L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Tom Waits, whose new album is called ‘Bad as Me,' talks about Captain Beefheart, the late Don Van Vliet. more info

NME — 'Bad As Me' comes out on October 25 more info

Stereogum — Tom Waits has a new album coming soon, and we’ve already heard the title track and “Back In The Crowd.” Now, the entire album is streaming on BadAsMe.com. If you’re not a part of Waits’s online mailing list, you’ll have to give up an emai... more info

Chorus.fm — You can stream the new *Tom Waits* (http://www.facebook.com/tomwaits) album, Bad As Me, here (http://badasme.com/). Submitted by trolland10 more info

Altsounds — Tom Waits second single 'Back in the Crowd', from the upcoming new album Bad As Me is now available at all the regular digital retail outlets. 'Back in the Crowd' is a romantic ballad featuring the Spanish Tinge guitar work of both David Hidalgo (Los... more info

Guardian Music — Arena, ManchesterQuite why the former Dire Straits frontman and the 20th century pop colossus who only last week added runner-up in the Nobel prize for literature to his accolades are touring together is, at first glance, a mystery.But their collabo... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Highlights of the Bridge School Benefit Concerts will be released on October 24th on Reprise celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event that was founded by Neil Young. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased. The Brian Wilson led all-star r... more info

Altsounds — “Bad As Me is alive with some of his greatest yet.” – MOJO Album of the Month “The thinking artist's thinking artist returns; maverick genius intact…Bad As Me is as accessible as it is intelligent. At thei... more info

Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — DIY cabaret folk with layered vocals and chorus wailing away after sampling the whiskey. All this and more can be found on Processional, the new album by Brooklyn quartet Not Waving But Drowning. Band members Pinky Weitzman, Mason Brown, John Frazi... more info