Tom Waits

Driving Towards The Daylight to Noise In My Head: A Conversation With Joe Bonamassa and DarkDriveClinic's "Litmus Heart"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Brad Whitford, Kevin Shirley, Noah Chenfeld, Freddie King, Paul Rogers, Aerosmith, Joe Bonamasa, The Box Story, Jimmy Barnes, Koko Taylor, Warren Haynes, Arlan Schierbaum, Willie Dixon, Michael Rhodes, Robert Johnson, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, Howlin' Wolf, Arlan ScGuitar Player Magazine, ZZ Top, Guitar International, Anton Fig, Blondie Chaplin, Bruce Springsteen, Derek Trucks, Entertainment News

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Storm & Grace: A Conversation With Lisa Marie Presley, Plus A.J. Croce Heads East in May

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.21.2012

Because of the organic-ness and the honesty and the Lisa Marie Presley presence on the recordings, do you feel like this might be the closest to the vibe -- not necessarily the recordings -- of what your dad, Elvis, was trying to do?

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Gil Evans' Centennial Tribute, Plus a Conversation With John Pizzarelli and Jon Cleary's Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Maria Schneider, Steely Dan, Richard Rogers, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Paul Simon, Gil Evans, George Barns, Neil Young, Don Sebesky, Vince Mendoza, Miles Davis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Billy Joel, Joe Pass, The Beatles, Jessica Molaskey, Jay Leonhart, Norman Granz, Johnny Mandel, John Coltrane, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Tommy LiPuma, John Bunch, Tony Bennett, Jaco Pastorius, Django Reinhardt, Claude Thornhill Orchestra, Donald Fagen, The Way You Wear Your Hat, George Harrison, Radio Deluxe, Paul McCartney, George Van Eps, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Miles Evans, Jobim, Tom Waits, Don Costa, Wes Montgomerey, Duke Ellington, Jackson Browne, Johnny Mercer, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Astrud Gilberto, Kenny Rankin, Seals & Crofts, Peter Frampton, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Anthony Wilson, John Pizzarelli, Video, Jon Cleary, Entertainment News

John Pizzarelli: Favorite album of all time? ... Abbey Road is pretty close to the top of the list. It's funny. You could say Abbey Road or you could say In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, because they're the types of records you put on and say, 'Oh, I'll just listen to one or two tracks.'

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Joyful Noise: A Conversation With Mervyn Warren, Plus Chatting With Mark Wayne Glasmire and Julian Velard

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: James and the Giant Peach, Phylicia Rash?D, Henry Mancini, Jeanette Norman, Sky Masterson, Bell-Jarboe Films, Dreamgirls, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Mandel, David Foster, Fame, Chaka Khan, A Raisin in the Sun, Elton John, David Bowie, The Preacher's Wife, Quincy Jones, Humphrey Bogart, Queen Latifah, The Today Show, Neil Diamond, Nelson Riddle, Mr. Saturday Night, Nickelback, The Manhattan Transfer, Take 6, Kris Kristofferson, Mervyn Warren, Glenn Ballard, Harold Jarboe, Arif Mardin, Tom Waits, Julian Velard, Mark Wayne Glasmire, Michael Buble, Siedah Garrett, SIster Act 2, Todd Graff, Randy Newman, Guys & Dolls, Joyful Noise, Do the Right Thing, Marlon Brando, Weird Al Yankovic, The Wedding Planner, Steve McQueen, Nilsson, David Letterman, Video, Entertainment News

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"This Will Be Our Year": An Upbeat Playlist For New Year's Eve

David Wild | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Adele, Neil Diamond, Death Cab for Cutie, The Roots, New Year's Eve, Cee Lo Green, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, New Year's Resolutions, Foo Fighters, Clarence Clemons, Graham Parker, Frank Sinatra, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Costello, Brad Paisley, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Instead of making any promises to myself that I might not live up to, here's my best shot at the ultimate, mostly uplifting playlist for all of our New Year's Eve parties.

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Dog Ears Music: The Leftovers II

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Fleetwood Mac and Otis Spann, The Distillers, Lupe Fiasco, The Books, Elmer Bernstein, Pieces of Peace, Danielle Evin, Music, Amadou & Mariam, Wye Oak, Tom Waits, The Beatles, The Remains, mp3s, Bob Dylan & the Band, Magnum, Vincent Gallo, Phil Ramone, King Britt, Joni Mitchell, Stars, Chris Bell, Mason Jennings, Department of Eagles, The Forminx, Dog Ears, The Shootist, Tommy Johnson, Drive-by Truckers, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, City and Colour, Entertainment News

Today we review music by Tom Waits, Lupe Fiasco, Stars, Joni Mitchell and others.

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Tom Waits Latest Video Features Him Stumbling Around Ghoulishly

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 01.09.2012

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Tom Waits is sounding especially growly on his latest track off the newly released Bad As Me, his first album of new music in seven years that critics...

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'Bad As Me' Review

AP | By SANDY COHEN | Posted 12.24.2011

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By SANDY COHEN, The Associated Press Tom Waits' first album of new music in seven years is a satisfying treat spanning his various sounds and style...

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Cameron Crowe Directs Pearl Jam Video, Plus Chatting With The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Primus' Les Claypool

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Yoko Ono, Steven Drozd, Paul McCartney, Sean Lennon, Trey Anastasio, Tom Waits, Eugeine Hutz, Les Claypool, Primus, The Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, Wayne Coyne, Stewart Copeland, Cameron Crowe, Adrian Belew, American Idol, South Park, Oysterhead, Entertainment News

Pearl Jam, Columbia Records/SONY Music Entertainment and IMDb today announced that "Not For You," a full-length, never-before-seen music video directed by Cameron Crowe, featuring live, archival performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band.

