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A Tom Waits press conference is always fun. Watch.

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Tom Waits

Here’s something that’s been floating around the web again recently. It’s Tom Waits at the mic for a press conference

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Listen Up! to Mark Howard’s tale on 30 years of producing great records

May 20, 2019May 19, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Daniel Lanois, Mark Howard, Neil Young, REM, The Neville Brothers, The Tragically Hip, Tom Waits, U2

What do The Tragically Hip’s Day for Night, Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy, The Neville Brother’s Yellow Moon and REM’s Automatic

The most moving songs for Remembrance Day, November 11

November 11, 2018November 11, 2018 Alan Cross 5 Comments Angelic Upstarts, Billy Joel, Bryan Adams, Dire Straits, Doors, Kinks, Pink Floyd, Pogues, Remembrance Day, The Farm, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Tom Waits

One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of

Random music news for Friday, March 30, 2018

March 30, 2018March 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Beyonce, Drake, Eagles, Facebook, Fall Out Boy, Glenn Frey, Grebo, India, James Corden, Julian Casablancas, Kanye West, Mark Zuckerberg, Matt Good, Meme, Snoop Dogg, Tiffany Haddish, Tom Waits

On a plane on the way to Asia this Good Friday for a much-needed vacation. But because I’m obsessive about

Halloween Bonus: Heath Ledger’s Joker was Based on Tom Waits

October 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Heath Ledger, The Joker, Tom Waits

You may have heard that when Heath Ledger was preparing for the role of The Joker in The Dark Knight–the

Random Music News for Monday, October 10, 2016

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adele, Album sales, Beggars Banquet, Bon Iver, Carly Simon, Clowns, Donald Trump, Jack White, John Lennon, Kanye West, Madonna, Oasis, Prince, Sex Pistols, Tom Waits

Happy Thanksgiving! And for all American readers, how is Columbus Day still a thing? And now, some music news… Insane

Random Music News for Thursday, April 7, 2016

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Disco Donnie, Facebook, Horros, IBM, Ireland, NXNE, Ravi Shankar, Rolling Stones, Stone Temple Pilots, Terry Jacks, Tom Waits, Vladimir Putin

This was a big day in computing in 1964. IBM introduced the System/360. And now, some music news… This Canadian

Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music Episode 695

September 27, 2014September 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Captain Beefheart, David Byrne, David Thomas, Justin Hawkins, Lou Reed, Male Singers Who Cannot Sing, Robert Smith, Russell Mael, Sparks, Taking Heads, The Darkness, Tom Waits, Weird Male Singers

Last time, we looked at female alt-rock singers with unique and highly unusual voices who have nevertheless had a major