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

With Tom Waits, it begins with the voice. Descriptions of his vocal instrument usually invoke an ear, nose, and throat doctor’s nightmare: the sound of a man who has gargled drain cleaner or smoked ...

Hal Willner, Saturday Night Live’s longtime sketch music producer and star-studded concert and tribute album assembler, died last week of complications from coronavirus. This weekend’s at-home episode ...

Tom Waits is perhaps the quintessential cult artist, despite recording for large labels alongside successful commercial acts for his entire career. Widely regarded as one of America’s finest ...

Allison Moorer and producer Warren Zanes discuss making the tribute record Come On Up To the House, which also features Aimee Mann, Rosanne Cash... On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A ...

Wait's two lyrical concept albums, Blood Money and Alice, are being reissued on vinyl for their 20th Anniversary. We listen back to archival... Tom Waits says some songs just demand to be sung in a ...

It’s time to dive into the Tom Waits catalog. But where to start? To date, Waits boasts 17 studio LPs, including his latest in 2011, Bad as Me. So you start at the beginning with Closing Time, which ...

Hearing Waits' songs performed by Aimee Mann, Rosanne Cash and the rest of the female artists here casts new light on their brilliance. The truest testament to a song’s power is how it plays with ...

While on her way to becoming one of the most popular actors in the world, Johansson dabbled in music. In her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, Johansson sang covers for Tom Waits songs. The actor ...

When one thinks of a professional singing voice, it’s likely concepts of brilliantly talented crooners come to mind. Or perhaps big sweeping voices with brilliant, rich tones and range. But ...