and photos" as if the winning bidder…   Read Story »

Before Britney Spears was born, there was this really great singer-songwriter named Tom Waits. Known for his delivering his saloon songs in an easily identified gravelly voice, he would go on to be…   Read Story »

Saw the new Jim Jarmusch movie last night. Parts were slow, but some of the vignettes were so memorable I ultimately recommend you see it. RZA, GZA, and Bill Murray's sketch was hilarious. Steve…   Read Story »