LargeHeartedBoy — Tom Waits talks to the Los Angeles Times about his new album, Bad as Me (out October 24th). The Telegraph reviews the album. The Telegraph, Independent, and Los Angeles Times review Haruki Murakami's new book 1Q84. The New York Times... more info

Guardian Music — Ahead of the release of new album Bad As Me, five readers discuss their favourite Tom Waits LPsTo mark the release of Bad As Me, Tom Waits's 17th studio album, earlier this week we invited readers to submit reviews of his previous work via our album ... more info

Time — If you were wondering how positive the depiction of the Chicago mayoralty would be in Starz’s Boss, debuting Friday, you will soon have your answer. First, the title sequence opens with the folk/spiritual, “Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down.” ... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Friday, everyone! This week has finally come to an end, and I still have several TV shows to catch up on. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Similes, metaphors, memorable characters and lyrics — it's all there in the singer-songwriter's notebooks. Here, he talks about birthing his first new album in seven years — 'Bad as Me.'Similes, metaphors, memorable characters and lyrics — it's... more info

Guardian Music — (Anti-)"I'm the boat that won't sink, I won't sleep a wink," declares Tom Waits, perhaps explaining the rollercoasting urgency that runs through his 17th album and the first of completely new material in seven years. Now 61, with Keith Richards in hi... more info

ContactMusic — Tom Waits nerves over his latest Keith Richards collaboration spiralled out of control when the Rolling Stones legend turned up to the studio with about 600 guitars The gravel-voiced singer was thrilled to land the guitarist as a guest on his upcomin... more info

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NME — The cult songwriter also speaks about working with Keith Richards on new album ‘Bad As Me’ more info

Guardian Music — Rain Dogs? Closing Time? Swordfishtrombones? Send us your reviews of the ultimate Waits workNext week sees the release of Bad As Me, Tom Waits's 17th studio album. To mark the occasion, lwe'll be looking at his previous albums and publishing some of ... more info