Music News Tom Waits is coming out of hiding to chat with punk pioneer Iggy Pop by Tammy Moir Tom Waits and Iggy Pop Take Center Stage in BBC 6 Music Special: A Two-Hour Deep Dive into Music History Tom Waits and Iggy Pop, two names that echo through…
Music News Wondering what on earth Tom Waits listens to? Here’s his 20 favourite albums by Happy Ever been absolutely befuddled at what mixture of music could have possibly influenced Tom Waits? Gear it from the man himself with a list of his 20 favourite albums of…
Lists The best (or worst) trainwreck interviews of all time by Happy Rock stars: is there anything they can’t do? Pampered, preened and often many hours without sleep, what’s a humble rock star to do but ruin a TV reporter’s day by…
Music News Pour yourself a whiskey and dive into this 24-hour playlist of Tom Waits’ entire discography by Happy Get well acquainted with one of the most distinctive voices in music with this 24-hour long, career spanning playlist of Tom Waits. Attempting to immerse yourself in the work of…
News Science Revealed: science says Tom Waits fans are ‘open’, The Smiths fans are ‘neurotic’ by Stanley Widdison What is more interesting than the data theft however, is the insanely alarming fact (or should I say, reaffirming knowledge) that people who like The Smiths have certain psychological predispositions….
News Tom Waits shares loving tribute to late friend Hal Willner by Julia Lo Surdo Tom Waits and wife Kathleen Brennan have written a long and heartfelt tribute to music producer Hal Willner following his passing earlier this month. Their tribute was posted on Waits’…
Features 10 records to introduce you to the world of art-rock by Luke Saunders For the most part, art-rock is an undocumented musical niche. A small fragment under the oversized umbrella of rock, that exists as a translucent concept in people’s minds rather than…
Features From the underground to the avant-garde: the 10 best albums of Tom Waits by Luke Saunders Born in the back of a cab in a parking lot at Pomona hospital in California, Tom Waits has confounded and allured listeners in equal parts from the moment he…
Features A guide to Asylum Records in 5 essential albums by Luke Saunders In the psychedelic ’60s the Sunset Strip was soaked with LSD, counter culture rhetoric, and free loving ways. Iconoclasts of the movement will say it’s all a bunch of hogwash,…
News Poetry Tom Waits has penned a poem about Keith Richards by Happy Last week, legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards (miraculously) reached his 76th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, Tom Waits has penned a new original poem in honour of Richards. Richards…
Features Songwriting tips from the greats: Rilke, Cohen, Cave and Waits by Luke Saunders How to write a song. As someone with almost no authority on the subject I won’t attempt to lecture you from my pinched and narrow views. Instead I’ve compiled a…
News An all-female Tom Waits tribute album is coming in November by Patti Burton Phoebe Bridgers, Aimee Mann, Angie McMahon and Patty Griffin have been named as just a few of the artists who will feature on an all-female tribute album for iconic American…
News Tom Waits makes rare appearance at Jack White show, allegedly steals his watch by Happy In recent years, Tom Waits sightings have become a rare occurrence. Though on Thursday night, Waits stopped by Jack White’s show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco….
