I Guess I'm Floating — While recuperating I've been listening to a lot of Atlas Sound (maybe too much), but have also been spinning another "A" artist with Alec Ounsworth's new solo LP Mo Beauty. The frontman of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has had an interesting career thus ... more info

Silent Uproar — Tom Waits will release Glitter and Doom Live on November 24th. The live album is a two-disc collection of the best tracks from Waits' last tour. Snag a preview of the album on Waits' website. [tomwaits.com] more info

Stereogum — For the price of an email address at tomwaits.com you can hear the first eight songs from the 17-track collection documenting Waits' 2008 tour. But you'll need to buy the album to get the second CD "Tom Tales" containing 40 minutes of stage patter (s... more info

Rolling Stone — In the wake of his poorly received onstage protest at the VMAs, Kanye West said he needed to take time off — then announced (and promptly saw canceled) his Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga. Now MSNBC’s Scoop is reporting the MC has escaped to India... more info

Monsters and Critics — Tom Waits will release Glitter and Doom Live, a collection of outstanding live tracks from his 2008 sold out US more info

Stereogum — Buttery smooth Living Room darling Norah Jones has done many things in the years since releasing her Grammy-magnet debut Come Away With Me to suggest she wanted to be more than just the artist who puts out records the whole family can agree upon d... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Congratulations to Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama. I recommend his books, The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father. Tom Waits talks to the Guardian about playing the devil in Terry Gilliam's film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.... more info

Guardian Music — At 59, Tom Waits has finally landed the role he was born to play: the devil. He reveals how his part in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was informed by a lifetime's fascination with beatniks, stories and lonely old menAll thoughts... more info

Spinner.com — Now in its eighth year, Austin City Limits boasts a lineup featuring a host of major rock acts gracing the stage for the first time, including Pearl Jam and the Dave Matthews Band. Aside from its October date, what separates this festival from others... more info

Guardian Music — The reclusive singer's imagery and music, including cartoon frogs and demons, feature on a new iPhone app called Hi, How Are You?Forget Guitar Hero – the art and music of Daniel Johnston, a reclusive singer-songwriter who does not even own a t... more info