Guardian Music — Last time was all about the joys of noise. This week we're after songs that grip you from the offHello all. I hope this finds you in rude health. It's been quite a week here at Recommend Towers, one which has been filled with the odd-ball, the theatr... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: Intriguing debut which is bound to invite comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits.Alongside releasing his debut album, David G Cox is completing a PHD in Black American Folklore and Gospel. Perhaps this academic interest explains ... more info

Guardian Music — It's always been a rock in-joke. But these days making it in the far east is nothing to be ashamed of'I got the sheets but not the bed/I got the jam but not the bread/But, heh, I'm big in Japan." So sang Tom Waits in 1999's Big in Japan, his nod to t... more info

All About Jazz — When label boss David Geffen teamed respected engineer 'Bones' Howe with an unknown and very strange songwriter called Tom Waits, he set in motion one of the great artist-producer partnerships. PHOTO: Bones Howe, Crystal Gayle and Tom Waits during... more info

All About Jazz — Herb Cohen, the tough, litigious manager and label operator who introduced such notables as the Mothers of Invention and Tom Waits during the '60s and '70s, died Tuesday of unknown causes in Napa, Calif. He was 77. After beginning his professional... more info

ContactMusic — TOM WAITS and FRANK ZAPPA's former music manager HERB COHEN has died, aged 77.Cohen died of unknown causes on Tuesday (16Mar10) in Napa, California. In addition... more info

Topix — N.A.S.A. feat. Tom Waits + Kool Keith: "Spacious Thoughts" By Xeni Jardin ... "great god almighty could it get any more awesome?" Check out the very cool music video by Fluorescent Hill (and awesome animator Johanne Ste-Marie!) more info

Guardian Music — The suicide of Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous means the loss of a prolific – if melancholic – musical talent. Rob Fitzpatrick pays tributeThe really upsetting thing about the sudden death of Mark Linkous was that it just wasn't much of a s... more info

Spinner.com — If you're going to call yourself "God's favorite band," you better be prepared to deliver the kind of musical divinity required to start a soul-shaking musical revolution. If any band is up for the challenge, it's Austin's Asylum Street Spankers. St... more info

Guardian Music — This mysterious crew appear to be some kind of strange Manc cult, full of quasi-spiritual fervour and revolutionary intentHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Jeau, Lung, Elle Jaie and Evanse.The background: Oh, to be baffled in this digital day and age,... more info