Consequence of Sound — Alison Mosshart, Laura Marling, Kahtleen Hanna, and others write stories to benefit children's literacy. more info

Stereogum — Stories For Ways & Means is a collaborative art project organized by Waxploitation founder Jeff Antebi that pairs musicians with contemporary painters to come up with original children’s stories. Justin Vernon, Kathleen Hanna, Nick Cave, Tom Waits,... more info

PopSugar UK — Edward Herrmann died on Dec. 31, 2014, but his beloved presence is felt throughout the four episodes of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Hermann played Rory's grandfather, Richard, on the original series, and ahead of the premiere of the new episo... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Wanted: a Google map that pinpoints the locations of lyrics across Southern California. Thee Midniters celebrated Whittier Boulevard in their song of the same name. Tom Waits switched up the intersection of Hollywood and Vine to create his great o... more info

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