Detroit Free Press — With a new tour and album around the corner, the Detroit rocker this morning delivered his first new music in more than four years: a cover of Tom Waits' "Downtown Train." more info

Guardian Music — With a new outlook, new drummer and some nice new shirts, Noah and the Whale are ready to meet the world head on. But their penchant for self-doubt hasn't left them entirely'What's that line?" Charlie Fink frowns. "'She was 15 years old and she'd ne... more info

Altsounds — Combining elements of the eclectic country music style of Beck, the folk punk power of the Pogues, and the edgy, emotional storytelling of Tom Waits come this dynamic group via Las Vegas, NV. Coastwest Unrest is the moniker for the collaboration ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Greetings, Michele Myers here, producer of KEXP Documentaries. Our current series, “Poets & Music” explores the interplay between the beat and the word with profiles on poets who record with music like William S Burroughs, Saul Williams, Gil Scot... more info

VH1 Blog — Music lovers, rejoice! We’re bringing back one of our most popular music franchises, VH1 Storytellers, for its fifteenth season. And this time around, you’ll notice that the artists have a decidedly more indie slant than they have in previous yea... more info

Songs:Illinois — There’s nothing like a tale of life in the big house to put your life in better perspective. Dan Baker’s song “365 Days” owes a bit of a debt to Tom Waits but who doesn’t really. The instrumentation on this song (accordion, restrained per... more info

Chorus.fm — Vote for *Patrick Stump* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/patrick%20stump)'s next a cappella cover here (http://polldaddy.com/poll/4516226/). Submitted by Until The Bombs more info

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Swedesplease — It’s always tricky comparing one artist to another. Christine Owman often gets compared to Tom Waits. I can see the comparison but it’s dangerous to compare an artist to someone like Tom Waits; a true original who somehow combined the piano bas... more info

ContactMusic — NEIL DIAMOND, the American singer-songwriter who turns 70-years-old today, will be celebrating once again in March when he is inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, reports BBC News. The 'Sweet Caroline' singer is set to be honoured alongsi... more info