Tom Waits

Blues Experimental Rock 

Tom Waits Celebrates 40 Years of Swordfishtrombones with New Reissues

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Frank's Wild Years, Island Records, Kathleen Brennan, Rain Dogs, Reissues, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits

Also available today are remastered editions of Rain Dogs and Frank’s Wild Years

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Folk Indie Rock Rock 

LISTEN: Jesse DeNatale Shares “Right Before My Eyes”

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Ben Fong-Torres, Blue Arrow Records, California, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Jesse DeNatale, San Francisco, The Hands of Time, Tom Waits

The California singer-songwriter’s new album, The Hands of Time, due July 14th

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Folk Rock 

Little Trip To Heaven: Tom Waits’ Closing Time At 50

March 6, 2023 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Asylum Records, Blue Oyster Cult, Closing Time, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Hollies, Tom Waits

A look back at Tom Waits’ masterful (and uncharacteristic) debut

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etc. Experimental Noise Rock 

The Earth Died Screaming: Bone Machine Turns 30

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, Bone Machine, David Hidalgo, Island Records, Keith Richards, Larry Taylor, Les Claypool, Los Lobos, Tom Waits

Looking back on Tom Waits’s most visceral sack of gold

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Tony Levin at 75

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, Joan Armatrading, John Lennon, King Crimson, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, The Roches, Tom Waits, Tony Levin

An exclusive birthday chat with the bass legend about his time with King Crimson, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel and more

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Hip Hop Rap 

How’d You Get My Name and Number?: De La Soul Is Dead at 30

May 20, 2021September 25, 2023 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, De La Soul, De La Soul Is Dead, Long Island, Maseo, Plug 1, Plug 2, Plug 3, Posdnuos, Prince Paul, Tom Waits, Tommy Boy, Trugoy, Trugoy The Dove

Still unavailable on streaming services, the second De La Soul albums nevertheless remains a high-water mark in hip-hop creativity

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Blues Pop Soul 

With a Superb New Album, Tom Jones Intertwines Music With Memories

May 5, 2021March 24, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Joe Shaver, Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, John Lee Hooker, Keith Richards, Long Lost Suitcase, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Praise & Blame, Richard Thompson, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, Spirit in the Room, Surrounded By Time, Tom Jones, Tom Waits

On the cusp of 81, the Welsh pop icon still knocks ’em dead as Surrounded By Time sees him tackling tunes by Dylan, Macca, the Stones and more

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adblock Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Hip Hop New Wave Pop Rock 

Well, Did You Evah: Red Hot + Blue at 30

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment 30th Anniversary, AIDS, Cole Porter, Fine Young Cannibals, Jimmy Somerville, Jody Watley, Jungle Brothers, Les Negresses Vertes., LGBTQ, Red Hot + Blue, Red Hot Organization, Salif Keita, Sinead O'Connor, The Pogues, Tom Waits, U2

The Red Hot Organization was launched in 1990 with a Cole Porter tribute album

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North Americana 

THE BEST ‘VARIOUS ARTISTS’ LP OF 2019: Revving Up the Ol’ 55

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Meghan Roos 1 Comment Aimee Mann, Allison Moorer, Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dualtone Records, Joseph, Roseanne Cash, Shelby Lynne, Tom Waits, Warren Zanes

A new all-women tribute album offers a unique lens honoring songwriting legend Tom Waits

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Hip Hop 

ALBUMS: The Best Rap LP of 2019 Is Its Darkest

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2019, Backwoodz Studioz, Billy Woods, Hidden Places, Kenny Segal, Tom Waits

Billy Woods & Kenny Segal’s Hiding Places is to music what Parasite is to the big screen

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Music Journalism 

Jim Sullivan’s Famous Quotes, Vol. 1: December 2019

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dee Dee Ramone, Hugh Cornell, Iggy Pop, Johnny Ramone, Neil Young, The Boston Globe, The Stranglers, Tom Waits

The former Boston Globe rock critic digs through his back pages for his most memorable interviews

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Alternative Rock Records Rock 

The Replacements: Dead Men Do Wear Plaid

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1989, Chris Mars, Dead Man's Pop, Don't Tell A Soul, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg, Rhino Records, Sire Records, Slim Dunlap, Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Tom Waits, Tommy Stinson

A look inside the new box set celebrating The Mats’ most polarizing album

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Blues Psychedelics Remembrance Rock 

Eulogy for ‘The Mole’

August 24, 2019September 6, 2022 Luci Turner 0 Comments Albert King, Buddy Guy, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Larry "The Mole" Taylor, Larry Taylor, Monterey Pop Festival, Rain Dogs, RIP, Ry Cooder, Swordfishfrombones, Tom Wait's band, Tom Waits

Remembering the life of Larry Taylor, legendary bassist for Canned Heat, Tom Waits and more

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Blues Experimental Folk Gospel Rock 

Looking Back: 20 Years of Tom Waits’ Mule Variations

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Anti- Records, Tom Waits

Two decades later, this is one ass of an LP we can still get behind

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jazz Pop 

Beatniks, Bohemians and Barflies

March 1, 2019April 11, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Chuck E. Weiss, Rickie Lee Jones, Tom Waits

Rickie Lee Jones comes into her own on her stylish eponymous debut

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