Brooklyn Vegan — Few people enjoy parodying Dylan as much as Tim and "Talkin' Nobel Prize" is spot-on. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — "No voice is greater than Dylan's," proclaims Waits. more info

NME — Dylan was awarded the prize for creating 'new poetic expressions' more info

Stereogum — This morning, Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature. And now, fellow gravel-voiced eccentric Tom Waits has taken some time away from beefing with French circus performers to offer some congratulations in a rare public statement: pic.twitte... more info

The Quietus — Waits says that French circus performer Barbatas the Furious has used his music improperly and without permission more info

Stereogum — Grizzled weirdo Tom Waits is currently embroiled in a legal battle with French circus performer Bartabas The Furious. That kind of sounds like a joke, but it’s true — The Guardian reports that the dispute is over the rights to 16 Tom Waits songs ... more info

Stereogum — The writers’ group PEN, the same literary entity that hands out the PEN / Faulkner Award every year, has put together an elite group that includes Bono, Elvis Costello, Roseanne Cash, and Salman Rushdie. And every two years, this group hands out th... more info

NME — The musician paid her in official merchandise more info

Uncut — He's on the panel alongside Lorde, Chris Cornell, Ziggy Marley and more He's on the panel alongside Lorde, Chris Cornell, Ziggy Marley and more The post Tom Waits to judge songwriting competition appeared first on Uncut. more info

KEXP Seattle — It almost goes without saying that anything that Marc Ribot touches turns to gold, and Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is no exception. Aside from his own prolific solo career, Ribot has worked with captains of industry like Elvis Costello, John Zorn, ... more info