Topix — Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to Tom Waits never thought the two would ever inhabit the same musical orbit, let alone work tog... more info

My Old Kentucky — Today, Boing Boing premiered the video for the Tom Waits + Kool Keith collaboration from the N.A.S.A. project that, overall, was a bit of a letdown. The visuals in this video, which was directed by Fluorescent Hill, are not a letdown, and this is To... more info

411 Mania — New music from Beck, Tom Waits, The Magnetic Fields, new media about the lives of Robert Johnson and Fela Kuti, indie rockers in jeopardy (but just a few, and it's rather specific), new tours from Oasis minus Noel and The Magnetic Fields (again), and... more info

Undercover, Australia — Tom Waits’ ‘Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards’ will be re-released as a seven LP box set this December through Anti. more info

Altsounds — Pigeon Versus Statue (http://www.pvsmusic.com/) is pleased to announce the release of *‘Over The Stones, Under The Stars’* from *Ned Collette + Wirewalker* out tomorrow (November 17th) via Dot Dash/ iTunes. Mixed in Brooklyn, N... more info

Songs:Illinois — Do you like Jim White, Tom Waits, Howe Gelb and Chuck Prophet? Yeah…me too. What is it about their collective sound that is so cool? Probably has a bit to do with the level of musical sloppiness they all share, the amount of reverb added to both t... more info

Guardian Music — A Californian resident in Manchester, Hoop comes hotly tipped, helped by a CV that includes a spell as Tom Waits's childminder. Waits's description of her music as "like going swimming in a lake at night" proves apt for her crystal vocals and the shi... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: New MusicNorah Jones gets more interesting with every record. Two years ago she released 'Not Too Late,' a sometimes sparse and subtle collection which still sold like the proverbial hotcakes. It included the spine-tingling 'Wish I Could... more info

411 Mania — Pixies offer up a new release, The Magnetic Fields offer up a new album, Yoko, Sean and Julian Lennon offer up an old release, Sufjan Stevens offers up a retraction, Tom Waits tweets, AC/DC fans fight back, Sublime legally break up, Aerosmith technic... more info

Live Daily — Pete Yorn [ tickets ] has launched a fall club tour of the Southern US behind his two recent releases: his fourth studio set, "Back and Fourth," and his collaboration with Scarlett Johansson entitled "Break Up." The singer/songwriter's solo outing... more info