Streetkiss Music — Gros coup de coeur artistique pour célèbrer ce 30ème Kool Kiss ! Ce sera en compagnie de Karen Lano. Karen Lano est Franco-Allemande, elle a talent fou pour composer des morceaux remplis de magie, qui semblent tout droit sortis d'un cont... more info

Guardian Music — Ever wondered what 37 different-sized wine glasses would sound like if they were played? Well, so did science boffin Benjamin Franklin in the mid-1700sWhat is it? The glass harmonica, or "armonica", is a beautifully steampunky spinning instrument mad... more info

Judee Sill could have been a bona fide star. Her first album was also the first for David Geffens Asylum label, which launched the careers of Jackson Browne, Tom Waits, and the Eagles. She was a regular on the West Coast scene, and she toured with Gr... more info

411 Mania — Possibly exclusive news on the new Arcade Fire album, Pavement down under, a new Atlas Sound EP, a Bon Iver bootleg, Tom Waits live album, and new music from Spiral Stairs, LCD Soundsystem and more. more info

Guardian Music — Are the 44 best albums of the last decade really all made by white people? Is Outkast's B.O.B. really better than Crazy in Love?As the decade draws to an end, the English language seems to be trying to pull us back from the abyss of retrospective ind... more info

Live Daily — If Jack Kerouac was alive today, he might be found hanging out with Tom Waits [ tickets ]. The Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, composer and actor seems to channel the vibe of the beat era--in fact he even recorded the song "On the Road" with ... more info

Rolling Stone — Who: Dead Man’s Bones finds Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling and his friend Zach Shields spinning fireside ghost stories into mesmerizing “Monster Mash” sing-alongs with the help of L.A.’s Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir. Sounds like: T... more info

411 Mania — Sonic Youth appear on Gossip Girl, Bob Dylan will appear on NCIS, Oasis is done, Radiohead isn't, MCA is recovering, Brian Wilson updates Gershwin and Disney, Public Enemy needs your help, Tom Waits has fun on stage, Philles records get reissued and ... more info

Live Daily — Tom Waits [ tickets ] plans to release a collection of live tracks recorded during his 2008 sold-out US and European tour on Nov. 24. The two-disc album, "Glitter and Doom Live," contains 17 cuts recorded during 10 different tour stops in cities incl... more info

Allmusic Blog — Blue Cheer frontman Dickie Peterson died at his home in Germany yesterday morning, having allegedly battled liver cancer for several years. He was 61. [Exclaim.ca] Tom Waits will release a two-disc live album chronicling his 2008 “Glitter and Doom�... more info