A Tom Waits press conference is always fun. Watch.
Here’s something that’s been floating around the web again recently. It’s Tom Waits at the mic for a press conference of his Glitter and Doom event back in 2008. (Via Moutray)
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Listen Up! to Mark Howard’s tale on 30 years of producing great records
What do The Tragically Hip’s Day for Night, Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy, The Neville Brother’s Yellow Moon and REM’s Automatic for the People have in common? Mark Howard. For the last 30 years,
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The most moving songs for Remembrance Day, November 11
One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of Europe, bringing the bloodiest conflict the world had ever known to that point
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Random music news for Friday, March 30, 2018
On a plane on the way to Asia this Good Friday for a much-needed vacation. But because I’m obsessive about maintaining appearances, I’m still doing things like reporting on the music news for
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Halloween Bonus: Heath Ledger’s Joker was Based on Tom Waits
You may have heard that when Heath Ledger was preparing for the role of The Joker in The Dark Knight–the best Joker ever, by the way–he took inspiration from Tom Waits. He spent
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Random Music News for Monday, October 10, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving! And for all American readers, how is Columbus Day still a thing? And now, some music news… Insane Clown Posse finally comment on the creepy clown crisis in the US. And
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Random Music News for Thursday, April 7, 2016
This was a big day in computing in 1964. IBM introduced the System/360. And now, some music news… This Canadian singer snuck into Buckingham Palace and got to perform illicitly. Terry Jacks, the
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The Ongoing History of New Music Episode 695
Last time, we looked at female alt-rock singers with unique and highly unusual voices who have nevertheless had a major impact on music. This week it’s the guys turn. Kings of Quirk will
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