The mid-1980s was a dynamic period for music, characterized by a blend of rock, pop, and emerging genres. Artists like Paul Young and Simple Minds dominated the charts, delivering anthems that ...

As she alludes to, November is a doorway between autumn and winter, where we have communed with the dead on Halloween and anticipate a rebirth in the new year, producing a feeling unlike any other ...

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 ...

It’s funny then, that I am drawn most to “Downtown Train,” arguably the straightest part of Rain Dogs. Ribot and Richards don’t play on it; Waits, Robert Quine, and G.E. Smith layered three guitar ...

Starring in Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother', which just won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Euronews Culture takes a look back at the indelible – and often ...

Tom Waits’ 1975 album Nighthawks At The Diner is due a 50th anniversary reissue on October 24. Taking its title from Edward Hopper’s painting, the album was recorded over four sessions at Los ...

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 ...

When I wrote that the “Red Barn Murder” of 1827 was still inspiring ballads, books, and screenplays well into the 20th century (Diary, August 14th), I somehow forgot the most obvious example. My ...

Once you're chocolated out this Easter, how about kicking back with some tunes featuring the word ‘Jesus’ in their titles?

Celebrities do deals with companies all the time. Normally, the brand and the celebrity work together such that both parties are satisfied with the result — contracts are signed, payment is agreed on, ...

Mule Variations from 1999 is a fan favorite album from Tom Waits. “Take It With Me” is just one standout track from that album. This song is a divergence from the typical Waits song. Rather than ...