Mar 06, 2023 By Austin Saalman

Three years prior to the release of his critical and commercial breakthrough Small Change, Tom Waits signed with Asylum Records and released his boozy, nocturnal, and ultimately low-key debut Closing Time. More

Aug 08, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Tom Waits has announced limited edition vinyl reissues of his albums Alice and Blood Money to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Alice will be available on translucent blue vinyl and Blood Money will be available on translucent red vinyl. The reissues will be out on October 7 via Epitaph. Waits has also shared live versions of “All the World is Green” from Blood Money and “Fish and Bird” from Alice. More

Nov 30, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Phoebe Bridgers has shared a cover of Tom Waits’ 2004 song “Day After Tomorrow.” All proceeds from the song will benefit The International Institute of Los Angeles, which provides support for immigrants, refugees, and human trafficking survivors. More

Apr 01, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

The Dead Don’t Die is a new zombie movie from iconic indie film director Jim Jarmusch. It stars Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez, Danny Glover, and more. More

Nov 05, 2018 By Steve King

If you’re like me the last couple years have been… challenging. Public discourse is toxic and even the people on your side of the aisle are annoying the shit out of you. There are too many damn Nazis. Every other news story is about sexual assault. More

Dec 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Feist released a new album, Pleasure, back in April via Interscope. Now she has announced a cookbook tied to the album. Pleasure: The Meals of An Album is jointly written by Leslie Feist and Adrienne Amato, who was the chef at the recording sessions for Pleasure. More

Jan 21, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Back in 1985, when David Bowie was recording his vocals for the theme song to the Julian Temple film Absolute Beginners (which Bowie also acted in), he started messing around in the studio and singing the vocals in the style of other famous singers, including Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Anthony Newley. More

May 15, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Tom Waits was welcomed as the musical guest on the Late Show with David Letterman. More

Jan 08, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Leave it to Johnny Depp to assemble an all-star line-up of musical artists for the purpose of putting together a compilation of sea shanties. More

Aug 07, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

After delivering a few cryptic images over the past few days, grizzled singer/songwriter Tom Waits has revealed a new music video featuring his Bad As Me track “Hell Broke Luce.” More

Aug 02, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Tom Waits is an amphibian! No, wait. That’s probably not right. More

Oct 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today, Tom Waits gave loyal fans a surprise. As teased out with his album-announcement video (revisit it below), the gravel-voiced troubadour is hosting a private listening party of Bad as Me. More

Aug 23, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Legendary singer/songwriter and prototype for gravel-swallowing vocalists everywhere Tom Waits has unveiled that he will be releasing his first new studio in seven years. More

Aug 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

So much news, so little time! Here is a roundup of all the entertainment stories that we didn’t have time to post this week. More

Oct 12, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

Tom Waits fans will have a great stocking stuffer this year because the veteran musician is finally releasing a live album documenting his 2008 Glitter and Doom U.S./U.K. trek. Today, Waits’ first ever website fleshed out the minor details. Glitter and Doom is due November 24th via Anti-, and the CD and vinyl will be span two tantalizing discs. More

Jul 08, 2024 By Matthew Berlyant

Tom Waits and his then new collaborator (and future wife) Kathleen Brennan pulled a complete 180 with 1983’s Swordfishtrombones, reinventing Waits’ career and setting the stage for their future output as well. More

Dec 14, 2023 By Matthew Berlyant

If you’re reading this, you likely know that this 1985 masterpiece is regarded by many Tom Waits fans and critics as one of his very best albums. More

Jun 28, 2023 By Ian Rushbury

Tom Waits’ dazzling debut record Closing Time turns 50 this year and, as is the custom it seems, gets reissued on vinyl. More

Nov 08, 2022 By Matthew Berlyant

It’s almost impossible to think about this album without also thinking about Blood Money, also released by ANTI- on the same day in 2002. More

Nov 08, 2022 By Matthew Berlyant

Following on the 2017 reissue, which marked this 2002 album’s 15th anniversary, this 20th anniversary edition (which is paired with a reissue of that year’s Alice as well) on “bloody mary” red vinyl finds Tom Waits delivering one of his darkest, most harrowing, and most uncompromising works. More

Nov 14, 2011 By Austin Trunick

Over the course of nearly four decades, Tom Waits has assumed the roles of a rogues’ gallery’s worth of seedy vagabonds, from big top barker to Burroughs-ian busker, beleaguered bluesman to Bukowski-an boozer. More

Aug 05, 2011 By Kyle Lemmon

Singer/songwriter-thespian-playwright Tom Waits is the definition of idiosyncratic. Over the course of his 40-years career his personal life remained largely hidden from the press and his loyal fans. This book—haphazardly edited by Paul Maher (Jack Kerouac’s American Journey)—compiles about 50 interviews with the experimental artist. More