Stereogum — Yesterday we posted additional details about St. Vincent’s Strange Mercy while Annie Clark was busy covering Tom Waits’ “Big Black Mariah” at London’s Barbicon Theatre as part of a Rain Dogs tribute. Interestingly, her “Big Black Mariah�... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonTom Waits's ragged rhythms and atonal symphonies have always inspired a fierce devotion in his musical followers. Curated and directed by occasional Waits collaborator David Coulter, this evening of interpretations of his seminal 1985... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — After stumbling upon this the other day, it appears a number of the Under Review DVD series are now available (free) via YouTube. Following the standard Under Review M.O., the Tom Waits: 1983-2006 entry rounds up a number of music scribes (Anthony De... more info

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