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The Return of Tom Waits

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Tom Waits Bad as Me, Video, Live Streaming, Album Releases, Book of Eli, Musicians, Michael O'Brien, Music, Keith Richards, Tom Waits, Fifty News

How would you describe Tom Waits? Critic Daniel Durchholz took an oft-cited stab at it, describing Waits' voice as one that sounded "like it was s...

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Tom Waits' Summery 'Back In The Crowd'

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.28.2011

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Our favorite growler/sewage gargling promoter Tom Waits has a new album out you guys! Spread the news! And while you do, make sure his gorgeous track ...

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"Innocent When You Dream": A Playlist For Amanda Knox

David Wild | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: The Bird and the Bee, Amanda Knox, Queen Latifah, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Velvet Underground, Jay-Z, Elvis Presley, Tom Waits, Chuck Berry, Entertainment News

I don't know if Amanda Knox is innocent, but I'm pretty sure she's not guilty. So here's a playlist for a young woman who appears to have been caught up in an Italian legal system that makes our own imperfect system look a hell of a lot better.

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A Carnival of Vampires

Varla Ventura | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Twilight Saga, Dracula, Nicolas Cage, Tom Waits, Vampires, True Blood, Bela Lugosi, Weird News News

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about vampires. Not those clingy ex-boyfriend kind of emotional vampires that end up stalking you, I have been thinking about straight-up Bela Lugosi style vampires.

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A Tribute to John Martyn

Joseph Vella | Posted 11.08.2011

A great new double CD set has just been released celebrating the unsung musical genius of the late John Martyn called Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn.

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A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation With Suzy Bogguss

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Peter Paul & Mary, Mick Jagger, Vince Gill, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, John Lomax, Suzy Boguss, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, Don Cook, Leonard Cohen, Doris Day, John Denver, Chet Atkins, Stephen Foster, Lee Greenwood, Entertainment News

"Listen to your audience. Listen to what they say to you. And figure out if you, too, agree that that is something about you that is special. Then you can start developing it."

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Tom Waits: What If I Asked You To Gargle With Raw Sewage?

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.24.2011

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Tom Waits sits in a room filled with objects recognizably from the past -- a rotary phone, record player -- as he rocks lazily in his chair. This is h...

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WATCH: Cookie Monster Covers Tom Waits

Posted 10.17.2011

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Fans of gravelly-voiced crooner Tom Waits have probably noticed his vocal similarity to a certain Sesame Street star. Well, finally, one of them did s...

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Art Bites: Mad Men Redesign To Muscle Cars

Posted 09.24.2011

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Art Bites is a HuffPost Arts series of cool videos, news and events we want you to know about, in brief. For this installment, we've included some awe...

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'Tom Waits For No One': An Unseen Classic From The 70s

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Video, Cartooning, Film Festival, Urlesque, Tom Waits, Animation, Culture News

As if an animated Tom Waits, complete with two animated strippers, weren't enough reason to watch this 1979 short, film buffs will love the history an...

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From "The Book of Josie" and Beyond: Chatting with Tim Robbins Plus His New EPK

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Elaine Pagels, The Gaslight, Dead Man Walking, Bob Roberts, Johnny Cash, The Highwaymen, Pete Seeger, Sister Helen Prejean, Gilbert Robbins, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Tim Robbins, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, The Gnostic Gospels, Hal Willner, Cradle Will Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Tuesday, July 19th, marks Tim Robbins' debut on Savoy's 429 Records with his brand new solo album.

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Amanda Palmer Discusses the Launch of David Lynch Foundation Music

Brandon Deroche | Posted 09.11.2011

Playing music coincides directly with the essence of meditation, and therefore it's no surprise that the two are again linked with today's launch of the David Lynch Foundation's newest venture -- DLF Music's "Download for Good."

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Kellesimone Waits Taps Into Her 'Power Animal'

Posted 08.24.2011

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Kellesimone Waits, daughter of musician and actor Tom Waits, reaches into literature, myth and cultural archetypes in her new show 'What's Your Power ...

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Return To Return To Forever: Chatting With Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Plus John Common and Author Dr. Tony Youn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Sarah Vaughn, Return to Forever, Tina Turner, Thelonius Monk, What's Love Got to Do With It: The Tina Turner Story, James Taylor, Stan Getz, David Sedaris, Publisher's Weekly, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason and the Scorchers, Chaka Khan, Lenny White, Romeo Must Die, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, The Velvet Underground, Horace Cilver, Billy Connors, Billie Holiday, Kiss, John Common, Daniel Lanois, Ornette Coleman, Blue Mitchell, The Transporter, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Flora Purim, Leonard Cohen, Dr. Tony Youn, Rachel Ray, Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, The Replacements, Art Blakey, Stanley Clarke, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Joe Farrell, Airto Moreira, Miles Davis, Pee Wee?S Playhouse, The Beatles, The Clash, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The CBS Early Show, Charles Mingus, Rock of Ages, Boyz in the Hood, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, John Singleton, Jet Li, Genesis, Bob Dylan, The Cars, Tom Waits, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, The Doors, Bill Evans, Jackson Browne, Steve Gadd, Barry Manilow, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News

Chick Corea's new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, I asked him if it was a return to Return To Forever.

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Tim Burton, Topanga Fair: Your Los Angeles Weekend

| Katie Bain | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Topanga Canyon, Lightning in a Bottle, La Around Town, Philter, La Weekend, Tim Burton, Tom Waits, Los Angeles News

This four-day weekend is packed with music, dancing, drinking, culture, and fun in the sun events clear through Monday afternoon. Make it a weekend to...

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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