It jingles my bells that platforms like Shazam exist. What started as a marvelous word from a 1940s comic book has ...

It might not be nearly cold enough in Tucson to gather around the hearth, but here are some holiday songs to warm your heart whether you have a fireplace or not — and some to make you bang your head ...

Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of ...

Since 2013, Pat Muir has recommended over 100 Christmas songs. Find out what made this year's edition of 'Christmas Songs ...

Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of inventive instrumentation When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

This past February, Tom Waits appeared in the final episode of The Human Factor, a documentary about homelessness in the American South, produced by Italian public TV channel RAI3. Titled “The Last ...

Tom Waits has released his performance of his 1976 song “Tom Traubert’s Blues” for the Italian docuseries Il Fattore Umano (The Human Factor), which aired earlier this year. Waits participated in the ...

Rain Dogs is forty years old today. I won’t get into all of it, because there is simply too much to get into, but I am thinking most about what we encounter at the record’s 46-minute mark: a song ...

Scot and Jeff discuss the second part of Tom Waits’ career (1983-2011) with Damon Linker. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest ...

Whenever Tom Waits and his wife and longtime collaborator Kathleen Brennan pay tribute — or write seemingly anything — it is in the unique tone that has been a hallmark of his and their creative work ...

The National Conference of Personal Managers has announced the Class of 2025 Hall of Fame inductees. Among several are managers for Billy Idol, Kiss, Tom Waits and Alabama, in addition to a festival ...