NME — Alanis Morissette, Ben Folds, Moby also contribute to new release more info

DrownedInSound — Rain Dogs, released in 1985, is an object of fascination for many Tom Waits fans. On the 13th July 2011, the Barbican Centre will host a special concert with a host of guest artists reinterpreting tracks from the album. Here, the artists involved tal... more info

Stereogum — Eddie Vedder dropped by the Terrace Theater in support of his solo album Ukulele Songs. Vedder had a few surprises for the crowd as he covered some of his favorite bands like X, Tom Waits, and the Who. The biggest surprise of the evening was when Ved... more info

Guardian Music — It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's your pick of songs with superpowers, from the Batman Theme to Spidey's Wild RidePow! A good pop record has impact, and often shock value. And we want to imagine our pop stars as lifted from ordinary life to become ... more info

DrownedInSound — Our series of Tom Waits pieces continues with one of DiS' favourite songwriters on his favourite songwriter, Mr. Tom Waits... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — David Coulter, the multi-instrumentalist who worked with Tom Waits on The Black Rider, is the musical director for the live project, Rain Dogs Revisited. With a host of guest artists reinterpreting tracks from Tom Waits' legendary album, Coulter will... more info

DrownedInSound — On 13th July, Rain Dogs Revisited comes to the Barbican in London. Over the next three days, Drowned in Sound presents a series of pieces reevaluating and celebrating this classic Tom Waits album.... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info

Guardian Music — Kitty Empire has her say on Biophilia, while Dr Dee continues to be a talking point and Sinéad O'Connor thrills the festival pavillionLast night at the Manchester international festival I finally got to see violinist Alina Ibragimova's collaboration... more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter talks about politics, Pirates, Tom Waits and the Summer of LoveYou became famous very fast with your first single, "Chuck E's in Love", in 1979. Is there anything you know now that you wish you'd known then?I wish I would have k... more info

Guardian Music — (Quietmoney) British singer/pianist Liane Carroll comes from the opposite end of the jazz-vocals galaxy to Gretchen Parlato. She's a powerful, soul-inflected performer with an Ella Fitzgerald-like improv athleticism and an emotional frankness on ball... more info