Topix — The actress, who has already achieved critical success for her singing voice - thanks to an album of Tom Waits songs she released in 2008 and a 2009 collaboration with songwriter Pete Yorn, will play a struggling singer in Can a Song Save Your Life? ... more info

ContactMusic — The Avengers stars Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson are to reteam for a new movie musical The actress who has already achieved critical success for her singing voice - thanks to an album of Tom Waits songs she released in 2008 and a 2009 collabora... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chicago trio Mutts loves Tom Waits, sharing a passion for rough vocals. The band released three EP's leading up to their new full-length Pray for Rain. They proof that it's possible rock out without using electric guitars. An assorted array of keyb... more info

Guardian Music — (Francis Ford Coppola, 1982, Studio Canal, 12)The most ambitious film-maker of the 1970s, Francis Ford Coppola had a string of critical and box-office successes before his triumph with Apocalypse Now. But he actually achieved disaster with One From t... more info

Guardian Music — (World Village)Daniel Melingo is one of the great originals and eccentrics of the Argentinian music scene. A one-time experimental rocker who turned his attention to tango, he is a gravel-voiced multi-instrumentalist with an intense, theatrical style... more info

Guardian Music — 'I left the family butcher business to pursue music'I started out as a butcher. It was a "keep it in the family" thing, but I left to pursue music. My current band are the Hustlers – we're somewhere between Tom Waits and rhythm and blues. I'm a hug... more info

Guardian Music — What's new on the app stores on Thursday 5 January 2012A selection of 13 apps for you today:Pocket League StoryKairosoft's Pocket League Story has been out on Android for months, but has finally hoofed its way onto iPhone. It takes the Japanese devel... more info

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Guardian Music — A selection of some of our favourite film, music, art, stage and books articles from the Observer New Review in 2011, in case you missed them first time aroundArt and designGrayson Perry: How I went behind the scenes at the British MuseumTurner prize... more info

Guardian Music — From James Brown to Martin Carthy, the best festive tunes don't always have to spread Christmas cheerFor the past five years, rather than cards, I've given family, friends and colleagues an annual CD of Christmas music. I sometimes wish I'd never sta... more info